Tag Archives: Biography

Studs Terkel, 1912-2008: A Lifetime of Listening

By CircleReader | November 1, 2008

Studs Terkel, that great & generous soul, has passed on. For me, the voice of Studs Terkel will always symbolize a combination of passionate curiosity, prophetic conviction, and deeply generous, fatherly love. He delighted in the people of the world, and shared his delight with us.

Posted in Reading Around | Also tagged Chicago, Community, History, John Steinbek, Memoir, Mike Royko, Nelson Algren, Richard Wright, Social Justice, Studs Terkel, Theodore Dreiser, WFMT | Leave a comment

She Could Be President of the United States of America

By CircleReader | July 5, 2008

Review of Catherine Thimmesh and Douglas B. Jones’s Madam President: The Extraordinary, True (and Evolving) Story of Women in Politics.

Posted in Mind & Society, Reading Around | Also tagged Careers, Gender, Girls, Politics, Presidents, Reviews | Leave a comment

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