Books and Coffee

Books and coffee

Spring 2010

Please join us for two evenings of author presentations...

Thursday, March 18 at 7:30pm

Book-signing and refreshments to follow

Sommer Center for Worship and the Performing Arts

 

Game Change:                                                                                                           Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime

by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin

 

Co-author John Heilemann discusses the political book of the moment, New York Times #1 best-seller on the 2008 presidential campaign.

"An amazing piece of work...One  of the best books on politics of any kind I've read.  For entertainment value, I put it up there with Catch 22...An absolutely gripping read...they can write."  Clive Crook, Financial Times.

In Game Change, John Heilemann and co-author Mark Halperin, two of the country’s leading political journalists, use their unrivaled access to pull back the curtain on some of the most fascinating figures in American life. John Heilemann is national political correspondent and columnist for New York magazine.

 

Thursday, April 8 at 7:30pm

Book signing and refreshments to follow

Sommer Center for Worship and the Performing Arts 

 

Black Hearts: One Platoon’s Descent into Madness in Iraq’s Triangle of Death

by Jim Frederick

 

Author Jim Frederick discusses his new book, Black Hearts, a riveting account of the events that led to one of the worst war crimes known to have been committed by U.S. forces during the Iraq war.

“With empathy and clear-eyed understanding, Frederick reveals why some men fail in battle, and how others struggle to redeem themselves. An absorbing, honest and instructive investigation into the nature of leadership under stress.” Bing West, author of The Village and The Strongest Tribe.

Conducting scores of interviews with soldiers and Iraqis, Jim Frederick reconstructed the events that led to the breakdown of 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, a unit of the 101st Airborne Division's "Black Heart Brigade", during their deployment into Iraq's notorious Triangle of Death.  Jim Frederick is a senior editor at TIME magazine, with experience in London and Tokyo.


The Books & Coffee program offers community members, students and faculty the opportunity to discuss topical books with their authors or expert reviewers. Book talks are held in the Sommer Center for Worship and the Performing Arts on the Concordia campus. Enjoy free admission and refreshments, thanks to the support of the Friends of Concordia. Please join the Friends of Concordia to ensure the continuation of this series into its 30th year! 

  • Events are free of charge, handicap accessible and open to all.
  • Pre-registration is not required.
  • Free parking outside the Sommer Center, off Tanglewylde Avenue.

 

For further information, please contact Emma Oxford, Director of Community Relations

914.337.9300, x2159

emma.oxford@concordia-ny.edu


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