On the October 29th episode of Charlie Rose, Charlie interviewed a pair of authors and presidential historians – Robert Dallek and Timothy Garton Ash. Dallek’s most recent book is an exploration of world leaders in the turbulent period just after the Second World War. Ash’s newest book is a collection of his political essays, covering topics such as liberalism in America, the youth movement in Iran, the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine and many other topics.
Buy The Lost Peace: Leadership in a Time of Horror and Hope, 1945-1953 by Robert Dallek from Amazon for the Kindle.
Here is the round up all of the people who appeared on C-SPAN Book TV programming through the Halloween weekend of October 30th through November 1st 2010 who also have ebook editions of their books. This weekend’s programming includes programs taped at the 2010 Texas Book Festival.
Buy Inside the House of Money, Revised and Updated: Top Hedge Fund Traders on Profiting in the Global Markets by Steven Drobny and Niall Ferguson from Amazon for the Kindle.
Buy Rude Democracy: Civility and Incivility in American Politics by Susan Herbst from Amazon for the Kindle.
Buy The Deeds of My Fathers: How My Grandfather and Father Built New York and Created the Tabloid World of Today– Generoso Pope, Sr., Power Broker of New … Jr., Publisher of the National Enquirer by Paul David Pope from Amazon for the Kindle.
Buy Mad As Hell: How the Tea Party Movement Is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System by Scott Rasmussen and Doug Schoen from Amazon for the Kindle or from the Kobo store.
Buy Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, andHow to Protect Your Family by Devra Davis from Amazon for the Kindle or from the Kobo store.
On the October 29 episode of Late Show With David Letterman, Dave welcomed actor and activist Michael J. Fox. His new book is a memoir of his life since he learned he has Parkinson’s Disease, how he has dealt with it and what that adversity has taught him.
On the October 29th episode of Tavis Smiley, Tavis interviewed Haitian born author Edwidge Danticat. Her new book is a collection of essays on the topic of being an immigrant artist in America. She writes on the value that the immigrants bring, as well as the difficulty the immigrant has in pursuing work dangerous and challenging enough to be most worth pursuing.
Buy Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work by Edwidge Danticat from Amazon for the Kindle.
On the October 29th episode of North Carolina Bookwatch, a guest was historian and professor Leonard Rogoff. His newest book is an examination of Jewish life in North Carolina as well as an examination of the role North Carolinian Jews have played in the states’ history.
Buy Down Home: Jewish Life in North Carolina by Leonard Rogoff from Amazon for the Kindle.
On the October 29th episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, “Science Guy” Steve Spangler appeared to blow things up and demonstrate spooky tricks that can be used for Halloween. His newest book is a collection of experiments that kids can perform to both have fun and learn more about how their universe works.
On the October 28th episode of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, veteran actor Michael Caine appeared to talk about his career as well as his new book, an autobiography of his nearly 60 years in show business. Sadly, Craig Ferguson did not choose to use his own Michael Caine impression during the interview.
On the October 28th episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the hosts of SyFy’s Ghost Hunters -Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson – stopped by to talk (very briefly) about their live Halloween episode. The pair has published a book aimed at young adult audiences collecting together some of their stories from investigations on their TV show.
On the October 28th episode of The Wendy Williams Show, the program doubled up on EBFTV bloggable guests, featuring two different celebrity authors. One was financial expert and talk show show Suze Orman, and the other was actress, comedian and co-host of The View Ms. Whoopi Goldberg.
On the October 28 episode of Lopez Tonight, one of the guests was actress and model Jenny McCarthy. It is an examination of love and relationships and sex from the perspective of her life before and after her time in show business.
Buy Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance by Jenny Mccarthy from Amazon for the Kindle.
On the October 28th episode of Hardball, a panel was convened to predict results from the upcoming election. One of the panelists was political scientist and professor Larry Sabato. His most recent book to be published in electronic format is his examination of the Constitution of the United States and changes that would balance out our power structures to be more equitable and appropriate to the modern age.
First post for a new program! On the October 28th episode of The Talk, the ladies interviewed blogger and daughter of John McCain, Meghan McCain. Her new book is her behind the scenes look at the 2008 Presidential campaign from the view of someone who was in the room most of the time.
On the October 28th episode of Whatever With Alexis & Jennifer, one of the guest was actress Alison Arngrim – better known to those of my generation as Nellie Oleson of Little House on the Prairie. Her book is a reminiscence of those times and her later acceptance of the type-casting that comes with being so closely associated with a role.
On the October 27th episode of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, President of the United States Barack Obama appeared as the interview guest. The President has authored multiple books before his rise to national prominence and this newest one is an examination of Americans he has been inspired by and that he hopes will inspire his children and all the children of America to greatness.
On the October 27th episode of Today, Hoda and Kathie Lee hosted a vegan cooking demonstration by Kim Barnouin of the “Skinny Bitch” media empire. Her newest book is a guide on how to stay skinny in today’s world despite all the pressures of modern American life that keep us from eating properly and exercising sufficiently.
On the October 26th episode of Last Call With Carson Daly, actor and comedian Jim Breuer appeared to discuss his new book – a show business memoir about his time in comedy, his time on Saturday Night Live and many of the other crazy moments from life as a stoner comic.
On the October 26th episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy welcomed comedian and TV personality Joan Rivers. Her new book is a memoir of her time in show business from the highs of being the permanent guest host on The Tonight Show to lows of being basically unemployable.
On the October 26th episode of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, TV personality and chef Paula Deen appeared to make home made Halloween treats. Her most recent cookbook is an exploration of the local cooking of Savannah Georgia, where she spent much of her life and became a restauranteur.
