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Hear Author Simon Winchester Speak at the Commonwealth Club

Commonwealth Club (595 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105)
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Full Price:
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Since journalist Simon Winchester's first book was published in 1975, he's gone on to produce more than 20 titles on popular history, several of which made it onto the New York Times best-seller list. His latest release, Skulls - A Compelling Tale of the World's Most Bizarre Collection, is a spellbinding exploration of an obsessive collector of more than 300 animal skulls, including amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles. Join Winchester at the Commonwealth Club as he offers a fascinating and entertaining exploration into obsession and the macabre. Stick around after the talk and he'll sign your book.

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All offers for Simon Winchester have expired.

The last date listed for Simon Winchester was Tuesday December 4, 2012 / 6:00pm.

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Author George Packer Talks About the New America & Why It's in Danger

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George Packer has covered U.S. foreign policy for The New Yorker and has written several books, the most well-known being perhaps The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq. Now, in his newest book, entitled The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, Packer argues that seismic economic shifts during just one generation have created a country of winners and losers, leaving the social contract in pieces and setting us all adrift to find new paths forward. See him at the Commonwealth Club as he presents the story of this America over the past 30 years, which he sees as a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams, its elites no longer elite, its institutions no longer relevant. Learn More

Commonwealth Club
595 Market Street
2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
415-597-6700
738787615-4c63de07e4

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http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2012-12-05/simon-winchester-...

Description

5:30pm: Networking Reception
6:00pm: Program
7:00pm: Book Signing

About the Ticket Supplier: Commonwealth Club

The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, presenting over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.

Founded in 1903, the Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Erin Brockovich in 2001. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have all given landmark speeches at the Club.