Book TV this Weekend

The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems
The award-winning human-rights activist and advisor to policymakers and presidential candidates delivers a 21st-century economic plan to rescue workin ... Read More

Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy
The complete biography of one of the most powerful men in American politics--Ted Kennedy--and his personal redemption from the disappointing member of ... Read More

Weed Man: The Remarkable Journey of Jimmy Divine

Weed Man is John McCaslin's account of the unbelievable exploits of a Jimmy Moree, a law-abiding citizen turned million-dollar drug traffick ... Read More

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal
The bestselling author of "Bringing Down the House" pens the incredible true story of the accidental creation of Facebook, and the even more amazing t ... Read More

The Challenge for Africa
The 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement offers a refreshingly unique perspective on the challenge facing Africa, ev ... Read More

Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11
In an engaging work on a timely, important topic, Olmsted sheds light on conspiracy theories during the 20th century, from World War I to 9/11, reveal ... Read More

Eagles and Empire: The United States, Mexico, and the Struggle for a Continent

A war that started under questionable pretexts. A president who is convinced of his country's might and right. A military and political stalemate w ... Read More

Revolt on Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover, and What It Says about the Economic Crisis
"I think they're absolutely right... what's happening to them is reflective of what's happening across this economy."
--President Barack Obama on t ... Read More

The Informant: A True Story
From an award-winning New York Times investigative reporter comes an outrageous story of greed, corruption, and conspiracy--which left the FBI and Jus ... Read More

Pay to Play: How Rod Blagojevich Turned Political Corruption Into a National Sideshow
Brackett, award-winning correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," uncovers new details in the Rod Blagojevich scandal as she goes behind the s ... Read More

Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What to Do about It
From the author of "Water Follies," Robert Glennon captures the irony--and tragedy--of America's water crisis in a book that is both frightening and w ... Read More

Letters from Black America

Letters from Black America fills a literary and historical void by presenting the pantheon of African American experience in the most intima ... Read More

Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly
Just Food does for fresh food what Fast Food Nation did for fast food, challenging conventional views, and cutting through layers of myt ... Read More

When Altruism Isn't Enough: The Case for Compensating Kidney Donors
Today, more than 78,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant. What can be done to solve the kidney crisis? Compensate organ donors for their rem ... Read More

No Boundaries: Transnational Latino Gangs and American Law Enforcement

An alarming report on Latino crime gangs and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to contain them. ... Read More

Nashville Public Library - Book TV this Weekend

Book TV this Weekend