Word: sanje
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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...
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...
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