After 30 years of studying the complete science of yoga, gifted meditation teacher and practical philosopher LEONARD PERLMUTTER shares his encyclopedic knowledge in The Heart and Science of Yoga: Blueprint for Peace, Happiness, and Freedom from Fear (Cardinal, $28.95), a guide to understanding the entire science and philosophy behind yoga. Whether you are a beginner or a long-time student, he provides valuable insights to advance your understanding, deepen your practice, and nurture your self-transformation.

MARY ROACH
Wednesday, November 2, 7:30 p.m.

Never to be shy, MARY ROACH, author of the best-selling Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (W.W. Norton, $13.95), has a proven track record of researching even the weirdest hot button issues. In Spook: Science Tackles the After-life (W.W. Norton, $24.95), she brings her tireless curiosity, razor-sharp wit, and completely open mind to bear on an array of fascinating contemporary and historical soul-searchers around the globe, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die.

Spook: Science Tackles the After-life

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers ($ 13.95)

WILLIAM ARNTZ
Thursday, November 3, 7:30 p.m.

Do you want to take a trip down the rabbit hole? WILLIAM ARNTZ helped transform the movie world with the independent smash hit What the Bleep Do We Know?! Now he's brought an intelligent mix of science, spirituality, and incredible storytelling to the printed page. With the help of fourteen leading quantum physicists, scientists, and spiritual thinkers—including new interviews and features--What the Bleep Do We Know? (Health Communications, $26.95) guides readers on a course from the scientific to the spiritual, from the universal to the deeply personal.

What the Bleep Do We Know?

BOULDER BOOK STORE READING GROUP
Tuesday, November 8, 7:30 p.m. (Upper North Room)

As Americans, we assume that more choice means better options and greater satisfaction. But choice overload can make you question the decisions you make before you even make them; it can set you up for unrealistically high expectations; and it can make you blame yourself for any and all failures. Join us for a reading group discussion of BARRY SCHWARZT'S The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less (HarperCollins, $13.95).

The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less

A NIGHT WITH FARFALLA
Tuesday, November 8, 7:30 p.m. (Ballroom)

Farfalla/McMillan & Parrish Press present a night of poetry and prose with local authors Jack Collom and Junior Burke. Join in celebration of JACK COLLOM’s birthday as he reads from his latest book, Extremes and Balances ($15.95), while JUNIOR BURKE will discuss his latest work, Something Gorgeous ($19.95).

Extremes and Balances

LOUISE ROSS
Wednesday, November 9, 7:30 p.m.

LOUISE ROSS' Tildy Wilson (Australia's Bridget Jones) takes on American culture in this fish out of water, tongue-in-cheek, romantic comedy of errors. In Baking at Midnight: The Misadventures of Tildy Wilson (Tildy Wilson Designs LLC, $14.95), she throws herself into a succession of comic misadventures involving flamboyant fashion, bad hair, and very bad boyfriend choices. In the frantic information and technology-driven world she inhabits, she is full of humanity, and true to her character, she flies!

HARMON LEON
Thursday, November 10, 7:30 p.m.

When the red states trumped the blue states in the 2004 presidential election, many Democrats were left wondering just what makes the conservative mindset tick. Wonder no more. Join self-described "infiltration journalist" HARMON LEON as he goes undercover, donning various, often hilarious personas ("pissed off convenience store clerk," security guard at "Arnold for Governor" rally, etc.) to explore what being conservative really means, in Republican Like Me (Prometheus, $16.00).

Republican Like Me

MERRILL GILFILLAN
Tuesday, November 15, 7:30 p.m.

Selected Poems: 1965-2000 (Zephyr, $16.95) collects material from MERRILL GILFILLAN'S award-winning books of poetry up through 1999's Satin Street, and swatches of unpublished work from 1965-2000. Author of ten books of poetry, and several books of nonfiction essays on the Western United States, Gilfillan employs a seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of the literary and visual arts, philosophical treatises, musical forms, all constructed by equal parts naturalist and aesthete.

Selected Poems: 1965-2000

DON DULCHINOS
Wednesday, November 16, 7:30 p.m.

According to DON DULCHINOS, the real action on the Internet isn't in the realm of commerce. It is, plain and simple, in the realm of religion. Neurosphere: The Convergence of Evolution, the Internet, and Group Mind (Redwheel, $17.95) is about our search for meaning and our hunger for a glimpse at humanity's future development in which the trend is clearly toward increasing integration of telecommunications and information technology with the body itself.

Neurosphere: The Convergence of Evolution, the Internet, and Group Mind

Susann Taylor Shier
Thursday, November 17, 7:30 p.m.

SUSAN SHIER—certified Psychotherapist, Alchemical Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master, and Attunement practitioner—has been teaching "Soul Mastery" for years. Now she brings her insight to the masses, in Soul Mastery: Accessing the Gifts of Your Soul (Velvet Spring, $21.95). She has developed four levels of Soul Mastery as a means to mapping and discovering our very gifts, strengths, and purposes-- and implementing them into our daily lives.

BARRY SCHIEBER
Tuesday, November 29, 7:30 p.m.

BARRY SCHIEBER'S A Gift to Share (Silent Moon, $17.00) is a heart-warming children's book of generosity, told with wit and charm by Moritz, a Bermese mountain dog with a special gift. Moritz travels from the Swiss Alps to the United States where he becomes a pet-therapy dog, visiting patients in hospitals and touching people with his openness and warmth. Together with its engaging illustrations, the book carries an inspiring message.

A Gift to Share

PATRICIA MCGRAW
Wednesday, November 30, 7:30 p.m.

Every day, millions who suffer from the devastating effects of trauma and abuse seek relief through self-help books, support groups, and medication—often to no avail. In It's Not Your Fault (Bah'ai Publishing, $15.95), PATRICIA MCGRAW challenges conventional wisdom about healing from trauma and abuse by examining six popular myths that confuse and distort the nature and importance of positive human relationships in the healing process.