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MONDAY:
CBS News' Bob Schieffer talks about Bob Schieffer's America at Politics and Prose. Sounds like an episode of Sliders where Jerry O'Connell jumps into a dimension in which Schieffer has become president and he commands an army of cybernetic men in order to suppress all original thought. Or was that Dr. Who? 7 p.m.
Linn Ullmann — author of Stella Descending and the daughter of legendary director, screenwriter, and author Ingmar Bergman — will be at the Olsson's in Dupont Circle to talk about her latest novel, A Blessed Child. 7 p.m.
As part of the Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival, which runs until Sept. 24, Adam Langer will speak at the Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center about his latest book, Ellington Boulevard. For more information about the festival visit their web site. $6, 8 p.m.
Laura Wittern-Keller and Raymond J. Haberski Jr. will join Judge Thomas Ambro from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to talk about The Miracle Case: Film Censorship and the Supreme Court at the Newseum's Knight Conference Center. 6 p.m.
TUESDAY:
Rinku Sen and Fekkak Mamdouh will be at the Busboys and Poets in D.C. to discuss and sign copies of their new book, The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization. 6 p.m.
Thomas Hager makes an appearance at the Olsson's in Dupont Circle to discuss his latest book, The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler. 7 p.m.
Michael Scott will be at Politics and Prose to talk about his novel, The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. 10:30 a.m.
Philanthropist Edgar Bronfman will hold a conversation with Wayne Firestone, president of Hillel International, at the Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center about Hope, Not Fear: A Path to Jewish Renaissance. $9, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY:
Rabbi David J. Wolpe and Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic Magazine will be at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue to discuss Wolpe's Why Faith Matters, a look at religion and its value in the modern world. The cost of the event is $6, or receive two free tickets with the purchase of the book from Politics & Prose. 7 p.m.
Roger Bennett will make an appearance at Mocha Hut to discuss the book Camp Camp: Where Fantasy Island Meets Lord of the Flies, Bennett's love letter to summer camp. Thinking of summer camp reminds us of our days watching the kids at Camp Anawanna, days that we hold in our hearts. 8 p.m.
David Carr will be at the Olsson's in Dupont Circle to talk about his years as an addict and his journey from crack-house regular to regular columnist for The New York Times, all part of his book The Night of the Gun: A Reporter Investigates the Darkest Story of His Life — His Own. 7 p.m.
THURSDAY:
Philip and Alice Shabecoff, two veteran environmental journalists, will make an appearance at Politics and Prose to talk about Poisoned Profits, an examination of industrial toxins and their link to the rise in childhood disease and death. 7 p.m.
Peter Manseau and Janet Kirchheimer will be at Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center to talk about their respective books, Songs for the Butcher's Daughter and How to Spot One of Us. The event is sponsored by The Helen and Milton Covensky Fund. $9, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY:
Kira Salak will speak at National Geographic's Grosvenor Auditorium about her newest adventure novel, The White Mary. 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY:
The Wall Street Journal’s deputy bureau chief for Middle East and Africa, Farnaz Fassihi, will be at Politics and Prose to discuss Waiting for an Ordinary Day: The Unraveling of Life in Iraq. 6 p.m.
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"Michael Scott will be at Politics and Prose to talk about his novel, The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. 10:30 a.m."
There's got to be a joke missed there...
On that note, I can't wait until 9 next Thrs night.
Connie Dobbs
As a graphic designer, I think it's excessive to have Bob Sheiffer's name at the top AND the bottom of his book cover art. I guess they're trying to push that it's an autobiography and maybe show it in serif and sans serif in case some lowest-common-denom has trouble processing Bodoni Condensed? Too much.
Connie Dobbs
After the Sliders, Dr. Who and Salute Your Shorts references, I didn't want people to think I'm obsessed with television. That said, I was tempted to include a joke about The Office. The guy's name is Michael Scott!
To be fair, the working title was, "Bob Schieffer's America, by Bob Schieffer (American) (No relation to Bob Schieffer (Miserable Fat Belgian Bastard)).