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NPC Headliners Book Event: Jill Abramson - "Merchants of Truth"
Award-winning journalist Jill Abramson, former executive editor of The New York Times, will deliver an insider’s look at the transformation of journalism and the business of news at a Headliners breakfast conversation on Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. in the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Restaurant. Abramson will discuss and sign her new book, “Merchants of Truth: The Business of News and the Fight for Facts.” Doors open with a light breakfast of assorted pastries, coffee and tea at 8:30 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Tickets cost $10 for members and $15 for non-members. When…
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Jesse J. Holland Shares Superhero Novel Featuring The Black Panther
Just days after the release of the highly-anticipated “Black Panther” film, Award-winning journalist and author Jesse J. Holland will share his celebrated novel featuring the superhero, Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? at a National Press Club Headliners Book Event on Tuesday, February 27 at 6:30pm. In Black Panther Holland retells the classic origin of T’Challa, the original Black Panther who first appeared in American comic books published by Marvel Comics back in 1966, and updates it for the new century. This event will feature a discussion with the author, an audience question-and…
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Richard North Patterson
Richard North Patterson will discuss his new book, "The Devil's Light." A nuclear bomb is about to explode in a major city whose streets will turn bright with the light of a thousand suns. In his latest, brilliant novel, Richard North Patterson slips into the minds of the mad and messianic and explores what it will mean for all of us if we allow an apocalyptic nightmare to become tomorrow's history-bending reality. Patterson does it again with his gripping storytelling, as "The Devil's Light" grabs you from the first page. The author graduated in 1968 from Ohio Wesleyan University and in 1971…
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Kim Barker
Kim Barker will discuss her book, "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan." Barker was an unlikely foreign correspondent—she did not own a passport, only spoke English, and knew little about Osama bin Laden or Islam. In the wake of 9/11, her bosses at the Chicago Tribune were looking to put reporters on the ground in the Middle East and Barker decided she was up for the challenge, and later being named the South Asia bureau chief for the Chicago Tribune. “The Taliban Shuffle” is her account of the 8 years she spent reporting on the “forgotten war” in Afghanistan and…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Alexander Nazaryan - "The Best People"
Alexander Nazaryan, the national affairs correspondent for Yahoo, will discuss his new book, “The Best People: Trump’s Cabinet and the Siege on Washington,” as part of a discussion with Republican political strategist Rick Wilson at a National Press Club Headliners event at 6:30 pm on June 27. In “The Best People,” Nazaryan looks at President Trump’s cabinet over his first couple of years in office and the myriad of scandals, embarrassments and resignations that have arisen despite Trump’s campaign pledge to “make America great again.” With meticulous reporting from the highest levels inside…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Neil Irwin - "How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World"
Neil Irwin, senior economic correspondent for the New York Times, will share insights from his latest book, “How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World: The Definitive Guide to Adapting and Succeeding in High-Performance Careers,” at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Wednesday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m. In “How to Win,” Irwin, who writes about global markets and economic trends for a living, draws on original data, analysis and reporting to explain how the current economic climate is different, and why finding success in this new environment requires a new approach and a willingness to…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: Deborah Lee James - "Aim High"
As Secretary of the U.S. Air Force under President Obama, Deborah Lee James likes to say she essentially "served as “CEO” of a 660,000-person, $139 billion enterprise." In her new book, “Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Your Success,” Deborah Lee James draws on her experiences at the highest levels of the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as supporting research and stats from management consulting firm Bain and Company, to prove that her five-step approach to problem-solving can yield successful results in any setting. Deborah Lee James will share her insights and explain how others can "Aim…
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NPC Headliners Book Event: "Fight Like a Girl: The Truth Behind How Female Marines Are Trained"
When Lieutenant Colonel Kate Germano arrived at the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island, S.C., the Marine Corps’ all-women boot camp, she decided that if she was really going to improve the lagging performance of the female Marines under her command, she was going to have to try something new: raise expectations and push for tougher standards for female recruits. After just one year under her leadership, female recruits made significant gains in strength tests and retention rates, and achieved a passing rate for initial rifle qualification equal to that of their male…
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Christopher Scalia on the legacy of his father, the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Christopher J. Scalia, one of the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s nine children, will appear at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Tuesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss his father’s life and legacy, and what we can learn from the dozens of speeches and writings he left behind. Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived, edited by Justice Scalia’s son Christopher and one of the Justice’s former law clerks Edward Whelan, is a compilation of dozens of Justice Scalia’s speeches, some published for the first time, that range in topic and tone from…
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Sheila Tate shares new biography of Former First Lady Nancy Reagan
Sheila Tate, who served as press secretary to First Lady Nancy Reagan from 1981 to 1985, will offer a glimpse into the personal life of Mrs. Reagan in a discussion about her first book “Lady in Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan” at a National Press Club Headliners Event at 6:30 p.m. on April 4. As the First Lady’s press secretary, Tate was at Mrs. Reagan’s side during some of the most tumultuous and controversial moments of President Reagan’s first term in office, including his attempted assassination. Tate, who considered herself a close confidant of Mrs. Reagan up until her passing…
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