The American Society of Journalists and Authors is the country's pre-eminent association of freelance non-fiction writers. Recently, the organization sponsored The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing (St. Martin's, $15.95), an anthology tackling how to break into and stay in the freelance writing field. For this event, we'll be joined by five members of the ASJA—WENDY BONIFAZI, LORENZO CHAVEZ, CATHERINE DOLD, CLAIRE WALTER and W. TERRY WALTER—who will discuss freelance writing.

The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing

PETER MANSEAU & JEFF SHARLET
Wednesday, February 4, 7:30 p.m.

"If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him." The ninth-century sage Lin Chi gave this advice to one of his monks, admonishing him that this Buddha would only be a reflection of his unexamined beliefs and desires. PETER MANSEAU and JEFF SHARLET took Lin Chi's advice to heart and set out on a car trip around America. Together they tell the strange, funny, sad, and true story of religion in America for the spiritual seeker in all of us: Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible (Free Press, $25.00).

Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible

MARK OBMASCIK
Thursday, February 5, 7:30 p.m.

Every year on January 1, a quirky crowd of adventurers storms out across North America for an event called a Big Year—a grand, grueling, and occasionally vicious 365-day marathon of birdwatching. In The Big Year (Free Press, $25.00), prize-winning journalist MARK OBMASCIK creates a rollicking narrative of the 275,000-mile odyssey of three obsessives as they fight to the finish to claim the title in the greatest—or maybe the worst—birding contest of all time.

In The Big Year

DONALD MACE WILLIAMS
Tuesday, February 10, 7:30 p.m.

In his memoir, Timberline USA: High-Country Encounters from California to Maine (Utah State University Press, $17.95), DONALD MACE WILLIAMS explores the timberline of four major mountain ranges—the Rockies, Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and northern Appalachians. He details what makes the timberline unique—the interesting and varied people on the trails, the history, nature, weather and archaeology, and the environmental concerns that have evolved over the years.

Timberline USA: High-Country Encounters from California to Maine

***** CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS*****

Mr. Kashner has Pneumonia & will be unable to be here.

SAM KASHNER
Wednesday, February 11, 7:30 p.m.

As a restless kid, SAM KASHNER didn't want to just study the Beats; he wanted to be one of them. So when he heard that Ginsberg had founded an unconventional writing program in Boulder, he became the first certificate student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. From his days as student, secretary, and psychiatrist, Kashner fashions a touching and irreverent portrait of the Beats never before seen with When I Was Cool (HarperCollins, $25.95).

When I Was Cool

***** CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS*****

ADELE BRITTON
Thursday, February 12, 7:30 p.m.

In her long-awaited four-CD set From Pain to Passion (Britton, $29.99), ADELE BRITTON shares the wisdom and compassion that have helped thousands of individuals and couples realize better, more rewarding lives and relationships. With her engaging, no-nonsense approach, Britton draws on her more than 26 years of experience as a love and relationship expert, using stories of real couples to illustrate how to build a great relationship.

DAVID WANN & DAN CHIRAS
Tuesday, February 17, 7:30 p.m.

In their new book Superbia! (New Society, $19.95) DAVID WANN and DAN CHIRAS share practical ideas for creating more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods. Their book is about remaking suburban and urban neighborhoods to serve people better and to reduce human impact on the environment. Examples from all over North America and beyond provide real-life proof that citizen planners can create their own Superbia!

Superbia!

ROB SHEELY
Wednesday, February 18, 7:30 p.m.

In June 2002, Boulder Weekly introduced something entirely new: a weekly series of short stories about Boulder and Boulderites. It rapidly became one of the most popular features of the paper—not only because of its humor but also because of author and local resident ROB SHEELY's deep affection for our strange and wonderful town. Now, the first 52 of these special stories are available in one volume, The People's Republic (Boulder Weekly, $16.95).

DR. JEFFREY RAFF
Thursday, February 19, 7:30 p.m.

Author of the acclaimed Jung and the Alchemical Imagination, JEFFREY RAFF, PH.D. continues his teachings in psychoidal alchemy with an in-depth look at the feminine aspect of the divine. The Wedding of Sophia (Nicolas-Hays, $19.95) is a call to integrate Sophia, the embodiment of the feminine Wisdom, into our lives to save ourselves and our world from chaos and destruction. Raff also explores Sophia's story and process of transformation.

The Wedding of Sophia

READING GROUP EVENT
Saturday, February 21, 2:00 p.m.

Come one, come all to the first ever Boulder Book Store Reading Group Extravaganza, "Boulder Reads Together." You'll hear presentations from publisher sales reps about their newest reading group selections. You'll also learn about the fantastic resources we offer to reading groups, and join with other "reading groupers" to share ideas, form new groups or find new members.

KEN & RUTH WRIGHT
Tuesday, February 24, 7:30 p.m.

Based on their nine years of field research on the paleohydrology of Mesa Verde, Water for the Anasazi (Wright Water, $15.95) is KEN & RUTH WRIGHT's tale of the significant water harvesting and water storage achievements of the Anasazi of Mesa Verde. The prehistoric water engineering findings are discussed, based on excavations, scientific pollen studies, potsherds and stone implements, detailed topographic surveys, and archaeological studies.

PHILLIP BENNINGFIELD
Wednesday, February 25, 7:30 p.m.

Growing up isn't what it used to be. Recent studies show that the life of an average teenager is becoming increasingly more stressful, with pressures to succeed from parents and pressures from media and peers to experiment and explore urges. PHILLIP BENNINGFIELD takes readers inside the life of a modern teenager and his friends as they navigate a world of sex, drugs and school demands in his new novel The Cry of Them (1stBooks, $12.95).

The Cry of Them

KATHRYN BLACK
Thursday, February 26, 7:30 p.m.

How does one become a good mother to her children if her own mother, for whatever reasons, could not provide a model? Until now, no book has answered that question or examined the truth—that just as no one gets a perfect childhood, no one gets to be the perfect mother. In Mothering Without a Map (Viking, $24.95), KATHRYN BLACK demonstrates how women can release their potential to become the mother the wish to be, and the mother their children deserve.

Mothering Without a Map

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