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Richard ClarkeTough on Terror
President Bush is calling himself a "war president," and his stance as a toughie on terrorism is one of his campaign platforms for the upcoming 2004 elections. But Richard Clarke, former counterterrorism chief, has testified before the 9/11 commission that the Bush administration actually took a rather blasé attitude towards the threat posed by Osama bin Laden. Then anthropologist Brian Fagan describes climactic changes over the last 15,000 years – and what might happen to us if global warming continues. Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat shares her third work of fiction, The Dew Breaker. And Li Cunxin, raised as a peasant in rural Maoist China, explains how he came to dance with the Houston Ballet and the Australian Ballet.
Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke served as a counterterrorism expert under the Clinton and Bush administrations, and he has recently been in the headlines for his testimony in the 9/11 hearings. His new book is Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror. Following the intervire, Leonard take listener calls.
Music: Soundtrack: "A Civil Action." Music by Danny Elfman. Tracks
1 and 2.
Brian Fagan
If global temperatures keep rising, we might be in for some big trouble, according to Brian Fagan. He’s the author of The Long Summer, and he’s here to talk about the effects of climactic changes on the course of human civilization.
Music: Soundtrack: "Oscar and Lucinda." Music by Thomas Newman.
Tracks 4 and 6.
Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat's latest book, The Dew Breaker, is about a Haitian immigrant whose past as a "dew breaker" (a torturer) haunts him in his new life as a Brooklyn barber. Breath, Eyes, Memory and Krik? Krak! are Danticat’s previous novels.
» Read an excerpt of The Dew Breaker in the Reading Room
Events:
Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30PM, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th), Peter Jay Sharp Theatre –
An actor will perform one of Edwidge’s stories. Edwidge will introduce the story and sign copies of The Dew Breaker after the event.
Thursday, April 8 at 6:30PM, 192 Books, 192 10th Avenue (between 21st & 22nd) NYC 10011 – reading, Q&A and book signing
Music: Marc Mathelier: "Sounds and Legends: Guitar Solo." Tracks 6
and 14.
Li Cunxin
On the basis of his physique, Li Cunxin was chosen by Madame Mao's men to attend the Peking Dance Academy. He went on to become one of the world’s greatest male ballet dancers. His memoir is Mao's Last Dancer.
Events: Li Cunxin be giving a talk Tuesday, March 30th at 6:30pm at the Asia Society (70th and Park), followed by a reception
Music: Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet." Vladimir Ashkenazy and the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
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