In our latest installment of the Boulder Book Store's reading group, "Boulder Reads Together," we'll be discussing The Dive from Clausen's Pier (Vintage, $14.00), Ann Packer's intimate and emotionally thrilling novel about loyalty and self-knowledge, and the conflict between who we want to be to others and who we must be for ourselves. As with all of our "Boulder Reads Together" discussions, this event is open to everyone—just read the book and come on down!

The Dive from Claussen's Pier

JEFF LONG
Wednesday, July 7, 7:30 p.m.

Enter the territory of JEFF LONG, where the unknown is deeply present, death is a constant shadow, and the human spirit is our final hope. Now comes The Reckoning (Atria, $25.00), another superbly original thriller—a story of predation, betrayal, and resurrection that is at once intricate, haunting, and terrifying. As stylishly written as it is suspenseful, The Reckoning is a thriller that illuminates the fragile thread between life and death, knowledge and ignorance, hope and horror.

The Reckoning

SUSYN REEVE
Thursday, July 8, 7:30 p.m.

If we don't—each and every one of us—choose peace and happiness for our own lives, who will? Peace—and how to get it—is crucial just now, and likely to remain so. Based on Mahatma Gandhi's eternal philosophy, "Be the change you wish to see in the world," Choose Peace & Happiness (Red Wheel, $16.95) by SUSYN REEVE offers weekly practices, ideas, and suggestions for how you can become happier and more peaceful as an individual and in groups.

Choose Peace & Happiness

GARY HART
Monday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.

Long one of our most passionate advocates for an America guided by its highest democratic ideals, former Colorado senator GARY HART demonstrates in The Fourth Power (Oxford, $22.00) the link between a principled foreign policy and national security in the age of terror. "Who we are gives us our strength," he argues, and convincingly argues that when U.S. actions on the world stage are inconsistent with established democratic values, America is made more vulnerable.

The Fourth Power

ARI ARMSTRONG, DAVID KOPEL & MICHAEL HUEMER
Tuesday, July 13, 7:30 p.m.

Today's war on drugs funds terrorists, undermines justice, corrupts business, and destroys people's lives, argue the contributors to Sheriff Bill Masters' new book, The New Prohibition: Voices of Dissent Challenge the Drug War (Accurate, $14.95), including ARI ARMSTRONG, DAVID KOPEL & MICHAEL HUEMER. Masters brings together essays from peace officers, public officials, scholars, and policy experts that analyze the many harms of modern drug prohibition.

The New Prohibition: Voices of Dissent Challenge the Drug War

BRUCE SCHOENFELD
Wednesday, July 14, 7:30 p.m.

Althea Gibson first met Angela Buxton at an exhibition match in India. On the surface, the two women could not have been more different. But both women encountered prejudice, particularly on the tennis circuit, where they were excluded from tournaments and clubs because of race and religion. In The Match (Amistad, $24.95), BRUCE SCHOENFELD delivers not only the little-known history of Gibson's life but also the story of two underdogs who refused to let bigotry stop them.

The Match

ED MCGAA
Thursday, July 15, 7:30 p.m.

Sioux tribal leader ED MCGAA, known as Eagle Man, sounds a call for spiritual awakening with Nature's Way (Harper San Francisco, $24.95). He explains how we can create a new global culture based not on dominance over nature for economic and political gain, but on values that endure for all times and all people. The book teaches all of us how we can overcome religious intolerance, treat women and men equally, preserve our environment, and live in peace.

Nature's Way

JOHN SHORS
Tuesday, July 20, 7:30 p.m.

In Beneath a Marble Sky: A Novel of the Taj Mahal (McPherson, $24.95), JOHN SHORS re-creates an historical Hindustan brimming with breathtaking intrigue and containing the secret truth of the Taj Mahal. Against scenes of unimaginable wealth and power and cruel despotism, Princess Jahanara tells the extraordinary story of how the Taj Mahal came to be, describing her own life as an agent in its creation and as a witness to the fateful events surrounding its completion.

Beneath a Marble Sky: A Novel of the Taj Mshal

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DIANE WILSON
Wednesday, July 21, 7:30 p.m.

Everyone goes through a career change at least once in their life, and most people switch careers several times. This transitional time often causes people to feel stuck, depressed, dejected, confused, alone, and stressed. In Back in Control (Sentient, $16.95), DIANE WILSON offers counsel and comfort for people working through these changes, turning an unconstructive and emotionally damaging experience into a personally enriching and beneficial one.

Back in Control

BERNIE MAYER
Thursday, July 22, 7:30 p.m.

In this thought-provoking, passionately written book, BERNARD MAYER—an internationally acclaimed leader in the field—dares practitioners to ask the hard questions about alternative dispute resolution. What’s wrong with conflict resolution? Why aren’t more individuals and organizations using conflict resolution when they have a problem? Beyond Neutrality (Jossey-Bass, $38.00) focuses on the current crisis in conflict resolution and offers a pragmatic response.

Beyond Neutrality

GORDON WICKSTROM
Tuesday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.

Fishing is a pursuit for which writers had an affinity even before Izaak Walton; still, it is Walton's spirit that hovers over this collection of musings by well-known writer and fisherman GORDON WICKSTROM. In Late in an Angler's Life (University of New Mexico, $19.95), Wickstrom writes about all the things that matter to people who love to fish, and those people will be grateful to him for having produced a book they can read with real pleasure when not fishing.

Late in an Angler's Life

ANNE WALDMAN & LISA BIRMAN
Wednesday, July 28, 7:30 p.m.

As cultural absurdities, apathy-inspiring ambient noise, and political and ecological disasters threaten the 21st-century world, art's role in engaging society and coalescing dissent becomes more apparent and more urgent. Edited by Naropa’s ANNE WALDMAN and LISA BIRMAN, Civil Disobediences (Coffee House Press, $18.00), offers a compelling manual for understanding poetry's history and enacting its ultimate power to dismantle and recreate political and cultural realities.

Civil Disobediences

MARK BLIESNER & STEVE KNOPPER
Thursday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.

ands are notorious for struggling with issues like money, rehearsals, gigs, artistic direction, finding managers, agents, record companies, and more. Problems like these can plague even the most dedicated group and make staying together—and being successful—extremely difficult. With The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Band (Pearson, $18.95), MARK BLIESNER and STEVE KNOPPER share their first-hand experiences and help readers with a variety of issues.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Band

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