Lecture: Dr. William Gudelunas Civil War Series (3 of 3)
Reconstruction Reconsidered...
Did slavery or secession cause the Civil War? Was it a needless war? How did our torn nation mend its wounds afterwards? It is with great pleasure that we welcome back Dr. Gudelunas as he answers these questions and expands our knowledge about the Civil War by discussing the causes, its inevitability, and the reconstruction of America in post-war shambles.
The Steinway Society of Riverside County presents Jason Wu, a Junior Festival Competition Winner, Kathleen Gurning, a Junior Winner, and her brother Mathew Gurning, a Senior Winner.
Filmed 11-14-2018
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kCKgTCPcTU
We’ve been busy over the past several months, and have an exciting calendar of programming scheduled for the fall. Here is a detailed overview directly from Library and Observatory Director Aaron Espinosa.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIG8WceMnOs
Dubbed “The Adele of Audiobooks” by The New Yorker, Julia Whelan is a screenwriter, lifelong actor and audiobook narrator of over 500 titles. She has won numerous awards, including Audible’s Narrator of the Year and the Best Female Narrator Audie. She graduated with a degree in English and creative writing from Middlebury College and Oxford University. While she was in England, her flirtation with tea blossomed into a full-blown love affair, culminating in her eventual certification as a tea master.
Thank You for Listening is an uplifting novel that tells the story of a former actress turned successful audiobook narrator—who has lost sight of her dreams after a tragic accident—and her journey of self-discovery, love, and acceptance when she agrees to narrate one last romance novel.
For Sewanee Chester, being an audiobook narrator is a long way from her old dreams, but the days of being a star on film sets are long behind her. She’s found success and satisfaction from the inside of a sound booth and it allows her to care for her beloved, ailing grandmother. When she arrives in Las Vegas last-minute for a book convention, Sewanee unexpectedly spends a whirlwind night with a charming stranger.
On her return home, Sewanee discovers one of the world’s most beloved romance novelists wanted her to perform her last book—with Brock McNight, the industry’s hottest, most secretive voice. Sewanee doesn’t buy what romance novels are selling—not after her own dreams were tragically cut short—and she stopped narrating them years ago. But her admiration of the late author, and the opportunity to get her grandmother more help, makes her decision for her.
As Sewanee begins work on the book, resurrecting her old romance pseudonym, she and Brock forge a real connection, hidden behind the comfort of anonymity. Soon, she is dreaming again, but secrets are revealed, and the realities of life come crashing down around her once more.
If she can learn to risk everything for desires she has long buried, she will discover a world of intimacy and acceptance she never believed would be hers.
This series is made possible by a generous gift from the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival Foundation.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArUFDFvI_Qk
Aerial Video and Photography of the construction phase of the Rancho Mirage Observatory. Mark Sambito, City of Rancho Mirage Public Works Director, explains what we see as we watch the construction process.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQL7LwIn-2k
Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books in the Italian Renaissance before turning to the twentieth century with New York Times bestsellers The Alice Network and The Huntress.
Quinn’s latest book, The Diamond Eye, is an enthralling historical novel about two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 19471—who are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption. Based on a true story that takes place in Kyiv, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier and of one of history’s deadliest female snipers, who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever.
This series is made possible by a generous gift from the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival Foundation.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnzHmJ4xowo
Wherever You Go, There They Are
Actress, activist, and New York Times best-selling author Annabelle Gurwitch will be on hand to discuss her most recent book Wherever You Go, There They Are. It’s a hysterically funny and slyly insightful collection of essays about her own family of scam artists and hucksters, as well as the sisterhoods, temporary tribes, communities, and cults who have become surrogates along the way.
04-26-2018
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy5zKPWwvBs