Books of Our Time:In-Depth Interviews with Authors

Larry Velvel, Dean of the Massachusetts School of Law, sits down with Dr. Arnold Relman to discuss Relman's new book on the American healthcare crisis: "A SECOND OPINION". The interview is 57 minutes and originially aired on Comcast CN8 television. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu.

Culture Matters

Books of Our Time host, Lawrence Velvel and Cultures Matters co-author Lawrence Harrison discuss the book's theme that culture affects dramatically the economic progress and standing of a nation/people.  What cultural aspects lead to enhanced economic prosperity or detract from it?  Is there sufficient evidence to back up such claims?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

 

Eisenhower and Churchill

Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author James Humes discuss Humes' book about the intersection of the lives of Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill.  Humes suggests that this partnership was largely responsible for the allied victory over the Axis powers in World War II.  He explores the similarities and differences between the two men and how the interacted.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

 

Beer and Circus

Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author Murray Sperber discuss his book on how big time sports, particularly football and basketball have negatively impacted institutions of higher education.  What is the proper role of college athletics?  Have they gotton out of hand?  Are academics being sacrificed for winning teams and greater incomes?

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

 

Food Politics

Books of Our Time host, Kurt Olsen and author Marion Nestle discuss the politics of the food industry, how these politics affect what foods we choose and which foods we have the options to choose.  Dr. Nestle posits that the politics of the food industry and its relationship to government needs to be understood so we can make more reasoned and beneficial choices.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

 

Ahead of the Curve

Books of Our Time host Lawrence R. Velvel and author Shane Crotty discuss his book about David Baltimore's career in the biological sciences. Baltimore, a Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist has contributed greatly in many fields including cancer and virus research.  His career has not been without controversy and that enters into this discussion.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

 

Making the Most of College

Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and Harvard Professor Richard Light discuss  the author's work over decades to analyze and document what can be done to improve the college experience for students and all involved.  He explores teaching, student affairs, student life and other issues critical to the success of all involved.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

 

Public Intellectuals, a Story of Decline

Books of Our Time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and author Richard A. Posner, a Federal Court of Appeals judge from Chicago  discuss the interesting decline of the number and possibly quality of "public intellectuals."  Judge Posner defines these as prominant people in a culture whose ideas and writings are spread beyond academic circles.  He believes that there is a trend for intellectualism to now be centralized in the academic settings and not generally as available to the public as were those of noted thinkers and philosophers of previous times.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video. Visit the Books of our Time homepage at www.booksofourtime.com

 

A Woman's Education

Books of Our time host, Lawrence R. Velvel and Jill Kerr Conway discuss her life in academia and the path from the Australian outback that led her to being a college president.  Ms. Conway has written several books, three of which are about her journey.  She provides wonderful detail about the difficulties as well as the successes in her struggle to be the person she knew she could be.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.

 

Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America, 2 of 2

In this second of two parts, Books of our time host, Lawrence R. Velvel interviews author and Harvard history professor William Gienapp about his carefully researched work on Lincoln and the Civil War.  they discuss well known events such as the innauguration address and much lesser known events related to Lincoln's attitudes and desires that shaped the Union during the Civil War.

The Massachusetts School of Law, located in Andover, Massachusetts, makes high quality, affordable legal education available to less privileged persons who are traditionally excluded from the legal profession. As part of its mission of providing high quality education and information for both law students and the general public, the Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public via television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit www.mslaw.edu. MSLAW podcasts are available from http://mslaw.libsyn.com/rss, for subscriptions, or http://mslaw.libsyn.com, for direct downloads. MSLAW videos are available from Google Video.