The Leonard Lopate Show

The New Asian Hemisphere

Professor Kishore Mahbubani of the National University of Singapore says that Western domination is ending, and Asia is poised to become a major driver of world politics, economics, and history. Professor Mahbubani’s recent book is The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East.

Event: Kishore Mahbubani will be in conversation with Vishakha Desai
Wednesday, February 27 at 6:30 pm
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue (at 70th Street)
Tickets are available online at Asia Society.

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A Father Struggles with His Son’s Meth Addiction

Nic Sheff was a bright and capable teenager before he became addicted to meth. In a new book, Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Meth Addiction, his father David Sheff writes about the painful process of his son’s recovery and how Nic’s struggles with meth affected their family. Nic Sheff has also written a book about his addiction called Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines.

Weigh in: Have you, or has anyone in your family, struggled with meth addiction? How did it affect your family?

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Scandal in the Beecher Family

Patricia O’Brien’s historical novel Harriet and Isabella takes readers through a 19th century scandal involving the remarkable family of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Word Maven Patricia T. O’Conner

Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner answers your questions about the English language. Today she's focusing on office-speak - like "shoot me an e-mail" or "let's dialogue." Call us at 212-433-9692, or leave a comment below.

Weigh in: Give us some examples of office-speak you've come across in your workplace.

Patricia T. O’Conner’s Grammarphobia website

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