THURSDAY:
Happy New Year! Jerrold M. Post will be at Politics and Prose to read from his latest book, The Mind of the Terrorist. Is there a more depressing way to start the new year than discussing the psychology of terrorism? Only in Washington. 7 p.m.

Cultural historian Jane Rhodes will be at the Olsson's in Penn Quarter to read from Framing the Black Panthers: The Spectacular Rise of a Black Power Icon. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY:
The president of the Brookings Institution, Strobe Talbott, will be at Politics and Prose to discuss The Great Experiment, Talbott's assessment of America's position in the world today. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY:
Lawrence E. Mitchell, a professor of business law at George Washington University, talks about The Speculation Economy at Politics and Prose. 6 p.m.