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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Bookstore: Yasmine Cheyenne discusses Wisdom of the Path: The Beautiful and Bumpy Ride to Healing and Trusting Our Inner Guide
DESCRIPTION:“When I decided to stop hiding in the shadows of what I’d been through and embrace the hills and rugged terrain of my life\, I saw who I really was and loved her.” –FROM THE EPILOGUE \nWe’re each walking our own journey\, and sometimes it’s a hard one: a divorce\, a career change\, grief\, or a major life transition. These chapters of our lives can leave us feeling lost and overwhelmed thinking\, “How did I end up here?” Most often\, the answers we tell ourselves make us feel either stuck on the path or stuck in shame. We are uncomfortable with the discomfort that life inevitably presents. \nBut another possibility is that we allow this question to spark curiosity that inspires and invites us to keep going\, step by step\, until we arrive on the other side of our journey. \nWisdom of the Path weaves stories of grief\, heartbreak\, joy\, and overcoming that invite you to gather the wisdom you’ve collected throughout your life and use it for your path ahead. Anchored in four guideposts: base camp\, intent\, walk the talk\, and lessons learned\, this soulful and warm storytelling guide encourages us to embrace the bumpy roads of our lives with knowledge and knowing that we’re moving forward.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-yasmine-cheyenne-discusses-wisdom-of-the-path-the-beautiful-and-bumpy-ride-to-healing-and-trusting-our-inner-guide/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240613T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Bookstore: Lori Tucker Sullivan discusses I Can’t Remember if I Cried: Rock Widows on Life\, Love\, and Legacy
DESCRIPTION:The stories of rock musicians who die young are the thing of lore and legend. Accidents\, drug overdoses\, plane crashes–all have taken the lives of male rock stars still in their primes. But what became of their widowed brides? How did they survive a loss so great? What is it like to have to share your grief with millions of strangers? And where are these widows today? \nI Can’t Remember if I Cried is part music history\, part memoir\, based around interviews with rock widows conducted by Lori Tucker-Sullivan–who herself lost her husband in 2010. With each widow that Lori interviews\, she learns lessons in love\, forgiveness\, coping\, and moving on. The book is framed by the author’s own narrative to create a single thread that links the stories together to ultimately create a tale of how the author’s life is changed through her interactions with these amazing women.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-lori-tucker-sullivan-discusses-i-cant-remember-if-i-cried-rock-widows-on-life-love-and-legacy/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240612T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240612T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T221024Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Daniel Handler discusses And Then? and Then? What Else?
DESCRIPTION:Writing as Lemony Snicket\, Daniel Handler has led several generations of young readers into that special and curious space of being hopelessly lost\, and joyfully finding yourself\, in the essential strangeness of literature. The wondrous and perilous journey of the Baudelaire orphans sprung from the author’s own path\, from his childhood discovery of Baudelaire’s poetry through the countless peculiarities of his pursuit of a literary life–abject failure and startling success\, breakthrough and breakdown\, concordance and controversy–lit along the way by the books and culture he loved best. \nAt once a personal memoir and a literary exploration\, a how-to book and a critical inquiry\, a sequence of stories and a series of events\, And Then? And Then? What Else? is a book not just for anyone curious about the creator of Lemony Snicket\, but for anyone who loved books when they were a child\, and still loves them now.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-daniel-handler-discusses-and-then-and-then-what-else/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Nicola Yoon discusses One of Our Kind
DESCRIPTION:Jasmyn and King Williams move their family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty\, California hoping to find a community of like-minded people\, a place where their growing family can thrive. King settles in at once\, embracing the Liberty ethos\, including the luxe wellness center at the top of the hill\, which proves to be the heart of the community. But Jasmyn struggles to find her place. She expected to find liberals and social justice activists striving for racial equality\, but Liberty residents seem more focused on booking spa treatments and ignoring the world’s troubles. \nJasmyn’s only friends in the community are equally perplexed and frustrated by most residents’ outlook. Then Jasmyn discovers a terrible secret about Liberty and its founders. Frustration turns to dread as their loved ones start embracing the Liberty way of life. \nWill the truth destroy her world in ways she never could have imagined? \nThrilling with insightful social commentary\, One of Our Kind explores the ways in which freedom is complicated by the presumptions we make about ourselves and each other.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-nicola-yoon-discusses-one-of-our-kind-2/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240610T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240610T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Bookstore: Jacqueline Winspear discusses The Comfort of Ghosts
DESCRIPTION:London\, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion–the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners and discovers that a demobilized soldier\, gravely ill and reeling from his experiences overseas\, has taken shelter with the group. \nMaisie’s quest to bring comfort to the youngsters and the ailing soldier brings to light a decades-old mystery concerning Maisie’s first husband\, James Compton\, who was killed while piloting an experimental fighter aircraft. As Maisie unravels the threads of her dead husband’s life\, she is forced to examine her own painful past and question beliefs she has always accepted as true.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-jacqueline-winspear-discusses-the-comfort-of-ghosts/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Mickey Bergman discusses In the Shadows: True Stories of High-Stakes Negotiations to Free Americans Captured Abroad
DESCRIPTION:Who else are their desperate loved ones supposed to call? Mickey and his tight team of savvy negotiators at the Richardson Center for Global Engagement are the go-to rescuers of last resort\, carrying on the high-stakes\, round-the-world mission of master negotiator Bill Richardson. Mickey and his team do what U.S. government officials are often unable or unwilling to do: sit down with America’s toughest adversaries and find creative ways to bring our people home. \nThat’s life In the Shadows. \nThis is the heart-pounding story of these urgent negotiations\, what it’s like to climb inside the minds of some of the world’s most notorious strongmen\, where the clear divisions between good and evil are replaced by a thousand shades of gray. \nThe hard work is done far from the glare of media publicity. The negotiations don’t follow traditional diplomatic rules. As innocent Americans sit behind bars in hellhole foreign prisons\, Mickey and his colleagues stop at nothing to get our people home. And these cases almost never go as smoothly as they should\, as the independent negotiators navigate between U.S. government officials and some of the world’s most headstrong leaders. And as soon as one American is freed\, Mickey is off on another dicey mission to Moscow\, Caracas\, Naypyidaw\, Pyongyang\, or some other complex foreign capital. These painstaking campaigns require creative thinking\, hardball pressure tactics\, excruciating patience\, and a genuine sense of compassion for the anxious families whose lives are thrown into turmoil when a loved one is imprisoned abroad. \nIn Mickey Bergman’s own words\, In the Shadows tells the hidden story of these high-drama rescue campaigns. The crafty negotiating strategies. The strong-willed foreign leaders. The emotional rollercoaster of being responsible for innocent American lives. The exhilaration when another American is released from a foreign prison–and the terrible letdown when a promising effort hits another maddening roadblock. Mickey recounts his unique relationship with his mentor\, the late\, great Richardson\, the former governor of New Mexico\, ambassador to the United Nations and legendary negotiator. He shares the wrenching closeness he develops with the desperate families he serves\, who often have nowhere else to turn. He offers a detailed account of his one-on-one interactions with Washington’s top power players\, both Democrats and Republicans\, and some of the world’s most isolated and misunderstood heads of state.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-mickey-bergman-discusses-in-the-shadows-true-stories-of-high-stakes-negotiations-to-free-americans-captured-abroad/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240607T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240607T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Max Podemski discusses A Paradise of Small Houses
DESCRIPTION:The Philadelphia row house. The New York tenement. The Boston triple-decker. Every American city has its own iconic housing style\, structures that have been home to generations of families and are symbols of identity and pride. Max Podemski\, an urban planner for the city of Los Angeles and lifelong architecture buff\, has spent his career in and around these buildings. Deftly combining his years of experience with extensive research\, Podemski walks the reader through the history of our dwelling spaces–and offers a blueprint for how time-tested urban planning models can help us build the homes the United States so desperately needs. \nIn A Paradise of Small Houses\, Podemski charts how these dwellings have evolved over the centuries according to the geography\, climate\, population\, and culture of each city. He introduces the reader to styles like Chicago’s prefabricated workers cottages and LA’s car-friendly dingbats\, illuminating the human stories behind each city’s iconic housing type. Through it all\, Podemski interrogates the American values that have equated home ownership with success and led to the US housing crisis\, asking\, “How can we look to the past to build the homes\, neighborhoods\, and cities of the future that our communities deserve?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-max-podemski-discusses-a-paradise-of-small-houses/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240606T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Alexander Boldizar\, in conversation with Dr. Galen Buckwalter & Martin Ott\, discusses The Man Who Saw Seconds
DESCRIPTION:Preble Jefferson can see five seconds into the future. \nOtherwise\, he lives an ordinary life. But when a confrontation with a cop on a New York City subway goes tragically wrong\, those seconds give Preble the chance to dodge a bullet–causing another man to die in his place. \nGovernment agencies become aware of Preble’s gift\, a manhunt ensues\, and their ambitions shift from law enforcement to military R&D. Preble will do whatever it takes to protect his family\, but as events spiral out of control\, he must weigh the cost of his gift against the loss of his humanity. \nA breathless thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page\, The Man Who Saw Seconds explores the nature of time\, the brain as a prediction machine\, and the tension between the individual and the systems we create. Alexander Boldizar provides an adrenaline-pumping read that will leave you contemplating love\, fear and the abyss.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-alexander-boldizar-in-conversation-with-dr-galen-buckwalter-martin-ott-discusses-the-man-who-saw-seconds/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240603T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Kevin Fedarko discusses A Walk in the Park
DESCRIPTION:A few years after quitting his job to follow an ill-advised dream of becoming a guide on the Colorado River\, Kevin Fedarko was approached by his best friend\, the National Geographic photographer Pete McBride\, with a vision as bold as it was harebrained. Together\, they would embark on an end-to-end traverse of the Grand Canyon\, a journey that\, McBride promised\, would be “a walk in the park.” Against his better judgment\, Fedarko agreed to the scheme\, unaware that the small cluster of experts who had completed the crossing billed it as “the toughest hike in the world.” \nThe ensuing ordeal\, which lasted more than a year\, revealed a place that was deeper\, richer\, and far more complex than anything the two men had imagined–and came within a hair’s breadth of killing them both. They struggled to make their way through the all but impenetrable reaches of its truest wilderness\, a vertical labyrinth of thousand-foot cliffs and crumbling ledges where water is measured out by the teaspoon and every step is fraught with peril–and where\, even today\, there is still no trail along the length of the country’s best-known and most iconic park. \nAlong the way\, veteran long-distance hikers ushered them into secret pockets\, invisible to the millions of tourists gathered on the rim\, where only a handful of humans have ever laid eyes. Members of the canyon’s eleven Native American tribes brought them face-to-face with layers of history that forced them to reconsider myths at the center of our national parks–and exposed them to the impinging threats of commercial tourism. Even Fedarko’s dying father\, who had first pointed him toward the canyon more than forty years earlier but had never set foot there himself\, opened him to a new way of seeing the landscape.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-kevin-fedarko-discusses-a-walk-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T110000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: TICKETED - Special Storytime featuring Scott and Mark Hoying presenting How Lucky Am I?
DESCRIPTION:A lyrical and charming picture book about making the most of your one precious life\, from Grammy Award-winning co-founders of Pentatonix Scott Hoying & Mark Hoying. \nBorn into a world of endless skies\, natural wonders\, and friends waiting to be found mayfly\, with only a single day to live\, flies high into the beauty of it all. But when he sees all the other mayflies pairing off\, he wonders if he will have to spend his day alone. Could it be that he just needs to fly a little higher to meet his match? \nWith lush illustrations and rhythmic storytelling\, How Lucky Am I? encourages us all to appreciate the beauty of everyday life and those we share it with. \nThe book includes a QR code to link readers to the original “How Lucky Am I?” song\, written by the authors and performed by Scott Hoying. (Henry Holt & Company) \nThis is a ticketed event. Tickets include seating for two (one parent and one child) and one hardcover copy of How Lucky Am I to be handed out at check in. 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ticketed-special-storytime-featuring-scott-and-mark-hoying-presenting-how-lucky-am-i/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Families,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: George Geary discusses Made in California Vol. 2
DESCRIPTION:Beloved food historian and chef George Geary is back with even more remarkable stories of the countless international chains that started in the Golden State. \nRuby’s Diner. Panda Express. Yogurtland. Wetzel’s Pretzels. The Cheesecake Factory. California Pizza Kitchen. These and many more iconic American culinary establishments have their roots in California. \nFocusing on the years 1951 to 2010\, the second volume of Made in California highlights fifty more food startups that have captured America’s hearts and stomachs\, from the Claim Jumper to the Green Burrito\, Chuck E. Cheese to Mrs. Fields Cookies\, Jamba Juice to Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. Brimming with captivating historical detail and more than 200 dazzling full-color photos\, George Geary’s newest journey into California’s culinary history is sure to awaken every reader’s inner foodie.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-george-geary-discusses-made-in-california-vol-2/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240529T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
CREATED:20240418T155617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T225020Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Santa Monica Pier
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate a century of good times on the Santa Monica Pier\, with the revised edition of Santa Monica Pier: America’s Last Great Pleasure Pier! Vintage images and magnificent color photos capture this beloved international icon at its very best\, now updated with more images and information than ever before. Its dramatic story of survival –fighting Mother Nature\, politics and changing times–makes Santa Monica Pier more than a landmark\, more than a pleasure pier or a must see on the West Coast. Santa Monica Pier is a slice of American history to be enjoyed again and again and again.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-2/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Food,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240528T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240528T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
CREATED:20240417T235307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T235307Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Jin Wang presents Born Naughty: My Childhood in China
DESCRIPTION:Share in the joyful\, adventure-filled shenanigans of a child growing up in a small mud hut in Inner Mongolia in this charming\, illustrated memoir for young middle-grade readers. \nGrowing up in Inner Mongolia\, Jin Wang was rambunctious and boisterous and did not always listen to her Ma. Jin and her family were poor\, but like kids everywhere\, she still found a way to have fun and get into lots of mischief climbing trees\, digging for mushrooms\, and even looking for wolves. \nPaired with delightful\, kid-friendly illustrations\, this early middle-grade memoir invites readers to join Jin and her family in the outskirts of Inner Mongolia to remind us that though we all have different customs and traditions\, we are more alike than not\, and that mischief lives within all of us.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-jin-wang-presents-born-naughty-my-childhood-in-china/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080647
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Adam Higginbotham discusses Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
DESCRIPTION:On January 28\, 1986\, just seventy-three seconds into flight\, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean\, killing all seven people on board. Millions of Americans witnessed the tragic deaths of the crew\, which included New Hampshire schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Like the assassination of JFK\, the Challenger disaster is a defining moment in twentieth-century history–one that forever changed the way America thought of itself and its optimistic view of the future. Yet the full story of what happened\, and why\, has never been told. \nBased on extensive archival research and meticulous\, original reporting\, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space follows a handful of central protagonists–including each of the seven members of the doomed crew–through the years leading up to the accident\, and offers a detailed account of the tragedy itself and the investigation afterward. It’s a compelling tale of ambition and ingenuity undermined by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige; of hubris and heroism; and of an investigation driven by leakers and whistleblowers determined to bring the truth to light. Throughout\, there are the ominous warning signs of a tragedy to come\, recognized but then ignored\, and later hidden from the public. \nHigginbotham reveals the history of the shuttle program and the lives of men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster\, as well as the designers\, engineers\, and test pilots who struggled against the odds to get the first shuttle into space. A masterful blend of riveting human drama and fascinating and absorbing science\, Challenger identifies a turning point in history–and brings to life an even more complex and astonishing story than we remember.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-adam-higginbotham-discusses-challenger-a-true-story-of-heroism-and-disaster-on-the-edge-of-space/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Tom Hoffarth discusses Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully
DESCRIPTION:When Vin Scully passed away in 2022\, the city of Los Angeles lost its soundtrack. If you were able to deliver a eulogy for him\, what might it be? What impact did he have on you? What do you carry forward from his legacy? Sixty-seven essayists-one representing each season of his career calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers\, from 1950 through 2016-reflect on the ways his professional and private life influenced them. The contributions include a range of stories and remembrances from those who knew and followed him. The consensus of the contributions is that Scully’s actions spoke louder than his well-recognized words. This collection includes fellow broadcasters as well as historians\, players\, journalists\, celebrities\, and others connected to the game of baseball\, with each piece introduced by sports journalist Tom Hoffarth. Readers can consider Scully’s life through common themes: his sincerity\, his humility\, his professionalism\, his passion for his faith\, his devotion to his family\, his insistence on remembering and giving context to important moments in the history of not just the game but the world in general\, all wrapped up in a gift for weaving storytelling with accurate reporting\, fellowship with performance art\, humor\, and connection.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-tom-hoffarth-discusses-perfect-eloquence-an-appreciation-of-vin-scully/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240518T130000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Naomi Hirahara presents A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History
DESCRIPTION:The perfect primer for kids ages 8-12\, A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History is packed with remarkable stories\, groundbreaking events\, and inspirational people\, that have made a lasting impact on the history and culture of the United States. \nThe latest entry in the award-winning Child’s Introduction series is an inspirational and essential look at the impact and influence that AAPI peoples have made to the culture of the United States. The book is packed with profiles of dozens of AAPI trailblazers from from all walks of life\, including political activist Grace Lee Boggs\, Vice President Kamala Harris\, actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson\, and dozens of others who have made contributions to music\, food\, sciences\, technology\, and more. Kids will learn key terms like “Asian American” and “Pacific Islander\,” how to pronounce common Asian names\, and the discrimination members of the community have faced (and continue to face). They will be introduced to a wide variety of traditions\, from Diwali to Lunar New Year and signature dishes\, like poi and pho\, all giving greater visibility to Asian Americans for young learners. \nFeaturing charming illustrations and a lively design\, as well as a pull-out poster\, A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History is much-needed addition every home library and classroom.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-naomi-hirahara-presents-a-childs-introduction-to-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-history/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Marcelo Verdad discusses The Dream Catcher
DESCRIPTION:For fans of Last Stop on Market Street\, an uplifting story about a boy who stays true to his biggest dream while finding the magic in every moment. \nSome people dream of perfect waves\, fancy castles\, or piloting a plane. Others dream of someone to laugh and play with all day long. Some just dream of having a meal for the next day. \nAnd little Miguel? As he and Abuelito work in the hot Oaxacan sun\, selling cold coconuts and macrame dream catchers to earn a few coins\, Miguel has only one simple wish–to have his parents by his side. But how can he keep the faith when the truth is that dreams don’t always come to pass? \nMarcelo Verdad’s poignant tale of hope and resilience shows how living in the here and now can be a journey every bit as beautiful as a dream.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-marcelo-verdad-discusses-the-dream-catcher/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T080648
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Bonsai Workshop with Daniel Deephouse
DESCRIPTION:$100.00 per person \nDaniel brings more than 40 years of experience in Bonsai care and cultivation. He has created and cared for Bonsai in Australia\, the UK\, and the US. \nYou’ll repot\, trim\, and wire your own Japanese garden! As part of our ongoing Bonsai series\, Daniel will take you through the process of creating and caring for your very own Bonsai. We provide all the supplies you need\, you bring your enthusiasm and willingness to learn. We can’t wait to meet you. \nThis month’s plant selection is TBA. \nDaniel brings more than 40 years of experience\, across Australia\, the UK\, and the US\, in the cultivation and care of Bonsai. He fell in love with the art when his Oma (grandmother) Elizabeth Deephouse introduced him to it when he was eight. He loves to share his passion with anyone interested in learning. Daniel currently volunteers to help maintain the Bonsai collection at the Huntington Gardens and the Lake Balboa Japanese Garden. He also tends to private collections in the Los Angeles area and styles private trees. You can see some of his work at www.deephouselandscaping.com
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-bonsai-workshop-with-daniel-deephouse/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: TICKETED - Ali Velshi\, in conversation with Reza Aslan\, discusses Small Acts of Courage
DESCRIPTION:A captivating family history that illustrates how small actions can have an outsized political impact. \nSmall acts of courage matter. Sometimes\, they change the world. Our history books are filled with the stories of those who fought for democracy and freedom–for idealism itself–against all odds\, from Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to Rev. Martin Luther King\, Jr. These iconic struggles for social change illustrate the importance of engagement and activism\, and offer a template for the battles we are fighting today. But using the right words is often easier than taking action; action can be hard\, and costly. \nMore than a century ago\, MSNBC host Ali Velshi’s great-grandfather sent his seven-year-old son to live at Tolstoy Farm\, Gandhi’s ashram in South Africa. This difficult decision would change the trajectory of his family history forever. From childhood\, Velshi’s grandfather was imbued with an ethos of public service and social justice\, and a belief in absolute equality among all people–ideals that his children carried forward as they escaped apartheid\, emigrating to Kenya and ultimately Canada and the United States. \nIn Small Acts of Courage\, Velshi taps into 125 years of family history to advocate for social justice as a living\, breathing experience–a way of life more than an ideology. With rich detail and vivid prose\, he relates the stories of regular people who made a lasting commitment to fight for change\, even when success seemed impossible. This heartfelt exploration of how we can breathe new life into the principles of pluralistic democracy is an urgent call to action–for progress to be possible\, we must all do whatever we can to make a difference. (St. Martin’s Press) \nREZA ASLAN is a renowned writer\, commentator\, professor\, Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer\, and scholar of religions. A recipient of the prestigious James Joyce award\, Aslan is the author of three internationally best-selling books\, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller\, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. His producing credits include the acclaimed HBO series The Leftovers and the hit CBS comedy United States of Al. He is the host and Executive Producer of CNN’s Believer and Rough Draft with Reza Aslan\, as well as co-host along with Rainn Wilson of the podcast Metaphysical Milkshake.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ticketed-ali-velshi-in-conversation-with-reza-aslan-discusses-small-acts-of-courage/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Wendy Chen\, in conversation with Alexandra Chang\, discusses Their Divine Fires
DESCRIPTION:In 1917\, at the dawn of the Chinese Revolution\, Yunhong grew up in the southern China countryside and fell deeply in love with the son of a wealthy landlord despite her brother’s objections. On the night of her wedding\, her brother destroys the marriage before it has even lasted a day and irrevocably changes the shape of Yunhong’s family; her daughter Yuexin will never know her father. Haunted by a history that she will never fully understand\, Yuexin passes those memories onto her daughters Hongxing and Yonghong\, who come of age in the years following Mao’s death\, battling the push and pull of political forces as they forge their own paths. Each generation guards its secrets\, leaving Emily\, great-granddaughter of Yunhong and living in contemporary America\, to piece together what actually happened between her mother\, her sister\, and the weight of their shared ancestry. \nDrawing on the lives of her great-grandmother and her great-uncles–both of whom fought on the side of the Communists–as well as her mother’s experiences during the Cultural Revolution\, Wendy Chen infuses Their Divine Fires with a passion that will transport the reader back to powerful moments in history while bringing us close to the women who persisted despite the forces all around them. Both brilliant and haunting\, it’s a story about what our ancestors will\, and won’t\, tell us.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-wendy-chen-in-conversation-with-alexandra-chang-discusses-their-divine-fires/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Joanne Leedom-Ackerman and Adam Sikes present their latest releases\, The Far Side of the Desert and The Underhanded
DESCRIPTION:The Far Side of the Desert: A terrorist attack–a Kidnapping–the ultimate vacation gone Wrong \nSisters Samantha and Monte Waters are vacationing together in Santiago de Compostela\, Spain\, enjoying a festival and planning to meet with their brother\, Cal–but the idyllic plans are short-lived. When terrorists’ attacks rock the city around them\, Monte\, a U.S. foreign service officer\, and Samantha\, an international television correspondent\, are separated\, and one of them is whisked away in the frenzy. \nThe family mobilizes\, using all their contacts to try to find their missing sister\, but to no avail. She has vanished. As time presses on\, the outlook darkens. Can she be found\, or is she a lost cause? And\, even if she returns\, will the damage to her and those around her be irreparable? \nMoving from Spain to Washington to Morocco to Gibraltar to the Sahara Desert\, The Far Side of the Desert is a family drama and political thriller that explores links of terrorism\, crime\, and financial manipulation\, revealing the grace that ultimately foils destruction. (Oceanview Publishing) \n  \nThe Underhanded: Europe’s last line of defense against neofascism–a history professor? \nProfessor William Dresden has found solitude in the south of France to grapple with his troubled past–a neglected upbringing failed romances\, the recent demolition of his life’s work in academia\, and even witnessing genocide\, among other secrets. But he soon learns that he has much larger problems when an adrift MI6 officer\, Adeline Parker\, calls and insists on a meeting\, revealing shocking information about his family. Then a bomb explodes. \nWilliam and Adeline narrowly escape the attempt on their lives and find themselves battling a group of neofascists and extreme nationalists who are inciting violent divisions across Europe. They are pulled into a shadowy war against a cabal called the Strasbourg Executive and pushed to the brink by family betrayals\, corrupt institutions\, and the Executive’s subversive plots against the fabric of Western society.\nTo survive\, William must make tough decisions and act in ways he could’ve never previously imagined–but even that might not be enough.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-joanne-leedom-ackerman-and-adam-sikes-present-their-latest-releases-the-far-side-of-the-desert-and-the-underhanded/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's ED:  Sound Bath Workshop with Shaman Ada Trinh and Erica Medina
DESCRIPTION:Sound Bath Workshop with Shaman Ada Trinh and Erica Medina\n$60.00 per person \nStep into a realm of deep relaxation and inner exploration with our Soundbath Shamanic Journey event. Prepare to be enveloped in the soothing vibrations of sound healing as we guide you through a soundbath experience. Let the harmonious tones of crystal singing bowls\, Tibetan bowls\, chimes\, gong\, and other instruments wash over you\, melting away stress and tension while restoring balance to mind\, body\, and spirit. \nIn addition to the Soundbath\, you will embark on a shamanic journey\, guided by meditation and visualization techniques. Dive deep into the realms of your subconscious\, gaining insight\, healing\, and spiritual connection along the way. \nWe invite you to bring your sense of curiosity and openness as we embark on this transformative journey together. Please come prepared with a yoga mat\, cozy blanket\, water bottle\, and journal to enhance your comfort and capture any insights that may arise. \nWhether you’re seeking relaxation\, healing\, or spiritual growth\, this event offers a sacred space for exploration and self-discovery. \nInstructors:\nShaman Ada Trinh is a generational shaman with deep ancestral roots from Rạch Giá\, Vietnam. After years of guidance from her late grandfather\, Ada now works in tandem with her ancestors to help raise consciousness and pave the way for the New Earth. Her work focuses on guiding\, healing\, and clearing her client’s pain and trauma through energy medicine. She combines her lineage-based practice with the practices learned from many traditional teachings to bring balance\, wisdom\, healing\, and guidance to all. \nErica Medina is a certified sound healer. Her dedication to healing herself brought her to discover the world of sound and vibrations. As she began to study and experience the effects sound vibration had in her personal life she became more excited to reach others to share the experience. Erica works with an energy medicine shaman and together they hold space for people around the LA area hosting multiple events for the community and private events for clients. \nShe is an enthusiastic student of continuous learning and personal growth and it’s committed to offer an amazing experience in the process of this journey.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ed-sound-bath-workshop-with-shaman-ada-trinh-and-erica-medina/
LOCATION:Atrium Building\, 709 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240508T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Judith Orloff discusses The Genius of Empathy
DESCRIPTION:Embrace empathy as your superpower for transformative personal healing\, deeper relationships\, and more potent work in the world. \nEmpathy is no weakness―it holds transformative power to heal ourselves\, strengthen our relationships\, and amplify our purpose. Dr. Judith Orloff\, known for landmark works like The Empath’s Survival Guide\, shares an essential new resource for cultivating empathy as a daily healing practice and a form of emotional intelligence. With The Genius of Empathy\, Dr. Orloff presents a potent guide not only for highly sensitive people but for anyone with the desire to develop the gifts of empathy that we all possess. \nThe Genius of Empathy offers practical\, action-driven guidance for connecting our minds and hearts to embody our most authentic\, fierce\, and compassionate selves. “Cultivating empathy is a kind of peaceful warrior training\,” says Dr. Orloff. “You will learn to be both strong and loving\, neither a pushover nor rigid. Wherever you are in your life\, this book can meet you there and lift you higher.”
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-judith-orloff-discusses-the-genius-of-empathy/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240508T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240508T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Special Storytime with Mr. Steve for Children's Book Week!
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Children’s Book Week with Vroman’s–May 6th-12th! \nChildren’s Book Week is a national week-long event that celebrates books for young readers. 2024 is the 105th anniversary of this beloved program\, and this year’s event slogan is No Rules. Just Read. \nJoin us for a special event on Wednesday\, May 8th at 11am. We will have storytime led by Mr. Steve\, plus crafts\, coloring\, and more! We will also be doing a costume parade through the store\, so be sure to dress up as one of your favorite book characters and receive a gift from the Children’s Department! \nIf you are not able to attend on Wednesday\, stop by the Children’s Info Desk at any point during the week for coloring sheets\, art supplies\, and other freebies. We will have additional prizes for children and teens who dress as their favorite book characters!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-special-storytime-with-mr-steve-for-childrens-book-week/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Families,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Jessie Rosen\, in conversation with Cindy Chupack\, discusses The Heirloom
DESCRIPTION:The answer to the biggest question of her life lies in someone else’s past. \nShea Anderson’s beloved Nonna had endless rules for a happy\, healthy life: avoid owls\, never put a hat on a bed\, and never\, ever accept a marriage proposal that comes with an heirloom ring. Happily ever after is hard enough without bad karma in the mix.\nNaturally\, panic sets in when Shea’s boyfriend\, John\, proposes with an heirloom ring. Yes is her answer\, but Nonna’s warning sets Shea on a mission to ensure the ring contains forever energy: She will find its previous owners wherever they may be. With the help of her long-suffering big sister and a nosy journalist eager for a big story\, Shea embarks on a journey that takes her from Los Angeles and New York to Italy and Portugal. \nSophisticated\, cinematic\, and full of lively observations\, The Heirloom is a diamond-sharp read for everyone who’s ever tried to make their own good luck.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-jessie-rosen-in-conversation-with-cindy-chupack-discusses-the-heirloom/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240504T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan present Simone
DESCRIPTION:From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and illustrator Minnie Phan comes an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire. \nWhen Simone is awakened by her mom as a wildfire threatens their home\, it is the beginning of a life-changing journey. On their way to take shelter in a high school gym\, the family passes firefighters from a prison unit battling the fire. Simone’s mom tells her that when she was a girl in Viet Nam\, she was forced to evacuate her home after a flood. Joined by other children sheltering in the gym\, Simone\, a budding artist\, encourages everyone to draw as a way to process their situation. After a few days\, Simone and her mom are able to return to their home\, which is fortunately still standing\, and her outlook has changed. As Simone begins creating a piece of art with one of her new friends\, she realizes that even though they are young\, they can dream and work together for a more sustainable future. With a poetic\, haunting family story by esteemed author Viet Thanh Nguyen and gorgeous art from illustrator Minnie Phan\, this powerful tale introduces an unforgettable young heroine who awakens to a new role fighting for her community and for the future of the planet.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-viet-thanh-nguyen-and-minnie-phan-present-simone/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Christina Vo discusses My Vietnam\, Your Vietnam: A Father Flees. a Daughter Returns. a Dual Memoir.
DESCRIPTION:In this captivating\, heartfelt dual memoir\, Christina Vo and her father\, Nghia M. Vo\, delve into themes of their identity\, heritage\, and the tragic multi-generational ordeals of war\, with intertwined stories that present a multifaceted portrayal of Vietnam and its profound influence on shaping both familial bonds and individual identities across time. \nNghia M. Vo left Vietnam in April 1975 with only the clothes on his back\, following the US withdrawal of troops and the fall of Saigon. After a harrowing two-month journey\, he found himself in a refugee camp outside Harrisburg\, Pennsylvania where he began the painful process of reconnecting with his family and rebuilding his life as a medical doctor. Christina Vo\, Nghia’s daughter\, grew up in the US. As a restless young adult\, she felt a longing to connect with her heritage and soon moved to Hanoi in former North Vietnam–much to her father’s distress–to discover a country that had changed dramatically since the war\, yet retained many of the ancient traits experienced by her ancestors. \nCaptivating in its fluid movement and evocative depictions of place\, My Vietnam\, Your Vietnam offers readers a rich\, multilayered exploration of Vietnam through two very distinct voices and perspectives. The memoir’s exploration of healing the trauma suffered by war refugees and their families echoes far beyond the personal experience of the two authors\, providing a path to discussion of reconciliation and hope.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-christina-vo-discusses-my-vietnam-your-vietnam-a-father-flees-a-daughter-returns-a-dual-memoir/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Holly Gramazio discusses The Husbands
DESCRIPTION:When Lauren returns home to her flat in London late one night\, she is greeted at the door by her husband\, Michael. There’s only one problem–she’s not married. She’s never seen this man before in her life. But according to her friends\, her much-improved decor\, and the photos on her phone\, they’ve been together for years. \nAs Lauren tries to puzzle out how she could be married to someone she can’t remember meeting\, Michael goes to the attic to change a lightbulb and abruptly disappears. In his place\, a new man emerges\, and a new\, slightly altered life re-forms around her. Realizing that her attic is creating an infinite supply of husbands\, Lauren confronts the question: If swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb\, how do you know you’ve taken the right path? When do you stop trying to do better and start actually living?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-holly-gramazio-discusses-the-husbands/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: TICKETED - Vroman’s presents Alua Arthur discusses Briefly Perfectly Human
DESCRIPTION:For her clients and everyone who has been inspired by her humanity\, Alua Arthur is a friend at the end of the world. As our country’s leading death doula\, she’s spreading a transformative message: thinking about your death–whether imminent or not–will breathe wild\, new potential into your life. \nWarm\, generous\, and funny AF\, Alua supports and helps manage end-of-life care on many levels. The business matters\, medical directives\, memorial planning; but also honoring the quiet moments\, when monitors are beeping and loved ones have stepped out to get some air–or maybe not shown up at all–and her clients become deeply contemplative and want to talk. Aching\, unfinished business often emerges. Alua has been present for thousands of these sacred moments–when regrets\, fears\, secret joys\, hidden affairs\, and dim realities are finally said aloud. When this happens\, Alua focuses her attention at the pulsing center of her clients’ anguish and creates space for them\, and sometimes their loved ones\, to find peace. \nThis has had a profound effect on Alua\, who was already no stranger to death’s periphery. Her family fled a murderous coup d’état in Ghana in the 1980s. She has suffered major\, debilitating depressions. And her dear friend and brother-in-law died of lymphoma. Advocating for him in his final months is what led Alua to her life’s calling. She knows firsthand the power of bearing witness and telling the truth about life’s painful complexities\, because they do not disappear when you look the other way. They wait for you. \nBriefly Perfectly Human is a life-changing\, soul-gathering debut\, by a writer whose empathy\, tenderness\, and wisdom shimmers on the page. Alua Arthur combines intimate storytelling with a passionate appeal for loving\, courageous end-of-life care–what she calls “death embrace.” Hers is a powerful testament to getting in touch with something deeper in our lives\, by embracing the fact of our own mortality. “Hold that truth in your mind\,” Alua says\, “and wondrous things will begin to grow around it.” (Mariner Books) \nTembi Locke is a New York Times bestselling author\, TV producer\, actor\, and screenwriter with a passion for connecting with her audience both on the page and on the screen. In partnership with Hello Sunshine\, Tembi served as co-creator and executive producer for the adaptation of her memoir\, “From Scratch: A Memoir of Love\, Sicily\, and Finding Home\,” for Netflix. The series\, “From Scratch\,” became an instant global hit\, spending weeks on Netflix’s Top Ten List in over thirty countries around the world and earning six NAACP Image Award nominations and the prestigious Los Angeles Film Italy award. Her aforementioned memoir was also a Reese’s Book Club pick and an instant bestseller. Tembi and her sister\, Attica\, are currently under an overall development deal with Universal Television \nIn addition to her accomplishments as a writer and producer\, Tembi is an accomplished actor with over sixty film and television credits. She most recently held a recurring role on Netflix’s hit show\, “Never Have I Ever.” Offscreen\, she is a nationally recognized speaker\, delivering keynotes on resilience\, loss\, creativity and the power of storytelling.  Her TEDx talk has been viewed by individuals and nonprofits around the world. She launched her podcast\, “Lifted\,” which features dynamic women sharing their stories of what and who have lifted their lives. Through her work Tembi aims to inspire people to embrace resilience\, love\, and the power of community. \nThis ticketed event will take place in the Forum at All Saints Church located at 132 N Euclid Ave\, Pasadena. \nTickets include one copy of Briefly Perfectly Human which will be handed out at check-in.\nA book signing will follow the discussion.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ticketed-vromans-presents-alua-arthur-discusses-briefly-perfectly-human/
LOCATION:All Saints Church\, 132 North Euclid Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Shaina Steinberg discusses Under the Paper Moon
DESCRIPTION:It’s 1942\, and as far as her father knows\, Evelyn Bishop\, heiress to an aeronautics fortune\, is working as a translator in London. In truth\, Evelyn–daring\, beautiful\, and as adept with a rifle as she is in five languages–has joined the Office of Strategic Services as a spy. Her goal is personal: to find her brother\, who is being held as a POW in a Nazi labor camp. Through one high-risk mission after another she is paired with the reckless and rebellious Nick Gallagher\, growing ever close to him until the war’s end brings with it an act of deep betrayal. \nSix years later\, Evelyn is back home in Los Angeles\, working as a private investigator. The war was supposed to change everything\, yet Evelyn\, contemplating marriage to her childhood sweetheart\, feels stifled by convention. Then the suspected cheating husband she’s tailing is murdered\, and suddenly Evelyn is back in Nick’s orbit again. \nTeaming up for a final mission\, Evelyn and Nick begin to uncover the true nature of her case– and realize that the war has followed them home. For beyond the public horrors waged by nations there are countless secret\, desperate acts that still reverberate on both continents\, and threaten everything Evelyn holds dear.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-shaina-steinberg-discusses-under-the-paper-moon/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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