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    Dereliction of Duty

    H.R. McMaster talked about his new book, Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies that Led to Vietnam. He outlined his arguments about why America lost…

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    An American Requiem

    James Carroll talked about his new book, An American Requiem: God, My Father and the War that Came between Us. It focuses on his relationship with his father, an Air Force general, and how t…

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    Middle East Issues

    Journalist and author Claude Salhani discussed his book Black September to Desert Storm: A Journalist in the Middle East which details the hardships of life in a war zone.

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    Vintage Reading

    Author Robert Kanigel talked about his new book “Vintage Reading: From Plato to Bradbury, A Personal Tour of Some of the World’s Best Books.” The book is a collection of essays.

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    Thread of Years

    Mr. Lukacs discussed his book Thread of Years which focused on twentieth century America through the eyes of a fictional character.

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    Striking Back

    Mr. Masters talked about his book, Striking Back: A Jewish Commando’s War Against the Nazis. It chronicles his experiences as a Jewish emigre from Austria who enlisted in the British Army an…

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    Toy Wars

    Author Wayne Miller talked about his new book, Toy Wars: The Epic Struggle Between G.I. Joe, Barbie and the Companies that Make Them. The book chronicles the competition between Hasbro and …

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    Official Negligence

    Lou Cannon talked about his new book, “Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the L.A.P.D..” In the book, he concluded that political, police and judicial…

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    Soft Edge

    Paul Levinson talked about his book, The Soft Edge: A Natural History and Future of the Information Revolution. It examines the role of information technology in decisive events throughout h…

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    Foreign Correspondence

    Foreign Correspondent Geraldine Brooks talked about her new book “Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal’s Journey from Down Under to All Over” at a Border’s bookstore in Bailey’s Crossroads, Vir…

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    End of Sanity

    Author, Martin Gross, gave a book talk at Borders Book Store in Stamford, CT. Mr. Gross spoke about his book, "The End of Sanity: Social and Cultural Madness in America". The book criticizes…

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    This Great Calamity

    Professor Christine Kinealy spoke about her two books, “This Great Calamity: The Irish Famine 1845-1852” and "A Death-Dealing Famine". The books examine the local and international effects o…

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    Desert Queen Book Discussion

    Members of a monthly book club met to discuss Desert Queen, by Janet Wallach. The book focuses on the life of Gertrude Bell, a contemporary of Lawrence of Arabia who helped to draw the bound…

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    Vonnegut Books

    Author Kurt Vonnegut talked to fans and signed copies of some of his works at an appearance to announce that his book, "Mother Night", will be made into a motion picture.

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    Hazardous Duty

    Colonel David Hackworth talked about his new book, Hazardous Duty: America’s Most Decorated Living Soldier Reports from the Front and Tells It the Way It Is. He criticized the military for p…

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    Washington Babylon

    Author/Journalist Ken Silverstein talked about his new book, “Washington Babylon,” which he co-authored with Alexander Cockburn. The book critically examines the ethics of Congress, the pres…

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    New Doublespeak

    William Lutz, Author, spoke about his new book, The New Doublespeak: Why No One Knows What Anyone’s Saying Any More. In it he argues that there is a communications crisis in the U.S. He read…

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