Character Studies: Encounters with the Curiously Obsessed
April 10, 2006
Mark Singer writer
Michael Smyer dean, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, BC

Mark Singer reads from his new book Character Studies: Encounters with the Curiously Obsessed, a collection of nine profiles, from Donald Trump to card illusionist Ricky Jay.

Singer is introduced by Michael Smyer, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Boston College.

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