On behalf of the american in enter enterprise, we will hear about her recent book how to raise a reader. She authored it with her colleague maria russo. So much of raising children these days seems to be about what we do not want them to do, keeping them away from dangers, real in virtual, no doubt this is a feature, perhaps a bug of her helicopter and age and i think this attitude fails to promote a sense of independence and kids. Not only do they not know how to walk down the street by themselves but they are also pretty much incapable of entertaining themselves at least without a device in hand. So for reasons both selfish, parents need a break and selfless, we know this is an important life skill for them, i think the Current Situation is pretty untenable. Our kids have trouble with any kind of unstructured activity but reading for pleasure is perhaps activity that has suffered the most. According to a recent analysis of the American Time study, the share of americans to read for p
Speed speed. Good afternoon. I want to thank you for coming and welcome to the conservative Womens Network lunch a special thank you to the Heritage Foundation the Coalition Relations coordinator standing up for heritage today to put up luncheons of outstanding conservative women almost 20 years now so today i am pleased to introduce our october speaker who will be discussing her new book it is called on reading well. And in her book she chooses books of literature like prudence and justice and faith and love. And i can attest personally for reading it, you understand. From Liberty University she writes frequency a literature culture ethics and ideas and has her articles in many places. Of course, the atlantic and Washington Post and many others. In addition she is the author of booked literature in the soul of me in which she tells the story how her deep love of reading over time she slowly meanders to a deep love of god and thats another wonderful book she gives frequent lectures acr
Writers festival. This is 45 minutes. Please welcome tim harford. [applause]. Thank you very much everyone. Host i dont believe in long preambles but i thought i should say a few words. I am well aware the many of you have no idea who i am printed as a thank you for showing up on the spirits of pure curiosity. It speaks very well of you. Even though its a really big name for the festival. I feel very honored to be amongst them. So who am i, few things. Already called the undercover columnist for the Financial Times. It is really good. I recommend it printed thank you sir. [laughter]. The second thing is im with radio. I chauffeur the media world service, fifty inventions that shaped the modern economy. And how we think about numbers and how numbers sometimes lead us astray. They help us understand the world. And i also have a podcast with a gentleman called Michael Lewis and malcolm. Read Cautionary Tales force all about things going wrong and sometimes in amusing ways. And what we can
Good evening. I am claire and on behalf of Harvard Bookstore thank you for joining us sport event with Maryanne Wolf whos here to discuss her new book, reader, come home the reading brain in a Digital World. I would like to tell you about our summer events. Fiction fridays and for the rest of august in stored new fiction pervert purchases are 15 off every friday for members of our frequent Buyer Program and next line they we welcome jack e davis in his new book. Wednesday the 15th, roy scranton is in conversation with andrew to discuss scrantons new book. Both of these events begin at 7 00 p. M. And are here at the bookstore. Labor day is around the corner. We are thrilled to welcome authors like john kerry, deborah harkness, Walter Mosley and many others. You more about these in our Upcoming Events on a website harvard. Com. events or on the sale of flyers. After todays talks we will have time for questions. Cspan is here taping. As a request we ask that stand up and speak loudly so t
Good evening. I am claire and thank you for joining us with Maryanne Wolf is here to discuss her book reader, come home the reading brain in a Digital World. Before we dive and i would like to take a moment to let you know about Upcoming Eventss. Our summer in cambridge means one thing, fiction friday. For the rest of august, instore, new fiction purchases, 15 off every friday for members of our frequent buyer program. Next monday we welcome jack davis and his new book on golf the making of an american see. On wednesday the fifteenth roy scranton will be in conversation about the new book we are doomed, now but, essays on war and climate change, both of these beginning 7 00 pm and are right here at the store. Our fall event season is about to kick off, we are thrilled to welcome authors like john kerry, Walter Mosley and many many others. You can learn more about these and all our Upcoming Events on our website, harvard. Com events on these yellow flyers. After the talk there will be t