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Sylvia Nasar talked about her book on the history of economics, the study’s most influential theorists, and the intellectual pursuits that she believes have helped people all over the world.…

Sylvia Nasar talked about her book, Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius. She responded to telephone calls and electronic communications Ms. Nasar was interviewed while at the 11th an…

In Amartya Sen’s latest work he argues that a just society consists of more than just a government and citizenry that abides by agreed upon laws (as argued by philosopher John Rawls). He sp…

Panelists discussed writing bestselling science books. They talked about their work and reasons for their success. Bruce Lewenstein moderated the panel. The panelists also responded to quest…

The 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: …

Sylvia Nasar discussed her book A Beautiful Mind: A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994, published by Touchstone Books. The book chronicles the l…