Forum Network

Free online lectures: Explore a world of ideas

Funding provided by:

Georgia Center for the Book

Founded in 1920, the Georgia Center for the Book, based at the DeKalb County Public Library, is the statewide affiliate of the Library of Congress with a mission of serving libraries, literacy and literature. We sponsor two popular literary competitions for students, develop and encourage programming for and other literary-related organizations and sponsor some 90 literary programs each year, bringing more than 125 authors to metro Atlanta and the state for free public events.

http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org

Edward Ball: The Genetic Strand

Fri, Nov 09, 2007

Edward Ball discusses his new book *The Genetic Strand*. Ball, a National Book Award winner and Georgia native, looks at the hard science behind DNA forensics, while examining his own mixed family history. *The Genetic Strand* argues that there are hidden dangers in deifying the work of molecular biologists and uncovers several surprising scientific failures. Ball's other books include *Slaves in the Family*, *Peninsula of Lies* and *The Sweet Hell Inside*.

Forum Network

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book
How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance

Tue, Nov 06, 2007

Amy Chua discusses her new book *Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance and Why they Fall Law*. Yale Law School professor and author of *World on Fire*, Amy Chua tackles a timely topic. She argues that the key to maintaining power for nations is always to attract and assimilate, rather than to coerce and intimidate, and she traces this remarkable history from ancient Persia to the US in Iraq.

Forum Network

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book
Peter Greenberg: The Complete Travel Detective Bible

Thu, Nov 01, 2007

Peter Greenberg, the travel editor for NBC's *Today Show* tells all in his new book, *The Complete Travel Detective Bible*. It's the consummate guide for anyone who travels, with advice on how to pack and what never to pack, how to get airline seat upgrades, the best way to make reservations, safety tips for traveling with children and dozens of other smart tips.

Forum Network

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book
Remembering the Great Depression in the Rural South

Wed, Sep 12, 2007

Kenneth J. Bindas examines the lives of rural Georgians and others in his new collection of more than 600 oral histories, *Remembering the Great Depression in the Rural South*. Bindas provides a detailed, personal chronicle of the 1930's from a rural Southern perspective and captures an important historical era and its impact. These reminiscences were collected over a four-year period in the late 1980's as people looked back over their lives and those of their families.

Forum Network

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book
Nefertiti: Queen of Egypt, Daughter of Eternity

Mon, Oct 08, 2007

Michelle Moran discusses her latest novel, *Nefertiti*, about one of history's most intriguing figures. Based on extensive on-site research, the book offers a detailed, realistic story of a beautiful and charismatic queen struggling against palace intrigue. Moran is a Californian who has worked in Israel as a volunteer archaeologist.

Forum Network

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book
Jimmy Carter: Prophet from Plains

Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Frye Gaillard explores the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter in his new book, *Prophet from Plains*. Frye Gaillard, a writer of Southern culture and politics, assesses the life and work of Carter through his stubborn, faith-driven integrity, which is at once his greatest asset and most serious flaw. Among 20 other books that Gaillard has written is *Cradle of Freedom*, winner of the Lillian Smith Award.

Forum Network

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book
George Singleton: Work Shirts for Madmen

Tue, Oct 02, 2007

George Singleton reads from his new novel *Work Shirts for Madmen*. *Work Shirts for Madmen* is the story of renegade artist Harp Spillman, who undertakes a crazy commission to weld a series of 12-foot metal angels for the city of Birmingham. Singleton's earlier books include *The Half Mammals of Dixie* and *Drowning in Gruel*.

Forum Network

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book
James Peacock: How the US South Embraces the World

Sun, Aug 12, 2007

James Peacock discusses his new book, *Grounded Globalism: How the US South Embraces the World*, and questions whether globalism is stealing Southern jobs and homogenizing the culture, or transforming the South for the better, raising income levels, and bringing a healthy diversity. Peacock asserts that the South, because of its history and culture, can respond to the challenges of increasing global interconnectivity more positively and successfully than other regions of the US. **James L. Peacock**, received his BA in Psychology from Duke University and his PhD in Social Anthropology from Harvard University, with fieldwork done in Southeast Asia and the United States. His fieldwork includes studies of proletarian culture in Surabaja, Indonesia; of Muslim reformation in southeast Asia; of symbols in social life; and of Primitive Baptists. He is also the author of *The Anthropological Lens*.

Forum Network

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book
Three Generations of Southern Cooking

Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Fellow Les Dames D'Escoffier members Gena Berry and Virginia Willis talk about Willis' book, *Bon Appétit, Y’all! Three Generations of Southern Cooking*. French-trained chef Willis shares her recipes and culinary tricks.

Forum Network

Food and Wellness

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book
Corra Harris and the Divided Mind of the New South

Mon, Nov 17, 2008

Catherine Oglesby, professor of history at Valdosta State University, reads from her biography, *Corra Harris and the Divided Mind of the New South*, which tackles the complexities of race, class, and gender. Nearly forgotten Georgia author Corra Harris was one of the most widely published writers in the US. Harris' *A Circuit Rider's Wife* was Georgia's most celebrated novel for nearly three decades.

Forum Network

Partner:

Georgia Center for the Book