Thursday, March 5th
7:00pm, Rashid Khalidi, in SOWING CRISIS, suggests that, to end the current tensions in the Middle East, we must better understand the Cold War-era U.S.-Soviet rivalries in which they originated.
Friday, March 6th
7:00pm, Jedediah Berry’s remarkable debut, THE MANUAL OF DETECTION, features a quiet, methodical detective’s clerk who is unexpectedly promoted.
Saturday, March 7th
1:00pm, Al Kilborne researched WOODLEY AND ITS RESIDENTS, the latest addition to the popular Arcadia series. Woodley House, built in 1809, now serves as part of Maret’s school campus.
6:00pm, David Plotz, editor-in-chief of Slate, shares in the GOOD BOOK "what happens when an ignorant person actually reads the book on which his religion is based."
Sunday, March 8th
5:00pm, Ivo Daalder and I.M. Destler look IN THE SHADOW OF THE OVAL OFFICE to examine relationships between presidents, from John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush, and their fifteen national security advisors.
Monday, March 9th
7:00pm, In THE UNFORGIVING MINUTE, West Point grad, Rhodes Scholar, and Army Ranger Craig Mullaney details the realities and psychological effects of combat that he experienced as an infantry officer in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, March 10th
7:00pm, Bruce Jones, Carlos Pascual, and Stephen John Steadman recommend a conceptual foundation for global security of POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY that the U.S. can implement in collaboration with other world powers.
Wednesday, March 11th
10:30am, James Swanson’s thrilling adaption of Manhunt for young readers, CHASING LINCOLN’S KILLER, follows the conspirators and investigators though the aftermath of Lincoln’s assassination. Chock full of photographs, quotes, and other primary sources. Ages 10-14.
7:00pm, Philosopher and ethicist PETER SINGER offers THE LIFE YOU CAN SAVE, a seven-point plan for ending world poverty through personal philanthropy, local activism, and political awareness.
For the full March schedule, click here.
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