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SUMMARY:MARTIN BARON ON THE WASHINGTON POST
DESCRIPTION:Months into his new job at The Washington Post\, journalist MARTIN BARON received news that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would buy the paper. Two years later\, Donald Trump won the presidency. Collision of Power: Trump\, Bezos and The Washington Post explores the nature of tech\, media\, and power in the 21st century. Moderating is MATT HAGGMAN\, executive vice president of One Community One Goal\, an initiative of the Miami-Dade Beacon Council Foundation. \nBuy Collision of Power: Trump\, Bezos and The Washington Post. – Baron
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/martin-baron-on-the-washington-post/
LOCATION:Livestream + In Person
CATEGORIES:Discussion and Q&A,Live from MDC,Nonfiction,On Demand,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T163000
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SUMMARY:WHEN THE MUPPETS TOOK MOSCOW
DESCRIPTION:In Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia\, NATASHA LANCE ROGOFF shares how a dedicated Moscow team brought Sesame Street to Russian children after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Despite many odds\, Lance Rogoff and her team remained determined to bring laughter and learning to children across the former Soviet empire. \nBuy Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia. – Rogoff
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/when-the-muppets-took-moscow/
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CATEGORIES:Current Events,Discussion and Q&A,Live from MDC,Nonfiction,On Demand,Politics & History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T160000
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SUMMARY:TECH TALK: VISIONARIES\, DELUSIONS OR BOTH?
DESCRIPTION:Weaving together stories of average traders and victims\, colorful crypto “visionaries\,” Hollywood’s biggest true believers\, anti-crypto whistleblowers\, and government operatives\, BEN MCKENZIE’s Easy Money: Cryptocurrency\, Casino Capitalism\, and the Golden Age of Fraud is an on-the-ground look at a perfect storm of irresponsibility and criminal fraud. In The End of Reality: How Four Billionaires are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse\, Mars\, and Crypto\, JONATHAN TAPLIN explores the personal backgrounds and cultural power of Peter Thiel\, Elon Musk\, Mark Zuckerberg\, and Marc Andreessen. Moderating is FRANCISCO GONZALEZ\, founder and CEO of Fearless Journeys\, a community that aims to help others build an entrepreneurial mindset. \nBuy Easy Money: Cryptocurrency\, Casino Capitalism\, and the Golden Age of Fraud. – McKenzie \nBuy The End of Reality: How Four Billionaires are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse\, Mars\, and Crypto. – Taplin
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/tech-talk-visionaries-delusions-or-both/
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CATEGORIES:Discussion and Q&A,Live from MDC,Nonfiction,On Demand,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T170000
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UID:51222-1700407800-1700413200@www.miamibookfaironline.com
SUMMARY:ON FAME & FRIENDSHIP: A POETRY READING & CONVERSATION WITH RICHARD BLANCO & CAMPBELL MCGRATH
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special conversation with Miami-Dade County Poet Laureate RICHARD BLANCO and his friend\, mentor\, and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow CAMPBELL MCGRATH. In Homeland of My Body: New & Selected Poems\, Blanco has collected more than 100 poems from his previous books that represent his evolution as a writer grappling with identity\, love\, the idea of “home\,” and ultimately art itself. McGrath’s Fever of Unknown Origin: Poems considers the intersection of history\, beauty\, and destruction\, inviting readers on an urgent tour of landscapes – environmental\, political\, and personal – that reframes our perception of modern America. \nBuy Homeland of My Body: New & Selected Poems. – Blanco \nBuy Fever of Unknown Origin: Poems. – McGrath \nSponsored by \n \n 
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/on-fame-friendship-a-poetry-reading-conversation-with-richard-blanco-campbell-mcgrath/
LOCATION:Livestream + In Person
CATEGORIES:Discussion and Q&A,Live from MDC,Poetry,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T150000
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SUMMARY:EXTRAORDINARY LIVES
DESCRIPTION:PABLO BRESCIA’s Diego Maradona: A Socio-Cultural Study tells the story of one of the greatest soccer players in history\, who also became a culturally constructed political figurehead. In Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art\, Sex\, and Politics Collided\, SCOTT EYMAN offers an insightful portrait of a genius and his fall from grace in an America consumed by political turmoil. And in ADRIAN MATEJKA’s Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century\, verse and illustration are combined to offer a front-row seat to the epic fight between the world’s first Black heavyweight champion and his opponent\, former champion Jim Jeffries\, the “great white hope.” Moderating is critically acclaimed author LES STANDIFORD. \nBuy Diego Maradona: A Socio-Cultural Study. – Brescia \nBuy Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art\, Sex\, and Politics Collided. – Eyman \nBuy Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century. – Matejka
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/extraordinary-lives/
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CATEGORIES:Discussion and Q&A,Live from MDC,Nonfiction,On Demand,Reading,Sports
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SUMMARY:THE WAR IN UKRAINE: A CONVERSATION
DESCRIPTION:ASKOLD MELNYCZUK\, novelist\, short story writer\, and co-editor of From Three Worlds\, an anthology of Ukrainian writers\, presents a panel on the war in Ukraine with guests HÉCTOR ABAD FACIOLINCE\, Salvo mi corazón\, todo está bien; CAROLYN FORCHÉ\, What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance; CHRISTOPHER MERRILL\, On the Road to Lviv; and OKSANA LUTSYSHYNA\, Ivan and Phoebe. \nBuy Salvo mi corazón\, todo está bien. – Faciolince \nBuy What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance. – Forché \nBuy On the Road to Lviv. – Merrill \nBuy Ivan and Phoebe. – Lutsyshyna
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/the-war-in-ukraine-a-conversation/
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CATEGORIES:Discussion and Q&A,Immigration,Live from MDC,Nonfiction,On Demand,Panel,Politics & History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T140000
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SUMMARY:TECH TALK: RETHINKING AUTOMATION & OPTIMIZATION
DESCRIPTION:In Optical Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization\, COCO KRUMME explores how optimization has taken over the world – and the urgent case for a new approach. In Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech\, BRIAN MERCHANT discusses how automation changed our world and how it’s shaping our future. Moderated by NATALIA MARTINEZ-KALININA\, founder and principal of NMK Group. \nBuy Optical Illusions: The False Promise of Optimization. – Krumme \nBuy Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech. – Merchant \nPresented in partnership with
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/tech-talk-rethinking-automation-optimization/
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CATEGORIES:Discussion and Q&A,Live from MDC,Nonfiction,On Demand,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T150000
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SUMMARY:RICHARD HAASS ON THE BILL OF OBLIGATIONS: THE TEN HABITS OF GOOD CITIZENS
DESCRIPTION:In The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens\, DR. RICHARD HAASS offers a provocative guide to reenvisioning citizenship if American democracy is to survive. The United States faces dangerous threats from Russia\, China\, North Korea\, Iran\, terrorists\, climate change\, and future pandemics\, but\, writes Haass\, the greatest danger comes not from abroad but from within\, from ourselves. \nBuy The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens. – Haass \n 
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/richard-haass-on-the-bill-of-obligations-the-ten-habits-of-good-citizens/
LOCATION:Livestream + In Person
CATEGORIES:Discussion and Q&A,Live from MDC,Nonfiction,On Demand,Politics & History
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T143000
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SUMMARY:ON RECLAIMING “LATINO”
DESCRIPTION:Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” is HÉCTOR TOBAR’s personal exploration of what it means to be Latino in the U.S. Taking on colonialism\, public policy\, immigration\, media\, and pop culture\, he decodes the meaning of “Latino” as a racial and ethnic identity and gives voice to the anger and hopes of young Latino people. \nBuy Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino.” – Tobar \nSponsored by
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/on-reclaiming-latino/
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CATEGORIES:Current Events,Discussion and Q&A,Immigration,Live from MDC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T130000
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SUMMARY:DYNASTIC INFLUENCES
DESCRIPTION:JOSEPH SASSOON’s The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire is a saga of the making – and undoing – of a family dynasty. In The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America\, DANIEL SCHULMAN shares the story of the German-Jewish immigrants who influenced what would become some of the largest investment banks in the world. \nBuy The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire. – Sassoon \nBuy The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America. – Schulman
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/dynastic-influences/
LOCATION:Livestream + In Person
CATEGORIES:Current Events,Discussion and Q&A,Immigration,Judaic,Live from MDC,Nonfiction,On Demand,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231119T110000
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SUMMARY:JEFFREY TOOBIN WITH MICHAEL GRUNWALD ON TIMOTHY MCVEIGH & EXTREMISM
DESCRIPTION:In Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism\, JEFFREY TOOBIN details the profound legacy of McVeigh\, from the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to the January 6\, 2021\, insurrection. Featuring interviews with key figures such as Bill Clinton\, Homegrown provides not only a powerful retelling of one of the great outrages of our time\, but a warning for the future. Moderating is author and journalist MICHAEL GRUNWALD\, senior writer for Politico magazine. \nBuy Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism. – Toobin
URL:https://www.miamibookfaironline.com/event/jeffrey-toobin-with-michael-grunwald-on-timothy-mcveigh-extremism/
LOCATION:Livestream + In Person
CATEGORIES:Current Events,Discussion and Q&A,Live from MDC,Nonfiction,On Demand,Politics & History
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