The Book of Charlie
David Von Drehle’s neighbor in a Kansas City suburb was a centenarian named Charlie White, whose life is also the story of the last American century -- from the Jazz Age to the smartphone. H…
849 viewsDavid Von Drehle’s neighbor in a Kansas City suburb was a centenarian named Charlie White, whose life is also the story of the last American century -- from the Jazz Age to the smartphone. H…
849 viewsAfghanistan War veteran Jason Kander, who served in the Missouri state legislature and as Missouri’s secretary of state, talked about living with PTSD and how it affected his run for mayor o…
481 viewsJeff Guinn talked about his book Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde (Simon and Schuster; March 10, 2009). He used many unpublished sources to present a history of t…
2,597 viewsMichio Kaku talked about his book, The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind, in which he discusses the latest advances in brain science. He s…
3,848 viewsJack Cashill talked about his book, Sucker Punch: The Hard Left Hook that Dazed Ali and Killed King’s Dream, published by Nelson Current. Mr. Cashill described the life of boxer Muhammad Ali…
822 viewsLou Dobbs talked about his book War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War on the American Dream and How to Fight Back, published b…
243 viewsJack Cashill talked about his book Hoodwinked: How Intellectual Hucksters Have Hijacked American Culture, published by Nelson Current. In the book he describes Margaret Mead, Alex Haley, an…
1,301 viewsAuthor Jack Cashill spoke about his book Ron Brown’s Body: How One Man’s Death Saved the Clinton Presidency, published by WND Books. The book examined Ron Brown’s career as President Bill C…
3,329 viewsProfessor Le Beau discussed his book The Atheist: Madalyn Murray O’Hair, published by NYU Press. His biography of the woman who founded the American Atheists tells the story behind Madalyn …
644 viewsWilliam Least Heat-Moon talked about his book River-Horse, a chronicle of his travels along America’s rivers and canals. He shared stories of the people he met and the waters he encountered…
355 viewsMs. Dodson talked about her book, The Mother-Daughter Book Club: How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Come Together to Talk, Laugh and Learn Through Their Love of Reading, published by Harper …
660 viewsBob Ortega talked about his book, In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and How Wal-Mart is Devouring America, published by Times Books. The book paints a picture of Sam Walton as …
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