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Emmy Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker

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Gwyneth Cravens

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Noted historian and international bestselling author of Jerusalem and Young Stalin

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Orhan Pamuk

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature

Dr. Steve Perry

CNN Education Contributor, Founder of Capital Prep Magnet School, and Superstar in Education Reform

John Prendergast

Human Rights Activist and Cofounder of the Anti-Genocide Group, The Enough Project

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Tireless Advocate for Criminal Justice Reform

Carl Safina

World-renowned oceanographer, Hailed as One of the Top 100 Conservationists of the Twentieth Century

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New York Times bestselling author of historical and military fiction

David Shipley

New York Times Editor and Coauthor of Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home

Gay Talese

Ground-Breaking Journalist and Renowned Writer

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Tim Weiner

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Veteran political journalist, New York Times bestselling author and MSNBC contributor and analyst.

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