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    Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop

    Author and political scholar Lee Drutman explored the causes of polarization in the United States and argued that the solution involves having more political parties. This event was part of …

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    The Bond King

    Mary Childs, co-host of NPR’s “Planet Money” podcast, talked about the career of PIMCO founder Bill Gross, who revolutionized the bond market in the during the 1980s. This event was part of …

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    Scarred and Cultish

    Sarah Edmondson (Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life) and Amanda Montell (Cultish) talked about the influence of cults in America. This event was part…

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    Looking Up

    Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci talked about his career, weather science and the impact of climate change on weather patterns. This event was part of the Fall for the Book festival held annua…

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    Discussion on the Presidency

    Stephen Farnsworth, author of Presidential Communication and Character,and former CNN analyst Bill Schneider, author of Standoff: How America Became Ungovernable, talked about their books.

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    Discussion on Recovering the Columbia Space Shuttle

    Co-authors Michael Leinbach and Jonathan Ward discussed their book, Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew.

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    The Last Englishmen

    Deborah Baker discussed her book, The Last Englishmen: Love, War, and the End of Empire.

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    Demon Camp and The Dark Net

    Jennifer Percy, author of Demon Camp: The Strange and Terrible Saga of a Soldier’s Return from War, and Benjamin Percy, author of The Dark Net, talked about writing prose.

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    The Assault on Intelligence

    Michael Hayden, former director of the NSA, talked about his book, The Assault on Intelligence.

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    American Phoenix

    Jane Hampton Cook talked about her book, American Phoenix: John Quincy and Louisa Adams, the War of 1812, and the Exile that Saved American Independence. She spoke at the 2014 Fall for the B…

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    Great Minds of the Harlem Renaissance

    Jeffrey Stewart and MaryLouise Patterson talked about Harlem Renaissance writers Alain Locke and Langston Hughes.

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    On the Frontlines of the Television War

    Cameraman Yasutsune Hirashiki talked about his work covering the Vietnam War for ABC News.

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    Real Native Genius

    Angela Hudson talked about her book, Real Native Genius: How an Ex-Slave and a White Mormon Became Famous Indians.

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    A House of My Own

    Sandra Cisneros, author of A House of My Own: Stories from My Life, delivered a talk after receiving the Fairfax Prize, which is awarded annually during the Fall for the Book festival in Vir…

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    Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder

    Claudia Kalb talked about her book, Andy Warhol Was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History’s Great Personalities, about the evolution in our understanding of mental health using the stories …

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    The Age of Em

    Professor Robin Hanson talked about his book, The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth, about what a robot-ruled world will be like. This event, part of the Fall for…

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    America's War Machine

    Molly McCartney, co-author of America’s War Machine: Vested Interests, Endless Conflicts, talks about the U.S. military-industrial complex and how it has changed since President Eisenhower w…

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    Celebrity in Chief

    Kenneth Walsh appeared at the Fall for the Book festival in Fairfax, Virginia, to discuss his book, Celebrity in Chief.

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    Havana Hardball

    Cesar Brioso talked about his book, Havana Hardball: Spring Training, Jackie Robinson, and the Cuban League.

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    The Peace that Almost Was

    Mark Tooley talked about his book, The Peace That Almost Was: The Forgotten Story of the 1861 Washington Peace Conference and the Final Attempt to Avert the Civil War.

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