Thursday, July 17, 2008

PAST: BOOK TALKS this week at Politics and Prose, THURS, July 17th - WED, July 23rd at 7:00pm, Free

All talks are at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.

7/17, Thursday: Yale Law professor and novelist Stephen L. Carter will read from and talk about his latest thriller, PALACE COUNCIL.

7/18, Friday: Immigration is one of the issues under debate this election year; join us as Margaret Sands Orchowski helps put it into perspective with her book, IMMIGRATION AND THE AMERICAN DREAM

7/19, Saturday, 1 p.m.: The Cold War is over, but not all the attitudes it engendered. Hilton L. Root, a professor of public policy, presents some new ideas for foreign policy in his book, ALLIANCE CURSE

Saturday, 6 p.m.: Take A NUCLEAR FAMILY VACATION to the nation’s top-secret weapons sites with defense reporters Sharon Weinberger and Nathan Hodge.

7/20, Sunday, Unfortunately, the event with John Coyne for his novel, THE CADDIE WHO PLAYED WITH HICKORY, has been cancelled.

7/21, Monday: University of Chicago law professor Cass Sunstein will present NUDGE, his new study of how decision making can improve one’s life.

7/22, Tuesday: In OUT OF MAO’S SHADOW, former Washington Post Beijing bureau chief Philip Pan tells the stories of eleven individuals who have made a difference in China. For a recent New York Times review, click here.

7/23, Wednesday: Meet the blogger Christian Lander and learn about STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE.


Please see our Website for all events. For the July and August calendars, click here.


DIRECTIONS TO THE STORE

Politics & Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse
5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008

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