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Highlights from weekends, past and upcoming, on @BookTV

After Words: Wil Haygood "Sweet Thunder" w/ Dave Zirin sports columnist for The Nation SUN 9pmET http://bit.ly/8rfWqL

"Not Invited to the Party:" Authors Theresa Amato & James Bennett on what they call the "two party system." http://bit.ly/5EPyHF SUN 6:45pmET

NOW on @BookTV @KenAuletta on @Google http://bit.ly/4u8diS

Joel Waldfogel of the @Wharton School @UofPenn tells you NOT to go Holiday shopping this year. SUN2pmET & MON3amET http://bit.ly/7HnPU3

From the 2009 @TexasBookFest authors William Eggers @wdeggers& John O'Leary @BizRocker: SUN1pmET http://bit.ly/6bpa39

Author of "Power Trip" Amanda Little, @littletrip, on the history of fossil fuels SAT7pmET & SUN8amET http://bit.ly/8p88Ft

This Weekend: December 19-21, 2009

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After Words: Greg Mortenson, Stones into Schools , interviewed by Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA)
Saturday 10:00 p.m., Sunday 9:00 p.m. & Midnight (ET)
Greg Mortenson, co-founder of the Central Asia Institute and author of "Three Cups of Tea," talks about his latest book, "Stones into Schools." The book follows Mortenson and his colleagues as they work to set up remote schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mortenson discusses his book with Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), an early champion of Mortenson's work. Congresswoman Bono Mack has represented California's 45th district since 1998.

"Obamanomics: How Barack Obama Is Bankrupting You and Enriching His Wall Street Friends, Corporate Lobbyists, and Union Bosses"
Author: Timothy Carney
Saturday 8:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 a.m. (ET)
Timothy Carney argues that while he presents himself as a champion of the average American citizen, President Obama is, in reality, more of a champion of big corporations and Wall Street financial firms. Mr. Carney spoke about this topic at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Carney is an editor and columnist at the Washington Examiner. He is the author of "The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money."

"Best of 2009 Lists"
Several news organizations have put out their "Best of 2009" book lists. These lists are available online at www.booktv.org (in the "News About Books" section) and several of the programs featured on these lists are available to watch online. Simply use the "Search" function at the top of our homepage.

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