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An Evening with Chris Hedges

Empire of Illusion: A Book Discussion



You can listen to Chris Hedges' talk on October 7, 2009 at the 15th Street Friends Meeting House by clicking on one of the following options:

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chris Hedges is a Senior Fellow at The Nation Institute and a Nation Books author. His latest book, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (Nation Books), was released in September 2009. In 2008, Nation Books released Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians in 2008, a book Hedges co-authored with Laila al-Arian. Click here for more information about Chris Hedges.



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Get your copy of El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico City signed by Nation Books author John Ross, who is traveling across the United States on a mammoth book tour spanning three months and 20 cities. Click here to see if he's coming to a city near you.

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