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Brandon W. Sanderson, who wrote the latest book in the fantasy series “The Wheel of Time” after the death of its original author, appeared at The Coop last night to read from the new novel and to engage about 60 fans in a question and answer session...
...Sanderson was chosen to finish the series by Harriet McDougal, Jordan’s widow. In an interview yesterday, Sanderson recalled the moment when he received the initial message from McDougal, describing his reaction as “dumbfounded stupefaction” upon being asked to finish a series he had begun reading when...
...This expanded global reach, designed to bolster China's sense of security, has put Chinese citizens and enterprises in harm's way. "China is now widely exposed around the world," says Thomas Sanderson, deputy director of the transnational threats program at the Center of Strategic and International Studies, a Washington D.C.-think tank. Chinese engineers have fallen prey to kidnappers in the cities of Pakistan and the Nigerian river delta. Violent protests against an enclave of Chinese workers in Algiers - resented for depriving locals of jobs and being insensitive to Muslim customs -convulsed the Algerian capital in August. Before...
...activity and argue that, despite a few incidents of bombings and attacks in China, China exploits the specter of a terrorist threat to further repress Uighur rights. Al-Qaeda's recent statement does their cause few favors. "China could use it to shine a light on the Uighurs," says Sanderson, "and say, 'Look what you have brought upon...
...different forms for different people, the NSS has been approached by non-believers are far away as Australia, Romania and Saudi Arabia requesting certificates tailored to their former faith. "We've had Jewish people write in asking, 'Can I have a certificate to undo my bar mitzvah?'" says Sanderson. And while the group is considering those requests, there's at least one recurring query they're certain they can't undo, symbolically or otherwise: "How can I get myself uncircumcised...