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Former U.S. Senator Max Cleland (Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)
On today’s show, former U.S. Senator Max Cleland talks about his experience in war and politics. Then, one woman tells her story of rowing the Atlantic Ocean. Also, Jeannette Walls on her new true-life novel, Half Broke Horses. Plus, the president of the Carnegie Corporation discusses the future of philanthropy.
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Heart of a Patriot
Max Cleland talks about his government career and his tough reelection campaign. His memoir Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove is about the joy he gained serving his country, no matter the cost, and how he recovered from ...
Rowing the Atlantic
Roz Savage discusses leaving her corporate career to take up a life of adventure. She was the first solo woman ever to enter the 3,000-mile Atlantic Rowing Race. In Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean, she describes the harrowing journey and how it led her to ...
Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls talks about her novel Half Broke Horses, based on the true-life story of her no-nonsense, hard-working grandmother.
Events: Jeanette Walls will be speaking and signing books
Tuesday, October 6, at 7pm
RJ Julia at the Study at Yale
New Haven, CT
Jeannette Walls will be ...
The Future of Philanthropy
Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation, discusses the state and future of philanthropy, and why it’s so critical during our economic crisis, when both private and public funding is being cut.
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