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Nina Khrushcheva discusses her new book 'In Putin's Footsteps'

Jim Bessman

Feb 25, 20195 min read

Nina Khrushcheva discusses her new book 'In Putin's Footsteps'

Nina Khrushcheva signs copies of "In Putin's Footsteps" at the New York Public Library As the first book ever checked out of the New York...

Historian Stuart D. Levitan's 'Madison In the Sixties' extends beyond Wisconsin's st

Jim Bessman

Nov 18, 20185 min read

Historian Stuart D. Levitan's 'Madison In the Sixties' extends beyond Wisconsin's st

(Wisconsin Historical Society Press) Pulitzer Prize David Maraniss, himself a 1967 graduate of Madison West High School, writes in his...

A conversation with 'Hope Never Dies' ('An Obama Biden Mystery') author Andrew Shaff

Jim Bessman

Aug 1, 20186 min read

A conversation with 'Hope Never Dies' ('An Obama Biden Mystery') author Andrew Shaff

Andrew Shaffer signing copies of "Hope Never Dies" at BookExpo Monday’s surprise lunch visit by Barack Obama and Joe Biden at Washington,...

A timely conversation with associate special Watergate prosecutor Frank Tuerkheimer

Jim Bessman

May 19, 20175 min read

A timely conversation with associate special Watergate prosecutor Frank Tuerkheimer

Frank Tuerkheimer (University of Wisconsin Law School) With comparisons to Watergate proliferating in both the political and news media...

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