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Marge ChampionSenses and Sensibility
Historian Caroline Elkins investigates the violent struggles surrounding British colonialism in Kenya. She challenges the standard British version of the Mau Mau rebellion, and uncovers disturbing stories of British labor and prison camps in her new book, Imperial Reckoning. Next, Pulitzer Prize-winner Irwin Unger, and his wife and co-author Debi, examine the larger-than-life history of one of America's most prominent families: The Guggenheims. Then, stage, screen, and television star Marge Champion has been chosen as a 2004 inductee into the National Dance Hall of Fame. She looks back at her long career in musicals with a special night of memories and movie clips held at the Film Forum. And Martin Lindstrom looks to the future of marketing. He points out that 75 percent of our emotions are rooted in what we smell, and he argues that successful companies will need to find ways of appealing to all five senses of potential consumers.
Imperial Reckoning
Historian Caroline Elkins uncovers a disturbing history of British-run prison and work camps in Kenya after WWII: Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya.
The Guggenheims
Irwin and Debi Unger uncover the history of an American dynasty: The Guggenheims.
Events:
Irwin and Debi Unger will be appearing on:
Tuesday, March 1st at 7pm
Barnes and Noble, Lincoln Triangle
1972 Broadway, at 66th St.
Music:
Soundtrack to The Elephant Man, music by John Morris: "Mrs. Kendal's Theater and Poetry Reading"
Lovely to Look At
Stage, screen, and television star Marge Champion reflects on her long career as a dancer with a special night of memories and movie clips at the Film Forum.
» More on Marge Champion at the Film Forum
Music:
Sow Boat, music by Jerome Kern: "Overture"
Sensory Awareness
Martin Lindstrom explores ways that companies can expand their future marketing strategies to target all five senses of consumers—instead of focusing only on sight and sound. His new book is titled Brand Sense: Build Powerful Brands through Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, and Sound.
» Read an excerpt of Brand Sense in the Reading Room
» Visit Martin Lindstrom's website
Music:
"Salpica" by Mambotur
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