Page from the Book Festival Announces Author Lineup

From Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta: This summer, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) is pleased to present three exceptional Page from the Book Festival of the MJCCA Author Talk and Signing events. At each event, books will be available for purchase from A Cappella Books. For information, call the MJCCA Box Office at 678.812.4005, or visit www.atlantajcc.org/bookfestival.

Speaker Lineup:

• Alan Alda, If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?, Tuesday, June 27, 7:30 pm (In Conversation with Holly Firfer, CNN Journalist)

Iconic actor, bestselling author, and Book Festival fan-favorite Alan Alda brings us an indispensable guide to communicating better—based on his experience with acting, improv, science, and storytelling. The acclaimed actor shares fascinating and powerful lessons from the art and science of communication, and teaches readers to improve the way they relate to others. With his trademark humor and frankness, Alda explains what makes the out-of-the-box techniques he developed after his years as the host of Scientific American Frontiers so effective. This book reveals what it means to be a true communicator, and how we can all communicate better, in every aspect of our lives.

This event will be held at the MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody).

Ticket Prices: Member $33 (Includes one copy of the book) / Community: $37 (Includes one copy of the book)

• Ben Mezrich, Woolly: The True Story of the De-Extinction of One of History’s Most Iconic Creatures, Sunday, July 9, 7:30 pm

Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires (which was made into the hit movie, The Social Network), andBringing Down the House (which was made into the Kevin Spacey movie, 21), brings us Woolly, a Jurassic Park-like story of the genetic resurrection of an extinct species—the woolly mammoth. With his gift for turning narrative nonfiction into stories that read like the best thriller fiction, Mezrich takes us on an exhilarating true adventure story from the icy terrain of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetic labs of Harvard University. More than a story of genetics, this is a thriller illuminating the race against global warming, the incredible power of modern technology, the brave fossil hunters who battle polar bears and extreme weather conditions, and the ethical quandary of cloning extinct animals. Can we right the wrongs of our ancestors who hunted the woolly mammoth to extinction—and at what cost?

This event will be held at the MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody).

Ticket Prices: Member $10; Community $15

• Daniel Silva, House of Spies, Wednesday, July 19, 7:30 pm

From the #1 NYT bestselling author of The Black Widow comes the thrilling new summer blockbuster, House of Spies, featuring international spy, assassin and art restorer Gabriel Allon, back and out for revenge – determined to hunt down the world’s most dangerous terrorist, a shadowy ISIS mastermind known only as Saladin. Written in seductive and elegant prose, the story moves swiftly from the glamour of Saint-Tropez to the grit of Casablanca and, finally, to an electrifying climax that will leave readers breathless long after they turn the final page.

This event will be held at the MJCCA (5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody).

Ticket Prices: Member $30 (Includes one copy of the book) / Community: $36 (Includes one copy of the book)

What is A Page from the Book Festival of the MJCCA?

A Page from the Book Festival of the MJCCA brings a prestigious array of authors to the Atlanta community throughout the year. Expanding on the success of the annual November Book Festival of the MJCCA, A Page from the Book Festival events allow the MJCCA to continue fostering a love of reading and enabling interaction with sought-after favorite authors all year long.

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