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Dying for Heaven
talked about his book Dying for Heaven: Holy Pleasure and Suicide Bombers--Why the Best Qualities of Religion Are Also Its Most Dangerous (HarperOne; November 3, 2009). In his book the professor of religion and adviser to the U.S. defense community reveals the fallacy of our country's three major assumptions about the motivations that lie behind terrorism. Professor Glucklich said that the greatest danger of religion is that it makes people happy by means of social integration, which could lead a person who does not feel integrated into any other recognizable group to do whatever the group…
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Guilty
Ann Coulter talked about the policies of the Obama administration, including health care and energy. She also talked about her book Guilty: Liberal "Victims" and Their Assault on America (Crown Forum; January 6, 2009). In her book she accuses liberals of always playing the victim and argues that the Left has the expert bullies. Ann Coulter is the legal correspondent for Human Events and a syndicated columnist for Universal Press Syndicate. She was interviewed at the 32nd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library…
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Making Your Case
Bryan Garner talked about the book he co-wrote with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges (Thomson West; April 28, 2008). He talked about other applications for the advice in the book, working with his co-writer, and his other work.
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American Original
Joan Biskupic talked about her book American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (Farrar, Straus and Giroux; November 10, 2009). She talked about the cooperation she received from Justice Scalia and the process of interviewing him.
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A Question of Freedom
talked about his book A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison (Avery; August 6, 2009). In this memoir he tells how he came of age in prison and reflects on violence, freedom, crime, race, and the justice system. He committed a carjacking at the age of 16 and served in an adult prison until he was 24. He talked about how a lack of realization in his poor neighborhood of the opportunities that he actually had contributed to his crime and that efforts to teach young people about the possibilities before them could be efficacious. Mr. Betts, a published…
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From Every End of This Earth
Steven Roberts talked about his book From Every End of This Earth: 13 Families and the New Lives They Made in America (Harper; October 6, 2009). In his book Steven Roberts follows the stories of 13 immigrant families. Professor Roberts talked about some of the families he included. He described the range of stories he included, how he found his subjects, and the changes in patterns of immigration.
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Putin's Labyrinth
Steve LeVine talked about his book Putin's Labyrinth: Spies, Murder, and the Dark Heart of the New Russia (Random House, June 24, 2008; Trade Paperbacks; April 21, 2009). In his book he reports on modern Russian politics under Vladimir Putin. Steve LeVine reported from the former Soviet Union for more than a decade. He is now chief foreign affairs writer for BusinessWeek.
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The Breakthrough
Gwen Ifill is the author of The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama (Doubleday; January 20, 2009). In her book she examines a new generation of African-American politicians. She was asked about her reading habits in conjunction with researching her books and promotion for her interview on "After Words."
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The Prohibition Hangover
Garrett Peck talked about his book The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol in America from Demon Rum to Cult Cabernet (Rutgers University Press; August 5, 2009). In his book he explores the often-contradictory social history of alcohol in America, from the end of Prohibition in 1933 to the 21st century, and provides a panoramic assessment of alcohol in American culture and history. Mr. Peck is a veteran freelance writer who also conducts historical tours of significant sites in the temperance movement in the District of Columbia.
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Renegade: The Making of a President
Richard Wolffe talked about his book Renegade: The Making of a President (Crown; June 2, 2009). In his book he covers Barack Obama's growth from a political newcomer into the world's most powerful leader. Richard Wolffe covered Barack Obama’s presidential campaign for Newsweek. He is now an award-winning journalist and political analyst for MSNBC.
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