ALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library
Los Angeles Public Library
ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Nov 7, 2008 • 1h 26min
Writing the World
Discussing Hebrew, Polish, and Irish writers, four of the world's best known poets examine how local politics, national realities, and cultural traditions affect great literary traditions.
Nov 7, 2008 • 1h 11min
Building Experiences
Considered one of the top 100 influential people in Southern California (Los Angels Times), Tim Leiweke is a visionary leader at the forefront of change in downtown Los Angeles, creating a dining and entertainment district with Staples Center and LA Live. The collection of companies owned or operated by AEG are considered to be one of the world's leading presenters of sports and entertainment programming.
Oct 31, 2008 • 60min
Is Reality Overrated?
Two fiction writers discuss what's real, what's not, and whether or not it really matters.
Oct 29, 2008 • 1h 14min
Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian (Battle Cry of Freedom) offers a revelatory portrait of leadership during the greatest crisis our nation has ever endured.
Oct 24, 2008 • 1h 1min
Home: A Novel
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author returns to the locale of her novel Gilead in a moving and healing book about love, death, faith, families, and the passing of the generations.
Oct 22, 2008 • 1h 13min
The China Lover
In his enthralling new novel, Buruma- an expert on modern Asia-uses the life of the starlet Yoshiko Yamaguchi as a lens through which to understand the contradictions and complexities of modern Japanese history.
Oct 21, 2008 • 1h 8min
The Zookeeper's Wife
The true story of the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, who, with extraordinary courage, compassion, and calm under pressure, managed to save hundreds of people from Nazi hands.
Oct 16, 2008 • 52min
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Railway Bazaar
The writer who virtually invented the modern travel narrative returns-30 years later-to the changed landscape of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, India, China, Japan, and Siberia.
Oct 8, 2008 • 1h 4min
Unintended Consequences: How the Iraq War Hurt America and Helped Its Enemies
A leading authority on Iraq-and architect of the partition plan endorsed by both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates and many members of Congress-reports on the real consequences of the U.S. invasion.
Oct 8, 2008 • 1h 11min
The Photographer and His City
The photographer whose photographs serve as visual records for this city's dramatic evolution discusses his life and creative process. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Julius Shulman's Los Angeles, at the Central Library's Getty Gallery October 6, 2007-January 20, 2008
