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• Friday

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  8:00PM EDTAfter Words Scott Pelley, "Truth Worth Telling"60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley discussed major news events he's…
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  9:00PM EDTAfter Words Jamil Jivani, "Why Young Men"Jamil Jivani examined the rise in violence committed by young men around…
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  10:05PM EDTAfter Words Anuradha Bhagwati, "Unbecoming"'Anuradha Bhagwati detailed her time in the Marine Corps and her efforts to…
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  11:05PM EDTAfter Words George Sorial, "The Real Deal"George Sorial discussed his time as an executive in the Trump…

• Saturday

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  12:10AM EDTAfter Words Richard Clarke, "The Fifth Domain"Former Bush administration Special Adviser for Cyber Security Richard…
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  1:10AM EDTAfter Words Scott Pelley, "Truth Worth Telling"60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley discussed major news events he's…
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  2:10AM EDTAfter Words Jamil Jivani, "Why Young Men"Jamil Jivani examined the rise in violence committed by young men around…
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  3:15AM EDTAfter Words Anuradha Bhagwati, "Unbecoming"'Anuradha Bhagwati detailed her time in the Marine Corps and her efforts to…
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  4:15AM EDTAfter Words George Sorial, "The Real Deal"George Sorial discussed his time as an executive in the Trump…
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  5:20AM EDTAfter Words Richard Clarke, "The Fifth Domain"Former Bush administration Special Adviser for Cyber Security Richard…
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  8:00AM EDTCarl Hulse, "Confirmation Bias"The New York Time's Carl Hulse chronicled the confirmation process to fill…
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  9:00AM EDTLyz Lenz, "God Land"Columbia Journalism Review contributor Lyz Lenz reported on faith and…
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  10:00AM EDTJohn McManus, "Fire and Fortitude"Military historian John McManus provided a history of the US army in the…
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  11:20AM EDTDale Beran, "It Came From Something Awful"Dale Beran profiles the counterculture online hub 4chan.…
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  12:30PM EDTInterview with David Rubenstein on the National Book FestivalBook TV talked with David Rubenstein, co-founder of the investment firm,…
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  12:55PM EDTVeronica Rueckert, "Outspoken"Former public radio host Veronica Rueckert offered her thoughts on how…
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  2:00PM EDTLiz Wheeler, "Tipping Points - How to Topple the Left's House of Cards"One America News Networks host Liz Wheeler offered her thoughts on how to…
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  2:45PM EDTInterview with Bassey Ikpi, "I'm Telling the Truth, but I'm Lying"Bassey Ikpi discussed her upcoming memoir that focuses on her mental…
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  3:00PM EDTRyan Grim, "We've Got People"Journalist Ryan Grim traced the growth of the progressive wing of the…
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  4:00PM EDTRobby Soave, "Panic Attack"Robby Soave, associate editor at Reason.com, discussed his book, "Panic…
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  4:15PM EDTSuketu Mehta, "This Land Is Our Land"Suketu Mehta talked about the global backlash against immigrants and…
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  5:30PM EDTAndrew Blum, "The Weather Machine"Journalist Andrew Blum explored the resources and technology used to…
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  6:30PM EDTMark Lee Gardner, "Rough Riders"Historian Mark Lee Gardner talked about his book "Rough Riders: Theodore…
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  7:00PM EDTZahra Hankir, "Our Women on the Ground"Journalist Zahra Hankir talked about the challenges that Arab and Middle…
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  8:00PM EDTPhilip Mudd, "Black Site"Philip Mudd, former deputy director of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center,…
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  9:00PM EDTHarriet Washington, "A Terrible Thing to Waste - Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind"Bioethicist Harriet Washington detailed how environmental hazards impact…
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  10:00PM EDTAfter Words Brent Bozell, "Unmasked -Media's War Against Trump"Media Research Center founder and president Brent Bozell argued that the…
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  11:00PM EDTEmily Guendelsberger, "On the Clock"Journalist Emily Guendelsberger talked about what it's like to work…

• Sunday

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  12:00AM EDTDavid Horowitz, "Mortality and Faith"David Horowitz discussed his life as a political activist, first as a 60's…
• 1:30AM EDTFree Minds Book ClubBookTV covered the Free Minds Book Club meeting which takes place twice a…
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  3:27AM EDTJoel Salatin, "Your Succesful Farm Business"Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farm in Virginia, discussed his book…
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  3:45AM EDTKim Wehle, "How to Read the Constitution--and Why"CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle offered her guide to reading and…
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  4:47AM EDTMark Skousen on author Jack LondonMark Skousen, founder and producer of FreedomFest, talked about the…
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  5:39AM EDTInterview with Samantha Power, "The Education of an Idealist"Former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, reflected on…
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  6:00AM EDTGuillaume Serina, "An Impossible Dream"Guillaume Serina reported on the circumstances surrounding the Reykjavik…
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  6:50AM EDTBurt Folsom, "The Myth of the Robber Barons"Hillsdale College's Burt Folsom discussed the rise of big business in…
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  7:45AM EDTDiscussion with Authors of Political MemoirsThe authors of forthcoming political memoirs discussed their books. They…
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  8:16AM EDTAuthor Discussion on DesegregationAuthors Hezekiah Watkins, Michelle Purdy, Natalie Adams, and Jelani Favors…
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  9:31AM EDTChatter on Books Podcast featuring David Epstein, "Range"Journalist David Epstein argued that it's more advantageous in today's…
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  10:50AM EDTSandra Bolzenius, "Glory in their Spirit"Former Army transportation specialist Sandra Bolzenius recalled the…
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  11:30AM EDTThe Communicators Scott KuporScott Kupor, managing partner at the venture capital firm Andreesen…
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  12:01PM EDTAfter Words Natalie Wexler, "The Knowledge Gap"Journalist Natalie Wexler argued that the U.S. education system can be…
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  1:00PM EDTEdward Hudgins, "Space"Edward Hudgins, author of "Space: The Free-Market Frontier," talked about…
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  1:52PM EDTJoel Salatin, "Your Succesful Farm Business"Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farm in Virginia, discussed his book…
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  2:10PM EDTChris Wilson, "The Master Plan"Chris Wilson, who was sentenced to life in prison at 18 years old,…
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  3:00PM EDTHarriet Washington, "A Terrible Thing to Waste - Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind"Bioethicist Harriet Washington detailed how environmental hazards impact…
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  4:00PM EDTDavid Horowitz, "Mortality and Faith"David Horowitz discussed his life as a political activist, first as a 60's…
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  5:30PM EDTInterview with David Rubenstein on the National Book FestivalBook TV talked with David Rubenstein, co-founder of the investment firm,…
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  6:15PM EDTEmily Guendelsberger, "On the Clock"Journalist Emily Guendelsberger talked about what it's like to work…
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  7:20PM EDTRobin Koerner, "If You Can Keep It"Robin Koerner, academic dean at the John Locke Institute, discussed his…
• 7:42PM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Gary PalmerRep. Gary Palmer (R-AL) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
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  7:45PM EDTImani Perry, "Breathe"Princeton University professor Imani Perry offered her thoughts on race,…
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  9:00PM EDTAfter Words Brent Bozell, "Unmasked -Media's War Against Trump"Media Research Center founder and president Brent Bozell argued that the…
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  10:00PM EDTSarah Parcak, "Archaeology From Space"Sarah Parcak reported on the use of technology in space to study…
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  11:01PM EDTDouglas Waller, "Lincoln's Spies"Historian Douglas Waller recounted the team of Union spies that provided…

• Monday

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  12:00AM EDTAfter Words Brent Bozell, "Unmasked -Media's War Against Trump"Media Research Center founder and president Brent Bozell argued that the…
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  1:00AM EDTZahra Hankir, "Our Women on the Ground"Journalist Zahra Hankir talked about the challenges that Arab and Middle…
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  2:00AM EDTDaniel Poneman, "Double Jeopardy"Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman argued for the expanded…
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  3:00AM EDTAfter Words Brent Bozell, "Unmasked -Media's War Against Trump"Media Research Center founder and president Brent Bozell argued that the…
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  4:00AM EDTKathleen Belew, "Bringing the War Home"Kathleen Belew discussed her book "Bring the War Home: The White Power…
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  4:55AM EDTChristopher Ketcham, "This Land"Journalist Christopher Ketcham reported on past and current conflicts over…
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  6:00AM EDTAnthony McCann, "Shadowlands"Anthony McCann recalled the group of protestors, led by Ammon Bundy, that…
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  7:30AM EDTMark Lee Gardner, "Rough Riders"Historian Mark Lee Gardner talked about his book "Rough Riders: Theodore…
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  8:30PM EDTSen. Mitch McConnell R-KY and Roy Brownell, "The US Senate and the Commonwealth"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Roy Brownell provided a…
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  9:20PM EDTJared Cohen, "Accidental Presidents"Jared Cohen looked at the eight Vice Presidents who became President due…
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  10:30PM EDTBrian Lamb, Susan Swain, Jeffrey Rosen, Michael Gerhardt, Robert Strauss, "The Presidents"Historians and contributors to C-SPAN's "The Presidents" book discussed…
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  11:45PM EDTAuthor Discussion on Political HistoryA discussion on political history from the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival…

• Tuesday

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  12:50AM EDTNancy Isenberg & Andrew Burstein, "The Problem of Democracy"Louisiana State University history professors Nancy Isenberg and Andrew…
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  2:00AM EDTSen. Mitch McConnell R-KY and Roy Brownell, "The US Senate and the Commonwealth"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Roy Brownell provided a…
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  2:45AM EDTJared Cohen, "Accidental Presidents"Jared Cohen looked at the eight Vice Presidents who became President due…
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  3:50AM EDTBrian Lamb, Susan Swain, Jeffrey Rosen, Michael Gerhardt, Robert Strauss, "The Presidents"Historians and contributors to C-SPAN's "The Presidents" book discussed…
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  5:15AM EDTAuthor Discussion on Political HistoryA discussion on political history from the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival…
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  6:20AM EDTNancy Isenberg & Andrew Burstein, "The Problem of Democracy"Louisiana State University history professors Nancy Isenberg and Andrew…
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  8:00PM EDTAlice Marie Johnson, "After Life"Alice Marie Johnson discussed her time in prison and President Trump's…
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  9:00PM EDTInterview with Saeed Jones, "How We Fight for Our Lives"Poet Saeed Jones discussed his forthcoming memoir.…
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  9:20PM EDTDeborah Lee James, "Aim High"Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James talked about heading up a…
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  10:20PM EDTDorothy Butler Gilliam, "Trailblazer"Dorothy Butler, who, in 1961, became the first African American reporter…
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  11:10PM EDTMichael Brendan Dougherty, "My Father Left Me Ireland"National Review senior editor Michael Brendan Dougherty offered his…

• Wednesday

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  12:40AM EDTJacqueline Jackson, "Loving You, Thinking of You, Don't Forget to Pray"Jacqueline Jackson and her son, former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.,…
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  1:45AM EDTAlice Marie Johnson, "After Life"Alice Marie Johnson discussed her time in prison and President Trump's…
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  2:45AM EDTInterview with Saeed Jones, "How We Fight for Our Lives"Poet Saeed Jones discussed his forthcoming memoir.…
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  3:05AM EDTDeborah Lee James, "Aim High"Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James talked about heading up a…
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  4:05AM EDTDorothy Butler Gilliam, "Trailblazer"Dorothy Butler, who, in 1961, became the first African American reporter…
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  4:55AM EDTMichael Brendan Dougherty, "My Father Left Me Ireland"National Review senior editor Michael Brendan Dougherty offered his…
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  6:25AM EDTJacqueline Jackson, "Loving You, Thinking of You, Don't Forget to Pray"Jacqueline Jackson and her son, former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.,…
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  8:00PM EDTJohn Lott, "The War on Guns"John Lott talked about gun control in America and the myths, he says, that…
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  8:50PM EDTEve Ewing, "1919"University of Chicago's Eve Ewing discussed her book "1919" and some of…
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  9:45PM EDT'Historians Susan Dunn and Michael Beschloss on President Franklin RooseveltHistorians Susan Dunn and Michael Beschloss offered their thoughts on the…
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  10:40PM EDTEtan Thomas, "We Matter"Activist, author, and former NBA player, Etan Thomas, talked about the…
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  11:35PM EDTHector Garcia, "Sex, Power, and Partisanship"University of Texas professor Hector Garcia explored why people hold…

• Thursday

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  12:20AM EDTJohn Lott, "The War on Guns"John Lott talked about gun control in America and the myths, he says, that…
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  1:10AM EDTEve Ewing, "1919"University of Chicago's Eve Ewing discussed her book "1919" and some of…
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  2:05AM EDT'Historians Susan Dunn and Michael Beschloss on President Franklin RooseveltHistorians Susan Dunn and Michael Beschloss offered their thoughts on the…
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  3:00AM EDTEtan Thomas, "We Matter"Activist, author, and former NBA player, Etan Thomas, talked about the…
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  3:55AM EDTHector Garcia, "Sex, Power, and Partisanship"University of Texas professor Hector Garcia explored why people hold…
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  8:00PM EDTDan Abrams. "Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense"Dan Abrams, ABC News chief legal affairs correspondent, recounted the…
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  8:50PM EDTCasey Cep, "Furious Hours"Casey Cep recalled author Harper Lee's attempt to write a true crime book.…
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  10:00PM EDTAfter Words George Will, "The Conservative Sensibility"Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will offered his thoughts on…
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  11:00PM EDTJared Diamond, "Upheaval"Jared Diamond discusses his book, "Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in…

• Friday

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  12:10AM EDTSonia Purnell, "A Woman of No Importance"Sonia Purnell recounted the life of Baltimore socialite turned spy…
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  12:55AM EDTDan Abrams. "Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense"Dan Abrams, ABC News chief legal affairs correspondent, recounted the…
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  1:45AM EDTCasey Cep, "Furious Hours"Casey Cep recalled author Harper Lee's attempt to write a true crime book.…
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  2:55AM EDTAfter Words George Will, "The Conservative Sensibility"Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will offered his thoughts on…
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  3:55AM EDTJared Diamond, "Upheaval"Jared Diamond discusses his book, "Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in…
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  5:05AM EDTSonia Purnell, "A Woman of No Importance"Sonia Purnell recounted the life of Baltimore socialite turned spy…