Books That Changed America

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Poet, novelist, and critic Jay Parini talks about the thirteen books he says shaped America’s history and identity – from William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation to Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. His new book is Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America.

Event: Jay Parini will be speaking and signing books
Monday, December 8 at 7 pm
Union Square Barnes & Noble with the New School

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