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...every school child knows, in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, and discovered the New World. But few people have an accurate idea of the society that was there before the Europeans arrived. Charles C. Mann, a leading science writer, has decided to remedy that, with his new book, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Knopf). The prepub reviews have been glowing. "Unless you're an anthropologist, it's likely that everything you know about American prehistory is wrong," trumpets Kirkus Reviews. "An excellent, and highly accessible, survey of America's past." Galley Girl reached Mann at home...
...Charles Mann: I had always been aware that people lived here before my European ancestors arrived. But it wasn't until I kind of stumbled across the Mayan ruins 20 some years ago that I realized these people had incredibly complicated and interesting societies. I was just curious, and I tried to arrange my reporting so that I would be able to go and visit more and more of these places. Then about 10 -15 years ago, I realized that there was this whole world of archeologists and geographers and anthropologists who had come to conclusions about Indian societies that...
...Manhattan--dance capital of the world--were unavailable on such short notice, and New York dance lovers will have to put on their traveling shoes to see a company that helped define classical ballet. Philadelphians are unfortunate too in that they will see the Kirov in the cavernous Mann Music Center. "The Mann Center is a disaster," says Nureyev, who frets that his old company may not be seen to the best advantage. "I once danced there, and a little plane could take off and land inside the auditorium...
...finally healthy Josh Klimkiewicz, meanwhile, joined the race by crushing nine four-baggers, tied for the team lead with Mann. And yet another freshman, centerfielder Matt Vance, paced Harvard with 15 steals and 40 runs scored...
Neither captain catcher Schuyler Mann nor junior infielder Zak Farkes—who was selected last year in the 39th round by the Boston Red Sox—was selected by a team...