Ferran stands head and shoulders above any other chef cooking in the world today...truly in a class of his own. --Gordon Ramsay A Day at elBulli An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria reveals for the first time the creative process, innovative philosophy and extraordinary techniques of the multi-award-winning restaurant, elBulli, and its legendary head chef, Ferran Adria. Situated on a remote beach on the northeast coast of Spain, elBulli is famous for being the ultimate pilgrimage site for foodies, and a reservation that is nearly impossible to obtain. Each year elBulli is open for just six months, and receives more than 2 million requests for only 8,000 seats. Renowned for his spectacular ever-changing 30-course tasting menu, Adrias pioneering culinary techniques have been applauded - and imitated - by top chefs around the globe for the past decade, and he was named one of Time magazines 100 most influential people of our time. This event took place on October 13, 2008

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United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband visit Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters for a conversation with Google Senior VP David Drummond. This event took place on May 22, 2008, as part of the manitaGoogle series.

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This political round table discussion includes commentary from Mark Halperin of Times The Page, Katherin Ham of the DC Examiner, James Kotecki of Politicos Kotecki TV, Kevin Madden, a Republican Strategist, and Phil Singer of the Hillary Clinton Campaign. The Panel was moderated by Judy Woodruff. This talk took place as part of the Tech Election event at Googles Washington DC office on June 11, 2008.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was thrilled to welcome renowned authors Salman Rushdie to Googles New York office to discuss his new book "The Enchantress of Florence". Salman Rushdie is the multi-award-winning author of, amongst others, "Midnights Children", "Shalimar the Clown", "The Satanic Verses", and "Shame". Rushdie is currently the Emory University Distinguished Writer in Residence and was recently awarded knighthood for his services to literature. This event took place on June 5, 2008.

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This political round table discussion includes commentary from Baratunde Thurston of The Onion, Ben Relles of Obama Girl, Author/Commentator Christopher Hitchens, and Liz Winstead, the creator of The Daily Show. The panel was moderated by Tammy Haddad. This talk took place as part of the Tech Election event at Googles Washington DC office on June 11, 2008

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was thrilled to welcome best-selling childrens author R.L. Stine to the Google NY office to discuss his bone-chilling stories as part of Take Your Kids to Work Day 2008. Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943), known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of childrens literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novels, including the books in the "Goosebumps", "Rotten School", "Mostly Ghostly", "The Nightmare Room" and "Fear Street" series.

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This political round table discussion includes commentary from the e-Campaign managers of several presidential political campaigns Joe Rospars of the Obama Campaign, Peter Daou of the Hillary Clinton Campaign, Mindy Finn of the Mitt Romney Campaign, and Mark Sohoo of the McCain Campaign. The panel was moderated by Ron Brownstein of the National Journal. This talk took place as part of the "21st Century Campaign" event at Googles Washington DC office on June 11, 2008, and was co-hosted with the National Journal.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program welcomed professor Richard Shell to the Google NY office to discuss his book "The Art of Woo". Professor Shell is an internationally recognized expert in negotiations, persuasion, and strategy, as well as an award-winning teacher at the Wharton business school. This event took place on February 1, 2008.

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Author Randy Street visits Googles Mountain View, CA office to discuss his book Who The A Method for Hiring. This event took place on October 30, 2008, as a part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. In this landmark book, Geoff Smart and Randy Street provide a simple, practical, and effective solution to what The Economist calls the single biggest problem in business today unsuccessful hiring. The average hiring mistake costs a company $1.5 million or more a year and countless wasted hours. This statistic becomes even more startling when you consider that the typical hiring success rate of managers is only 50 percent. The silver lining is that who problems are easily preventable. Based on more than 1,300 hours of interviews with more than 20 billionaires and 300 CEOs, Who presents Smart and Streets A Method for Hiring. Refined through the largest research study of its kind ever undertaken, the A Method stresses fundamental elements that anyone can implement-and it has a 90 percent success rate. Randy Street is the president of ghSMART Executive Learning and a top-rated international public speaker.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program welcomed Cory Doctorow to Googles New York office to discuss his new book "Little Brother". Cory Doctorow is the award-winning author of, amongst others, "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom", "Eastern Standard Tribe", and "Overclocked". He is a co-editor of BoingBoing, a contributing writer to Wired and a regular columnist in The Guardian, Make, and Popular Science. A fellow of the EFF, he is a frequent speaker on copyright issues, and a staunch advocate of the Creative Commons. To date, all of his novels have been released in free digital versions under Creative Commons licenses at the same time as they have appeared in print. This event took place on May 28, 2008.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program welcomed Darin Strauss to Googles New York office to discuss his new book, "More Than It Hurts You". Darin Strauss, the acclaimed author of "Chang and Eng", visits Google with "More Than It Hurts You", a beautifully realized novel set in a world turned upside down, where doctors try to save babies from their parents, police use the law to tear families apart, and the people you know the best end up surprising you the most. At its heart is the story of a woman who will risk everything to feel something and a man who suddenly realizes that being a good husband and father can no longer comfortably coexist. (Read carefully for a cameo by a Googler.) This event took place on June 19, 2008.

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Bill Murphy Jr. visits Googles Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "In a Time of War The Proud and Perilous Journey of West Points Class of 2002." This event took place on November 20, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. They came to West Point in a time of peace, but soon after the start of their senior year, their lives were transformed by September 11. In a Time of War focuses on two members of the class of 2002 Todd Bryant, an amiable, funny Californian for whom military service was a family tradition; and Drew Sloan, the hardworking son of liberal parents from Arkansas who is determined to serve his country. On the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, Todd, Drew, and their classmates—the armys newest and youngest officers—lead their troops into harms way again and again. Meticulously reported, sweeping in scope, Bill Murphy Jr.s powerful book follows these brave and idealistic officers—and their families—as they experience the harrowing reality of the modern battlefield. In a Time of War tells a vivid and sometimes heartbreaking story about courage, honor, and what war really means to the soldiers whose lives it defines. More at //-inatimeofwar Bill Murphy Jr. worked as Bob Woodwards research assistant on the bestselling State of Denial. A lawyer and former Army Reserve officer, he reported from Iraq for The Washington Post in 2007. He lives in Washington, D.C.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was pleased to welcome Kelly McMasters to discuss her debut book. "Welcome to Shirley A Memoir from an Atomic Town" tells the story of growing up in Shirley, NY and the realization that the neighboring Brookhaven National Laboratory was polluting the land and drinking water on Long Island. Through well researched evidence, Kelly links cancer clusters around Shirley to the nuclear site, and weaves a touching story of friendship and loss in her hometown. About the Author Kelly McMasters is a freelance writer who has had her articles published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Elle Décor, and Time Out New York, among others. She is the co-director of the KGB nonfiction reading series here in NY. She also teaches writing at mediabistro and the undergraduate writing program and Journalism Graduate School at Columbia University. Kelly grew up in Shirley, Long Island. She has a BA from Vassar College and an MFA in literary nonfiction from Columbia University. This event took place on April 23, 2008 at the Google NYC office.

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The Authors at Google program was pleased to welcome former U.N. advisers to Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Clare Lockhart to discuss their latest book, "Fixing Failed States A Framework for Rebuilding our Fractured World." Ashraf Ghani played a central role in the design and implementation of the post-Taliban settlement in Afghanistan, serving as UN adviser to the Bonn process and as Finance Minister during Afghanistans Transitional Administration. He has worked at the World Bank and taught at Johns Hopkins and Berkeley universities. He has been nominated for the job of Secretary General of the United Nations and considered for the job of President of the World Bank. He chairs the Institute for State Effectiveness. Clare Lockhart is Director for the Institute for State Effectiveness. She has worked for the World Bank, the United Nations and advised the Government of Afghanistan government in Kabul on its strategy and programs from 2002 to 2005. She advises countries and international organizations on state-building and has written widely on the topic. -effectivestates In Fixing Failed States, the authors describe the effort to save failed states--vividly and convincingly--offering an on-the-ground picture of why past efforts have not worked and advancing a groundbreaking new solution to this most pressing of global crises. Military force, while certainly necessary on occasion, cannot solve the fundamental problems, and humanitarian interventions cost billions yet do not leave capable states in their wake. Ghani and Lockhart argue that only an integrated state-building approach can heal these failing countries. As they explain, many of these countries already have the resources they need, if only we knew how to connect them to global knowledge and put them to work in the right way. Their state-building strategy, which assigns responsibility equally among the international community, national leaders, and citizens, maps out a clear path to political and economic stability. This event took place on June 20, 2008 at Googles New York office.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was pleased to welcome writer and novelist Porochista Khakpour to Googles New York office to discuss her debut book, "Sons and Other Flammable Objects". Porochista Khakpour was born in Tehran in 1978 and raised in Los Angeles. She received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MA from The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Chicago Reader, Paper, Flaunt, Nylon, and Bidoun, among many others. Her debut novel "Sons and Other Flammable Objects" received much acclaim from The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, among others. It won the 77th Annual California Book Award in "First Fiction," and was a Chicago Tribune "Falls Best" selection and a New York Times "Editors Choice." Khakpour builds her luminously intelligent debut around the travails of an Iranian-American family caught in the feverish and paranoid currents immediately after 9/11. Darius Adam and his wife, Laleh, flee revolutionary Iran for the alien territory of Southern California, settling in an apartment complex with the allegorically enticing name of Eden Gardens. Son Xerxes grows up with psychological dual citizenship regular American outside of Eden Gardens, but the son of bitter Darius and clueless Lala inside. Xerxes finds true paradise in watching Barbara Eden, the star of I Dream of Jeannie. Against this background of a parody paradise, Khakpour plays out the events following 9/11, which will, grotesquely, unite the Adam family. By then Xerxes, 26, is an unemployed college grad in a New York airshaft-view apartment, as far from Eden Gardens as possible. Khakpour is an elegant writer, and she imparts a perfect sense of the ironies of being Persian in America, where the blurry collective image of the Middle East alternates between blonde genies in bottles and furrow-browed terrorists in cockpits. Thid event took place on June 24, 2008.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was pleased to welcome philosopher, professor and author Simon Critchley to Googles NY office to discuss his new book "On Humor". Simon Critchley studied philosophy at the University of Eskotu in England (BA 1985, PhD 1988) and at the University of Nice in France (M.Phil 1987). Among his teachers were Robert Bernasconi, Jay Bernstein, Frank Cioffi, Dominique Janicaud and Onora ONeill. Critchleys M.Phil. thesis dealt with the problem of the overcoming of metaphysics in Heidegger and Carnap and his Ph.D. dissertation was on the ethics of deconstruction in Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida. After a position as University Fellow at Cardiff University, Critchley was appointed Lecturer in Philosophy at Eskotu in 1989, where he became Reader in 1995 and Professor in 1999. Also at the University of Eskotu, he was Director of the Centre for Theoretical Studies and collaborated closely with Ernesto Laclau. Critchley was President of the British Society for Phenomenology from 1994-99. In 1997 and 2001, he held a Humboldt Research Fellowship in Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt. Between 1998-2004, Critchley was a Programme Director of the Collège international de philosophie, Paris. In 2006-7, he was a Scholar at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Since 2004 he has been Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, New York, but also continues as a part-time Professor at Eskotu. In addition, he has held visiting professorships at Nijmegen (1997), the Universities of Sydney (2000), Notre Dame (2002), Cardozo Law School in New York (2005), and Oslo (2006). On Humour is a fascinating and beautifully written book on what philosophy can tell us about humor and about what it is to be human. Simon Critchley probes some of the most perennial features of humor, such as our tendency to laugh at animals and our bodies, why we mock death with comedy and why we think its funny when people start to act like machines. He also looks as the darker side of humor, as when rife with kotuism and racism, and shows how humor might remind us of people we would rather not be. Above all, Simon Critchley argues that humor can tell us much about the human condition, the meaning of life and why comedy itself begins in philosophy. This event took place on May 14, 2008.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was pleased to welcome author Ginger Strand to Googles NY office to discuss her new book "Inventing Niagra". Ginger Strand grew up in Texas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan, but mostly on a farm in Michigan. She has published essays and fiction in many places, including Harpers, The Believer, The Iowa Review, The Gettysburg Review, Swink, Raritan, The New England Review, and Orion, where she is a contributing editor. A former fellow in the Behrman Center for the Humanities at Princeton, she has received residency grants from The MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the American Antiquarian Society, as well as a Tennessee Williams scholarship in fiction from the Sewanee Writers Conference. She lives in New York City. "Niagara Falls is where America discovered the sublime. And Ginger Strand has discovered everything that happened since. If you want to understand our relationship with the natural world, you better read this book." Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the Falls arent very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized and landscape redesigned, the Falls are more a monument to mans meddling than to natures strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery -- waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films and ersatz Indian tales. A symbol of American manifest destiny, they are shared politely with Canada. Emblem of natures power, they are completely human-controlled. Archetype of natural beauty, they belie an ugly environmental legacy still bubbling up from below. On every level, Niagara Falls is a monument to how America falsifies nature, reshaping its contours and redirecting its force while claiming to submit to its will. Combining history, reportage and personal narrative, Inventing Niagara traces Niagaras journey from sublime icon to engineering marvel to camp spectacle. Along the way, Ginger Strand uncovers the hidden history of Americas waterfall the Mohawk chief who wrested the Falls from his adopted tribe, the revered town father who secretly assisted slave catchers, the wartime workers who unknowingly helped build the Bomb and the building contractor who bought and sold a pharaoh. With an uncanny ability to zero in on the buried truth, Strand introduces us to underwater dams, freaks of nature, mythical maidens and 280,000 radioactive mice buried at Niagara. Find out more about Ginger and her work at -gingerstrand This event took place on May 7, 2008

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was thrilled to welcome acclaimed chef, restaurateur, Food Network personality and author Mario Batali to Googles New York office to discuss his new book, "Italian Grill". Raised in Seattle, Marios initial career path had him studying the golden age of Spanish theater at Rutgers University. Soon after graduating he took his first bit of culinary training at Le Cordon Bleu in London, from which he withdrew almost immediately due to a "lack of interest." An apprenticeship with Londons legendary chef Marco Pierre White and three years of intense culinary training in the Northern Italian Village of Borgo Capanne, (population 200) gave him the essential skills and knowledge to return to his native US, anxious to plant his orange-clogged foot firmly in the behinds of the checkered tablecloth-Italian restaurant establishment. Among his many accolades, Mario was named "Man of the Year" in the chef category by GQ Magazine in 1999. In 2002, he won the James Beard Foundations "Best Chef New York City" award and in 2005 the James Beard Foundation awarded Mario "Outstanding Chef of the Year." Mario is also one of the recipients of the 2001 DArtagnan Cervena Whos Who of Food & Beverage in America, a prestigious lifetime achievement award. Mario Batali has created a thriving restaurant empire and has established himself as a top restaurateur. Together with his partner Joe Bastianich, he operates seven New York City hotspots, including Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca and Del Posto - two wildly successful restaurants that have each been awarded three stars by Frank Bruni of the New York Times. Mario is also the chef/owner of five other successful restaurants in New York City. Lupa Osteria Romana, Esca, Casa Mono, Bar Jamon, and Otto Enoteca Pizzeria. From Mario Batali, superstar chef and author of Molto Italiano, comes the ultimate handbook on Italian grilling, which will become an instant must-have cookbook for home grillers. Easy to use and filled with simple recipes, Mario Batalis new grilling handbook takes the mystery out of making tasty, simple, smoky Italian food. In addition to the eighty recipes and the sixty full-color photographs, Italian Grill includes helpful information on different heat-source options, grilling techniques, and essential equipment. As in Molto Italiano, Batalis distinctive voice provides a historical and cultural perspective as well. "Italian Grill" features appetizers; pizza and flatbreads; fish and shellfish; poultry; meat; and vegetables. The delicious recipes include Fennel with Sambuca and Grapefruit; Guinea Hen Breasts with Rosemary and Pesto; Baby Octopus with Gigante Beans and Olive-Orange Vinaigrette; and Rosticciana, Italian-Style Ribs. This event took place on May 30, 2008.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was thrilled to welcome acclaimed photograper and author Robert Zuckerman to the Google NY office to discuss his book "Kindsight". Known for his work doing photography for motion pictures, Zuckermans imagery has appeared in advertising and publicity for such films as The Crow, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Any Given Sunday, Training Day, Terminator 3, Bad Boys 2 and National Treasure and for such television shows as "The Shield" and "Nip/Tuck." He has also photographed campaigns for United Way and City of Hope. Through the years he has photographed numerous family portraits, weddings, pregnancy pictures and other human celebrations for people of all walks of life, from top celebrities to inner city residents to AIDS patients and others among the less fortunate. A graduate of UC Berkeley and The American Film Institute, Zuckerman co-produced the groundbreaking, award winning Video from Russia The People Speak (1984, directed by Dimitri Devyatkin) which ran on ABC and then on A&E for three years, and he directed and produced the New York City portion of the official "Hands Across America" video in 1986. "For me, photography as much as possible has become an integration of life and craft. Through it I am able to give value to peoples lives and derive value in my own life, beyond making a living," says Zuckerman. In his book the unusual and frank photos celebrate the beauty of random human encounters and turn everyday life experiences into profound visual testaments. Kindsight is a collection of photographs and accompanying texts by Zuckerman illuminating the richness of everyday life encounters and experiences. From taxi and bus drivers to waitresses, plumbers and kids at a playground, Kindsight shows the extraordinary within the ordinary. As one reader-viewer states, these pieces "see something in everything." The book includes texts by Will Smith, Debra Winger and Michael Lally, among others. Kindsight has Been Awarded Honorable Mention in the 2005 International Photography Awards (IPA Lucie) in the Book - Professional/People category This event took place on May 12, 2008.

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Michael Pollan visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "In Defense of Food." This talk took place on March 4, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Junot Díaz visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao." This event took place September 26, 2007, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle Series.

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Renowned linguist Steven Pinker speaks at Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters about his book "The Stuff of Thought." This event took place on September 24, 2007, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. For more information about Steven Pinker, please visit //pinker.wjh.harvard.edu/books/stuff/index.html

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Mute Records recording artist José González visits Googles Mountain View, CA, office for a conversation with the manitaGoogle Teams Boone Spooner and to play a set of live songs from his albums, "Veneer" and "In Our Nature." This event took place on October 9, 2007, as part of the LivemanitaGoogle series. More information about José González can be found at //-jose-gonzalez

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Neil Gaiman visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to speak about his book, "Fragile Things." This event took place on October 3, 2006, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was pleased to welcome Richard Florida to discuss his new book "Whos Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life" Richard Florida is a Professor of Business and Creativity at the University of Toronto. His previous work includes two national bestsellers, "The Rise of the Creative Class" and "The Flight of the Creative Class". You can find more info on Richard and his work here //creativeclass/richard_florida/ This event took place on March 20, 2008 at the Google NYC office.

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Harvards Berkman Center, Google, and the Family Online Safety Institute hosted this discussion featuring Professor Jonathan Zittrain previewing his forthcoming book "The Future of the Internet - And How To Stop It" with a response by Professor Larry Lessig and an introduction by Googles own Vint Cerf. This event took place at Googles Washington, D.C. office on March 20, 2008.

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2008 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul in discusion with Google executive Elliot Schrage as part of the companys CandidatesmanitaGoogle series.

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Steve Wozniak talks about his career at Apple as well as his life and new book "iWoz" at Google.

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Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz speaks about his book, "Making Globalization Work." This event took place on October 13, 2006, at Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Dan Lyons, also known as Fake Steve Jobs, visits Googles Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book, "Options The Secret Life of Steve Jobs." This event took place on November 5, 2007 as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Journalist Lee Siegel visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book "Against the Machine." This event took place on April 28, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Marshall Goldsmiths current book, What Got You Here Wont Get You There How Successful People Become Even More Successful, is a New York Times best-seller and was ranked as Americas #1 best-selling business book in The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Goldsmith identifies 20 bad habits, mostly behavioral problems, that hinder high achievers from reaching future goals and suggests methods for promoting behavior change. Marshall Goldsmith received his Ph.D. from UCLA. He teaches executive education at Dartmouths Tuck School and frequently speaks at leading business schools. Dr. Goldsmith is co-founder of Marshall Goldsmith Partners, a network of top-level executive coaches.

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John Searle visits Googles Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book " Freedom and Neurobiology Reflections on Free Will, Language, and Political Power." This event took place on October 30, 2007 as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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The second in a series of town halls, "Tech Agenda 2009 Creating New Opportunities for Open & Participatory Government" focused on how technology can help government become more accountable, transparent and participatory. Panelists for Panel I, "Practicing Openness & Citizen Participation Lessons from the Campaign Trail," include Jeff Eller, Sam Graham-Felsen, Cyrus Krohn, and Buffy Wicks. The discussion was moderated by Steve Grove of YouTube. This event took place on December 12, 2008 at Googles offices in Washington, D.C.

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Author Erik Knutzen visits Googles Santa Monica, CA office to discuss his book Urban Homestead Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City. This event took place on September 24, 2008, as a part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Valentino Achak Deng discusses the novel "What Is the What" by Dave Eggers as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place on April 30, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. Additional information about Valentino can be found at //-valentinoachakdeng Other Valentino YouTube videos //-youtube/watch?v=vjqD3WWbs9s //-youtube/watch?v=opKRp9cO6m0 //-youtube/watch?v=eucSFeptlyk

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As part of the Google D.C. Talks series, and in partnership with Harvards Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Professor John Palfrey offers a sociological portrait of "digital natives" -- children who were born into and raised in the digital world -- with a particular focus on their conceptions of online privacy. Palfrey is joined by Harvard students Sarah Zhang and Diana Kimball, two "digital natives" who offer their own observations from living their lives in a Twitter-, YouTube-, and blog-filled world. This event took place on October 15, 2008 at Googles office in Washington, D.C.

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Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "Common Wealth Economics for a Crowded Planet." This event took place on April 9, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. For more information about Professor Sachs, please visit //-sachs.earth.columbia.edu

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Anthony Bourdain is interviewed by Google Executive Chef Nate Keller at Googles Mountain View, CA headquarters. This event took place on November 20, 2007 as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Ralph Nader visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters as part of the Policy TalksmanitaGoogle series. This event took place on May 12, 2008.

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Cloud Computing Navigating the next frontier As part of the Google D.C. Talks series, John Horrigan of the Pew Internet Project presents a new research report, "Use of Cloud Computing Applications and Services." Panelists Daniel Burton of Salesforce, Mike Nelson of Georgetown University, and Ari Schwartz of the Center for Democracy and Technology, respond to the new report and share their own views on this new computing model. This event took place on September 12, 2008 at Googles offices in Washington, D.C.

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Author Robert Frank discusses his book "The Economic Naturalist In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas" as a part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place on July 23, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Senator Mike Gravel, in conversation with Google Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs, Andrew McLaughlin, as part of the CandidatesmanitaGoogle series. This event took place October 10, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA

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Author Cory Doctorow discusses his book "Overclocked Stories of the Future Present" as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place Monday, May 21, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA Cory Doctorow is the co-editor of the boingboing blog, and author of the books Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town, Eastern Standard Tribe, and Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. A fellow at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Doctorow writes for such publications as Wired, Popular Science, The New York Times and MAKE. In 2000, he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Science Fiction Writer.

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters for a conversation with Google VP Sheryl Sandberg. This event took place on June 18, 2007, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Author Don Tapscott discusses his book "Wikinomics How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything" as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place February 28, 2007, at Googles headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco, visits Googles Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his views on marriage equality and California Proposition 8. This event took place on October 29, 2008, as part of the Policy TalksmanitaGoogle series. The youngest San Francisco mayor in over a hundred years, Newsom was elected in 2003. In 2004, the Mayor captured nationwide interest when he granted marriage licenses to same-kotu couples. Related links //-noonprop8/ //-youtube/watch?v=wW2BGqnEXag

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Stephen Balkam, CEO of Family Online Safety Institute, and producer Rachel Dretzin visit Googles Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss their PBS Frontline documentary "Growing Up Online." This event took place on September 17, 2008, as part of the Policy TalksmanitaGoogle series.

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Chef and Author Marco Pierre White discusses his book "The Devil in the Kitchen ayip, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef" as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place May 10, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA

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Illinois Senator and 2008 Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to deliver his innovation agenda, speak with Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and take questions from Google employees. This event took place on November 14, 2007, as part of the CandidatesmanitaGoogle series.

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Tim Keller visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "The Reason for God." This event took place on March 5, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Author Christopher Hitchens discusses his book "God Is Not Great How Religion Poisons Everything" as a part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. The author of Why Orwell Matters and Letters to a Young Contrarian, Christopher Hitchens is a Vanity Fair contributing editor, a Slate columnist, and a regular contributor to The Atlantic Monthly. He has also written for The Nation, Granta, Harpers, The Washington Post, and is a frequent television and radio guest. Born in England, Hitchens was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, where he received a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics. He now lives in Washington, D.C., and he became a U.S. citizen in 2007. This event took place on August 16, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Daniel Goleman discusses his book "Social Intelligence The New Science of Human Relationships" as a part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. For more from Daniel Goleman, visit //-morethansound. This event took place on August 3, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Novelist Richard Price visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his novel "Lush Life." This event took place on March 27, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Paola Gianturco speaks about her recent work, Women Who Light the Dark, which documents how local women are helping one another tackle problems that darken their lives. The book benefits the Global Fund for Women. Kavita Ramdas, President and CEO of the Global Fund for Women, introduces Paola and her work. This event took place at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA on October 2, 2007.

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Clay Shirky visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss his book, "Here Comes Everybody." This event took place on March 11, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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The second in a series of town halls, "Tech Agenda 2009 Creating New Opportunities for Open & Participatory Government" focused on how technology can help government become more accountable, transparent and participatory. Panelists for Panel II, "Changing Policy to Promote Open Government," include Chris Barkley, Meredith Fuchs, Karina Newton, and John Wonderlich. The discussion was moderated by Andrew McLaughlin of Google. This event took place on December 12, 2008 at Googles offices in Washington, D.C.

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The manitaGoogle program weclomed a panel of guests consisting of members from the cast and crew of the Public Theatres 2008 revival of the musical "Hair". Members of the panel included James Rado, one of the original writers and creators of the groundbreaking 1968 Broadway landmark, Diane Paulus, the director of the current production and cast members Nicole Lewis, Caren Lyn Manuel, Bryce Rhyness, and Kacie Sheik. This event took place on August 12, 2008 at Googles New York office.

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Environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist, and author Paul Hawken discusses his latest book "Blessed Unrest How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It" as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle and Google series. This event took place on May 9, 2007 at Googles main campus in Mountain View, CA.

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Michael Meyer visits Googles Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book "The Last Days of Old Beijing Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed." This event took place on July 28, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Author George Lakoff discusses his book "Whose Freedom? The Battle over Americas Most Important Idea" as a part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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Randall Munroe is the creator of xkcd, a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Munroe on Munroe "Im just this guy, you know? Im a CNU graduate with a degree in physics. Before starting xkcd, I worked on robots at NASAs Langley Research Center in Virginia. As of June 2007 I live in Massachusetts. In my spare time I climb things, open strange doors, and go to goth clubs dressed as a frat guy so I can stand around and look terribly uncomfortable. At frat parties I do the same thing, but the other way around." This AuthorsmanitaGoogle event took place December 7, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA. //-xkcd

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Novelist Andrew Sean Greer visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to read from and discuss his novel, "The Story of a Marriage." This event took place on May 6, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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In 2006, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. "Lasting peace can not be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty. Micro-credit is one such means. Development from below also serves to advance democracy and human rights." In his new book, Professor Yunus describes the role of business in promoting social reform and his vision for an innovative business model that would combine the power of free markets with a quest for a more humane, egalitarian world that could help alleviate world poverty, inequality, and other social problems. The AuthorsmanitaGoogle program was happy to welcome Muhammad Yunus to speak at the Google NYC campus on January 10, 2008

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Authors Marci Alboher & Tim Ferriss discuss their books "One Person/Multiple Careers A New Model for Work/Life Success" and "The 4-Hour Workweek Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich," as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place on May 4, 2007, at Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters.

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As part of the Google D.C. Talks series, panelists Robert Atkinson of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Edwin Garrubbo of the Electronic Retailing Association, Michael Avon of Columbia Capital, and Google Chief Economist Hal Varian explore whether the recent economic slowdown is impacting e-commerce and innovation on the Internet. This event took place on April 25, 2008 at Googles offices in Washington, D.C.

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Lawrence Lessig, author of "Free Culture," visits Googles New York office as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place on October 3, 2006.

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Author John Scalzi discusses "The Last Colony" as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place on April 27, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA. Bacon Cat also explained.

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Author Jacob Needleman visits Google to discuss his book, "Why Cant We Be Good?" This event took place on April 30, 2007, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Laura Donohue visits Googles Mountain View, CA, headquarters to discuss her book, "The Cost of Counterterrorism." This event took place on May 13, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Will Self visits Googles Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book, "Psychogeography." This event took place on October 29, 2007 as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle program.

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Douglas Engelbart is the inventor of the computer mouse and led research teams at Stanford Research Institute that developed hypertext, networking computing and early graphical user interfaces. He has been honored with the MIT-Lemelson Prize, the Turing Award, the 2000 National Medal of Technology, and the Ben Franklin Award. For 57 years, Doug has worked on increasing human capability using Social Networks. The question topmost on his mind What tools are needed to harness the collective intelligence of many people to apply to common problems and reach collective goals? This event took place August 22, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA

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Alex Counts visits Googles Cambridge, MA office to discuss his book "Small Loans, Big Dreams How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance are Changing the World." This event took place on September 30, 2008, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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Lester Brown visits Google headquarters to discuss his book, "Plan B 2.0" This event took place on January 11, 2006, as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series.

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George Soros appears in conversation with Google CEO Eric Schmidt discussing his new book "The Age of Fallibility Consequence of the War on Terror" as part of the AuthorsmanitaGoogle series. This event took place on Auguest 9, 2006, at Googles headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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