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A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Lawrence McDonald; Patrick Robinson
Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd at 2pm (ET)
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers

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Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose - Doing Business By Respecting the Earth
Ray Anderson
Last aired: November 16, 2009
Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose - Doing Business By Respecting the Earth
America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty
Jerome Corsi
Last aired: November 9, 2009
America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
Andrew Sorkin
Last aired: November 9, 2009
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
Gen Buy: How Tweens, Teens and Twenty-Somethings Are Revolutionizing Retail
Jayne O'Donnell; Kit Yarrow
Last aired: November 1, 2009
Gen Buy: How Tweens, Teens and Twenty-Somethings Are Revolutionizing Retail
Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture
Ellen Ruppel Shell
Last aired: October 25, 2009
Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture
Robert Samuelson, author of "The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath" and Liaquat Ahamed, author of "Lords of Finance"
Liaquat Ahamed; Paul Samuelson
Last aired: October 19, 2009
Robert Samuelson, author of "The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath" and Liaquat Ahamed, author of "Lords of Finance"
In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic
David Wessel
Last aired: October 11, 2009
In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic
The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving
Robert Spector
Last aired: October 11, 2009
The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are Surviving and Thriving
Financial Fiasco: How America's Infatuation with Home Ownership and Easy Money Created the Economic Crisis
Johan Norberg
Last aired: October 11, 2009
Financial Fiasco: How America's Infatuation with Home Ownership and Easy Money Created the Economic Crisis
Economics Does Not Lie: A Defense of the Free Market in a Time of Crisis
Guy Sorman
Last aired: October 10, 2009
Economics Does Not Lie: A Defense of the Free Market in a Time of Crisis
End the Fed
Ron Paul
Last aired: October 4, 2009
End the Fed
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Lawrence McDonald; Patrick Robinson
Last aired: October 3, 2009
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
And Then the Roof Caved In: How Wall Street's Greed and Stupidity Brought Capitalism to Its Knees
David Faber
Last aired: September 27, 2009
And Then the Roof Caved In: How Wall Street's Greed and Stupidity Brought Capitalism to Its Knees
The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street
Justin Fox
Last aired: September 27, 2009
The Myth of the Rational Market: A History of Risk, Reward, and Delusion on Wall Street
Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything
Daniel Goleman
Last aired: September 21, 2009
Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything
Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown
Edmund Andrews
Last aired: September 7, 2009
Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown
The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times
Robert H. Frank
Last aired: September 6, 2009
The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times
Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover
Katrina Vanden Heuvel
Last aired: August 29, 2009
Meltdown: How Greed and Corruption Shattered Our Financial System and How We Can Recover
Right on the Money: Financial Advice for Tough Times
Pat Robertson
Last aired: August 17, 2009
Right on the Money: Financial Advice for Tough Times
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Lawrence Lessig
Last aired: August 8, 2009
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream
Shari Olefson
Last aired: August 2, 2009
Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream
Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe
Gillian Tett
Last aired: August 1, 2009
Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe
The 86 Biggest Lies on Wall Street
John Talbott
Last aired: July 19, 2009
The 86 Biggest Lies on Wall Street
Nice Work if You Can Get It
Andrew Ross
Last aired: July 13, 2009
Nice Work if You Can Get It
How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street: Golden Rules Any Investor Can Learn
Allan Roth
Last aired: July 13, 2009
The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy
David Smick
Last aired: July 12, 2009
The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature: The Economic Crisis and How to Deal with It
Bill Bradley et al.
Last aired: July 12, 2009
The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism
Matt Mason
Last aired: July 6, 2009
The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism
Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy
Barry Ritholtz
Last aired: June 29, 2009
Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy
Money, Greed and God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem
Jay W. Richards
Last aired: June 22, 2009
Money, Greed and God: Why Capitalism is the Solution and Not the Problem
The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy - If We Let it Happen
Arthur Laffer; Stephen Moore; Peter Tanous
Last aired: June 15, 2009
The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy - If We Let it Happen
Why GM Matters
William Holstein
Last aired: May 31, 2009
Why GM Matters
The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath
Robert Samuelson
Last aired: May 26, 2009
The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath
The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
Van Jones
Last aired: May 25, 2009
The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
The 21st Century Economy: A Beginner's Guide
Randy Charles Epping
Last aired: May 24, 2009
The 21st Century Economy: A Beginner's Guide
What Would Google Do?
Jeff Jarvis
Last aired: May 18, 2009
What Would Google Do?
Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse
Thomas Woods
Last aired: May 17, 2009
Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse
Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth
David Korten
Last aired: May 16, 2009
Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth
When Giants Fall: An Economic Roadmap for the End of the American Era
Michael Panzner
Last aired: April 12, 2009
When Giants Fall: An Economic Roadmap for the End of the American Era
The Battle for Wall Street: Behind the Lines in the Struggle that Pushed An Industry into Turmoil
Richard Goldberg
Last aired: March 29, 2009
The Battle for Wall Street: Behind the Lines in the Struggle that Pushed An Industry into Turmoil
Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back
Gar Alperovitz; Lew Daly
Last aired: March 15, 2009
Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back
New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy has Damaged America
Burton Folsom
Last aired: March 8, 2009
New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy has Damaged America
Plunder and Blunder:The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy
Dean Baker
Last aired: February 23, 2009
Plunder and Blunder:The Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy
The First Billion Is the Hardest: How Believing It's Still Early in the Game Can Lead to Life's Greatest Comebacks
T. Boone Pickens
Last aired: February 22, 2009
The First Billion Is the Hardest: How Believing It's Still Early in the Game Can Lead to Life's Greatest Comebacks
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
Muhammad Yunus
Last aired: February 15, 2009
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Bryan Burrough; John Helyar
Last aired: January 17, 2009
Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families
Peter Gosselin
Last aired: January 12, 2009
High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families
Panel Discussion on the Economy with Thomas Friedman, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Michelle Singletary
Barbara Ehrenreich; Thomas Friedman; Michelle Singletary
Last aired: December 21, 2008
Panel Discussion on the Economy with Thomas Friedman, Barbara Ehrenreich, and Michelle Singletary
A Journey Through Economic Time
John Kenneth Galbraith
Last aired: December 6, 2008

This Weekend's TV Schedule

Beginning Saturdays at 8am (ET)

Highlights
Senate Health Care Debate Coverage
U.S. Senate
Next air time: Saturday, November 21st, at 10am (ET)
Approx. 11 hr.
2009 National Book Awards
Multiple Authors
Next air time: Saturday, November 21st, at 9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
2009 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NONFICTION WINNER - The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
T.J. Stiles
Next air time: Saturday, November 21st, at 11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 12am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
The Kennedy Assassination - 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President
Steven Gillon
Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 9am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold
Theresa Amato; James Bennett
Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 35 min.
Going Rogue: An American Life
Sarah Palin
Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 5:45pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star
Matthew Continetti
Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 6:30pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe
Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 7:15pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America
Craig Shirley
Next air time: Monday, November 23rd, at 2am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, November 21st
8am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the United States
Herman Obermayer
8:45am (ET)
Approx. 47 min.
Carlotta Walls LaNier, "A Mighty Long Way" and Terrence Roberts, "Lessons from Little Rock"
Carlotta Walls LaNier; Terrence Roberts
10am (ET)
Approx. 11 hr.
Senate Health Care Debate Coverage
U.S. Senate
9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
2009 National Book Awards
Multiple Authors
11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
2009 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NONFICTION WINNER - The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
T.J. Stiles

Sunday, November 22nd
12am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
2am (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary
Bertrand Patenaude
3am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
The Predictioneer's Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
4am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the United States
Herman Obermayer
4:45am (ET)
Approx. 47 min.
Carlotta Walls LaNier, "A Mighty Long Way" and Terrence Roberts, "Lessons from Little Rock"
Carlotta Walls LaNier; Terrence Roberts
5:30am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Google Book Search Settlement: Interview with Cecilia Kang, Technology Reporter, Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
6am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
The Future of Faith
Harvey Cox
7am (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
2009 Southern Festival of Books: Shaun Casey, "The Making of a Catholic President: Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960"
Shaun Casey
7:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a Perfect Union
David Swanson
9am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
The Kennedy Assassination - 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President
Steven Gillon
10am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
2009 National Book Awards
Multiple Authors
12pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Peter Schweizer, author of "Architects of Ruin" interviewed by Rep. Michele Bachmann
1pm (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
Barack Obama's America: How New Conceptions of Race, Family and Religion Ended the Reagan Era
John Kenneth White
2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Lawrence McDonald; Patrick Robinson
3pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What it Means for America
Patrick J. Carr
4pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
The Predictioneer's Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
5pm (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Google Book Search Settlement: Interview with Cecilia Kang, Technology Reporter, Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
5:45pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Going Rogue: An American Life
Sarah Palin
6:30pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star
Matthew Continetti
7:15pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe
8pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
The Kennedy Assassination - 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President
Steven Gillon
9pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 35 min.
Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold
Theresa Amato; James Bennett

Monday, November 23rd
12am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
1am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
Harlow Unger
2am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America
Craig Shirley
3am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
4am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
The Kennedy Assassination - 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President
Steven Gillon
5am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Google Book Search Settlement: Interview with Cecilia Kang, Technology Reporter, Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
5:30am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star
Matthew Continetti
6:15am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe
7:30am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Going Rogue: An American Life
Sarah Palin

Upcoming Programs

IN DEPTH

In Depth is Book TV's long form LIVE interview call-in program with one author discussing his or her body of work.  It airs on the first Sunday of every month, beginning at Noon ET.  Here's a look at some upcoming guests...

December--Joy Hakim
Joy Hakim, former teacher and former editor and editorial writer at the Virginian-Pilot newspaper (Norfolk, Virginia), is the author of several books including the "A History of US" series (10 volumes). The series received the James A. Michener Prize awarded by the National Council for the Social Studies. Her book, “Freedom: A History of US” was the inspiration for the PBS series which premiered in 2003. For more on Ms. Hakim and her work, visit joyhakim.com.