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Saturday, October 10, 1 p.m.
Mary Collins
American Idle (Capital Books, $16.95)
Recovering from a serious bicycle accident, Collins, a professor of creative writing now living in Connecticut, began thinking about the imbalance between our overactive minds and underused bodies. She then set off on a nationwide trek to discover how a species designed for movement has immobilized itself in offices and cars. Talking with health experts, city planners, and zoologists, she seeks to discover what impact our sedentary lifestyle has on mental and physical fitness, judgment, and social activity.
Start: 3:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
In her new book, Chenoweth, a noted education writer, builds on It’s Being Done,her study of how “hard-to-teach” students can excel if held to certain standards and given support and commitment from educators. Looking closely at schools that have achieved high success rates despite poverty and other disadvantages, she offers inspiration and concrete tools to guide teachers and administrators in reaching similar goals.
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
The first biographer to have access to Monk’s papers, Kelley, a noted figure in ethnic and cultural studies, revises received impressions of a musical original sometimes more famous for his behavior than his music. This thoroughly-researched life focuses on Monk’s musical development, especially his role in the evolving New York City jazz scene of the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s.
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All our in-store events are free and open to the public. All event titles are 20% off for members during the month in which the author appears at the store. Click here for directions. There is ample parking available in the lot behind the store and in the surrounding neighborhood.
If you can't come to an event and still want an autographed copy of the book, you may purchase titles in advance either in the store, over the phone (202.364.1919 or 1.800.722.0790), or through our website. When buying online, simply use the checkout comments field to indicate that you would like us to request the author's signature at our event before shipping it to you. Event recordings on CD or MP3 are also available in the store and online.
All event-related inquiries can be sent to our Events Coordinator, Mike Giarratano, at events@politics-prose.com. For Children and Teens' Events, contact Gussie Lewis at glewis@politics-prose.com.