Bruce Feiler

Bruce Feiler appears in the following:

Bruce Feiler on The Secrets of Happy Families

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Bestselling author and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler discusses being squeezed between caring for aging parents and raising children. He set out on a three-year journey to find the smartest solutions and the most cutting-edge research about families and then Feiler tested these ideas with his wife and kids. The result is The Secrets of Happy Families, a look at how families can draw closer together, and answer the questions: How do we manage the chaos of our lives? How do we teach our kids values? How do we make our family happier?

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Generation Freedom

Monday, July 18, 2011

Bruce Feiler talks about the historic youth uprisings sweeping the Middle East and what they mean for the future of peace, coexistence, and relations with the West. His new book Generation Freedom, offers a portrait of history in the making—he marches with the daring young organizers in Liberation Square, confronts the head of the Muslim Brotherhood, and witnesses the dramatic rebuilding of a church at a time when sectarian violence threatens peace.

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The Council of Dads

Monday, May 10, 2010

Bestselling author Bruce Feiler talks about what happened when he was diagnosed with cancer and began worrying about what his young daughters' lives would be like without him. In The Council of Dads: My Daughters, My Illness, and the Men Who Could Be Me, he tells the story of ...

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Moses and the American Story

Thursday, October 08, 2009

Bruce Feiler traces the influence of the biblical prophet Moses on American history — from the Mayflower to the founding fathers, from Martin Luther King to today’s leaders. In America’s Prophet: Moses and the American Story, he looks into how Moses has shaped the nation's character.

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Profit and Prophet

Thursday, October 08, 2009

Today we’ll find out how the notion of the rational market helped create the modern financial system – and why it may actually be a myth. Bestselling author Bruce Feiler explores how Moses has shaped America’s character over the past few centuries. Then, Michael Chabon, who's best-known for his novels, ...

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A Passover Seder

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Passover is approaching and Bruce Feiler literally walked through the Five Books of Moses in the Holy Land. He’ll debunk a few parts of Seder lore and offer suggestions on how to be a good Seder guest.

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