Lectures and history is taking a break this week, so instead we're sharing an episode of America's Book Club.

It's hosted by David Rubenstein, and it's all about big conversations with authors, policymakers, business leaders, and cultural voices.

They dig into the ideas that shaped America's past,

take a hard look at where we are now, and think about where we're headed next.

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From the nation's iconic libraries and institutions, America's book club takes you on a powerful

journey of ideas, exploring the lives and inspiration of writers who have defined the country

in conversation with civic leader and author David Rubenstein.

As a young boy growing up in Baltimore, I went to my local library and was inspired to read as many books as I could. Hopefully people will enjoy hearing from these authors and hopefully they want to read more.

Now, from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., bestselling author, Beverly Gage, a professor of American history at Yale.

Her book, G. Mann, J. Edgar Hoover and The Making of the American Century received numerous

literary awards and prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Her most recent book is,

This Land is Your Land, a road trip through U.S. history.

Join us now for a stimulating conversation between Beverly Gage and our host, David Rubenstein.

Well, today we're going to be in conversation with Beverly Gage about her incredible number of books that I've won prizes and about her life as a historian, including her most recent book, This Land is Your Land.

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