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 2007_DC_Allawi_070409 | 25 | Politics & Prose -- Ali A. Allawi ("The Occupation of Iraq")
Ali A. Allawi: "The Occupation of Iraq" (Yale Univ., $28): Allawi, who served postwar as minister of finance and minister of defense and is currently senior adviser to the Prime Minister of Iraq, offers a unique and valuable perspective in his critique of the occupation. Not only was there mismanagement... |
| 2007_DC_Marcus_070430 | 29 | Politics & Prose -- Amy Dockser Marcus ("Jerusalem 1913")
Marcus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who reported from Israel for seven years, has written a history of the rise of Zionist and Arab nationalism at the end of the Ottoman period and during the Mandate. The Wall Street Journal reporter sees two peoples whose aspirations were ultimately bound to... |
| 2007_DC_Ferguson_070614 | 29 | Politics & Prose -- Andrew Ferguson ("Land of Lincoln")
This delightful book defies definition. Ferguson explores, through his travels to Lincoln conferences and sites, the hold Lincoln has on the imagination of Americans: his words, his character, his accomplishments, and most of all the mythology.
The speaker was introduced by Mike Giarratano, events... |
| 2007_DC_Rooney_070110 | 18 | Politics & Prose -- Andy Rooney ("Out of My Mind")
The iconic 60 Minutes commentator is back with observations on topics as varied as breakfast cereal, marriage, and terrorism. Rooney will appear in conversation with Peter Osnos, founder and editor-at-large of PublicAffairs.
The speaker was introduced by Mark LaFramboise, from Politics and Prose. |
| 2007_DC_Bradley_070401 | 56 | Politics & Prose -- Bill Bradley ("The New American Story")
Senator Bill Bradley: "The New American Story" (Random House, $25.95). The former senator from New Jersey argues that two strong political parties are essential to our democracy. As he surveys the political landscape, he wonders whether the Democratic Party's reliance on charismatic leaders rather than... |
| 2007_DC_Manning_070415 | 24 | Politics & Prose -- Chandra Manning ("What This Cruel War Was Over')
Manning, an assistant professor of history at Georgetown, examines what slavery meant to Union and Confederate soldiers. Examining original sources—regimental newspapers, letters, etc.—Manning found that Union soldiers identified the freeing of slaves as a goal, in contrast to Confederate solders, who... |
| 2007_DC_Matthews_071005 | 57 | Politics & Prose -- Chris Matthews ("Life's a Campaign")
Chris Matthews "Life's a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me about Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success": During the lifespan of P&P, our longtime friend and supporter Chris Matthews has risen from political aide to TV superstar. In his new book, much like his earlier book Hardball, Matthews... |
| 2007_DC_Buckley_070405 | 26 | Politics & Prose -- Christopher Buckley ("Boomsday")
Christopher Buckley: "Boomsday" (Twelve, $24.99): Buckley, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, returns to Politics and Prose with another rollicking romp through Washington politics. His new political satire pits Twenty-Somethings against Baby Boomers, with a heroine who suggests that Baby... |
| 2007_DC_Eals_070815 | 75 | Politics & Prose -- Clay Eals ("Steve Goodman") (w/Tom Paxton and Saul Broudy)
In Steve Goodman’s short life, he made an incalculable contribution to American folk music (“City of New Orleans,” “A Dying Cubs Fan's Last Request”). Drawing upon hundreds of interviews, Clay Eals has compiled a one-of-a-kind chronology of this truly original, consummately talented singer-songwriter.... |
| 2007_DC_McCaig_070407 | 19 | Politics & Prose -- Donald McCaig ("Canaan")
Donald McCaig "Canaan" (W.W. Norton, $24.95): McCaig’s novels brilliantly marry history and fiction. Jacob's Ladder , his first, was an unsentimental story about the ravages of the Civil War in Virginia. His new book starts at the war's end and ends at Custer's Last Stand, with characters who reflect... |
| 2007_DC_Asim_070421 | 53 | Politics & Prose -- Jabari Asim ("The N Word")
Asim, op-ed columnist for the Washington Post, gives the definitive history of "the N word" from Thomas Jefferson's essays on slavery to current usage in hip-hop culture. Asim concludes that despite efforts to "reclaim" the word, it remains a slur, although its power can, rarely, be used for good.
The... |
| 2007_DC_McPherson_070228 | 32 | Politics & Prose -- James McPherson ("This Might Scourge")
James M. McPherson: This Mighty Scourge: America’s preeminent Civil War historian (Battle Cry of Freedom, Crossroads of Freedom) has gathered together a group of his essays—some previously unpublished—on the Civil War, including essays on General Robert E. Lee’s goals in the Gettysburg campaign, Lincoln... |
| 2007_DC_Gaines_070915 | 11 | Politics & Prose -- James R. Gaines ("For Liberty and Glory")
Barely over 20 years old, Lafayette became one of Washington's most successful generals. Separated by a generation, Washington was the age of Lafayette's father, they had a warm personal relationship, noteworthy because of Washington's reserve. They were men who made their times and were also made by... |
| 2007_DC_Dean_070914 | 27 | Politics & Prose -- John Dean ("Broken Government")
President Nixon’s White House counsel, John Dean, has created a successful post-Watergate career as a political analyst, commentator, and author. His new book examines the institutional damage he believes the Republican Party has inflicted on the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of... |
| 2007_DC_McPhee_070501 | 10 | Politics & Prose -- John ("Uncommon Carriers") and Martha McPhee ("L'America")
John McPhee ("Uncommon Carriers") and Martha McPhee ("L'America"). We are proud to welcome one of the grand masters of literature, John McPhee, in a joint appearance with his daughter Martha, a well-received novelist in her own right. She was described in a Washington Post review of L’America as a... |
| 2007_DC_Ackerman_070512 | 51 | Politics & Prose -- Kenneth D. Ackerman ("Young J. Edgar")
Kenneth D. Ackerman, "Young J. Edgar" (Carroll & Graf, $28.95): Attorney General Palmer chose his 24-year-old assistant J. Edgar Hoover to lead a series of nationwide “raids against terrorism” in 1919. Ackerman, a lawyer and writer, explains how Hoover was chosen immediately afterward to head the FBI,... |
| 2007_DC_Oliphant_071018 | 84 | Politics & Prose -- Pat Oliphant ("Leadership: Political Cartoons - The Bush Years")
Pat Oliphant's newest collection of sharp-witted cartoons tackles Bush's tenure in office, taking him and other leaders to task. Oliphant, a Pulitzer winner, is the most widely syndicated political cartoonist in the world.
Neither Democrat nor Republican is safe from the influential paintbrush of... |
| 2007_DC_Karasik_070801 | 24 | Politics & Prose -- Paul Karasik ("I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets")
With fanatic zeal, Karasik spent years tracking down and archiving the almost-forgotten comic book tales of Fletcher Hanks. They are uncanny tales from the golden age of comics, where the heroes have a penchant for poetic justice. Then Karasik gives us his powerful personal narrative of meeting Hanks’s... |
| 2007_DC_Atkinson_071004 | 24 | Politics & Prose -- Rick Atkinson ("Day of Battle")
"The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 " by Rick Atkinson. The second volume of the "Liberation Trilogy" is a harrowing history of the Allied campaign in Italy from July 1943 to June 1944. According to Atkinson's detailed account, the campaign was poorly planned and wracked with... |
| 2007_DC_Reich_070913 | 27 | Politics & Prose -- Robert B. Reich ("Supercapitalism")
Reich points out that capitalism may have triumphed following the end of the cold war, but democracy has weakened. America and many emerging democracies are stifled by corruption and "political domination by small elites." The challenge Reich sets forth is to involve citizens rather than companies in... |
| 2007_DC_Novak_070718 | 56 | Politics & Prose -- Robert D. Novak ("Prince of Darkness")
Journalist and pundit Robert Novak, the man who outed Valerie Plame, retraces his 50-year career in this no-holds-barred memoir. Novak is feisty and revealing as he recounts his political journey to the right, his spiritual conversion from secular Jew to Catholic, his battles with liquor, and his... |
| 2007_DC_Shrum_070620 | 28 | Politics & Prose -- Robert Shrum ("No Excuses")
Shrum got a large share of the blame for the losing Democratic presidential campaigns of 2000 and 2004. Now he promises to reveal the real reasons why the Kerry campaign didn't respond faster to the Swift Boat attacks, why Al Gore didn't let Bill Clinton campaign in 2000, as well as how Clinton got... |
| 2007_DC_Gunn_070421 | 79 | Politics & Prose -- Tim Gunn ("A Guide to Quality, Taste, and Style")
Tim Gunn, the popular fashion authority on Bravo’s hit show Project Runway, applies his trademark 'make it work' approach to personal style. From shopping to donning, his wisdom and advice will help you create your own look for every occasion. Also present was co-author Kate Mahoney.
The speaker was... |
| 2007_DC_Isaacson_070413 | 33 | Politics & Prose -- Walter Isaacson ("Einstein")
Using newly discovered historical papers, Isaacson, head of the Aspen Institute and author of biographies of Kissinger and Benjamin Franklin, skillfully weaves together the personal, scientific, and political aspects of Einstein’s life to create a portrait of a complex genius whose creative nature... |
| 2007_DC_Gibson_070817 | 27 | Politics & Prose -- William Gibson ("Spook County")
A continuation of Pattern Recognition, Gibson's ninth novel is a brisk tale of espionage and paranoia that also explores the sociocultural effects of emergent technology. The characters are colorful and unforgettable, ranging from an indie rocker turned high-tech journalist, to a Cuban-Chinese criminal,... |
| 2007_DC_Greenspan_070919 | 42 | Politics & Prose @ GWU Lisner -- Alan Greenspan ("The Age of Turbulence") w/Daniel Yergin
Alan Greenspan: "The Age of Turbulence" in conversation with Daniel Yergin (Pulitzer Prize-winning author). Alan Greenspan shares the story of his public life and his worldview. He discusses globalization, seeing the world as presenting citizens with enormous new possibilities but also enormous new... |
| 2007_DC_Alda_070925 | 76 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Alan Alda ("Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself")
Alan Alda is not only a fine actor; he is a fine person. His memoir Never Have Your Dog Stuffed was touching. His new book of essays adds a new dimension to our acquaintance with Alda, portraying a man who wants to find out what makes life worthwhile and to share his knowledge with others. |
| 2007_DC_Cohen_071025 | 72 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Amy Cohen ("The Late Bloomer's Revolution")
Amy Cohen imagined that by age 30 she would be juggling a career, a husband and two adorable children. But at 35, as she struggled to come to terms with the loss of her adored mother, she found herself fired from her job, dumped by her boyfriend and between apartments. The only thing that made her feel... |
| 2007_DC_Schumer_070207 | 40 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Chuck Schumer ("Positively American")
Schumer, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, played a pivotal role in the Democrats’ retaking the U.S. Senate in 2006. His new book details a proposal for keeping America safe and secure while increasing opportunities and financial security for a growing middle class.
This... |
| 2007_DC_Groopman_071105 | 60 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Dr. Jerome Groopman ("How Doctors Think")
Politics & Prose and Sixth & I present Dr. Jerome Groopman, professor at Harvard Medical School and chief of experimental medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. In "How Doctors Think", Groopman pinpoints the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He explores... |
| 2007_DC_Chabon_070523 | 73 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Michael Chabon ("Yiddish Policeman's Union")
A Conversation with Michael Chabon: The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder Boys and other novels will discuss the stylish menace of 1940s noir in a novel that imagines if Alaska, not Israel, had become the homeland for the Jews after World War II.... |
| 2007_DC_Brokaw_071119 | 110 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Tom Brokaw ("Boom!")
Politics & Prose and Sixth & I present Tom Brokaw, one of America's premier journalists, who will speak about his latest book, "Boom! Voices of the Sixties - Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today". In Boom!, Brokaw depicts a defining era in America as he brings to life the tumultuous sixties, a... |
| 2007_DC_Mailer_070326 | 28 | Politics & Prose @ Wesley United Methodist Church -- Norman Mailer ("The Castle In The Forest")
Norman Mailer: The Castle in the Forest (Random House, $27.95) In Conversation with Alan Cheuse (Author, Professor, and Book Commentator, NPR) The great Norman Mailer returns with a new novel, a fictional chronicle of Hitler's boyhood, told by a devil sent by Satan to nurture the nascent evil in the... |