Bill Moyers Journal

<b>A companion volume to the Emmy Award</b><b>-</b><b>winning PBS® series-interviews with an essential voice in our national conversation (Brian Williams MSNBC anchor).</b><br> <br> This provocative and absorbing (<i>Star Tribune</i>) companion book to Bill Moyer's acclaimed PBS series invites readers into conversations with some of the most captivating voices on the scene today in what <i>Kirkus Reviews </i>calls a glittering array of discussions. From Jon Stewart on politics and media to Michael Pollan on food <i>The Wire</i> creator David Simon on the mean streets of our cities James Cone and Shelby Steele on race in the age of Obama Robert Bly and Nikki Giovanni on the power of poetry Barbara Ehrenreich on the hard times of working Americans and Karen Armstrong on faith and compassion Moyer's own intelligence and insight match that of his guests and their discussions animate many of the most salient issues of our time.<br> <br> With extensive commentary from Moyers marked by his customary respect intelligence curiosity humor and graciousness here are the debates; cultural currents; and above all lively minds that shape the conversation of democracy (<i>Booklist</i>).<br> <br> In an era of much instant and ephemeral talk it is a pleasurable thing to hold this 'book of ideas.' -<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br> <br> [Moyers] has always been about something beyond the moment. Or put another way while everyone else in the media has been exploring topography Moyers has been exploring geology. -<i>Los Angeles Times</i>