Book Now 2008: 18-20 November
Tuesday 18 November
artsrichmond Books for Our Time evening
Chris Patten: What Next? Surviving the Twenty-First Century.
In conversation with James Naughtie, introduced by Lord Wright of Richmond GCMG.
Lord Patten of Barnes, Chancellor of Oxford and Newcastle universities, is one of our most far-thinking politicians. His latest book is certain to be an international bestseller as a guide to the dangerous times the world is facing. Welcome address by Cllr Serge Lourie.
Duke Street Baptist Church Auditorium, 7.30pm, £9 (£8 Concessions).
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Wednesday 19 November
AC Grayling: The Choice of Hercules
“What is the good life, and how can one achieve it?” asks leading philosopher Anthony Grayling, in this wonderfully acute and beautifully written volume. By reflecting on the challenges of duty versus pleasure, he shows how much people and society can gain by at least trying to live a life that’s both valuable and pleasurable.
The American International University in London - Richmond, 7.30pm, £8 (£7 Concessions)
Thursday 20 November
Frances Osborne
Frances Osborne has drawn on family letters and diaries to explore the story of her great-grandmother, Idina Sackville, who shocked society by abandoning her young sons and running off to Africa. An inspiration for Nancy Mitford’s character, the Bolter, her story is one of heartbreak, and paints a vivid portrait of high society a century ago.
Clarendon Hall at York house, 7.30pm, £8 (£7 Concessions)