Our November calendar is full to brimming, with events from the west coast to the east on topics ranging from generic drugs to Maryland geography. As always, we invite you to support these events and help spread the word. Three cheers to JHUP authors and staff--and the busy month ahead!
3 November 2014, 6:00 pm
Book Talk & Signing
Catie Snow Bailard
Democracy's Double-Edged Sword
Media and Public Affairs Building
805 21st Street NW; 5th Floor
George Washington University
Washington, DC
GWU's School of Media and Public Affairs hosts a celebration of Professor Catie Bailard's new book, Democracy's Double-Edged Sword: How Internet Use Changes Citizens' Views of their Government. Eat and mingle with students, faculty and special guests. Professor Bailard will speak about her book and her research on the political effects of new media at home and abroad. Admission: Register here.
4 November 2014, 12:30 pm
Johns Hopkins Club Lunch & Lecture
S. D. Lamb
Pathologist of the Mind: Adolf Meyer and
the Origins of American Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins Club, Homewood campus
Baltimore, MD
Admission: $20; Club members contact the Club to register; non-members contact Jack Holmes at 410-516-6928 to attend as guests of the Press.
5 November 2014, 1:00 pm
Book Talk & Signing
Michael Olesker
Front Stoops in the Fifties
Pikesville Library Speaker Series
1301 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville, Maryland 21208
Admission: Free; information on the website.
5 November 2014, 7:00 pm
The Ivy Bookshop Healthy Living Series
Book Talk & Signing
Francis Mark Mondimore, M.D.
"Emotional Health: Understanding and Managing Anxiety, Depression, and More"
The Ivy Bookshop
6080 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
The Ivy Bookshop Healthy Living Series continues with Dr. Frank Mondimore's discussion of emotional health. He is the author of several JHUP books, most recently the third edition of Bipolar Disorder: A Guide of Patients and Families. The series is sponsored by The Ivy Bookshop, the JHU Press, and the Johns Hopkins Healthy Living Program. Read more about this program on the Ivy event calendar. Admission: Free
6 November 2014, 10:30 a.m.
OAS Policy Roundtable & Webcast
Scholars, Policymakers and International Affairs: Finding Common Cause
Organization of American States
Hall of the Americas, 200 17th St NW
Washington, DC 20006
The 62nd OAS Policy Roundtable focuses on JHUP's recently published Scholars, Policymakers and International Affairs: Finding Common Cause, edited by Abraham F. Lowenthal and Mariano E. Bertucci:
10.30 a.m.: Welcome remarks
Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary for Political Affairs, OAS
10.40 a.m.: Introductory remarks
Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General, OAS
11:00 a.m.: Book presentation
Scholars, Policymakers and International Affairs: Finding Common Cause
Abraham Lowenthal, Professor of International Relations, USC
11.15 a.m.: Panel discussion
How Can Scholars Contribute More Effectively to Policy-Making?
Cynthia J. Arnson (moderator), Director, Latin American Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; C. Fred Bergsten, Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Thomas Shannon, Counselor, U.S. Department of State; Arturo Valenzuela, Professor of Government, Georgetown University
12.15 p.m.: Q&A and discussion
1:00 p.m.: Closing
Admission: This event is free and open to the public; RSVP to SER-DIA@oas.org. For information, call (202) 370-5000. View the webcast at www.oas.org.
6 November 2014. 7:30 p.m.
Book Talk & Signing
Dane Morrison
True Yankees: The South Seas and the Discovery
of American Identity
Salem Maritime National Park
Salem Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street
Salem, MA
Admission: Free and open to the public, seating limited; for information, call 978-542-6286 or visit the website.
7 November 2014, 3:00 p.m.
Book Talk & Signing
James DiLisio
Maryland Geography: An Introduction
Hosted by the Department of Geography & Environmental Planning
Liberal Arts Building 3310
Towson University
Towson, MD
Admission: Free; 410-704-2973
7 November 2014, 4:00 p.m.
Book Talk & Signing
Daniel Weiss
Remaking College: Innovation and the Arts
Washington College, Decker Theatre
in the Gibson Center for the Arts
Chestertown, MD
Admission: Free and open to the public; see the Washington College calendar for more information.
9 November 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Book Talk & Signing
Michael C. C. Adams
Living Hell: The Dark Side of the Civil War
Beatley Central Library
Large Meeting Room
5005 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22304
Admission: Free; for information, call 703- 746-1702 or visit the library website.
11 November 2014, 6:00 p.m.
Book Talk & Signing
Charles W. Mitchell
Travels through American History
in the Mid-Atlantic: A Guide for All Ages
St. Paul's School, Ward Center for the Arts
Baltimore, MD
Admission: Free; R.S.V.P. by November 7 to rsvp@press.jhu.edu or 410-516-7902.
11 November 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Book Talk & Signing
Michael C. C. Adams
The Ivy Bookshop
Living Hell: The Dark Side of the Civil War
Ron Coddington
Faces of the Civil War and other titles
6080 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
Admission: Free.
14 November 2014, 6:00 pm
Book Talk & Signing
Jeremy A. Greene
Generic: The Unbranding of Modern Medicine
University Press Books
2430 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
Admission: Free; for information, call 510-548-0585.
17 November 2014, 6:00 pm
Book Talk & Signing
Jeremy A. Greene
Generic: The Unbranding of Modern Medicine
Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Woman's Club
Mason Hall, JHU's Homewood campus
Baltimore, MD
Admission: For members and their guests; call 410-516-6928 for more information.
20 November 2014, 7:00 p.m.
The Ivy Bookshop Healthy Living Series
Book Talk & Signing
John Burton, M.D., and Dan Morhaim, M.D.
"Healthy (and Wise) at Every Age: Managing Your Health Care and Planning for the Future"
The Ivy Bookshop
6080 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
The Ivy Bookshop Healthy Living Series wraps up with a discussion of healthy aging with Dr. John Burton, the author of Taking Charge of Your Health, and Dr. Dan Morhaim, the author of The Better End. The series is sponsored by The Ivy Bookshop, the JHU Press, and the Johns Hopkins Healthy Living Program. Read more about this program on the Ivy event calendar. Admission: Free
24 November 2014, 12:00 p.m.
Book Talk & Signing
Brian Norman
Dead Women Talking
Three Arts Club of Homeland
4 Wyndhurst Avenue
Baltimore, MD
Admission: Program for members; for information, call 410-516-6928.
