June, 1999 Schedule of Events

At the publisher's request, you must have a copy of Cryptonomicon in order to get in line for the book signing. Mr. Stephenson will only sign Cryptonomicon and one other item per person.

Cryptonomicon

Snow Crash ($ 6.99)

Martin Goldstein, DVM
Thursday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a discussion with holistic veterinarian Martin Goldstein, author of The Nature of Animal Healing: The Path to Your Pet's Health, Happiness, and Longevity (Knopf, $25.00). In this comprehensive and accessible book, Dr. Goldstein shares his philosophy of how animals should be treated, as well as practical ways we can help them stay healthy.

The Nature of Animal Healing: The Path to Your Pet's Health, Happiness, and Longevity

Greg Campbell
Tuesday, June 8, 7:30 p.m.
Local author Greg Campbell will speak and sign The Road to Kosovo: A Balkan Diary (Westview, $25.00). This first-person, on-the-road travel account takes us through former Yugoslavia and into the brutal combat of present-day Kosovo. Part travel diary, part historical guide, The Road to Kosovo show us war and the struggle for peace through the eyes of a young journalist.

The Road to Kosovo: A Balkan Diary

Greg Moody
Wednesday, June 9, 7:30 p.m.
Join us when Denver's KCNC-TV's Critic-at-Large Greg Moody reads and signs his third murder mystery, Derailleur, the sequel to Two Wheels and Perfect Circles. In Derailleur (VeloPress, $12.95), Moody continues the adventures of Will Ross and Cheryl Crane and their world of professional cycling when Cheryl travels to meet her newly formed mountain-bike team in Vail.

Derailleur

Two Wheels ($ 12.95) *Note

Perfect Circles ($ 12.95)

Sonia Choquette
Thursday, June 10, 7:30 p.m.
Sonia Choquette, author of The Psychic Pathway, will discuss The Wise Child: A Spiritual Guide to Nurturing Your Child's Intuition (Three Rivers, $18.00), a practical and inspiring teaching tool for any parent. "The intuitive life is one of confidence, inner peace, and creative expression," says Choquette. "What better gift to give ourselves and our children?"

The Wise Child: A Spiritual Guide to Nurturing Your Child's Intuition

The Psychic Pathway ($ 18.00)

Your Hearts Desire ($ 18.00)

Robert Gass
Tuesday, June 15, 7:30 p.m.
Boulder musician Robert Gass will discuss Chanting: Discovering the Spirit in Sound (Broadway, $20.00). Drawing on Gass's experience as one of the world's best-known leaders of contemporary chant, as well as the wisdom of sound healers, monks, priests, rabbis, and shamans worldwide, Chanting explores the rich history and uses of chant that have fueled recent interest in this age-old practice.

Chanting: Discovering the Spirit in Sound

Charles Wilkinson
Wednesday, June 16, 7:30 p.m.
Charles Wilkinson, CU Professor of Law, will discuss Fire on the Plateau: Conflict and Endurance in the American Southwest (Island, $24.95). "[Charles Wilkinson] has given us a story only he can tell: a personal, cultural, and legal history of sacredness, chicanery, misdeeds, development, and conservation on the Colorado Plateau....An essential book if you want understand what's happening in the American Southwest." – William Kittredge

Fire on the Plateau: Conflict and Endurance in the American Southwest

Kathryn Bernheimer
Thursday, June 17, 7:30 p.m.
Boulder film critic Kathryn Bernheimer will speak and sign The 50 Funniest Movies of All Time: A Critic's Ranking (Citadel, $16.95). Bernheimer, also author of The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies, offers of whirlwind tour of the cinema's richly varied comic tradition and pays homage to the colorful and often complex personalities behind the comic creations.

The 50 Funniest Movies of All Time: A Critic's Ranking

The 50 Greatest Jewish Movies ($ 21.95)

Elizabeth Lesser
Tuesday, June 22, 7:30 p.m.
Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder of the Omega Institute in New York, will discuss The New American Spirituality: A Seeker's Guide (Random House, $25.00), in which she explores the emergence of a wisdom tradition that is uniquely American. Lesser has found that the hunger for a spiritual life can be satisfied by a rich blend of the world's wisdom tradition.

The New American Spirituality: A Seeker's Guide

Jerry Ruhl
Thursday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.
Join us for an evening with Jerry Ruhl, co-author of Contentment: A Way to True Happiness (HarperSanFrancisco, $18.00), in which he and co-author Robert Johnson show how to move beyond the inevitable frustrations of the ego-centered approach to happiness. True contentment, they believe, is possible when we open our lives to a deeper layer of experience. Through myths, stories, and fresh Jungian insights, they explain how we can infuse our everyday lives with a sense of the sacred.

Contentment: A Way to True Happiness

Our annual physical inventory is Wednesday, June 30. We will close at 5:30 p.m. and reopen at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 1.

Books not purchased at Boulder Book Store will be signed only if time permits. If you cannot attend an event but would like an autographed copy, please call or email us to order one.

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Thank you for supporting the 1999 Boulder Book Store Reading Series!

Author events are also supported by your purchase of the author's books. These purchases are tracked and used by the publishers in decisions about other authors who might visit.

IAll events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please call us to confirm on the day of the event. For more information, call 447-2074. If you are unable to use the stairs to the second floor where our events are held, please call and ask about our closed circuit television service on the main floor.

Book Fairs This Month

This month we are hosting book fairs to help a local school and community group raise funds. Support the group of your choice by mentioning at the register that you are here for their book fair. (To schedule a book fair for your school or non-profit, please contact Lisa Gesner. During the fair, we track purchases of book fair participants. Your school earns funds based on the total dollar amount of purchases made over the three-day period.) Support this group by mentioning at the register that you are here for their book fair. Please note: members of our Frequent Buyer and Teacher discount programs will not receive a discount on book fair purchases. Your discount is "donated" to the school at the end of the fundraiser.

Friday - Sunday, June 11 - 13, The Peanut Butter Players