Category: non-fiction
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POSTPONED – Ben Taylor author of Apocalypse on the Set: Nine Disastrous Film Productions
Sunday, March 11, 2pm – Non-Fiction Ben Taylor author of Apocalypse on the Set: Nine Disastrous Film Productions ($27.95 Overlook Press) Describes the stories behind eight of the most calamitous movie productions in history, including The Adventures of Baron Munchauseen, The Twilight Zone: The Movie:, Apocalypse Now and Pulgasari, a North Korean monster movie conjured…
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Brenda Dixon Gottschild author of Joan Myers Brown & The Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina
Saturday, January 14, 2pm – Non-Fiction Brenda Dixon Gottschild author of Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina ($27.00 Palgrave Macmillan) Founder of the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts, Joan Myers Brown’s personal and professional histories reflect both the hardships and the accomplishments of African…
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Patricia Tashiro author of An Angel Whispered
Thursday, December 22, 7pm – Non-Fiction Patricia Tashiro author of An Angel Whispered As the season of giving approaches, often the joy of giving is lost as the pressure of doing for others takes precedence over looking after the self. But if we truly looked after the self, and found happiness within, this would be…
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Anni Daulter author of The Organic Family Cookbook
Saturday, December 17, 2pm – Non-Fiction Anni Daulter author of The Organic Family Cookbook: Growing, Greening and Cooking Together ($21.95 Sellers Pub.) This inspiring cookbook answers the call for healthy recipes for family-friendly organic meals – snacks, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts, and extras. Sidebars and tips throughout promote green living – organic child – and…
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A Brief History of Porn: A Multimedia Lecture by Sam Benjamin
Monday, December 19, 7pm – Non-Fiction A Brief History of Porn: A Multimedia Lecture by Sam Benjamin author of American Gangbang: A Love Story ($25.00 Simon & Schuster) – a true memoir of Benjamin’s five-year stint as director and performer in Los Angeles’s adult film industry. Pornography has always been the impoverished cousin of Hollywood;…