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    Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II

    John Dower talked about his book, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II, published by W.W. Norton and Company. The book tells how U.S. armed forces transformed imperial Japan d…

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    Embracing Defeat

    John Dower spoke about his book, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II, published by W. W. Norton about the reconstruction of Japan. The book examines how American forces maint…

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    J. Anthony Lukas Prize

    Winners of the 2000 Lukas Prize discussed the craft of writing narrative non-fiction and how they approached the research for their books. The prize was named for Pulitzer Prize-winning auth…

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    2000 Bancroft Prize

    Faculty of Columbia University presented the 2000 Bancroft Prize to this years recipients. The winners gave brief descriptions of their books as well as discussed other topics relating to th…

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    National Book Awards Finalists Readings

    Finalists from various categories of the National Book Awards read from their works. Among the finalists were authors Paul Coates, Judith Thurman, Patricia Henley, Kimberly Willis Holt, Mark…

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    National Book Awards Dinner

    Comedian and actor Steve Martin hosted the National Book Awards dinner. Oprah Winfrey received a 50th Anniversary Gold Medal for her contribution to reading. Ms. Winfrey talked about her te…

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