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Judith Thurman

The New York Times called Judith Thurman's Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette "a burnished, historically opulent, elegant, distinguished work

Event Date: Oct 28, 2007 11:00 PM

Jonathan Kozol: Letters to a Young Teacher

In these affectionate letters to Francesca, a first grade teacher at an inner-city school in Boston, Jonathan Kozol vividly describes his repeated visits to her classroom while, under Francesca’s likably irreverent questioning, he also reveals his own most personal stories of the years that he has spent in public schools.

Event Date: Aug 22, 2007 7:00 PM

Tina Brown, The Diana Chronicles

Celebrated editor and fellow Englishwoman Tina Brown, who knew Princess Diana personally, shows us that the key to what really made Diana tick was found in the women in her life. Ms. Brown will share information about some of the important women in Diana's life, from her sexually charged mother to the ultimate "other woman," Camilla Parker-Bowles. Pre-Order A Signed Copy

Event Date: Jul 10, 2007 7:00 PM

Alec Wilkinson, author of “The Happiest Man in the World: An Account of the Life of Poppa Neutrino

After being bitten by a dog in Mexico David Pearlman became so sick he thought he would die; when he recovered he felt like a completely different person, and renamed himself Poppa Neutrino. In this lively and thoroughly entertaining non-fiction account, New Yorker contributor Alec Wilkinson tells the life story of the eccentric Neutrino, a beatnik and street musician who successfully sailed a raft of junk across the Atlantic ocean, and has invented an unbeatable football play.

Event Date: Jun 12, 2007 7:00 PM

Toussaint Louverture: A Biography

Event Date: Jan 26, 2007 7:00 AM

Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles Davis

Event Date: Feb 23, 2007 7:00 PM

Finding Amelia: The True Story of the Earhart Disappearance" by Dr. Ric Gillespie

with Dr. Thomas King FN'02 & Russ Matthews MN'91 of the Washington D.C. Chapter

Event Date: May 07, 2007 6:00 PM

Joseph Franz: A Renaissance Man in the Twentieth Century

Book talk on Jo F. Humphrey's latest publication, Joseph Franz: A Renaissance Man in the Twentieth Century. There is no charge for this talk, but reservations are suggested.

Event Date: Jan 30, 2008 5:30 PM