Author Line-Up for 6/29/21

 Posted by Wayne G. Barber 

News, Expo's Book Signings, Lively Literati, Publishing Questions, Poetry and Author Interviews

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Tentatively Scheduled for 9:05 am Author Bar-Giora Goldberg will discuss, "The Mind is Mightier:

You are invited to join an intellectual adventure of the mind, a broad canvas review of the cognitive evolution of our civilization in politics, science, technology and the arts.

Humanity is on a path of rising cognition and complexity, the world becomes increasingly our idea. After two horrific world wars, it seems that the great powers are rejecting the sword in favor of the pen.

Technology is giving us tools and challenging us to change and move forward. But the new and more cognitive world is also confusing, sometimes frustrating and changing very fast. Too many of us feel displaced, even lost. Better understanding is the key to regaining our footing and better adjustment in a world of constant flow.

The Mind is Mightier is about this viewpoint of history; a broad historical description of the various elements of our cognitive evolution and the great variety of life's activities: social order, art, science, music, technology, economy, religion, world order, law and self-evaluation. It demonstrates the tendency for increased complexity in all the above as we continuously chart new directions and purpose for humanity's path.

At 9:35 am  Poet Karen Warinsky will join the panel with " Gold In Autumn' and local events in Poetry.

Authors Hour Line-Up for 6-8-21

 Posted by Wayne G. Barber 

News, Lively Literati, Poetry, Publishing Questions and Author Interviews

E-Mail the program at waynewnri@yahoo.com 

At 9:05 am Tentatively scheduled Thomas Hart Armbruster will discuss '

How to Become an Ambassador"

Ambassador Thomas Armbruster is a field guy, a diplomatic foot soldier. He served overseas for 20 years and has the experience to tell future ambassadors what to expect. Global problems require global solutions and international institutions. America has led in so many ways on the global stage since World War Two. There is a lot of good work to be done and only by including all Americans in diplomacy can we advance further. This book is a call to service and adventure.

Armbruster?served as Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands from August 2012 to May 2016.? Since leaving the Foreign Service, he has worked as an international consultant and led inspections to Colombia; Denmark, Chad, Mauritania and the South and Central Asia bureau. Overseas postings include Vladivostok, Russia; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Nuevo Laredo, Mexico; Moscow, Russia; Havana, Cuba and Helsinki, Finland.? Domestic assignments include Diplomat in Residence at City College in New York City and Polar Affairs Officer in Washington, DC. ?

Armbruster?was the Chief U.S. Negotiator for an emergency response treaty with Russia and led trade and counternarcotics missions to Afghanistan.? He is fluent in Spanish and Russian.

Ambassador Armbruster is the only American diplomat to arrive in the (then) Soviet Union by kayak?and is a private pilot and scuba diver.? Armbruster?was born in El Paso, Texas and lives in Ithaca, New York with his wife Kathy and dog "Skipjack."? Tom and Kathy have two children, Bryan and Kalia, who grew up in the Foreign Service.

A travel book might be just what you need right now!