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BOOKS Thursday 3/30 HOLOCAUST SURVIVORSIn his award-winning book, "Our Holocaust," Amir Gutfreund tells the stories of a group of Holocaust survivors who live on one imaginary street in a suburb in Haifa. 8 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408. "RUINS OF CALIFORNIA' In "The Ruins of California," Martha Sherrill talks about the progress of Inez Ruin and California in the 1970s. 7 p.m. at Books and Books, 9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour. Details: (305) 864-4241. Friday 3/31 TIBETAN BUDDHISMSharon Salzberg, author of "The Force of Kindness: Change Your Life with Love and Compassion," leads a workshop on Tibetan Buddhism. 8 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408. Saturday 4/1 PASSION INTO PRINTArielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry discuss how to transform ideas into writing and cover different sides of the publishing process from their new book, "Putting Your Passion Into Print." 3 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408. REAL ESTATE Real estate mogul and host of "Mansions and Millionaires" Michael Corbett shares secrets of making a fortune in real estate from his new book, "Find It, Fix It, Flip It." 4 p.m. at Borders, 9205 S. Dixie Highway, Pinecrest. Details: (305) 665-8800. Sunday 4/2 AMERICAN ARTBiographer David Doheny discusses David Finley's silent yet significant contributions to the American arts. 6 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408. Monday 4/3 LECTURE/WORKSHOPThe Friends of the University of Miami Libraries features author Mark Derr for a lecture on how he uses online databases to gather materials for his books. 6 p.m. at Otto G. Richter Library Special Collections Division, 1300 Memorial Dr., Coral Gables. Reception included. Details: (305) 284-4026. Tuesday 4/4 GARLIC AND SAPPHIRESThe editor-in-chief and food critic of Gourmet magazine, Ruth Reichl, recounts her adventures in the world's finest restaurants in her new book, "Garlic and Sapphires." 8 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408. Wednesday 4/5 FOUNDING FATHERSArtist Lane Smith will discuss how he created a picture book about America's founding fathers with "John, Paul, George, and Ben." 6 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408. POLITICAL RIGHTS IN CHINA Author Merle Goldman discusses the struggle for political rights in China in her book "From Comrade to Citizen." 8 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408.
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