Location: Alexandria, VA 22304-1799, United States

In the sequel to Tuesdays at the Castle, Princess Celie and her brother Rolf continue to discover the secrets of Castle Glower, where rooms trade places and floor plans redesign themselves. This time, the surprises include a mysterious egg and a room filled with weapons. Ages 9 - 11.

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Noah Feldman (Cool War)

Noah Feldman is Bemis Professor of International Law at Harvard University and the author of five previous books, most recently Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices. A Senior Fellow of the Society of Fellows at Harvard, Feldman has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard, a law degree from Yale, and a doctorate in Islamic thought from Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He clerked for Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. In 2003, he served as senior constitutional advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, and subsequently advised members of the Iraqi Governing Council on the drafting of an interim constitution. He has been a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and is a columnist for Bloomberg View. (added from Random House)… (more)

Description: Group meets 4th Thursday of the month. "Snow in August" by Pete Hamill will be discussed. Copies will be available at the Information Desk. Call Quince Orchard Library at 240-777-0200 for more information
Library: Quince Orchard Map
Contact: Nancy Sillcox
Contact Number: 240-777-0200 (MDGentleReader)… (more)

Competitive yet interdependent, one a superpower and one an ever-stronger economic power, the U.S. and China have a unique relationship, one that Feldman, Harvard professor of international law and author most recently of Scorpions, calls a “cool war.” Unlike the zero-sum geopolitical stalemate of the Cold War, this new dynamic is characterized by wariness as well as opportunity-competition could spur a leaner America and a more democratic China.

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

The debate continues: did FDR do everything possible to save European Jews during the Second World War? The authors, both American University history professors, examine the public debate as well as consult newly available primary sources, finding that the president was both compassionate and pragmatic, doing what he could on behalf of the Nazis’ victims.

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Combining sly invention with historical fact, Kalfus, a National Book Award finalist for A Disorder Peculiar to the Country, takes a deft look at human folly. The story centers on Thayer, a British astronomer who’s found evidence of life on Mars. He also announces that these Martians will contact Earth—if he can get a monumental triangle constructed in Egypt in time, which he will do unless his own personal romantic triangle proves too distracting.

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co-presented with Modern Times Coffeehouse

How many rings were forged by Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkein’s Middle Earth? Excluding monuments, what is the tallest building in D.C.? Put on your thinking cap, grab a drink, and join us for our monthly trivia night! Enjoy the grilled cheese sandwich special at MTC from 7-8 p.m., grab a latte (with a lid!) and trek upstairs to four rounds of mind-bending trivia questions. Prizes will be awarded. Trivia night is open to all ages and runs until 9 p.m.

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

co-presented with Modern Times Coffeehouse

How many rings were forged by Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkein’s Middle Earth? Excluding monuments, what is the tallest building in D.C.? Put on your thinking cap, grab a drink, and join us for our monthly trivia night! Enjoy the grilled cheese sandwich special at MTC from 7-8 p.m., grab a latte (with a lid!) and trek upstairs to four rounds of mind-bending trivia questions. Prizes will be awarded. Trivia night is open to all ages and runs until 9 p.m.

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Tues, May 28 at 7 pm

Our Philosophy/Spiritual Book Group which meets at 7 pm the FOURTH Tuesday of every month.

Laurie will lead our Spiritual book group. At our next meeting on Tues, May 28 at 7 pm, we discuss Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives by Wayne Muller.

"In today's world, with its relentless emphasis on success and productivity, we have lost the necessary rhythm of life, the balance between work and rest. Constantly striving, we feel exhausted and deprived in the midst of great abundance. We long for time with friends and family, we long for a moment to ourselves. Millennia ago, the tradition of Sabbath created an oasis of sacred time within a life of unceasing labor. Now Wayne Muller shows us how to create a special time of rest, delight, and renewal--a refuge for our souls. Muller teaches us how we can use this time of sacred rest to refresh our bodies and minds, restore our creativity, and regain our birthright of inner happiness." (MDGentleReader)… (more)

Join Politics & Prose and SPACIOUS for our second S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G B-E-E. Stefan Fatsis (author of Word Freak) and Peter Sokolowski (lexicographer at Merriam-Webster) emcee a night of competitive spelling glory. From appoggiatura to serrefine, show off your nerd credit to all of your friends. The competition is free but arrive early to guarantee your spot. Can’t spell? Neither can half the U.S. population! Sit in the audience and watch your friends struggle with the spelling of euonym. This event is co-sponsored by SPACIOUS, www.spacious.me. Sign-up opens at 7:00 p.m. Competition starts at 7:30 p.m. Competition is 18+ only.

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Americanah, Half of a Yellow Sun, The Thing Around Your Neck, The African Trilogy)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie grew up in Nigeria, where she attended medical school for two years at the University of Nigeria before coming to the United States. A 2003 O. Henry Prize winner, Adichie was shortlisted for the 2002 Caine Prize for African Writing. Her work has been selected by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and the BBC Short Story Awards, and has appeared in various literary publications, including Zoetrope and the Iowa Review. Her first novel, Purple Hibiscus, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and longlisted for the Booker. She now divides her time between the U.S. and Nigeria. (added from Random House)… (more)

Wednesday, May 29, 2013
7:00 p.m.'Hollywood on the Potomac' by Mike Canning
Francis A. Gregory Library
Mike Canning's Hollywood on the Potomac is the first comprehensive book to investigate how Washington, D.C. is portrayed in American films spanning from the 1940s to 2011. In this close-to-home inspection of some of Washington, D.C.'s most famous appearances in American film, Mike Canning exposes the laughable, memorable, and occasionally reproachable appearances of our nation's capital on the big screen.

For fans of politics, history, and film, Hollywood on the Potomac provides the reader with production notes, location goofs, and the trials and errors of filming on-location in Washington, D.C.

Please join usfor a presentation and Q&A with the author, local resident, Mike Canning. Following the presentation, he will be signing and selling copies of his book.

For more information, please call 202-698-6373. (MDGentleReader)… (more)

Nader is perhaps this country’s best-known consumer advocate, and for some forty-five years he has worked to establish tougher safety standards, calling for greater corporate accountability and galvanizing citizens to do likewise. He’s also been a tireless writer, and this volume offers a representative sample of his many columns.

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