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 2015_DC_NBF_PP_150905 | 9 | Natl Book Festival 2015 -- Politics and Prose Area |
| 2015_DC_Marra_151016 | 78 | Politics & Prose -- Anthony Marra ("Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories")
Anthony Marra - The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories
Marra’s stunning first novel, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, won the National Book Critics Circle inaugural John Leonard Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in fiction, and Politics & Prose’s inaugural Carla Cohen Literary Prize. His second... |
| 2015_DC_Ashes_150208 | 79 | Politics & Prose -- Aviva Kempner, Menachem Rosensaft, Michael Brenner, and Matt Nosanchuk ("God, Faith & Identity from the Ashes")
Aviva Kempner, Menachem Rosensaft, Michael Brenner, and Matt Nosanchuk - God, Faith & Identity from the Ashes: Reflections of Children and Grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors
Marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Rosensaft, general counsel of the World Jewish Congress, who has a... |
| 2015_DC_Carla_PrizeM_150516 | 55 | Politics & Prose -- Carla Furstenberg Cohen Literary Prize Winners (w/Atticus Lish and Bryan Stevenson) -- Miscellaneous
2014 Carla Furstenberg Cohen Literary Prize Winners:
Established last year by friends and family of the founding owner of Politics & Prose, this annual award recognizes two authors of first or second books, one fiction, one nonfiction. Join us to celebrate the exceptional work of Atticus Lish, author... |
| 2015_DC_Carla_PrizeP_150516 | 83 | Politics & Prose -- Carla Furstenberg Cohen Literary Prize Winners (w/Atticus Lish and Bryan Stevenson) -- Presentation
2014 Carla Furstenberg Cohen Literary Prize Winners:
Established last year by friends and family of the founding owner of Politics & Prose, this annual award recognizes two authors of first or second books, one fiction, one nonfiction. Join us to celebrate the exceptional work of Atticus Lish, author... |
| 2015_DC_Clinton_150924 | 29 | Politics & Prose -- Chelsea Clinton ("It's Your World")
Chelsea Clinton - It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!
In a book that tackles the biggest challenges facing us today, Chelsea Clinton combines facts, charts, photographs and stories to give readers a deep understanding of the world around them—and how anyone can make a difference.... |
| 2015_DC_Baldacci_151124 | 56 | Politics & Prose -- David Baldacci ("The Guilty")
David Baldacci - The Guilty:
Starting with The Innocent, Will Robie staked his claim as one of the most coldly efficient professional killers any government could have on retainer. On his fourth international mission, however, Robie chokes. He can’t pull the trigger. To go forward, Robie must go... |
| 2015_DC_Maraniss_150929 | 34 | Politics & Prose -- David Maraniss ("Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story")
David Maraniss - Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story:
Journalist, historian, biographer, and a Washington Post associate editor, the award-winning Maraniss has written critically acclaimed books on events including the Vietnam War and the 1960 Rome Olympics, and turned out thorough, even definitive... |
| 2015_DC_Waller_151025 | 45 | Politics & Prose -- Douglas Waller ("Disciples")
Douglas Waller - Disciples: The World War II Missions of the CIA Directors Who Fought for Wild Bill Donovan
Waller, a former correspondent for Newsweek and Time, and the author of A Question of Loyalty and other books of military and intelligence history, follows up his biography of Wild Bill Donovan... |
| 2015_DC_Hart_150720 | 68 | Politics & Prose -- Gary Hart ("Republic of Conscience")
Gary Hart - The Republic of Conscience:
Hart, Colorado senator from 1975 to 1987 and currently the U.S. special envoy to Northern Ireland, is both a political progressive and a self-described “political…fundamentalist.” In his latest work of political theory, the author of The Courage of Our... |
| 2015_DC_Xi_Governance_150917 | 109 | Politics & Prose -- Gua Weimin, Di Dongsheng, and Ross Terrill ("Xi Jinping: The Governance of China")
Xi Jinping - The Governance of China:
In anticipation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States this month, Politics and Prose is hosting a special event at the store on September 17 featuring several Chinese authorities. Participants were:
* Gua Weimin, deputy director of the... |
| 2015_DC_Eisenberg_151120 | 70 | Politics & Prose -- Jesse Eisenberg ("Bream Gives Me Hiccups")
Jesse Eisenberg - Bream Gives Me Hiccups:
To accomplishments that include writing and acting in plays—most recently with Vanessa Redgrave—publishing in The New Yorker, and being nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Social Network, Eisenberg now adds a lively collection of short fiction.... |
| 2015_DC_Klein_151020 | 24 | Politics & Prose -- Joe Klein ("Charlie Mike: A True Story of Heroes Who Brought Their Mission Home")
Joe Klein - Charlie Mike: A True Story of Heroes Who Brought Their Mission Home
In his seventh book, Klein, author of the legendary Primary Colors and the award-winning Time “In the Arena” columnist, tells the inspiring story of Eric Greitens, a former Navy SEAL who was eager to put his military... |
| 2015_DC_Friedlander_151130 | 45 | Politics & Prose -- Judah Friedlander ("If the Raindrops United")
Judah Friedlander - If the Raindrops United: Drawings and Cartoons:
A stand-up comic and actor, Friedlander appeared in American Splendor and is best known for his work in 30 Rock. But he’s not just a multi-talented performer—Friedlander has written the karate primer, How to Beat Up Anybody, and he’s... |
| 2015_DC_Abdul-Jabbar_151031 | 61 | Politics & Prose -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ("Mycroft Holme")
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Mycroft Holme:
In his first novel for adults, the NBA-legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, author of On the Shoulders of Giants and, not-incidentally, a long-time fan of the Holmes mysteries, focuses on Sherlock’s older, smarter but, according to Arthur Conan Doyle, less industrious,... |
| 2015_DC_Explorers_Guild_151024 | 112 | Politics & Prose -- Kevin Costner, Jon Baird, and Rick Ross ("The Explorers Guild") w/Keith Donohue
Kevin Costner, Jon Baird, Rick Ross - The Explorers Guild: Volume One: A Passage to Shambhala
Costner, the actor, director, and producer, created The Explorers Guild with his Horizon co-writer, Jon Baird, who is a former editor of Harvard Lampoon and author of Day Job and Songs From Nowhere Near the... |
| 2015_DC_MasurMcP_150513 | 51 | Politics & Prose -- Louis Masur ("Lincoln's Last Speech") and James McPherson ("War That Forged A Nation")
Louis P. Masur - Lincoln's Last Speech: Wartime Reconstruction and the Crisis of Reunion & James M. McPherson - The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters
Lincoln oversaw the start of the Civil War but was not there for its end or, more importantly, for the Reconstruction of the... |
| 2015_DC_Art_of_RT_150109 | 106 | Politics & Prose -- Nick Galifianakis, Gene Weingarten, and David Apatoff ("Art of Richard Thompson")
Nick Galifianakis, Gene Weingarten, and David Apatoff - The Art of Richard Thompson
Named the Outstanding Cartoonist of 2010 by the National Cartoonists Society, Richard Thompson is best known for his syndicated series, Cul de Sac. But his work encompasses much more, and in this colorful career... |
| 2015_DC_Picture_Book_151108 | 109 | Politics & Prose -- Panel --"Too Good to Miss -- Picture Books for Older Readers" w/Julie Danielson, Jason Chin, Christopher Myers, John Parra, Chris Soentpiet, and Jacqueline Woodson
Third Annual Picture Book Panel: Too Good to Miss—Picture Books for Older Readers:
Two years ago, a spellbinding event with author and editor David Levithan and author Jacqueline Woodson made us eager to hear more conversations between major figures in children's and young adult literature. To create... |
| 2015_DC_Price_150302 | 56 | Politics & Prose -- Richard Price (writing as Harry Brandt) ("The Whites")
Richard Price (writing as Harry Brandt) - The Whites
Writing as Harry Brandt, Price has concocted a fast-paced literary thriller that pays homage as much to Melville as it does to today’s urban realities. Billy Graves has barely hung on in the NYPD since he accidentally shot a ten-year-old boy nearly... |
| 2015_DC_Reich_151002 | 67 | Politics & Prose -- Robert B. Reich ("Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few")
Robert B. Reich - Saving Capitalism: For the Many, Not the Few
Reich’s distinguished career spans three administrations, including a tenure as Clinton’s secretary of labor. He has been awarded the Vaclav Havel Foundation Prize for work in economic and social thought, and is the author of a dozen books,... |
| 2015_DC_McCloud_150206 | 110 | Politics & Prose -- Scott McCloud ("The Sculptor") w/Michael Cavna
Scott McCloud - The Sculptor
Would you sell your soul for art? Faust did, and in McCloud’s update on the deal-with-the-devil theme the young and ambitious David Smith, does too. This powerful and moving story by the award-winning comics artist follows Smith as he trades life-span for the ability to... |
| 2015_DC_Hess_150118 | 103 | Politics & Prose -- Stephen Hess ("Professor and the President")
Stephen Hess - The Professor and the President: Daniel Patrick Moynihan in the Nixon White House:
Having served in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, Daniel Patrick Moynihan may have seemed an unlikely choice to advise Nixon on social policies. Nixon brought the liberal academic on board shortly... |
| 2015_DC_Weiner_150730 | 41 | Politics & Prose -- Tom Weiner ("One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon")
Tim Weiner - One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon:
Director of the Carey Institute’s nonfiction residency program and an Anschutz Distinguished Fellow in American Studies at Princeton, Weiner has won the Pulitzer for reporting on secret government programs and the National Book Award... |
| 2015_DC_Stiles_151102 | 33 | Politics & Prose -- T. J. Stiles ("Custer's Trials")
T. J. Stiles - Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America:
Stiles won multiple awards for his debut biography on Jesse James. With his next work, The First Tycoon, a life of Cornelius Vanderbilt, he earned both the Pulitzer and the National Book Award. Now, in his eagerly awaited third... |
| 2015_DC_Cohen_150702 | 44 | Politics & Prose -- William S. Cohen ("Collision")
William S. Cohen - Collision:
Now running the Cohen Group, an international consulting firm, Cohen served as secretary of defense under Clinton and spent twenty-four years in public office in the Senate and U.S. Congress. He is the author of several books on race in America and has written on politics... |
| 2015_DC_Campbell_150215 | 65 | Politics & Prose -- W. Joseph Campbell ("1995: The Year the Future Began")
W. Joseph Campbell - 1995: The Year the Future Began:
What were you doing in 1995? If you were Bill Clinton, you were making the acquaintance of Monica Lewinsky. If you were a computer geek, you were on-line. If you lived in Oklahoma City, you may have witnessed the nation’s deadliest terrorist attack... |
| 2015_DC_Klobuchar_150908 | 50 | Politics & Prose @ Busboys 14&V -- Senator Amy Klobuchar ("The Senator Next Door")
Senator Amy Klobuchar - The Senator Next Door: A Memoir from the Heartland
The senior senator from Minnesota, Klobuchar was elected in 2006—the first woman to serve her state as a U.S. senator. Her forthright and often funny account of her career is as much a chronicle of politics as it is the story of... |
| 2015_DC_Captive_Cove_151101 | 61 | Politics & Prose @ Busboys Brookland -- Rebecca Goldfield, Matt Dembicki, Mike Short, and Evan Keeling ("Captive of Friendly Cove")
@ Busboys and Poets Brookland: Rebecca Goldfield, Matt Dembicki, Mike Short, and Evan Keeling - Captive of Friendly Cove: Based on the Secret Journals of John Jewitt:
Goldfield is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared on PBS and National Geographic. Her previous collaboration... |
| 2015_DC_Williams_150520 | 28 | Politics & Prose @ Busboys Takoma -- Cindy Williams ("Shirley, I Jest!") w/Jen Chaney
Busboys and Poets Takoma: Cindy Williams - Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life:
Williams, aka Shirley Feeney of the popular TV show Laverne & Shirley—which drew audiences of as many as 60 million—is as warm and funny on the page as she’s been on both the large and small screen. In her lively memoir, the... |
| 2015_DC_Kalman_151111 | 31 | Politics & Prose @ Busboys Takoma -- Maira Kalman ("Beloved Dog") w/Jane Mayer
@ Busboys and Poets 14th & V: Maira Kalman - Beloved Dog
Kalman’s distinctive artwork has graced untold numbers of The New Yorker and she’s illustrated books ranging from Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style to Michael Pollan’s Food Rules. Her own books are favorites of both young and adult readers... |
| 2015_DC_Manzano_150906 | 40 | Politics & Prose @ Busboys Takoma -- Sonia Manzano ("Becoming Maria")
Busboys and Poets Takoma: Sonia Manzano - Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx
Writer and recently retired Sesame Street star Manzano remembers her journey from a thoroughfare in the Bronx to the most beloved street on television. A colorful yet complicated childhood provided both... |
| 2015_DC_Hayden_150503 | 81 | Politics & Prose @ Busboys Takoma -- Tom Hayden ("Listen, Yankee!") w/John Angelos
@ Busboys and Poets Takoma: Tom Hayden - Listen, Yankee!: Why Cuba Matters
As Cuba and the U.S. look ahead to rapprochement, Hayden fills in the revolutionary background—of both nations. The author of the seminal Port Huron Statement and a former California state legislator, Hayden gives an... |
| 2015_DC_Bernard_151019 | 81 | Politics & Prose @ Busboys Takoma -- Warren Bernard ("Cartoons for Victory")
@ Busboys and Poets Takoma: Warren Bernard - Cartoons for Victory
World War II needed heroes on the home front as well as on the battlefields abroad, and many comic artists provided just that. Bernard, executive director of Small Press Expo, whose vast collection and vaster knowledge of comic art has... |
| 2015_DC_Smith_151009 | 91 | Politics & Prose @ GWU Lisner -- Patti Smith ("M Train") w/Maureen Corrigan
Patti Smith - M Train — at GW Lisner Auditorium
Musician, writer, poet—the artist known as Patti Smith is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has a record on the list of top 100 albums of all time. The French Ministry of Culture has declared her a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, and she... |
| 2015_DC_Axelrod_150211 | 121 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- David Axelrod ("Believer") w/John Dickerson
David Axelrod In Conversation with John Dickerson
David Axelrod has always been a believer. Whether as a young journalist investigating city corruption, a campaign consultant guiding underdog candidates, or as senior adviser to the president, Axelrod held fast to his faith in the power of stories to... |
| 2015_DC_McCullough_150511 | 70 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- David McCullough ("Wright Brothers")
David McCullough:
On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe what had happened: the age of flight had begun, with the first heavier-than-air, powered machine carrying a pilot. Who were... |
| 2015_DC_Barrymore_151103 | 97 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Drew Barrymore ("Wildflower") w/Scott Simon
Drew Barrymore In Conversation with Scott Simon:
Descended from Hollywood royalty and working as an actress before she could walk and talk, Barrymore has had much of her private life on display for the whole world to see. Now, at the age of forty, Barrymore has increasingly and deliberately withdrawn... |
| 2015_DC_Steinem_151028 | 123 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Gloria Steinem ("My Life on the Road") w/Maxine Waters
Gloria Steinem In Conversation with Congresswoman Maxine Waters
In her first book in over twenty years, Steinem—writer, activist, and organizer—offers a candid account of how her early years led her to an on-the-road kind of life, traveling, listening to people, learning, and creating change.
In My... |
| 2015_DC_Koppel_151112 | 88 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- Ted Koppel ("Lights Out") w/Robert Siegel
Ted Koppel - Lights Out: A Cyberattack, a Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath:
During nearly four decades with ABC News, the last two as Nightline anchor, Koppel has been a bureau chief and has served variously as a foreign, domestic, and war correspondent, winning numerous Emmy Awards in the... |
| 2015_MD_Barry_150506 | 45 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Dave Barry ("Worst Class Trip Ever")
Dave Barry - The Worst Class Trip Ever — at Takoma Library (MD)
Author and humorist Dave Barry’s rollicking middle-grade adventure takes place against a backdrop of D.C. s more famous landmarks. Wyatt and his best friend Matt have a run-in with some mysterious men on their class’s flight to D.C. and... |
| 2015_MD_Davis_Weing_150921 | 63 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Eleanor Davis & Drew Weing ("Flop to the Top")
Graphic Novelists Eleanor Davis & Drew Weing:
Husband-and-wife duo, Eleanor Davis and Drew Weing, will present their newest graphic novel for kids, "Flop to the Top," on Monday, Sept. 21 at 7 :30 p.m. The book, aimed at ages 4-8, tells the story of self-centered Wanda, a girl who thinks that she's got... |
| 2015_MD_Imaginary_Fred_151001 | 112 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers ("Imaginary Fred")
Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers - Imaginary Fred — at Takoma Park Library (MD)
Fred is an imaginary friend by nature: he becomes a companion to lonely children, one by one, until they no longer need him. Eventually, though, Fred begins to long for a friend who will stick around. When he meets Sam, has... |
| 2015_MD_Levine_150427 | 36 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Gail Carson Levine ("Stolen Magic")
Gail Carson Levine - Stolen Magic — at Takoma Park Library (MD):
Elodie is returning to Lahnt after her last thrilling adventure with the dragon detective Meenore and Count Jonty Um, an ogre, in tow. Although she’s excited to see home again, she’s anxious about how her companions might be received. But... |
| 2015_MD_Hinds_150223 | 48 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Gareth Hinds ("Macbeth")
Graphic Novelist Gareth Hinds @ Takoma Park Maryland Library
Artist Gareth Hinds, known for his critically-acclaimed graphic novel adaptations of classics like "Beowulf" and "Romeo & Juliet," will present his newest book, "Macbeth," on Monday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Hinds will talk about his process of... |
| 2015_MD_Hosler_150430 | 70 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Jay Hosler ("Last of the Sandwalkers")
Jay Hosler - Last of the Sandwalkers — at Takoma Park Library (MD)
Entomologist Hosler’s action-packed graphic novel depicts the tale of Lucy, a curious and tenacious scientist, who happens to be a beetle. She leaves New Coleopolis, her urban home at the edge of a vast desert in the protective shade of... |
| 2015_MD_Aguirre_150518 | 38 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Jorge Aguirre ("Dragons Beware!")
Graphic Novelist Jorge Aguirre:
Join us when artist Jorge Aguirre presents his newest graphic novel for kids, "Dragons Beware!" The book, aimed at ages 7-12, is a sequel to the popular "Giants Beware!" Politics & Prose will be selling copies of Aguirre's books, but the program is free and no purchase... |
| 2015_MD_Picture_Book_150903 | 65 | Politics & Prose @ Takoma Park Community Center -- Mac Barnett & Christian Robinson
Picture Book Creators Mac Barnett & Christian Robinson:
Join us on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. for a special evening with two award-winning picture book creators, writer Mac Barnett ("Sam & Dave Dig a Hole") and artist Christian Robinson ("Josephine" and "Last Stop on Market Street"). At the event, the... |