Former UN Employee Brings Sri Lanka to the West

Sacred Tears, the first in a trilogy, is a powerful and evocative depiction of Sri Lanka’s great beauty and recent tumultuous history. It will take you inside the story of this ancient nation and into the heart of a gripping human struggle. Roderic Grigson is the author of Sacred Tears. (Author House) He will talk about the beauty and rich history of Sri Lanka.

Michael Waldman is president of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, a non-partisan law and policy institute that focuses on improving the systems of democracy and justice. He was the director of speechwriting for President Bill Clinton from 1995-1999. He will talk about his new book The Second Amendment: A Biography. (Simon & Schuster)

Frank Hegyi is a stroke survivor and will talk about his new book, The Stroke- That Changed My Life. (Frank Hegyi Publications)

Richard Neer

8/10/2014