American Experiment

<b>THE INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> AND <i>WALL STREET JOURNAL</i> BESTSELLER</b> <p/><b>The capstone book in a trilogy from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>How to Lead </i>and <i>The American Story</i> and host of Bloomberg TV's <i>The David Rubenstein Show--</i>American icons and historians on the ever-evolving American experiment featuring Ken Burns Madeleine Albright Wynton Marsalis</b><b> Billie Jean King Henry Louis Gates Jr. and many more.</b> <p/>In this lively collection of conversations--the third in a series from David Rubenstein--some of our nations' greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy culture innovation and ideas. <p/> -<b>Jill Lepore</b> on the promise of America<br> -<b>Madeleine Albright</b> on the American immigrant<br> -<b>Ken Burns</b> on war<br> -<b>Henry Louis Gates Jr.</b> on reconstruction<br> -<b>Elaine Weiss</b> on suffrage<br> -<b>John Meacham</b> on civil rights<br> -<b>Walter Isaacson</b> on innovation<br> -<b>David McCullough</b> on the Wright Brothers<br> -<b>John Barry</b> on pandemics and public health<br> -<b>Wynton Marsalis</b> on music<br> -<b>Billie Jean King</b> on sports<br> -<b>Rita Moreno</b> on film <p/> Exploring the diverse make-up of our country's DNA through interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning historians diplomats music legends and sports giants <i>The American Experiment</i> captures the dynamic arc of a young country reinventing itself in real-time. Through these enlightening conversations the American spirit comes alive revealing the setbacks suffering invention ingenuity and social movements that continue to shape our vision of what America is--and what it can be.