While America Sleeps: A Wake-up Call for the Post 9/11 Era by Russ Feingold
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Former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold, defeated in 2010, speaks at the Commonwealth Club of California about post 9-11 America and his new book, “While America Sleeps.”
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Former PBS NewsHour anchor and executive editor Jim Lehrer speaks at the Commonwealth Club of California about his new book, “Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain.”
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Rin Tin Tin: The Life & Legend by Sue Orlean
Author Susan Orlean speaks about her new best-selling book, “Rin Tin Tin, The Life and the Legend” at the Twin Cities Jewish Book Fair at the St. Paul Jewish Community Center.
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The Time of our Lives: A Conversation about America by Tom Brokaw
Former NBC News anchor and author Tom Brokaw speaks at the Westminster Town Hall forum about his new book, “The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation about America.” It’s a reflection on the lost American dream and a search for possible solutions by looking at earlier generations.
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Drama: An Actor’s Education by John Lithgow
Stage, film, and television star John Lithgow sits down with Garrison Keillor to discuss Lithgow’s new memoir, “Drama: An Actor’s Education.” It’s an account of his life growing up with his father, a stage director, producer, and actor who immersed his son in the world of theater.
Lithgow, who had no intention of being an actor and instead dreamed of being a painter, shares the personal struggles he experienced along the way to stardom in this revealing memoir. More than just a story about himself, Lithgow’s book is a tribute to his most important influence: his father, Andrew Lithgow, the actor, producer and one of the few Americans who has produced every single Shakespeare play. Lithgow describes his father as a captivating and complicated man, who headed a family of six in a “gypsy-like” existence, moving almost ten times
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