June,
2002 Schedule of Events
As
always, we offer free parking validation &
meter tokens to our customers. There are three
city parking structures, at 15th and Pearl, 11th
and Walnut, and directly behind the book store on
Spruce Street between Broadway and 11th Street.
- To
see information about the Children's
Summer Reading Program click HERE
- To
see the BookSense Books of the Year for
2002 click HERE
 SOPHY BURNHAM
Monday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.
The Treasure of
Montsegur (Harper San Francisco,
$23.95)—the story of orphaned Jeanne’s
journey through the dark days of the Inquisition
to protect the Cathar legacy—is SOPHY
BURNHAM’s gripping historical novel of a
remarkable woman’s spiritual quest, heresy
trial, conviction, and passion, set against the
backdrop of medieval France.
 The Treasure of
Montsegur
DAVID MIKLOWITZ, Ph.D.
Tuesday, June 4, 7:30 p.m.
A comprehensive
guide offering straight talk that can help people
with bipolar disorder take charge of their
illness and reclaim their lives, The Bipolar Disorder
Survival Guide (Guilford, $18.95) is filled with
practical self-assessment and self-management
strategies from DAVID MIKLOWITZ, Ph.D., a
Professor of Psychology at the University of
Colorado at Boulder.
The Bipolar Disorder
Survival Guide
PATRICK HOLFORD
Wednesday, June 5, 7:30 p.m.
We all need a
boost now and then—sometimes just a cup of
coffee to get through the afternoon slump, or
perhaps a cocktail or a cigarette to help relax
at the end of the day. Wish there was an
alternative? In Natural Highs (Avery, $23.95), Hyla
Cass, M.D., and nutritionist PATRICK HOLFORD
offer a program to energize and de-stress without
chemical stimulants.
Natural Highs
TIFFANIE DEBARTOLO
Thursday, June 6, 7:30 p.m.
“If your
intentions are pure I am seeking a friend for the
end of the world.” Replying to the ad on
impulse, Trixie meets Jacob, and they begin a
roller coaster romance, each jaded yet inexorably
in love. Wry and memorable, God-Shaped Hole (Sourcebooks Landmark,
$12.00) is Boulder author TIFFANIE
DEBARTOLO’s story of love and heartache in
Los Angeles.
God-Shaped Hole
MELODY BEATTIE
Friday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.
No matter what
problem you’re facing in your life —
starting a family, empty nest, wondering if love
is worth it, wondering why you’re alone
— Choices (Harper San Francisco,
$22.95), the latest from Codependent No More author MELODY BEATTIE,
will apply to your life, speak to your heart, and
offer redemption through an honest look at how
life and love really work.
Choices
Codependent No More
PLACES
MAGAZINE
Friday, June 7, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 8, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In May, PLACES
MAGAZINE is embarking on The America Trip, a
4,750-mile excursion through fifteen states, the
classic American road trip re-imagined by the
nation’s hippest travel magazine. While
they’re in Boulder, stop by the Places table
in our store to talk with these modern nomads.
You’ll be inspired to get out there and see
the States for yourself, firsthand.
MORTON KONDRACKE
Monday, June 10, 7:30 p.m.
Veteran D.C.
journalist MORTON KONDRACKE never intended to wed
Millicent Martinez, but the fiery daughter of a
radical labor organizer eventually captured his
heart. Saving Milly (Ballantine, $14.00) is
Kondracke’s moving chronicle of his vital
and volatile marriage, one that has endured and
deepened in the face of tragedy—Milly’s
shattering 1987 diagnosis with Parkinson’s
disease.
Saving Milly
JENNIFER WORKMAN
Tuesday, June 11, 7:30 p.m.
When life gets
stressful, yearnings for foods we believe we
“shouldn’t” be eating take
over—culminating in calorie overload and
feelings of defeat. In Stop Your Cravings (The Free Press, $24.00),
Boulder-based nutritionist JENNIFER WORKMAN,
M.S., R.D. shares her proven program for optimal
eating, bringing together principles of Ayurveda
and Western nutrition.
Stop Your Cravings
JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN
Wednesday, June 12, 7:30 p.m.
One Dharma (Harper San Francisco,
$24.95) distills a lifetime of Buddhist practice
and teaching into a vision of an American
Buddhist tradition. While some express concern
about losing traditional dharma teachings to
America’s melting pot, JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN sees
great potential for combining the best of the
traditions that have converged here.
One Dharma
***
CANCELLED*** TENZIN WANGYAL RINPOCHE
*** CANCELLED***
*** CANCELLED*** Thursday, June 13,
7:30 p.m. *** CANCELLED***
***
CANCELLED*** In Tibetan Bon, Tantra, and
Dzogchen, the five elements are accessed and
balanced on different levels in specific and
varied ways. In Healing with Form,
Energy, and Light (Snow Lion, $16.95), TENZIN WANGYAL
RINPOHE offers a guide that explains why these
three practices are necessary and in what
situations each practice is effective or a
hindrance. *** CANCELLED***
Healing
with Form, Energy, and Light
BARBARA ROBERTS
Friday, June 14, 7:30 p.m.
When former Oregon
Governor BARBARA ROBERTS’ husband, Frank
Roberts, was dying from lung cancer, she had to
look inside of and beyond herself to survive what
felt unbearable. Death Without Denial,
Grief Without Apology (New Sage, $12.00) shares
what Roberts learned during the final year of her
husband’s life and her ensuing years of
grieving.
Death
Without Denial, Grief Without Apology
PATRICIA MCCONNELL
Monday, June 17, 7:30 p.m.
The Other End of the
Leash
(Ballantine, $25.95) shares a new perspective on
our relationship with dogs. An applied animal
behaviorist and dog trainer, PATRICIA MCCONNELL,
Ph.D. looks at human behavior in comparison with
that of dogs, and muses about how to interact
with our dogs in ways that bring out the best in
our four-legged friends.
The
Other End of the Leash
RON CARLSON
Tuesday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.
Regarded as one of
our finest living short story writers, RON
CARLSON triumphantly returns to the form with At the Jim Bridger (Picador, $23.00), stories
that are epic in scope and confessional in
tone—stories that enfold the reader in a
world of love and mystery, where a young magician
seduces the prettiest girl in school, and where
strange beach towels collect.
At the
Jim Bridger
JOANNE KYGER
Wednesday, June 19, 7:30 p.m.
In order to hear
JOANNE KYGER, quiet your mind. Listen carefully.
Allow room in your head for the conversation she
is having with herself, with others, with you. In
As Ever: Selected Poems (Penguin Poets, $18.00),
Kyger has a truly strong voice—delicate,
graceful, and never wasteful. Always lucid, in
these poems you can almost hear her speak.
As
Ever: Selected Poems
JOANNE HARRIS
Thursday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.
Returning to a
small Loire village in search of a new beginning,
Framboise begins to study her mother’s
scrapbook of recipes; and she realizes that the
key to her own past lies in the scrapbook’s
tattered pages. The novels of JOANNE HARRIS are a
literary feast for the senses, and her latest, Five Quarters of the
Orange
(Harper Perennial, $13.95), is no exception.
Five
Quarters of the Orange
FRANK MACEOWEN
Friday, June 21, 7:30 p.m.
An impassioned
call to readers to find the old paths again, walk
them, and discover the mystic beauties of the
many worlds we live in, The Mist-Filled Path (New World Library,
$14.95) is a book by and about FRANK MACEOWEN, a
modern Celt whose initiatory crises led him to
discover who he is. He reminds us who we are, and
who we could be.
The
Mist-Filled Path
WAR AND
PEACE TODAY: WOMEN’S VOICES
Sunday, June 23, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Boulder Media
Women’s Third Literary Exchange takes a look
at women writing about war and peace. A panel of
writers present their views on the causes of war,
on women warriors from Joan of Arc to Harriet
Tubman, on modern women caught in war, and why
Mother’s Day supports peace. You are warmly
invited to bring your own writing to share with
the group. For more information, call
303-449-8474.
ANDREW COHEN
Monday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.
With his
passionate and uncompromising inquiry into the
meaning of spiritual awakening, ANDREW COHEN has
sparked respect and often controversy in the
modern spiritual world, both East and West. In Living Enlightenment (Moksha Press, $14.95),
Cohen explores the mystery and mechanics of
radical transformation on an individual and
global level.
Living
Enlightenment
JAN GOLDSTEIN
Tuesday, June 25, 7:30 p.m.
Wonder is
everywhere, if we would only invite it in. So
says JAN GOLDSTEIN, who offers forty
life-affirming stories of people who have opened
themselves to all that is possible. His message
in Life Can be This Good (Conari, $19.95) is
simple: small miracles are happening every
day—miracles we can experience if we become
fully awakened to here and now.
Life
Can be This Good
NORMAN FISCHER
Wednesday, June 26, 7:30 p.m.
A week at the
Gethsemani Abbey left Zen priest and poet NORMAN
FISCHER inspired by the soaring beauty of the
Psalms chanted each day. In Opening to You (Viking Compass, $19.95),
Fischer combines Eastern and Western spirituality
into Zen-inspired translations of the Psalms,
making these poems accessible to contemporary
readers of every spiritual path.
Opening
to You
BRADFORD MORROW
Thursday, June 27, 7:30 p.m.
When, after years
of secrecy, Ariel learns that her birth father is
a stranger, a man who went to Vietnam before she
was born and then disappeared, her world is
shattered. Ariel’s Crossing (Viking, $25.95), BRADFORD
MORROW’s latest, follows Ariel from her home
in New York into New Mexico in search of both her
buried past and the possibility of a future.
Ariel’s
Crossing
DARIN STRAUSS
Friday, June 28, 7:30 p.m.
Virgil Selby left
Indiana with dreams of fame and fortune;
discontent as plain old Selby, he reinvented
himself as The Real McCoy (Dutton,
$24.95)—boxer, scam artist, and the most
married man in America. Inspired by the real life
of an historical icon, DARIN STRAUSS’s
latest is a remarkable novel about identity,
illusion, and the accomplishment of lifelong
love.
The
Real McCoy
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books. These purchases are tracked and used by
the publishers in decisions about other authors
who might visit.
All 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.
CHILDREN’S
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Boulder Book Store
has once again teamed up with Ben &
Jerry’s in Boulder to bring elementary
school aged children (grades 1-5) our SUMMER
READING PROGRAM!
Here’s how it
works:
- Read an
age-appropriate chapter book (no picture
books, please).
- Write a short
(50-100 word) book report and turn it in
to get a certificate for a free Ben &
Jerry’s ice cream cone!
We will post the
best reports in the store, and use them as
recommendations for other children of the same
age. Books need not be purchased at Boulder Book
Store. The program will run from June 1 through
August 30, 2002.
BOOKSENSE BOOKS OF THE YEAR
FOR 2002
Each month,
independent booksellers from more than 1,100
stores across the country nominate their favorite
books for inclusion in the bi-monthly Book Sense
76. From these titles, awards are
given in several categories to the favorites from
the prior year.
This year, awards for Book Sense Book of the Year
were given for Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction,
Children's Illustrated, Children's Literature,
and, a new category, Rediscovery.
- Rediscovery
Winner
My Father's Dragon, Ruth Stiles
Gannett, illustrated by Ruth Chrisman
Gannett (Random House)
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