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[close] The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series, a regular series hosted by the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, presents informal conversations with notable authors of current books. It is a chance to discover new books and to talk to biographers, historians, philosophers, political scientists, journalists, scholars, and other writers about their work. [close]

[close] Mitchell Zuckoff, the author of the smash New York Times bestseller Lost in Shangri-La, delivers a gripping true story of endurance, bravery, ingenuity, and honor set in the vast Arctic wilderness of World War II and today in his new book, Frozen in Time. This is your chance to ask Mitchell Zuckoff a question. Ask your question by May 24, and Zuckoff will answer his favorite questions in a short video to be posted to this group in early June. Become a fan of Mitchell Zuckoff! [close]

[close] A place to sit, relax, and chat about your favorite books. Pull up a chair, and grab a cup of tea!

[close] Interested in history - then you have found the right group. This group's focus includes the following - autobiographies, military history, British history, World history, American history, SCOTUS, POTUS, ancient history, historical fiction and non-fiction books, current events, poetry, music, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Civil Rights, the American Civil War, all World Wars, 50 books and movie challenges, history of Africa, art and architecture, European History, Latin American history, history of religions, the Napoleonic Wars, naval history, Native American history, history of Asia and all other historical genres; but with a heavy focus on non fiction books. The World History group discussion is the book Houses of Stone: : A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid which was kicked off today. In the Presidential Series we are discussing: Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper Jr. Our Reading Challenge is "A Book Safari to the Middle East" - focusing on the traditional Middle East countries. In the historical fiction area, we have featured The October Horse, #5 by Colleen McCullough. And, of course, our discussion of the Federalist Papers continues. We have a yearlong discussion taking place on The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy by Peter H. Wilson. Upcoming The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand - 05/20/13 Roosevelt's Centurions: FDR & the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Joseph E. Persico - 05/28/13 - The author will be joining us. All are welcome; but we do have rules and guidelines for the group. [close]