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Library of Congress Edward Tenner: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Edward Tenner discusses "The Efficiency Paradox: What Big Data Can't Do" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Border Lives: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Francisco Cantú presents "The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border" and Alfredo Corchado presents "Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries and the… Library of Congress Gordon S. Wood: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Gordon S. Wood discusses "Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in… Library of Congress Sea Creatures: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Juli Berwald presents "Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone" and Sy Montgomery presents "Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters… Library of Congress America's First Great Struggle for Racial Equality: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Brooks D. Simpson presents "Reconstruction: Voices from America's First Great Struggle for Racial Equality" and Isabel Wilkerson presents "The Warmth of Other… Library of Congress Sujatha Gidla: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Sujatha Gidla discusses "Ants Among Elephants: An Untouchable Family and the Making of Modern India" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in… Library of Congress James & Deborah Fallows: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk James Fallows and Deborah Fallows discuss "Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival… Library of Congress Tara Westover: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Tara Westover discusses "Educated: A Memoir" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Mark Bowden: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Mark Bowden discusses "Huê 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Monumental Decisions: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Brent D. Glass presents "50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.," Kristin Ann Hass presents "Carried to the Wall: American Memory… Library of Congress Storytelling with Connie Regan-Blake & Barbara Freeman 2018 · Talk An evening of storytelling with Connie Regan-Blake and Barbara Freeman. In the 1970s, the cousins were both working at the Chattanooga Public Library, Freeman… Library of Congress Oral History: Jeff & Gerret Warner 2018 · Talk An interview of Jeff and Gerret Warner by Stephen Winick about the folksong collection work of their parents, Anne and Frank Warner, and their own experiences… Library of Congress Imagination Library Story Time: The Little Engine That Could 2018 · Talk Especially for children up to age 5, this program featured "The Little Engine That Could." This program is presented by the Library of Congress and Dolly… Library of Congress Inside Baseball: Baseball Collections as Data 2018 · Talk As part of programming related to the Library's "Baseball Americana" exhibition, Library of Congress Labs hosted a collaborative flash build with JSTOR Labs… Library of Congress Primary Sources for Research on North Korea 2018 · Talk A panel discussion relating to providing practical skill-sets that can enhance and broaden a career in North Korea analysis and research. As nuclear anxieties… Library of Congress Villains to Be Vanquished: Envisioning the Enemy in the U.S.-Mexican War 2018 · Talk Erika Pazian gave an illustrated lecture on the visual imagery produced on both sides of the border during the U.S.- Mexican War (1846-1848). Library of Congress Digital Restoration Initiative: Reading the Invisible Library 2018 · Talk Progress over the past decade in the digitization and analysis of text found in cultural objects (inscriptions, manuscripts, scrolls) has led to new methods… Library of Congress Changing Cultural Landscapes in Latin America 2018 · Talk Luis Roniger (Wake Forest University) and Saúl Sosnowski (University of Maryland) discussed their book, "Exile, Diaspora and Return," which explores how… Library of Congress Kihara Hirokatsu 2018 · Talk Studio Ghibli writer, producer and director Kihara Hirokatsu discussed his experience in Japanese anime production and the inspirations for his latest… Library of Congress Trial of Captain William Kidd for Murder & Piracy 2018 · Talk Barbara Bavis discusses the trial of Captain William Kidd for murder and piracy. This trial is housed in the rare book collection of the Law Library of… Library of Congress George Washington's Copy of the Acts of the First Session of the First Congress under the Federal Constitution of 1789 2018 · Talk Nathan Dorn discusses George Washington's copy of the Acts of the First Session of the First Congress under the Federal Constitution of 1789. This title is… Library of Congress Trial of Richard Lawrence for His Assassination Attempt on President Andrew Jackson 2018 · Talk Robert Brammer discusses the trial of Richard Lawrence for his assassination attempt on President Andrew Jackson. This trial is housed in the rare book… Library of Congress The Politics of a Galaxy Far, Far Away 2018 · Talk A distinguished panel of scholars discuss how American politics and culture relate to themes within the Star Wars universe. Library of Congress Roads Taken: Jewish Peddlers & Their American Journeys 2018 · Talk Hasia Diner discussed her new book, "Roads Taken: Jewish Peddelers and Their American Journey." The talk was cosponsored by the Jewish Genealogy Society of… Library of Congress From the Mountains to the Sea: The Anne & Frank Warner Collection 2018 · Talk "From the Mountains to the Sea is a two-hour live presentation with multimedia, focusing on the Anne and Frank Warner collection, one of the great treasures… Library of Congress Europa Galante Concert 2018 · Talk Europa Galante performs under the leadership of violinist Fabio Biondi. The program includes works by Galuppi, Vivaldi, Reutter and Holzbauer. The concert… Library of Congress Eddie Bond & the New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters 2018 · Talk Eddie Bond is a 2018 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship honoree. In this concert he plays Old-time Appalachian fiddling he learned… Library of Congress Text Mining with the HathiTrust & Empowering Librarians to Support Digital Scholarships 2018 · Talk Arm librarians with instructional content and tools in digital scholarships and digital humanities. Enable librarians to build foundations for digital… Library of Congress An Evening of Sounds, Stories & Surprises with Jim Metzner 2018 · Talk Radio recordist, producer, host and writer Jim Metzner reviewed his more than 40 years of work in the world of radio and recorded sounds. Metzner discussed… Library of Congress Domes, Arches and Minarets: Islamic Architecture in America 2018 · Talk Acclaimed photo-journalist Phil Pasquini has examined 200 years of inspired Islamic architecture in America. Library of Congress Asian American Literature Today: Kundiman Spotlight 2018 · Talk Kundiman fellows R.O. Kwon and Hieu Minh Nguyen will read excerpts of their work followed by a moderated discussion with poet Gowri K. Presented in… Library of Congress Presidential Sites Summit 2018 · Talk Every four years the White House Historical Association (WHHA) convenes the Presidential Sites Summit, bringing together leading presidential historians to… Library of Congress Sattriya Dance Company with the Dancing Monks of Assam 2018 · Talk Performance by the Sattriya Dance Company with the Dancing Monks of Assam. Sattriya is a dance form which is more than 500 years old, and which comes from the… Library of Congress Hispanic Local History and Genealogy at the Library of Congress 2018 · Talk Learn how to research Hispanic local history and genealogy at the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Cómo aprender más sobre la historia local y la genealogía hispana 2018 · Talk Aprenda cómo investigar la historia local y la genealogía hispana en la Biblioteca del Congreso. Library of Congress Ancestral Voices Roundtable 2018 · Talk This panel discussion highlights a collaborative initiative to digitally restore, provide access to and curate the oldest recordings in the Library of… Library of Congress The Big Fella: Babe Ruth & the World He Created 2018 · Talk Bestselling author Jane Leavy presents her newest work, the definitive biography of baseball titan Babe Ruth. Drawing from more than 250 interviews, a trove… Library of Congress Syriac Chants & Aramaic Christianity in India 2018 · Talk Joseph J. Palackal discusses Aramaic Christianity, an essential component of India's religious diversity. Christian faith came to the shores of South India… Library of Congress John Cena Presents Elbow Grease 2018 · Talk John Cena reads his new book, "Elbow Grease," a fast-paced children's book starring a little monster truck with a lot of ambition. Library of Congress My Secret Autobiography: The Letters of Ballad Scholar Francis James Child to William Ellery Sedgwick 2018 · Talk Folklorist Michael Bell discussed ballad scholar Francis James Child. Beginning in 1846, soon after his graduation from Harvard College, Child -- a Harvard… Library of Congress Picturing American Folk Masters 2018 · Talk Photographer Tom Pich and folklorist Barry Bergey, co-authors of the recently published book "Folk Masters: A Portrait of America," discuss their… Library of Congress I Got a Song: A History of the Newport Folk Festival 2018 · Talk Journalist and author Rick Massimo discusses the history of the Newport Folk Festival, an American musical institution that began more than a half century ago… Library of Congress Art of the Hunt 2018 · Talk Wyoming-based folklorist Andrea Graham discussed her fieldwork among fishers and hunters in the contemporary American West and explores how these traditions… Library of Congress Disinformation & the Threat to Democracy 2018 · Talk Anne Applebaum discussed the challenge facing democracies from disinformation campaigns and what might be done about it. Library of Congress The Peacemakers with Bruce Jentleson 2018 · Talk Bruce Jentleson discussed his new book "The Peacemakers," which he researched while the Kissinger Chair in the Library's John W. Kluge Center. The book… Library of Congress Defining Italian-American Identity through Opera 2018 · Talk Davide Ceriani discussed his project, "Defining Italian Cultural Identity in American Urban Centers through Opera from Mass Migration to World War II."… Library of Congress Big Data and Its Impact on Democracy 2018 · Talk Martin Hilbert discussed the impact of big data, computational analysis and machine learning on the democratic process. In this conversation, Hilbert… Library of Congress The Future of Political Parties 2018 · Talk The U.S. has a growing number of citizens who do not identify with either of the parties that comprise our two-party political system. This panel discussion…