Talks
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DIAMOND ON DEMOCRACY A founding coeditor of the Journal of Democracy, Larry Diamond, gives a lecture asking, “Can the whole world become democratic?” A reception follows. Tonight, 5:30 p.m. registration, 6 p.m. lecture, McGraw-Hill auditorium, 1221 Sixth Ave. at 49th Street, $25 general, $5 students, registration required, go to www.fpa.org.
IN THE ROUGH Fintan O’Toole discusses the unusual life of 18th-century fur trader William Johnson, who lived as a “white savage.” The discussion is based on his book “White Savage: William Johnson and the Invention of America” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Tonight, 7 p.m., South Street Seaport Museum, Melville Gallery, 213 Water St., between Fulton and Beekman streets, 212-748-8735, $5 suggested donation.
INDOOR OCEAN Author Bernd Brunner discusses and signs his new book, “The Ocean at Home: An Illustrated History of the Aquarium” (Princeton Architectural Press). Tonight, 6-8 p.m., Bard Graduate Center, 38 W. 86th St., between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, 212-501-3011, $20 general, $15 students and seniors.
BROOKLYN SCRIBES Leonard Lopate of WNYC moderates “Brooklyn on My Mind,” a discussion and readings by three writers who live in or write about Brooklyn: Susan Choi, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Pete Hamill. Monday, 7 p.m., Whitman Hall, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, 718-951-5195, $5.
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