Charles Mann, author of 1491, about the Americas before the arrival of Christopher Columbus, revisits the Americas afterward. The author reports on the European voyages that followed and the…
5,769 viewsCo-authors Alexa Koenig, Victor Peskin, and Eric Stover talked about their book, Hiding in Plain Sight: The Pursuit of War Criminals from Nuremberg to the War on Terror.
245 viewsGretel Ehrlich talked about global climate change. Ms. Ehrlich spent 20 years traveling to Greenland, observing the lives and cultures of the villagers and hunters there. In 2016, she travel…
612 viewsJill Lepore talked about her book, The Secret History of Wonder Woman, in which she examines the feminist underpinnings of the superhero Wonder Woman. In her book, the author reports on the …
2,628 viewsMoscow-based journalist Masha Gessen talked about her book, Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot, in which she profiles the feminist punk rock collective, Pussy Riot, whose cri…
1,340 viewsNorman Davies talked about his book No Simple Victory: World War II in Europe, 1939-1945, published by Viking. In his book historian Norman Davies questions common conceptions about World Wa…
1,622 viewsMr. Hansen talked about his book, The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Speech that Inspired a Nation, published by Ecco. This is the first book about Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech…
707 viewsFilm historian Steven Ross presents a history of politics and the film industry. Mr. Ross examines the impact that Hollywood has played on the American political landscape and profiles sever…
640 viewsLegal scholars spoke about the current make up and operations of the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as its future direction. They also talked about the growing influence of conservative legal t…
734 viewsParticipants spoke about the 40-year history of National Public Radio (NPR). Among the topics they addressed were the beginnings of NPR, how youth audiences feel about radio, Commenter Juan …
240 viewsLouise Steinman moderated a panel discussion on reading. The authors also responded to questions from members of the audience. Louise Steinman is the author of The Souvenir: A Daughter D…
612 viewsLouis Breger talked about his book, Freud: Darkness in the Midst of Vision: An Analytical Biography, published by John Wiley and Sons. He talked about the “vision” of some of Freud’s theorie…
790 viewsJournalists Nick Kotz and Karl Fleming reported on the civil rights movement during the 1960s. The men discussed their experiences in the segregated South in the 1960s and 1970s. Fleming tol…
226 viewsLouise Steinman was interviewed about her book The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father’s War, published by Plume.
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