Who is Coming to 702WI?
Meet Robert Kurson

702WI: What book changed your life?
Robert Kurson: The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
 
702WI: What book did you most recently recommend to someone else?
RK: Conspiracy by Ryan Holiday
Patrimony: A True Story by Philip Roth
 
702WI: What was your favorite book when you were a child?
RK: Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle
 
702WI: What book/s could you never part with? Think “stranded-on-a-desert-island” books.
RK: The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Socratic Dialogues by Plato
Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky
 
702WI: Were you ever embarrassed about a book you loved?
RK: Never!
 
702WI: Do you have a favorite musician or genre of music?
RK: The Beatles and NRBQ
 
702WI: What do you wish you knew more about?
RK: The origin of the universe
 
702WI: Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?
RK: Martin Rees (British cosmologist and astrophysicist)
 
702WI: Vinyl, cassette, CD or digital? Typewriter, notebook, tablet or computer?
RK: Digital / notebook / noise-cancelling headphones
 
702WI: What is your most meaningful place?
RK: Madison, WI – Memorial Union/lake path/Picnic Point
 
702WI: Can you share a favorite line from a creative work (book/play/film/song)?
RK: “That rug really tied the room together” – The Big Lebowski
 
702WI: What is something you know about or have heard about Madison or Wisconsin?
RK: The marzipan crullers melt in your mouth if you arrive at the Farmer’s Market before 8 a.m.

Attend the free upcoming reading with Robert at 702WI
Discover more about Rocket Men and read an excerpt here
Visit Robert's Website

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