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FRANKLIN IN FRANCE Stacy Schif f reads from and discusses “A Great Improvisation” (Henry Holt and Company), her account of the seven years that Ben Franklin spent in France, attempting to secure the country’s support for American independence. “Not since Melville’s ‘Israel Potter’ has there been such a robust and risible portrayal of Franklin and his period,” Carl Rollyson wrote in The New York Sun. Tonight, 6 p.m., Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Ave. at 93rd Street, 212-831-3554, free.
WOLF WISDOM Feminist writer Naomi Wolf reads from and discusses her new book, “The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom From My Father on How to Live, Love and See” (Simon & Schuster). Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Lincoln Triangle, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.
RATS AMORE Robert Sullivan spent a year using a night-vision scope to investigate rats in infested alleys.The result was the book “Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants” (Bloomsbury), which he’ll discuss tonight. It includes the history of rats in cities, an exploration of their habits, and some tall tales about their most disgusting traits. Tonight, 7 p.m., McNally Robinson Booksellers, 50 Prince St. at Mulberry Street, 212-274-1160, free.
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