Keep your video feed disabled. If you enable it, and able it a second time, we will have to remove it. Appreciate your cooperation. I want to briefly go over our format. We will have a reading by miles harvey to start us off. After miles harvey reads from the king of confidence which was published this past tuesday and donovan hohn reads from the inner post which was published last month in june we will hear an extended conversation between the two for 30 or 45 minutes and a few slides here and there and add some supplemental images. Once we are done questions for miles or donovan send them my way and i will field and screen those. Now i will quickly read some bios and we will get the reading underway. Miles harvey is author of the International Bestseller the land of lost maps. His book stranger in a savage latin was named book of the year. Currently teaches at the university. Interlocutor miles harvey is author of moby duck, the true story of basketball players, New York Times notabl
We feel incredibly lucky were able to offer virtual events, and we wouldnt be able to do that and gather and hear about the king of confidence if it wasnt for you all showing up. So thank you for doing that. Id like to quickly go over our zoom policies for tonights event. We do ask that you keep your video feed disabled for the duration of the event. If you do enable it, well kindly disable it for you. If you enable it a second time, we will regretfully have to disconnect. We appreciate your cooperation. Were going to have a reading by both miles and donovan to start us off. After miles reads from the king of confidence which was actually published this past tuesday and donovan reads from the inner coast which was published early last month, in june, were going to hear an extended conversation between the two of them for about 3035 minutes, and were also going to have a few slides here and there if needed to add some supplemental images, and once were done with that, were going to wrap
Thank you so much for joining us tonight. My name is kate brouns and on behalf of Harvard Bookstore i am so pleased to introduce this event tonight with robert reich, his new book the system who rigged it, how we fix it. Harvard bookstore brings authors and the book to a committee and our new virtual committed during this unprecedented. Our Event Schedule appears on a website where you can sign up for a newsletter and you can browse our bookshelves. This evenings discussions going to conclude with some time for questions. If you have a question for either of our speakers anytime during the talk goes to the ask your question but at the bottom of the screen and well get to as many as time allows. Also at the bottom of the screen during a presentation you will see a button to purchase the night featured book, the system. All sales to the sling support Harvard Bookstores so huge thank you for your support during this difficult time. Your purchases and your financial contributions are also
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