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Ride the Thunder: A Vietnam Story about Honor and Triumph Richard Botkin Last aired: November 2, 2009	Interrogation of Morals Jason Meszaros Last aired: October 26, 2009
The Good Soldiers David Finkel Last aired: October 25, 2009	Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam Gordon Goldstein Last aired: October 11, 2009
A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam Lewis Sorley Last aired: October 10, 2009	Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan Doug Stanton Last aired: October 3, 2009
American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam Oliver North Last aired: September 27, 2009	Seeds of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and Al Qaeda Gretchen Peters Last aired: August 8, 2009
I Love a Man in Uniform: A Memoir of Love, War, and Other Battles Lily Burana Last aired: August 3, 2009	Shoot an Iraqi: Art, Life and Resistance Under the Gun Wafaa Bilal Last aired: July 19, 2009
The Gamble: General David Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008 Thomas Ricks Last aired: July 5, 2009	America's Defense Meltdown: Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress Winslow Wheeler, ed. Last aired: June 20, 2009
Why Do You Kill?: The Untold Story of the Iraqi Resistance Jurgen Todenhofer Last aired: June 15, 2009	The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans Aaron Glantz Last aired: June 14, 2009
Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century P.W. Singer Last aired: May 26, 2009	Book TV Bus - Aidan Delgado, Author, "The Sutras of Abu Ghraib: Notes from a Conscientious Objector" Aidan Delgado Last aired: May 25, 2009
You Are Not Forgotten: A Family's Quest for Truth and the Founding of The National League of Families Carol Jose Last aired: May 25, 2009	Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World Trevor Paglen Last aired: May 24, 2009
Drowning in the Desert: A JAG's Search for Justice in Iraq Vivian Gembara Last aired: March 29, 2009	The Forever War Dexter Filkins Last aired: March 22, 2009
War + Peace: A Photographer's Journey Reza (Photographer) Last aired: March 1, 2009	Washington's War: The American War of Independence to the Iraqi Insurgency Michael Rose Last aired: February 16, 2009
Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq Linda Robinson Last aired: January 31, 2009	Why Vietnam Matters: An Eyewitness Account of Lessons Not Learned Rufus Phillips Last aired: January 17, 2009
God Willing: My Wild Ride with the New Iraqi Army Capt. Eric Navarro Last aired: January 4, 2009	Mission Accomplished!: Or How We Won the War In Iraq Christopher Cerf Last aired: January 4, 2009
Baghdad at Sunrise: A Brigade Commander's War in Iraq Peter Mansoor Last aired: December 22, 2008	Once a Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage, and Recovery Nick Popaditch Last aired: December 21, 2008
In a Time of War: The Proud and Perilous Journey of West Point Class of 2002 Bill Murphy Jr. Last aired: December 14, 2008	The Strongest Tribe: War, Politics, and the Endgame in Iraq Bing West Last aired: November 23, 2008

This Weekend's TV Schedule

Beginning Saturdays at 8am (ET)

Highlights

After Words: Harry Maclean author of "The Past Is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption" interviewed by Richard Howorth owner of Square Books and former mayor of Oxford, Mississippi
Next air time: Saturday, November 7th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.

One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy
Allison Stanger
Next air time: Sunday, November 8th, at 11am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.

Kennedy and the Berlin Wall
W.R. Smyser
Next air time: Saturday, November 7th, at 1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.

Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech That Ended the Cold War
Romesh Ratnesar
Next air time: Saturday, November 7th, at 2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.

Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove
Max Cleland
Next air time: Saturday, November 7th, at 8pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.

Anne Heller, "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" and Jennifer Burns, "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"
Jennifer Burns; Anne Heller
Next air time: Sunday, November 8th, at 12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.

America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty
Jerome Corsi
Next air time: Sunday, November 8th, at 2pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.

Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
Andrew Sorkin
Next air time: Sunday, November 8th, at 3pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.

Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe
Next air time: Saturday, November 7th, at 8am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, November 7th

8am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe

9am (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 57 min.
In Depth: Temple Grandin

12pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
The Harding Affair: Love and Espionage During the Great War
James David Robenalt

1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
Kennedy and the Berlin Wall
W.R. Smyser

2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech That Ended the Cold War
Romesh Ratnesar

4pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Listen Up, Mr. President
Craig Crawford; Helen Thomas

4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 27 min.
A Moveable Feast
Adam Gopnik; Ernest Hemingway; Sean Hemingway; Diane Johnson

6pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
Encore Booknotes: Susan Eisenhower, "Breaking Free"
Susan Eisenhower

7pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World
Jean Sasson

8pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove
Max Cleland

9pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
After Words: Harry Maclean author of "The Past Is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption" interviewed by Richard Howorth owner of Square Books and former mayor of Oxford, Mississippi

11:15pm (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
Nicholas Christakis; James Fowler

Sunday, November 8th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
Anne Heller, "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" and Jennifer Burns, "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"
Jennifer Burns; Anne Heller

1:15am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Brother West: Living and Loving Outloud, A Memoir
Cornel West

2am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
Kennedy and the Berlin Wall
W.R. Smyser

3:30am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech That Ended the Cold War
Romesh Ratnesar

5am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Growing Up bin Laden: Osama's Wife and Son Take Us Inside Their Secret World
Jean Sasson

6am (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
The House at the End of the Road: The Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in the American South
W. Ralph Eubanks

7am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove
Max Cleland

8am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming of the Dark Age
Maggie Jackson

9am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
Anne Heller, "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" and Jennifer Burns, "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"
Jennifer Burns; Anne Heller

10:30am (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Listen Up, Mr. President
Craig Crawford; Helen Thomas

11am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy
Allison Stanger

12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
After Words: John Fleming, "The Anti-Communist Manifestos: Four Books That Shaped the Cold War" interviewed by Amity Shlaes

1pm (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives
Nicholas Christakis; James Fowler

2pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty
Jerome Corsi

3pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
Andrew Sorkin

4pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe

5pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove
Max Cleland

6pm (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
2009 Texas Book Festival: Frank Luntz, "What Americans Really Want...Really: The Truth about Our Hopes, Dreams, and Fears"
Frank Luntz

6:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
Anne Heller, "Ayn Rand and the World She Made" and Jennifer Burns, "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right"
Jennifer Burns; Anne Heller

8pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Brother West: Living and Loving Outloud, A Memoir
Cornel West

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
After Words: Harry Maclean author of "The Past Is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption" interviewed by Richard Howorth owner of Square Books and former mayor of Oxford, Mississippi

10pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty
Jerome Corsi

11pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy
Allison Stanger

Monday, November 9th

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
After Words: Harry Maclean author of "The Past Is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption" interviewed by Richard Howorth owner of Square Books and former mayor of Oxford, Mississippi

1:15am (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
2009 Texas Book Festival: Frank Luntz, "What Americans Really Want...Really: The Truth about Our Hopes, Dreams, and Fears"
Frank Luntz

2am (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
America for Sale: Fighting the New World Order, Surviving a Global Depression, and Preserving USA Sovereignty
Jerome Corsi

3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
After Words: Harry Maclean author of "The Past Is Never Dead: The Trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's Struggle for Redemption" interviewed by Richard Howorth owner of Square Books and former mayor of Oxford, Mississippi

4am (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming of the Dark Age
Maggie Jackson

5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
Kennedy and the Berlin Wall
W.R. Smyser

6:30am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
Andrew Sorkin

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Upcoming Programs

MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL

Book TV will be live at the 26th annual Miami Book Fair International, November 14th and 15th. The week-long event includes evenings with award-winning authors of all genres and a three-day street festival.
Book TV will feature former Vice President Al Gore, presidential confidante and historian Taylor Branch, and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Kidder on Saturday. Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader and editor-at-large of Commentary magazine Norman Podhoretz (Pod-HOR-etz) will headline Sunday's coverage, with call-in programs scheduled for both. A politics and culture panel Sunday will include Editor of the New York Times Book Review Sam Tanenhaus, Chris Hedges and George Packer.
Join us live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday on C-SPAN2. For more information, www.booktv.org

NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

Book TV will be taping the National Book Awards on Wednesday, November 18, and airing the program the following weekend. Sponsored by the National Book Foundation, awards are given in many categories, including best nonfiction and fiction books of the year. Two of the nonfiction finalists have been covered by Book TV, and you can watch those programs online under our "Featured Video" section. www.nationalbook.org

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.