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FORA.tv Blog - Aspen Ideas Festival 2008

2008-07-17T12:44:21Z

Stuart Schulzke, FORA.tv's Director of Content Development, discusses FORA's plans for the Aspen Institutes's upcoming Aspen Ideas Festival 2008.

Aspen Institute on FORA.tv:
http://fora.tv/partner/aspen_institute

Aspen Institute Home Page:
http://www.aspeninstitute.org/

Aspen Ideas Festival 2008:
http://www.aifestival.org/

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FORA.tv's Summer Reading List!

2008-07-09T12:58:53Z

Get to know the FORA.tv staff as they walk you through their picks for summer reading! Authors discussed include:

Walter Isaacson on Einstein: His Life and Universe
http://fora.tv/2007/04/20/Walter_Isaacson_on_Einstein

A.J. Jacobs - The Year of Living Biblically
http://fora.tv/2007/10/24/A_J__Jacobs_Year_of_Living_Biblically

Mary Roach on Bonk
http://fora.tv/2008/04/15/Mary_Roach_In_Conversation_with_Beth_Lapides

Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
http://fora.tv/2007/06/08/Khaled_Hosseini_A_Thousand_Splendid_Suns

Michael Krasny on Off Mic: A Memoir of Talk Radio
http://fora.tv/2007/10/18/Michael_Krasny_A_Memoir_of_Talk_Radio

Fareed Zakaria on The Post-American World
http://fora.tv/2008/05/20/Fareed_Zakaria_The_Post-American_World

Tom Wolfe on American Novels
http://fora.tv/2008/05/12/Tom_Wolfe_on_the_Journalistic_Approach_to_American_Novels

Raj Patel on Stuffed and Starved
http://fora.tv/2008/05/16/Raj_Patel_Discusses_Stuffed_and_Starved

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins
http://fora.tv/2008/04/07/A_Selection_of_Poems_by_Billy_Collins

Leslie Bennetts - The Feminine Mistake
http://fora.tv/2007/05/02/Feminine_Mistake

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Jeffrey Archer - Advice for Writers

2008-06-10T16:42:37Z

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Internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer offers advice for aspiring novelists.

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International bestseller Lord Jeffrey Archer addresses the Oxonian Society upon the release of his newest novel A Prisoner of Birth.

A former Member of Parliament who recently served two years in prison, Archer's bestselling novels include Kane and Abel, Sons of Fortune, and False Impression.

Jeffrey Archer was educated at Oxford University, where as a world-class sprinter he represented Great Britain in international competition. He became the youngest member of the House of Commons in 1969, was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1985, and was elevated to the House of Lords in 1992.

All of his novels - from 1974's Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less to 1991's As the Crow Flies - have been international bestsellers.

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Roger Housden Recites Rilke's "Sonnet to Orpheus Pt 2, XII"

2008-06-13T09:38:46Z

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Bestselling author and poet Roger Housden recites Rainer Maria Rilke's "Sonnet to Orpheus Pt. 2, XII."

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Roger Housden talks about "Ten Poems to Change Your Life Again and Again." Housden examines the simple joys in life while exploring love, loss, and the importance of embracing change. Through his appreciation of poetry, Housden inspires each of us to cherish life, treasure the world, and admire the clear beauty of words. He highlights the magic of poetry, and encourages readers to embrace a poem's words and feel their meaning. In doing so, Housden shows how poetry enables each of us to see the beauty of life and better understand not only the world around us, but also the world within us. Housden's choice of poems and his radiant essays provide an elegant and accessible passage into the sometimes daunting world of our truest emotions. Provocative and thought-provoking, Ten Poems to Change Your Life Again and Again is a book you will turn to again and again. - Book Passage

Roger Housden gives public recitals of ecstatic poetry from the world's great literary and spiritual traditions. He lives in Northern California with his wife, Maria. He is the author of nine books and is a lifelong student of the beauty of the word, including poetry. His previous books include Sacred America: The Emerging Spirit of the People and Travels Through Sacred India.

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Frank McCourt - Writing About Poverty

2008-06-15T21:30:03Z

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt discusses his experiences in writing about poverty.

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Frank McCourt discusses Angela and the Baby Jesus.

Frank McCourt, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angela's Ashes, discusses his latest work, Angela and the Baby Jesus. Marking a departure from his familiar memoir form, this Christmas tale - published in editions for both adults and children - revolves around the early years of the eponymous Angela, and her attempts to keep an effigy of the baby Jesus warm. Hosted by Sandip Roy of KALW's UpFront Radio, this conversation is sure to offer insight into one of the master storytellers of our time - Commonwealth Club of California

Francis "Frank" McCourt is an Irish-American teacher and author.

He received the Pulitzer Prize (1997) and National Book Critics Circle Award (1996) for his memoir Angela's Ashes (1996), which details his childhood as a poor Irish Catholic in Limerick. He is also the author of 'Tis (1999), which continues the narrative of his life, picking up from the end of the previous book and focusing on life as a new immigrant in America. Teacher Man (2005), detailed the challenges of being a young, uncertain teacher who must impart knowledge to his students. His works are often part of the syllabus in high schools. In 2002 he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Western Ontario.

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Tom Barbash Reads from Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"

2008-06-11T21:31:14Z

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Author Tom Barbash reads a selection from Jack Kerouac's influential 1957 novel "On the Road."

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"On the Road: The 50th Anniversary," featuring Robert Mailer Anderson, Eddie Muller and Tom Barbash.

Join Bay Area novelist Robert Mailer Anderson as he leads a celebration of Jack Kerouac's famous novel "On the Road: 50th Anniversary Edition." Kerouac's book was first published in 1957, and it has come to epitomize the spirit and ideas of the Beat Generation, which had its origins in San Francisco. Maybe a few lusty readings from the book will revive the spirit! - Book Passage

Tom Barbash is an American writer of fiction and nonfiction, educator and critic. He is the author of the novel The Last Good Chance and the bestselling nonfiction work On Top of the World: Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick & 9/11: A Story of Loss & Renewal. His fiction has been published in Tin House, Story magazine, The Virginia Quarterly Review and The Indiana Review. His cricitism has appeared in the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. He currently teaches at Stanford University, where was both a Stegner Fellow and a Jones Lecturer, at California College of the Arts, and at the Rainier Writing Workshop, a low-residency MFA program at Pacific Lutheran University. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Authors@Google: Matt Bai

2008-06-15T03:30:27Z

New York Times Magazine writer Matt Bai visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "The Argument." This event took place on October 26, 2007, as part of the Authors@Google series.

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Authors@Google: Dana Thomas

2008-06-15T15:31:04Z

Newsweek writer Dana Thomas visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to speak about her book, "Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster." This event took place on October 15, 2007, as part of the Authors@Google series.

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Authors@Google: Steven Pinker

2008-06-16T03:33:07Z

Renowned linguist Steven Pinker speaks at Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters about his book "The Stuff of Thought." This event took place on September 24, 2007, as part of the Authors@Google series.

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Authors@Google: Mark Penn

2008-06-16T03:33:06Z

Mark Penn speaks at Google about his book "Microtrends" on October 1, 2007. This event took place at Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters as part of the Authors@Google series.

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Authors@Google: Julia Flynn Siler

2008-06-17T21:30:03Z

Author Julia Flynn Siler discusses her book "The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on August 10, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA. For more from Julia Flynn Siler, please visit: www.juliaflynnsiler.com

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Authors@Google: Annalee Newitz & Charlie Anders

2008-06-17T21:31:33Z

Authors Annalee Newitz and Charlie Anders discuss their book "She's Such a Geek: Women Write About Science, Technology, and Other Nerdy Stuff" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 20, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Authors@Google: Daniel Solin

2008-06-17T21:31:34Z

Author Daniel Solin discusses his book "The Smartest Investment Book You'll Ever Read" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on August 9, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Authors@Google: Peter Gloor

2008-06-17T21:31:33Z

Author Peter Gloor discusses his book "Coolhunting: Chasing Down the Next Big Thing" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 9, 2007 at Google's office in Santa Monica, CA.

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Authors@Google: Rita Williams

2008-06-17T21:31:38Z

Author Rita Williams discusses his book "If the Creek Don't Rise" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 17, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Joyce Carol Oates - On Writing Characters

2008-06-17T21:31:35Z

http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1204

Critically acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates discusses how a writer develops realistic characters, using examples from her novel "The Gravedigger's Daughter."

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Joyce Carol Oates talks about "The Gravedigger's Daughter."

A family desperate to escape Nazi Germany settles in upstate New York, where the father is demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger an cemetery caretaker. What follows is a tale of unspeakable tragedy, as the gravedigger's daughter begins her astonishing pilgrimage into America, an odyssey of ingenious self-invention and bittersweet triumph - Book Passage

Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 19wr38) is an American author and the Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor in the Humanities with the Program in Creative Writing at Princeton University, where she has taught since 1978.

She serves as associate editor for the Ontario Review, a literary magazine, and the Ontario Review Press, a literary book publisher, both of which are edited by her husband, Raymond J. Smith.

Oates has also written under the pseudonyms "Rosamond Smith" and "Lauren Kelly."

Her most recent book is "The Gravedigger's Daughter."

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Authors@Google: Austin Grossman

2008-06-05T21:30:13Z

Author Austin Grossman discusses his book "Soon I Will Be Invincible" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 18, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Authors@Google: Alan Murray

2008-06-05T21:30:16Z

Author Alan Murray discusses his book "Revolt in the Boardroom: The New Rules of Power in Corporate America" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 18, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Authors@Google: Kasper Hauser

2008-06-05T21:30:13Z

Author Kasper Hauser discusses his book "SkyMaul: Happy Crap You Can Buy from a Plane" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 19, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Authors@Google: Keith Raffel

2008-06-05T21:30:07Z

Author Keith Raffel discusses his book "Dot Dead: A Silicon Valley Mystery" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 24, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Authors@Google: Robert Frank

2008-06-05T21:30:14Z

Author Robert Frank discusses his book "The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 23, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Authors@Google: Bill Niman

2008-06-05T21:30:18Z

Chef and author Bill Niman discusses his book "The Niman Ranch Cookbook: From Farm to Table With America's Finest Meat" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place on July 26, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Authors@Google: Jonah Keri

2008-06-06T09:38:36Z

Author Jonah Keri discusses his book "Baseball Between the Numbers" as a part of the Authors@Google series. This event took place Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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George Lakoff speaks at Google

2008-06-06T09:38:27Z

About his book "Whose Freedom? The Battle over America's Most Important Idea"

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Authors@Google: Floyd Landis

2008-06-06T09:38:24Z

Cyclist Floyd Landis visits Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his autobiography, "Positively False." This event took place on July 13, 2007, as part of the Authors@Google series.

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