COMING EVENTS
Craig Welch's wildlife true crime tale "Shell Games"
Date & Time: Oct 22, 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Barn Beach Reserve
Cost: Free
Website Url: http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_welch/
Craig Welch drops readers overboard into the frigid waters of Puget Sound, home to the magnificent geoduck (pronounced "gooey duck"), which now trades for millions of dollars on the black market. Outlaw scuba divers with souped-up boats and night-vision goggles steal geoducks from the ocean floor, dodging police and keeping a wary eye on orca, sharks and half-ton sea lions; but the greatest dangers — from arson to hit men — come from rival poachers out to eliminate competition. A delightfully offbeat and utterly true cops-and-robbers tale of double-crossing turf wars over shellfish.
Craig Welch signs "Shell Games," a wildlife true crime tale
Date & Time: Oct 23, 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: A Book For All Seasons Bookstore
Cost: Free
Website Url: http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_welch/
A delightfully offbeat and utterly true cops-and-robbers tale set in a double-crossing world where tough men and women fight turf wars over shellfish. Craig Welch drops readers overboard into the frigid waters of Puget Sound, home to the magnificent geoduck (pronounced "gooey duck"), which now trades for millions of dollars on the black market. Shell Games is a unique blend of natural history and crime caper -- a real-life drama about the theft of some of the world's most unusual creatures, set in one of the planet's most beautiful places.
Kid-Friendly Science with Wenatchee Author Robert Wells
Date & Time: Oct 30, 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: A Book For All Seasons, Leavenworth
Cost: Free
Website Url: http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_wells/
Robert Wells, http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_wells/, puts the fun back in science with his signature cartoon-illustrated books, fact-filled, and thought-provoking. "Why do Elephants Need the Sun?" makes clear how important the sun is to life on Earth. "What's So Special About Planet Earth?" visits all the planets in the solar system before returning to our very special Earth. Each of Wells' books asks one important question, from physics principles ("How do you Lift a Lion?") to climate change ("Polar Bear, Why is Your World Melting?"). These delightful, hopeful books make science fun, tangible, and relevant to the under-ten crowd.
"Riding with Reindeer:" a bicycle odyssey by Robert Goldstein
Date & Time: Nov 5, 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Barn Beach Reserve
Cost: Free
Website Url: http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_goldstein/
On a folding bicycle, self-supported, Bob Goldstein pedals out of Helsinki http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_goldstein/ into the wide-open arctic. "Riding with Reindeer" intersperses humorous accounts of his adventures, such as getting trapped in the women's shower in a remote village, with rich cultural and historical anecdotes as he passes rusted tanks and mass graves--the detritus of WWII. "Riding with Reindeer" gives insight into the mind of the solitary traveler and into the soul of a vast, wild land and its people — honest, resourceful, and taciturn, yet always willing to lend a hand to the stranger on the little blue bicycle.
Robert Goldstein signs "Riding with Reindeer: A Bicycle Odyssey through Finland, Lapland and Arctic Norway"
Date & Time: Nov 6, 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: A Book For All Seasons Bookstore
Cost: Free
Website Url: http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_goldstein/
Robert Goldstein http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_goldstein/ signs his new release, "Riding with Reindeer: A Bicycle Odyssey through Finland, Lapland and Arctic Norway." On a folding bicycle towing a wagon, self-supported, Bob Goldstein pedals out of Helsinki into the wide-open arctic and towards the Barents Sea. He'll encounter furious storms, survive a near-disastrous accident, and spend a lot of time obsessing about the odds of being eaten by a bear as he makes his way through the remote forests of Eastern Finland. In sparsely populated Lapland, reindeer become Bob's constant companions as he slowly makes his way through the Arctic.
Transformative Birds and Nature with Photographer Michele Burton
Date & Time: Nov 12, 7:00-9:00 PM
Location: Barn Beach Reserve
Cost: Free
Website Url: http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_burton/
Nature photographer Michele Burton's http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_burton/ limited-edition photographic explorations of light and nature will place the exquisite details and kaleidoscopic patterns of nature into your hands. Michele, an avid avian photographer, has been exploring the outdoors through her lens for the past decade. "Woodland and Wetland: Puget Sound Birds" showcases the amazing variety of birds inhabiting Puget Sound. "The Wild Within" documents the rich diversity of wildlife and flora in the wetlands of Seattle's Arboretum. All proceeds from sales of "The Wild Within" go to the Arboretum Foundation.
Title: "Bodily Harm!" Watch out for Author Robert Dugoni
Date & Time: Nov 12, 7:00-8:00 PM
Location: Leavenworth Library
Cost: Free
Website Url: http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_dugoni/
New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_dugoni/ delivers another searing courtroom thriller, "Bodily Harm." Sloane, "the lawyer who does not lose," is on the verge of another victory. But when an apparently crazed toy designer confronts Sloane, then vanishes, Sloane digs deeper into troubling claims. As he gets closer to the truth, Sloane ignites a shocking chain of events that nearly destroys him. Full of nail-biting action scenes and edge-of-your-seat courtroom drama, "Bodily Harm" finds author Robert Dugoni at the very top of his game.
Multi-author book buzz with Dugoni, Burton, Newell and deRubertis
Date & Time: Nov 13, 1:00-3:00 PM
Location: A Book For All Seasons Bookstore
Cost: Free
Website Url: http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_nov_book_buzz/
Meet four authors http://abookforallseasons.com/events/2010_nov_book_buzz/ -- Dugoni, Burton, Newell, and deRubertis -- and enter a free prize-drawing! New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni delivers another searing courtroom drama in his newest thriller, Bodily Harm. Michele Burton, an avid avian photographer, explores the outdoors through her lens in The Wild Within and other books. Byron Newell's Looking Back, a Visual History of Early Plain unfolds a fascinating time in our history, progressing up to Plain's pastoral 1950's. Barbara deRubertis presents fun and funny children's books, each focused on a single sound, such as Jeremy Jackrabbit's Jumping Journey.
I love A Book for All Seasons for many reasons. It is in an idyllic location, right next to a Starbucks, in the heart of Leavenworth, with an amazing oak tree where customers can stop and enjoy their latest purchase and be transported away from the daily hustle and grind. There range and selection of books is amazing, with over 40,000 titles on display. There is nothing more enjoyable than walking through a well tended bookshop looking at all of the books, taking a few off the shelf as they catch your fancy. If you've never been - it is a treat!
Reviewed by Genie on October 19, 2010