Book, perhaps the most personal story of his career. It tells the story of his father, a nationallyknown physician who specialized in brain disorders, be who showed an and who showed an astonishing ability at the onset of his own alzheimers disease to explain the causes of his sickness and hen to narrate step by step his slow descent into dementia. Less about the loss of memory than the effort to create a testament to to forgiveness and to love. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming Jonathan Kozol to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] thanks very much, janet. Im honored to be here and very grateful for all the work youve done for the library. And thanks also to andy cahan, laura [inaudible] i hope im pronouncing that right and all the other good folks at this very special library. One of the real Cultural Treasures of our nation. I say that coming from boston. We have a good library too. [laughter] and thanks to even and every to each and every one of you for bein