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HIGH STYLE Marc Gunn and Stanley Peoples present “Manifest X.0: Style Fundamentals for the Good Life” (Peoples Gunn), their guide to choosing the best from clothing to food and wine. Tonight, 7 p.m., McNally Robinson Booksellers, 50 Prince St., between Lafayette and Mulberry streets, 212-274-1160, free.
BIRDS AND PLANES Michael Abrams reads from his essay “Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers: Wingsuits and the Pioneers Who Flew in Them, Fell in Them, and Perfected Them” (Harmony). Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Place at Broadway, 212-420-1322, free.