Former Green Beret Jack Idema, the man responsible for capturing the inafamous al-Qaeda training video tapes, gives an inside account of America’s war in Afghanistan. He discusses the book, The Hunt For Bin Laden. Plus Yang Erche Namu joins anthropologist Christine Matthiew to describe life in the unique matrilineal Moso culture on the Chinese-Tibetan border, Leaving Mother Lake. Barbara Freese examines the history of coal and poet Nikki Giovanni on her collection of poetry Quilting the Black Eyed Pea.
Jack Idema
Former Green Beret Jack Idema, the man responsible for capturing the inafamous al-Qaeda training video tapes, gives an inside account of America’s war in Afghanistan. He discusses the book, The Hunt For Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger On The Ground With The Special Forces In Afghanistan. Read an ...
Yang Erche Namu and Christine Matthiew
Yang Erche Namu joins anthropologist Christine Matthiew to describe life in the unique matrilineal Moso culture on the Chinese-Tibetan border, Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood At The End of the World.
Barbara Freese
Barbara Freese examines the history of coal, Coal.
Nikki Giovanni
Poet Nikki Giovanni on her collection of poetry Quilting the Black Eyed Pea. Read an excerpt of Giovanni's book in the Reading Room.
Brownstone Book is hosting a talk/booksigning with Nikki Giovanni at:
Billy Holiday Theatre
tonight Thursday march 6th at 7:00
718-953-7328
Brownstone Book is hosting a talk/booksigning with Nikki Giovanni at:
Billy Holiday Theatre
tonight Thursday march 6th at 7:00
718-953-7328
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