Love Reading Books

1. New York to Dallas. J.D. Robb. Putnam, $27.95 2. The Night Circus. Erin Morgenstern. Doubleday, $26.95 3. Kill me If You can. James Patterson & Marshall Karp. Little, Brown, $27.99 4. Abuse of Power. Michael Savage. St. Martin’s, $25.99 5. Robert B. Parker’s killing the Blues. Michael Brandman. Putnam, $25.95 6. A Dance with [...]

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There is a place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where people stop by the hundreds to watch her. She has stood there, elegant and quiet, for 80 years. She had never been famous or even been acknowledged for her presence. No one knew her name. She had never celebrated her birthday. She had never been photographed. [...]

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That awful Book, part Two Cocktail Hour under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller. 256 p. The Penguin Press. $25.95. Cocktail Hour is a much sunnier book, constructed, as the title implies, as though it were told over drinks at day’s end, with a lot of “Do you remember that time when we …” [...]

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ART WORKS DOWNTOWN — 1337 Fourth St.; 451-8119; artworksdowntown.org. 7 p.m. Sept. 14: John Littleton discusses “Rampage of the Glutton Monsters.” BOOK PASSAGE — 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera; 927-0960; bookpassage.com. 1 p.m. Sept. 11: Maureen Simon reads from “Awakening the Essential Feminine.” 3 p.m. Sept. 11: Ross Goldstein reads from “Chain Reaction.” 4 [...]

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What is metaphysics, and why should we bother studying it? what benefits does it have for humanity? what is its purpose? how will its teachings help advance society? how will it assist our civilization and culture to progress? how will our lives be re-created individually and collectively with the application of metaphysical principles? Questions abound [...]

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The mangrove swamps are found from north to south in the Ecuadorian coastal region; from the province of Esmeraldas to the one of El Oro. They are areas where an extensive group of trees and woody bushes have been adapted to the harsh climate conditions; and where the fresh water of the rivers is mixed [...]

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The Denver area’s best-selling books, according to information from the Tattered Cover Book Stores, Barnes Noble in Greenwood Village, old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins and the Boulder Book Store. FICTION 1. The Most dangerous thing, by Laura Lippman, $25.99 2. State of wonder, by Ann Patchett, $26.99 3. A Dance With Dragons, by George [...]

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Are you looking to take your wedding dcor from merely fine to totally fabulous? To take your wedding beyond the ordinary, you will need elements that really have a big impact. Almost nothing is larger than trees, and they can make a terrific splash in your wedding design. Even a small tree can make a [...]

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This summer I’ve spent some time traveling to far-off and exotic places. Well, not exactly. I guess I’ve more or less been reading about doing so. at any rate, I’ve pleasantly been whisked away to Africa in Alexandra Fuller’s memoir, “Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness,” and later to Peru for a trek deep [...]

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Before Britney. there was Liz and Dick, two of the world’s major movie stars who could not pee without having the force of their urine’s trickle being offered up for discussion by some interloping journalist. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, both passionate performers with an equal passion for cocktails and known for frequent boozy brawls [...]

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