Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Great Author Events At Philly Free Library!

Sam Harris | Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion   Monday, October 6, 2014 at 7:30PM; FREENo tickets or reservations required. For more info: 215-567-4341
The cofounder and CEO of Project Reason, a nonprofit dedicated to spreading secularism and scientific knowledge, Sam Harris is a popular skeptic, religious critic, and proponent of the "New Atheism." His bestselling debutThe End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His other books include Letter to a Christian NationThe Moral Landscape, and Free Will. His articles have appeared in Newsweek, theNew York Times, and the Los Angeles Times, among many other publications. In Waking Up, neuroscientist, philosopher, and author Harris mines hard truths from history's greatest saints and prophets for those who desire spirituality without religion. In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6ABC Action News morning edition
Francis Fukuyama | Political Order and Political Decay
Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 7:30PM; 
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"One of the leading public intellectuals of our time," (The New York Times Book Review), Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. A former senior staff member of the RAND Corporation, he has served as deputy director in the State Department's policy planning staff, and captured international attention with his bestselling book The End of History and the Last Man. His new book is the second volume of his bestselling landmark work on the history of the modern state, following the story from the French Revolution to the Arab Spring and contemporary American politics. In conversation with Michael Lind, Policy Director, Economic Growth Program, New American Foundation
Mark Bittman | How to Cook Everything Fast: A Better Way to Cook Great Food 
Julie Dannenbaum Memorial Culinary Arts Lecture

Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 7:30PM; buy tickets online>> 
In-House Simulcast Tickets Available. Auditorium Sold Out. Mark Bittman is one of America's most critically praised and popular food writers. He penned the "Minimalist" column for the New York Times for 13 years and is the author of the ubiquitous How to Cook Everythingseries, called "the new, hip Joy of Cooking" (Washington Post). Some of his other work includes Cooking at Home with a Four-Star ChefVegan before 6 P.M., and the Public Television series Bittman Takes on America's Chefs. He has won two James Beard Awards and the Julia Child general cookbook award. Bittman's newest book features more than 2,000 from-scratch recipes that can be prepared quickly and easily.In conversation with Maureen Fitzgerald, Food Editor,Philadelphia Inquirer 
Leon Panetta | Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace
Pine Tree Foundation Endowed Lecture
Friday, October 10, 2014 at 7:30PM; buy tickets online>> 
In-House Simulcast Tickets Available. Auditorium Sold Out. Referred to by President Obama as "a reminder of what public service ought to be," Leon Panettahas devoted over 40 years to American politics and governance. Secretary of Defense from 2011 to 2013, he previously headed the CIA, was President Clinton's chief of staff, and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 16 years. The founder of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy, he also served as a professor at his alma mater, Santa Clara University. In Worthy Fights, Panetta tells the story of his extraordinary life and career. In conversation with Dick Polman, national political columnist at WHYY's Newsworks.org*Limit 2 tickets per person
Of Interest 

Finding Your NEXT: A career workshop with author Kelley Cornish | "It's Work! How Will You Show Up?"
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 6:30PM; FREE 
What stage are you currently in as you look at your career?
*    Are you searching for your first job?
*    Are you ready to go to the NEXT level on your current job?
*    Or are you ready to move on to your NEXT career?
In this career workshop you will learn tools for the search process and discover pointers to additional resources.
Author Kelley Cornish is a national diversity, inclusion, and human resources executive in the healthcare industry. She coaches those who hope to make their NEXT move within HR and other fields. She will give you relevant advice for excelling to the NEXT level of success in the workplace and in life. Books will be available for purchase. This FREE program is presented by The Workplace, the Free Library's Job Center, and will start at 6:30 p.m. in Room 405 located on the 4th Floor. For information, please call 215-686-5436.

Free Library Author Events
Andy Kahan, Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams Director, Author Events
Laura Kovacs, Associate Director
Jason Freeman, Program Assistant

phone: 215-567-4341
email: authorevents@freelibrary.org 

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