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Annie Bloom's Books

7834 SW Capitol Hwy.
Portland, OR 97219
United States

(503) 246-0053; booksannieblooms.com

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Web site: http://www.annieblooms.com/

Events: http://www.annieblooms.com/NASAp… (updated February 14)

Description: Annie Bloom's is a small independent bookstore in Portland's Multnomah Village. Great staff and great cats. Specializing in fiction, Judaica, events, literary remainders. Saturday story hour, play area, book groups.

Open daily 9am-10pm

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Chitra Divakaruni presents The Palace of Illusions (March 26 at 7:30pm)
Chitra Divakaruni reads from The Palace of Illusions: A Novel.
Chitra Divakaruni returns to Annie Bloom's to read from her latest novel, The Palace of Illusions. Relevant to today's war-torn world, Chitra takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical. Narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the legendary Pandavas brothers in the Mahabharat, ... (more)the novel gives us a new interpretation of this ancient tale.
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Rob Neyer presents his Big Book of Baseball Legends (April 3 at 7:30pm)
Rob Neyer reads from Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends: The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else.
ESPN.com's Rob Neyer returns to Annie Bloom's for his latest book, Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends: The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else.
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Daniel Mason presents A Far Country (April 9 at 7:30pm)
Daniel Mason reads from A Far Country.
Daniel Mason will be reading from the paperback edition of his latest novel, A Far Country, out March 11. From the best-selling author of The Piano Tuner comes a stunning new novel about a young girl's journey through a vast, unnamed country in search of her brother. Raised in a remote village on the ... (more)edge of a sugarcane plantation, fourteen-year-old Isabel was born with the gift and curse of "seeing farther." When drought and war grip the backlands, her brother Isaias joins a great exodus to a teeming city in the south. Soon Isabel must follow, forsaking the only home she's ever known, her sole consolation the thought of being with her brother again. But when she arrives, she discovers that Isaias has disappeared. Weeks and then months pass, until one day, armed only with her unshakable hope, she descends into the chaos of the city to find him.
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Betty Roberts presents With Grit and By Grace (May 21 at 7:30pm)
Betty Roberts.
With Grit and By Grace follows Betty Roberts’ rise from a Depression-era childhood on the Texas plains to become a teacher, lawyer, state legislator, candidate for governor, and eventually Oregon’s first woman Supreme Court Justice. In this memoir, Justice Roberts reflects on her role as a mother, ... (more)wife, and political trailblazer. Her story is important to the history of women’s struggles to challenge prevailing stereotypes, but it is also a deeply personal story of a life sometimes stark, sometimes humorous, often exhausting, and always brightened with friendships and family.

Justice Roberts began her career during a politically complex time—the Civil Rights Movement was in full swing, sentiment against the Vietnam War was growing, and the nascent women’s movement would soon burst on the scene. During her 13 years as a legislator, she was instrumental in the passage of Oregon’s first legalized right to abortion and the state’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, as well as pathbreaking environmental and land-use legislation.

After her retirement from the Oregon Supreme Court in 1986, Betty Roberts began a new career in mediation and arbitration. She made international headlines in March 2004 when she performed the state's first same-sex marriage ceremonies in Multnomah County.
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Wilford Welch presents The Tactics of Hope (June 4 at 7:30pm)
Wilford Welch.

The purpose of Wilford Welch's The Tactics of Hope is to inspire and support the development of concrete initiatives by individuals around the world to effectively address the root causes of extreme poverty ... (more)and the need to bring about the restoration of a sustainable planet. By doing so, these individuals will be become part of the fastest growing movement in human history, that being private people doing public good. The book celebrates the extraordinary work of 27 social entrepreneurs and their innovate approaches in the following seven areas: health, education, fair trade, human rights and social justice, providing the poor access to funds via microcredit, and the environment.
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Ann Wright presents Dissent: Voices of Conscience (June 5 at 7:30pm)
Ann Wright , Dissent: Voices of Conscience.
Dissent: Voices of Conscience profiles government officials whose loyalty to the Constitution and the American people ultimately transcended partisan politics. With careers, reputations, and personal safety on the line, they spoke out against the administration's misdeeds and cover-ups: Craig ... (more)Murray, who leaked documents revealing horrific human rights abuses by coalition ally Uzbekistan; John Brady Kiesling and other ambassadors who resigned in the run-up to war; Bunnatine Greenhouse, who blew the lid off a massive government contracting scandal; military officials like General Eric Shinseki; and many others who demonstrated the courage of their convictions. From desk jockeys to high-ranking diplomats, these patriotic men and women share one common trait: a willingness to stand up and speak truth to power. By exposing policies and actions that run counter to the best interests of the nation and its people, they elucidate why dissent is crucial to a thriving democracy.
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Steven Wax presents Kafka Comes to America (June 16 at 7:30pm)
Steven T. Wax , Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror - A Public Defender's Inside Account.

Under the Bush administration, not only have the civil rights of foreigners been in jeopardy, but also those of U.S. citizens. In Kafka Comes to America, attorney Steven Wax interweaves the stories of two ... (more)men he represented who were caught up in our government's post-9/11 counterterrorism measures. Brandon Mayfield, an American-born, small-town lawyer and family man, was arrested as a terrorist suspect in the Madrid train station bombings after a fingerprint was mistakenly traced back to him by the FBI. Adel Hamad, a Sudanese hospital administrator working in Pakistan, was taken from his apartment and flown in chains to the United States military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for no substantiated reason. Kafka Comes to America reveals where and how our civil liberties have been eroded in favor of a false security, and how each of us can make a difference. If these events could happen to Brandon Mayfield and Adel Hamad, they could happen to anyone. They could happen to you.
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Patricia Santana presents The Ghosts of El Grullo (June 19 at 7:30pm)
Patricia Santana promotes Ghosts of El Grullo.
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Patricia Santana presents Ghosts of El Grullo (June 19 at 7:30pm)
Patricia Santana , Ghosts of El Grullo.

In Ghosts of El Grullo, Yolanda Sahagún is a clever young woman who finds the symbolism in life's smallest acts and events. One of nine children in a small home headed by her erratic immigrant ... (more)father, Yolanda strives to shape her own identity. She escapes into literature and earns a scholarship to UC San Diego.
When her mother dies during Yolanda’s freshman year of college, her struggles reach greater magnitude as her father decides to sell their family home. Yolanda must then care for the younger Sahagúns. She travels to El Grullo, the Mexican village where her parents grew up, and there her subconscious mingles with the ghosts of her family’s past as Yolanda searches for answers and a path from which to navigate family, love, and her higher education.
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Patricia Wood presents Lottery (June 24 at 7:30pm)
Patricia Wood.

Money isn't the same as treasure, and IQ isn't the same as smarts. Patricia Wood's Lottery is an uplifting and joyous new novel hailed by Jacqueline Mitchard as "solid gold."
Perry L. Crandall knows ... (more)what it's like to be an outsider. With an IQ of 76, he's an easy mark. Before his grandmother died, she armed Perry well with what head need to know: the importance of words and writing things down, and how to play the lottery. Most important, she taught him whom to trust - crucial lesson for Perry when he wins the multimillion-dollar jackpot. As his family descends, moving in on his fortune, his fate, and his few true friends, he has a lesson for them: never, ever underestimate Perry Crandall.
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Zoe Ferraris presents Finding Nouf (July 1 at 7:30pm)
Zoë Ferraris , Finding Nouf.

When sixteen-year-old Nouf goes missing and is found drowned in the desert outside Jeddah, Nayir—a desert guide hired by her prominent family to search for her—feels compelled to find out what really happened. ... (more)Gentle, hulking, conscientious Nayir soon finds himself delving into the interior life of a wealthy, protected teenage girl in one of the most rigidly segregated of Middle Eastern societies.To gain access to the world of women, Nayir realizes he will have to join forces with Katya Hijazi, a lab technician at the coroner's office and the fiancée of Nouf 's brother. In the course of working with Katya and uncovering the mysteries of the dead girl's mind, Nayir must confront his own desire for female companionship—and the limitations imposed by his beliefs.

Finding Nouf offers an unprecedented glimpse of daily life in Saudi Arabia in a lyrical, character-driven, and immensely satisfying mystery. Like Mma Romotswe in Alexander McCall Smith's best-selling series, Nayir al-Sharqi is a completely new kind of detective, who is sure to captivate both our hearts and our minds.
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John Kroger presents Convictions (August 7 at 7:30pm)
John Kroger.
Convictions is a spellbinding story from the front lines of the fight against crime. Most Americans know little about the work of assistant United States attorneys, the federal prosecutors who possess sweeping authority to investigate and prosecute the nation's most dangerous criminals. John Kroger pursued ... (more)high-profile cases against Mafia killers, drug kingpins, and Enron executives. Starting from his time as a green recruit and ending at the peak of his career, he steers us through the complexities of life as a prosecutor, where the battle in the courtroom is only the culmination of long and intricate investigative work. He reveals how to flip a perp, how to conduct a cross, how to work an informant, how to placate a hostile judge. Kroger relates it all with a novelist's eye for detail and a powerful sense of the ethical conflicts he faces.
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James Thayer presents Portland Forest Hikes (August 18 at 7:30pm)
James D. Thayer.
Here are twenty wilderness hikes within twenty miles of downtown Portland, Oregon, less than a half hour's ride from the city. Adventurers at all skill levels will be surprised by the remoteness and remarkable beauty of these easy woodland escapes. Just take this pocket-sized companion and slip down ... (more)a hidden trail to emerge on vistas with eagles soaring overhead. There are shorter walks suitable for kids, like the McCarthy Creek Loop, and rugged routes for the ambitious, like the Fire Lane 12 loop. Each hike description includes a map, bus access, basic conditions, length, and grade, as well as flora, fauna, geology, and local history. Half the trails explore lesser-known wooded hillsides in Forest Park. Others venture farther north in the Tualatin Mountains into rarely described prime Oregon hiking country. A devoted advocate for Portland's wilderness areas, James D. Thayer has surveyed most of the publicly accessible walking routes along the Tualatin Mountains from Forest Park to Scappoose and nearly to the Oregon coast-on foot.
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Janice Marschner presents Oregon 1859 (August 26 at 7:30pm)
Janice Marschner.
Oregon became the 33d state in the Union on February 14, 1859. Portland had wooden sidewalks, and gold glittered in southern Oregon streams. Towns like Lookingglass, Needy, and Sodaville were springing up all around. It is a time to remember-and to revisit-today, 150 years later, with this detailed and ... (more)lively guide. Janice Marschner's Oregon 1859 provides all you need to travel through each of Oregon's 19 original counties at the moment of statehood: a map showing each county's 1859 place names and current reference points; the history of native peoples and settlers; early roads and bridges; the first homes, schools, stores, hotels, and churches; biographical sketches of notable individuals throughout the state; lists of family names from Applegate and Lovejoy to McLoughlin, Reed, and Zumwalt; and sites to see. Historical photographs show the determined faces of natives and settlers; their oxen and wagons on wide, rough roads; their rafts and ferries on the rivers; and their towns under development. An inspiring, closeup portrait at the moment of statehood, Oregon 1859 will light the way back for anyone who wants to see Oregon today as it was then.
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Michael Phillips presents The Undercover Philosopher (August 28 at 7:30pm)
Michael Philips reads from Undercover Philosopher.
What caused the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986? Why were thousands of parents wrongly accused of child sex abuse in the 1990s? Why do law courts throughout the world rely on a process that is next to useless? And why do people entrust millions of dollars each year to hedge-funds ... (more)that economists agree use flawed financial models?

The answer is failure. Not just any failure; but failure of knowledge. In this gripping and controversial book, Michael Phillips outlines all the reasons we don't know what we think we do, and the devastating consequences this can have. From false memories to fraudulent experts, Phillips treads in the footsteps of Descartes to reveal why we must be more careful in what we believe and how we think. Spanning psychology, philosophy, science, and sociology, this unique exploration of why we get things wrong, and how to guard against it, is an essential read for anyone seeking to make sense of the chaotic world in which we live.

Michael Phillips has taught philosophy for over 30 years, most recently at Portland State University.
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Shawn Levy (May 27 at 7:30pm)
Shawn Levy promotes Paul Newman: A Life.
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Joseph Blum (May 28 at 7:30pm)
Joseph Blum promotes Bedtime Stories.
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Matthew Amster-Burton (June 2 at 7:30pm)
Matthew Amster-Burton promotes Hungry Monkey: A Food-Loving Father's Quest to Raise an Adventurous Eater.
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Philip Margolin (June 3 at 7:30pm)
Philip Margolin promotes Fugitive: A Novel.
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Heather Sharfeddin (June 4 at 7:30pm)
Heather Sharfeddin promotes Windless Summer.
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Kaya McLaren (June 8 at 7:30pm)
Kaya McLaren promotes On The Divinity Of Second Chances.
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Craig Danner (June 11 at 7:30pm)
Craig Danner promotes The Fires of Edgarville.
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Travis Williams (June 18 at 7:30pm)
Travis Williams promotes The Willamette River Field Guide.
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