On Non-Fiction
By Yale Authors
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Description
Faculty from various schools and disciplines at the University provide insights about and read from their recently published works of non-fiction.
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Celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Oxford English Dictionary | A symposium celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the dictionary of record of the English language. | 10/30/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Conservative Case for Liberal Immigration | Jason Riley, editorial writer at The Wall Street Journal and guest of the Yale Journalism Initiative, discusses his new book, "Let Them In." | 11/5/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"Education's End" | Anthony T. Kronman, Sterling Professor of Law, discusses his latest book "Education's End: Why Our Colleges and Universities Have Given Up on the Meaning of Life". Prof. Kronman discusses the relinquished role of the humanities — specifically an exploration of the meaning of life — in higher education | 12/19/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Slave No More: Two Men Who Escaped to Freedom, Including Their Own Narratives of Emancipation | David W. Blight, Class of 1954 Professor of American History and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition, discusses his new book "A Slave No More" | 12/20/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Eagle & The Crown: Americans and the British Monarchy | Frank Prochaska, lecturer and senior research scholar in history, reads from his new book "The Eagle & The Crown: Americans and the British Monarchy". | 2/5/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"Firing Back," Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discusses his latest book | Jeffrey Sonnenfeld discusses his new book, “Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters” (co-authored by Andrew Ward). In the book, Professor Sonnenfeld discusses how and why some CEOs rebound from major career setbacks. | 8/6/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"The Health Economics of Cigarette, Alcohol and Drug Addiction" | Jody L. Sindelar, Ph.D., discusses her new book, "The Health Economics of Cigarete, Alcohol and Drug Addiction". | 8/22/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Caviar and Ashes: A Warsaw Generation's Life and Death in Marxism, 1918-1968 | Marci Shore, assistant professor of history, reads from her award-winning book ""Caviar and Ashes: A Warsaw Generation's Life and Death in Marxism, 1918-1968" | 4/9/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"Bound Together": How Traders, Preachers, Warriors and Adventurers Shaped Globalization | Mr. Chanda serves as Director of Publications for the Center for the Study of Globalization at Yale. In this netcast, he discusses his new book about traders, preachers, warriors and adventurers shaping globalization. | 8/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Sacred Violence: Torture, Terror and Sovereignty | Law professor Paul Kahn reads from his new book "Sacred Violence: Torture, Terror and Sovereignty". In "Sacred Violence," Paul Kahn examines the nature of political violence and Americans' commitment to torture and violence beyond law. | 2/24/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being" | Sherwin Nuland, M.D., Professor Emeritus Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, discusses his new book, "The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being", which describes the body's aging process. | 8/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"Containment: Rebuilding a Strategy Against Global Terror" | Ian Shapiro discusses his book "Containment: Rebuilding a Strategy Against Global Terror," in which he advocates for Containment as a national security policy. | 8/13/2007 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Coming Republican Party | Mark Oppenheimer of the Yale Journalism Initiative and freshman Ryan Nees interview Atlantic magazine senior editor Ross Douthat, author of "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream." | 11/18/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"The Power of Women: Harness Your Unique Strengths at Home, at Work, and in Your Community" | Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, professor of psychology, will read from her recent book "The Power of Women: Harness Your Unique Strengths at Home, at Work, and in Your Community." | 8/10/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"Blows to the Head: How Boxing Changed My Mind" | Yale lecturer Binnie Klein will read from her book "Blows to the Head: How Boxing Changed My Mind." | 8/10/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Looking for Richard Wright | Caryl Phillips, Professor of English at Yale University and the author of eight novels, two anthologies, and three works of non-fiction, describes his process of writing the introduction to the British edition of Richard Wright’s, Native Son. | 10/30/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Einstein and the Quantum: The Quest of the Valiant Schwabian | Douglas Stone, the Carl A. Morse Professor of Applied Physics and Physics at Yale discusses his upcoming book "The Quest of the Valiant Schwabian," on Einstein and his contribution to quantum mechanics. | 3/12/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Documenting Slavery: An Exhibition At The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library | In honor of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British slave trade, this exhibition gathers materials documenting the international slave trade. Nancy Kuhl previews this powerful exhibition. | 7/18/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Digital readers: The Future of the History of the Book | John Palfrey, Co-Director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society speaks about Digital readers and the future of the history of the book. | 11/20/2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Performance of Politics: Obama's Victory and the Democratic Struggle for Power | Jeffrey Alexander, the Lillian Chavenson Saden Professor of Sociology, will read from his book "The Performance of Politics." | 1/11/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"A Home Elsewhere: Reading African American Classics in the Age of Obama" | Robert Stepto, professor of English, African American studies and American studies, reads from his book "A Home Elsewhere: Reading African American Classics in the Age of Obama." | 1/11/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Venceremos?: The Erotics of Black Self-making in Cuba" | Jafari S. Allen, assistant professor of anthropology and African-American studies, will read from his book "Venceremos?: The Erotics of Black Self-making in Cuba." | 9/7/2011 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Robert Shiller on "Finance and the Good Society" | Robert Shiller, Arthur M Okun Professor of Economics at Yale, discusses his new book "Finance and the Good Society," in light of recent charges of malfeasance at Goldman Sachs. | 3/20/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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"Great Books of Medicine" | Nuland talks about four landmark books that helped shape medical thought and teaching: Vesalius, "On the working of the human body"; Harvey," On the circulation of blood," Morgagni, "causes of disease as shown by anatomy," and Gray's Anatomy. | 8/8/2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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