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The Ambassador
John Shaw was interviewed about his book The Ambassador: Inside the Life of a Working Diplomat, published by Capital Books.
Type: Media
To Dare and to Conquer
Derek Leebaert was interviewed about his book To Dare and to Conquer: Special Operations and the Destiny of Nations, from Achilles to Al Qaeda, published by Little, Brown and Company.
Type: Media
James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights
Richard Labunski was interviewed about his book James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights, part of the Pivotal Moments in American History series by Oxford University Press.
Type: Media
John Paul Jones
Joseph Callo was interviewed about his book John Paul Jones: America's First Sea Warrior, published by Naval Institute Press.
Type: Media
Internal Combustion
Edwin Black talked about his book, Internal Combustion: How Corporations and Governments Addicted the World to Oil and Derailed the Alternatives.
Type: Media
My Fathers' Houses: Memoir of a Family
Steven Roberts was interviewed about his book My Fathers' Houses: Memoir of a Family, published by William Morrow. He spoke about his life experiences, his family, and the value of immigrants to American culture.
Type: Media
Mencken and Making of an Ink-Stained Wretch
Marion Elizabeth Rodgers was interviewed about a biography she edited, Mencken: The American Iconoclast -- The Life and Times of the Bad Boy of Baltimore, published by Oxford University Press. Jules Witcover was interviewed about his memoir The Making of an Ink-Stained Wretch: Half a Century Pounding the Political Beat, published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. The two authors, who have been married for over 8 years, discussed the making of their books, touring together, and how they met while she was lecturing on Mencken.
Type: Media
A Treasury of Deception
Michael Farquhar was interviewed about his book A Treasury of Deception: Liars, Misleaders, Hoodwinkers, and the Extraordinary True Stories of History's Greatest Hoaxes, Fakes and Frauds, published by Penquin. He spoke about his research and other books he had written.
Type: Media
Sands of Empire
Robert Merry was interviewed about his book Sands of Empire: Missionary Zeal, American Foreign Policy, and the Hazards of Global Ambition, published by Simon and Schuster. The author spoke about the historical cycles of empires. Mr. Merry also spoke about the situation in Iraq and the use of a "beachhead" to spread democracy in the Middle East.
Type: Media
Ironclad: USS Monitor
Paul Clancy was interviewed about his book Ironclad: The Epic Battle, Calamitous Loss, and Historic Recovery of the USS Monitor, published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press. He discussed the background behind his writing of the book, his observation of divers recover the wreck, and the history of the USS Monitor.
Type: Media