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Book critic JOHN LEONARD reviews "The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony," by Roberto Colasso (Knopf).

Tibetan buddhist master SOGYAL RINPOCHE ("soh-GYAL RIN-poh-chay," the ch as in chair). He was born in Tibet and raised by a master in the buddhist tradition. He also studied at Cambridge University in England. He has lived outside of Tibet, in exile, for 20 years. "Rinpoche" is a title usually given to incarnate Lamas, meaning "the Precious One." A few months ago, John Cleese of Monty Python fame introduced one of Rinpoche's talks, saying it was the first time he played warm-up man to an incarnate lama. Rinpoche is the incarnation of Terton Sogyal (1856-1926), a Tibetan mystic and the teacher of the last Dalai Lama. Rinpoche's new book, "The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying," combines Tibetan wisdom with modern research on death and dying. (HarperCollins

Novelist ALBERT FRENCH. He found inspiration for his first novel, "Billy" (Viking), in the true story of an 11-yr-old getting the electric chair in the 1930's. "Billy," is the story of the "legal lynching" of a ten year old boy in the deep south who inadvertantly kills a white girl. FRENCH writes in "Delta" dialect, epitomizing racial hatred in America

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the Evidence label''s reissues of three early SUN RA albums: "Bad and Beautiful," "Super-Sonic Jazz," and "Jazz In Silhouette." The LPs were originally recorded for Sun Ra''s own Saturn records.

Commentator Geoffrey Nunberg has a revised look at springtime in Paris.

Linguist GEOFF NUNBERG talks about how the French are trying to keep their language pure.

2: Pro-gun activist NEAL KNOX. KNOX is a powerful weapon for those who abhor any regulation of firearms. Champion target shooter and former gun journalist, he is considered the most influential voice in the National Rifle Association. He has been called the NRA's "spiritual master." He is a hardliner who believes that the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees the individual an absolute right to keep and bear guns. The Wall Street Journal said "Knox is likely to have a greater impact on the rapidly escalating firefight over gun control than any other individaul in America" (October 26, 1993).

2: How did a second tier New York department store called Bloomingdale's --where the city's domestic help bought their uniforms in 1950-- evolve into "the most celebrated store in the world": the pinnacle of designer fashion and self promotion? The answer can be found in MARVIN TRAUB, the former chairman of Bloomingdale's for forty years. His new memoir is called "Like No Other Store..." (Times Books).

2: Founder of the anti-abortion group, "Operation Rescue," RANDALL TERRY. Recently, his group tried to stop abortions by blocking access to clinics in seven cities across the United States, including Philadelphia. TERRY also has a new book, "Why does a nice guy like me keep getting thrown in jail?" (Huntington House Pub., Lafayette, LA; Resistance Press, Windsor, N.Y.) (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 7/

2: Former homeless man and writer, LARS EIGHNER (EYE-ner). He's written an account of his time on the streets with his dog, "Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets," (St, Martin's Press).

2: Pop artist DAVID HOCKNEY. He's worked in many mediums-- from painting and drawing to working with fax and copy machines. HOCKNEY made waves in the art world with his take on photography--compiling hundreds of polaroid snap-shots in a photocollage. In 1979 HOCKNEY started to lose his hearing. Now, near deaf, his art reflects his insights on his loss of hearing. HOCKNEY's new book, "That's The Way I See It" (Chronicle Books), is his second volume of reflections.

One of the pioneers of the American underground cinema, film maker GEORGE KUCHAR (COO-char). He worked in ultra-low budget 8mm, and 16mm filming in and around the Bronx, where he lived, creating works that showed the disparity between the fantasy of Hollywood dreams and everyday reality. KUCHAR's films include, "I was a Teenage Rumpot," "Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof," and "Lovers of Eternity." Now KUCHAR is now working in a new form, the video diary. The American Museum of the Moving Image is holding a retrospective of his work (Aug. 6 - Sept. 5, 1993), "Gossamer Garbage: A George Kuchar Film and Video Retrospective.