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Women's Stories of Survival and Hope After War
Zainab Salbi, a survivor of war, and author of Between Two Worlds and The Other Side of War: Women's Stories of Survival and Hope has a passion. Salbi has devoted her life to rebuilding communities after war, one woman at a time. Tens of thousands have responded to Salbi's call, helping families rebuild their lives in the wake of war through Salbi's organization, Women for Women International. Ms. Salbi and her organization have received numerous national and international awards and honors. Time calls Women for Women International "a lifeline for women in war-torn countries."
Salbi will speak at Sleeping Lady Retreat Center January 8 at 7:00 p.m, with a book-signing following the program. Proceeds from ticket sales, and 10% of book sales, will benefit the YWCA's Homeless Women's Program. Contact Sleeping Lady for ticket information.
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Six Skilled Workshop Leaders!
From memoir to young-adult, cross-overs to page-turners, published authors share their secrets in:
A Book For All Seasons' 2010 Writers' Workshop Series.
Six highly skilled authors are coming to town to help you resolve your writing dilemmas. Each will address a different aspect of writing. From "Your Amazing Life: How to Create it Using Writing" to "How to Find Your Voice in Memoir," there is something for everyone.
Every workshop includes a full lunch from Kristall's restaurant, and the author's latest book.
Pre-pay for three or more workshops and receive 10% OFF!
Get the complete schedule here...
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Sat, Jan 23
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM |
"Your Amazing Life: How to Create It."
Sara Wiseman, workshop at Kristall's Restaurant |
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Sat, Jan 23
3:00 - 5:00 PM |
Sara Wiseman, author of Writing the Divine: How to Use Channeling for Soul Growth & Healing, book signing at A Book For All Seasons
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Are you ready to take the next step on your life's path? Do you long to do your soul's work? Are you searching for clarity and direction? Sara's fun, experiential workshop is for adults ready to experience immediate life changes via a direct connection to the Divine. You'll learn how to clarify what you really want, receive Divine guidance on what you actually need, and use energy, intention and prayer to manifest everything your heart longs for.
Click here to learn more...
Buy the workshop, including a full lunch and a copy of Sara's book Writing the Divine: How to Use Channeling for Soul Growth & Healing - $33.00.
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Sat, Feb 27
10:00 AM - 2:30 PM |
"Creating a Successful Writing Group."
Erica Bauermeister, workshop at Kristall's Restaurant |
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Sat, Feb 27
3:00 - 5:00 PM |
Erica Bauermeister, author of The School of Essential Ingredients, book signing at A Book For All Seasons
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A great writing group can hold your hand, kick your writing self into gear, keep you to your deadlines, and create a professional network. This workshop will cover everything from choosing your group members to organization, format, and expectations (both realistic and not.) Come prepared to participate! Erica is a member of the Seattle 7 Writers group. Visit www.seattle7writers.org to see some of the innovative things a writers group can do.
Click here to learn more...
Buy the workshop, including a full lunch and a copy of Erica's novel The School of Essential Ingredients - $31.00.
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 Looking for something to do on Friday evenings this winter? ABFAS offers the perfect solution to ward off the cold, winter-night doldrums—TGIF at the Library!
Back by popular demand, ABFAS' TGIF at the Library Series offers you an escape through history or fantasy, intellectual stimulation, a little romance and wickedly funny satire to keep your mind active even if your body wants to hibernate.
Get the complete schedule here...
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Fri, Jan 29
7:00 - 8:00 PM |
JACK NISBET, author of The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest, Leavenworth Library (Presentation) |
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Sat, Jan 30
1:00 - 3:00 PM |
JACK NISBET, author of The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest, A Book For All Seasons (book-signing)
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Co-sponsored by North Central Regional Library system and A Book For All Seasons. Join famed naturalist and author Jack Nisbet for an adventurous step back into the history of the Pacific Northwest through the eyes of David Douglas.
"Jack Nisbet's brisk, thrilling account allows us to walk, ride and paddle along with David Douglas, the tireless 19th-century Scotsman whose name is attached to Cascadia's iconic fir. Nisbet takes us on the ultimate naturalist's tour of a largely untamed, unnamed, and unknown Northwest, land of giant salmon, circling condors, and 14-inch pine cones. What nature-lover doesn't wish they could see the region as it was when explorers first arrived? Well, here you go." — Knute Berger, author of Pugetopolis
Click here to learn more...
Buy The Collector: David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest - $23.95
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Fri, Feb 5
7:00 - 8:00 PM |
MATTHEW FLAMING, author of The Kingdom of Ohio, Leavenworth Library (Presentation) |
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Sat, Feb 6
1:00 - 3:00 PM |
MATTHEW FLAMING, author of The Kingdom of Ohio, A Book For All Seasons (book-signing)
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"Men ahead of their time wrestle with the fabric of the universe. Flaming's debut ushers us into a mystifying world, but its intriguing premise and inherent mystery are impossible to resist. Marrying poetic prose with hints of steampunk aesthetics to an arcane, time-wrenching plot that includes a healthy dose of wistful romance, the author unleashes an absorbing adventure about warring scientists, lost princesses and the genius who created modern New York City. A marvelous fable about the worlds beneath our feet and the conspiracies that turn our heads." — Kirkus Review (starred)
Click here to learn more...
Buy a SIGNED copy of The Kingdom of Ohio - $24.95
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 Leave February's Chill Behind with Spicy Steam-punk plus Hot-off-the-Press Science Fantasy
Two Science Fantasy authors, one established and one debut, come together for a two-author book-buzz! Meet Kay Kenyon and Matthew Flaming Saturday February 6, 1:00 - 3:00 PM. Flaming will also give a TGIF presentation at Leavenworth Library Friday February 5, 7:00 - 8:00 PM. Click TGIF line-up for more information.
Kay Kenyon fans rejoice! Prince of Storms, the stunning conclusion to Kenyon's award-winning The Entire and The Rose series, is planned for release January 2010. Joining Kenyon is debut novelist Matthew Flaming, whose The Kingdom of Ohio is the tale of a frontier adventurer and a beautiful mathematician who together must wrestle with the very fabric of the universe.
Read more about the Kenyon/Flaming book-buzz here.
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 Wildlife Watching in Frosty February
Join James Luther Davis Friday, February 19, 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Barn Beach Reserve for a journey into the winter world of the woodpecker. You'll have a second chance to meet James at his book-signing Saturday, February 20, 1:00 - 3:00 PM at A Book For All Seasons.
From winter whale watching to autumn seabirding, James Luther Davis' The Northwest Nature Guide: Where to Go and What to See Month by Month in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia offers more than 150 best bets for wildlife adventures throughout the Northwest - including in your own backyard. "I've never met a better all-around naturalist or teller of nature tales than James Davis," says Mike Houck, executive director of the Urban Greenspaces Institute. With contagious enthusiasm and irrepressible humor, Davis shares insider tips and helpful maps to guarantee readers know where to see Northwest nature at its peak every month of the year.
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 Foraged Food, Engaging tales and Delightful Recipes
With an eye for adventure and a droll sense of humor, Langdon Cook shares tales of foraging adventures and favorite recipes Friday, February 26, 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Barn Beach Reserve. You'll have a second chance to trade recipes with Cook at his book-signing Saturday February 27, 1:00 - 3:00 PM at A Book For All Seasons.
Filled with humor, Cook's newly-released Fat of the Land shares his experiences as he ambles about Northwest coastlines and forests picking up things to eat - and finding them surprisingly tasty! Let Langdon Cook show you how to safely navigate the Northwest's bounty of natural, edible delights, and reconnect with the landscape.
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ABFAS Top 10 December Best-Sellers...
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 The Weather's Cold -- What's Hot?
Health is Hot, Even in January
Have you browsed A Book For All Seasons selection of Health books lately?
Our health section is filled with books on diet, allergies, reflexology, homeopathy, massage, reiki, flower remedies, Alzheimer's, cancer survival, fitness, pilates, yoga, and more. From Healing with Whole Foods to Dr. Susan's Fit & Fun Family Action Plan, we have the books to help you achieve those New Year's goals or take that first new step towards better health.
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 Hydrate for Health
Stay healthy! Stay hydrated!
Readers and writers need to hydrate too! A Book For All Seasons offers an affordable stainless steel sports flask that is strong, light, portable, and leachate-free. This year, go stainless: the safe, healthy alternative to polycarbonate or aluminum bottles.
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 Sassy, Stylin', Practical and Eco-chic: That's Me, and That's My Bag.
Those wonderful Chico bags are getting even better.
I love my Chico bag because it's teeny folded and roomy opened -- and it's light, strong, and cleanable. A whole new generation from the bulky cloth bags I used to carry. With the carabiner, I can clip my Chico bag right to the outside of my purse or back-pack, so I never forget it. And now you can buy a Chico bag that's 99% recycled!
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The Weather Outside Is Frightening
Oh, the weather outside is frightening ... brrr! ... where is the manger in Leavenworth today?
Through the holidays and beyond, Leavenworth offers food, cheer, warmth and hope to those in need. This holiday season, Community Cupboard delivered holiday baskets to over 200 families — about 800 people, 10% of our Upper Valley population.
Community Cupboard is just one part of the MEND umbrella, which also includes Cornerstore, Share, an emergency shelter, and Leavenworth's free medical clinic. MEND also helps those in crisis with heat bills and rent payments, and connects them with agencies that can provide longer-term support and counseling to help folks get back on the road to success.
 MEND Board member and Community Cupboard volunteer Patty Hebert has travelled to crisis areas with the Red Cross, for example after Hurricane Katrina. Patty can't say enough good about local service organizations like Community Cupboard. These locally-grounded links, she says, are what allows the Red Cross to provide help quickly and effectively.
And what's unique about our wonderful community here in Leavenworth," says Patty, "is that our community does remember and give throughout the year, not just at holidays. It is amazing how generous this community is, and how much time and talent people give to those in need, all year long. Our schools, our churches, our business community, our medical professionals — wow! It makes me so proud to live here."
"We're the only food bank in Washington open six days a week, and it's because of Community Cupboard's retail front end. So when you shop at Community Cupboard," Patty says, "you're getting more than just affordable, quality, recycled clothing. Your money goes right back into serving the community."
From Community Cupboard, and all the great organizations of the MEND umbrella, a huge thank you to our wonderful community for caring and for being there, through rain, sleet, and snow, even after the Christmas tree is out by the curb. Thank you, Leavenworth!
Visit the Upper Valley MEND web site for more information.
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What are Community Cupboard volunteers reading?
Community Cupboard and Free Clinic volunteer Theresa D-Litzenberger loves The Wise Heart: A guide to the universal teachings of Buddhist Psychology. "I was assigned to read this book for school," Theresa says, "and I loved it so much, I've recommended it and given it as a gift to many, many friends." No matter your religious views, Theresa recommends The Wise Heart because it provides a vision of radiant human dignity, unlimited human capacity for love, joy and communion with life, and unshakeable freedom - and a practical path for realizing these things in your own life. "The writing is beautiful, almost like poetry," Theresa said, "and also very clear and understandable. This book really spoke to me. It's called The Wise Heart and it really does touch your heart. It opens you up to new aspects of yourself that you might not have felt before."
 Buy The Wise Heart: A guide to the universal teachings of Buddhist Psychology, by Jack Kornfield - $20.00
Community Cupboard volunteer and MEND board member John Agnew says everybody should read Hot, Flat, and Crowded: why we need a green revolution -- and how it can renew America. "This book is really consciousness-changing," says John, "and very timely. And it's a pleasure to read -- Friedman has a very clear, lucid, entertaining writing style. I've recommended it to everyone in my family."
"Cogent analyses of the most important developments of our time … a convincing case for the green revolution" says USA Today. "A compelling manifesto that deserves a wide reading" says The Boston Globe. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Thomas Friedman, Hot, Flat and Crowded is fearless, incisive, forward-looking, and rich in surprising common sense about the challenge — and the promise — of the future. John says Friedman is one of those rare authors that can deliver this message in an entertaining and hopeful way. John concludes, "It's very readable, very informative, and makes the case so clearly about resource usage, particularly carbon-based fuels. It will clearly explain issues you were likely wishing you understood better. It's a fabulous book, and extremely important."
 Buy Hot, Flat, and Crowded: why we need a green revolution -- and how it can renew America, by Thomas Friedman - $16.00
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