Jimmy Carter Library & Museum

The Devil's Tickets
Gary Pomerantz
September 24, 2009
00:26:47
Gary Pomerantz discusses his narrative from the Roaring 20's, The Devil's Tickets: A Night of Bridge, a Fatal Hand and a New American Age , about a bridge-table killing and murder trial in Kansas City, and the contract bridge card game craze that swept America.
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Bob Schieffer's America
Bob Schieffer
September 29, 2008
01:04:25
CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer discusses his new book, Bob Schieffer's America, a collection of 168 essays on the hard issues of the day to the human stories that show who we are; from politic
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Stephen L. Carter: Palace Council
Stephen L. Carter
July 21, 2008
01:07:51
Stephen L. Carter talks about his new novel, Palace Council. The Yale law professor describes his book as a hyperbolic thriller and a subtle and convincing comedy of manners. This event is co-sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book.
Salman Rushdie: Enchantress of Florence
Salman Rushdie
July 7, 2008
01:23:47
Salman Rushdie reads from and discusses his new novel, The Enchantress of Florence.
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Tibet's Troubles
Thomas Laird
June 24, 2008
01:19:07
Thomas Laird and Robert Thurman provide entertaining, outspoken and informative opinions on the Dalai Lama and the problems confronting Tibet vis-a-vis China. Laird is the author of The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama.
War Journal
Richard Engel
June 5, 2008
01:08:31
Richard Engel, NBC News' Middle East bureau chief, discusses his book, War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq. The book offers an unvarnished account of his reporting efforts. This event was co-sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book.
Rick Bragg: Prince of Frogtown
Rick Bragg
May 27, 2008
01:19:46
Rick Bragg irreverently discusses the latest mining of his east Alabama family history, this time focusing on the life of his alcoholic father, in The Prince of Frogtown.
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Remembering Pat Tillman
Mary Tillman
May 13, 2008
00:52:09
Mary Tillman discusses her book, Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman, which is a memorial to her son and a report on what she underwent to discover the truth about his being killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.