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    Jack Prelutsky: Book Fest 07 Jack Prelutsky in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2007
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    William Douglas Pfeifle Collection Captain, Navy, Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina - Bosnia. Captain, Navy, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Great Lakes, Illinois; Pensacola, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; Alabama; Corpus Christi, Texas; North Island, California; Patuxent River, Maryland; Washington, DC; Qatar. Captain, Navy, Afghan War, 2001- - Afghanistan. Captain, Navy, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Iraq.
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    Borderlines/Borderlands: Culture and the Canadian-U.S. International Boundary: Panels 4, 5 & 6. Borderlines/ Borderlands: Culture and the Canada-US International Boundary, a free symposium featuring leading Canadian and US scholars, which will explore the history and culture of regions, communities and their residents along the Canada-U.S. border. Panel 4: Cultural Manifestations of the Border includes Laurie Ricou speaking on "Border Songs of Cascadia: Rain, Rivering, and Raven in the Pacific Northwest" and Nora Foster Stoval on "'American...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - American Folklife Center
    • Date: 2010
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    The Changing Face of Christianity Lamin Sanneh, holder of the Chair of Countries and Cultures of the South at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, discussed "The Changing Face of Christianity: Africa, the West and the World," a volume offering nine new essays addressing Christianity's place and role in the world and their importance for the future of Christianity. Over the past century, Christianity's place...
    • Contributor: Sanneh, Lamin
    • Date: 2005-03-10
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    Neal Stephenson
    • Contributor: Stephenson, Neal
    • Date: 2004-10-09
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    2022 National Book Festival: How Ya'll Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well-Lived with Leslie Jordan When actor Leslie Jordan learned he had gone viral, he had no idea what that meant. Now, in "How Ya'll Doing?," he recounts how his life has changed and does what he does best: tell stories that make us laugh. This video features Jordan in conversation with the actor who played his mortal enemy on the original "Will and Grace," Megan Mullally.
    • Contributor: Jordan, Leslie
    • Date: 2022-09-03
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    Anthony Eugene Lux Collection Staff Sergeant, Marine Corps, Cold War - San Diego, California; Camp Pendleton, California; Twentynine Palms, California; Camp Zukeran and Camp Hansen, Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Camp Geiger and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Korea; Subic Bay (Philippines);. Persian Gulf War, 1991.
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    Writing the Holocaust Michlean Amir of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum moderated a discussion on writing about the Holocaust with authors Anthony Pitch and Nancy Geise. Pitch discussed his book, "Our Crime Was Being Jewish," featuring vivid memories of 358 Holocaust survivors. Geise discussed her book, "Auschwitz #34207: The Joe Rubenstein Story," one man's tale of survival.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress
    • Date: 2015
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    Ann Kidd Taylor: 2009 National Book Festival Ann Kidd Taylor, co-authoring a memoir with her mother Sue Monk Kidd appears at the National Book Festival.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2009
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    Curtis Gene Chapa Collection Air Force, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Iraq. Air Force, War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Africa. Staff Sergeant, Air Force, Afghan War, 2001- - Afghanistan; Columbia.
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    Knowledge Designers What turns a Shakespeare scholar into a digital entrepreneur? Katherine Rowe will talk about the opportunities and challenges that led two academics to design an application for social reading: Shakespeare's The Tempest for iPad, published by Luminary Digital Media. This initiative illuminates larger transformations of reading, writing, teaching, and learning that so many of us are experiencing today.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate
    • Date: 2013
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    Téa Obreht: National Book Festival 2020 With "Inland" (Random House), Téa Obreht, the bestselling author of "The Tiger's Wife," returns in what Entertainment Weekly called "a bracingly epic and imaginatively mythic journey across the American West." Interview by Ron Charles, fiction critic of The Washington Post.
    • Contributor: Charles, Ron - Obreht, Téa
    • Date: 2020-09-26
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    Congress.gov Public Forum Congress.gov is a user-centered website created through a collaboration within the Library of Congress and across Capitol Hill. The Library of Congress hosted this virtual public forum on the site and the Library's role in providing access to congressional information. Robert Brammer provided a recap of the enhancements made to Congress.gov over the last year and priorities for the future. In addition, a panel...
    • Contributor: Simonton, Fred - Barton Jr., Bernard A. - Dennis, Jeanne - Hromada, Erin - Karamanis, Jim - Landgraf, Matt - Laplant, Lisa - Gonzalez, Jennifer - Shapiro, Ann - Sweany, Jay ... Simonton, Fred - Barton Jr., Bernard A. - Dennis, Jeanne - Hromada, Erin - Karamanis, Jim - Landgraf, Matt - Laplant, Lisa - Gonzalez, Jennifer - Shapiro, Ann - Sweany, Jay - Zwaard, Kate - Weber, Andrew - Furguson, Kimberly - Hayden, Carla - Brammer, Robert - Gullickson, Kirsten
    • Date: 2020-09-10
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    Power comes in many forms Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available DVD-R. "Island topics #68"--Micronesian Seminar WWW site. Also available via World Wide Web; DivX viewer required.
    • Contributor: Cronin, Kevin - Micronesian Seminar Productions - Hezel, Francis X.
    • Date: 2010
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    Carla Hayden Sworn In as 14th Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is sworn in as 14th Librarian of Congress by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts in the Great Hall of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress
    • Date: 2016
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    Robert A. Case Collection Staff Sergeant, Marine Corps, Afghan War, 2001- - Parris Island, South Carolina; Japan; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Afghanistan.
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    Liza Donnelly: 2014 National Book Festival Liza Donnelly appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
    • Date: 2014
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    Ronald Scott McClain Collection Lieutenant Colonel, Marine Corps, Cold War - Beirut, Lebanon. Marine Corps, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - Saudi Arabia; Kuwait; Iraq. Marine Corps, Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993 - Somalia. Marine Corps, Peacekeeping forces--Bosnia and Hercegovina - Yugoslavia.
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    Thomas A. Morton Collection Sergeant, Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Vietnam; Okinawa; California. Petty Officer Second Class, Coast Guard, Persian Gulf War, 1991 - San Diego, California.
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    Blaze and the monster machines. Rev up and roar
    Rev up and roar | Blaze and the monster machines Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available
    There are monster-sized surprises around every turn in these four wild episodes. From dinosaur rescues to monster mayhem to a Dragon Island Duel, Blaze is revved up and ready to go!
    • Contributor: Baker, Dee Bradley - Borkin, Jeff - Faxon, Nat - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Richardson, Kevin Michael - North, Nolan - Higgins, Kate - Brown, Dusan - Paramount Home Media Distribution
    • Date: 2016
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    Health Expert Pamela Peeke Discusses "Fit To Live" Have you indulged in too many hot dogs and ice cream cones this summer? Failed to carry out the well-meant exercise program? It might be time to heed the advice of Pamela Peeke, the medical doctor who recently published "Fit to Live: The Five-Point Plan to Be Lean, Strong and Fearless for Life." Peeke discussed her new book at the Library of Congress in...
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Science, Technology, and Business Division
    • Date: 2007
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    Loving vs. Virginia Patricia Hruby Powell and Shadra Strickland discussed their book for young people, "Loving vs. Virginia" about a famous legal case that cleared the way for interracial marriage in the United States. The event was supported by the Jonah S. Eskin Memorial Fund of the Library of Congress. The fund was established to honor the late son of Marcia and Barnet Eskin.
    • Contributor: Library of Congress
    • Date: 2017
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    Conversation with Arditti Quartet & Eliot Fisk Guitarist Eliot Fisk, violinist Irvine Arditti and composer Hilda Paredes speak about the works being performed by Fisk and the Arditti Quartet. Works discussed include Berio's "Sequenza XI," Manoury's "Fragmenti," Paredes' "Son dementes cuerdas" and Lachenmann's third quartet, "Grido."
    • Contributor: Library of Congress - Library of Congress. Music Division
    • Date: 2017
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    Jerusalem Quartet The Jerusalem Quartet deploys a strong sense of drama and a striking range of tonal color to create "an extraordinary unity of sound and purpose" (New York Times). But the individuality of each player remains a palpable presence. Program - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Quartet in A major, op. 18/5 (1798-1800) (1:00); Allegro (1:00); Menuetto--Trio (8:00); Andante cantabile--Poco Adagio (13:20); Allegro (22:30).
    • Contributor: Jerusalem Quartet
    • Date: 2019-04-12
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    John P. Adams Collection Sergeant, Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Santa Ana, California; Vietnam; Jacksonville, North Carolina. Sergeant First Class, Army, Cold War - Camp Robinson, Arkansas; Perryville, Arkansas.