Jim Abbott

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The Mission Viejo Readers' Festival brings books to life and families and individuals together for a daylong spectacular event featuring celebrity and author readings, book signings, entertainment, food and much more. Those scheduled to attend include Molly Ringwald, actress and author of When It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories; Jeri Westerson, author of Blood Lance: A Medieval Noir; Jim Abbott, the baseball player, and author of Imperfect; Marcia Clark, author of Guilt by degrees; Zov Karamardian, author of Simply Zov; Steven Raichlen, bestselling author and international TV host ; and T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Jaguar.

Signed copies of books by attending authors will be available after the event.

For more information on the Festival, visit their website.

Location: Street: Norman P Murray Center - Oso Viejo Park Additional: 24932 Veterans Way City: Mission Viejo, Province: California Postal Code: 92692 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Join us at Haymarket Pub as celebrated pitcher Jim Abbott discusses his new autobriography, Imperfect: An Improbable Life.

Haymarket Pub

737 West Randolph Street

Location: Street: 4736-38 N Lincoln Ave City: Chicago, Province: Illinois Postal Code: 60625 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Jim Abbott was a major league pitcher with the Los Angeles Angels and the New York Yankees, among other teams. Born in 1967, he was an All-American at Michigan; won a gold medal with the 1988 Olympic baseball team; and threw a no-hitter at Yankee Stadium in 1993. He retired in 1999. Abbott has worked with the Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy, has been a guest pitching instructor for the Los Angeles Angels, and has appeared as a motivational speaker. He lives with his wife and two children in Anaheim.

Location: Street: 2513 Jackson Ave City: Ann Arbor, Province: Michigan Postal Code: 48103-3818 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)