Isaac's Storm
Mr. Larson talked about his book Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, published by Vintage Books. The book chronicles the life of scientist and meteorologist…
3,183 viewsMr. Larson talked about his book Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, published by Vintage Books. The book chronicles the life of scientist and meteorologist…
3,183 viewsMaureen Dezell talked about her book Irish America: Coming into Clover, the Evolution of a People and a Culture, published by Doubleday. She explored common stereotypes of Irish-Americans, d…
315 viewsMr. Keegan talked about his book The First World War, published by Knopf. The book examines World War I from beginning to end and places the events in a historical perspective. After his com…
1,651 viewsProfessor Richard Tedlow talked about his book Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built, published by HarperBusiness. Through biographical essays the book c…
214 viewsMr. Klare discussed his book, Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict, published by Metropolitan Books. He predicted that limited resources such as oil and water will increasingl…
260 viewsThe panelists talked about the lives of Virginia Wold and Leonardo Da Vinci. They talked about the personal and professional achievements of the two people. Following their remarks, they ans…
598 viewsEric Brende talked about his book “Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology", published by HarperCollins. Mr. Brende moved with his wife to the Midwest in order to join a farming commun…
301 viewsThe guests talk about their book, Witness to America: An Illustrated Documentary History of the United States from the Revolution to Today, published by Harper Resource. The book is an antho…
183 viewsMs. Blumenfeld discusses her latest book, Revenge: A Story of Hope. It’s the story of Ms. Blumenfeld’s quest to find the men responsible for the shooting of her father in Bethlehem, in 1986.…
444 viewsMichael Waldman talked about his book, "My Fellow Americans". The book is a collection of the 43 presidential speeches the author considers most influential. Mr. Waldman discussed his experi…
79 viewsAuthor, Singer talked about his book, "Pushing Time Away: My Grandfather and the Tragedy of Jewish Vienna". The book is a biography of Mr. Singer’s grandfather David Oppenheim, a classical s…
146 viewsMr. Warraq talked about the book he edited, Leaving Islam: Apostates Speak Out, published by Prometheus Books. The book is a collection of essays by former Muslims from various countries wh…
965 viewsAuthor Jedediah Purdy speaks to his book Being America: Liberty, Commerce, and Violence in an American World, published by Alfred. A. Knopf. Mr. Purdy’s book looks at the way people around …
108 viewsMs. Lasky read from and talked about her book Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker, published by Candlewick Press. The book tells the story of how Walker survived the …
293 viewsProfessor Harold Bloom read from his book, Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children of All Ages, published by Scribner. The book is a collection of short stories and poems, mostl…
1,142 viewsContributors to the book Best American Essays 1998 read from their essays. Mr. Atwan moderated the readings. The series has been published since 1986. The event was held at the Brattle Theat…
259 viewsAt Brattle Theatre, Author Calvin Trillin talked about his 19th book, Messages from My Father, which focuses on the importance of his father in his life. He read several passages from the bo…
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