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Upcoming Author Events and Conversations
Thursday, October 2, 2008, 5:30-7:00
My Father Said Yes: A White Pastor in Little Rock School Integration by Dunbar Ogden
Thursday, October 9, 2008, 6:00-7:30
Cracks in the Pavement: Social Change and Resilience in Poor Neighborhoods
Martin Sanchez-Jankowski
Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 6:00-7:30
Ecology: A Pocket Guide
Ernest Callenbach
Thursday, October 16, 2008, 6:00-7:30
Cathedrals of Science: The Personalities and Rivalries that Made Modern Chemistry
Patrick Coffey
Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 6:00-7:30
Is There a Doctor In The House?
Richard Scheffler
Thursday, October 23, 2008, 6:00-7:30
Strange Harbors: Two Lines World Literature, featuring translators:
Kareem Abu-Zeid, Rick London & Keith Ekiss
Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 6:00-7:30
Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970
Gordan Chang, Mark Johnson, Paul Karlstrom
Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 6:00-7:30
The Lightning Field
Kenneth Baker
Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 6:00-7:30
Total Cure: The Antidote to the Health Care Crisis
Harold Luft
Wednesday, November12, 2008, 5:30-7:00
Emma Goldman: A Documentary History of the American Years: Made for America, 1890-1901 : A Documentary History of the American Years: Made for America, 1890-1901, Volume 1
Candace Falk and Barry Pateman, Editors
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 5:30-7:00
Mama PhD
Caroline Grant, co-author/editor