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Alvin and Larry Ubell, the self-appointed "Gurus of How-To," discuss the nuts and bolts of home repair. Next, Courtney Angela Brkic describes recovering remains for a UN-contracted forensic team in Bosnia, and recovering her own family history along the way. Then, Aaron Lansky describes his successful quest to collect and preserve millions of volumes of Yiddish history and literature. His new book is titled Outwitting History. Finally, Rebecca Busselle takes an in-depth look at the formative years Paul Strand spent photographing the Southwest.
Alvin and Larry Ubell
Building inspectors Alvin and Larry Ubell take listeners' calls on the air. Call 212-267-WNYC (212-267-9692) with your home-repair questions.
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Courtney Angela Brkic
Courtney Angela Brkic on excavating remains for a UN-contracted forensic team in Bosnia: The Stone Fields: An Epitaph for the Living.
» Read an excerpt of The Stone Fields in the Reading Room
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Events: Courtney Angela Brkic will be speaking on:
Thursday, October 14th at 7:30pm
Barnes & Noble at Astor Place
Music: Soundtrack to Meet Joe Black, music by Thomas Newman: "Someone Else" / "The Question"
Aaron Lansky
Aaron Lansky with the amazing adventures of a man who rescued a million Yiddish books: Outwitting History.
More on the book
Events:Aaron Lansky will be speaking on:
Wednesday, October 13th at 7:00 pm
The Jewish Community Center in Manhattan (Upper West Side)
334 Amsterdam Avenue (at 76th St.)
Music: Wandering Jew, Yale Strom & Klazzj: "Aura L’Aura" / "Just Yet"
Rebecca Busselle
Rebecca Busselle reconstructs the summers Paul Strand spent photographing the Southwest in her new book: Paul Strand Southwest.
Events: Book signing party (with Rebecca Busselle)
Wednesday, 13 October, 6-8 PM
Aperture’s Burden Gallery
20 East 23rd Street
RSVP: 212.505.5555 ext. 330
Music: Soundtrack to He Got Game, the music of Aaron Copland: "Billy the Kid"
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