Richard Pollak
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Author Appearances Jeremy Nixon, senior vice president of P&O Nedlloyd, welcomes guests to the bridge of the Colombo Bay as the author and his daughter Amanda look on. Pollak signed books and answered questions at a book party aboard the giant container ship when she called at the Howland Hook terminal at Staten Island, New York on January 5, 2004. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005 "Modern Piracy and Life on the High Seas Today" will be Richard Pollak's subject when he appears at the Peabody Library, Peabody, MA, at 7 P.M. The talk is part of the library's two-month-long program devoted to Treasure Island, which is being read throughout the community this summer and fall. |
Selected Works1. Non-Fiction
The Colombo Bay
A vivid account of the author's voyage aboard a container ship from Hong Kong to New York after 9/11. 2. Biography
The Creation of Dr. B: A Biography of Bruno Bettelheim
A full-length portrait of the noted child psychologist and author. 3. Fiction
The Episode
A novel of suspense. |
