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Week of October 12, 2006 |
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BOOKS Thursday 10/12 SURVIVING CANCERAuthor Marisa Acocella Marchetto discusses her memoir "Cancer Vixen." 7:30 p.m. at Books and Books, 9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour. Free. Details: (305) 864-4241. THRILLER NOVEL Author Michael Cox discusses "The Meaning of Night: A Confession." 8 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 442-4408. Friday 10/13 AFRICAN NOVELKenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o discusses "Wizard of the Crow." 6 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 442-4408. BOOK OF POEMS Poet Elisa Albo will read from "Passage to America." 8 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 442-4408. Saturday 10/14 DREAM INTERPRETATIONSIn "I Had The Strangest Dream," author Kelly Sullivan Walden will discuss the meaning and power of dreams. 6 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 442-4408. TRUE TALES In "Grayson," author Lynne Cox will discuss how she aided a lost baby gray whale at 17 while she was training for a swimming competition in the middle of the ocean. 7 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 442-4408. Monday 10/16 SHEEHAN'S STORYAnti-war activist and author Cindy Sheehan will discuss "Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism." 7:30 p.m. at Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus, Chapman Conference Center, 300 NE 2nd Ave., Miami. Details: (305) 237-3000. EFFECTIVE SPEAKING Author Carolyn Stein discusses effective speaking and her book, "Passport to the Podium." 7 p.m. at North Miami Public Library, 835 NE 132nd St., North Miami. Details: (305) 891-5535. Tuesday 10/17 "REFUGE DENIED'Author Scott Miller will discuss "Refuge Denied: The St. Louis Passengers and the Holocaust." 6 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 442-4408. HOLOCAUST STORY In "The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million," author Daniel Mendelsohn discusses what he found about his great uncle's family during the Holocaust. 8 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Also on Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. at 9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour. Free. Details: (305) 864-4241. Wednesday 10/18 VINTAGE CLOTHINGKyle Husfloen and Madeleine Kirsch discusses 200 years of fashion history and the book "The Antique Trader Vintage Clothing Price Guide." The event also includes a fashion show. 8 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 442-4408. Also on Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at 9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour. Free. Details: (305) 864-4241. Thursday 10/19 "GHOST HUNTERS'Pulitzer-Prize winning author Deborah Blum will discuss "Ghost Hunters: William James and the Scientific Search for Life After Death." 6 p.m. at Otto G. Richter Library, 1300 Memorial Dr., Coral Gables. RSVP required. Details: (305) 284-4026 or cgoycochea@miami.edu. "VOYAGE OF SLAVES' Award-winning author Brian Jacques will discuss "Voyage of Slaves: A Tale From Castaways of the Flying Dutchman." 6 p.m. at Books and Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 442-4408.
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