Panel Discussion on the World Wars
Wil S. Hylton, author of Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II, and John Ross, author of Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age …
428 viewsWil S. Hylton, author of Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II, and John Ross, author of Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age …
428 viewsGary Krist talked about his book, City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago. He talked about a series of disasters in 1919 that threatened the dream of tu…
423 viewsAdam Hochschild talked about his book, To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918, which focuses on the now largely-forgotten opposition to World War I. He showed slides du…
643 viewsPhilip Gerard discussed his latest book, Secret Soldiers: The Story of World War II’s Heroic Army of Deception, published by Dutton. In it, Mr. Gerard writes about a once top-secret elite Ar…
638 viewsPanelists discussed the state of the book publishing industry and future of the book as a medium and prospects for those seeking publication. The panelists responded to questions from member…
467 viewsA memorial service was held for Carla Cohen, founder and co-owner of Washington D.C.,'s Politics and Prose Bookstore, who died on October 11, 2010, at age 74. Ms. Cohen started the bookstore…
560 viewsMr. King talked about his biography, In Search of Willie Morris: The Mercurial Life of a Legendary Writer and Editor, published by PublicAffairs. Mr. King, who has been a contributing editor…
481 viewsAuthor and Journalist, Jon Lee Anderson, talked about his book "The Fall Of Baghdad". Mr. Anderson gave an eyewitness account of the U.S. invasion of Iraq while reporting for The New Yorker…
150 viewsAntonio Mendez talked about his book The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA, published by William Morrow. The book describes the author’s twenty-five year career in the CIA, from …
439 viewsAuthor Avner Cohen spoke about his book Israel and the Bomb, published by Columbia University Press. He focused on the Israeli nuclear Program and the problems associated with construction. …
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