Listen to richard haas the prolific author and academically came out with another book entitled the world. A brief history and 300 pages its departure but i want to start because only after you turned and manuscript the world was confronted by the covidien pandemic and since that happened this crisis has highlighted so many of the themes and concepts that you tackle in the book. I just want to ask you out right what does the pandemic tell us about the world right now . Thank you for doing this also thank you to everyone on this call we hope everybody is well and safe as we get through this one day at a time its like groundhog day. With the pandemic tells us first and foremost is that the world matters and that is obvious were member of the council on Foreign Relations the world matters and what happens around the world doesnt stay there now its a small city in china where the virus broke out spread through china and then to the United States and elsewhere around the world, 9 11 it was
The chat. Guests can purchase all of the books that are featured tonight. Now on to the program. Im so thrilled to introduce our first speaker of the evening, Martha Stewart. Martha stewart is americas most trusted lifestyle expert and the founder of the first multichannel lifestyle company, Martha Stewart living. Shes also the author of more than 90 books on cooking, entertaining, crafts and home keeping, gardens, weddings and decorating. Were so thrilled that marthas joining us tonight. Welcome. Thank you, teresa. Well, its a couple of firsts for me. Staying home is very unusual for he me. Thinking, having the time to think as deeply as ive beening thinking these last few weeks is also unusual because im always busy. And i thought tonight instead of talking about food and home and lifestyle, my field of work, i thought i would talk about something that i wrote quite a long time ago called standards of perfection. The foundation of taste is comparison. The examination of two things, w
Is part of our brandname Virtual Event series pretty were so excited to continue the work of bringing authors in the ratings to our communities during these unprecedented times. Every week will be posting events here on our stage and just like always carbon schedule work appear on our website and you can sign up for email newsletter. It this coming monday joining us for our next event discussing his latest book submissively acquired. This event, will conclude with some time for your questions. If you would like ask the speaker something, go to the app are as the question button at the bottom of the screen weakens and that your questions. We will get through your questions. Also the bottom of the screen during this presentation it was a link to purchase a copy of i dont want to die poor. All sales are through this harvard book separated a huge thanks for your generosity. Your purchase and contributions make this new virtual possible and no more than ever, truly enjoy. Thank you for send
Environment issues during this time. Madeline levine, phd, has long been a leading voice in thinking about wellbeing and anxiety in use today and has a new book out, ready or not, preparig our kids are really uncertain future. Fn Christine Carter is also a leading voice in the science of happiness for children and its application with a wonderful new book out called the new adolescence. Thank you all for joining me and joining this conversation. This is such an extraordinary time, really transformative and transcended and i mean, everybody sees you and your ligaments and the want to take stock of her of you guys are. How is it going right now for you guys during this covid19 anthemic . Interesting how we start to look upon our life in a new way. Trysting, how about you . Its been humbling. My life has changed quite a lot and things about have been really wonderful. I have all four of my kids home and three out of the four of them were away at school, so they are back and thats wonderfu