More about Jan-Philipp Sendker and The Art of Hearting Heartbeats

First of all---don't forget that we meet TONIGHT--a week earlier this month due to Thanksgiving!

I found a couple of interesting and short interviews with Jan-Philipp Sendker who wrote The Art of Hearing Heartbeats. Enjoy!

http://guides.rcls.org/heartbeats

I also found the author's blog which includes pictures from his trips to the beautiful county of Burma (now called Myanmar.)

http://artofhearingheartbeats.com/blog/ 


See you TONIGHT!!

Ellen

New York Honours Mrs Markham.

Mrs Markham Returns.

Beryl Markham flies across the Atlantic and reaches New York, United Sta...

Esther Earl, John Green's model for Hazel Grace in The Fault in Our Stars

I found some fun little YouTube posts by John Green and Esther Earl, who met online via a Harry Potter internet community and eventually in person. Very sweet.

Esther talking about her feelings before a doctor's appointment:
https://youtu.be/fa3XHeMtY3s

Esther, John Green and a bunch of fellow Nerdfighters (John Green's online followers)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DKrs3IngoE

Announcement by John Green of Esther's death:

https://youtu.be/Mj96HM9kDTQ 

Also, here is John Green's post on Tumblr on what would have been Esther's 18th birthday:

http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/28557373623/everybody-was-told-to-make-a-funny-face-but-i

Still Alice author Lisa Genova chats with Maria Shriver

Fascinating conversation between Maria Shriver and Lisa Genova about her book and her grandmother, who inspired it.

Enjoy!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcsbVpuhVZ0

'Americanah' Author Explains 'Learning' To Be Black In The U.S.

 Here is an NPR interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that I thought you might enjoy. I found her voice quite lovely and her own story heartbreaking.


http://www.npr.org/2013/06/27/195598496/americanah-author-explains-learning-to-be-black-in-the-u-s

Also, here she is giving a TED talk: http://www.ted.com/speakers/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie

And another NPR piece about hair, A Hair-Touching Exhibit Touches Off a Range of Reactions:

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/06/19/193565069/a-hair-touching-exhibit-touches-off-a-range-of-reactions

Lastly, a brief biography of the author: http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnabio.html

Pictures and more from Huguette Clark's life

The authors of Empty Mansions (or perhaps the publisher) has created a website for the book which includes some of the pictures from Huguette's life. Definitely worth a visit!

http://www.emptymansionsbook.com/http://www.emptymansionsbook.com/

Here's an NPR story about the auction of her estate: http://www.npr.org/2014/06/17/312204184/-eccentric-capable-lucid-heiress-belongings-head-to-auction

Also, an interesting interview with one of the authors of the book, Bill Dedman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv92mDGPXvs

Here's a tour by Andrew McVinish, Head of Private and Iconic Collections, gives a tour of Huguette Clark's Santa Barbara estate, Bellosguardo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHpx_-0NVaE

Another video produced by Christies's Auction House about the Clark Family and its legacy: https://youtu.be/hqEB84cOQ5M 

Testimony from Huguette Clark's inner circle: http://www.emptymansionsbook.com/testimony

Corcoran Returns Stained Glass Windows to Belgium’s Park Abbey

Corcoran Returns Stained Glass Windows which had been purchased by W. A. Clark---last month!

http://gwtoday.gwu.edu/corcoran-returns-stained-glass-windows-belgium%E2%80%99s-park-abbey

What did William Faulkner say?...."History isn't dead, it isn't even past."

Results of the settlement of Huguette Clark's estate and various reactions

Since Empty Mansions was published, the courts reached a settlement in the estate of Huguette Clark and not everybody was happy about it.


From the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2430852/Huguette-Clarks-faithful-nurse-Hadassah-Peri-gets-NOTHING-settlement-300m-estate.html

From the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/huguette-clark-estate-settlement-corcoran-would-get-10-million-part-of-monet-proceeds/2013/09/21/ab691a0a-22dd-11e3-b73c-aab60bf735d0_story.html

From the New York Post: http://nypost.com/2014/01/06/huguette-clark-health-aide-sues-for-slice-of-300m-fortune/

From NBC News: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/huguette-clark/no-charges-heiress-huguette-clarks-300-million-fortune-n86951

Officials Seek Clampdown on Elder Abuse

Interesting WSJ  article about the increase in elder abuse and the debate about what can be done to prevent it.

http://www.wsj.com/article_email/officials-seek-clampdown-on-elder-fraud-1451434278-lMyQjAxMTA2NjA2MTIwNDE2Wj