Book dd continues now on cspan2, television for seriousreaders. Thank you jenny and thanks everyone for being here. I know the weather has been difficult. Sorry about that. We got parking challenges but i appreciate you all being. Ere tonight we are featuring acclaimed journalist and New York Times bestselling author Janice Kaplan and her fascinating book the genius of women fromoverlooked to changing the world. She will be in conversation with kelly, ceo for the womens fund of central ohio and this is going to be an illuminatingevening , ill say that right now. I want to thank iour partner the drexel theater, back at you jen. And our Wonderful Community partners, the Columbus School for girlsand all these organizations that helped us get the word out. Introduced janet and kelly in just a moment but first we ask you to silence your phones or any other noisemakers you might have with you tonight. So we can share everything. I hope many of you have visited, where right down the street an
Book, black waves, memory in the middle east. I spent the weekend reading it, i didnt quite get through it. I couldnt put it down, so interesting. If you havent read it, after this evening youll try to get the book if you havent already, but i would urge you to read it. Absolutely fascinating. Very wellwritten and wellresearched, theres a narrative flow to it and its very troubling, i have to say, but thats the purpose of the book, i think. I would like to announce, unfortunately, that our event in two days with ambassador dennis ross who is another expert in the middle east, is unable to come to college station. He had a family emergency and so his lecture wednesday evening will be postponed till later. Kim ghattas is an Emmy Award Winning journalist and writer covered the middle east for bbc and financial times. She reported from iraq, saudi arabia, syria, lebanon, and she covered the war between israel and hezbollah, earning an emmy for International News coverage. Shes also a repor
Wonderful Community Party america, the womens fund, Columbus School for girls. I would introduce janice and kelly. But first met me ask you to silence your phones or other is nomakers you might noise makerred continue so we can hear everything. I hope you have visit the were right down the street and two blocks down and we invite any of you who have not been there, before to come and browse. We have been open for just over these years and we hosted 300 book related events during that period. [applause] besides the curated full service independent become store for central ohio, our mission is to connect the community with talents authors, launching important book and. You received a program when you came in and i want to quickly give a shutout to three Upcoming Events listed there. We produced eight events every month. First literary legend James Mcbride, called a modern day mark twain by the new york times. His latest novel won the National Bark award for fiction. The good lord squishe
Fortyyear rivalry that unraveled culture, religion and dollective memory in the middle east. I have to say i spend the weekend reading it. I couldnt put it down it was so interesting. If you havent read it after thisis evening im sure you will try to get it if you havent already. I would urge you to to read it. It is fascinating, very well researched and i that there is a narrative flow to it and it is very troubling i have to say that that is the purpose of the book i think. I would like to announce unfortunately our event in two days with ambassador dennis ross was another expert in the middle east is unable to come to the collegcollege station. He had a family emergency and so the lecture will be postponed until later. Kim ghattas is an Emmy Awardwinning journalist who covered the middle east for 20 years for bbc financial times. She reported from iraq, saudi arabia, syria, lebanon and the war between israel and hezbollah earning an emmy for International News coverage. Shes also re
Good evening. Im andrew, the director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the bush school of government here e at texas a and m. University. I would like to welcome our special event this evening with kim ghattas who is going to speak of the recent book, black wave saudi arabia, iran and the fortyyear rivalry that unleashed collective memory in the middle east. I have to say i spent the weekend reading it. I didnt quite get through but i couldnt put it down it was so interesting. If you havent read it after this evening you can get the book if you havent already but i would urge you to read it to be at its fascinating and very wellwritten and very well researched. There was a narrative thats very troubling. I would like to announce that our event with ambassador dennis ross is another expert in the middle east is unable to come to college station. Hcollege station. He had a family emergency and so kim ghattas is an awardwinning journalist and writer covered the middl