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Mark Feldstein - Poisoning the Press
Mark Feldstein talked about his book Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington's Scandal Culture. In his book he examines the feud between President Richard Nixon and investigative journalist Jack Anderson, He was interviewed at the 33rd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library and The SEED Foundation held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Leslie Dunton-Downer - The English is Coming!
Leslie Dunton-Downer talked about her book The English is Coming!: How One Language Is Sweeping the World (Touchstone, 2010). English has fast become the preeminent language in business, science, diplomacy, education, entertainment, environmentalism, and socializing. The portion of English speakers who are non-native is growing. Ms. Dunton-Downer uses the stories of 30 English words used and understood around the globe to show how the language has changed and spread. She was interviewed at the 33rd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim…
Type: Media
Kristie Miller - Ellen and Edith
Kristie Miller talked about her book Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First Ladies (University Press of Kansas, 2010). In her book she explores how President Woodrow Wilson's two wives influenced his time in office, drawing a close connection between personal struggle and political action. She was interviewed at the 33rd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library and The SEED Foundation held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Mark Halperin and John Heilemann - Game Change
Mark Halperin and John Heilemann talked about their book Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime. The political reporters tell the inside stories of the Obama, Clinton, and McCain and Palin campaigns in the 2008 presidential election. They were interviewed at the 33rd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library and The SEED Foundation held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Eugene Robinson - Disintegration
Eugene Robinson talked about his book Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America. In his book he argues that, through decades of desegregation, affirmative action, and immigration, the concept of Black America as a single entity with unified interests and needs has shattered into four distinct groups. He was interviewed at the 33rd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library and The SEED Foundation held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Martin Tolchin - Pinstripe Patronage
Martin Tolchin talked about the book he co-wrote with his wife, Pinstripe Patronage: Political Favoritism from the Clubhouse to the White House and Beyond. The book looks at the evolution of political patronage from the party boss days of New York's Tammany Hall and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's machine to the current "pinstripe patronage," which delivers outsourced services and no-bid contracts as rewards to campaign contributors. He was interviewed at the 33rd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library and The…
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Kim Eisler - Masters of the Game
Kim Eisler talked about his book Masters of the Game: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Firm. In his book veteran legal issues reporter Kim Eisler goes behind the scenes in mega law firm Williams & Connolly to explore the cases that have shaped policies in public and private sectors. He was interviewed at the 33rd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library and The SEED Foundation held Tuesday, November 9, 2010, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Wendell Potter - Deadly Spin
Wendell Potter talked about his book Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. Formerly a senior vice president for communication of CIGNA, he revealed behind the scenes of health care and showed the role public relationsplays on the political process of health insurance reform. He was interviewed at the 33rd Annual National Press Club Book Fair and Authors' Night, a fundraiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library and The SEED Foundation held Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Type: Media
The Madoff Chronicles
Brian Ross talked about his book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth (Hyperion; September 29, 2009). As chief investigative correspondent for ABC News, Brian Ross started investigating the greatest financial fraud in history when Bernie Madoff was arrested on December 11, 2008, for stealing fifty billion dollars. Included in the book are details of the relationship between Bernard L. Madoff and his wife Ruth, their motivations, the other people involved, and the contents of "Bernie's little black book" which Mr. Ross obtained from Mr. Madoff's secretary.
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Dying for Heaven
talked about his book Dying for Heaven: Holy Pleasure and Suicide Bombers--Why the Best Qualities of Religion Are Also Its Most Dangerous (HarperOne; November 3, 2009). In his book the professor of religion and adviser to the U.S. defense community reveals the fallacy of our country's three major assumptions about the motivations that lie behind terrorism. Professor Glucklich said that the greatest danger of religion is that it makes people happy by means of social integration, which could lead a person who does not feel integrated into any other recognizable group to do whatever the group…
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