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Books & Authors
Signature Event
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
As America’s biggest private corporation, ExxonMobil has economic power and political clout exceeding that of many countries. Yet its corporate cultur...
Signature Event
Monday, June 3, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, Sandra Day O’Connor has learned firsthand the inner workings, hi...
Signature Event
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Narrowing the growing gap between the wealthy and the rest of us demands a major investment in “human capital,” according to Kauffman Foundation se...
Signature Event
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Screenwriter Mitch Brian employs original texts and film clips to illustrate how classic (Chandler, Hammett, Thompson) and modern noi...
Signature Event
Thursday, December 6, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Ever get the feeling that Christmas has morphed into something it was never supposed to be?
How did a celebration of joy, togetherness, l...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 15, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Why study Freud? Harvard Medical School’s Edison K. Miyawaki, author of What to Read on Love, not Sex: Freud, Fiction, an...
Signature Event
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Anthony Swofford's new memoir, Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails, chronicles how in the years after the success...
Signature Event
Monday, October 29, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
For his latest book Thomas Frank, the best-selling author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? and The Wrecking Crew: How C...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
During his 18 years playing for the Royals, Frank White became a beloved figure in Kansas City. In a public conversation with sportsw...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
6:30pm
In Person
Tanner Colby engages in a public conversation about his new book, Some of My Best Friends Are Black, wit...