Week of January 8, 2009
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BOOKS Thursday 1/8 GONE TO PIECESCarol O'Connor, author of the suspense novel "Bone by Bone," comes to South Florida to discuss and sign her most recent book. The story follows two teenage brothers who enter the California woods and only one makes it out. The story picks up 20 years later when pieces of bone are delivered to the older brother the first day after moving back to the area. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Saturday 1/10 FLORIDA'S FILMSFlorida Travel & Life contributor Shawn C. Bean will discuss and sign his newest book "The First Hollywood." In it, he relives Florida's filmmaking history and the Golden Age of silent films in Jacksonville. 7 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Sunday 1/11 WAR AND LOVEOn Miami Beach in the midst of World War II a young Air Force lieutenant and Red Cross recreational assistant meet, fall in love and later marry. Joan Frec Baggs' novel "I Thought He Hung The Moon," follows the young lovers as their lives unfold. The author will be answering questions and signing her book. 6 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Monday 1/12 COLLATERAL DAMAGEWilliam LaRiche's book-length poem "To The House of Collateral Damage" takes on the modern problem of war and its brutal effect on the lives of civilians. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Tuesday 1/3 ILLINOISAN PRESIDENTRonald C. White Jr. will be at Books & Books discussing his new biography, "A. Lincoln," which offers a fresh definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity. In it, the reader is treated to an exploration of Lincoln's compelling words, his changing ideas on slavery and the shaping of the modern role of commander in chief. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.
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