A discussion on spy work and author John LeCarre from the 18th annual National Book Festival, featuring Kai Bird, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames; David Ignatius, The Quantum Spy; Joseph Kanon, Defectors; and Adam Sisman, John LeCarre: The Biography.
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A discussion on biography from the 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books that featured Jonathan Eig, Ali: A Life; John Farrell, Richard Nixon: A Life; Andrea Barnet, Visionary Women: How Rachel Carson, Jane Jacobs, Jane Goodall, and Alice Waters Changed Our World; and Adam Federman, Fasting and Feasting: The Life of Visionary Food Writer Patience Gray.
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James Comey discussed his biography, particularly the issues he faced as director of the FBI.
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She spoke on the History and Biography Stage at the 16th annual National Book Festival, held at the Walter E.
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Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight For Incarcerated Women; Scott Martelle, Detroit: A Biography; Ashley Farmer, Remaking Black Power: How Black Women Transformed an Era; and Nadine Strossen, Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship.
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They spoke on the History and Biography Stage at the 16th annual National Book Festival, held at the Walter E.
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William Rempel talked about his biography of Armenian-American business tycoon and movie industry mogul, Kirk Kerkorian.
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The PEN America Literary Awards, given annually since 1963, recognizes books in a range of categories; from biography and science writing to essays and poetry.
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Presentation of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Awards chosen by nearly 1,000 critics, authors,…
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Kitty Ferguson talked about physicist Stephen Hawking's life and work and the process of writing his biography.
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John Lukacs talked about his biography, George Kennan: A Study of Character, published by Yale University Press.
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Michael Waldman talked about his book, The Second Amendment: A Biography, in which he examines the history of the Second Amendment, which protects the right of individuals to keep and bear arms.
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Robert Weil, editor-in-chief and publishing director of Liveright, received the 4th annual editorial…
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Professor Stephen Kotkin continued his multi-volume biography of Joseph Stalin, with a focus on Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union in the years leading up to World War II.
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Professor Richard Aldous talked about his book Schlesinger, in which he recounts the life of Arthur Schlesinger, historian and special assistant to President John F. Kennedy. Mr. Aldous spoke with…
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Woodruff of Springfield, Missouri, in the Ozarks: An Encyclopedic Biography, in which he examines the accomplishments and impact of John T.
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Chris Matthews talked about his book about the life of Bobby Kennedy and responded to viewer questions and comments about his book. He spoke at the 2017 Miami Book Fair
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Walter Isaacson talked about his book Leonardo da Vinci, in which he examines the life of the Italian renaissance man. He spoke at the 2017 Miami Book Fair.
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Chris Matthews talked about his book Bobby Kennedy, in which he recounts the life of the former senator and presidential candidate. He spoke at the 2017 Miami Book Fair.
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Sidney Blumenthal talked about the second volume of his political biography of Abraham Lincoln, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol.
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