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7/18/06
Greetings, Readers!
Some exciting news this week! We've got everything from
bike rides to world premieres, and a good deal in between. Also, this week's
newsletter features a special treat - an article by guest writer Amanda, the
newest member of the Book People family. I hope you enjoy what we've got in
store for you, Readers!
First of all, this is your last reminder! Rendezvous in
the Park starts this Thursday! Don't miss out - be sure to get your tickets
for individual nights online (they are available at www.moscowmusic.com),
and come to Book People of Moscow for all of your Rendezvous Button -related
needs! Tickets are $15 each per night, or Buttons are available for $32,
which will get you into each and every show!
Also Readers, this Saturday is Julie Monroe's booksigning!
Now, there was a little confusion last week, and I accidentally asserted
that the signing would be the 23rd. On closer examination, it seems that the
23rd is a Sunday, and I made a pretty serious error. So, without further
ado, the correct information: Saturday, July 22nd, Julie Monroe will be at
Book People of Moscow signing copies of her book Images of America: Latah
County. I encourage you to attend, Readers, as it should be a lot of fun!
Friday, August 11th - Paradise Path Bike Ride & Star
Gazing Event! The plan for this year is to meet at the Berman Kreekside Park
and ride Paradise Path up to the University of Idaho Observatory to watch
the meteor showers under the full moon! Everyone who comes will get a free
glow-in-the-dark necklace to light their way! For more information, contact
Roger Blanchard at 883-7089.
Now Available at Book People of Moscow - Tickets for the
WORLD PREMIERE of the film Love Sick. It is showing one night only, Tuesday,
August 15th, at 7:00 and 9:00pm. This film has been a long time in the
making, and is a genuine labor of love, Readers - I think it would be well
worth your time to check it out!
And now, Readers, our featured guest article!
What better a time to travel to then hidden ends of the
earth than the lazy days of summer? Even I, a poor college student, found
enough resources to visit Seattle, Washington to check out the boutiques and
record shops of the University District earlier this summer.
However, for those who wish to travel farther than exotic
Washington but need a little help, there are dozens of young writers who
dedicate their lives to finding that perfect place to spend those vacation
days you've saved up all year long. These writers, unfortunately, have
vastly different experiences in your dream vacation spots. In fact, many
have websites which detail their travel woes and horror stories (www.letsgo.com
features links to several travel-writer blogs).
Sometimes, there are places and experiences that
captivate one so thoroughly that they just have to share them with others.
Book People, fortunately, supplies many works about just such places. Many
of the most popular travel guides and novels can be found on our shelves
(and those few that elude you in-store can be easily ordered!).
If you manage to work up the courage and fortitude
necessary to leave Moscow, remember not to leave home without that handy
travel guide (which would make the poor travel-writers' experiences all in
vain!) or even a nice long book to while away the long hours in the airport
security line.
Suggested reading:
- The Places Between, by Rory Stewart
- 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, by Patricia Schultz
- Into the Wild, by John Krakauer
- Cross Country: Fifteen Years & 90,000 Miles (et
cetera), by Robert Sullivan
- A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the
Appalachian Trail, by Bill Bryson
- And, of course, any of the multitudinous travel guides
in the Lonely Planet, Frommers, Fodor, Rick Steeves, Moon Handbooks,
Michelin, Nelle's, Unknown City, or Traveller's Companion series (among many
others!)
That's all for this time, Readers! Thank you all for
reading, and thanks again to Amanda for the article! Take care and think
hard!
-Book People of Moscow
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