Week of April 30, 2009
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BOOKS Friday 5/1 MIXOLOGY CLASSArlen Gargagliano discusses some of her latest cocktail creations in "Calypso Coolers." She'll sign copies of her book and mix drinks. 7 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Saturday 5/2 MISTAKEN IDENTITYA horrific Miami plane crash leaves only one survivor, badly injured. The next day in Los Angeles Larry Jones, a perpetually unlucky and pathetic man, is holed up in a motel after being bumped from his flight to Miami. As he watches news of the crash unfold he realizes emergency crews have mistaken the flight's only survivor for himself. The author will be in Coral Gables reading and signing his novel. 7 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Monday 5/4 LOOKING SOUTHAbraham Lowenthal, author of "The Obama Administration and the Americas," discusses his book. In it, he argues that Latin American countries regularly impact the lives of US citizens and are most likely to partner with Washington on the basis of shared values, culture and interests. 5:30 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com. Tuesday 5/5 OUTCASTS UNITEDNew York Times Reporter Warren St. John chronicles a diverse group of young people in a refugee resettlement town in Clarkston, GA in "Outcasts United." He'll read and sign copies of his book, which paints a portrait of a fading American town coping with its new identity. 8 p.m. Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. Details: (305) 442-4408 or www.booksandbooks.com.
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