7:00 PM – Adam Frank: The Constant Fire: Beyond the Science vs. Religion Debate
UW Bookstore, U-District
Frank traces the history of science through the history of myth and metaphor, e.g. comparing the development of the Big Bang theory to creation stories.
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7:00 PM – Jack Hamann: On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of WWII
Suzzallo Library (UW), Room 101
With so many books about the Iraq war and the Bush administration out, Hamann’s account of the 1944 Fort Lawton court-martial might seem quaint or dated; however, this book was directly responsible for the verdict being overturned in 2007, an act that directly affected the lives of real people, some still living, who suffered the consequences of misjustice for over 50 years. It’s a fascinating story of race and discrimination that took place right here in Seattle. Justice is always relevant: On American Soil reminds us not to get complacent. Hamann is an award-winning journalist and former NewsHour Seattle bureau chief.
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7:30 PM – Dobby Gibson & Matt Hart: Poetry Reading
Open Books
Gibson is “epigrammatic”. Hart’s “surrealism is charmingly personable”. I’m getting a Waiting for Gide vibe.
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7:30 PM – Jerry Mander: The Superferry Chronicles: Hawaii’s Uprising Against Militarism, Commercialism and the Desecration of the Earth
Elliott Bay Book Co.
The activist and author of Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television tells the story of grassroots resistance against the SuperFerry, a joint corporate and military project which threatens the Hawaiian marine environment. The battle against the global military-industrial never ends. Vive la resistance!
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7:30 PM – Jan Nickman, David Lanz, Gary Stroutsos: Film Screening
Living Temples: Sacred Land and Q&A with Director
East West Bookshop, Seattle
Nickman is the Emmy-winning director of the film series Living Temples. The first film of the series is Sacred Land. This event is not a reading or a signing, but it’s in a bookstore, so there you go.
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