List of Booknotes interviews first aired in 2000

Booknotes is an American television series on the C-SPAN network hosted by Brian Lamb, which originally aired from 1989 to 2004.[1] The format of the show is a one-hour, one-on-one interview with a non-fiction author.[2] The series was broadcast at 8 p.m. Eastern Time each Sunday night,[3] and was the longest-running author interview program in U.S. broadcast history.

First broadcast
(with link to
transcript / video) 		Author Book Subject matter
January 2, 2000 and January 9, 2000Thomas KeneallyThe Great Shame and the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking WorldIrish diaspora; Irish migration to Great Britain; Irish Canadians; Irish Americans; Irish Australians; History of Ireland (1801–1923); Great Famine (Ireland)
January 16, 2000William Least Heat-MoonRiver-Horse: A Voyage Across AmericaTravel literature; The United States of America
January 23, 2000Isaac SternMy First 79 YearsMemoir/Autobiography; Classical music; Violins
January 30, 2000Robert NovakCompleting the Revolution: A Vision for Victory in 2000Conservatism in the United States; United States elections, 2000; United States presidential election, 2000; United States House of Representatives elections, 2000; United States Senate elections, 2000; United States gubernatorial elections, 2000
February 6, 2000Arthur HermanJoseph McCarthy: Reexamining the Life and Legacy of America's Most Hated SenatorJoseph McCarthy
February 13, 2000Arianna HuffingtonHow to Overthrow the GovernmentPolitics of the United States
February 22, 2000Cornel WestThe Cornel West ReaderEssays; African American studies
February 27, 2000Gina KolataFlu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It1918 flu pandemic
March 5, 2000David Haward BainEmpire Express: Building the First Transcontinental RailroadFirst Transcontinental Railroad
March 12, 2000Howard ZinnA People's History of the United States, 1492-PresentU.S. History; Populism
March 19, 2000Loung UngFirst They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia RemembersMemoir/Autobiography; Khmer Rouge rule of Cambodia
March 26, 2000John DowerEmbracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War IIOccupation of Japan
April 2, 2000Philip ShortMao: A LifeMao Zedong
April 9, 2000Tavis SmileyDoing What's Right: How to Fight for What You Believe In - And Make a DifferenceEssays
April 16, 2000Allen GuelzoAbraham Lincoln: Redeemer PresidentAbraham Lincoln
April 23, 2000Walter MosleyWorkin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of HistoryPolitics of the United States; Economics of the United States
April 30, 2000Ward ConnerlyCreating Equal: My Fight Against Race PreferencesMemoir/Autobiography; Affirmative action
May 7, 2000David WiseCassidy's Run: The Street Spy War Over Nerve GasHistory of Soviet and Russian espionage in the United States; Counterintelligence
May 14, 2000Stephanie GutmannThe Kinder, Gentler Military: Can America's Gender-Neutral Fighting Force Still Win Wars?Women in the military; Military history of the United States
May 21, 2000James PerryA Bohemian Brigade: The Civil War Correspondents - Mostly Rough, Sometimes ReadyHistory of journalism; The American Civil War
May 28, 2000David CrosbyStand and Be Counted: Making Music, Making HistoryMemoir/Autobiography; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; The Byrds
June 4, 2000Zachary KarabellThe Last Campaign: How Harry Truman Won the 1948 ElectionHarry S. Truman; United States presidential election, 1948
June 11, 2000Dan BaumCitizen Coors: An American DynastyCategory:Coors family; Coors Brewing Company
June 18, 2000Joyce ApplebyInheriting the Revolution: The First Generation of AmericansHistory of the United States (1789–1849); Timeline of United States history (1790–1819)
June 25, 2000Francis WheenKarl Marx: A LifeKarl Marx
July 9, 2000James BradleyFlags of Our FathersRaising the Flag on Iwo Jima
July 16, 2000Brooks SimpsonUlysses S. Grant: Triumph Over AdversityUlysses S. Grant
July 23, 2000Elizabeth TaylorAmerican Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. DaleyRichard J. Daley
July 30, 2000David BrooksBobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got ThereYuppies; American upper class; Meritocracy
August 6, 2000H. Paul JeffersAn Honest President: The Life & Presidencies of Grover ClevelandGrover Cleveland
August 13, 2000Jane AlexanderCommand Performance: An Actress in the Theater of PoliticsMemoir/Autobiography; National Endowment for the Arts
August 20, 2000Harry SteinHow I Accidentally Joined the Vast Right-Wing ConspiracyMemoir/Autobiography; American Left; Conservatism in America
August 27, 2000Ted GupThe Book of Honor: Covert Lives & Classified Deaths at the CIAThe Central Intelligence Agency
September 3, 2000Harold BloomHow to Read and WhyLiterature
September 10, 2000Lerone BennettForced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln's White DreamAbraham Lincoln
September 17, 2000Alan MurrayThe Wealth of Choices: How the New Economy Puts Power in Your Hand & Money in Your PocketThe New Economy
September 22, 2000Karen ArmstrongIslam: A Short HistoryIslam
September 24, 2000Michael PaternitiDriving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein's BrainAlbert Einstein's brain
October 1, 2000Nina EastonGang of Five: Leaders at the Center of the Conservative CrusadeBill Kristol; Ralph Reed; Clint Bolick; Grover Norquist; David McIntosh
October 8, 2000Diane RavitchLeft Back: A Century of Failed School ReformsEducation reform
October 15, 2000Rick BraggSomebody Told Me: The Newspaper Stories of Rick BraggJournalism
November 5, 2000Bonnie AngeloFirst Mothers
November 12, 2000William DuikerHo Chi Minh: A LifeHo Chi Minh
November 19, 2000Maya LinBoundariesMemoir/Autobiography; Architecture; Public art; Vietnam Veterans Memorial
November 26, 2000Murray SperberBeer & CircusCollege athletics
December 10, 2000Frank RichGhost Light: A MemoirMemoir/Autobiography; Broadway theatre
December 17, 2000Harvey MansfieldAlexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in AmericaAlexis de Tocqueville
December 24, 2000Robert PutnamBowling AloneSocial capital; Civil society
December 31, 2000Peter HitchensThe Abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Princess DianaHistory of the United Kingdom (1945–present)

References

  1. ↑ "'Booknotes' Afterword". The Boston Globe. 19 August 2004.
  2. ↑ Ellen Emry Heltzel (17 August 1997). "Books On TV, and a Host Who Listens". The Sunday Oregonian.
  3. ↑ Frank J. Prial (4 December 2004). "After Many Million Pages, 'Booknotes' Ends Its Run". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
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