Story and how youre using them in the book . Sure, first conservatism. I think of conservatism as having a libertarian minded heart when it comes to federalism, governments be involved in peoples lives less and less and less. The reason im a conservative though instead of a libertarian is because i also feel a lot of kinship with conservative social values, which are often in line with evangelical values. Sometimes, if im feeling frosty, i might call it [inaudible] because even though im holding a big fan of the government we can get into that. But in terms of being an evangelical i believe the bible is an errant which i think is a prominent feature of evangelicalism. I believe in the holy spirit guiding you. I believe in most of the things you found in Southern Baptists denominations. And the fact i was southern helps. Did you grow up Southern Baptist . Yeah, we went to Southern Baptist churches that youve heard of Like First Baptist Church in dallas, texas and in lynchburg, virginia.
Been and theres even more many. Were going until 8 00 tonight. So thank you for being here, i hope youre having a wonderful day. And for those of you following us online and streaming online, im carla hayden, the librarian of congress, and this is one of my favorite [applause] as you can imagine, times. And our next author is not only a local celebrity, he is also an international one. Chef jose andres is as well known for the many extraordinary restaurants he runs as he is for his humanitarian efforts. In fact, he will be leaving directly after this program to go help others. [applause] so hes backstage signing books right now because if he doesnt catch the plane, he wont be able to get there. You probably know that following the 2010 earthquake in haiti chef andres formed the World Kitchen to feed the distressed island nation, and after maria struck puerto rico in 2017, he once again answered the call for relief efforts by providing millions of meals with his team of chefs and volunt
And antisemitism and holocaust denial, and called upon to be bolder in our mission of education and outreach. To never. To events like this one. Tonight his if it is indeed a special one. The launch of a new edition of shores beyond shores. Powerful memoir by doctor irene hackenberg letter. A survivor of two concentration camps to its dedicated her live to Holocaust Education and key activism. She is the cofounder for the raleigh burr metal at the university of michigan where she is professor of public health. She is also one of the founders and arab jewish style the group in ann arbor. We are also so pleased to have with us, her coauthors john the growth is holy. We are honored to have this conversation and doctor solomon is the renowned author of spartan the tree. Parents and children in the search for identity. As well is that atlas of depression which when the 2001 National Book award for nonfiction. Is professor of clinical medical psychology at Columbia University Medical Center
We hope this will be a conversation you will join in too, essential libraries for reason because libraries have played a special role in many cultures for many years and i have had the privilege of working in challenged communities where libraries were lifelines for so many people. And with the library of congress we are extending our role in terms of being the largest libraries. How can we reach out in the book festival is part of that. The two books excuse me if i say this title many times. The badass librarians of timbuktu and the worlds most precious manuscript and im surprised the library of congress has a connection to the city of timbuktu in maui. In 2000 for the library of congress entered a cooperative agreement with a major library in timbuktu to make Available Online important manuscripts. We also put the manuscripts on tour. The first exposure of the badass librarians of timbuktu in the united states. Everyone here had an opportunity to see what was out there before it was
How many of you are from the washington area. How many of you are from outside washington . How many of your capitalists . How many anticapitalists here. How many came because you think you will learn to invest in asia q2 we have two distinguished authors here and individuals and i know them both and let me introduce them and we will get into the background and conversation. To my immediate right is the author of this book can american capitalism survive . By steven pearlstein, steve is a native of boston area and he went to college at trinity and a number of things in the journalistic area after starting his own magazine in boston, worked at the Washington Post for many years and for his writing on the 2008 financial crisis he won the Pulitzer Prize. He is now the robinson professor of public affairs, in addition to writing for the Washington Post and writing books. Talk about your book in one moment into his right is parag khanna who lives not in washington dc but singapore. He flew