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| Jewish Book Fair 2007 |
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Kehilath Israel Synagogue
10501 Conser Street
Overland Park, Kansas 66212
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
7:30 PM
Book Ordering Information
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Kansas City Public Library, Central Library
Helzberg Auditorium
14 W 10th Street, Floor 5
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
7:00 PM
Book Ordering Information
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Our Weekly E-mail Newsletter
Volume 352
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Monday, November 26, 2007
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Hello Cliford,
Life
is 10% what happens to you and 90% what you do
with what happens to
you.
Vivien Jennings' monthly Book
Nook segment on
Kansas City LIVE on KSHB NBC 41 Action
News
is the most successful
Reading
Recommendations publicity for
Rainy Day Books.
Meredith Hoenes, Brett Anthony and
Darren Mark are doing a great job reporting
what's really going on in Kansas City.
Darren Mark, who does Where's
Darren reporting, was recently
voted by 187,000 people to be
KC Magazine's Best of
Kansas City 2007 Best TV
Personality. Our E-mail
Newsletters and our Website activity reports show that
Vivien's segment is the
most popular point of interest for readers.
Vivien Jennings gives her
Reading Recommendations of
five Books on
KSHB NBC 41
Kansas City LIVE once per
Month between 10:00 AM and
10:30 AM. Vivien talked about
five Books on Tuesday, October 23,
2007, at about 10:15 AM.
During the program a lucky viewer who calls in to 816-
576-7141 will win
all
five Books.
Vivien's next appearance will be on Tuesday,
November 27, 2007, between
10:00 AM and 10:30 AM. Be
sure to watch her segment or
record it and watch it when you want.
Rainy Day Books fills Author
Autographed Special Orders from our
Author Events Calendar
and we also sell
Author Autographed Books in Special
Sections in our Bookstore
and on our
Website.
Author Autographed Books make great gifts
for Birthdays and Special
Occasions. Place your Special
Orders in Advance and Beat
the Rush.
Robert Frost
said, "There's absolutely no reason
to be rushed along with the rush." So,
avoid the last moment rush for
Admission Packages to our Author
Events and Order yours
Early.
Our
Updated
Author Events Calendar includes in
chronological order:
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Patricia Schultz,
Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 7:00 PM
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Jewish Book Fair
2007 Event Series, Wednesday, November 28, 2007,
7:30 PM
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Sally Denton,
Wednesday, November 28, 2007, 7:00
PM
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Jewish Book Fair
2007 Event Series, Sunday, December 02, 2007, 7:30
PM
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Richard Rhodes,
Wednesday, December 05, 2007, 7:00
PM
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Tom Brokaw,
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 7:00
PM
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Anthony Horowitz, Saturday, January 19,
2008, 11:00 AM
Authors
range from Debut Authors to
International Bestsellers. Roger adds New
Author Events during the week as
Vivien commits to Dates and Venues. So, be
wise and
check our
Author Events Calendar regularly for
updates.
Here
is some wise advice: Go
ahead and Buy your Books from Rainy Day Books so if
and when the Authors of
those Books come for Author Events you will
automatically be offered 1 or 2
Admission Tickets per Event and you will already
have your Books in hand. Our
Admission Packages include 1 or 2 Tickets and 1
New
Book. Rainy Day Books
produces 300+ Author Events each year and we offer
an Open Forum for Authors
with all kinds of messages and stories. We do
it all for your benefit and
enjoyment. Our Author Events are an
investment in the well-being of our
community. Our Author Events are where you
can meet & greet the Authors of the
Day, up-close-and-personal, day in & day
out.
Rainy Day Books' Pricing Information:
Admissions Packages are Sold
at Admission Package Prices. Our Book
Prices are listed at the Publisher's
Suggested Retail Price. Our Loyal Customer
10% Savings are applied to your
Personal and Professional In-Stock In-Store Book
Purchases and Online Orders and
at the time of Sale. Special Orders are sold at
the Publisher's Suggested
Retail Price plus the Incoming Shipping & Handling
costs. Outgoing Shipping &
Handling costs are added to your purchases when
applicable. We provide full
service, knowledgeable recommendations and
priceless Author Event experiences,
all at a fair price.
Our Best to you,
Vivien Jennings & Roger Doeren
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Patricia Schultz will join us for her new book:
1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada Before You Die
Author: Patricia Schultz,
International Bestselling Author and
The New York Times #1 Bestselling Author of
1,000 Places to See
Before You Die. Patricia is an executive
producer of the Travel
Channel's television show based on her book.
A veteran travel journalist
with 25 years of experience, she has written for
Frommer's, Berlitz
and Access travel guides, as well as Condé
Nast Traveler,
Islands and Harper's Bazaar.
Do you yearn to learn about past civilizations?
Check out the
awe-inspiring cliff palaces of the Pueblo culture in
Mesa Verde, Colorado, and
the spiraling Serpent Mound in Peebles, Ohio.
Planning the road trip of a
lifetime? Take a coastline drive-the Pacific
Coast Highway, the Cabot
Trail in Nova Scotia-or head to the mountains and
cruise the Beartooth Scenic
Byway in Montana, called America's most beautiful
road.
Written in Patricia's contagious signature style, each
entry conveys a vivid
sense of place. Her evocative prose makes us
feel like we're there.
Her historical narratives of famous visitors and
inhabitants, important
historical events, architects and founders all provide
an intricate context.
Unique tips derived from personal experience that are
unavailable elsewhere.
She informs you of the best times to visit, avoiding
tourist traps and the
know-how only locals possess. The book
includes practical information:
addresses, websites, phone numbers and costs.
Navigating this 1,200-page marvel is easy.
This book is organized by
region, and subject-specific indices in the back are
sorted by interest-glorious
wilderness, best beaches, world-class museums,
sports and adventures, festivals
and more.
Title: 1,000 Places to See
in the USA and Canada Before You Die,
$19.95 Softcover, ISBN
9780761136910, On Sale Date: June 01,
2007
What: Patricia
Schultz
will give us a Multimedia PowerPoint Presentation, an
in-depth discussion about her new book, her life, her
work, answer audience questions and
she will autograph copies of her new book purchased
from Rainy Day Books,
on our website and / or at our Author Event,
that are accompanied by a Stamped
Ticket.
When: Tuesday, November 27,
2007, 7:00 PM
Where: A Rainy Day
Books Author Event at
Unity Temple
on The
Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas
City, Missouri
64112
Admission Package: $19.95
plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books,
One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if
needed) and One (1) Copy of
1,000 Places to See in the USA and Canada
Before You Die
(Softcover) to be Autographed after the Author
Presentation.
Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket
and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the
Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose
Option 1 for In-Store
Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the
Notes field of your Online
Order. Thank you. Book Orders can be
shipped worldwide.
All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-
Returnable.
Admission Package Ordering Information
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Jewish Book Fair 2007
AUTHOR EVENTS SCHEDULE:
10/28/07, Sunday, JBF Bagel Brunch - Judith
Viorst,
9:30 am Brunch / 10:15 Program
Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous,
Excellent
Terrific Ninety Days
Reservations required by October 19,
2007, $12 per person
Location -
Temple,
Congregation B'nai Jehudah
Cosponsors: Temple, Congregation B'nai
Jehudah
11/8/07,
Thursday, JBF Author Event - Martin
Lemelman, 7:30 pm
Mendel's Daughter, A Memoir
Location:
Jewish
Community Center
Cosponosrs: Midwest Center for
Holocaust Education
11/13/07, Tuesday, JBF Author Event -
"Festival
of Faiths"
7:00
pm
Dr.
Judea Pearl
Professor Akbar Ahmed
Location:
Village
Presbyterian Church, 6641
Mission Road, Prairie Village
11/15/07, Thursday, JBF Author Event -
Sharon Duke
Estroff, 7:30 pm
Can I
Have A Cell Phone for Hanukkah?
Location:
Cong. Beth
Torah
Cosponsors: Cong. Beth Torah, PTO
of Hyman Brand
Hebrew Academy, Jewish Family Services
11/28/07, Wed., JBF Author Event - Nathan
Englander, 7:30 pm
The
Ministry of Special Cases
Location:
Kehilath Israel
Synagogue
Cosponsors: Kehilath Israel
Synagogue
12/2/07,
Sunday, JBF Author Event - David
Feige, 7:30 pm
Indefensible: One lawyer's Journey
into the
Inferno of American Justice
White
Theatre,
Jewish
Community Center, 5801 W. 115
St., Overland Park
Cosponsors:
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Sally Denton will join us for her new book:
Passion and Principle
Author: Sally Denton
is an award-winning historian who lives in Santa Fe
with her 3 sons. She
is the author of Faith and Betrayal, American
Massacre, The
Bluegrass Conspiracy and with Roger Morris,
The Money and the Power.
She has been the recipient of a Guggenheim
Fellowship, two Western Heritage
Awards, a Lannan Literary Grant, and the Nevada
Silver Pen Award. Her
award-winning investigative reporting has appeared in
The New York Times,
The Washington Post and American
Heritage. She'll be touring to New
Mexico, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Salt Lake
City.
Title: Passion and
Principle: John and Jessie Fremont, the Couple
Whose Power, Politics, and Love
Shaped Nineteenth-Century America, $32.50
Hardcover, ISBN 9781596910195, On Sale
Date:
May 01, 2007. Rainy Day Books will have Sally
Denton's books for
Sale at this Author Event.
John
Frémont was the illegitimate child of a
Virginia aristocrat and a working class French
immigrant; Jessie Benton was the
captivating daughter of the most powerful pre-Civil
War senator, Thomas Hart
Benton. He was 27 when they first met, just back from
an expedition exploring
the American west. She was 16, a school girl who had
been raised at her father's
knee, groomed as much as any young man to be
president, if not for her gender.
From the moment they locked eyes at her school
piano recital, their lifelong
love affair began.
What: Sally Denton
will talk about her new book, her life, her work, answer
audience questions and she will autograph copies of
her new book purchased from Rainy Day
Books,
on our website and / or at our Author Event,
that are accompanied by a Stamped
Ticket.
When: Wednesday, November
28, 2007, Reception at 6:30 PM, Discussion at
7:00 PM,
and Booksigning at 8:00 PM.
Where: A Rainy Day
Books and
Kansas City Public Library Author Event at
Kansas
City Public Library, Central Library, Helzberg
Auditorium, Floor Five, 14
W 10th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105,
Reservation Phone:
816-701-3407
Admission: Complimentary
and Open to the
General Public. Please Call the Kansas
City Public Library at 816-701-3407 for
Reservations. Rainy Day Books will have
Sally Denton's books for
Sale at this Author Event.
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About Us...
Vivien L. Jennings is the Founder
& President of Rainy Day Books, Inc.
Since
Vivien opened the doors on November 04, 1975,
Rainy Day Books has provided the Greater Kansas
City community with a gathering place, a wellspring
for ideas and creative thought, and an ongoing voice
for
literacy and awareness. Rainy Day Books is
the major independent bookseller in Kansas City,
recognized locally and nationally profiled by The
Kansas City Star and Publishers Weekly
for its community Author
Events, which average 300 plus per year.
Rainy Day Books recommends selections to over 140
book clubs in the area. Vivien and her
romantic partner Roger Doeren support many
local charitable and
civic organizations in raising both funds and
awareness through many of the community Author
Events. Their philosophy is: "Bigger
Isn't Better. Better Is Better. We are
interested not so much in what we have done, but
more in what we still want to do. It is thrilling
to watch people leave our
Events with the knowledge that authors and their
books can expand their awareness, improve their
health, make them laugh, touch their hearts, and
encourage them to achieve a better life in a better
world. This is truly the spirit of the 'Legacy of
Literacy' that we hope to contribute to the
community."
Phone:
913-384-3126
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