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The RAT (Real World Aptitude Test):
Mr. Moyer talked about his book The RAT (Real World Aptitude Test): Preparing Yourself for Leaving Home, published by Capital Books, Incorporated. The book provides tests of preparedness for the real world on some of life's everyday problems well as on facts of general knowledge in areas such as geography and politics.
Type: Media
The Dinner Club
Ms. Henry talked about her book, The Dinner Club: How the Masters of the Internet Universe Rode the Rise and Fall of the Greatest Boom in History, published by Free Press. The book is about the Capital Investors, a Washington, D.C., social club and angel investor group comprising 26 technology wizards who gained fame and fortune in the late 1990s through 2000.
Type: Media
The Malcontents
Mr. Queenan talked about the book he edited The Malcontents: The Best Bitter, Cynical, and Satirical Writing in the World, published by Running Press.
Type: Media
Sixteen Scandals
Mr. Strauss and Ms. Newport talked about the book they co-authored Sixteen Scandals: 20 Years of Sex, Lies and Other Habits of Our Great Leaders, published by Sourcebooks Trade. They co-founded Capitol Steps Comedy Troupe which does musical parodies of Washington politics. The book includes an audio CD of their songs. The book is also about the recent history of scandals in national politics and how humor has changed.
Type: Media
Supreme Command
Mr. Cohen talked about his book Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime, published by Free Press. The book argues that what made heads of state great wartime leaders was maintaining a relationship with their military leaders that kept the balance of power squarely in civilian hands. Mr. Cohen also talked about his next project that will focus on Fort Ticonderoga.
Type: Media
Citizen McCain
Ms. Drew talked about her book Citizen McCain, published by Simon and Schuster. The book follows Senator John McCain through the 2001 legislative session as he maneuvers toward his goal of campaign finance reform.
Type: Media
Breakdown: How America's Intelligence Failures Led to September 11
Mr. Gertz talked about his book Breakdown: How America's Intelligence Failures Led to September 11, published by Regnery Publishing.
Type: Media
Secrets of the Tomb
Ms. Robbins discussed her book Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, The Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power, published by Little, Brown and Company. Founded in the nineteenth century, the Order of Skull and Bones secretly recruits a small number of Yale juniors for membership each year. The members, known as "bonesmen," are sworn to secrecy about the activities, power and scope of the society. Ms. Robbins interviewed 100 "bonesmen" for information about the secret initiation rites and the organization's influence on world affairs.
Type: Media
Blinded by the Right
Mr. Brock talked about his book Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative, published by Crown. The book details his involvement in the conservative movement and various investigations of the Clintons while in the White House. It also talks about his own political ideology and how it had changed over the years. Mr. Brock talked about party politics and the media and how changing his ideology had affected his work.
Type: Media
The Bureau and the Mole
Mr. Vise was interviewed about his book, The Bureau and the Mole: The Unmasking of Robert Philip Hanssen, the Most Dangerous Double Agent in FBI History, published by Atlantic Monthly Press.
Type: Media