Now this is a self selecting crowd. I know some of you already know who Frances Perkins is, but a lot of people dont. So, lets start by asking this question. How many of you know who Frances Perkins is . Oh, yes. This is great. Good, good, good. How about this . How many of you know someone on Social Security . Please raise your hand. How many of you know someone who is receiving Unemployment Insurance or who has ever received Unemployment Compensation . How many of you know someone working a 40hour week . More or less. Frances pirngs work. How many of you know a 12yearold who has quit going to school so she can work fulltime in a factory . Frances perkins work, her ban on child labor enacted in the fair standards act made it possible to keep kids in School Longer instead of in mills and factories. Its awfully noisy here. I want to talk more so you know about the breadth of Frances Perkins accomplishments. A middleaged woman waited expectantly to meet with her employer at his residence
Sackett definitely was. No not very much but ira written, he said he was in a run and i thought he wasnt running and certainly that was in my book and he doesnt run but he has an impact on the century on this country and all of a sudden these droplets of rain storm started about two weeks ago. Selected mr. Bloomberg anticipate and biography. He took questions, he allowed me to interview people i wanted to interview and talk to him several times. I followed him around a lot. But also written about in who almost 12 years. On and off who 12 years. As a member of the New York Times Editorial Board who had met note a lot of editorials about him when he was mayor of new york. How to get a start. He came from a very small sort of workingclass family in massachusetts. His father did not give him Million Dollars news in the third greg. If at his father, may not sure his father made it to see Something Like 5000 and then sometimes it was 8000 and then, but anyway, he went to Johns Hopkins, and h
Are spending it inside with us. We are really appreciative. My name is brian nines, good afternoon. I will be your monitor today and before we begin our programming, earnest, i would like to you to know books by these authors in this program can be purchased at barnes and noble outside this building where the authors will actually be signing their books immediately following the program. At the conclusion of the program, please go directly to your signing tables. Okay. First agreement. I can also let you know that we need to clear the room as soon as we are done, although im sure you are going to want to linger, you can meet them downstairs at the signing table. Thank you for being here and we are going to start, just to let you know we are going to reserve about 10 minutes at the end of the session for everyone to dialogue with each other. If you have anyone that sparks, write it down, write a little note, make sure you remember so we dont waste any of your lovely time trying to recal
Politics and public affairs. [inaudible conversation] [background sounds] i dont backed into the game about seven months ago. I didnt know who i was but we were having the best time. [laughter] [inaudible conversation] [background sounds] [background sounds] [inaudible conversation] [background sounds] [background sounds] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] i was married for 17 years. Science and technology. [inaudible conversation] if you have a book already, bring it up and get it signed. There are more copies inside as well. [inaudible conversation] this woman is the ceo and the owner and is the quickest the largest passes quickest growing right here. [inaudible conversation] in the middle, in the middle right here, april ryan. White house correspondent always have questions that we want to thanks. Ive had time to work with her over the last four or five years. I love her authenticity. She will share some information on her book, on fire. Last we have missed, the histo
Live in brooklyn its a discussion on Nonfiction Books. Before we begin, books by the authors can be purchased in barnes and nobles outside this building and they will be available for signing. Christmas is coming so dont just think of yourself. Buy a book and maybe one for someone for christmas too. At the conclusion, we ask everyone to leave quickly so that the next event can be set up. There is a button under my desk that none of you can see where if your cell phone goes off, it will catapult you into a crocodile pit underneath your chair. The event today is organized around nonfiction which is an annual Nonfiction Book prize. Founded in 19 1999, and it has all the best stories that are true. Sports, biography, autobiography. Eight is my huge privilege to be the prizes director. The award is named for Bailey Gifford which is an Management Firm and i am usually grateful to them and to the organizers of the festival for making this event possible today. I am thrilled to welcome two of