The Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library at the National Press Club

Tannen Discusses Book on Sisters, 6:30 pm Dec. 2

Linguist and Georgetown professor Deborah Tannen Discusses will discuss her book, "You Were Always Mom's Favorite!: Sisters in Conversation Throughout Their Lives," at 6:30 pm, Dec. 2.

Since her 2001 book, "You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation," Tannen ...has been recognized as an expert on the art of communication. "You Were Always Mom's Favorite" explores sister relationships and is the latest book in her relationship canon, covering, among others, conversations between mothers and daughters. among coworkers and between men and women.

In "You Were Always Mom's Favorite!" Tannen analyzes hundreds of conversations with women talking to or about their sisters -- including her own -- and discusses the balance between rivalry and connection, the importance of birth order, the trickiness of family alignments and secrets, the responsibilities and privileges of older sisters, and the double meaning of the word "bond."

Copies of the hardcover book will be available for purchase for $26, and Tannen will sign them. This is a fund-raiser for the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library, and no outside books are permitted. This event is open to the public and free of charge, however, reservations are required. RSVP at opus@press.org or phone 202-662-7523.
Excerpt from "You Were Always Mom's Favorite!":

Conversations with sisters can spark extremes of anger or extremes of love. Everything said between sisters carries meaning not only from what was just said but from all the conversations that came before and "before" can span a lifetime. The layers of meaning combine profound connection with equally profound competition. Both the competition and the connection are complicated by inevitable comparison with someone whose life has been so similar to yours and yet so different and always in your view.Read More

On December 10, at 6:30 pm, “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, member of the Radio Hall of Fame, Broadcasting & Cable's Hall of Fame, and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame will speak at the National Press Club about his new book Rock & Roll…and the Beat Goes On . Mr. Morrow will speak about the book, engage... in a question and answer session and then sign copies of his book. The event is free and open to all.

Copies of Rock & Roll…and the Beat Goes On will be available for purchase at the event. Proceeds from the book sales benefit the Eric Friedheim Library so no outside books are allowed.

No one is better suited than Bruce Morrow, the man who introduced the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1966, to write Rock & Roll…and the Beat Goes On. The book features more than 300 photographs, along with posters, album covers, record labels newspaper articles, magazine covers, poems, anecdotes, and quotations about everything related to the Rock & Roll generation. With a forward by Brian Wilson, a preface by Petula Clark, and an epilogue by Billy Joel, an autographed copy of Rock & Roll…and the Beat Goes On would be the perfect holiday gift for anyone who interested in music from the R & B era of the 1950’s through the punk rebellion and beyond.

“Cousin Brucie” is the only on-air personality in New York City to have a street named after him. His radio program on clear channel stations reached listeners across a wide part of the United States. He can currently be heard on SIRIUS XM Radio where he recently signed another long-term contract. He also wrote Cousin Brucie: My Life in Rock and Roll Radio and Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era. Rock & Roll…and the Beat Goes On and Doo Wop were co-authored by award-winning writer and musician Rich Maloof.Read More

The December computer classes at the National Press Club Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library have been scheduled for December 17 and 18. Sign up for one or as many as fits your schedule.

Thursday, December 17
* 9:30 to 10:30 am - Web 2.0 Tools
* 11 am to Noon - Google Search Tips
* 1:30 to 2:30 pm - Twitter
* 3 to 4... pm - Reporting from Facebook
More information on these sessions can be found at http://www.press.org/wire/article.cfm?id=1578.

Friday, December 18
* 9:30 to 10:30 am – Basics of Blogging
* 11:00 to Noon – Build Your Own Newsstand (using RSS)
More information on these sessions can be found at http://www.press.org/wire/article.cfm?id=1580.

Each class is one hour. The fee is $10 per class for NPC members and $15 per class for non-members. Pay by credit card, check, or member account. Register online at http://bit.ly/3ZIXlv or by contacting Beth Shankle at bshankle@press.org or 202-662-7509.Read More

Join Bob Biersack, coordinator of the Federal Election Commission's website improvement initiative, at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 in the NPC Bloomberg Training Center for a data diving session on how to navigate new formats for downloading data files from the FEC website. He will also demonstrate how to use their new D...isclosure Data Blog, which was created to increase the exchange of information between the site’s managers and users. The session, sponsored by the NPC Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library's Professional Development Committee, is free for NPC members, $10 for non-members. Contact Nicole Nottingham at nnottingham@press.org or (202) 662-7523 to reserve a space. Read More