| William Powers |
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William Powers hails from Long Island, NY and has worked for over a decade in development aid and conservation in Latin America, Africa, Washington, D.C., and Native North America. A 2004-2005 recipient of the Open Door Foundation for non-fiction, he is the author of the Liberia memoir Blue Clay People and the Bolivian memoir Whispering in the Giant's Ear. From 2002 to 2004 he managed the community components of a project in the Bolivian Amazon that won a 2003 prize for environmental innovation from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. His essays and commentaries on global issues have appeared in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune, and on National Public Radio. Mr. Powers has worked at the World Bank, and holds international relations degrees from Brown University and Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service. Read Bill’s New York Times and other essays, and hear his interviews. Click here. |
Featuring:
| Larry Keough |
Larry Keough’s new children’s book, Dirty Dan, is a fun adventure for children ages 3-7 set in the Old West featuring hero Tom Gantz, damsel in distress Sally Blake and villain Dirty Dan. The book features colorful illustrations and a bonus CD that children can sing along with while reading the book. A resident of El Cajon, Keough has written original songs for two children’s’ albums. His first book Fragilly was published in 2008. Besides his career as an author, Keough has been a performer in San Diego for the past 20 years as a juggler, mime and musician. He teaches guitar and songwriting to elementary schoolchildren at the Explorer School where he’s produced six CD’s of kids writing and singing songs for two children’s albums. Keough, along with partner Jerry Hager form the duo, Music With A Twist of Mime. Together they have performed for over 20 years with Young Audiences of San Diego, a local nonprofit arts education organization. They are also a mainstay at the San Diego County Fair. Dirty Dan is illustrated by John Wismont who has produced illustrations for Disneyland, Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, IBM and Mattel among many other companies. Keough is a graduate of San Diego State University with a B.A. degree in Recreation Administration with an emphasis in Therapeutics. He also has an A.A. in Dramatic Arts from San Diego City College. Dirty Dan is available locally at La Mesa-Readers Inc., a children’s bookstore. To order Dirty Dan or Fragilly, visit www.fragilly.com or e-mail Larry Keough at starrmim@aol.com. |
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