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John James Audubon paintingMending Fences
President Bush is visiting Europe this week. Today, a look into how the war in Iraq has changed the relationship between Europe and the U.S., and whether we need each other's goodwill. Plus, we reconsider the life and work of John James Audubon. He's considered a great illustrator, but can we also call him one of the greatest American artists ever? Then Andrew Sean Tivoli shares his new novel, The Confessions of Max Tivoli. And actor Bruno Ganz tells what it's like to play the role of Adolph Hitler.
Yanks and Euros
George W. Bush is visiting Europe in part to try to repair relations after conflicts over Iraq. Leonard talks to Amity Shlaes, Senior columnist at The Financial Times, and Charles Kupchan, Associate Professor of International Relations in the School of Foreign Service and Government Department at Georgetown University, and a Senior Fellow and Director of Europe Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Kupchan was Director for European Affairs on the National Security Council during Clinton's first term.
Music:
Restoration soundtrack (James Newton Howard/Milan) #14/12)
Bird Man
Richard Rhodes is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Audubon. John James Audubon came to New York from France in 1803, started a new life in Kentucky, and went on to become a master illustrator of the natural world and even one of America's first celebrities.
» Click to view a couple of Audubon illustrations from the book
» Read an excerpt of John James Audubon in the Reading Room
» More about the book and author
Events:
Wednesday February 23 at 6 pm
New York Historical Society
2 W. 77th Street
Music:
Michala Petri/The Modern Recorder (BMG) #5 -- the Blockbird by Thommessen
Is Youth Really Wasted on the Young?
The protagonist of The Confessions of Max Tivoli is a victim of rare disease which causes him to grow physically younger as his mind matures. Leonard talks with author Andrew Sean Greer.
» Read an excerpt of The Confessions of Max Tivoli
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Visit Andrew Sean Greer's website
Events:
Andrew Sean Greer will be reading with Michael Cunningham (Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours and A Home at the End of the World) and Shirley Hazzard (National Book Award winner for The Great Fire) on:
Tuesday, February 22nd at 7pm
Barnes & Noble, Union Square
33 East 17th Street
Music:
Benny and Joon soundtrack (Rachel Portman/Milan) #6
The Last Act
"Downfall" is about the last days of Adolph Hitler's life before his suicide. The film has been a big hit in Germany. Actor Bruno Ganz (who plays the role of Hitler) and director Oliver Hirshbiegel stop by.
Music:
Enigma soundtrack (John Barry/Decca) #5
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