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Campaign Spouses Continued

Candidates’ spouses can get almost as much media attention as the candidates themselves. On August 8, our interview with Gail Collins, New York Times columnist, and Connie Schultz, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Cleveland Plain Dealer and a political spouse herself, was interrupted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s press conference concerning the breakdown of New York City public transit. Leonard resumes this conversation and asks about the current crop of campaign spouses. You can listen to the first part of the interview here.

…and His Lovely Wife is available for purchase at amazon.com

Weigh in: Does a candidate's choice of spouse influence your opinion of that candidate?

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Letters to a Young Teacher

Jonathan Kozol is a prominent education activist and commentator. But first, nearly 40 years ago he was a young, idealistic public school teacher in inner-city Boston. Letters to a Young Teacher is a series of letters written to Francesca, a first-grade teacher at an inner-city public school, on how to survive that tumultuous first year of teaching.

Letters to a Young Teacher is available for purchase at amazon.com

Weigh in: If you are (or have been) a teacher, we want to hear from you. What's your advice to new teachers on how to survive the first year of teaching?

Events: Jonathan Kozol will be speaking and signing books
Wednesday, August 22 at 7pm
Barnes & Nobles at Union Square

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Revisionist History

In Patriot Battles, Michael Stephenson attempts to strip away the popular history and national mythology that has embalmed the American Revolution. He even argues that the war was not revolutionary in any sense.

Patriot Battles is available for purchase at amazon.com

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Journey into Islam

Is there a clash of civilizations between the Western and Islamic worlds? Akbar Ahmed, Islamic studies professor at American University, was concerned there was. And so, after the events of September 11, he left America for the Muslim world to create a dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims. Journey into Islam recounts his efforts to build mutual understanding.

Journey into Islam is available for purchase at amazon.com

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