A look at the rise and fall of a major New York City recycling plant. Lis Harris, author of Tilting at Mill explains why an idealistic effort intended to benefit the environment and a New York neighborhood became such a failure. Mary Roach examines what happens to our bodies after we die in her book Stiff. Plus, AJ Albany shares her memoir of life with her father, the great jazz pianist Joe Albany. And Siddhartha Deb discusses his debut novel, The Point of Return.
Lis Harris
Today on the Leonard Lopate Show, the rise and fall of a major New York City recycling plant. Lis Harris explains why an idealistic effort intended to benefit the environment and a New York neighborhood became such a failure, Tilting at Mills: Green Dreams, Dirty Dealings, and the Corporate ...
Mary Roach
Mary Roach examines what happens to our bodies after we die in her book Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers.
Mary Roach will be reading and signing books onm April 23rd at 7:30 at the Greenwich Village Barnes and Noble (6th avenue and 8th street).
Mary Roach will be reading and signing books onm April 23rd at 7:30 at the Greenwich Village Barnes and Noble (6th avenue and 8th street).
AJ Albany
AJ Albany shares her memoir of life with her father, the great jazz pianist Joe Albany, Low Down: Jazz, Junk and Other Fairy Tales from Childhood.
A.J. Albany will be reading at Barnes & Noble Astor Place on Wednesday April 23rd at 7:30PM.
A.J. Albany will be reading at Barnes & Noble Astor Place on Wednesday April 23rd at 7:30PM.
Siddhartha Deb
Siddhartha Deb discusses his debut novel, The Point of Return. Read an excerpt of Deb's book in the Reading Room.
Siddhartha Deb will be reading at The Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave on Wednesday April 23 at 7pm.
Siddhartha Deb will be reading at The Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave on Wednesday April 23 at 7pm.
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