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Wisconsin Book Festival

University Place lecture series.

Wisconsin Agriculture: A History

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Jerry Apps explores the influences that helped shape the farming industry in Wisconsin. (1h 6m 29s)

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

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Atul Gawande and Anne Strainchamps explore quality of life issues, death and dying. (55m 26s)

Maraniss on Obama

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Author David Maraniss discusses his biography of President Barack Obama. (39m 17s)

Manifesto for a New Economy

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James Gustave Speth analyzes America’s political economy. (1h 8m 33s)

Insights into Campaign Music History

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Eric Kasper and Benjamin Schoening focus on the music used in presidential campaigns. (25m 55s)

A History of Protest

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Paul Buhle, Mary Jo Buhle, Ruth Coniff, Robert McChesney, John Nichols &Matthew Rothschild (1h 20m 48s)

A Nation of Moochers

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Charles Sykes questions entitlement in the United States. (30m 40s)

Lost Stories of Frank Lloyd Wright

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Ron McCrea, Sarah Leavitt, Mariamne Henken Whatley, Elissa R. Henken & Jonathan T. Henken. (1h 8m 40s)

The Immigrant Artist at Work

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Edwidge Danticat discusses her book, "Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work." (53m 35s)

Historical Poetry

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Frank X. Walker reads from collections of historical poetry. (1h 15m 4s)

Finding Humanity on the Cambodian Killing Fields

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Patricia McCormick tells the story of a boy who survived the Killing Fields of Cambodia. (23m 16s)

Sports and Dreams in America

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Dan Manoyan and Joe Schuster discuss the world of professional sports. (50m 44s)

Portraits of Manhattan before and after 9/11

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Join Richard Quinney and Susan Fox for a look at life in Manhattan before and after 9/11. (35m 55s)

Culture, Identity and the Natural World

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Kimberly Blaeser, Debra Kang Dean, Maria Melendez, Lauret Savoy and Patrick Thomas--panel. (1h 11m 26s)

Bragging Writes: Ten Great Wisconsin Writers

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Ronnie Hess, John Lehman and Margot Peters discuss ten of Wisconsin’s great writers. (51m 29s)

And Then Came the Liberators

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Join the book discussion with Kathleen Stokker, Solveig Shavland and Richard Quinney. (1h 7m 36s)

Voices of Labor and Social Justice in Wisconsin

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Join Bruce Mouser and Paul Boyer to hear about the roots of labor activism in Wisconsin. (1h 8m 35s)

Into Sunlight: The Connections of War and Peace

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Dance and history come together in this study of two days during the Vietnam War. (44m 19s)

Wendell Berry

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Hear Wendell Berry read his short story, "Making it Home." (1h 37m 53s)

America During the Great Depression

A panel of authors discuss the Great Depression. (1h 28m 50s)

Two Wisconsin Authors

Authors Jane Hamilton and David Rhodes present excerpts from their latest works. (53m 27s)

Studs Terkel's "Working"

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Join the discussion about the first graphic adaptation of Studs Terkel's "Working." (1h 28m 54s)

A Serious Look at Comics

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Paul Buhle, James Danky, and Lynda Barry discuss comics in relation to our culture. (1h 27m 59s)

The Enduring Relevance of the Wisconsin School

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A discussion of William Appleman Williams through several authors publications. (56m 16s)

Science & Decision Making

Learn about what can science teach us about decision-making. (46m 7s)

My Germany

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Son of Holocaust survivors makes pilgrimage to his parents' meeting place. (33m 37s)

Human Evolution and the Environment

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Paul Ehrlich brings a message about the earth's inability to support life as we know it. (1h 27m 35s)

For the Love of a Farm

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Learn about a history of one farm from the time of the last glacier till present. (1h 14m 11s)

For a Limited Time Only and Home

Two of the Midwest's most beloved writers present their work. (1h 22m 5s)

Picturing Indians

Learn the Ho-Chunk perspective on Steven Hoelscher's recent book. (1h 29m 23s)

ECOpreneuring

ECOpreneuring is a new economic model that sustains personal and environmental well-being. (55m 38s)

Young and Muslim: How Does It Feel to be a Problem?

Learn about struggles of young Arab and Muslim Americans. (42m 33s)

Sports & Resistance, Meet Sudden Anthem

Explore consequential links between sports and politics in America. (51m 14s)

Aldo Leopold Foundation Presents: Earth Lessons

From the Leopold Foundation, David Orr and Andrew Revkin speak at annual book festival. (1h 30m 12s)

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