York City as the candidate of the Conservative party, receiving almost as many votes as the Republican candidate, but vastly fewer than winner Democrat Ed Koch. Death Farber, who vowed never to completely retire from broadcasting, remained active on his CRN show until the day before his death, appearing to celebrate his 90th birthday. The day after, on May 6, 2020, Farber died at his home. He had been in declining health following a series of falls. Books Making People Talk: You Can Turn Every Conversation into a Magic Moment (William Morrow & Co: 1987) How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own 172 pages, (Carol Publishing Corporation: 1991) (paperback) How to Not Make the Same Mistake Once (Barricade Books: 1999) Cocktails with Molotov: An Odyssey of Unlikely Detours (WND Books: 2012) References External links Family story, includes photo of Barry Farber with first wife Ulla, circa 1963 Barry Farber's weekday show at CRN An interview with Barry Farber about learning languages Talk Radio Network Barry Farber & David Dubal on WNCN-FM, 5/19/1985 (archived at YouTube) 1977 New York City mayoral race poster "Language Power: Musings of a Polyglot Pioneer" American political commentators University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni American conservative talk radio hosts American talk radio hosts American instructional writers American self-help writers American male journalists Jewish American journalists Writers from Baltimore Writers from Greensboro, North Carolina 1930 births 2020 deaths New York (state) Republicans Second-language acquisition 21st-century American Jews Grimsley High School alumni