Books 1881 Videos
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Joseph Nye
Air Date 05/27/2015Joseph Nye discusses his new book, "Is the American Century Over?" 22:29 -
Timothy Geithner
Air Date 05/20/2015Timothy Geithner examines the 2008 financial crisis in his book, "Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises." 26:34 -
Ian Bremmer
Air Date 05/19/2015Ian Bremmer talks about his new book, "Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World." 33:34 -
Tom Brokaw
Air Date 05/12/2015Tom Brokaw talks about his new book, "A Lucky Life Interrupted: A Memoir of Hope." 33:58 -
David McCullough
Air Date 05/07/2015David McCullough presents his new book, "The Wright Brothers." 21:26 -
Corey Lee
Air Date 05/01/2015Chef Corey Lee, owner of Benu in San Francisco, reflects on his inspirations and philosophy of cuisine. 19:01 -
Toni Morrison
Air Date 04/30/2015Author Toni Morrison presents her latest book, "God Help The Child: A Novel." 27:09 -
Jon Krakauer
Air Date 04/22/2015Jon Krakauer talks about his new book, "Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town." 18:22 -
Michael Mewshaw
Air Date 04/21/2015Author Michael Mewshaw discusses his new book, "Sympathy for the Devil." 24:14 -
Remembering Gunter Grass
Air Date 04/17/2015Charlie remembers Nobel Prize-winning German writer Gunter Grass with an excerpt from his appearance on the show. 01:43 -
'The Real-Life MBA'
Air Date 04/16/2015Former GE chairman Jack and Suzy Welch, former editor of the Harvard Business Review, introduce "The Real-Life MBA." 20:51 -
Henry Paulson
Air Date 04/15/2015Henry Paulson shares his new book, "Dealing with China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower." 23:47 -
David Brooks
Air Date 04/14/2015NY Times columnist David Brooks presents his new book, "The Road to Character," an exploration of the moral virtues of ten great leaders. 33:50 -
Philip Glass
Air Date 04/14/2015Composer Philip Glass--who has created music for operas, symphonies, films, and solo pianists--presents his memoir, "Words Without Music." 19:03 -
'Becoming Steve Jobs'
Air Date 04/13/2015Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli introduce "Becoming Steve Jobs." 32:19 -
Brian Grazer
Air Date 04/10/2015Hollywood producer Brian Grazer talks about his one-on-one conversations with prominent people and his book "A Curious Mind." 29:50 -
Philip Mudd
Air Date 04/10/201523:15 -
Jeffrey Lieberman
Air Date 04/08/2015Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman of Columbia Chairman introduces his book, "Shrinks:The Untold Story of Psychiatry." 17:55 -
Candice Bergen
Air Date 04/08/2015Candice Bergen introduces her latest memoir, "A Fine Romance." 20:56 -
Garry Wills
Air Date 04/06/2015Garry Wills analyzes the pope's leadership and introduces the book, "The Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis." 21:39 -
Annie Cohen-Solal
Air Date 04/06/2015Historian Annie Cohen-Solal on how Judaism influenced the life and art of Abstract Expressionist painter Mark Rothko. 17:39 -
Kazuo Ishiguro
Air Date 04/03/2015Author Kazuo Ishiguro reflects on his first book in ten years, "The Buried Giant." 24:52 -
Geoffrey Robertson
Air Date 03/16/2015Geoffrey Robertson presents his new book, "An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now remembers the Armenians?" 19:30 -
Just Kids from the Bronx
Air Date 03/16/2015Arlene and Alan Alda discuss Arlene's latest book, "Just Kids from the Bronx," an oral history of growing up in the New York City borough. 11:49 -
Dan Harris
Air Date 03/13/2015Dan Harris, co-anchor of "Nightline," presents his new book, "10% Happier." 24:13 -
Tony Robbins
Air Date 03/09/2015Tony Robbins shares his new book, "Money: Master the Game," aimed at helping people with their finances. 19:51 -
Richard Price
Air Date 02/27/2015Author Richard Price talks about his new book, "The Whites." 17:40 -
Lynsey Addario
Air Date 02/10/2015Lynsey Addario discusses her memoir, "It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War." 14:33 -
Joseph A. Califano, Jr.
Air Date 02/10/2015Former foreign affairs advisor Joseph A. Califano, Jr. reflects on his time with President Lyndon Johnson. 23:34 -
'Timeless'
Air Date 02/05/2015Robert Morgenthau and Lucinda Franks talk about their marriage, and Franks' memoir "Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me." 22:03 -
Roger Cohen
Air Date 01/28/2015New York Times columnist Roger Cohen talks about his new book, "The Girl from Human Street." 29:07 -
Danny Aiello
Air Date 12/23/2014Actor Danny Aiello discusses his memoir, "I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else." 16:06 -
'Back Channel to Cuba'
Air Date 12/08/2014Co-authors Peter Kornbluh and William LeoGrande, discuss their book, "Back Channel to Cuba." 18:45 -
Andrew Roberts
Air Date 12/04/2014Biographer Andrew Roberts reflects on the military genius, sense of humor, remarkable intellect, and personal life of Napoleon. 22:11 -
'A Painter's Progress'
Air Date 11/28/2014David Dawson and John Richardson talk about the artist Lucian Freud. 24:41 -
Norman Lear
Air Date 11/27/2014Author Norman Lear shares his memoir, "Even This I Get to Experience." 26:46 -
Sylvia Jukes Morris
Air Date 11/24/2014Author Sylvia Jukes Morris shares the second volume of her biography of Clare Boothe Luce, "Price of Fame." 12:24 -
Lawrence Wright
Air Date 11/21/2014Lawrence Wright talks about his new book, "13 Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David." 27:15 -
Chuck Todd
Air Date 11/14/2014Chuck Todd shares his new book, "The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House." 34:30 -
Daphne Merkin
Air Date 11/13/2014Essayist Daphne Merkin describes her writing process and her obsession with "wounded" celebrities like Marilyn Monroe. 10:12 -
Margaret Atwood
Air Date 11/11/2014Margaret Atwood discusses the Future Library project, her distrust of Amazon, and her latest book of short stories, "Stone Mattress." 17:28 -
Daniel Bolger
Air Date 11/11/2014Retired Lt. General Daniel Bolger introduces his book, "Why We Lost: A General's Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars." 18:08 -
'Rendez-Vous with Art'
Air Date 10/30/2014Art historians Philippe de Montebello and Martin Gayford share their new book, "Rendez-Vous with Art." 14:47 -
Neil Young
Air Date 10/30/2014Singer-songwriter Neil Young presents his 35th studio album, "Storytone," and second memoir, "Super Deluxe." 26:30 -
'A Path Appears'
Air Date 10/30/2014Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn share their new book, "A Path Appears." 10:52 -
Aaron David Miller
Air Date 10/29/2014Author Aaron David Miller explains his book "The End of Greatness." 15:11 -
Michael Lewis
Air Date 10/29/2014Author Michael Lewis talks about the changes on Wall Street since his first book, "Liar's Poker." 22:53 -
Michael Waldman
Air Date 10/28/2014Michael Waldman, President of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU, on his new book, "The Second Amendment: A Biography." 10:35 -
Atul Gawande
Air Date 10/28/2014Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande shares his new book, "Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End." 16:26 -
Amy Poehler
Air Date 10/28/2014Actor Amy Poehler shares her new memoir, "Yes Please," and reflects on the experience of writing in her own voice. 25:22 -
E. O. Wilson
Air Date 10/27/2014Author E. O. Wilson shares his book, "The Meaning of Human Existence." 24:58 -
Martin Amis
Air Date 10/22/2014Martin Amis on his novel, "The Zone of Interest," a controversial book about a love story in a concentration camp. 24:34 -
Richard Cohen
Air Date 10/17/2014Richard Cohen of The Washington Post discusses his book, "Israel: Is It Good for the Jews?" 21:20 -
'Gone Girl'
Air Date 10/06/2014Author Gillian Flynn, director David Fincher and actors Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck talk about their film adaptation of Flynn's, "Gone Girl." 36:58 -
H.D.S. Greenway
Air Date 09/19/2014Journalist H.D.S. Greenway describes his experiences covering war, as he does in his memoir, "Foreign Correspondent." 09:01 -
Ian McEwan
Air Date 09/16/2014Author Ian McEwan talks about his new book, "The Children Act." 23:34 -
'The Giver'
Air Date 08/15/2014Author Lois Lowry, director Phillip Noyce, and actors Jeff Bridges and Brenton Thwaites on their film adaptation of Lowry's, "The Giver." 22:42 -
Douglas Brinkley
Air Date 08/05/2014Douglas Brinkley on co-authoring "The Nixon Tapes"—an uncensored view of Nixon's time in the White House. 23:09 -
John McQuillen
Air Date 07/07/2014John McQuillen, assistant curator at the Morgan Library, talks about a new exhibit, "Marks of Genius." 14:39 -
Stephen Greenblatt
Air Date 06/27/2014Literary critic and author Stephen Greenblatt shares his new book, "Shakespeare's Montaigne." 18:38