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You and your Family & Friends are Invited to an OPEN House Event of the World Premiere Movie, A Complaint Free Revolution with Will Bowen and the Launch Party of his New Book, Complaint Free Relationships Start the Happy New Year being a Happy New You! Author:  Will Bowen felt that if people could stop ... (more)complaining and start focusing on the good things around them they could transform their lives.  On July 23, 2006, he passed out purple bracelets to everyone one at his church challenging them to not complain, criticize or gossip.  If they did, they were encouraged to switch the bracelet from one wrist to the other until they kept the bracelet on the same writs for 21 consecutive days; thereby forming a new habit and becoming a more positive person.  His idea not only caught on, it spread like wildfire.  Thanks to a simple idea begun in a small Midwestern community, more than 6.2 million people in 106 countries are living happier more fulfilling lives.  With more people requesting bracelets everyday and expressing a desire to start living “Complaint Free”, Will decided to write a Book, A Complaint Free World, that would serve as a guide; explain his concept, the process you undergo, and the incredibly positive changes you’ll see in your life and attitude as a result. A Complaint Free World movement has been featured on Oprah, The Today Show, People magazine, FOX News and over 125 newspapers worldwide.  Families, churches, schools, whole communities and even businesses have taken on the challenge and requests for bracelets continue to come in by the thousands everyday. Our thoughts create our world and our words indicate our thoughts.  If we are complaining, we are sending out negative energy which will return to us as negative circumstances.  The average person complains at least twenty times everyday.  There are times to speak up so as to rectify certain situations, but this can be done without the negative energy associated with
complaining.  Complaining is damaging to a person’s health, relationships, career and happiness. Title:  Complaint Free Relationships: How to Positively Transform Your Personal, Work, and Love Relationships, $17.99 Hardcover, ISBN 9780385529754, On Sale Date:  December 29, 2009.  Place Your Advance Author Autographed Book Order Now! What:  Will Bowen will talk about his New Book, Complaint Free Relationships, his World Premiere Movie, A Complaint Free Revolution, his life, his work, answer audience questions and he will autograph copies of his New Book and New Movie DVD purchased from Rainy Day Books at our Event.  The New Movie shares why we complain and the damaging effects told with the inspiring stories of people from across America and Canada that have transformed their lives, relationships and businesses by becoming Complaint Free. When:  Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 7:00 PM Where:  A Rainy DayBooks Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
An OPEN House Event:  Bring your Family & Friends.  Make Your Reservation by calling 816-606-3668.  Place Your Advance Author Autographed Book Order Now!  Book and DVD Orders can be shipped worldwide.  All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Author: Jeanette Walls was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and grew up in the southwest and Welch, West Virginia. She graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York City for twenty years. Her previous book was the bestselling memoir The Glass Castle. She is married to writer John Taylor and ... (more)lives in Virginia. Title: Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, $26.00 Hardcover, ISBN 9781416586289, On Sale Date: October 6, 2009 The author offers a novel based on the life of her grandmother, Lily Casey Smith, who learned to break horses in childhood, journeyed 500 miles on a pony as a teen to become a teacher, and ran a vast ranch in Arizona with her husband while raising two children, including Rosemary Smith Walls, portrayed in the author's acclaimed The Glass Castle. What: Jeannette Walls will discuss her powerful new novel, answer audience questions and she will autograph copies of her New Book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket. When: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 7:00 PM Where: Unity Temple On The Country Club Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W. 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112. Admission Package (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button) next to the book jacket below: $25.99 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of HALF BROKE HORSES (Hardcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation. Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide. All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

What: The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides; When: January 29, 2010, 7:00 PM; Where: Plaza Branch Library; 4801 Main Street, KC, MO 65112; Come join us in January, as we kick of the new year with a discussion of this classic work about an empire, over-extended in foreign engagements, locked in a ... (more)war it is destined to lose against an implacable enemy. Extra points if you can deliver the Funeral Oration by memory. ;)