Sunday, September 27th TV listings for C-SPAN 2 HD
Hiram Smith, Wassup, My Nigga -- The Hidden History of a Controversial Word New
Bucknell University linguistics chair Hiram Smith looks at the origin and evolution of the n-word. Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.
Non-fiction books and authors.
Non-fiction books and authors.
Author Alvin Roth examines how market principles react to some of society's most controversial transactions, including prostitution, organ sales, and drug use.
Carla Chung Mattix, National Parks and the Supreme Court New
Former Department of the Interior attorney Carla Chung Mattix examines the Supreme Court cases that have shaped America's National Parks.
Kathryn Jezer-Morton, The Story of Your Life -- How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everyt
Kathryn Jezer-Morton argues social media has changed how we think about our lives and history. McNally Jackson Books in New York City hosts this event.
Simon Paré-Poupart, Trash! - A Garbageman's Story New
Simon Par-Poupart discusses his career as a garbageman and why he returned to that profession after earning a degree and working in other areas. The Manhattan Solid Waste Society hosts this event.
Bestsellers of 1776 The Declaration of Independence & Common Sense
Participants discuss the bestselling books of 1776 including Thomas Paine's Common Sense, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Bestsellers of 1776 The Wealth of Nations
Participants discuss the bestselling books of 1776 including Thomas Paine's Common Sense, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Bestsellers of 1776 The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire & A Treatise of Human Nature
Participants discuss the bestselling books of 1776 including Thomas Paine's Common Sense, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
America's Book Club David Maraniss
Pulitzer Prize winner and longtime Washington Post reporter David Maraniss joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss his biographies of Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Vince Lombardi, and Jim Thorpe.
Non-fiction books and authors.
Annie Jacobsen, Biological War -- A Scenario
Journalist Annie Jacobsen explores how the release of a biological weapon could play out. Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida, hosts this event.
Non-fiction books and authors.
Jill Lepore, The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State New
Harvard historian Jill Lepore explores how digital technology is re-shaping society. The Free Library of Philadelphia hosts this event.
Non-fiction books and authors.
Hiram Smith, Wassup, My Nigga -- The Hidden History of a Controversial Word
Bucknell University linguistics chair Hiram Smith looks at the origin and evolution of the n-word. Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.
Author Alvin Roth examines how market principles react to some of society's most controversial transactions, including prostitution, organ sales, and drug use.
Carla Chung Mattix, National Parks and the Supreme Court
Former Department of the Interior attorney Carla Chung Mattix examines the Supreme Court cases that have shaped America's National Parks.
Kathryn Jezer-Morton, The Story of Your Life -- How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everyt
Kathryn Jezer-Morton argues social media has changed how we think about our lives and history. McNally Jackson Books in New York City hosts this event.
Bestsellers of 1776 The Declaration of Independence & Common Sense
Participants discuss the bestselling books of 1776 including Thomas Paine's Common Sense, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Edward Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.