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Rick Posner - Lives of Passion, School of Hope
Colfax Avenue: Rick Posner, Ph.D., began working for the public schools as a bus driver and custodian. He went on to become a special education teacher, consultant, and alternative school teacher and administrator. Receiving his Ph.D. in 1989, he established his expertise in the fields of self-directed learning and the modern rites-of-passage curriculum. Posner will discuss and sign his new book Lives of Passion, School of Hope: How One Public School Ignites a Lifelong Love of Learning ($17.95 Sentient), which tells how a progressive public school in Colorado has transformed the lives of its alumni. Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com
W. Joseph Campbell - Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism
Colfax Avenue: W. Joseph Campbell, a Professor in the School of Communication at American University, will discuss and sign Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism ($24.95 University Press of California). Did the Washington Post bring down Richard Nixon by reporting on the Watergate scandal? Did a cryptic remark by Walter Cronkite effectively end the Vietnam War? Did William Randolph Hearst vow to “furnish the war” in the 1898 conflict with Spain? In Getting It Wrong, Campbell addresses and dismantles these and other prominent media-driven myths—stories about or by the news media that are widely believed but which, on close examination, prove apocryphal. In this fascinating book, Campbell describes how myths like these can feed stereotypes, deflect blame from policymakers, and overstate the influence of the news media. Visit W. Joseph Campbell’s website. Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com
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