Book TV airs on C-Span 2 from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Wednesday 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 website.
Saturday, December 22
7 p.m. Robert Zubrin, author of Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil (Prometheus, $25.95, 9781591025917/1591025915), argues that the U.S. is subsidizing a war against itself because of its dependence on oil. (Re-airs Monday, December 31, at 10 p.m.)
9 p.m. After Words. James Warren, managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, interviews Howard Kurtz, author of Reality Show: Inside the Last Great Television News War (Free Press, $26, 9780743299824/0743299825). Kurtz looks at the inner workings of the news divisions of ABC, NBC and CBS. (Re-airs Sunday at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., and Monday at 12 a.m.)
10 p.m. Christine Pelosi, author of Campaign Boot Camp: Basic Training for Future Leaders (Polipoint Press, $15.95, 9780979482205/0979482208), offers strategies for effectively campaigning at all levels of public service. (Re-airs Sunday at 4:30 a.m. and Monday, December 31, at 3:15 p.m.)
11 p.m. Ronald Kessler, author of The Terrorist Watch: Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next Attack (Crown Forum, $26.95, 9780307382139/0307382133), takes an inside look at agencies like the National Counterterrorism Center, the FBI and the National Security Agency. (Re-airs Wednesday, January 2, at 6 a.m.)
Sunday, December 23
12 p.m. Thom Hartmann, author of Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America's Original Vision (Berrett-Koehler, $24.95, 9781576754580/1576754588), presents a plan for how the left can compete with the right in presenting its political message. (Re-airs Sunday at 10 p.m.)
8 p.m. Donald Critchlow, author of The Conservative Ascendancy: How the GOP Right Made Political History (Harvard University Press $27.95, 9780674026209/0674026209), explores the battle for control of the Republican party and between conservatives and liberals for control of the government.