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Legendary Knicks point guard Walt Frazier talks about how basketball has changed since he retired in 1979. Then, the daughter of muckraking journalist Jessica Mitford tells us about a new collection of her mother’s letters. Plus, Jay Bakker—son of Jim and Tammy Faye—reflects on the challenges of running an alternative, punk ministry. And we look at the modern history of Burma…and its ongoing 60-year civil war.
Walt Frazier on How Basketball Has Changed
Seven-time NBA All-Star Walt Frazier helmed the Knicks from 1967 to 1977. In The Game Within the Game, he talks about how basketball has changed…and not, he believes, for the better…since he retired.
The Game Within the Game is available for purchase at amazon.com
The Wit and Activism of Jessica Mitford
Editor Peter Sussman joins Constancia “Dinky” Romilly, the daughter of the celebrated wit and muckraking journalist Jessica Mitford, to talk about a new collection of Jessica Mitford’s letters.
Decca is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Constancia “Dinky” Romilly and Peter Sussman
will be speaking, reading and signing books
Tuesday, December 12 at 12 and 7 pm
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Library
20 West 44th Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues
For reservations, call 212-921-1767.
General admission is $10; $5 for senior, students, and subscribers.
One Punk Under God
Jay Bakker—son of Jim and Tammy Faye—talks about his punk ministry, the subject of the new Sundance series "One Punk Under God."
Burma’s Complex History
In The River of Lost Footsteps, Thant Myint-U, a senior officer at the U.N., discusses the complex history of Burma, and its ongoing 60-year civil war.
The River of Lost Footsteps is available for purchase at amazon.com
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