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 Happy
Holidays From The Lavin Agency - Instead of Cards, We Sent
a Cow!
Please accept our warmest wishes for a peaceful and relaxing
holiday season, and a joyous 2006. In lieu of holiday cards,
we have made a donation on behalf of our clients to World
Vision which will purchase one milking cow for a family
in a developing country. Capable of producing 200,000 glasses
of milk in its lifetime, a cow is a gold mine of health
for a poor family.
For more information about this program,
please visit:
More
about The World Vision Program
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New York Times List of 100 Notable Books of 2005
Includes Lavin Speakers
Jared Diamond, Lisa Randall
and Kurt Eichenwald All Feature on Prestigious List
We're proud to note that three
of our speakers were featured in the New York Times list
of 100 Notable Books of 2005. Lisa Randall (Warped Passages),
Jared Diamond (Collapse), and Kurt Eichenwald (Conspiracy
of Fools) were all named to the list. For more information
on these great speakers, click on the links below:
More
information on Lisa Randall
More
information on Jared Diamond
More
information on Kurt Eichenwald
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Chris Abani Wins Hurston/Wright
Legacy Award
Graceland Wins in Category
of Debut Fiction
The awards keep rolling in for Chris Abani
and his novel Graceland. Most recently he was honored
with the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction.
A native of Nigeria, Chris has been recognized as one of
the most promising young novelists of his generation, and
as a profound and compassionate voice against oppression.
More
about Chris Abani
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 Novelist/Physicist
Alan Lightman Bridges the Art-Science Gap
Organizers Say He'll Be Tough to Top
Next Year
At a recent campus lecture Alan Lightman
once again showed why he is one of the few speakers in the
country capable of bridging the Art vs Science gap, and
initiating an informed discussion about the relationship
between the two realms. The event organizer said,
"Using 2005-World Year of Physics as a backdrop
for the sciences, creative writing as a common thread for
the humanities, and the liberal arts philosophy as the glue
to hold us all together, we brought Alan Lightman to campus
as the featured speaker for our week-long Autumn at Adams
celebration. Among other events, in the evening he delivered
his lecture At the Crossroads of Science and the Arts and
judging by the comments of long-time faculty in attendance,
the activities associated with his visit formed the single
most stimulating and invigorating collection of academic
events on our campus in more than ten years. Alan Lightman’s
unique perspective was a gift. Immediately following his
visit, we were filled with excitement, trepidation, and
anticipation. Excitement thanks to the event’s rousing
success, anticipation for next year’s event, and trepidation
for the difficulty we will have in finding another single
individual that so completely embodies the spirit of our
campus. In short, he was inspiring."
To learn more about Alan Lightman, please
click on the link below:
Learn
more about Alan Lightman
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Physicist
and Author Lisa Randall Featured in Seed Magazine
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Lisa Randall
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The current edition of popular science
magazine Seed has a feature on physicist and author Lisa
Randall. The article highlights Lisa's remarkable ability
to make challenging ideas in theoretical physics accessible
to a wide audience, and her rise to prominence in her
field. The feedback we've been getting from audiences
does confirm her ability to engage listeners in the wonder
of science. Said one event organizer,
"Thank you again for presenting such an intriguing
presentation of your work here at the museum last week.
We are honored to have hosted you during this important
moment in your career. The audience was rapt and very
excited to hear you tell your story in person. You are
clearly a teaching master - illuminating your theories
and investigations through an understandable succession
of ideas and simple but effective metaphors. I think everyone
I encountered over the past week was delighted to be able
to understand the concepts behind Warped Passages when
I reiterated your language and metaphors - of course in
a much more rudimentary interpretation."
To learn more about Lisa Randall, click on the link below.
We have also attached a link to the Seed magazine article.
More
information on Lisa Randall
Seed
Magazine Profile of Lisa Randall
John
McWhorter's New Book In Stores In January
Follow-up To His Bestseller,
Losing The Race
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John McWhorter
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Following up on the success of his bestseller,
Losing The Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America,
John McWhorter wades once again into America's racial
debate with Winning The Race: Beyond The Crisis in
Black America. Sure to be the subject of much debate
and discussion, the book is described as "an important
and broad-ranging re-envisioning of the post-Civil Rights
black American experience".
To learn more about John McWhorter, please
click on the link below:
More
information on John McWhorter
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