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    A Conversation with Simon Schama: Scribble, Scribble, Scribble

    A Conversation with Simon Schama: Scribble, Scribble, Scribble

    Presented by Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library at Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library

    April 25, 2011


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    “[Simon] Schama is a genius of storytelling,” writes The Times of London. The author of many books, including The Embarrassment of Riches and National Book Critics Circle Award winner Rough Crossings, Schama is a Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University. A cultural essayist for The New Yorker, he has written and presented more than 30 documentaries for the BBC and PBS, including A History of Britain, The Power of Art, and The American Future: A History. Scribble, Scribble, Scribble is a witty collection of essays on a wide range of topics.


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        Free Library of Philadelphia - Parkway Central Library

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        April 25, 2011

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        7:30 pm

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