Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait, and Andrew Thomson

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

Kenneth Cain, Heidi Postlewait, and Andrew Thomson met when they worked as peacekeepers in some of the most war-torn corners of the world in the 1990s. They’ve co-written a new memoir called Emergency Sex and Other Desperate Measures: A True Story from Hell on Earth, which the UN is trying to block because of some racy and revealing details.

Events: The three authors will be giving a reading/Q&A/booksigning on Tuesday, July 6 at the Astor Place Barnes & Noble at 7:30PM

Music: CD: Instrumentals Cut # 5 "Meta, Beta, Tarabeta" byPangeia Instrumentos
Cut # 11 Edit of "How Was it For You" by Gare Du Nord

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