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Authors talked about their books on politics and culture. They responded to questions from members of the audience. George Packer is the author of Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulen…

Taylor Branch talked about his book The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President (Simon & Schuster; September 29, 2009). In his book Taylor Branch recalls his eight years of priva…

The panel talked about the media coverage of the Middle East during the War on Terror. They also discussed the roles of political actors in the creation and propagation of militarized violen…

Paul Krugman talked about his book The Conscience of a Liberal, published by W.W. Norton. In his book he argues that America’s post-war middle-class society was not the product of a free-mar…

Garry Wills talked about his book Henry Adams and the Making of America, published by Houghton Mifflin. He spoke about the life of Henry Adams, the grandson of John Quincy Adams, including a…

Dava Sobel talked about her book Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love, published by Walker and Co. The book is about the heretical scientist Galileo Galilei, b…

Ms. Alexander talked about her book, The Endurance: Shackelton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition, published by Knopf. She talked about the failed 1914 attempt of Sir Ernest Shackelton to beco…