Bill Moyers Journal

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Moyers, Bill , Winship, Michael , Holland, Robin 저자(글)

New Press · 2011년 05월 17일

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Featuring extensive commentary from Bill Moyers, this book is a guide to the debates, the cultural currents and above all the people that have so powerfully shaped today's world.
From Moyer's third PBS series, this text represents an unparalleled entree into the debates, the intellectual and cultural currents, and above all the fascinating people that have so powerfully shaped modern times.
I ordered this book after seeing Bill Moyers interviewed on PBS. This book is filled with thoughtful and intelligent interviews by some of the best minds in the country. I highly recommend this book to those who wish to expand their horizons and be armed with information to prepare them for making crucial decisions in the political future.
One of the most highly rated public affairs programmes on American television, Bill Moyers' Journal drew up to two million weekly viewers from 2007 to 2010. With incisive, morally engaging text, this stunning companion brings Moyers' groundbreaking work to the page. Featuring extensive new commentary from Bill Moyers, it is an unparalleled guide to the debates, the cultural currents and above all the fascinating people that have so powerfully shaped today's world.
Culled from Moyers's third PBS series, which ran from 2007 to 2010, there's no small talk or superficiality in these interviews with 47 "independent thinkers." The topics are far-reaching (faith, populism, the Israeli occupation of Gaza, aging, lynching in America, health care, capitalism, capital punishment, lobbyists in Washington), and the guest list is wide-ranging (pediatrician Margaret Flowers, biologist E. O. Wilson, historian Howard Zinn, economist Victor Greidel, writer David Simon, minister Jeremiah Wright, lawyer Philippe Sands, journalist Victor Gold, novelist John Grisham, theologian James Cone). Karen Armstrong urges us to find the commonalities in diverse religious traditions, notably compassion. Jeremy Scahill alerts us that Blackwater's Eric Prince "is a man who is building up nothing short of a parallel national security apparatus." John Lithgow shares some of his favorite poems; Jane Goodall turns one's attention to the animal world. In an era of much instant and ephemeral talk, it is a pleasurable thing to hold this "book of ideas." These challenging, engaged conversations reward the reader's serious attention. There are no sound bites here, just food for thought. - Publisher's Weekly Starred Review. The PBS series Bill Moyers Journalaired weekly from 2007 to 2010, capturing discussions of pivotal issues at the close of the Bush administration and the start of the Obama era. This companion book recaptures those compelling discussions on issues that matter, covering politics, economics, race, foreign policy, and the environment. Among the 47 interviews are Michael Pollan on our unsustainable food producing and eating habits; Robert Wright on the evolution of religion and why there's hope for an end to religious wars; David Simon, creator of The Wire,on the war on drugs as a war on the underclass; John Lithgow on acting in the play All My Sonsand the gut-wrenching immediacy of war profiteering; journalist William Greider on Wall Street corruption; and Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson on mass incarceration of minorities in the U.S. The collection also includes Sam Tanenhaus and Victor Gold expounding on the death of traditional conservatism, and Nikki Giovanni, Martin Espada, and Maxine Hong Kingston reading poetry and discussing the impact of literature on society. Each interview is preceded by background on the interview subject and the context of the conversation. In the style for which he's known, Moyers probes with respect, intelligence, curiosity, humor, and graciousness. - Booklist
One of the highest-rated public affairs programs on public television, Bill Moyers Journaldrew up to two million weekly viewers from 2007 to 2010. Through incisive, morally engaging conversations with some of the leading political figures, writers, activists, poets, and scholars at work today, the Journal captured the essence of the past three pivotal years in American life and politics, including the final act of the Bush Administration and the early years of Obama. Now, Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continuesbrings this groundbreaking work to the page. From Michael Pollan, David Simon, and Jane Goodall to John Grisham, Karen Armstrong, and Barbara Ehrenreich, Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continuesintroduces the ideas that matter today-on subjects as diverse as the politics of food, race in the age of Obama, aging in America, the power of poetry, wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan, the conflict over gay marriage, and the fate of the American newspaper. With extensive new commentary from Bill Moyers-in the tradition of his national bestsellers A World of Ideasand Healing and the Mind-here is an unparalleled guide to the debates, the cultural currents, and above all the fascinating people who have so powerfully shaped the world we live in.
Thank You for Having Meincludes the very best of Bill Moyers's conversations from the celebrated weekly PBS broadcast Bill Moyers Journal, with luminaries ranging from The Wirecreator David Simon, anthropologist Jane Goodall, food journalist Michael Pollan, and many others. The book is an unparalleled entree into the debates, the intellectual and cultural currents, and above all the fascinating people that have so powerfully shaped our times
Thank You for Having Meincludes the very best of Bill Moyers's conversations from the celebrated weekly PBS broadcastBill Moyers Journal, with luminaries ranging fromThe Wirecreator David Simon, anthropologist Jane Goodall, food journalist Michael Pollan, and many others. The book is an unparalleled entree into the debates, the intellectual and cultural currents, and above all the fascinating people that have so powerfully shaped our times

작가정보

저자(글) Moyers, Bill

저자(글) Winship, Michael

저자(글) Holland, Robin

목차

• Introduction	p. ix
  Jon Stewart	p. 1
  Michael Pollan	p. 9
  Louise Erdrich	p. 21
  Nikki Giovanni	p. 32
  Andrew Bacevich	p. 47
  Robert Wright	p. 62
  David Simon	p. 75
  Victor Gold	p. 89
  Nell Painter	p. 96
  Jim Hightower	p. 101
  Richard Goldstone	p. 110
  Robert Bly	p. 127
  Jeremy Scahill	p. 140
  Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot	p. 160
  John Lithgow	p. 172
  William Greider	p. 185
  Karen Armstrong	p. 196
  Ross Douthat and Mickey Edwards	p. 206
  Grace Lee Boggs	p. 225
  James K. Galbraith	p. 233
  Douglas Blackmon	p. 246
  Sam Tanenhaus	p. 254
  Maxine Hong Kingston	p. 264
  E.O. Wilson	p. 274
  Simon Johnson	p. 285
  Holly Sklar	p. 295
  Jane Goodall	p. 302
  James Cone	p. 316
  David Boies and Ted Olson	p. 328
  Wendell Potter	p. 342
  Benjamin Barber	p. 355
  Margaret Flowers	p. 364
  Philippe Sands	p. 373
  Howard Zinn	p. 385
  Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson	p. 396
  Thomas Cahill	p. 415
  Shelby Steele	p. 428
  Robert Kaiser	p. 439
  Barbara Ehrenreich	p. 449
  Mart? Espada	p. 455
  John Grisham	p. 462
  Susan Jacoby	p. 471
  Jim Yong Kim	p. 481
  W.S. Merwin	p. 491
  Mike Davis	p. 507
  Reverend Jeremiah Wright	p. 518
  Barry Lopez	p. 538
  Select Bibliography of the Guests Interviewed	p. 547
  Permissions	p. 557
  Index	p. 559
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기본정보

ISBN	9781595586247 ( 1595586245 )
발행(출시)일자	2011년 05월 17일
쪽수	608쪽
크기	165 * 236 * 43 mm / 952 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어