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Tuesday, April 17, 2007

On today's Backstory, we examine the impact third-party candidates--from Theodore Roosevelt to Ralph Nader--have had on America’s presidential elections. Later on, we talk to a man who wrestled with his family's secret legacy of alcoholism. And we travel to 19th century China with Anchee Min's new novel. Plus: Ruth Reichl and Madhur Jaffrey talk about spices.

Backstory: Third Party Candidates

The campaigns of third party candidates like Theodore Roosevelt, Ross Perot, and Ralph Nader have enlivened political debate and stirred up controversy during elections. On today's Backstory, Ron Rapoport from the College of William and Mary, and Walter Stone from the University of California-Davis, assess the impact third party candidates ...

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Devastating Family Memories

Robert Goolrick talks about how his life was shaped by his family’s secret history of alcoholism.

The End of the World As We Know It is available for purchase at amazon.com

Events: Robert Goolrick will be reading and signing books
Tuesday, April 17 at 7 pm
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The Last Empress

Anchee Min takes us back to 19th century China, with her new novel about the last Empress of the Ch’ing Dynasty.

The Last Empress is available for purchase at amazon.com

Events:Anchee Min will be reading
Tuesday, April 17 at 7 pm
The Asian American Writers’ Workshop

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Spices of Life

Gourmet editor-in-chief Ruth Reichl and Madhur Jaffrey (author of Climbing the Mango Trees) explore the complexity and depth that spices bring to food.

Climbing the Mango Trees is available for purchase at amazon.com

Some Spice Stores in New York City:
MANHATTAN
Kalustyan Orient Export ...

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2007 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Drama: Rabbit Hole, by David Lindsay-Abaire
Cynthia Nixon on her role in Rabbit Hole.

History: The Race Beat, by Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff
Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff on The Race Beat.

Biography: The Most Famous Man in America, by Debby Applegate

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