Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Library of Congress Science Safari 2004 · Talk The Science, Technology and Business Division hosted a day of hands-on science experiments and activities for an audience of students, teachers, parents and… Library of Congress The Royal Court Preacher and the Hebrew Book 2004 · Talk In his talk, "The Royal Court Preacher and the Hebrew Book: Early Enlightenment and Hebrew Publishing in Prussia, 1700-1750," Schmelzer examined the role of… Library of Congress Preserving Africa's Threatened Wildlife: Forest Peoples and Indigenous Knowledge 2004 · Talk Alden Almquist, anthropologist and 2003-2004 Kluge Staff Fellow, and Albert Lokasola, President of Vie Sauvage, Democratic Republic of the Congo, discussed… Library of Congress Haven to Home: An American Journey 2004 · Talk This live performance tells the stories of Emma Lazarus, an immigrant's daughter who became known as Lady Liberty's poet, and Irving Berlin, an immigrant who… Library of Congress Colombian Poets Armando Romero & Fernando Charry Lara 2004 · Talk Colombian Poets Armando Romero & Fernando Charry Lara read from their work. Romero reads from "Hagion Oros: El Monte Santo." Charry Lara reads from "Poesía… Library of Congress R.L. Stine 2004 · Talk R.L. Stine. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. R.L. Stine's writing career began at the age of nine when he wrote stories and… Library of Congress Richard Peck 2004 · Talk Richard Peck. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Richard Peck has written many novels for young readers. He is the winner of the… Library of Congress Kate DiCamillo 2004 · Talk Kate DiCamillo. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Kate DiCamillo lived in the South for much of her childhood and received her… Library of Congress Katherine Paterson 2004 · Talk Katherine Paterson. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Katherine Paterson has won many prestigious awards for her books for young… Library of Congress Barbara Taylor Bradford 2004 · Talk Barbara Taylor Bradford. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Barbara Taylor Bradford began her writingcareer as a journalist, first… Library of Congress Daniel Silva 2004 · Talk Daniel Silva. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Daniel Silva began his writing career as a journalist for United Press… Library of Congress Juan Williams 2004 · Talk Juan Williams. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Researchers. Teachers. Juan Williams is senior national correspondent for National Public Radio, contributing political… Library of Congress Azar Nafisi 2004 · Talk Azar Nafisi. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Researchers. Teachers. Born in Tehran, Iran, Azar Nafisi was sent by her parents to England at the age of 13 to finish… Library of Congress Patrick O'Connell 2004 · Talk Patrick O'Connell. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Patrick O'Connell is chef/owner of The Inn at Little Washington located in… Library of Congress Neil Gaiman 2004 · Talk Neil Gaiman. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Neil Gaiman has been one of the top writers in modern comics, best-selling… Library of Congress Natasha Trethewey 2004 · Talk Natasha Trethewey. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Natasha Trethewey is the recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim… Library of Congress Dana Gioia 2004 · Talk Dana Gioia. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia is an award-winning… Library of Congress Linda Pastan 2004 · Talk Linda Pastan. Recorded on 2004-10-09. Kids, Families. Researchers. Teachers. Linda Pastan is the author of "The Last Uncle," "Carnival Evening: New and… Library of Congress When Things Start to Think 2005 · Talk Neil Gershenfeld, the eighth and final speaker in this series, presented his concept, Internet Zero (0), and proposed a new infrastructure for the existing… Library of Congress Revolution in the Archives: The Future of Scholarly Publishing 2005 · Talk The seventh speaker in this special series, Edward L. Ayers, Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia,… Library of Congress Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden Ecology 2005 · Talk Eric Grissell, entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, gave a lecture and slide show on his book, "Insects and Gardens: In Pursuit of a Garden… Library of Congress At Day's Close: Night in Times Past 2005 · Talk Historian A. Roger Ekirch discussed his book, "At Day's Close: Night in Times Past," which examines the history of nocturnal activity in society in Western… Library of Congress No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society 2005 · Talk Robert O'Harrow, reporter for the Washington Post, discussed his book, "No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society." In his… Library of Congress Apples and Pears: The Body Shape Solution for Weight Loss and Wellness 2005 · Talk Marie Savard, a physician and women's health expert, lectured on her new book, "Apples & Pears: The Body Shape Solution for Weight Loss and Wellness." Library of Congress Dawn of the Space Age 2005 · Talk Dr. McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University, presented a lecture "Dawn of the Space Age"… Library of Congress Life Beyond MARC: the Case for Revolutionary Change in Library Systems and Services 2005 · Talk Roy Tennant makes a case for revolutionary change in the ways libraries do their business and make their offerings available to the public via the Internet. Library of Congress How About That! The Life of Mel Allen 2005 · Talk Stephen Borelli, baseball editor of USA Today Sports Weekly, discussed his new book, "How About That! The Life of Mel Allen," the first biography of Allen,… Library of Congress Got Game: How the Gamer Generation is Reshaping Business Forever 2005 · Talk John Beck presented a lecture on his book, "Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever," which offers groundbreaking insights into how… Library of Congress Lark in the Morning: The Verses of the Troubadours 2005 · Talk Robert Kehew discussed his recently published anthology of poetry of the French troubadours, "Lark in the Morning: The Verses of the Troubadours, a Bilingual… Library of Congress Beethoven: The Universal Composer 2005 · Talk Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris discussed his new book, "Beethoven: The Universal Composer." The Library's Music Division cosponsored the event… Library of Congress Capital Drawings: Architectural Designs for Washington, D.C. 2005 · Talk "Capital Drawings: Architectural Designs for Washington, D.C., from the Library of Congress" was published by The Johns Hopkins University Press in… Library of Congress Herbs in the Garden: Holly Shimizu 2005 · Talk Holly H. Shimizu, the executive director of the United States Botanic Garden, discussed the best ornamental herbs to grow in the Washington, D.C., area, ways… Library of Congress Sudan: A Nation in Turbulent Search for Itself 2005 · Talk Francis Deng, Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library of Congress' John W. Kluge Center discussed the African nation of Sudan. Library of Congress Despotism, Market and Confucianism in the Age of Wang Yang-Ming 2005 · Talk Ying-shih Yu, senior distinguished scholar at the John W. Kluge Center, discussed "Despotism, Market and Confucianism in the Age of Wang Yang-Ming… Library of Congress Whitman and Place 2005 · Talk The Library of Congress Manuscript Division presented a symposium titled "Whitman and Place," held in conjunction with the Library's exhibition "Revising… Library of Congress Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin 2005 · Talk Historian John Hope Franklin discussed his new autobiography, "Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin." Franklin, who helped redirect the… Library of Congress Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music 2005 · Talk Mark Katz, a professor at the Peabody Conservatory of Music at The Johns Hopkins University, discusses his book, "Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed… Library of Congress No Such Thing as Overexposure 2005 · Talk Robert Slater, author of "Inside the Life and Celebrity of Donald Trump" and "Jack Welch and the GE Way," spoke on writing about business CEOs. The lecture… Library of Congress Nation and Citizen in the Dominican Republic, 1880-1916 2005 · Talk The Hispanic Division, as part of their continuing lecture series, sponsored a talk by historian Teresita Martinez-Vergne, a contributing editor to the… Library of Congress Poet Laureate Ted Kooser Opens Literary Season 2005 · Talk Ted Kooser, in his second term as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, opened the Library's 2005-06 literary season with a reading… Library of Congress Retreat from Armageddon? Khrushchev, Kennedy, Johnson and the Elusive Quest for Peace 2005 · Talk Melvyn P. Leffler, Henry Alfred Kissinger Scholar in Foreign Policy and International Relations in the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress,… Library of Congress The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World 2005 · Talk Sir Richard Burton, one of the most intriguing figures of Victorian Era Great Britain, who was a daring adventurer, prolific writer, prodigious linguist and… Library of Congress A Dialogue on the 400th Anniversary of 'Don Quixote' 2005 · Talk "A Dialogue on the 400th Anniversary of 'Don Quixote'," was part of the Hispanic Division's Scholarly Seminars, held twice a year. The event was sponsored by… Library of Congress Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream 2005 · Talk Barbara Ehrenreich discussed her 2005 book "Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream," which chronicles the often futile efforts of… Library of Congress Edmund Wilson: A Life in Literature 2005 · Talk Literary scholar Lewis M. Dabney discussed his new book,"Edmund Wilson: A Life in Literature" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005). One of the early 20th… Library of Congress A History of Russian Architecture 2005 · Talk Architectural historian and photographer William Craft Brumfield discussed his book, "A History of Russian Architecture." The book is the most comprehensive… Library of Congress Engineering in the Andes Mountains: History and Design of Inca Suspension Bridges 2005 · Talk John Ochsendorf discussed engineering in the Andes mountains. In this difficult terrain, the enginners of the Inca Empire built suspension bridges of natural… Library of Congress Theaters 2005 · Talk The Library of Congress and W.W. Norton & Company celebrated the publication of "Theaters" with a special program of music and entertainment. Featured were an…