Year Zero
Ian Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of Wor…
2,142 viewsIan Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of Wor…
2,142 viewsJean Strouse talked about her biography of J. Pierpont Morgan, Morgan: American Financier, published by Random House. She talked about Morgan’s career as the founder of General Electric, U.S…
1,992 viewsMs. Strouse talked about her book Morgan: American Financier. The book focused on the life of American businessmen J.P. Morgan and his business pursuits. She also spoke about Morgan’s art co…
504 viewsThe panel of award-winning biographers talked about the highs and lows of writing biographies and shared stories about working on their famous subjects. Mr. Caro wrote Master of the Senate: …
335 viewsMs. Strouse and Mr. Nasaw discussed their biographies of two important and influential figures in American history. Ms. Strouse is the author of a book on banker J. Pierpont Morgan, an…
162 viewsParticipating by satellite connection, Ms. Strouse, author of Morgan: American Financier, described the career of business leader J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913.) Morgan was a powerful indus…
700 viewsFinalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award read excerpts from their submissions. Awards were then presented for five categories: general nonfiction, criticism, poetry, biography/au…
588 viewsAuthor Jean Strouse talked about and read from her book Morgan: American Financier, which has been nominated for an award in the biography category. The book is focused on Morgan’s investme…
52 viewsBrian Lamb moderated a panel of authors who discussed their biographies of industry leaders. Margaret Davis described her book Dark Side of Fortune: Triumph and Scandal in the Life of Oil Ty…
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