Contact: Marilyn Wisoff, 301-588-6573
For Immediate Release: October 9, 2001

Silver Spring Library Speakers Series
Begins Season with Noted Psychologist

Noted clinical psychologist Dr. Karen Shanor will discuss and sign her book “The Emerging Mind” at the Silver Spring Library on November 7, beginning at 8 p.m.

Based on a Smithsonian lecture series, “The Emerging Mind” is also the subject of a Discovery Channel four-part series. The book sheds new light on the evolution of the mind and the nature of human consciousness.

Shanor, who studied under Dr. Karl Pribam, an acclaimed brain researcher, has appeared on the Larry King Show, Oprah, Today, and the CBS Evening News. She is a regular contributor to CNN and formerly hosted a program on NBC radio for five years. Her consulting credits include The White House and “Glamour” and “Child” magazines.

For more information, call 301-565-7689.