Media interviews are a popular way for writers to introduce new books they hope will catch the viewer's eye and generate interest in their work. Here's a selection of forthcoming Kindle books by authors scheduled for interviews on TV and radio programs. Books are arranged in chronological order by the date of the scheduled interview.On NBC's Today Show (06 Sep 2011) and on the Charlie Rose Show (07 Sep 2011)
That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back, by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011. Print Length: 400 p. Amazon customer rating: 3 1/2 stars (15 reviews). Kindle edition $12.99; Hardcover $15.23. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign policy thinkers, analyze those challenges - globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation’s chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption - and spell out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to this moment. 'As we were writing this book,' Friedman and Mandelbaum explain, 'we found that when we shared the title with people, they would often nod ruefully and ask: But does it have a happy ending? Our answer is that we can write a happy ending, but it is up to the country - to all of us - to determine whether it is fiction or nonfiction. We need to study harder, save more, spend less, invest wisely, and get back to the formula that made us successful as a country in every previous historical turn.' " - Publisher.
On NBC's Today Show (07 Sep 2011):
Unmeasured Strength, by Lauren Manning. Henry Holt, 2011. Print Length: 272 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (7 reviews). Kindle edition $11.99; Hardcover $15.00. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"She was a hardworking business woman, had a loving husband and an infant son, and a confidence born of intelligence and beauty. But on 9/11, good fortune was no match for catastrophe. When a wall of flame at the World Trade Center burned more than 80 percent of her body, Lauren Manning began a ten-year journey of survival and rebirth that tested her almost beyond human endurance. Long before that infamous September day, Manning learned the importance of perseverance, relentless hard work, and a deep faith in oneself. So when the horrific moment of her near-death arrived, she possessed the strength and resilience to insist that she would not yield - not to the terrorists, not to the long odds, not to the bottomless pain and exhaustion. But as the difficult months and years went by, she came to understand that she had to do more than survive..." - Publisher.On ABC's 20/20 (11 Sep 2011):
Where You Left Me, by Jennifer Gardner Trulson. Gallery Books, 2011. Print Length: 256 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 1/2 stars (11 reviews). Kindle edition $11.99; Hardcover $16.50. Text-to-Speech: Disabled.
"Lucky - that’s how Jennifer would describe herself. She had a successful law career, met the love of her life in Doug, married him, had an apartment in New York City, a house in the Hamptons, two beautiful children, and was still madly in love after nearly seven years of marriage. Jennifer was living the kind of idyllic life that cliches are made of. Until Doug was killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center, and she became a widow at age thirty-five - a “9/11 widow,” no less, a member of a select group bound by sorrow, of which she wanted no part. Though completely devastated, Jennifer still considered herself blessed. Doug had loved her enough to last her a lifetime, and after his sudden death, she was done with the idea of romantic love - fully resigned to being a widowed single mother...until a chance encounter with a gregarious stranger changed everything..." - Publisher.On MSNBC's Morning Joe (14 Sep 2011):
Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State, by Dana Priest and William M. Arkin. Little, Brown and Company, 2011. Print Length: 320 p. Amazon customer rating: 4 stars (5 reviews). Kindle edition $14.99; Hardcover $15.62. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"The top-secret world that the government created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has become so enormous, so unwieldy, and so secretive that no one knows how much money it costs, how many people it employs or exactly how many agencies duplicate work being done elsewhere. The result is that the system put in place to keep the United States safe may be putting us in greater danger. In Top Secret America, award-winning reporters Dana Priest and William Arkin uncover the enormous size, shape, mission, and consequences of this invisible universe of over 1,300 government facilities in every state in America; nearly 2,000 outside companies used as contractors; and more than 850,000 people granted 'Top Secret' security clearance." - Publisher.On NPR's Diane Rehm Show (13 Sep 2011):
Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain, by Jim Lehrer. Random House, 2011. Print Length: 224 p. Amazon customer rating: None yet. To be published September 13, 2011. Kindle edition $12.99; Hardcover $15.95. Text-to-Speech: Enabled.
"From the man widely hailed as 'the Dean of Moderators' comes a lively and revealing book that pulls back the curtain on more than forty years of televised political debate in America. A veteran newsman who has presided over eleven presidential and vice-presidential debates, Jim Lehrer gives readers a ringside seat for some of the epic political battles of our time, shedding light on all of the critical turning points and rhetorical faux pas that helped determine the outcome of America’s presidential elections - and with them the course of history. Drawing on his own experiences as 'the man in the middle seat,' in-depth interviews with the candidates and his fellow moderators, and transcripts of key exchanges, Lehrer isolates and illuminates what he calls the 'Major Moments' and 'killer questions' that defined the debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain. Oftentimes these moments involve the candidates themselves and are seared into our collective political memory. Michael Dukakis stumbles badly over a question about the death penalty. Dan Quayle compares himself to John F. Kennedy once too often. Barack Obama and John McCain barely make eye contact over the course of a ninety-minute discussion. At other times, the debate moderators themselves become part of the story - and Lehrer is there to give us a backstage look at the drama." - Publisher._______________________
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