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A "gusher"
New York Times war correspondents Elizabeth Rubin and Dexter Filkins update us on the developments they've been covering in Afghanistan and Iraq. Later on, we’ll ask how formative John F. Kennedy’s time in London in the late 1930s was to his later career. Plus: we’ll find out how one man went from homelessness to a career on the stock exchange. And on this week’s Please Explain, we’ll find out what determines the price of oil.
The News from Two Fronts
Two New York Times war correspondents—Elizabeth Rubin in Afghanistan, and Dexter Filkins, who’s covering Iraq—join us with updates.
Events: Dexter Filkins will be part of a panel on “How We See the War in Iraq”
As part of the New York Times’s “Sunday with the Magazine” TimesTalk
Events: Dexter Filkins will be part of a panel on “How We See the War in Iraq”
As part of the New York Times’s “Sunday with the Magazine” TimesTalk
JFK in London
In Jack Kennedy: The Education of a Statesman Barbara Leaming examines how JFK’s time in London during the lead-up to WWII may have influenced his politics as President.
Events: Barbara Leaming will be reading and signing books
Friday, June 2 at 6:30 pm
Barnes & Noble ...
Events: Barbara Leaming will be reading and signing books
Friday, June 2 at 6:30 pm
Barnes & Noble ...
From the Streets to the Stock Exchange
Before he became a Stock Market tycoon, Chris Gardner was a homeless, single dad on the streets of San Francisco. In The Pursuit of Happyness, he shares his story.
Events: Chris Gardner will be reading and signing books
Friday, June 2 at 7 pm
Lincoln Center ...
Events: Chris Gardner will be reading and signing books
Friday, June 2 at 7 pm
Lincoln Center ...
Please Explain: The Price of Oil
On this week’s Please Explain, oil analyst George Orwel (a senior writer for the Oil Daily and Petroleum Intelligence Weekly) explains what determines the price of oil, and how it affects consumers and investors. He's the author of Black Gold: The New Frontier in Oil for Investors. And he's joined ...
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