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Marriott Kansas City Downtown
Muehlebach Tower, Imperial Ballroom
200 W 12th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64105
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Book Ordering Information
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Rainy Day Books
The Fairway Shops
2706 W 53rd Street
Fairway, Kansas 66205
Saturday, December 15, 2007
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Book Ordering Information
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Our Weekly E-mail Newsletter
Volume 354
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Monday, December 10, 2007
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Hello Cliford,
Tom Brokaw, Living
Legend, World Renown Journalist and Bestselling
Author. Tom Brokaw
is a native of South Dakota, graduated from the
University of South
Dakota with a degree in political science. He
began his journalism career
in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in
1966. Brokaw was the White
House correspondent for NBC News during
Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he
anchored Today on NBC. He's been the
sole anchor and managing
editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
since 1983. Brokaw has
won every major award in broadcast journalism,
including two DuPonts, a Peabody
Award, and several Emmys. He lives in New
York and Montana. Rainy Day Books
has hosted during the past
thirteen years these famous News Icons:
Walter Cronkite, Katharine
Graham, Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Jim Lehrer,
Joan Lunden, Anna Quindlen,
Cokie Roberts and Lynn Sherr, to list a
few. Tom Brokaw
will talk about his new book, Boom!: Personal
Reflections on the Sixties and Today, $28.95
Hardcover, ISBN
9781400064571, his life, his work, answer audience
questions and
he will autograph copies of his new book purchased
from Rainy Day Books,
on our website and / or at our Author Event,
that are accompanied by a
Stamped Ticket, on Wednesday, December
12, 2007, 7:00 PM, at
Unity Temple
on The
Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas
City, Missouri
64112. Come in '60s style cloths to help get in
the
mood. We will play '60s Flower Power music
from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM, to
help get in the mood as our Event starts.
Admission
Package: $28.95 plus Tax, includes
from Rainy Day
Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Copy of
Boom! (Hardcover) to be Autographed after
the Author Presentation.
Tom Brokaw
will be at a NewsRadio 980 KMBZ Business
Forum 2007 from 11:30 AM
to 1:30 PM
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, November 27,
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 about Kids
Books, Today, Now, Monday, December
10, 2007, between
10:00 AM and 10:15 AM, and
about Gift Books on Tuesday,
December 18, 2007, between 10:00 AM and
10:15 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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Tom Brokaw, Wednesday, December 12,
2007, 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
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Tom Brokaw,
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 7:00
PM
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William H. Colby, Saturday, December 15,
2007, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Sara Paretsky,
Wednesday, January 09, 2008, 6:30 PM
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Anthony Horowitz, Saturday, January 19,
2008, 11:00 AM
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Ken Ferguson,
Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 7:00 PM
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Deborah
Rodriguez, Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 6:30
PM
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Chris Bohjalian,
Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 6:30 PM
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Chip Kidd,
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 7:00 PM
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Susan Vreeland,
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 6:30 PM
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Christopher Rice,
Tuesday, April 01, 2008, 6:30 PM
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Lee Martin,
Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 6:30 PM
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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Tom Brokaw will join us for his new Book:
Boom!
Author: Tom Brokaw, Living
Legend, World Renown Journalist and Bestselling
Author. Tom Brokaw
is a native of South Dakota, graduated from the
University of South
Dakota with a degree in political science. He
began his journalism career
in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in
1966. Brokaw was the White
House correspondent for NBC News during
Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he
anchored Today on NBC. He's been the
sole anchor and managing
editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
since 1983. Brokaw has
won every major award in broadcast journalism,
including two DuPonts, a Peabody
Award, and several Emmys. He lives in New
York and Montana.
Rainy Day Books has hosted during
the past
thirteen years these famous News Icons:
Walter Cronkite, Katharine
Graham, Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Jim Lehrer,
Joan Lunden, Anna Quindlen,
Cokie Roberts and Lynn Sherr, to list a
few.
Title: Boom!: Personal
Reflections on the Sixties and Today, $28.95
Hardcover, ISBN 9781400064571, On Sale
Date: November 06, 2007
What: Tom Brokaw will
join us at a
NewsRadio 980
KMBZ Business Forum 2007 presented by
UMB,
NewsRadio 980
KMBZ and Rainy Day Books
and discuss his new book, Boom!: Personal
Reflections on the Sixties and Today.
Attendees will receive a
Book with their Admission Package.
Rainy Day Books will be
setup to sell additional Books at this
Event. Tom Brokaw
will autograph the books.
When: You are encouraged
to join us at our Business Forum Luncheon
with
UMB,
NewsRadio 980
KMBZ and Rainy Day Books Author
Event on
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, from
11:30
AM to 1:30 PM.
Rainy Day Books
will produce another Event with Tom
Brokaw at Unity Temple on
The Plaza at 7:00 PM
Where: A
UMB,
NewsRadio 980
KMBZ and Rainy Day
Books Author Event at
Marriott
Kansas City Downtown, Muehlebach Tower,
Imperial Ballroom, 200 W 12th
Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, Phone: 816-421-
6800
Admission
Package:
$50.00 includes a copy of the new Book, Lunch and
Parking. Order Admission from
NewsRadio
980 KMBZ or Call 913-744-3633.
Rainy Day Books will have Books available for
Purchase at the Event.
Tickets will be mailed to those who Register prior to
Wednesday, December 05,
2007, at 5:00 PM. Registrations received
thereafter will be available for Pick-Up at Will-Call the
Day of the Event. Limited Seating will be
available for the Special Event.
Advance Registration is Recommended.
Lunch will begin promptly at Noon.
Book Ordering Information
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Tom Brokaw will join us for his new Book:
Boom!
Author: Tom Brokaw, Living
Legend, World Renown Journalist and Bestselling
Author. Tom Brokaw
is a native of South Dakota, graduated from the
University of South
Dakota with a degree in political science. He
began his journalism career
in Omaha and Atlanta before joining NBC News in
1966. Brokaw was the White
House correspondent for NBC News during
Watergate, and from 1976 to 1981 he
anchored Today on NBC. He's been the
sole anchor and managing
editor of NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
since 1983. Brokaw has
won every major award in broadcast journalism,
including two DuPonts, a Peabody
Award, and several Emmys. He lives in New
York and Montana.
Rainy Day Books has hosted during
the past
thirteen years these famous News Icons:
Walter Cronkite, Katharine
Graham, Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Jim Lehrer,
Joan Lunden, Anna Quindlen,
Cokie Roberts and Lynn Sherr, to list a
few...
Title: Boom!: Personal
Reflections on the Sixties and Today, $28.95
Hardcover, ISBN 9781400064571, On Sale
Date: November 06, 2007
What: Tom Brokaw
will talk about his new book, his life, his work, answer
audience questions and
he will autograph copies of his new book purchased
from Rainy Day Books,
on our website and / or at our Author Event,
that are accompanied by a Stamped
Ticket.
Come
in '60s style cloths to help get in the
mood. We will play '60s Flower Power music
from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM, to
help get in the mood as our Event starts.
When: Wednesday, December
12, 2007, 7:00 PM.
Tom Brokaw
will be at a NewsRadio 980 KMBZ Business
Forum 2007 from 11:30 AM to 1:30
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: $28.95
plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day
Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Copy of
Boom! (Hardcover) to be Autographed after
the Author Presentation. Please
specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket 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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William H. Colby will join us for his new Book:
Unplugged
Author: William
H. Colby, Award-Winning Author of
Unplugged in Hardcover, Senior
Fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization in Washington,
D.C., is the lawyer who represented the family of
Nancy Cruzan in the family's
right-to-die case, the first such case heard by the U.S.
Supreme Court, and the
Author of the landmark book, Long Goodbye:
The Deaths of Nancy Cruzan,
Published: October 01, 2002
Title:
Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right
to Die in America, $17.95 Softcover, ISBN
9780814401606,
On Sale Date: November 01, 2007.
Unplugged was chosen by
The Library Journal as one of the Best
Consumer Health Books of
2006. Quantity Purchase Pricing
Available.
"William H. Colby has given us a
riveting and pragmatic look at dying in America in the
wake of the Terri Schiavo
case. Few commentators have the experience
and perspective that he brings to
bear in this book." ~ Arthur Caplan,
Emanuel & Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics
Chair, University of Pennsylvania
"I had planned to skim the manuscript
to write a dust jacket blurb but found that I couldn't put
this book down.
Colby writes in a gripping way about a story that could
tragically happen to
anyone. He also provides a compelling
argument for why we all need to
anticipate and plan for what-for too many of us-is
the unthinkable: our own
mortality." Alan Meisel, Director, Center
for Bioethics, University of
Pittsburgh
"Unplugged is an
insightful and unsentimental examination of the Terri
Schiavo case. Bill Colby,
who represented Nancy Cruzan's family, explains why
it is so hard for our
physicians and families to stop using medical
technology (especially feeding
tubes) when we are near the end of our lives, and tells
us what we can do to
improve our lives and the lives of our family
members." George J. Annas, Chair
of the Department of Health Law, Bioethics &
Human Rights at Boston University
School of Public Health, and author of The Rights of
Patients
What: William H. Colby will
Meet & Greet
you and talk with you about his new book,
Unplugged, his life, his work,
answer questions as he autographs copies of his
books purchased from Rainy Day Books,
on our website and/or at our In-Store Author
Event. Complimentary
High Quality Holiday Gift Wrapping will be available as
time permits. Good
things are worth the wait. Shop the other fine
Fairway Shops while you
wait and come back later to pick up your Gift Wrapped
Books.
When: Saturday, December 15,
2007, from 3:00 PM to 4:00
PM
Where: Rainy Day
Books
in The Fairway Shops, 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway,
Kansas 66205
Admission Package (Walk-Ins are
Welcome): $17.95 plus Tax, includes from
Rainy Day Books, One (1) Copy of
Unplugged (Softcover) to be Autographed on a
First
Come, First Served Basis,
while supplies last. 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.
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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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