September, 2000 Schedule of Events

• BOOK FAIRS THIS MONTH
• Can’t wait another year for the next Harry Potter? Give these books a try…

DON CAMPBELL
Thursday, September 7, 7:30 p.m.

Three years after local resident DON CAMPBELL’s best-selling book The Mozart Effect sparked a revolution, the American family’s interest in the benefits of classical music rages on. Now in The Mozart Effect for Children (William Morrow, $25.00) Campbell, a world-renowned authority on music and it’s role in education and health, shows how music can enhance the life of a developing child by providing emotional grounding and intellectual stimulation.

The Mozart Effect for Children

The Mozart Effect ($ 24.00)

NILES GOLDSTEIN
Wednesday, September 13, 7:30 p.m.

NILES GOLDSTEIN is a rabbi, but he is unlike any rabbi you have ever met. We are used to seeking security in God; he seeks God in risk. God at the Edge (Crown, $22.00) is his examination of his own exciting, sometimes terrifying experiences and those of the great religious figures of the ages. A night in jail for a pre-rabbinical outburst, a harrowing solo encounter with a grizzly bear, and a missionary trip through Central Asia all provide the basis for his commentary.

God at the Edge

DAGNY SCOTT BARRIOS
Thursday, September 14, 7:30 p.m.

Women are redefining running in the United States. They now make up more than half of the nation’s runners. Specifically designed to address women’s unique physical capabilities and needs, The Runner’s World Complete Book of Women’s Running (Rodale, $24.95) by local resident and runner DAGNY SCOTT BARRIOS provides advice for women runners everywhere, whether they are starting a running program or training hard for a marathon.

The Runner’s World Complete Book of Women’s Running

JANE MEDELSOHN
Monday, September 18, 7:30 p.m.

An electrifying follow-up to her best-seller I Was Amelia Earhart, JANE MENDELSOHN’s Innocence (Riverhead, $21.95), is a piercing exploration of the inner life of a teenage girl growing up in New York City. The novel traces her relationship with her widowed father, her encounters with the intimidating Beautiful Girls at school, her attraction to the mysterious school nurse, and a series of devastating nightmares that threaten her life as she moves from girl to woman.

Innocence

JEFFREY BENNETT
Tuesday, September 19, 7:30 p.m.

In On the Cosmic Horizon (Addison Wesley, $22.00), local scientist and teacher JEFFREY BENNETT shares the ten deepest mysteries that motivate astronomy today – from the quest for life outside Earth to the ultimate fate of the universe. Each mystery is framed with a story that draws upon history or an especially resonant metaphor, then explained in detail, simply enough for those new to astronomy.

On the Cosmic Horizon

COLLEEN McCULLOUGH
Wednesday, September 20, 7:30 p.m.

In eighteenth-century England, a ship filled with 775 convicts set sail for Australia. Left to die on the hostile continent, these convicts and their guards occupy the center of COLLEEN McCULLOUGH’s riveting new epic, Morgan’s Run (Simon & Schuster, $28.00). Richard Morgan – convicted felon and educated intelligent, resourceful man – finds the will to survive, experiences the joys of love, and finally makes an indelible mark upon the new frontier.

Morgan’s Run

DAN MILLMAN
Thursday, September 21, 7:30 p.m.

Each of DAN MILLMAN’s books presents new keys to the peaceful warrior’s way of living. Each offers a different aspect of his philosophy – relevant, user-friendly, real-world guidance for everyday life. For the first time in Living on Purpose (New World Library, $14.00), Millman organizes twenty-four key principles to answer some of life’s toughest questions, combining the wisdom of Solomon with the common sense of Dear Abby.

Living on Purpose

CLAIRE DAVIS
Monday, September 25, 7:30 p.m.

In her debut novel Winter Range (Picador, $23.00), CLAIRE DAVIS tells a gripping story of relationships and revenge in a small Montana ranching town. After the town sheriff is forced to kill a rancher’s remaining cattle, freezing solid or starving in the fields, the rancher plots against the sheriff by targeting the sheriff’s wife, a woman with a past her husband does not know.

Winter Range

L. ROBERT KECK
Tuesday, September 26, 7:30 p.m.

Scientists have mapped the human genome, but they have not discovered DNA’s spiritual equivalent, the embedded coding that shapes what we value and why we think and act as we do. Now, in Sacred Quest: The Evolution & Future of the Human Soul (Chrysalis Books, $24.95), L. ROBERT KECK frames a compelling science of Soul that investigates the deep causal values determining why certain beliefs and behaviors become culturally dominant.

Sacred Quest: The Evolution & Future of the Human Soul

KATHLEEN BREHONY, Ph.D.
Wednesday, September 27, 7:30 p.m.

In After the Darkest Hour (Henry Holt, $23.00), KATHLEEN BREHONY describes the experiences of people who have endured periods of pain and suffering and consequently found deeper spiritual and psychological meaning in their lives. Brehony explores the qualities of these people, drawing on a rich selection of mythological and religious stories from many faiths, as well as providing the reader exercises to approach the difficulties of their own lives.

After the Darkest Hour

WOMEN’S INVESTMENT SEMINAR
Thursday, September 28, 7:30 p.m.

LILI COOPER and DANA WEISS of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Boulder will present Smart Women Finish Rich, the third in their series of investment presentations for women. Learn about strategies for
financially independent women…and those who want to be. In addition, they will examine the unique issues that women face in their retirement years. Call (303) 939-0278 for more information.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
Thursdays, September 21 – October 26, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

This workshop for all levels of writing experience will celebrate the idea that writing is “not apart from living.” We will generate “living material” through exercises that explore such things such as dreams and reasons, beginnings, boundaries, destinations, disappointments and desserts. The workshop will be led by GAYLE NOSAL, MFA Creative Writing, and will meet Thursdays at the Upper North Room Table. The cost for the workshop is $40. Call Gayle at (303) 449-6882 to reserve a space.

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BOOK FAIRS THIS MONTH
This month we are hosting several book fairs to help local schools raise funds. Please stop by and support the school of you choice by mentioning to the bookseller at the register that you are here for the Book Fair. 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, September 15 - 17, New Horizons Preschool
• Friday - Sunday, September 22 - 24, Horizons K-8 School
• Friday - Sunday, September 29 – October 1, Mountain Shadows Montessori Schoo

Can’t wait another year for the next Harry Potter?
Give these books a try…

• The Golden Compass series, by Philip Pullman
• The Redwall series, by Brian Jacques
• The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis
• The Circle of Magic series, The Immortals series, and the Song of the Lioness series by Tamoro Pierce
• The Seventh Tower, by Garth Nix
• The Dark is Rising sequence, by Susan Cooper
• The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander
• The Lost Years of Merlin Epic, by T.A. Barron

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