Book TV airs on C-Span 2 from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday and
focuses on political and historical books as well as the book industry.
The following are highlights for this coming weekend. For more
information, go to Book TV's Web site.
Saturday, December 2
12:30 p.m. History on Book TV. In a talk hosted by the World Affairs Council in Washington, D.C., Niall Ferguson, the historian whose new book is The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West (Penguin Press, $35, 1594201005), argues that change in the form of globalization, wealth and technological breakthroughs have led to violence, genocide and fanaticism in our societies.
3:30 p.m. Public Lives. In an event sponsored by the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, Doro Bush Koch, daughter of President George H.W. Bush and brother of the current President Bush, talked about her book, My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H.W. Bush (Warner, $29.99, 0446579904). In the memoir, Koch recounts childhood memories of her dad and how he dealt with crises and challenges as both a father and a president. She was joined on stage by her parents. (Re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m.)
6 p.m. Encore Booknotes. In a segment first aired in 2001, historian Thomas Fleming discussed his The New Dealers' War: F.D.R. and the War Within World War II (Basic Books, $24.95, 0465024653), in which he contends that President Roosevelt's insistence on the Axis's unconditional surrender prolonged the war for at least a year.
9 p.m. After Words. Brigadier General Charles "Casey" Brower, dean of faculty for the Virginia Military Institute, interviews Washington Post associate editor Karen DeYoung about her new book, Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell (Knopf, $28.95, 1400041708), for which the former Secretary of State and General provided unrestricted access to his papers. (Re-airs Sunday at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.)
Sunday, December 3
12 p.m. In Depth: President Jimmy Carter, whose latest book is Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (S&S, $27, 0743285026). The show airs live from Carter's home in Plains, Ga. Viewers may ask questions of him by calling in or sending an e-mail to booktv@c-span.org. (Re-airs Monday at 12 a.m.)
Saturday, December 2
12:30 p.m. History on Book TV. In a talk hosted by the World Affairs Council in Washington, D.C., Niall Ferguson, the historian whose new book is The War of the World: Twentieth Century Conflict and the Descent of the West (Penguin Press, $35, 1594201005), argues that change in the form of globalization, wealth and technological breakthroughs have led to violence, genocide and fanaticism in our societies.
3:30 p.m. Public Lives. In an event sponsored by the George Bush Presidential Library Foundation, Doro Bush Koch, daughter of President George H.W. Bush and brother of the current President Bush, talked about her book, My Father, My President: A Personal Account of the Life of George H.W. Bush (Warner, $29.99, 0446579904). In the memoir, Koch recounts childhood memories of her dad and how he dealt with crises and challenges as both a father and a president. She was joined on stage by her parents. (Re-airs Sunday at 10:30 a.m.)
6 p.m. Encore Booknotes. In a segment first aired in 2001, historian Thomas Fleming discussed his The New Dealers' War: F.D.R. and the War Within World War II (Basic Books, $24.95, 0465024653), in which he contends that President Roosevelt's insistence on the Axis's unconditional surrender prolonged the war for at least a year.
9 p.m. After Words. Brigadier General Charles "Casey" Brower, dean of faculty for the Virginia Military Institute, interviews Washington Post associate editor Karen DeYoung about her new book, Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell (Knopf, $28.95, 1400041708), for which the former Secretary of State and General provided unrestricted access to his papers. (Re-airs Sunday at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.)
Sunday, December 3
12 p.m. In Depth: President Jimmy Carter, whose latest book is Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (S&S, $27, 0743285026). The show airs live from Carter's home in Plains, Ga. Viewers may ask questions of him by calling in or sending an e-mail to booktv@c-span.org. (Re-airs Monday at 12 a.m.)