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Who Will be Hot in 2007?
Our Picks
for 3 Speakers to Watch in The Coming Year
Kal Penn
This week marks the return of television's biggest series,
24—and joining the cast is Kal Penn, star of
Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. And this spring
Kal gets top billing in The Namesake, the eagerly
awaited film adaptation of the popular novel. Insiders expect
this role to launch Penn into the stratosphere of the Hollywood
A-List.
More
Information on Kal Penn's Speaking Engagements
Steven Pinker
In The Stuff of Thought, Steven Pinker's new book,
due later this year, the world's foremost cognitive scientist
shows how our words reflect the thoughts we think, the emotions
we feel, and the relationship we have with one another.
Those who can't wait for the release can hear Pinker's sweeping
and entertaining campus lectures based on the book, which
have already been thrilling audiences around the country.
More
Information on Steven Pinker's Speaking Engagements
Minnijean Brown Trickey
Fifty years ago, Minnijean Brown Trickey changed the course
of the Civil Rights Movement by marching through the front
doors of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, as one of the "Little Rock Nine". It
was the first step toward desegregating public schools in
America. To mark the 50th anniversary of this seminal event in
American history, Minnijean, still a civil rights crusader,
will be traveling the country to give special campus lectures.
More
Information on Minnijean Brown Trickey's Speaking Engagements
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University President Offers High Praise for Bob Geldof
Calls Him the Highlight of Their Fall Semester
Nobel Man of Peace Sir Bob Geldof,
in the midst of a wildly popular speaking tour of America,
continues to solidify his reputation as one of the world's
great humanitarians and one of its most commanding speakers.
Though we receive warm praise from all of the campuses that he visits, the following one really stood out:
"Few speakers have engaged our
students and university community as much as Bob Geldof.
From music fans who recall fondly the Boomtown Rats to a
new generation of admirers that were captivated by Bob's
passion and commitment (not to mention his occasional irreverence,
great stories and humor) his coming to Roger Williams University
as part of our series on reason and respect was the highlight
of fall 2006. I recommend him highly. He is a warm, gracious,
compassionate story teller and activist who motivates his
audience to do more, do better or, at least, do something
to alleviate suffering on the planet."
—Roy J. Nirschel, Ph.D. President, Roger Williams University
If you'd like to have Bob Geldof at your campus, please
contact your Lavin agent today.
Click
here to read more about Sir Bob Geldof
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Author of My Name Is Iran Signs With The Lavin Agency
Davar Ardalan's
Gripping Memoir Generating Major Buzz
Davar Ardalan's My Name is Iran
is a bracing and gorgeous portrait of modern Iran that offers
us, according to Vali Nasr, "a rare glimpse into the many
layers of life in that nation and the aspirations and frustrations
that have shaped its recent history."
A producer at NPR's Morning Edition, Ardalan, in
her memoir, traces her journey, at the age of eighteen,
from the suburbs of Massachusetts to revolutionary Iran.
Publishers Weekly calls Arkalan's book "a supreme
achievement." The Lavin Agency is proud to welcome her to
our roster.
Click
here to read more about Davar Ardalan
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Companion Piece to Flags of Our Fathers Now
in Theatres
The Second Film Inspired
by James Bradley's Bestseller Wins Golden Globe For Director
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood was so enamored
with James Bradley's book Flags of Our Fathers, he
not only adapted it for the big screen—he made a companion
film as well, Letters From Iwo Jima. Told from the
Japanese perspective of the famous WWII battle at Iwo Jima,
the film has just won The Golden Globe Award for best foreign
language film and was selected as The Best Picture of The
Year by The National Board of Review.
More information on James Bradley's Keynote Speeches
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Win
a Free Copy of Rafe Esquith's New Book, Teach Like
Your Hair's On Fire.
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Teach Like
Your Hair's On Fire
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Rafe Esquith, who has been called
"a modern day Thoreau" by Newsweek, has
written an inspiring new book, Teach Like Your Hair's
On Fire, which reveals the techniques that have made
him one of the most acclaimed educators of our time. A
perfect how-to for teachers (and parents), the book is
in stores now—but if you are one of the first three
people to email us at info@thelavinagency.com, we'll send
you a copy for free!
Read
The Publishers Weekly Review and an Interview with Rafe
More
Information on Rafe Esquith's Speaking Engagements
New Insights on Global Public Health
Laurie Garrett Explores the "Paradoxically Perilous Moment" in Her New Article
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Laurie Garrett
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Thanks to a rise in public and
private giving, more money is being directed toward the
world's poor and sick than ever before. But, writes Laurie
Garrett, unless these efforts start tackling public health
in general instead of narrow, disease-specific problems,
poor countries could be pushed even further into trouble.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Garrett is this country's leading
authority and most impassioned speaker on public health
concerns.
Click
here to read "The Challenge of Global Health" from Foreign
Affairs
Click
here to learn more about Laurie Garrett
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