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Arthur M. SchlesingerPower Plays
In War and the American Presidency, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger offers historical perspective on the Bush administration’s foreign policy strategies, and situates the doctrine of pre-emptive war within the context of presidential power throughout American history. Next, Dr. Marcia Angell, former editor-in-chief of The New England Journal of Medicine, discusses The Truth About the Drug Companies, her indictment of the pharmaceutical industry’s practices. Then, we’ll speak to Susanna Clarke, whose 800-page fantasy novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, has been drawing comparisons to the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien and Jane Austen. And biographer Deborah Jowitt uncovers the personal and professional life of legendary choreographer Jerome Robbins.
Arthur M. Schlesinger
Arthur M. Schlesinger examines American democracy and presidential power in War and the American Presidency.
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Music: Soundtrack for JFK, music by John Williams: "Prologue" / "The Death of David Ferrie"
Dr. Marcia Angell
Dr. Marcia Angell, former editor-in-chief of The New England Journal of Medicine, on her new book: The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It.
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Music: Soundtrack for Erin Brockovich, music by Thomas Newman: "Classifieds" / "Holding Ponds" / "Water Board"
Susanna Clarke
Susanna Clarke first novel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, imagines a tradition of English magic in the 19th century.
» Read an excerpt of Clarke's novel in the Reading Room
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Events: Susanna Clarke will be reading on:
Tuesday, 9/14 at 7pm
B&N Lincoln Center
1972 Broadway (at 66th St.)
Music: Soundtrack for The Elephant Man, music by John Morris: "The Elephant Man Theme" / "Train Station"
Deborah Jowitt
Deborah Jowitt on Jerome Robbins: His Life, His Theater, His Dance.
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Events: Deborah Jowitt will be at the Borders on 57th and Park Tuesday, September 15th at 6pm, along with Wendy Perron, editor-in-chief of Dance Magazine, and Erin Martin, a dancer and actor who worked with Robbins during his career.
Music: Bernstein: Reaching for the Note: "West Side Story: Prologue"
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Bill Richardson on Diplomacy
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New Mexico governor Bill Richardson will be joining Obama’s cabinet as Commerce Secretary. You can hear him talk about his experience in foreign policy and diplomacy on the Lopate Show in April 2007.
Plaxico Burress on the Lopate Show
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NY Giants star Plaxico Burress is in the headlines this week for his self-inflicted gunshot wound. You can hear him on the Leonard Lopate Show in July 2008 talk about his life on and off the football field, and what it was like to win the 2007 Super Bowl.
Tom Daschle on Fixing America’s Health Care System
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Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle has accepted President-Elect Barack Obama’s offer to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. You can hear Tom Daschle talk about his prescriptions for fixing American’s health care crisis on the Leonard Lopate Show in March 2008.
Barack Obama, Circa 2004
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Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.
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