About The Passage

With The Passage, award-winning author Justin Cronin has written both a relentlessly suspenseful adventure and an epic chronicle of human endurance in the face of unprecedented catastrophe and unimaginable danger. Its inventive storytelling, masterful prose, and depth of human insight mark it as a crucial and transcendent work of modern fiction.

Book Signing Dates and Locations:

Tuesday, June 8th—NEW YORK, NY
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Borders
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212/823-9775
www.borders.com

Wednesday, June 9th—HOUSTON, TX
6:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Brazos Bookstore
2421 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005
Phone: (713) 523-0701
www.brazosbookstore.com

Thursday, June 10th—MILWAUKEE, WI
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing with Dan Chaon
The Sugar Maple (Sponsored by Boswell Books)
441 E. Lincoln Avenue (located at the Kinnickinnic/Howell/Lincoln triangle)
Milwaukee, WI 53224
Phone: (414) 332-1181
boswell.indiebound.com

Friday, June 11th—CHICAGO, IL
11:30 am
Lunch, Talk & Signing
Lovell’s of Lake Forest (Hosted by Lake Forest Bookstore)
915 S. Waukegan Rd.
Lake Forest, IL
Phone: (847) 234-4420
lakeforestbookstore.com

Saturday, June 12th-Sunday, June 13th—CHICAGO, IL
Chicago Tribune Printer’s Row Book Fair
featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/printers-row/printers-row-lit-fest.html

Tuesday, June 15th—IOWA CITY, IA
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Prairie Lights
15 S. Dubuque
Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone: (319) 337-2681
www.prairielights.com

Wednesday, June 16th—INDIANAPOLIS, IN
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Barnes & Noble
14709 US Hwy 31 North
Carmel, IN 46032
Phone: (317) 844-2501
www.barnesandnoble.com

Thursday, June 17th—MINNEAPOLIS, MN
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Barnes & Noble
2100 North Snelling Ave
Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: (651) 639-9256
www.barnesandnoble.com

Friday, June 18th—SAN ANTONIO, TX
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Barnes & Noble
321 NW Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78216
Phone: (210) 342-0008
www.barnesandnoble.com

Saturday, June 19th—AUSTIN, TX
3:00 pm
Talk & Signing
BookPeople
603 North Lamar Blvd
Austin, Texas 78703
Phone: (512) 472-5050
www.bookpeople.com

Monday, June 21st—PORTSMOUTH, NH
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
River Run Bookstore
20 Congress Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 431-2100
www.riverrunbookstore.com

Tuesday, June 22nd—BOSTON, MA
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard St.
Brookline, MA 02446
Phone: (617) 566-6660
www.brooklinebooksmith.com

Wednesday, June 23rd—WASHINGTON, DC
7:30 pm
Talk & Signing
Borders
5871 Crossroads Center Way
Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041
Phone: (703) 998-0404
www.borders.com

Thursday, June 24th—PHILADELPHIA, PA
7:30 pm
Talk & Signing
Free Library of Philadelphia
Montgomery Auditorium
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 686-5322
www.library.phila.gov

Friday, June 25th—HOUSTON, TX
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Barnes & Noble
River Oaks Shopping Center
Houston, TX 77019
Phone: (713) 522-8571
www.barnesandnoble.com

Monday, June 28th—DENVER, CO
7:30 pm
Talk & Signing
Tattered Cover
Highlands Ranch Town Center
9315 Dorchester Street
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
Phone: (303) 470-7050
www.tatteredcover.com

Tuesday, June 29th—SEATTLE, WA
7:30 pm
Talk & Signing
Barnes & Noble
2675 NE University Village Street
Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 517-4107
www.barnesandnoble.com

Wednesday, June 30th—PORTLAND, OR
7:30 pm
Talk & Signing
Powell’s
1005 W Burnside
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: (800) 878-7323
www.powells.com

Monday, July 19th—SAN FRANCISCO, CA
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Books Inc.
1760 Fourth Street
Berkeley, CA
Phone: (510) 525-7777
www.booksinc.net

Tuesday, July 20th—SAN FRANCISCO, CA
7:30 pm
Talk & Signing
Kepler’s
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 324-4321
www.keplers.com

Wednesday, July 21st—LOS ANGELES, CA
7:00 pm
Talk & Signing
Barnes & Noble
189 Grove Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 525-0270
www.barnesandnoble.com

* 9/2/09 8:00 PM at the 92nd Street Y – Lexington Avenue, New York, NY.
* 9/3/09 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble – Union Square, New York, NY.

Dame Jane Goodall, DBE (born Valerie Jane Morris Goodall on 3 April 1934) is an English UN Messenger of Peace, primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist. She is well-known for her 45-year study of chimpanzee social and family interactions in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, and for founding the Jane Goodall Institute.

Early life and studies
Jane Goodall was born in London, England in 1934. As a child she was given a lifelike chimpanzee toy named Jubilee by her father. Goodall was not very interested in animals until her father brought her the stuffed animal. Today, the toy still sits on her dresser in London. After the divorce of her parents when Goodall was 12 years old, she moved with her mother to Bournemouth, England.

Goodall’s interest in animals prompted notable anthropologist Louis Leakey to hire her as his assistant and secretary. He invited her to accompany him and his wife, Mary Leakey, to dig at Olduvai Gorge in eastern Africa. He asked Goodall to study the chimpanzees of Gombe Stream National Park (then known as ‘Gombe Stream Chimpanzee Reserve’). She arrived at Gombe accompanied by her mother in July 1960. Leakey arranged for her to return to the United Kingdom where she earned a doctorate in ethology from Darwin College, the University of Cambridge in 1964. Along with Dian Fossey, famous for living with gorillas, and Biruté Galdikas, who advanced studies in orangutans, Goodall was one of three women recently dubbed by some as “Leakey’s Angels”.

Honors
Jane Goodall has received many honors for her environmental and humanitarian work, as well as others. She was named a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in a ceremony held in Buckingham Palace in 2004. In April 2002, Secretary-General Kofi Annan named Dr. Goodall a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Her other honors include the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, the French Legion of Honor, Medal of Tanzania, Japan’s prestigious Kyoto Prize, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science, the Gandhi-King Award for Nonviolence and the Spanish Premio Príncipe de Asturias. She is also a member of the advisory board of BBC Wildlife magazine.

In 2002, the Canadian city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario dedicated a walking trail, highlighting some of the city’s efforts to rehabilitate environmental damage from the local mining industry, to Goodall.

On 7 July 2007 Goodall presented at Live Earth.

In April 2008, Jane was awarded the Montana State University Medal for Global and Visionary Leadership.

Books
1969 My Friends the Wild Chimpanzees Washington, DC: National Geographic Society
1971 Innocent Killers (with H. van Lawick). Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: Collins.
1971 In the Shadow of Man Boston: Houghton Mifflin; London: Collins. Published in 48 languages.
1986 The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior Boston: Bellknap Press of the Harvard University Press. Published also in Japanese and Russian. R.R. Hawkins Award for the Outstanding Technical, Scientific or Medical book of 1986, to Bellknap Press of Harvard University Press, Boston. The Wildlife Society (USA) Award for “Outstanding Publication in Wildlife Ecology and Management”.
1990 Through a Window: 30 years observing the Gombe chimpanzees London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Translated into more than 15 languages. 1991 Penguin edition, UK. American Library Association “Best” list among Nine Notable Books (Nonfiction) for 1991.
1993 Visions of Caliban (co-authored with Dale Peterson, Ph.D.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. New York Times “Notable Book” for 1993. Library Journal “Best Sci-Tech Book” for 1993.
1999 Brutal Kinship (with Michael Nichols). New York: Aperture Foundation.
1999 Reason For Hope; A Spiritual Journey (with Phillip Berman). New York: Warner Books, Inc. Translated into Japanese.
2000 40 Years At Gombe New York: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang.
2000 Africa In My Blood (edited by Dale Peterson). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
2001 Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters, the later years (edited by Dale Peterson). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company
2002 The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do To Care for the Animals We Love (with Marc Bekoff). San Francisco: Harper San Francisco
2005 Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating New York: Warner Books, Inc. ISBN 0-446-53362-9

More book signings at: http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/8944/

• 1/27/09 7:00 PM at Bookends – East Ridgewood Ave. Ridgewood, NJ.
• 1/28/09 3:00 PM at Barnes & Noble ? Warren Street. New York, NY.
• 1/28/09 6:00 PM at Last Licks – East 93rd Street. New York, NY.
• 1/31/09 7:00 PM at Barnes & Noble ? North Dale Mabry Highway. Tampa, FL.
• 2/5/09 Noon at the Indiana University Bookstore ? East 7th Street. Bloomington, IN.

Anthony Kevin “Tony” Dungy (born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008. He became the first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl when his Colts defeated the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007. On December 18, 2008 after securing his tenth straight playoff appearance with a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dungy set a new NFL record for consecutive playoff appearances by a head coach. On January 12, 2009, Dungy announced his retirement as coach of the Indianapolis Colts, which will go into effect after the 2008-2009 season^.

About Uncommon

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Super Bowl–winning coach and #1 New York Times best selling author Tony Dungy has had an unusual opportunity to reflect on what it takes to achieve significance. He is looked to by many as the epitome of the success and significance that is highly valued in our culture. He also works every day with young men who are trying to achieve significance through football and all that goes with a professional athletic career—such as money, power, and celebrity. Coach Dungy has had all that, but he passionately believes that there is a different path to significance, a path characterized by attitudes, ambitions, and allegiances that are all too rare but uncommonly rewarding. Uncommon reveals lessons on achieving significance that the coach has learned from his remarkable parents, his athletic and coaching career, his mentors, and his journey with God. A particular focus of the book: what it means to be a man of significance in a culture that is offering young men few positive role models.

From the Inside Flap

“Success is uncommon, therefore not to be enjoyed by the common man.
I’m looking for uncommon people.”
When Coach Cal Stoll spoke these words to Tony Dungy and the rest of the freshman football team at the University of Minnesota, he likely had no idea how they would be remembered. Dungy carried them with him through his days as a student, as an NFL player, and as the first African American coach to win the Super Bowl. Today, he thinks they are words that the world needs to hear more than ever before.

Tony Dungy believes that his primary job as a coach is to build men worthy of being role models to a nation of boys who look up to them: Men of character, integrity, and courage. Men with both confidence and humility. Men who know the value of family and faith as well as career. And his message to them about how to attain real significance in life is one that many people—not just football players—are desperate to hear.

In a culture that defines success by the size of your salary or by the media frenzy surrounding you, Tony Dungy offers valuable insights on achieving uncommon success and real significance. They just may be the most important lessons—on and off the field—that can be applied to your life today.

Coaching philosophy

Dungy formed his philosophy by taking something from virtually every coach he came in contact with — Noll (as player and then coach in Pittsburgh), Walsh (as player in San Francisco), Schottenheimer (as coach in Kansas City) and Green (as coach in Minnesota) — and blending it with his own beliefs and Christian values.^[10]

Dungy stresses that coaches are essentially teachers who put faith and family ahead of football and do not belittle their players or scream at them. Also, like Dungy, they remain calm when things go badly. They guide instead of goad, and Lovie Smith found that perhaps the most instructive thing of all.

Smith said,

“We talked about how to do it, being a teacher instead of screaming and yelling, all that stuff.”

Smith also said,

“I think as you look to young coaches coming up in the ranks, a lot of us have a picture of how a coach is supposed to be, how he is supposed to act…And I think what Tony Dungy showed me is you don’t have to act that way.^“

Dungy said,

“I really wanted to show people you can win all kinds of ways. I always coached the way I’ve wanted to be coached. I know Lovie has done the same thing. For guys to have success where it maybe goes against the grain, against the culture … I know I probably didn’t get a couple of jobs in my career because people could not see my personality or the way I was going to do it … For your faith to be more important than your job, for your family to be more important than that job … We all know that’s the way it should be, but we’re afraid to say that sometimes. Lovie’s not afraid to say it and I’m not afraid to say it.”

Dungy also learned from Noll that it takes all 53 of the players on the team to win so that a coach should train the 33rd player on the roster as he would the third player, which has become the spine of Dungy’s own coaching philosophy, which is the Next Man Up theory of calm coaching.^[25] Dungy stressed that a team should have a thought process, a philosophy and the conviction to stick with it, even if the personnel changes during the games because of injuries. Dungy said,

“Chuck’s philosophy was to convince every guy on the team that his role was important. If you came in as a free agent and were just a gunner on the punt team or the third safety, you were doing something the team needed to win…It was his way of emphasizing that no one is irreplaceable. You have to coach everybody the same way. If Joe Greene goes out, Steve Furness goes in and we’re not going to change anything. Chuck never panicked when someone got hurt or held out. We can still function. That made a big impression on me.”

Dungy put his coaching beliefs on his memoir, Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life. (ISBN 1-414-31801-4) Cam Cameron, former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, highly recommended the book by buying 1,000 books to give away to football coaches at his preseason coaching clinic in July 2007 in South Florida,^[27] and said,

“It dispelled so many myths about the coaching business — that you had to be a yeller and a screamer to win. You can be your own person, treat people with respect, be very demanding but demanding in a way that doesn’t trample on people. And you don’t have to give up your faith to win in the NFL. It confirmed and re-affirmed an awful lot of the beliefs I held about coaching…”

Books

Dungy’s memoir, Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life, was released on July 10, 2007 and reached No. 1 on the hardcover nonfiction section of the New York Times Best Seller list on August 5, 2007 and again on September 9, 2007. Tyndale House Publishers said it was the first NFL-related book ever ranked No. 1. When asked why he wrote Quiet Strength, Dungy said,

“It’s not something I ever really thought of doing. I’ve had several people ask me about it for a number of years. Several people asked about it after winning (the Super Bowl). I was hoping, really, not to do it…I think it becomes kind of what happens. You win a Super Bowl, you have a big achievement, and you write a book. And I didn’t want to be one of those guys, but a lot of people thought that it was the right time — and it did turn out to be that. I think people were looking for something positive to read, and we had a lot of negative in the sports world. I think it just came out at the right time. Maybe the Lord’s timing was good.”

Dungy said he’d actually gotten “more satisfaction” from the success of Quiet Strength than the Super Bowl win. That’s because, he said, “I’ve gotten so many calls and letters from people saying they really got something out of it, something that helped them.” On January 10, 2008, Quiet Strength reached 1,000,000 copies in print. Quiet Strength was on the New York Times Best Seller List for 32 weeks, including 27 in the top 10 for hardcover nonfiction.

Dungy also published a 96-page paperback called Quiet Strength: Men’s Bible Study on July 18, 2007. Dungy challenged men to answer six questions: What’s my game plan? What’s my strength? What’s success? Where’s my security? What’s my significance? And, what’s my legacy? The book is aimed specifically at men, including those who may not otherwise be interested in spiritual matters.

When asked if Dungy would consider writing a follow-up to Quiet Strength, Dungy said,

“Three months ago, I would’ve said ‘no’ for sure. But the impact of this one has been beyond what I could’ve dreamed and there may be another one in the future. The focus would probably be on how to develop leadership and a coaching strategy for whatever business you’re in; coaching for your family, business, or sport based on Christian principles.”

Dungy published a 24-page children’s picture book called You Can Do It with Little Simon Inspirations, a division of Simon & Schuster on July 8, 2008, reached No. 1 on the children’s picture books section of the New York Times Best Seller list on July 27, 2008^[46] and stayed on the top 10 for 5 weeks. The book tells the story of Dungy’s younger brother Linden who struggles, then figures out his life dream and is encouraged by his family to follow that dream as a dentist. Dungy said that his other hopes for You Can Do It were that it would encourage parents to read to their kids and that kids would learn the lesson of pursuing whatever field they were gifted in, even if it might be not the popular thing to do.

Dungy will write another book called Uncommon: Finding Your Path to Significance, which will be released on February 17, 2009 with Tyndale House Publishers. The new book reveals lessons on achieving significance that Dungy has learned. The book particularly focuses on what it means to be a man of significance in a culture that is offering young men few positive role models. Dungy said,

Our young men today are falling into a trap… Society is telling them material success is what’s important, but if we buy into that idea, we can spend a lifetime chasing that success and never really have the positive impact on people that would make our lives truly significant.

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• 1/29/09 7:30 PM at Barnes & Noble – Lincoln Triangle. New York, NY.
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Get your own copy of Men Are Stupid . . . And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery

Joan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky; June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman and celebrity. She is known for her brash manner and loud, raspy voice with a heavy metropolitan New York accent. Rivers is the National Chairwoman of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is a board member of God’s Love We Deliver. Like the ground-breaking Phyllis Diller, Rivers’ act relied heavily on poking fun at herself. A typical Rivers joke about her appearance was “I used to stand by the side of the road with a sign: ‘Last girl before freeway.’”

Easton Press – Signed Limited First Edition of “Bouncing Back”

In 1995, Easton Press published a luxurious leather bound edition of “Bouncing Back”, personally hand signed by Joan Rivers. We currently have this book, in a very low #19 of 1,5oo in Fine condition. Please check our store for availability.

About the Book

“Men Are Stupid . . . And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery”
Red-carpet fashion laureate, comic icon, and outspoken superstar Joan Rivers is uniquely qualified to talk about plastic surgery — because she’s one of the few celebrities unafraid to admit to the world what she’s “had done” to keep looking so great. Now, in this no-holds-barred book, she gives women straight-talking advice on better living through looking better.

Joan Rivers’ abiding life philosophy is simple: in the appearance-centric society of the twenty-first century, beauty is key — especially where men are concerned. Men like pretty women. And so, getting something lifted, tightened, adjusted, or removed is as fundamental as wearing makeup or using hair conditioner; it’s become something we do to make ourselves look better. Now, for any woman considering her options, Joan Rivers takes the mystery out of cosmetic surgery with a practical overview, aided and informed by the country’s top plastic surgeons, of almost every single cosmetic procedure legally performed in America today. She takes readers step-by-step through these entire processes, from fi nding the right doctor to the bruising truth about recovery and the facts about cosmetic surgery’s very real risks.

But don’t worry — there’s dish, too. Filled with Rivers’ personal anecdotes about life under the knife, Men Are Stupid…And They Like Big Boobs is also rife with Hollywood gossip about who’s done what and how often. Part comic musing, part bitch-fest, and part hands-on advice, this is a bracingly funny, wildly frank, and genuinely passionate argument for a woman’s right to do whatever it takes to be beautiful, to feel better about herself, and most of all to be happy — not only with who she is, but who she wants to be. Throughout the book, Joan Rivers is right there, guiding and encouraging with no apologies, no excuses, and absolutely no shame. Take it from the woman who enjoys having it all — done.

About the Author
Joan Rivers is a force of nature and one of the hardest-working celebrities in the world — a comedienne, bestselling author, Tony Award®-nominated actress, playwright, screenwriter, Emmy® Award-winning television talk show host, jewelry designer, fashionista, businesswoman, and, most importantly, mother and grandmother.

Other Books by Joan Rivers

Having a Baby Can Be a Scream

THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF HEIDI ABROMOWITZ, 1984 BOOK CLUB EDITION

Enter Talking

STILL TALKING

Jewelry by Joan Rivers

Bouncing Back : I’ve Survived Everything…and I Mean Everything…and You Can Too!

Murder at the Academy Awards (R): A Red Carpet Murder Mystery

Awards

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Joan Rivers has been awarded the 1975 Georgie Award as “Best Comedienne”, the Clio Award for “Best Performance in a TV Commercial” in 1976 and 1982, and the 1990 Daytime Emmy Award as “Best Talk Show Host.”

In a 2005 Channel 4 poll to find The Comedian’s Comedian, she was voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

Rivers co-hosted a segment of the Australian 2006 Logie Awards. She was given a specially commissioned pink Logie award, threw it over her shoulder and remarked “It’s the ugliest award I have ever seen.” Months later (in June), footage of the spectacle featured in an episode of Web Junk 20 and on YouTube.

Controversy

On June 17, 2008, Joan Rivers was removed from the set of the British ITV lunchtime talk show, Loose Women after swearing live on air. She described the actor Russell Crowe as a piece of “fuckin’ shit”. She made an error: The show was completely live, not tape recorded or broadcast with a 7-second delay. She appeared to believe that the producers would “bleep” her swearing and said to the camera “get ready to bleep,” but her comment aired live. The co-hosts immediately apologized for Rivers’ little outburst; during the commercial break, she was asked to leave the set and not invited back for her final segment.

A spokesperson for the show says, “Guests are always briefed that it is a live daytime show and are reminded not to swear or use inappropriate language. An editorial decision was taken that Joan Rivers should not appear in the final part of the programme. We would like to apologise to Loose Women viewers for the inappropriate language used on today’s show.”

Rivers, for her part, finds it all quite funny. “I said: ‘I apologize.’ Everyone apologized. It was hilariously funny,” she says. However, on June 19, Rivers revoked her apology, saying the whole thing had been blown out of proportion. She said, “Lemme get this straight. Bin Laden’s top man has been released. The price of petrol is through the roof. There’s inflation, depression. And people are hysterical because I said f..? I was having a great time and everybody was laughing. Then these people – these idiots – came running onto the set and ripped me off my seat and dragged me off. They were saying ‘Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go’. I thought I was being arrested. At my age I should be able to say what the hell I want. I think saying, ‘Go f*** yourself’ is a very pleasant way of saying good morning to someone you don’t like. So I want to say to everyone that Loose Women was an honest mistake because I truly thought I’d be bleeped. Now. Get. Over. It!”

Joan adds that this was the first time she had been removed from a TV show in 40 years and she was “thrilled”. Also while still on the air after learning that she was not bleeped, Lynda Bellingham, one of the cohosts on the show said, “A mother explaining to her four year old… these words are” (Referring to Joan’s Russell Crowe statement) – Joan then wasted no time by saying “These words are words that Mommy said about a man and now she has to wear a big vest”.

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