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SUMMARY:PBS Books Readers Club – Leonardo da Vinci with Walter Isaacson and Sarah Burns
DESCRIPTION:Readers Club HomeEpisodes \nEpisode Description:\nThe PBS Books Readers Club Welcomes Renown Historian Walter Isaacson and Guest Sarah Burns\, Co-Director/Writer of the new Ken Burns film\, LEONARDO da VINCI debuting November on PBS.  \nHe was history’s most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? \nBestselling author and Professor Walter Isaacson (STEVE JOBS\, EINSTEIN\, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN) brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this enthralling\, comprehensive masterwork that conveys how this Renaissance man unified science and art. \nDrawing on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his work\, Isaacson delves into the many facets of the artist’s life and brilliantly captures its essence. A true visionary\, and creative across numerous disciplines\, Isaacson shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves\, such as passionate curiosity\, careful observation\, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. \nJoin the PBS Books Readers Club on November 20 at 8:00 pm (ET) as Walter Issacson shares his vision behind this powerful biography and reveals in the novel how his extensive research into this most famous portraitist changed him. “I did learn from Leonardo how a desire to marvel about the world that we encounter each day can make each moment of our lives richer\,” reflects Issacson. \nThe conversation continues from novel to screen\, as filmmaker Sarah Burns joins the PBS Books Readers Club to discuss LEONARDO da VINCI a new two-part\, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns\, Sarah Burns and David McMahon that will air Nov. 18 and 19\, at 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS\, PBS.org and the PBS App. \nDon’t miss the PBS Books Readers Club on November 20 at 8:00 pm (ET) for an intimate portrait of the multifaceted Leonardo da Vinci with award-winning filmmaker Sarah Burns\, and esteemed biographer Walter Isaacson. \nAbout the Book:\nGet the E-BookDONATE NOW and download your e-book copy. \n\nThe #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it\, how to achieve it…Most important\, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker). \nBased on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work\, Walter Isaacson “deftly reveals an intimate Leonardo” (San Francisco Chronicle) in a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves\, such as passionate curiosity\, careful observation\, and an imagination so playful that it flirted with fantasy. \nHe produced the two most famous paintings in history\, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. With a passion that sometimes became obsessive\, he pursued innovative studies of anatomy\, fossils\, birds\, the heart\, flying machines\, botany\, geology\, and weaponry. He explored the math of optics\, showed how light rays strike the cornea\, and produced illusions of changing perspectives in The Last Supper. His ability to stand at the crossroads of the humanities and the sciences\, made iconic by his drawing of Vitruvian Man\, made him history’s most creative genius. \nIn the “luminous” (Daily Beast) Leonardo da Vinci\, Isaacson describes how Leonardo’s delight at combining diverse passions remains the ultimate recipe for creativity. So\, too\, does his ease at being a bit of a misfit: illegitimate\, gay\, vegetarian\, left-handed\, easily distracted\, and at times heretical. His life should remind us of the importance to be imaginative and\, like talented rebels in any era\, to think different. Here\, da Vinci “comes to life in all his remarkable brilliance and oddity in Walter Isaacson’s ambitious new biography…a vigorous\, insightful portrait” (The Washington Post). \n\nGuest Biograpies:\nWalter Isaacson\nInformation coming soon.. \nSarah Burns\nInformation coming soon.. \nReaders Club Hosts:\nHeather Marie Montilla\nHeather-Marie Montilla\, a dynamic integrative leader\, is an educator and nonprofit manager. She has worked in the nonprofit sector and libraries for over two decades\, making a positive impact in arts\, cultural\, educational\, and community-building arenas. \nHaving joined the PBS Books team as their Library Bureau Chief in Fall 2018\, Montilla is now the National Director of PBS Books and has interviewed more than 150 writers. In addition\, she is a faculty member at Michigan State University and Eastern Michigan University for their Arts and Cultural/Entertainment Management Programs. Having been an Executive Director for 8 years\, Heather has a wide range of experience in management\, finance\, strategic planning\, marketing\, and fundraising. Heather holds a MPA From Columbia University\, a MLIS from Wayne State University\, and a bachelor’s from Duke University. She lives in Chicagoland\, and is married with four children\, a dog\, and a bird. \nPrincess Weekes\nPrincess Weekes is an award winning writer and video essayist who works at breaking down the intersections between race\, gender\, and pop culture. Formally an Assistant Editor at The Mary Sue\, co-host of Netflix’s The Geeked Podcast\, and co-host and co-writer on the PBS Digital Series It’s Lit. On weekends she works as a bookseller at a local bookstore. When not reading or writing she can be found playing TTRPGs of cuddling with her cat\, Lola. \nLauren Smith\nExecutive Producer and host of national PBS programming at Detroit Public TV\, Lauren develops content for PBS and other distributors of public media for broadcast\, streaming\, and other digital channels and has executive-produced and/or produced over 60 national broadcast and programs. Her passion is to develop inspiring\, entertaining\, and educational content alongside the best national and international talent\, and to engage important content with communities across the country. Lauren loves to read and has worked to develop and produce PBS Books content for nearly ten years! \nFred Nahhat \nFred Nahhat is an Emmy Award-winning producer\, host\, and presenter for Detroit’s PBS station\, where he serves as Sr. VP of Production. A 30-year broadcast veteran\, Fred has hosted and produced numerous programs for Public TV – including music specials from Il Volo\, Celtic Gold and the New Divas – as well as other series and specials “New Year’s Eve with the DSO”\, “The Detroit Dream Cruise\,” “The PBS Books Readers Club” and “Get Up\, Get Out\,” among others. \nHe is a graduate of Wayne State University and a member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Michigan Chapter\, USA Hockey\, and Leadership Detroit.
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