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You probably know the story of the N.J. governor who put his Israeli boyfriend on the payroll in charge of homeland security, and later quit, declaring himself “a gay American.”You probably heard about the U.S. senator who decided to run for Jersey governor and gave his union-leader gal pal a $6 ... (more)million parting gift. Maybe you read of the multi-millionaire developer who hired a hooker to have videotaped sex with his
brother-in-law, and then sent the tape to his sister.
But here are some stories you may not know:The state judge who claimed a broken toilet led her to steal watches
The state senator whose brother-in-law was a hit man
The history of how the mob muscled in on Atlantic City even as state officials
swore to keep the wiseguys out
How mob-connected businesses, banned across the country,
somehow get work in the Garden State.
You can’t make this stuff up, and Ingle and McClure haven’t. Everything in The Soprano State is real, but it reads like fiction. Rudolph Giuliani, Al Capone, Jimmy Hoffa, Machiavelli, Steven Seagal, and Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff make appearances too. It will make you laugh, and even a little angry —
and may make you want to move or really glad if you live in another state.

Marcia S. Ivans is a member of The International Women’s Writing Guild and Women Who Write, where she serves on the Board. She has appeared on Patriot Media’s Community Corner television program. Ms. Ivans was the subject of a feature article in The Daily Record of Morris County, and her work has ... (more)been published in Goldfinch: The Literary Magazine of Women Who Write, in 2005 and 2007; The Independent Press of Morris County; The Chatham Courier; The Recorder Newspapers of Morris County; Compassionate Friends of Morris Area Chapter Newsletter; Chapter II of Somerset Hills, NJ; and M Magazine - The Best of Morris CountyJoining Marcia will be three fellow poets

Joanne Herb: By day, Joanne is a librarian at Morris County Library. By night she writes poetry. Joanne has been published in the Black Swan Review and has read in many venues throughout the state of New Jersey
Alice Steinbacher has made her living in advertising, marketing and public relations. Although poetry is a relatively new venture for Alice, she has been published in The Black River Journal, Bernardsville News and Timeless Voices. Alice is also the publisher of a tabloid called Chapter II, directed to seniors in Somerset Cunty.
Maggie Roycraft wrote her first poem in third grade. Maggie states that this breakthrough was followed by a 30-year writers block. Maggie is currently the director of the American English Language Center and teaches ESL to adults. Maggie has been published in the journal Goldfinch and also an anthology If Only You Knew

One of the nations most beloved and read authors for young people Jerry Spinelli will be vistng the Clinton Book Shop signing copies of his new book Smiles To Go. More about this event is coming soonYou must call and pre-register for this eventRemember that all books presented for signing must be purchased ... (more)at the Clinton Book Shop. Proof of purchase may be required

Join us as we welcome author Debra Wesselman. Debra will be signing copies of her new novel CaptivityHere is what Publisher's Weekly said of Captivity in the starred review.“A South Carolina chimpanzee sanctuary affiliated with a university provides the unusual setting for Wesselmann’s powerful ... (more)second novel . . . The stirring stories of Dana and her family play out in unforgettable fashion. With empathetic insight, the author precisely observes both human and animal behavior.”

–– Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Ted Kerasote's writing has spanned the globe and appeared in dozens of periodicals and anthologies, including Audubon, National Geographic Traveler, Outside, Salon, and The New York Times. He is also the author and editor of six books, one of which, Out There: In the Wild in a Wired Age, won the National ... (more)Outdoor Book Award.Merle and Ted found each other in the Utah desert. Merle was about ten months old, surviving on his own, and looking for a human to hang his heart on. Ted was forty-one, liked to write about animals, and had been searching for a pup whom he could shape into a companion. The training went both ways. Ted showed Merle how to live around wildlife, and Merle reshaped Ted's ideas about the complexity of a dog's mind, showing him how a dog's intelligence could be expanded by allowing it to make more of its own decisions. Acting as Merle's translator, and using Merle's life and lessons as a door into the world of dogs, Ted takes us on the journey they shared. He explores why the dog-human bond is so intense and how people and dogs communicate so readily with each other. He also uses the latest wolf research—showing that wolves treat maturing pups as partners rather than as subordinates—to explain how sharing leadership with your dog, rather than being its alpha, can help to create a healthier, more self-reliant, and better-socialized companion. Funny, fascinating, and tender, Merle's Door is a moving love story that reveals how the partnership between dogs and humans can become far more than we have imagined.

Join us for a once in a lifetime event! Local author and soon to be national best-selling author, Maryann McFadden will be at the Clinton Book Shop for the launch of her new book, The Richest Season! Join us for a night of fun, food, and good cheer!

THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. ALL BOOKS PRESENTED FOR SIGNING MUST BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE CLINTON BOOK SHOP
Rhodes Scholar David Boren, currently President of the University of Oklahoma, was the longest-serving chairman of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee.Throughout his three-decade ... (more)career in elective politics as Governor and three-term U.S. Senator, Boren was known as a bipartisan reformer, championing efforts to make government more accountable to the American people. During his tenure in Washington, Boren crusaded for congressional campaign finance reform and stronger congressional oversight of secret intelligence programs. He sponsored legislation to declassify thousands of documents pertaining to the history of the CIA. Boren chaired the special 1992–93 Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, which proposed making Congress more efficient and responsive by streamlining congressional bureaucracy, reducing staff sizes, and reforming procedures to end legislative gridlock. He authored the National Security Education Act in 1992 to provide scholarships for studying abroad and learning additional languages. Since the program’s inception, more than 3,500 students have been given the opportunity to study abroad as Boren Scholars. The National Security Education Program is the largest international studies program created since adoption of the Fulbright scholarships.
A 1963 graduate of Yale University, Boren received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1968. Prior to becoming President of the University of Oklahoma, he served for ten years as a Trustee of Yale. When Boren left the U.S. Senate in 1994 to become President of the University of Oklahoma, he had an approval rating of 9l percent after being reelected with 83 percent of the vote in 1990, the highest percentage in the nation in a U.S. Senate contest in that election year.
Under Boren’s leadership, the University of Oklahoma has emerged as a pacesetter in American public higher education, ranking first in the nation among public universities in the number of National Merit Scholars per capita. Total endowment has grown five-fold to more than $1 billion during the thirteen years of his presidency. A teacher at heart, Boren is in the classroom every semester leading a first-year course in political science

Mitchell Axelrod shares with fans for the very first time the complete story behind the enormously successful Beatles cartoon series, which premiered in September of 1965. Beatletoons includes interviews with many of the original series` participants, including creator Al Brodax, animators, directors, ... (more)voice-over artists and scriptwriters. Beatles fanatics will enjoy the book`s extensive collection of series memorabilia - including rare and never-before-seen items, such as cels, production drawings, character designs, storyboards, scripts and photos of The Beatles at the cartoon`s premiere. This treasure trove also features a complete episode guide detailing every show in the series, accompanied by production notes and errata. This pop culture, historical reference book is essential for Beatle fans and a super collector`s item for cartoon fans.There will be a special showing of the original cartoons for the young and the young at heart

A native of New York's Spanish Harlem, May Pang grew up with music all around her. From street-corner "do-wop" groups like Dion & The Belmonts -- to the British Invasion of 1964, rock n' roll became May's passion. It was no surprise that when she left college in 1970, she was determined to land a job ... (more)in the music world. Only a New York girl would try to start at the top, so she marched into the New York offices of the Beatles' management company, ABKCO Industries, and a career in music was born."While I was working at ABKCO, John and Yoko decided to move to New York City...and chose me to be their personal assistant. It was excitement beyond belief! Not only did I have a key role in the records and films of John and Yoko, but I was meeting everyone I'd read about in fanzines since I was a kid." As exciting as this was, little did she know what fate had in store... "One day in June 1973, Yoko approached me in my office at the Dakota. She explained that she and John needed a break from each other -- which was obvious to everyone around them. She also decided that I would be his 'companion' -- effective immediately. By now, nothing could really come as a shock in the zany world of John and Yoko. But this...this was beyond the pale, even for them." the above noted was taken from May Pang's web site.MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT IS FORTHCOMING

A native of New York's Spanish Harlem, May Pang grew up with music all around her. From street-corner "do-wop" groups like Dion & The Belmonts -- to the British Invasion of 1964, rock n' roll became May's passion. It was no surprise that when she left college in 1970, she was determined to land a job ... (more)in the music world. Only a New York girl would try to start at the top, so she marched into the New York offices of the Beatles' management company, ABKCO Industries, and a career in music was born."While I was working at ABKCO, John and Yoko decided to move to New York City...and chose me to be their personal assistant. It was excitement beyond belief! Not only did I have a key role in the records and films of John and Yoko, but I was meeting everyone I'd read about in fanzines since I was a kid." As exciting as this was, little did she know what fate had in store... "One day in June 1973, Yoko approached me in my office at the Dakota. She explained that she and John needed a break from each other -- which was obvious to everyone around them. She also decided that I would be his 'companion' -- effective immediately. By now, nothing could really come as a shock in the zany world of John and Yoko. But this...this was beyond the pale, even for them." the above noted was taken from May Pang's web site.MORE INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT IS FORTHCOMING

Please note, the cost of this wonderful collection of stories is $16.95
Kevin Byrne was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is a graduate of La Salle Secondary School in West Belfast. After the death of his father when Kevin was age eleven, he and his two brothers were brought up single-handedly ... (more)by his mother Eilish. This shaped his strong work ethic and the "never give up no matter what" attitude that he observed by seeing his mother struggle to provide for him and his brothers. " I had a better upbringing than most people with two parents. My mom's a fighter; she swam when she was expected to sink."It was this upbringing that has served him well throughout his adult life. Emigrating to the USA in early 1987, Kevin quickly embraced the American Dream of everyone being treated as an equal. Kevin has become a successful entrepreneur and businessman. Now Kevin proudly adds to his resume his lifelong dream of becoming an AUTHOR.Kevin is an avid motorcyclist and rides as much as he can. "It's a passion of mine - a time when I can feel as free as it's possible to be." " I call it my throttle therapy," he says laughingly. Kevin notes he has ridden almost sixty thousand miles on his cherished three-year-old Harley.Kevin now resides in New Jersey, USA, but frequently returns to his roots in Belfast.

Bill Moyers, New York Time's best selling author and the legendary host of the PBS series, Bill Moyers Journal will be with us for an exciting evening of discussion, Q & A and book signing.Bill Moyers has been on the front line of journalism for nearly five-decades and there is no sign of slowing down. ... (more) During the Kennedy Administration, Moyers was first appointed as associate director of public affairs for the newly created Peace Corps in 1961. He served as Deputy Director from 1962-63. When Lyndon B. Johnson took office after the Kennedy assassination. This was just the beginning of a career that is among the most respected and honored in the field of journalismWe are pleased that Bill has agreed to return to the Clinton Book Shop. Remember that ALL books presented for signing MUST be purchased through the Clinton Book Shop.

The wait is almost over!
In Breaking Dawn questions will be answered and the fate of Bella and Edward will be revealed! Breaking Dawn (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, a division of Hachette Book Group USA, $22.99), is Stephenie Meyer's fourth book in the internationally bestselling Twilight Saga.
Breaking ... (more)Dawn is scheduled for release at 12:01am, on Saturday August 2nd.
To celebrate, Bookshop Benicia is hosting a Breaking Dawn midnight release party the night before, on Friday August 1st, starting at 9:30pm.
Join us for a fun book discussion, costume contest, raffle, scary movie viewing (with possible preview of....yes...the upcoming Twilight Movie!)...
Come dressed as your favorite Twilight Saga character!
The ONLY way to get into this party is to prepay for your copy of Breaking Dawn.

Call 707-747-5155. Quantities are limited.

She is Back! Local author, Maryann McFadden, just back from her first book tour is coming back to the Clinton Book Shop.Maryann will be signing copies of her first novel, The Richest SeasonVisit Maryann's web site at http://www.maryannmcfadden.com to find out more about this wonderful debut novel.

THIS ONE IS A HARVEY PICKGarth Stein is the author of three novels: The Art of Racing in the Rain (Harper, 2008); How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets (Soho Press, 2005), which won a 2006 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award, and was a Book Sense Pick in both hardcover and paperback; ... (more)and Raven Stole the Moon (Pocket, 1998). He has also written a full-length play, Brother Jones, which received its first production in Los Angeles.Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening very closely to the words of his master, Denny Swift, an up-and-coming race car driver.Through Denny, Enzo has gained tremendous insight into the human condition, and he sees that life, like racing, isn't simply about going fast. Using the techniques needed on the race track, one can successfully navigate all of life's ordeals. On the eve of his death, Enzo takes stock of his life, recalling all that he and his family have been through: the sacrifices Denny has made to succeed professionally; the unexpected loss of Eve, Denny's wife; the three-year battle over their daughter, Zoe, whose maternal grandparents pulled every string to gain custody. In the end, despite what he sees as his own limitations, Enzo comes through heroically to preserve the Swift family, holding in his heart the dream that Denny will become a racing champion with Zoë at his side. Having learned what it takes to be a compassionate and successful person, the wise canine can barely wait until his next lifetime, when he is sure he will return as a man.A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope, The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it.

Come out and meet one of the most respected names in history writing, Noah Andre Trudeau. Noah will be signing copies of his new book, Southern Storm, Sherman's march to the seaNoah Andre Trudeau is the author of Bloody Roads South, The Last Citadel, Out of the Storm, and Like Men of War. He has won ... (more)the Civil War Round Table of New York's Fletcher Pratt Award and the Jerry Coffey Memorial Book Prize. An executive producer at National Public Radio, he lives in Washington, D.C.

Robin Gaby Fisher is a nationally acclaimed news feature writer with The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey. She has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a member of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team.

Child psychologist Grosshans has worked with hundreds of families during the past 15 years. With the help of Burton, a clinical social worker with 35 years of experience, she outlines a plan to address the "mayhem and madness" of families that are out of kilter. The problem, as Grosshans sees it, is ... (more)an imbalance of family power. The kids are running the show, Grosshans claims, and making a "royal mess of it." Ineffective parents-fueled by the past 40 years of advice that emphasizes talking, feelings and children's self-esteem-have relinquished power, setting the natural hierarchy of the family on its head. The result is anxious, unruly children who run their apologetic parents ragged. Grosshan's solution is to help parents combine love with leadership; to that end, she offers a five-step program to restore order, self-control and cooperation. Taking time-out a step further, she guides readers through a method of calming children she calls the "parent hold." The author also addresses common problem areas, including sleeping, eating and toileting. Though readers may find some of her advice a bit stern (e.g., she nixes the family bed and disapproves of transitional objects), Grosshans emphasizes that spanking or bullying are not options. Her carefully scripted, levelheaded technique aims not to punish but to help kids graciously step down from their thrones.

Reading Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn

One of the most anticipated debut novels of the year has arrived and we are hosting Joyce Hinnefeld.Joyce Hinnefeld is an Associate Professor of Writing at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pa. She is the author of a short story collection, Tell Me Everything and Other Stories (University Press of New England, ... (more)1998), which was awarded the 1997 Breadloaf Writer's Conference Bakeless Prize in fiction in 1997. In Hovering Flight is her first novel."In this provocative and page-turning debut novel, Hinnefeld (Tell Me Everything and Other Stories) recounts the life of bird-lover, environmental activist and artist Addie Sturmer Kavanagh. . . Hinnefeld's drama soars. . . ” —Publishers WeeklyOne of the independent book industries most respected voices, Carla Cohen writes"Joyce Hinnenfeld’s deeply felt novel resonated with me in a number of ways. Like Addie I am a mid-Atlantic girl, born and bred and I enjoyed the homage paid to Bucks Country, Pennsylvania and the New Jersey coast, lovely and humble places. Addie could be somebody from my life; I knew many people who veered from hope to anger in those years where the political process was unresponsive to their concerns. Finally, there is a familiar mother/daughter relationship, a tangle of love and unspoken but deeply felt expectations." —Carla Cohen, Politics & Prose Bookstore, Washington D.C

M. WILLIAM PHELPS is a veteran journalist and the author of seven nonfiction books. He has written articles for the Providence Journal, the Hartford Courant, and New London Day, and has been profiled in such publications as the Writer’s Digest, New York Daily News, Newsday, the Albany Times-Union, ... (more)the Hartford Courant, and the New York Post. He has also consulted for television and has appeared on the Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, Biography Channel, History Channel, Fox News Channel, CN8, and ABC’s Good Morning America, among many others. He lives in a small Connecticut farming community, about four miles from the Nathan Hale Homestead, with his wife, children, and Labrador retriever. For more information about M William Phelp and his books, click on search and type in his name.

Gordon Ward returns to the Clinton Book to sign copies of his latest book,Ghosts of Central Jersey: Historic Haunts of the Somerset Hills

Marty Stuart has scored six top-ten hits, one platinum and five gold albums, and four Grammy Awards. He has collaborated with artists ranging from Lester Flatt to Bob Dylan. Stuart has delivered impressive work as a photographer, writer, and collector, and hosts “Marty Stuart’s American Odyssey” ... (more)on XM radioRememeber that all books presented for signing must be purchased through the Clinton Book Shop. Marty Stuart will be with us for a limited time; therefore, it may be wise to pre-order your book by calling the Clinton Book Shop at 908-735-8811

Welcome Richie Kohler to the Clinton Book Shop. Many of you already know that Richie's work identifying a WWII German Submarine, U-869 off the coast of New Jersey has been the subject of several television documentaries and a best selling book by Robert Kurson, Shadow Divers.Richie's latest collaboration ... (more)Titanic's Last Secrets is a rollercoaster ride through the shipbuilding history, the transatlantic luxury liner business and shipwreck forensics. Chatterton and Kohler weave their way through a labyrinth of clues to discover that Titanic was not the strong, heroic ship the world thought she was and that the men who built her covered up her flaws when disaster struck. If Titanic had remained afloat for just two hours longer than she did, more than two thousand people would have lived instead of died and the myth of the great ship would be one of rescue instead of tragedy.

Christmas is coming, and there’s a lot to be done – from baking cookies to sending out cards to decorating the tree. Ma, Pa, and their seven cubs take their preparations most seriously, for on Christmas Eve, Pa has a very important job to do. He loads the toys from his workshop into a sleigh and ... (more)takes off to deliver them all over the world! And delightful endpapers show where the family’s friends, such as the spectacled bear, snowy owl, and reindeer, live throughout the world.With a simple, joyful rhyming text and her signature warm, detailed illustrations, Chris Conover celebrates the happy anticipation of Christmas that makes the season so wonderful.

SPORTS WRITER: Bill Konigsberg is an award-winning sports journalist who has written for television, newspapers, wire services, and the internet. He currently is a sports writer and editor for The Associated Press. He has covered the New York Mets, and his weekly fantasy baseball column has appeared ... (more)across the country, from the New York Daily News to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. In May of 2001, while working as an assistant editor at ESPN.com, he came out on the front page of the website in an article entitled “Sports World Still a Struggle for Gays.” That article won him a GLAAD Media Award the following year. Since then, he has spoken at venues across the country about what it is like to be one of the few openly gay people in sports media. He has written for ESPN.com, The New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Denver Post, and North Jersey Herald and News. His work has also appeared in Out Magazine and Outsports.com.

Please bring one non-perishable food item with you to this event and it will be donated to the Open Cupboard Food Pantry located in High Bridge, New Jersey.This scrumptious follow-up to the bestselling Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons captures the spirit of the holiday season. From making the same kind ... (more)of cookies at the same time each year (tradition) to decorating them with lots of sprinkles (celebrate), youngsters will gobble up vocabulary words and holiday lessons in this charming dictionary of sorts.Amy Krouse Rosenthal's timeless morsels of wisdom paired with Jane Dyer's cozy illustrations are as irresistible as the aroma of cookies fresh from the oven. Go ahead, take another bite!

Quincy will be on hand just in time with the perfect stocking stuffer for your finicky reader. "Hidden History of New Hampshire" is packed with behind-the-scenes stories like the "American Inferno" ski race held on Mt. Washington, or the Shaker Meetinghouse -built in a single day in complete silence! ... (more)Ms. Whitney's collection is a colorful look at our Granite State, it's people and events.

Welcome Alphie McCourt to the Clinton Book Shop. Alphie will be signing copies of his just relesed memoir, A Long Stone's Throw(Sterling & Ross). Please scroll down for a description of this vivid and emotional memoir that begins in Limerick, Ireland.Alphie McCourt; The youngest of the four surviving ... (more)McCourt brothers, Alphie McCourt was born in Limerick, Ireland and immigrated to the US in 1959, He has lived in Canada, Dublin, Ireland, and in California. He has written for The Washington Post, The Villager (New York), The Limerick Leader and for Icons Magazine. With his wife, Lynn, and his daughter, Allison, he lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

You probably know the story of the N.J. governor who put his Israeli boyfriend on the payroll in charge of homeland security, and later quit, declaring himself “a gay American.”You probably heard about the U.S. senator who decided to run for Jersey governor and gave his union-leader gal pal a $6 ... (more)million parting gift. Maybe you read of the multi-millionaire developer who hired a hooker to have videotaped sex with his
brother-in-law, and then sent the tape to his sister.
But here are some stories you may not know:The state judge who claimed a broken toilet led her to steal watches
The state senator whose brother-in-law was a hit man
The history of how the mob muscled in on Atlantic City even as state officials
swore to keep the wiseguys out
How mob-connected businesses, banned across the country,
somehow get work in the Garden State.
You can’t make this stuff up, and Ingle and McClure haven’t. Everything in The Soprano State is real, but it reads like fiction. Rudolph Giuliani, Al Capone, Jimmy Hoffa, Machiavelli, Steven Seagal, and Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff make appearances too. It will make you laugh, and even a little angry —
and may make you want to move or really glad if you live in another state.

Thomas Glave, known for his stylistic brio, expands and deepens his lyrical experimentation in stories that focus -- explicitly and allegorically -- on the horrors of despotic dictatorships, terror, anti-gay violence, the weight of memory, secret fetishes, erotic longing, desire, and intimacy in his ... (more)latest compelling work, The Torturer' Wife Glave's earlier works, Who's Song? and Other Stories, "Words to Our Now: Imagination and Dissent, and Our Caribbean: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles, have built a dedicated and loyal readership. Please join us in welcoming Thomas Glave to Washington.

More than any other sport, baseball has been identified with America—its values, dreams, lessons, and losses. Most of all, baseball is connected to the American childhood. In Before the Glory, the game’s living legends, maverick players, and stars of today tell the stories of their childhood and ... (more)coming of age with the innocence and candor of youth. From Bill Mazeroski growing up in a shack without heating or electricity, to Ron LeFlore becoming addicted to drugs at the age of twelve, to David Wright winning a food-fight in the school cafeteria, Before the Glory is not simply baseball, it is life. It is poverty, segregation, innovation, integration, survival, war, peace, love, hate, villains, and heroes—all as seen through the eyes of everyday children who happened to have the desire and ability to rise to the top of America’s greatest sport. Hall of Famers, retired MLB players, and current stars, including David Wright, Justin Morneau, and Brian Roberts agreed to be interviewed especially for this book and share, in their own words, their perspectives on the challenges of childhood, family life, and reaching goals. This book is an inspiration to young and older fans alike. Foreword by Brooks Robinson.Billy Staples holds a bachelor of science degree in education from East Stroudsburg University. Billy has taught English in the public school system in Bethlehem, PA. He is a two-time Disney National Teacher of the Year nominee. He has been featured with one of his students in a five-part series on CNN.Rich Herschlag is the author and coauthor of several books, including "Jack of All Trades", "The Interceptor", "Lay Low and Don't Make the Big Mistake", and "Women are from Manhattan, Men are from Brooklyn". He earned an engineering degree from Princeton University.

Join us for our very first Ladies Night Out of the year. This is one of our most popular events and has atracted the attention of publishers.We are pleased to welcome two women who have penned a beautiful work of historical fiction, Laurie Albanese, Laura Morowitz.Ladies Night Out is always filled with ... (more)fun, food, a little wine and of course, great books.

William Lobdell's journey of faith—and doubt—may be the most compelling spiritual memoir of our time. Lobdell became a born-again Christian in his late 20s when personal problems—including a failed marriage—drove him to his knees in prayer. As a newly minted evangelical, Lobdell—a veteran journalist—noticed ... (more)that religion wasn't covered well in the mainstream media, and he prayed for the Lord to put him on the religion beat at a major newspaper. In 1998, his prayers were answered when the Los Angeles Times asked him to write about faith.Yet what happened over the next eight years was a roller-coaster of inspiration, confusion, doubt, and soul-searching as his reporting and experiences slowly chipped away at his faith. While reporting on hundreds of stories, he witnessed a disturbing gap between the tenets of various religions and the behaviors of the faithful and their leaders. He investigated religious institutions that acted less ethically than corrupt Wall St. firms. He found few differences between the morals of Christians and atheists. As this evidence piled up, he started to fear that God didn't exist. He explored every doubt, every question—until, finally, his faith collapsed. After the paper agreed to reassign him, he wrote a personal essay in the summer of 2007 that became an international sensation for its honest exploration of doubt.Losing My Religion is a book about life's deepest questions that speaks to everyone: Lobdell understands the longings and satisfactions of the faithful, as well as the unrelenting power of doubt. How he faced that power, and wrestled with it, is must reading for people of faith and nonbelievers alike.Remember that all books presented for signing must be purchased through the Clinton Book Shop, no exceptions. Proof of purchase is required.

Meet local author Sue Hankinson as she signs her book Carrot-Walnut Pie. A fun book for the kids!

Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan, his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates.
Rescued by a legendary master swordsman and brought under his wing, Jack begins the grueling physical and psychological training needed to become a samurai. Life at Samurai school is ... (more)fraught with difficulty for Jack who is bullied and treated as an outcast.With his friend the remarkable, beautiful Akiko at his side and all the courage he can muster, Jack has to prove himself. Will he be able to face deadly rivals and challenges that will test him to his very limits?

Here is an intimate pictorial history featuring rare and many unpublished color photographs of the Yankees from the golden age of the celebrated baseball team. Yankee Colors tells the story of the legendary period from 1949 to 1964 when New York baseball was supreme and the New York Yankees were in the ... (more)World Series almost every year. Now, this glorious period of Yankees history is captured through the intimate lens of famed sports photographer Marvin Newman. He was one of the only sports photographers of the time shooting in color and capturing the Yankee greats such as Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Casey Stengel, and Yogi Berra. Images of regular season games, pennant races, World Series competition, and Yankee Stadium are included.
This book is a must for every Yankee and baseball fan, with behind-the-scenes moments and photos of the greatest baseball icons of the time.Marvin E. Newman's work has been exhibited at museums across the U.S. including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has been a national president of the American Society of Media Photographers and was a contributing photographer for Sports IllustratedAlSilverman coauthored Gale Sayer's bestselling autobiography, I Am Third. He was a sportswriter and editor of Sport Magazine, and later the publisher of Viking.

A.S. King has recently returned from Ireland, where she spent a decade dividing herself between self-sufficiency, teaching adult literacy, and writing novels. Her short fiction has been published in a bunch of cool journals and has been nominated for Best New American Voices 2010.She now lives in Pennsylvania ... (more)with her husband and children and is a huge fan of corn on the cob, nice weather, and fleece socks.Amy is not, nor has she ever been a pirate

“Running the Mount Everest Marathon is like running in heaven.”Kimi Puntillo has literally run around the globe to bring over 100 of the world’s most entertaining, breathtaking, and unforgettable races to runners of every capability.Ranging from marathons to one-milers, from the pristine glaciers ... (more)of Antarctica to Vermont’s covered bridges, two-time Guinness World Record holder Puntillo offers practical and unique advice as only a woman who has run a marathon on every continent can. She shares her tips for the most desirable gear, snacks to carry in your backpack, how savvy runners get into events that are sold out months in advance, and the best local sights to take in on your downtime. Try the Great Wall Marathon, where you’ll climb 60,000 steps, crawl through ancient tower windows, and follow in the footsteps of ancient Chinese history. The Marathon du Médoc spoils you with wine every three miles at Bordeaux’s most elite châteaus and fresh-shucked oysters at mile 23. Or, if music is your thing and you long for a different rock band at every mile marker, head out to the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon series in locales across the United States.Whether you want to make those running dreams come true or simply be entertained, here are dozens of running adventures sure to get your heart pumping.

A soldier’ military might is inseparable from his intensely human characteristics. The latter coincide with and bolster his valor in wartime. Sgt. William D. Blahut, Jr. (“Bill”) exemplified this truth. Born into a nurturing household in Whitehouse, New Jersey, Bill’s formative years were filled ... (more)with the promise of someday emulating his father, a World War Il state trooper and New Jersey paratrooper. Love for and from his parents and sister, Wanda, provided inspiration and the foundation for his military goals; but destiny’s capricious hand attempted to thwart his dreams when, at age five, he sustained nearly fatal injuries in a car accident Notwithstanding his tenuous odds of survival and ensuing physical limitations, Bill surprised medical science and his family by working his way back to health. Then, just before he turned nine, the family’s emotional resilience was tested once again when Bill’s father suddenly passed away. In a seemingly endless cycle of challenge, the family bravely clung to each other and rallied, with Dad’s memory and Mom’s quiet perseverance as their pillars of strength. Bill’s dream never faded — at least in thought — and could not be suppressed. In an effort to join the National Guard, he surpassed the limits of ordinary human potential, demonstrating remarkable physical and mental prowess. Bill confronted the dualities of tragedy and triumph with uncommon dignity and courage. For seven months, he served with distinction in Iraq and came home — under circumstances which no one ever could have conjured. His life was — and ever will remain — a testament to finding beauty in the moment and recognizing what is truly important.

The hilarious, implausible, and touching story of twin brothers accomplishing the impossible—making a feature film (with 11 Academy Award® winners) with no experience, no money, and no contacts.When identical twin brothers, Logan and Noah Miller’s homeless father died alone in a jail cell, they ... (more)vowed come hell or high water that their film, Touching Home, would be made as a dedication to their love for him. Either You’re In Or You’re In the Way is the amazing story of how—without a dime to their names nor a single meaningful contact in Hollywood—they managed to write, produce, act, and direct a feature film in under a year starring four-time Academy Award®-nominated actor Ed Harris (and a cast and crew with 11 Academy Awards® and 26 nominations). The Miller brothers’ incredible and comic gonzo story is essential reading for aspiring filmmakers and movie buffs, and readers looking for a fast-paced, thrill ride of heartbreak and redemptionWe will be previewing the film Touching Home starring Ed Harris. Following the screening the Logan Brothers will take questions from those fortunate enough to have a ticket. This is a ticketed event and all books presented for signing must be purchased through the Clinton Book Shop. Proof of purchase is requiredNOte: The venue for this event is subject to change. We will notify all ticket holders of any change at least 72 hours in advance.

The SAMMY & SUE book series is based on a mother/daughter team that seeks to educate children about the environment, the planet, nutrition, and to lead to an eco-friendly (”green”) life. The SAMMY & SUE books have one goal in mind; to educate our children, to protect our environment and keep our ... (more)animals safe. This message of preservation and conservation fill each book, however, the stories are filled with both fun and wisdom. We at SAMMY & SUE have made a strong commitment to our planet by giving back: for every book sold we will donate a percentage of the proceeds to environmental and cultural organizations, preservation societies, and/or to related non-profit foundations about which we are writing. So you know every purchase you make of a SAMMY & SUE book will go towards a great cause! There are 8 completed titles, another 8 being written, and more as the series continues on. The first book in the series is "Sammy & Sue Go Green Too!"This first book introduces the series in what better way than to explore the environment and teach our children to go green. Sammy & Sue are helping to help you spread and start saving the planet. Their mission is to teach their New York City neighbors and American families to conserve energy, drive hybrid cars, and make peace with nature by using eco-friendly products, recycling, and eating organically grown foods. Sammy & Sue set out to visit various eco-friendly companies and organic farms across America.

An all-American love story about a former punk-rock stripper and her unlikely marriage to an officer in the U.S. Army.LILY BURANA is the author of the acclaimed memoir Strip City and the novel Try. Her writing about the domestic side of military affairs has been published in the New York Times Op-Ed ... (more)pages and Slate. Other features and criticism have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, GQ, Glamour, Self, The New York Observer, The Village Voice, Slate, Entertainment Weekly, Salon, and many other publications. She has been a contributing editor at New York Magazine and SPIN.Here is what Publisher's Weekly said of Lily's new book former stripper, Burana (Strip City) married a major in the U.S. Army and records, in this heartfelt though long-winded confessional, her attempts to render their two very different worlds compatible. Burana enjoyed a decidedly checkered past, from “accidental teenage communist” to peep-show girl and stripper in New York and San Francisco (she fondly recalls her Playboy shoot), before meeting “Major Mike” at a ceremony in a Brooklyn cemetery in 2000. She was attracted by his sense of order and honor, even charmed by his military jargon, while he admired her rebelliousness, though these same qualities would challenge their relationship over time. Living together in a condo near Fort Meade, Fla., where Mike was stationed, segued into a quick marriage (she called herself a “War on Terror” bride), before he was deployed to Iraq for six months in 2003, creating for her a painful personal trial of waiting and self-discipline. Their move to West Point underscored her new role as military wife, and she embarked on a gloomy, unstable period of psychological turmoil requiring therapy and medication for her own brand of post-traumatic stress disorder. Marriage counseling worked for them, bucking the high divorce rate within the armed forces, and Burana concludes her memoir on a positive note, having made peace with the army's fallibility and found her own place in it.

A powerful collision of true crime and pop culture, The Mad Ones captures the revolutionary spirit of the sixties and brings to life one of the most vibrant antiheroes in American history.TOM FOLSOM is a writer, director, and producer of television documentaries for A&E and Showtime, and the co-author ... (more)of Mr. Untouchable: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Heroin's Teflon Don, written with its subject, drug kingpin Nicky Barnes. He lives in New York City.Here is what Kirkus Review said about Folsom's new bookDocumentarian Folsom (co-author: Mr. Untouchable: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Heroin’s Teflon Don, 2007), grittily evokes the period (1950s and ’60s) and the place (New York City) in which the Gallo brothers—Brooklyn jukebox magnates and low-level hoods Joey, Larry and Kid Blast—struggled to rise to the top of the underworld. Jimmy Breslin titled his 1969 novel based on the same characters and events The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight, but Folsom, who takes his title from Kerouac, is able to tease some heroism out of his protagonists’ antiheroic lives, particularly that of the poetically inclined Joey. Granted, he was a punk who could only plead the Fifth in answer to Bobby Kennedy’s questions during the 1960 Senate hearings on organized crime. He bragged about hitting Murder Inc.’s Albert Anastasia as he waited for a shave in a Midtown barbershop, and unsuccessfully took on the Profaci crime family in a brazen but poorly executed coup attempt, spending most of the ’60s behind bars on an extortion rap. So how did Joey become the toast of the town from the time of his release until his public 1972 execution at a spaghetti joint in Little Italy? Jerry Orbach, who played the character inspired by him in the film of Breslin’s novel, was among the New York players who treated Crazy Joe like the “King of the Streets,” as an epic song penned by Bob Dylan and dramatist Jacques Levy called him. In prose as tight and hard-boiled as any James Ellroy novel, Folsom focuses on the quirks that made Joey an unusual kind of gangster. He modeled himself after the giggling psychopath played by Richard Widmark in the film noir Kiss of Death; he was fascinated bebop, action painting and existential philosophy; he made alliances across racial lines, including one with Folsom’s previous subject and literary collaborator, Harlem drug dealer Leroy Barnes.

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At this event, I will conduct a workshop about how spirits communicate with human beings and how you can build your ability to better "hear" what they are trying to tell you! I will also channel for random members of the audience ... (more)and you can ask a question on any topic! Join us on May 9, and you'll be entered into a drawing to win a FREE one hour private telephone channeling session by Kim O'Neil—to be given away at the end of this event! Kim was voted Best Psychic in Houston by Houston Press Magazine

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is excited to host an evening with Norm Sperling, editor of The Journal of Irreproducible Results, as he discuss and inscribes JIR's new anthology, This Book Warps Space and Time. This event is free and will be a total blast, so you should stop by!Here's the Editor in his ... (more)own words:
Hi! I'm Norm Sperling, the editor since 2004. I've subscribed to JIR since the 1970s. I was assistant editor of Sky & Telescope magazine, and Science Editor of AltaVista.com. I teach astronomy in universities around San Francisco, wrote the book What Your Astronomy Textbook Won't Tell You, and co-designed Edmund Scientific's Astroscan telescope. The Journal of Irreproducible Results is a science humor magazine and the new anthology, This Book Warps Space and Time, is a fast-paced frolic of humorous and quirky tidbits in science, math, academe, bureaucracy, and witty wordplay. More than 250 entries ponder and pun the practical and peculiar. JIR targets hypocrisy, arrogance, and ostentatious sesquipedalian circumlocution. JIR is a friendly escape from the harsh and the hassle. JIR makes you feel good

We Are honored to be hosting Bryan Mealer who will be with us reading from, discussing and signing his new book. Bryan Mealer was the Associated Press staff correspondent in Kinshasa, Congo, and has reported from locations across the African continent, including Nairobi, Somalia, and Togo. His writing ... (more)has appeared in Harper’s and Esquire, among others. He was born in Odessa, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.Read what is being said of this powerful book.Bryan Mealer has put his life on the line to bring us a story of terror and courage from the heart of Congo. It’s already an accomplishment just to go to such a place; to return with such a powerful and important story is rare indeed. Both as a journalist and as a reader, my hat’s off to Mealer.” — Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm Gorgeous, heartbreaking, and redemptive. Bryan Mealer has given us a story of a people and a land nearer to our hearts than we know. An immensely honest job of reporting, wonderfully told by a writer who feels as much as he sees.” — Robert Kurson, author of Shadow Divers

We Are honored to be hosting Bryan Mealer who will be with us reading from, discussing and signing his new book. Bryan Mealer was the Associated Press staff correspondent in Kinshasa, Congo, and has reported from locations across the African continent, including Nairobi, Somalia, and Togo. His writing ... (more)has appeared in Harper’s and Esquire, among others. He was born in Odessa, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.Read what is being said of this powerful book.Bryan Mealer has put his life on the line to bring us a story of terror and courage from the heart of Congo. It’s already an accomplishment just to go to such a place; to return with such a powerful and important story is rare indeed. Both as a journalist and as a reader, my hat’s off to Mealer.” — Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm Gorgeous, heartbreaking, and redemptive. Bryan Mealer has given us a story of a people and a land nearer to our hearts than we know. An immensely honest job of reporting, wonderfully told by a writer who feels as much as he sees.” — Robert Kurson, author of Shadow Divers

Join the Philly Liars Club on their "Truth Tour" as they throw parties celebrating independent bookstores. At the Clinton Books celebration, which is free and runs from 1-3 p.m., visitors will enjoy "Truth or Lie" games, prizes, and hanging out with the following writers: Marie Lamba (WHAT I MEANT..., ... (more)Random House), Jonathan Maberry (PATIENT ZERO, St. Martins), Keith Strunk (PRALLSVILLE MILLS AND STOCKTON, Arcadia Publishing), Gregory Frost (LORD TOPHET, Del Rey/Random House), Jon McGoran who writes as D.H. Dublin (FREEZER BURN, Berkley), Dennis Tafoya (DOPE THIEF, St. Martins), and social media guru Don Lafferty. Help us celebrate all that is wonderful about Clinton Books!

The Philly Liar’s Club will be throwing its second “Truth Tour” event, and you are invited. “Liars Tell the Truth about Clinton Books” is a party at Clinton Books, 33 Main St., Clinton, NJ, featuring fab giveaways, Truth or Lie games, and these Liars Club authors: Marie Lamba, Jonathan Maberry, ... (more)Keith Strunk, Gregory Frost, Jon McGoran (who writes as D.H. Dublin), Don Lafferty, and Dennis Tafoya. There will be laughs, mayhem, booksignings, and this party is free! You can call the bookstore at 908-735-8811 for more info or to reserve a copy of an author’s book.

Join us as we welcome local author and teacher at Warren Hills High School Amanda Grieme.Amanda Grieme lives in Washington, New Jersey and teaches Literature and Creative Writing at Warren Hills Regional High School. Like her protagonist, Amanda has struggled with Bipolar Disorder. She says, “I feel ... (more)it is imperative that I share the message of hope to those who falter. Fiction writing is my instrument to help.” Amanda Kunzman illustrated Dear Prudence with special artistic contributions by Mishelle Wilson and Jean Melancon, all students at W.H.R.H.S.About The BookAn unconventionally beautiful escaped mental patient with a backpack full of unsent letters and a death wish discovers something worth living for in Amanda Grieme’s Dear Prudence. An eccentric psycho-med guinea pig masked behind a guise of beauty and eloquence, Ana is plagued by confusion due to her bipolar/schizo-affective disorder. With her secrets recorded in unsent letters stored in her coveted backpack, she feels that the only way to let her loved ones live life to the fullest is to take herself out of the equation. But as she makes her escape from a Rhode Island State Hospital and begins her journey toward the crystal blue waters of the Florida Keys and her romantic demise, Ana is unaware that there are other forces at work. An angelic guide, assigned by the universal weaver to Ana, hovers just an inch above her reality, helping or hindering her as she goes, depending on what is needed. Is Ana’s life just a knot in Mother Fate’s tapestry or is it something more? Find out in this eloquent account of one woman’s path through mental illness and self-doubt to discover her significance in this world.

If the name Yasgur is familiar, than you may be a child of the 60's. Woodstock, the 1968 celebration of music that defined a generation, was held on Yasgur's Farm.Abagail Yasgur, cousin to the man who allowed his farm to be transformed for Woodstock, Max Yasgur, will be with us reading and signing copies ... (more)of her wonderful children's book, Max Said Yes,This is part of our series of Kid's Reading/Activity Hours and will be followed by an activity that will take us all back to the days when Hippies ruled.Please call and register for this event as we anticipate a sell-out.Abigail Yasgur and Joseph Lipner wrote this book as a labor of peace and love and as a tribute to Abigail’s cousin, Max Yasgur, the hero of this story. Abigail Yasgur runs a library and Joseph Lipner is a writer and an attorney. They met and married in Boston and named their son Max Yasgur Lipner for reasons you can probably guess. Abigail and Joseph live with Max and his two very groovy sisters, Emma and Rose, and their dog, Dashwood.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is excited to present local therapists Heather Belle, MFC, and Michelle Fiordaliso, MSW, to discuss and sign their new book, Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Ex, an eye-opening new guide for dealing with Exes of all kinds.

CC Carole, aka The Huntress will be here to meet you and discuss her work with the paranormal.
Several of her cases appear in her new book, "Ghosts & Legends of the Merrimack Valley", including searches for spirits in Milford, Hollis and Amherst! Meet a real-life 'ghostbuster', pick up a signed copy ... (more)and get ready for Halloween! To learn more about CC, visit her website: ccthehuntress.com

Welcome to the Clinton Book Shop, Lauren Grodstein. Lauren will be signing one of the most anticipated novel of the season, A Friend Of The Family.Publisher's Weekly, in a starred review writes: "In her wonderful second novel, Grodstein (Reproduction Is the Flaw of Love) traces a suburban crisis and ... (more)gives especially perceptive attention to the father-son bond. Pete Dizinoff has it pretty good—an internist with a successful practice, loving wife, nice house in a safe New Jersey suburb and his best friend living close by—but there's some nasty muck beneath the surface. Some years back, Laura, the daughter of Pete's best friend, Joe, was suspected of murdering her baby upon birth. Now in her early 30s, Laura's returned to town after several years of leisurely work and travel and is seducing Pete's college dropout son, Alec, who is also back in town, pursuing the life of a painter in his parents' garage. Laura does not fit into Pete's idea of what's best for his son, but when Pete intervenes, things spin wildly out of control. Add to this a malpractice case, and Pete senses his life is falling apart. An astute dissector of male aspiration, Grodstein brings great insight into a father's protective urge for his son in this gripping portrait of an American family in crisis.Lauren's book has been chosen as an Indie-Next Pick and is already a Staff-Pick at the Clinton Book Shop.

Legendary sports Anchor Len Berman is coming to the Clinton Book Shop and we could not be happier.Experience all the action of the GREATEST MOMENTS IN SPORTS! If you had to pick the greatest thing in sports you'd ever seen, what would it be? Was it a miraculous comeback?
An amazing catch?
A ... (more)game-winning buzzerbeater?
Or something completely different?The best thing about sports is that you never know when a great moment is going to happen. And everyone has a different opinion about what the greatest moments are. Sportscaster Len Berman reveals his favorite moments in sports and offers this challenge—what are yours?Hear the cheers, create and share your own memories, and let the debate begin! Plus, the included CD features many of the actual broadcasts—you'll hear all the drama and excitement as it happened!HEAR THE ACTUAL BROADCASTS OF:DAVID TYREE'S Super Bowl helmet catch
WAYNE GRETZKY breaking the NHL scoring record
A RECEPTION SO GREAT they call it "immaculate"
MICHAEL JORDAN'S championship buzzer-beater
and SIX MORE GREAT MOMENTS on an EXCLUSIVE AUDIO CDSO MUCH MORE IS INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK, ONE THAT EVERY SPORTS FAN SHOULD HAVE IN THEIR COLLECTION

Out of all the many stars and celebrities Hollywood has produced, only a handful have achieved the fame—and, some would say, infamy—of Orson Welles, the creator and star of what is arguably the greatest American film, Citizen Kane. Many books have been written about him, detailing his achievements ... (more)as an artist as well his foibles as a human being. None of them, however, has gotten so close to the real man as does Chris Welles Feder's beautifully realized portrait of her fatherIn My Father's Shadow is a classic story of a life lived in the public eye, told with affection and the wide-eyed wonder of a daughter who never stopped believing that someday she would truly know and understand her elusive and larger-than-life father. The result is a moving and insightful look at life in the shadow of a legendary figure and an immensely entertaining story of growing up in the unreal reality of Hollywood, enhanced by Welles Feder's collection of many never-before-seen family photographs.About Chris Welles-FederChris Welles Feder has spent a great part of her life working in the field of education and is known to many as a writer for the children's educational series Brain Quest. She lives with her husband in New York City