Location: Woodbridge, VA 22191, United States

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)

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)

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)

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.

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

What’s the difference between a foreign correspondent and a spy? Johnson, the journalist, gains people’s trust to write stories. His father, a CIA operative, gains it for—well, that’s classified. Johnson’s memoir about growing up with secrets is also a meditation on the nature of truth, loyalty, and their opposites.

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

BIG TWO DAY SALE !!!
Saturday, June 1, 10am to 4pm
Over 10,000 "fresh" books, media and magazines - 99% donated
Sorted into 25 categories
Adult books $1 to $3
Standard Paperbacks 25 cents or 5/$1
Children's books in a separate room
Children's books from 2/25 cents, most books under $1
A few children's items higher priced
No admission fees
Scanners permitted
Separate cashier for large purchases
Sunday, June 2, 1pm to 4pm (Bag Day)
$7 per bag (or 50% off regular price, if less than $7)
Bags supplied
Standard Paperbacks 10 cents or 12/$1
Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
7584 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church VA 22043
703-790-4031
TysonsLibraryFriends@gmail.com (MDGentleReader)… (more)

After crashing in Albania in November 1943, the surviving members of the 807th Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron fought blizzards and enemy fire as they struggled to escape Nazi-occupied territory. Lineberry, former National Geographic Magazine Europe editor, tells a story of war and rescue.

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

When a humpback whale became tangled in crab trap lines off the San Francisco coast, a team of volunteers mobilized to try and save her. O’Connell’'s detailed picture book recounts the successful effort and poses questions about the emotional capability of animals. Ages 6 - 8.

Street: Bethesda Library Additional: 7400 Arlington Road City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20814 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

While some see fracking as the key to a secure energy future, others look to green technologies and renewable sources. Both sides make big claims; what‘s the truth? Levi, senior fellow for energy and the environment at the Council on Foreign Relations, has fully investigated old and new visions of energy and finds that some combination of the two may offer the best solution.

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

While covering the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863, two New York Tribune reporters were captured and held in a Confederate prison for twenty months until they escaped. Carlson, Washington Post reporter and author of K Blows Top, retraces the arduous 340 miles the pair traveled—mostly on foot, aided by unpredictable allies, from covert pro-Union groups to guerilla leaders—to reach safety

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

A social entrepreneur and activist, Schwarz is the founding rabbi of Adat Shalom and the author of Finding a Spiritual Home and Judaism and Justice. In his new book the rabbi, working with prominent figures from throughout the Jewish community, considers how Jewish institutions and norms formed in the past century can be adapted to meet the needs of coming generations.

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

BIG TWO DAY SALE !!!
Saturday, June 1, 10am to 4pm
Over 10,000 "fresh" books, media and magazines - 99% donated
Sorted into 25 categories
Adult books $1 to $3
Standard Paperbacks 25 cents or 5/$1
Children's books in a separate room
Children's books from 2/25 cents, most books under $1
A few children's items higher priced
No admission fees
Scanners permitted
Separate cashier for large purchases
Sunday, June 2, 1pm to 4pm (Bag Day)
$7 per bag (or 50% off regular price, if less than $7)
Bags supplied
Standard Paperbacks 10 cents or 12/$1
Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library
7584 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church VA 22043
703-790-4031
TysonsLibraryFriends@gmail.com (MDGentleReader)… (more)

Allen C. Guelzo (Gettysburg)

Allen C. Guelzo is the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and Director of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College. He is the author of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America and Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President, both winners of the Lincoln Prize. Guelzo’s essays, reviews, and articles have appeared in publications ranging from The American Historical Review and The Wilson Quarterly to newspapers such as The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Wall Street Journal. (added from Random House)… (more)

Based on his 2012 Richard Ullman Lectures, Nye’s book is a comparative look at the leadership styles and foreign policies of seven presidents, from Theodore Roosevelt to George H.W. Bush. Nye, author of Soft power, The Future of Power, and other studies, assesses which chief executives were truly “transformational,” and which only managed the status quo.

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

Horace Pippin loved drawing. Throughout childhood and adulthood, he made art with whatever leftover materials he could find. After sustaining a debilitating shoulder injury during World War I, Pippin persevered – and became a world-famous artist whose paintings are still displayed in museums including The Phillips Collection. Ages 7-10.

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

Sarah Dessen - The Moon and More — at MLK Library **FOR TEENS AND ADULTS
Children and TeensTeens
Start: Jun 4 2013 7:00 pm
End: Jun 4 2013 8:00 pm
The Moon and More (Hardcover)
By Sarah Dessen
$19.99
Availability: Coming Soon - Available for Pre-Order Now

All event titles are 20% off for Politics & Prose members at Politics & Prose members during the month in which the author appears at the store. Click here for directions. There is ample parking available in the lot behind the store and in the surrounding neighborhood.
If you can't come to an event and still want an autographed copy of the book, you may purchase titles in advance either in the store, over the phone (202.364.1919 or 1.800.722.0790), or through our website.

When buying online, simply use the checkout comments field to indicate that you would like us to request the author's signature at our event before shipping it to you. Event recordings on MP3 are also available online.

All event-related inquiries can be sent to our Events Coordinator, Sarah Baline, at events@politics-prose.com. For Children and Teens' Events, contact Kerri Poore at kpoore@politics-prose.com. (MDGentleReader)… (more)