Tim Weiner, Author of βThe Folly and the Glory,β in Online Event
Florida Atlantic Universityβs Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters has teamed up with the Palm Beach Book Festival to present New York Times best-selling authors in a virtual interview format.
Tim Weiner will discuss his book, βThe Folly and the Glory: America, Russia and Political Warfare, 1945-2020β with Renat Shaykhutdinov, Ph.D., Ήϊ²ϊΧΤΕΔ associate professor of political science. This online event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. Registration is at . Β All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit student scholarships in the college. To purchase the book, visit .
With vivid storytelling and insider accounts, Weiner traces the roots of political warfare and the conflict America and Russia have waged with espionage, sabotage, diplomacy and disinformation from 1945 until 2020. Weiner takes us behind closed doors, illuminating Russian and American intelligence operations and their consequences.
Other Ήϊ²ϊΧΤΕΔ/Palm Beach Book Festival author events for the fall include Mitch Albom with βFinding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Familyβ on Monday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m.; and James Patterson and Kwame Alexander with βThe Making of Muhammad Aliβ on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit fau.edu/bookfestival.
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