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Marked for Death: Dying for the Story in the World's Most Dangerous Places
Terry Gould
Last aired: November 15, 2009
Marked for Death: Dying for the Story in the World's Most Dangerous Places
The Nuclear Express: A Political History of the Bomb and Its Proliferation
Thomas Reed
Last aired: November 14, 2009
The Nuclear Express: A Political History of the Bomb and Its Proliferation
One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy
Allison Stanger
Last aired: November 8, 2009
One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy
Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World
Jean Sasson
Last aired: November 8, 2009
Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World
Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran
Azadeh Moaveni
Last aired: November 2, 2009
Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Nicholas Kristof; Sheryl WuDunn
Last aired: November 2, 2009
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
The Torture Memos: Rationalizing the Unthinkable
David Cole
Last aired: November 1, 2009
The Torture Memos: Rationalizing the Unthinkable
Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History
John Limbert
Last aired: October 26, 2009
Negotiating with Iran: Wrestling the Ghosts of History
The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam
Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond
Last aired: October 26, 2009
The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam
Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
Ahmed Rashid
Last aired: October 18, 2009
Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday
Neil MacFarquhar
Last aired: October 18, 2009
The Media Relations Department of Hizbollah Wishes You a Happy Birthday
Dragon Fighter: One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace with China
Rebiya Kadeer
Last aired: October 18, 2009
Dragon Fighter: One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace with China
My Prison, My Home: One Woman’s Story of Captivity in Iran
Haleh Esfandiari
Last aired: October 17, 2009
My Prison, My Home: One Woman’s Story of Captivity in Iran
The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Does Not Forget
Andrew Rice
Last aired: October 4, 2009
The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Does Not Forget
In the Graveyard of Empires
Seth Jones
Last aired: September 28, 2009
In the Graveyard of Empires
Massoud: An Intimate Portrait of the Legendary Afghan Leader
Marcela Grad
Last aired: September 28, 2009
Massoud: An Intimate Portrait of the Legendary Afghan Leader
The Rise of Nuclear Iran: How Tehran Defies the West
Dore Gold
Last aired: September 27, 2009
The Rise of Nuclear Iran: How Tehran Defies the West
Homeland Security: Assessing the First Five Years
Michael Chertoff
Last aired: September 26, 2009
Homeland Security: Assessing the First Five Years
Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia
David Vine
Last aired: September 21, 2009
Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia
The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days
Karen Greenberg
Last aired: September 19, 2009
The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First 100 Days
Triple Cross: How Bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI
Peter Lance
Last aired: September 6, 2009
Triple Cross: How Bin Laden's Master Spy Penetrated the CIA, the Green Berets, and the FBI
The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
Patrick Radden Keefe
Last aired: August 30, 2009
The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
Freeing Tibet: 50 Years of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope
Elizabeth Roberts; John Roberts
Last aired: August 23, 2009
Freeing Tibet: 50 Years of Struggle, Resilience, and Hope
The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
Alexandra Harney
Last aired: August 9, 2009
The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage
The Next Founders: Voices of Democracy in the Middle East
Joshua Muravchik
Last aired: August 9, 2009
The Next Founders: Voices of Democracy in the Middle East
Gay Travels in The Muslim World
Michael Luongo (ed.)
Last aired: August 2, 2009
Gay Travels in The Muslim World
Lake with No Name: A True Story of Love and Conflict in Modern China
Diane Wei Liang
Last aired: August 2, 2009
Lake with No Name: A True Story of Love and Conflict in Modern China
One Second After
William Forstchen
Last aired: August 2, 2009
One Second After
American Power and the New Mandarins - 40th Anniversary Talk
Noam Chomsky
Last aired: August 1, 2009
American Power and the New Mandarins - 40th Anniversary Talk
Iran: Another Intelligence Failure in the Making
Robert Baer; Keith Crane; Ali Nader
Last aired: July 12, 2009
Dateline Havana: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Future of Cuba
Reese Erlich
Last aired: July 12, 2009
Dateline Havana: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Future of Cuba
Funding Evil: How Terrorism Is Financed and How to Stop It
Rachel Ehrenfeld
Last aired: July 12, 2009
Funding Evil: How Terrorism Is Financed and How to Stop It
The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
Michael Meyer
Last aired: June 28, 2009
The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida
Seth Jones; Martin Libicki
Last aired: June 22, 2009
How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida
Travel as a Political Act
Rick Steves
Last aired: June 21, 2009
Travel as a Political Act
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
Jimmy Carter
Last aired: June 20, 2009
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
Inside the Revolution: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson & Jesus are Battling to Dominate the Middle East and Transform the World
Joel Rosenberg
Last aired: June 14, 2009
Inside the Revolution: How the Followers of Jihad, Jefferson & Jesus are Battling to Dominate the Middle East and Transform the World
The Next Hundred Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
George Friedman
Last aired: June 13, 2009
The Next Hundred Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century
The Threat Closer to Home: Hugo Chávez and the War Against America
Michael Rowan
Last aired: June 7, 2009
The Threat Closer to Home: Hugo Chávez and the War Against America
The Lassa Ward: One Man's Fight Against One of the World's Deadliest Diseases
Ross Donaldson
Last aired: June 7, 2009
The Lassa Ward: One Man's Fight Against One of the World's Deadliest Diseases
Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine
Jonathan Schanzer
Last aired: June 7, 2009
Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine
The Torture Papers: The Road to Abu Ghraib
Karen Greenberg and Joshua Dratel
Last aired: May 4, 2009
Great Powers:America and the World After Bush
Thomas P.M. Barnett
Last aired: May 3, 2009
Great Powers:America and the World After Bush
Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law
Nonie Darwish
Last aired: April 19, 2009
Cruel and Usual Punishment: The Terrifying Global Implications of Islamic Law
Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror
Mahmood Mamdani
Last aired: April 19, 2009
Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror
Engaging the Muslim World
Juan Cole
Last aired: April 19, 2009
Engaging the Muslim World
The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation
Marwan Muasher
Last aired: March 16, 2009
The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation
Securing the City: Inside America's Best Counterterror Force - The NYPD
Christopher Dickey
Last aired: March 7, 2009
Securing the City: Inside America's Best Counterterror Force - The NYPD
The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution
Daniel Erikson
Last aired: March 1, 2009
The Cuba Wars: Fidel Castro, the United States, and the Next Revolution
Windows of the Soul: My Journeys in the Muslim World
Alexandra Avakian
Last aired: February 22, 2009
Windows of the Soul: My Journeys in the Muslim World
The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry - And What We Must Do to Stop It
Antonia Juhasz
Last aired: February 1, 2009
The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry - And What We Must Do to Stop It
Palestine Inside and Out: An Everyday Occupation
Saree Makdisi
Last aired: January 25, 2009
Palestine Inside and Out: An Everyday Occupation
Reykjavik Revisited: Steps Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Sidney Drell; Jim Goodby
Last aired: January 25, 2009
Reykjavik Revisited: Steps Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons
In Defense of the Bush Doctrine
Robert Kaufman
Last aired: January 18, 2009
In Defense of the Bush Doctrine
The Mind of Jihad
Laurent Murawiec
Last aired: December 14, 2008
The Mind of Jihad
Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda
Robert Wallace and Keith Melton
Last aired: December 7, 2008
Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs from Communism to Al-Qaeda
Ending Slavery: How to Free Today's Slaves
Kevin Bales
Last aired: November 30, 2008
Ending Slavery: How to Free Today's Slaves

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.