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Rakestraw Books “The Bookstore in Danville” is delighted to announce “How to Have Style with Isaac Mizrahi: A Book Event & Fashion Show.” This special event will take place on Thursday, 16 October 2008 at the Diablo Country Club. Proceeds from the evening will benefit Wardrobe for Opportunity. The ... (more)evening’s guest of honor, author and fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi will be talking about his new book, How to Have Style (Gotham Books, $30), a gorgeous, fun, real-life guide that teaches women how to tap into their inner creativity to create a look entire their own. A twenty-year veteran of the fashion industry, Isaac Mizrahi has become a unique icon in the world of style. He doesn’t do “makeovers” or take pleasure in berating the way a woman dresses. Instead he is a problem solver – and a titan who believes that fashion should be seriously fun. During “How to Have Style with Isaac Mizrahi: A Book Event and Fashion Show,” Mizrahi will talk about his new book, take questions from the audience, and sign books for attendees. The evening’s festivities include a fashion show styled by local fashionista and wardrobe stylist Carolyn Rovner of C2Style. The show will feature clients of Wardrobe for Opportunity wearing items from Mizrahi’s line for Target. Rakestraw Books is also putting together a fabulous raffle to further benefit Wardrobe for Opportunity. In his new book, How to Have Style, Mizrahi takes twelve real women each with their own style dilemmas, and shows them how to look great. Lisa wants to reinvent herself; Manning wants to be stylish on a budget; Keri wants to look funny and sexy; Rebecca wants to get out a jeans coma, while Brooke wants to find the right jeans, and Susan is looking for stunning evening wear. From the king of real-world chic, How to Have Style will inspire women everywhere on how to have fun creating stylish and beautiful looks that embody their own personal style and work with their lifestyle. “How to Have Style with Isaac Mizrahi: A Book Event and Fashion Show” is sure to be one of the social events of the season – fashion, books, fun, and a worthy cause. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call Rakestraw Books at (925) 837-7337. Tickets are $40 – including a copy of the book.

Join Diesel Bookstore for a green event with Van Jones, author of Green Collar Economy! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Van Jones is the founder and president of Green For All, based in Oakland. The mission is to help build an inclusive, green economy - strong enough to lift millions of people out of poverty. Van ... (more)is a tireless advocate, championing "green-collar jobs and opportunities" for disadvantaged people. He is committed to creating "green pathways out of poverty," while greatly expanding the coalition fighting global warming. He's worked to combine solutions to America's two biggest problems: social inequality and environmental destruction. Under the slogan "green-collar jobs, not jails," he is calling for green economic development in urban America. As an advocate for the toughest urban constituencies and causes, he has won many honors, which include the 1998 Reebok International Human Rights Award, the international Ashoka Fellowship, selection as a World Economic Forum "Young Global Leader," and the Rockefeller Foundation "Next Generation Leadership" Fellowship. He's also served on the boards of numerous national environmental organizations. Presently, he is a board member of the National Apollo Alliance, which advocates for clean energy jobs. He is also a founding board member of 1Sky, a national coalition working to avert catastrophic climate change. In 2007, Van helped the City of Oakland pass a "Green Jobs Corps" proposal; the City allocated funds to train Oakland residents in eco-friendly "green-collar jobs." At the national level, Van worked successfully in 2007 with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), U.S. Rep. John Tierney (D-MASS) to pass the Green Jobs Act of 2007. That path-breaking, historic legislation authorized $125 million in funding to train 35,000 people a year in "green-collar jobs." Van is also a co-founder of a new national coalition that promotes the idea of a national "Clean Energy Jobs Corps." This multi-billion-dollar federal initiative would put hundreds of thousands of people to work rewiring and retrofitting the energy infrastructure of the United States. In 2005, Van produced the "Social Equity Track" for the United Nations' World Environment Day celebration. UNWED 2005 drew dozens of mayors from around the world to San Francisco, where they developed policies promoting the concept of "Green Cities." In 1996, Van co-founded (with Diana Frappier) the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, now located in Oakland, California. Named for an unsung civil rights heroine, the award-winning Center promotes alternatives to violence and incarceration. The Center, for which Van serves as board president, incubated Green For All in 2007 and spun it off in 2008. His many media appearances includes the popular Peabody award-winning show, The Colbert Report.PURCHASE OF THE BOOK RESERVES YOU A SEAT AT THE EVENT!

Friday: 7pm - 10pm $5 admission or paid membership in the Friends of the Library Saturday: 8am - 4:30pm FREE admission Sunday: noon to 4pm FREE admission Clearance! 1 bag $3 / 2 bags $5 / 1 box $4 8,000-10,000 books, all donated, mix of hardbacks and paperbacks, sorted into subject/genre. ... (more)Prices mostly between .50-$2.

Borders is pleased to host bestselling author Annie Barrows as she reads from and signs copies of her book, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could ... (more)imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she's never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb. Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises, and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.

Join Clare Langley-Hawthorne at Diesel Bookstore as she presents the second book in her fantastic new historical mystery series! Featuring the strong, outspoken, intelligent and sassy Ursula Marlow, THE SERPENT AND THE SCORPION is a thrilling story of scandal and betrayal that's richly detailed and ... (more)action-packed. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Clare Langley-Hawthorne was raised in England and Australia. She practiced law in Melbourne until 1995 when she emigrated moved to the United States and began work as a health economist. Clare has since put her pursuit of a PhD on hold to focus on her career as a writer. She lives in the San Francisco bay area with her husband and twin sons. This is her second novel. For more information, visit her web site at www.clarelangleyhawthorne.comPURCHASE OF THE BOOK RESERVES YOU A SEAT AT THE EVENT!

The Orinda Owls will meet and discuss The Whole World Over by Julia Glass. They meet monthly at Orinda Books and welcome new members.

Local authors Joan Cehn, Risa Nye, and Julie Renalds will discuss and sign copies of their book, Writin' on Empty.

Local authors Joan Cehn, Risa Nye, and Julie Renalds will discuss and sign copies of their book, Writin' on Empty.

NOTE: This signing will be by both Brandon and David Farland! It will probably also involve a reading and Q&A.

DIESEL, A Bookstore is excited to welcome legendary surfer, Laird Hamilton to the store! He'll share more from his highly anticipated book, Force of Nature, and open a window into the unique physical regimens, mental strategies, and spiritual beliefs that has allowed him to do what he loves, while being ... (more)surrounded by family and radiating peak health and fitness.PURCHASE OF THE BOOK RESERVES YOU A SEAT AT THE EVENT!

Orinda Books--2nd Wednesday Book Group will meet and discuss No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin. They meet monthly at Orinda Books and welcome new members.

Read…..Discuss……Celebrate…….Join your neighbors and friends for the second-annual Lamorinda Reads! Three Communities, One Book program. Read the book, attend one of the many events, including movies, music, dancing, lectures, book talks….and a Grand Finale event with the author, Firoozeh ... (more)Dumas, who will discuss her first book, Funny in Farsi. Lamorinda Reads! is a program hosted by the Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda Libraries.

Garth Stein will discuss and sign copies of his book, The Art of Racing in the Rain.

The World Affairs Book Group will meet and discuss Hugo! by Bart Jones. They meet every other month at Orinda Books and welcome new members.

The Orinda Owls will meet and discuss The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan. They meet monthly at Orinda Books and welcome new members.

Orinda Books--2nd Wednesday Book Group will meet and discuss The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. They meet monthly at Orinda Books and welcome new members.

Yiyun Li will discuss and sign copies of her book, The Vagrants.

Yiyun Li will discuss and sign copies of her book, The Vagrants.