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St. Paul, MN 55102
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Garrison Keillor Reads from A Christmas Blizzard
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Common Good Books presents Garrison Keillor at the Virginia Street Swedenborgian Church on December 1st at 7:30 Virginia Street Swedenborgian Church (170 Virginia Street, St. Paul, MN 55102).
Snow is falling all across the Midwest as James and Joyce Sparrow awaken in their 55th floor ten-room apartment overlooking Chicago--he, dreading Christmas, and she, adoring it but down sick with stomach flu. He dreams of spending it at their vacation home in Hawaii. But a phone call from his hometown of Looseleaf, North Dakota, sends him flying into the teeth of a major blizzard to see dying Uncle Earl. And there in Looseleaf, home of the Lucifers, he's confronted by old, dark memories in every corner.
Stranded by the storm, he lives in a fishing shack on the ice of Lake Winnesissebigosh where he meets a wolf, the Big-Hair Lady, and a Chinese wise man from the Inner Sunset, each attempting to teach him the great mystery of life. And there, in the middle of the night, taking a sauna with cousin Liz, he conquers fear just in time to receive Mrs. Sparrow's wonderful Christmas gift.
Common Good Books
165 Western Avenue N
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651.225.8989
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All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Title of Event: Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl -- Drink This: Wine Made Simple
When: Saturday, November 28, 2009 4:00 PM
Location: Common Good Books
Description: Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl has been reviewing restaurants and covering food and wine in the Twin Cities since 1995, most notably as City Pages’ restaurant critic, but also for Gourmet, USA Today, Wine & Spirits, Bon Appetit, and Saveur. She’s been included in five editions of the Best Food Writing anthologies, and been nominated for seven James Beard Awards.
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Eclectic, interesting, challenging--our staff picks will intrigue and entertain. For more opinions check out our blog:
http://commongoodbooks.blogspot.com/
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The Help
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Stockett, Kathryn
The book everyone is falling in love with . . .
In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. Black maids raise the white children, but no one trusts them not to steal the silver. Black maids clean the toilets, but they have their own out back. Everyone stays within the lines. But, suddenly, three women - Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter - find themselves tired of the lines.
Aibileen is a black maid, raising her seventeenth white child. She is a smart, regal woman, but a bitter seed has been planted in Aibileen's chest after the death of her son. Aibileen's best friend, Minny, is the sassiest woman in Mississippi, and goes through jobs like water. And Skeeter is just back from college, a white woman with a degree but, to her mother's chagrin, no ring on her finger. Too tall and too smart for her own good, she now discovers her beloved maid Constantine has disappeared without a trace.
Seemingly as different as can be, these women will come together for a clandestine project that will put all of them at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, Aibileen, Minny, and Skeeter start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women - black and white, mothers and daughters - view one another. |
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Unique and provocative selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by the independent booksellers of America.
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The Rose Variations
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Chamberlain, Marisha
Marisha Chamberlain's novel tells the story of classical musician Rose MacGregor, who weaves her way through triumphs and tribulations looking for answers, fulfillment, and the possibility of happiness. We cheer Rose as she composes her way through life in this well-written and engaging novel.--Ann Carlson, Harborwalk Books (Georgetown, SC) |
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