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Facing protest and condemnation, WordsWorth Books chose to cancel last Thursday’s scheduled appearance by William Langewiesche, author of a controversial new book on rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York. WordsWorth’s manager, Sanj Kharbanda, cited security concerns in explaining the cancellation; he said he feared that the protest planned by firefighters would require a greater police presence than could be arranged on short notice...
...It’s the first time we’ve created a whole bay of books dedicated to this topic. We’ve had displays before, but they go away,” said Wordsworth Manager Sanj Kharbanda...
...Right after Sept. 11 we saw people looking for books on terrorism. Then in later weeks people started wondering ‘why?’ and were buying books on Afghanistan and Islam,” Kharbanda said. “Now people are more interested in the history of the conflict and the cause...
Like the book, which has sold spectacularly since its release, the Campbell event blew away Wordsworth’s expectations. “We expected it to be big, but not that big,” said manager Sanj Kharbanda. An estimated crowd of 1,000 people came to some part of the event, which ended up running until about 2:30 a.m. Kharbanda noted that it was one of the top five most popular talks in Wordworth history...
...certainly more accessible than most Hollywood stars. After signing a slew of knick-knacks at the church from 7 to 9 p.m., “the party moved on to Wordsworth,” Kharbanda said. “He talked to everybody and was having a great time.” Quoting himself in Evil Dead, Campbell bid everyone farewell in the wee hours of the morning by saying, “Meet you again for the sequel...