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Ian Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of Wor…

Jean Strouse talked about her biography of J. Pierpont Morgan, Morgan: American Financier, published by Random House. She talked about Morgan’s career as the founder of General Electric, U.S…

Ms. Strouse talked about her book Morgan: American Financier. The book focused on the life of American businessmen J.P. Morgan and his business pursuits. She also spoke about Morgan’s art co…

The panel of award-winning biographers talked about the highs and lows of writing biographies and shared stories about working on their famous subjects. Mr. Caro wrote Master of the Senate: …

Ms. Strouse and Mr. Nasaw discussed their biographies of two important and influential figures in American history. Ms. Strouse is the author of a book on banker J. Pierpont Morgan, an…

Participating by satellite connection, Ms. Strouse, author of Morgan: American Financier, described the career of business leader J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913.) Morgan was a powerful indus…

Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award read excerpts from their submissions. Awards were then presented for five categories: general nonfiction, criticism, poetry, biography/au…

Author Jean Strouse talked about and read from her book Morgan: American Financier, which has been nominated for an award in the biography category. The book is focused on Morgan’s investme…

Brian Lamb moderated a panel of authors who discussed their biographies of industry leaders. Margaret Davis described her book Dark Side of Fortune: Triumph and Scandal in the Life of Oil Ty…