
Charles Murry
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"The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life" - co-authored by Richard J.
Herrnstein (Simon & Schuster, 1994), "What It Means to Be a Libertarian: A Personal Interpretation"
(Broadway Books, 1997), and "Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Arts and
Sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950" (HarperCollins, 2003). He has a B.A. in history from Harvard University and
a Ph.D. in political science from MIT.
Ray Kurzweil
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Author, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil will be our guest for In Depth on November 5th (LIVE
Noon-3pm ET). Mr. Kurzweil is the author of several books on the subject of artificial intelligence,
including "The Age of Intelligent Machines," "The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed
Human Intelligence," and his latest, "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology." His
companies have made major breakthroughs in print, sound and speech recognition technologies. As a
result of his work, he was awarded the 1999 National Medal of Technology by President Clinton.
Thomas Friedman
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New York Times foreign affairs columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman was
BookTV's guest on In Depth in May 2005. Mr. Friedman is the author of four books: "From Beirut to
Jerusalem" (winner of the National Book Award for non-fiction), "The Lexus and the Olive Tree,"
"Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11," and the recently published "The
World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century." For more on his background and work, visit
www.thomaslfriedman.com.
Camile Paglia
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On Sunday, August 3rd our In Depth guest will be Camille Paglia. Ms. Paglia is a social critic, political
commentator, essayist, and a professor of humanities and media studies at the University of the Arts in
Philadelphia. She is the author of four books: "Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to
Emily Dickinson," "Sex, Art & American Culture," "Vamps & Tramps," and "The Birds." Camille Paglia will
take your phone calls for 3 hours beginning at noon eastern time. You can also e-mail your question for
Ms. Paglia to booktv@c-span.org.
Harold Blum
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Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University and Berg Professor of English at New
York University. Mr. Bloom has written twenty-eight books.
Norman Podhoretz
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Was a liberal and changed to a conservative.
P.J. O'Rourke
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Author P.J. O'Rourke will be our guest for In Depth on Sunday, January 7th (LIVE from Noon-3pm ET).
Mr. O'Rourke, who has worked for National Lampoon and Rolling Stone, is currently a fellow at the Cato
Institute and a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. He is the author of over a dozen books, including
"Republican Party Reptile," "Holidays in Hell," Parliament of Whores," "The Enemies List," "Eat the Rich,"
and "Give War a Chance." His forthcoming book, to be published in January, is "On the Wealth of
Nations."