BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Seattle Bookstore Events X-WR-TIMEZONE;VALUE=TEXT:US/Pacific CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090413T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090413T195959+0000 UID:f9c4ecf9b96cefe0edbfded5d6d6262d SUMMARY:University Books: Jonathan Goldstein (Ladies and Gentleman, The Bible! Stories) LOCATION:U District store DESCRIPTION:\n Monday • April 13 • 7pm\n Jonathan Goldstein\n Ladies a nd Gentleman\, The Bible! Stories (PENGUIN)\n Discussion & Book Signin g\n U District store\nSure\, it's the Good Book. Jonathan Goldstein\, contributor to This American Life and host of Wiretap just wants to ma ke it a great book. So he has rewritten the great stories of the Bible \, re-imagined them with his own unique sense of humor and wit. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090414T180000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090414T185959+0000 UID:a67fd707c2120d72027fb7ccc677e2f4 SUMMARY:University Books: Bellevue Books Reading Group (Fire in the Blood) LOCATION:Irene Nemirovsky DESCRIPTION:\n Tuesday • April 14 • 6pm\n Bellevue Books Reading Group \n Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsky and The Sharper the Knife the Less You Cry by Kathleen Flinn\n Bellevue store\nJoin us to discuss a n alternating selection of fiction and non-fiction titles\, including classic and modern literature\, history and contemporary culture\, phi losophy\, biography\, and just about everything in between. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090414T193000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090414T202959+0000 UID:32c97ceae13171738f55a7b069c59496 SUMMARY:University Books: Gordon Hempton (One Square Inch of Silence: One Man's Search For Natural Silence In A Noisy World) LOCATION:Town Hall Seattle DESCRIPTION:\n Tuesday • April 14 • 7:30pm\n Gordon Hempton\n One Squa re Inch of Silence: One Man's Search For Natural Silence In A Noisy Wo rld (FREE PRESS)\n Discussion & Book Signing\n Town Hall Seattle \, Do wnstairs\, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca)\nIn 2005\, Gordon Hempton ’s search for the quietest place in the United States led him t o a peaceful site in the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park. Thi s year\, he's hoping it will lead to congressional action with the des ignation of a 20-mile no-flight zone over the park\, helping to federa lly declare the world's first quiet sanctuary. In his impassioned book One Square Inch of Silence \, the Washington acoustic ecologist recou nts his cross-country journey to capture the sounds of American landsc apes and the reflections of Americans on the importance of quiet in th eir lives. It's an eloquent call to arms against the agents of manmade noise\, and a defense of natural quiet. Part of the Seattle Science L ectures. Sponsored by Town Hall\, Pacific Science Center\, and Univers ity Book Store. Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertick ets.com \, 800.838.3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating.\n \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090415T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090415T195959+0000 UID:2282f06d238b75be7daa30e959ab95e3 SUMMARY:University Books: Timothy Kelly (UNKNOWN) LOCATION:Peter Pereira DESCRIPTION:\n Wednesday • April 15 • 7pm\nA special Poetry reading wi th Timothy Kelly and Peter Pereira\n U District store\nTwo fine local poets stop by to help us celebrate the magic that is National Poetry M onth. Both poets share a common calling\, that of care for the human b ody. Kelly is a physical therapist and Pereira is a family physician&n dash;and both draw on their professional endeavors to find inspiration for their verse.\n \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090416T193000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090416T202959+0000 UID:f3a76f9c3d22e688954d8e546387e557 SUMMARY:University Books: Queen Mary's Travel Book Group (A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco) LOCATION:Suzanna Clarke DESCRIPTION:\n Thursday • April 16 • 6-7:30pm\n Queen Mary's Travel Bo ok Group\n A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Mor occo (POCKET BOOKS) by Suzanna Clarke\n Bellevue store\nRecount advent ure\, exploration\, and conquest with Queen Mary as your guide on the third Thursday of each month. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090416T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090416T195959+0000 UID:63658f257049426243ead430f08198d6 SUMMARY:University Books: The Kistler Book Award (The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's Climate) LOCATION:Lecture & Discussion DESCRIPTION:\n Thursday • April 16 • 7pm\n The Kistler Book Award : Th e Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100\,000 Years of Earth' s Climate by David Archer (PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS)\n Lecture & Dis cussion\n UW Kane Hall\, Room 130\nFoundation for the Future is awardi ng this year's coveted Walter P. Kistler Book Award to climatologist D avid Archer whose most recent book\, The Long Thaw examines—in t he words of Foundation Trustee Sesh Velamoor—"the geophysical de tails of what global warming means\, down to the impact of burning a s ingle gallon of gasoline." Dr. Archer will give a short lecture and th en be interviewed onstage. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090416T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090416T195959+0000 UID:e6125c8e074d9385ab37940b64086f74 SUMMARY:University Books: Robert Dugoni (Wrongful Death) LOCATION:Bellevue store DESCRIPTION:\n Thursday • April 16 • 7pm\n Robert Dugoni\n Wrongful De ath (SIMON & SCHUSTER)\n Reading & Book Signing\n Bellevue store\nThis legal thriller involves a woman who wants to sue the US government fo r the wrongful death of her husband\, a national guardsman who was ser ving in Iraq. David Sloane\, an attorney with an unbeaten record\, dec ides to take the case even though military doctrine makes winning the case a difficult prospect; blemish on his record or not\, he was a sol dier himself and feels loyal to his uniformed brothers. But will he be able to get the guardsmen's fellow soldiers to talk?\n \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090417T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090417T195959+0000 UID:e2d636e727ffc3b20c90d628eb67366f SUMMARY:University Books: Aim é C é saire: A Celebration (Free!! Sponsored by Central District Forum for Arts ) LOCATION:U District store DESCRIPTION:\n Friday • April 17 • 7pm\n Aime Cesaire: A Celebration\n U District store\nJoin University Book Store to honor the life of Aim e Cesaire—renowned Martinican poet and founder of the 1940s Negr itude movement in France. On the one-year anniversary of his death\, l ocal authors will come together to share their work on similar themes: identity\, human dignity\, emotional processing of history and cultur e\, and political dissent through language and poetry. Readings by Che lsey Richardson \, Maged Zaher \, James Newman \, and Jourdan Imani Ke ith \, plus work by Cesaire in both English and French. Free!! Sponsor ed by Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas and OMA/D Ethnic Cultura l Center/Theatre. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090419T151500+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090419T161459+0000 UID:4cb41a30b7cab3bcecfcee8b31d32422 SUMMARY:University Books: Bellevue's Young Adult Book Group (Holes) LOCATION:Louis Sachar DESCRIPTION:\n Sunday • April 19 • 2–3:15pm\n Bellevue's Young A dult Book Group (Ages 9-13)\n Holes (LAUREL LEAF) by Louis Sachar\n Be llevue store\nJoin us on the third Sunday of every month. Ask a staff member for details.\n \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090420T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090420T195959+0000 UID:6998e453c2a839a09f682b37d73e86eb SUMMARY:University Books: Cristina Henr í quez (The World in Half) LOCATION:U District store DESCRIPTION:\n Monday • April 20 • 7pm\n Cristina Henríquez\n T he World in Half (PUTNAM)\n Reading & Book Signing\n U District store\ nThe reconciliation of estranged lovers is a familiar theme for the no vel\, but not a cliched one. And in the hands of debut novelist Cristi na HenrĂ­quez\, it becomes the inspiration for a gorgeous\, heartbre aking novel about a daughter who finds out that the relationship betwe en her mother and father did not end the deep feelings that the two ha d for each other\, it simply buried them. When her mother falls ill\, she journeys to Panama to find her father\, in hopes that he can help nurse her—both physically and emotionally. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090421T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090421T195959+0000 UID:10be15e7be340aa2b31968589a2e26a1 SUMMARY:University Books: Jennifer Culkin (A Final Arc of Sky: A Memoir of Critical Care) LOCATION:U District store DESCRIPTION:\n Tuesday • April 21 • 7pm\n Jennifer Culkin\n A Final Ar c of Sky: A Memoir of Critical Care (BEACON)\n Discussion & Book Signi ng\n U District store\nJennifer Culkin is a local critical care nurse\ , which means she sees on a daily basis the part of life most of us se e rarely—the death\, danger\, and drama of a body in need of eme rgency treatment. Her new memoir tells the stories of the lives of the people she has encountered\, and also the stories of her and her fami ly's health. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090421T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090421T195959+0000 UID:63c9e3b45f079042d9f2b96f4de57429 SUMMARY:University Books: Yu-Chin Chen (UNKNOWN) LOCATION:UW Waterfront Activity Center DESCRIPTION:\n Tuesday • April 21 • 7pm\n Yu-Chin Chen\n"The Brillianc e Behind the Columns: Paul Krugman\, an Economist of Scale"\n UW Water front Activity Center\nJoin University of Washington Assistant Profess or Yu-chin Chen for the 2009 Nobel Prize Lecture. Sponsored by the UW Economics Department\, UW Economics Alumni Organization\, and the UW A lumni Association. Tickets are $5 UWAA members; $7 non-members; $3 stu dents. Register at https://go.washington.edu/uwaa/events/2009econ_nobe l/details.tcl \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090421T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090421T195959+0000 UID:e4b2ec48851f82ac5c43a8e9fa5f47c0 SUMMARY:University Books: Erica Bauermeister (The School of Essential Ingredients: A Novel) LOCATION:Bellevue Regional Library DESCRIPTION:\n Tuesday • April 21 • 7pm\n Erica Bauermeister\n The Sch ool of Essential Ingredients: A Novel (PUTNAM ADULT)\n Discussion\, Re ading & Book Signing\n Bellevue Regional Library \, 1111 110th Avenue NE\, Bellevue\n The School of Essential Ingredients follows the lives of eight cooking students and their teacher\, brought together by the revealing\, sensual\, and comforting nature of what can be created in the kitchen. Join us as Erica Bauermeister reads and discusses her deb ut novel. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090422T183000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090422T193000+0000 UID:1ed44d306f5df3f33fb8dfa60fa3b5b6 SUMMARY:University Books: Main Street Book Club (The Monsters of Templeton) LOCATION:Lauren Groff DESCRIPTION:\n Wednesday • April 22 • 6:30pm\n Main Street Book Club\n The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff\n Mill Creek store\nJoin ho st Amanda Corr on the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss the ve ry best in contemporary fiction. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090423T110000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090423T120000+0000 UID:8d612c407a43b01747c8c70d1a185a7e SUMMARY:University Books: Story Time with Mary (UNKNOWN) LOCATION:Bellevue store DESCRIPTION:\n Thursday • April 23 • 11am\n Story Time with Mary (Ages 3 to 7)\n Bellevue store \, Kids Books\nJoin Mary for a lively hour o f stories and art. Animated readings will entertain your children and help them form positive reading habits. Painting and drawing will stim ulate their creative minds. Juice and cookies to follow. Call 425.462. 4500 for details. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090423T113000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090423T122959+0000 UID:9f77e3535c40ece97ab6eff461946260 SUMMARY:University Books: Childhaven Centennial Celebration Luncheon (Singing Songs) LOCATION:Meg Tilly DESCRIPTION:\n Thursday • April 23 • 11:30am\n Childhaven Centennial C elebration Luncheon featuring Meg Tilly\n Washington State Convention and Trade Center \, Ballroom 6BC\, 800 Convention Place\, Seattle\nAut hor and actress\, Meg Tilly will be the keynote speaker at a benefit f or Childhaven. With over 500 children in their care each year\, they k now birthday parties. Now they are planning one of their own\, and it €™s a big one. Childhaven turns 100 in 2009! Tilly's debut novel Singing Songs has been described as a "profound statement about the se crets families keep from the rest of the world\, as Anna\, the resilie nt young narrator\, journeys through childhood\, trapped in a fragment ed family caught in a cycle of abuse\, denial\, and neglect." Tilly is also known for her work as a film actress. To register to attend the luncheon please click on the following link – when you register please make sure you note your Table Captains' name so we can ensure t hat you will be seated at their table. $150 donation suggested. For fu rther info visit www.childhaven.org/luncheon .\n \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090423T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090423T195959+0000 UID:29d408955188269fbf51be6a8865c15f SUMMARY:University Books: Read Dating (ubs_events@earthlink.net) LOCATION:U District store DESCRIPTION:\n Thursday • April 23 • 7pm\n Read Dating\n U District st ore\nForget bars\, health clubs\, and the internet. If you're single a nd your ideal partner is someone who loves the world of literature\, a bookstore is where you need to be. University Book Store wants to pla y cupid\, and so we're hosting our second ever Read Dating event\, whe re we'll invite folks to couple up and talk books for a little while. Maybe you'll meet the reader of your dreams. This time around\, Read D ating is for straight singles between the ages of 25 – 35. Pleas e RSVP to ubs_events@earthlink.net . Early registration is encouraged as space is limited. Don't fall into that category? We're planning mor e events and would love to hear from you about Read Dating's future. D rop us a line at ubs_events@earthlink.net . Sponsored by The Stranger' s Lovelab . No fee is required. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090424T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090424T195959+0000 UID:97abbb0bbceb65b52c5eed7ac6aeacea SUMMARY:University Books: Joseph Weis (www.soc.washington.edu/RSVP) LOCATION:Lecture DESCRIPTION:\n Friday • April 24 • 7pm\n Joseph Weis\n"Just the Facts\ , Ma'am: Investigating Murder Myths"\n Lecture\n The University of Was hington Club \, UW Campus\, 4000 15th Ave NE and NE 40th St\, Seattle\ nSociology Professor Joe Weis discusses the myths surrounding murder. Is the Pacific Northwest the serial murder capital of the world? Is th is is the most dangerous time to live in the history of the U.S.? Are child abductions by strangers on the rise? Are gangs responsible for a significant percent of murders? Empirical research allows us to inves tigate the accuracy of common beliefs about murder. Drawing primarily on research on murder in Washington State and from a national study of child abduction murders\, the accuracy or illusion of many apparent " facts" about murder will be examined. This is the third offering of th e UW Sociology Tri-Lecture Series 2009: Genocide\, Lynching\, and Murd er. Sponsored by The Graduate School and University Book Store. Regist ration requested at www.soc.washington.edu/RSVP using the word "murder ". \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090425T110000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090425T120000+0000 UID:53d05414f68cb985c03217887d7c76bb SUMMARY:University Books: Story Time with Anna and Kitri (UNKNOWN) LOCATION:U District store DESCRIPTION:\n Saturday • April 25 • 11am\n Story Time with Anna and K itri (Ages 3 to 7)\n U District store \, Kids Books\nJoin Anna or Kitr i for fun and inspiring stories every Saturday morning and enjoy juice and cookies\, too. Call 206.634.3400 for details.\n \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090426T140000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090426T150000+0000 UID:c5ec765c8f484f814b36f642f0a05d26 SUMMARY:University Books: Andy (Time Bandit: Two Brothers, The Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs) LOCATION:Jonathan Hillstrand DESCRIPTION:\n Sunday • April 26 •2 pm\n Andy and Jonathan Hillstrand\ n Time Bandit: Two Brothers\, The Bering Sea\, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs (BALLENTINE BOOKS)\n Discussion & Book Signing\n Mill C reek store\nFans of The Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch no do ubt know the Hillstrand brothers. For the uninitiated\, they work in o ne of the world's most dangerous professions: they captain Alaskan fis hing boats. Time Bandit is an account of their work in the Bering Sea\ , the freezing waters where they ply their hazardous trade. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090427T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090427T195959+0000 UID:ec336d2b9f8c1e0037bb31a15810b4f6 SUMMARY:University Books: Dave Cullen (Columbine) LOCATION:U District store DESCRIPTION:\n Monday • April 27 • 7pm\n Dave Cullen\n Columbine (12)\ n Discussion & Book Signing\n U District store\nIt has now been a deca de since two boys named Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris armed themselves and entered their high school in order to leave "a lasting impression on the world." Dave Cullen was there that afternoon\, reporting on th e massacre for Salon.com\, and has spent the last ten years conducting interviews with the survivors\, reading the boys' journals\, and talk ing to psychiatrists about the tragedy. Columbine is the most complete account of the events to date. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090427T180000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090427T185959+0000 UID:d7f9d6cd71fd31395aab7c7c4cefe543 SUMMARY:University Books: Nick's Book Club (First Execution) LOCATION:Domenico Starnone DESCRIPTION:\n Monday • April 27 • 6pm\n Nick's Book Club\n First Execut ion (EUROPA EDITIONS) by Domenico Starnone\n the book store cafe\, fir eside\nJoin our own resident writer\, Nick DiMartino\, for a lively di scussion of this month's selection.\n \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090428T120000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090428T125959+0000 UID:5bd10de634aea1eef6078829698d694e SUMMARY:University Books: YWCA Snohomish County Benefit Luncheon (The Glass Castle) LOCATION:Jeannette Walls DESCRIPTION:\n Tuesday • April 28 • Noon\n YWCA Snohomish County Benef it Luncheon featuring Jeannette Walls\n Everett Events Center \, 2000 Hewitt Avenue #200\, Everett\nThe YWCA Snohomish County Benefit Lunche on on Tuesday\, April 28\, will feature keynote speaker Jeannette Wall s\, journalist and best-selling author of the memoir\, The Glass Castl e . The book details Walls' life growing up in extreme poverty and her emergence from it. It has been taught in university courses and earne d her appearances on television news and talk shows\, including Good M orning America \, Larry King Live and Oprah . A minimum donation of $1 00 is requested for the luncheon\, with all proceeds benefitting the e fforts of the YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County to advance the lives of women and families. For information or to register\, go t o www.ywcaworks.org or call 206.490.4378.\n \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090428T190000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090428T195959+0000 UID:91fcbc94cbeb22efd863f43c58572bcd SUMMARY:University Books: Solomon Katz Distinguished Lectures in the Humanities (Sponsored by the UW Simpson Center.) LOCATION:David R. Knechtges DESCRIPTION:\n Tuesday • April 28 • 7pm\n Solomon Katz Distinguished L ectures in the Humanities present: David R. Knechtges\n"How to View a Mountain in Medieval China"\n UW Kane Hall \, Room 120\, Seattle\nA re nowned scholar of medieval China reframes European lyric traditions an d visual conventions through the rhapsodic poetry of Xie Lingyun &ndas h; arguably the most avid mountain lover of the Chinese medieval perio d – engaging questions of sensual experience\, philosophical kno wledge\, and spiritual truth. Sponsored by the UW Simpson Center. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090429T183000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090429T193000+0000 UID:3521e17d108b4b1d1c9485d8e1adc2e8 SUMMARY:University Books: Mary Gaitskill (Don't Cry: Stories) LOCATION:Seattle Public Library DESCRIPTION:\n Wednesday • April 29 • 6:30pm\n Mary Gaitskill\n Don't Cry: Stories (PANTHEON)\n Reading & Book Signing\n Seattle Public Libr ary \, University Branch\, 5009 Roosevelt Way\, Seattle\nMary Gaitskil l is the author of four incredible books of fiction. Don't Cry \, no d oubt\, will prove to be the fifth. Her work often concentrates on the worrisome relationships some of us find ourselves in; she doesn't seek to shock or exploit\, but to discover the humanity in each tender sit uation. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090429T193000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090429T202959+0000 UID:c9a7813839f83152b31a16d58ce4c4aa SUMMARY:University Books: Christine Gleason, MD (Almost Home: Stories of Hope and the Human Spirit in the Neonatal ICU) LOCATION:Town Hall Seattle DESCRIPTION:\n Wednesday • April 29 • 7:30pm\n Christine Gleason\, MD\ n Almost Home: Stories of Hope and the Human Spirit in the Neonatal IC U (KAPLAN)\n Discussion & Book Signing\n Town Hall Seattle \, Downstai rs\, 1119 8th Avenue (Enter on Seneca)\nAs debate rages over the birth and the fate of the California octuplets\, the babies and the profess ionals caring for them are focused instead on mere survival. Christine Gleason\, chief of neonatology at Seattle Children's Hospital and UW professor of pediatrics\, has seen firsthand the difficulties that pre mature babies face. In her moving memoir Almost Home: Stories of Hope and the Human Spirit in the Neonatal ICU \, Gleason recounts remarkabl e stories of triumph and heartache. Taken together\, the stories celeb rate the miracles of modern medicine while also acknowledging its fail ings and marveling at the strength and resilience of the human body an d spirit. Thomas Hansen\, CEO of Seattle Children’s Hospital\, will interview Gleason. Sponsored by Town Hall and University Book Sto re. Tickets are $5 and are available at www.brownpapertickets.com \, 8 00.838.3006\, and at the door beginning at 6:30pm. Town Hall members r eceive priority seating. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090430T110000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090430T120000+0000 UID:66f8d60ad4d5e1bf7213b675b6b7b83d SUMMARY:University Books: Story Time & Puppet Show (UNKNOWN) LOCATION:Ravioli Sisters DESCRIPTION:\n Thursday • April 30 • 11am\n Story Time & Puppet Show w ith the Ravioli Sisters (Ages 3 to 7)\n Bellevue Store \, Kids Books\n Join Mary on the last Thursday of each month for stories & fun with ta bletop puppets\, hosted by the Ravioli Sisters: Story Time Mary & Mary Jo. Juice and cookies to follow. Call 425.462.4500 for details. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090430T110000+0000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090430T120000+0000 UID:aae6317a4e5411a678aeef76e9cba94d SUMMARY:University Books: Story Time with Jessica (UNKNOWN) LOCATION:Mill Creek store DESCRIPTION:\n Thursday • April 30 • 11am\n Story Time with Jessica (A ges 3 to 7)\n Mill Creek store \, Kids Books\nJoin us for lively readi ngs of the best in new and classic children's books. You bring the kid s; we'll supply the activities and refreshments. Call 425.385.3530 for details. \n http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/trade.taf?dept=attribute&category=events&par=trade&ttl=events&page=1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR