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FAITH DISTORTED Randall Balmer reads from his historic evangelical account “Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America” (Basic). Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.
SEASCAPES Pierette Domenica Simpson reads from her historical account “Alive on the Andrea Doria!: The Greatest Sea Rescue in History” (Purple Mountain). Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.