Books
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ROCKET MAN Vietnam veteran and astronaut Mike Mullane reads from his new book, “Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut” (Scribner), his irreverent account of his time in space and his frustrations with the bureaucracy at NASA. Tonight, 7 p.m., Borders Books Time Warner Center, 10 Columbus Circle, Broadway at 60th Street, 212-823-9775, free.
DAUGHTER’S STORY Francine du Plessix Gray reads from and discusses “Them” (Penguin), her account of the lives of her glamorous mother and powerful stepfather. Tatiana du Plessix was a Russian fashion plate and Alexander Liberman a magazine editor who eventually helmed the Conde Nast empire. Tonight, 8 p.m., National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, between Irving Place and Gramercy Park West, 212-362-2560, free. Note: Business attire required.
MIDDLE MAN Peter Schuck reads from and signs his book “Meditations of a Militant Moderate: Cool Views on Hot Topics” (Rowman & Littlefield), an essay collection that argues for the necessity of an “an iconoclastic militant moderate.” Tonight, 6:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Greenwich Village, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th Street, 212-674-8780, free.
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