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SUMMARY:The Witte Lecture Series - Sam Quinones - CANCELED
DESCRIPTION:<p><b>Sam Quinones</b><b></b></p><p><i>Dreamland - </i>Opioids in America: Past, Present, and Future </p><p>Saturday, April 18, 2:00pm</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>Sam Quinones’ book <i><a href="http://www.samquinones.com/" target="_blank">Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic</a> </i>(2015) won a National Book Critics Circle Award and was on a dozen Best Book of the Year lists. Why? The book struck a common chord.&nbsp; Quinones is a masterful storyteller and sought-after speaker who shares how the silent tragedy has impacted communities&nbsp; and families coast to coast.&nbsp;&nbsp; And what a tale . . . <i>Dreamland</i> is riveting.&nbsp;&nbsp; Quinones recounts how a pharmaceutical corporation promoted its legal opiate prescription painkiller as non-addictive and the rise of international drug trafficking.&nbsp; The collision of these two forces has led America into the deadliest drug scourge in modern times. <i>Dreamland</i> is now being adapted for a young adult audience, grades 8-12. </p><p><b>&nbsp;</b><b>&nbsp;</b></p><p><b></b><b>Lecture Details</b></p><ul>    <li>Friends Room, Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA</li>    <li>Doors open at 1:30pm</li>    <li>Lecture and Q&amp;A 2:00pm-3:30pm followed by Book Sale and Signing, and&nbsp;Light Supper with Wine till 4:00pm</li>    <li>Ticket: $45 General / $40 NBPLF Member</li>    <li>Tickets go on sale Friday, November 1, 2019.&nbsp;Reserve tickets online at <a href="https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/The-Witte-Lectures.html" target="_blank">nbplfoundation.or</a><a href="https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/The-Witte-Lectures.html" target="_blank">g</a> or by phone at 949-717-3892</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For a full list of The Witte Lectures Series 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/Library-Live.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/The-Witte-Lectures.html">https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/The-Witte-Lectures.html</a></p><map id="rade_img_map_1567019337192" name="rade_img_map_1567019337192"><area shape="RECT" coords="15,2,133,123" href="http://"></map>
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><b>Sam Quinones</b><b></b></p><p><i>Dreamland - </i>Opioids in America: Past, Present, and Future </p><p>Saturday, April 18, 2:00pm</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>Sam Quinones’ book <i><a href="http://www.samquinones.com/" target="_blank">Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic</a> </i>(2015) won a National Book Critics Circle Award and was on a dozen Best Book of the Year lists. Why? The book struck a common chord.&nbsp; Quinones is a masterful storyteller and sought-after speaker who shares how the silent tragedy has impacted communities&nbsp; and families coast to coast.&nbsp;&nbsp; And what a tale . . . <i>Dreamland</i> is riveting.&nbsp;&nbsp; Quinones recounts how a pharmaceutical corporation promoted its legal opiate prescription painkiller as non-addictive and the rise of international drug trafficking.&nbsp; The collision of these two forces has led America into the deadliest drug scourge in modern times. <i>Dreamland</i> is now being adapted for a young adult audience, grades 8-12. </p><p><b>&nbsp;</b><b>&nbsp;</b></p><p><b></b><b>Lecture Details</b></p><ul>    <li>Friends Room, Central Library, 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach, CA</li>    <li>Doors open at 1:30pm</li>    <li>Lecture and Q&amp;A 2:00pm-3:30pm followed by Book Sale and Signing, and&nbsp;Light Supper with Wine till 4:00pm</li>    <li>Ticket: $45 General / $40 NBPLF Member</li>    <li>Tickets go on sale Friday, November 1, 2019.&nbsp;Reserve tickets online at <a href="https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/The-Witte-Lectures.html" target="_blank">nbplfoundation.or</a><a href="https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/The-Witte-Lectures.html" target="_blank">g</a> or by phone at 949-717-3892</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For a full list of The Witte Lectures Series 2020:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/Library-Live.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/The-Witte-Lectures.html">https://www.nbplfoundation.org/content/The-Witte-Lectures.html</a></p><map id="rade_img_map_1567019337192" name="rade_img_map_1567019337192"><area shape="RECT" coords="15,2,133,123" href="http://"></map>
LOCATION:Newport Beach Central Library\, Friends Meeting Room\, 1000 Avocado Avenue Newport Beach\, California 92660
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