World champion debater Bo Seo offered his thoughts on how competitive debating can improve communication skills. Brookline Booksmith bookstore in Brookline, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
467 viewsAuthors Joanne Samuel Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox offered their thoughts on addressing poverty in America. This was a virtual event hosted by Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, Massachusetts…
471 viewsCasey Sherman and David Wedge discussed the capture, imprisonment, and death of Boston mafia boss Whitey Bulger. This was a virtual event hosted by Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, Massachu…
504 viewsKeith O’Brien recounted the personal stories of female pilots who broke into the male-dominated sport of airplane racing, which was popular in the 1920s and 30s.
4,127 viewsClara Bingham talked about her book Witness to the Revolution: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year America Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul, in which she recalls the social and …
1,445 viewsSusan Quinn talked about her book Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady, in which she examines the thirty year relationship between first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Asso…
2,385 viewsRoy Harris, Jr., talked about his book Pulitzer’s Gold: Behind the Prize for Public Service Journalism (University of Missouri Press; January 17, 2008). In the book he presents a history of …
727 viewsBen Mezrich talked about his book Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs - A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder, in which he looks at the rise of two Russian…
1,382 viewsDoug Most, deputy managing editor for features at the Boston Globe, talked about his book, The Race Underground: Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America’s First Subwa…
522 viewsLaurie Edwards talked about her book, In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America, in which she reports on the over 133 million Americans living with a chronic…
562 viewsJay Wexler examines ten of the more obscure clauses of the U.S. Constitution, scattered amongst the better known phrases throughout the eight thousand word document. These lesser referenced …
732 viewsJerry Avorn discussed his book Powerful Medicines: The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs, published by Knopf. He discussed methods used to analyze the benefits, risks, and eco…
125 viewsMs. Quinn talked about her book, Human Trials: Scientists, Investors, and Patients in the Quest for a Cure, published by Perseus Publishing. The book describes the struggle to find a cure fo…
71 viewsJulia Collins talked about her book, My Father’s War: A Memoir, published by Four Walls Eight Windows. She recited excerpts from her book that detailed her surroundings and experiences as a …
203 viewsAuthor/Professor Elinor Levy talked about her book, The New Killer Diseases: How the Alarming Evolution of Mutant Germs Threatens Us All, published by Crown Publishing Group. She said that …
170 viewsPeter Lovenheim talked about his book, Portrait of a Burger as a Young Calf: The Story of One Man, Two Cows, and the Feeding of a Nation, published by Harmony Books. In it, he chronicles his…
180 viewsIn this Book TV Preview, Julia Collins spoke about her book My Father’s War. Her father, Jerry Collins fought in WWII, and the book was based on stories he told her and letters he wrote duri…
50 viewsPagan Kennedy discussed her book "Black Livingstone". The author then took audience questions.
318 viewsAuthor Amir Aczel talked about his book, The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention That Changed the World, published by Harcourt. He said that the origins of the compass stretch back to ancie…
325 viewsMs. Horn talked about her book, Rebels in White Gloves: Coming of Age with Hillary’s Class -- Wellesley '69 published by Random House, which reviews the lives of Mrs. Clinton and her colleg…
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