http://bbsellers.com B & B Booksellers is an all category, new book store with an art gallery,quality gifts, clothing, dry cleaning, a public computer and free wifi. Thu, 03 May 2012 15:20:24 +0000 http://snappages.com en http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/05/03/second-friday-art-reception-may-11th http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/05/03/second-friday-art-reception-may-11th Thu, 03 May 2012 15:20:24 +0000 Susan Bryner http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/05/03/second-friday-art-reception-may-11th
]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/05/03/wine-walks-returning-to-old-town-chester http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/05/03/wine-walks-returning-to-old-town-chester Thu, 03 May 2012 15:02:33 +0000 Susan Bryner http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/05/03/wine-walks-returning-to-old-town-chester
]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/29/the-on-line-library-of-liberty-another-favorite-link-from-books-beyond http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/29/the-on-line-library-of-liberty-another-favorite-link-from-books-beyond Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:02:00 +0000 Susan Bryner http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/29/the-on-line-library-of-liberty-another-favorite-link-from-books-beyond The On-Line Library of Liberty is a program of Liberty Fund, Inc. a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. It was founded in 1960. The Foundation [...]]]> The On-Line Library of Liberty is a program of Liberty Fund, Inc. a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. It was founded in 1960. The Foundation develops, supervises, and finances its own educational activities to foster thought and encourage discourse on enduring intellectual issues pertaining to liberty. This is done through the implementation of different programs: Each year, Liberty Fund conducts over 150 conferences throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, and Europe. Liberty Fund publishes about 10 - often classic - books each year. There is an online catalog where these books can be ordered.

Liberty Fund has produced video and audio tapes including The Intellectual Portrait Series of videotapes and DVDs which records conversations with some of the most significant thinkers of our time. These programs focus on the place individual liberty has in an intellectual heritage evident from ancient times and continuing through our own times. The programs are intended to enrich understanding and appreciation of the complex nature of a society of free and responsible individuals and to contribute to its preservation.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/27/education-for-a-new-mellinnium http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/27/education-for-a-new-mellinnium Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:00:00 +0000 Susan Bryner http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/27/education-for-a-new-mellinnium Flourish: A Visonary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being, Martin Seligman, a pioneer of Positive Psychology (a paradigm shift in the focus of research and application of psychology) makes the case for well-being as an appropriate and necessary goal of education. Click here for an overview of Flourish: A Visonary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being, Martin Seligman, a pioneer of Positive Psychology (a paradigm shift in the focus of research and application of psychology) makes the case for well-being as an appropriate and necessary goal of education. Click here for an overview of Positive Education. Flourish can be purchased at Books & Beyond and at our on-line store.

I think the tenents of positive psychology are the best approaches I have read to date for the sustainable goals and directions our communities need for education, health and public policy!

Flourish is a must read for 2012. Soon to be in paperback.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/18/purchase-e-books-through-books-beyond http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/18/purchase-e-books-through-books-beyond Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:34:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/18/purchase-e-books-through-books-beyond Stay Local and get your e-books too!

Browse and purchase trade and textbook titles on our online store with Blio. Once your transaction is complete, your Blio e-book will be available the next time you access your Blio e-reader or upon downloading your Blio e-reader for the first time. Stay Local and get your e-books too!

Browse and purchase trade and textbook titles on our online store with Blio. Once your transaction is complete, your Blio e-book will be available the next time you access your Blio e-reader or upon downloading your Blio e-reader for the first time. Click here for more details.

Go to our online Store Now!

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/18/download-free-e-reader-at-books-and-beyond http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/18/download-free-e-reader-at-books-and-beyond Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:05:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/18/download-free-e-reader-at-books-and-beyond
What is Blio?

Blio is a feature-rich eReading application that allows you to go beyond the written word. Experience books through the eyes of the author, with crystal clear sound and images that come alive in brilliant [...]]]>
What is Blio?

Blio is a feature-rich eReading application that allows you to go beyond the written word. Experience books through the eyes of the author, with crystal clear sound and images that come alive in brilliant color.

Why Blio?

In Blio, you get everything you expect from a next generation eReading application, from classic reads to books that read to you. That's more than forward thinking. That's possible. In Blio.

EXPERIENCE content in full color, in the original layout and as the author intended.

INTERACT with your pages; take notes, highlight, cut, copy, paste and print.

WATCH videos, slide shows and animations.

LISTEN to your favorite book – with professionally recorded audio.

Click Here to Download Blio Today.

Supported Platforms: Windows, Android, and iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod)

iPhone, iPad and iPod users, Click here for more details.
Android users, Click here for more details.

Supported Formats: XPS, ePub

System Requirements:
Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 3+) – For 32 and 64-Bit versions
XP users - Windows Media Player 10 required to view Tour video Microsoft Windows Vista (Service Pack 2+) – For 32 and 64-Bit versions
Microsoft Windows 7 – For 32 and 64-Bit versions
Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP 1
Pentium (or compatible) 1 GHz or faster processor
Minimum 1 GB of RAM
250 MB of free Hard Disk Space
A Direct X 9+ compatible graphics card with a minimum of 128 MB of graphics memory
Audio output if you wish to have the book read to you
Internet connection to search for and download books and use web resources

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/07/my-life-is-an-open-bookclub-pick-of-the-month http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/07/my-life-is-an-open-bookclub-pick-of-the-month Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:48:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/07/my-life-is-an-open-bookclub-pick-of-the-month against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and [...]]]> against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope's awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/07/almanor-west-bookclub-pick-of-the-month http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/07/almanor-west-bookclub-pick-of-the-month Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:36:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/02/07/almanor-west-bookclub-pick-of-the-month
]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/01/29/annual-winter-clearance-sale-in-february http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/01/29/annual-winter-clearance-sale-in-february Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:46:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2012/01/29/annual-winter-clearance-sale-in-february Store wide savings can be enjoyed for the entire month of February!

Save 30% off Books!
Save 40% off Everything Else!

As always, gallery and consignment items must be excluded.
Discounts apply to in-store merchandise only, special order items are not [...]]]> Store wide savings can be enjoyed for the entire month of February!

Save 30% off Books!
Save 40% off Everything Else!

As always, gallery and consignment items must be excluded.
Discounts apply to in-store merchandise only, special order items are not eligible.

Looking forward to seeing you here!

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Santa will be at Books & Beyond from 5-6 pm, Friday December [...]]]>
Santa will be at Books & Beyond from 5-6 pm, Friday December 9, 2011.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/09/30/creative-writing-workshops-each-saturday-in-october http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/09/30/creative-writing-workshops-each-saturday-in-october Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:40:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/09/30/creative-writing-workshops-each-saturday-in-october Classes will be held every Saturday in October, starting this weekend.




Class Schedule:

10 am - 12 pm

October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October [...]]]> Classes will be held every Saturday in October, starting this weekend.




Class Schedule:

10 am - 12 pm

October 1
October 8
October 15
October 22
October 29


Please contact Margaret to register and for more details.
margaretelysiagarcia@yahoo.com

Looking forward to seeing you there!
Susan & Dawn

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/08/15/get-books-beyond-on-your-cell-phone http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/08/15/get-books-beyond-on-your-cell-phone Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:46:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/08/15/get-books-beyond-on-your-cell-phone IPhone App coming soon! [...]]]> IPhone App coming soon!

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/04/29/1000s-of-on-line-titles-now-available-shop-books-beyond-on-line-stay-local http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/04/29/1000s-of-on-line-titles-now-available-shop-books-beyond-on-line-stay-local Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:48:00 +0000 Susan Bryner http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/04/29/1000s-of-on-line-titles-now-available-shop-books-beyond-on-line-stay-local
And soon to come - E-BOOKS!

Now you can shop with us, even when you're not with us! [...]]]>
Books & Beyond has added an on-line purchase option for our customers. Partnering with our largest distrubuter, Baker and Taylor, we can now offer you 1000's more book, CD, DVD and music titles, all shipped to your home.

And soon to come - E-BOOKS!

Now you can shop with us, even when you're not with us!

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/02/25/memoir-writing-workshop-begins-may-14th http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/02/25/memoir-writing-workshop-begins-may-14th Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:09:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/02/25/memoir-writing-workshop-begins-may-14th May 14th, 21st
June 4th, 11th

10 am -Noon

We all have our stories. Have you ever wanted to tell one of yours? Have you ever wanted to write down that family story for the grandkids? Have a story to tell about when you grew up? Have a story that you're dying to tell that happened around here? [...]]]>
4 Saturdays in May & June
May 14th, 21st
June 4th, 11th

10 am -Noon

We all have our stories. Have you ever wanted to tell one of yours? Have you ever wanted to write down that family story for the grandkids? Have a story to tell about when you grew up? Have a story that you're dying to tell that happened around here? Want to write but not sure what to write about? Come to the Memoir Writing Workshop at Books & Beyond.

Award Winning Writer Margaret Elysia Garcia takes you through the beginnings of memoir writing. Margaret's memoir work has been published in online and print journals, most notably in The Sun magazine. She's also currently working on a book length one of her own. She will take you through the process from focusing on what aspect of your life to write about, writing from images and events, and take you through to a finished story or on the road to a longer work. Each workshop will consist of a writing exercise, some sharing and critique and suggestions for further reading and development. It promises to be fun!

Topics Covered: Writing from Images, Developing the Story with dramatic elements, a Writer in the Family, Publication and Self-Publication, and more!


Single sessions are $35.
All four sessions for $100.

Contact Margaret @ 530 375-7840 or margaretelysiagarcia@yahoo.com

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/02/02/winter-sale http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/02/02/winter-sale Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:58:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/02/02/winter-sale 40% off storewide through February! Come shop till you drop and help us make room for our new Spring merchandise! [...]]]> 40% off storewide through February! Come shop till you drop and help us make room for our new Spring merchandise!

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]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/02/02/my-life-is-an-open-book-club-pick-of-the-month http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/02/02/my-life-is-an-open-book-club-pick-of-the-month Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:46:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2011/02/02/my-life-is-an-open-book-club-pick-of-the-month
]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/23/my-life-is-an-open-book-club-pick-of-the-month http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/23/my-life-is-an-open-book-club-pick-of-the-month Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:52:03 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/23/my-life-is-an-open-book-club-pick-of-the-month
]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/23/make-note-of-our-store-hours-change http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/23/make-note-of-our-store-hours-change Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:21:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/23/make-note-of-our-store-hours-change Tuesday - Saturday 10a to 5p.
Which means.... if you're like this kid, and need to return your literary gifts....Poo! At least until Tuesday. [...]]]> Tuesday - Saturday 10a to 5p.
Which means.... if you're like this kid, and need to return your literary gifts....Poo! At least until Tuesday.



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]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/06/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-month-november http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/06/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-month-november Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:13:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/06/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-month-november
]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/06/santas-signing-books http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/06/santas-signing-books Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:55:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/12/06/santas-signing-books Music with Margaret Miles and a visit by Santa Claus to sign your favorite Christmas book. Buy a new book at 25% off or bring an old favorite. Refreshments and libations to warm your spirit. [...]]]> Music with Margaret Miles and a visit by Santa Claus to sign your favorite Christmas book. Buy a new book at 25% off or bring an old favorite. Refreshments and libations to warm your spirit.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/21/last-chance-to-get-this-months-npr-music-selections-and-a-sneak-peak-at-next-months http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/21/last-chance-to-get-this-months-npr-music-selections-and-a-sneak-peak-at-next-months Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:26:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/21/last-chance-to-get-this-months-npr-music-selections-and-a-sneak-peak-at-next-months We'll be making room for our new selections including [...]]]> We'll be making room for our new selections including Eric Clapton and, featured below,
Robert Plant with his new CD 'Band of Joy'.



The new NPR cd's should be in the store by the 1st of October.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/18/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-month-august http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/18/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-month-august Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:57:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/18/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-month-august Leaving the Bellweathers by Kristin Clark Venuti

Not being active bloggers, we realized that most of the posts were the 'bestsellers of the week'. I think that once a month might work better for me...
I loved this book. I bought my copy the day we had Kristin in for the booksigning and really wished that I had had it [...]]]> Leaving the Bellweathers by Kristin Clark Venuti

Not being active bloggers, we realized that most of the posts were the 'bestsellers of the week'. I think that once a month might work better for me...
I loved this book. I bought my copy the day we had Kristin in for the booksigning and really wished that I had had it read before she got here so I could tell her how fab it is. (well, I'm sure she knows...) Anyway, highly recommended for your 8-12 year old.
BTW! We still have 2 autographed copies left on the shelf...hurry in before they're both gone!

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/16/banned-books-week-celebrating-our-freedom-to-read http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/16/banned-books-week-celebrating-our-freedom-to-read Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:22:00 +0000 Dawn Gray & Susan Bryner http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/16/banned-books-week-celebrating-our-freedom-to-read
We at B & B Booksellers in Chester, agree that the freedom to access information and express ideas, “even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular”, provides the foundation for one of our most important freedoms as citizens of the United States. During Banned Books Week, B & B Booksellers will showcase an interesting selection of previously or attempted banned books across the world, with a little bit of history tucked inside.

A few of the books on the list are below. If you are interested in why they are on the list, stop by the store for a little bit of history.
:
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck

The Lord of the Flies, William Golding

The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan

Little House in the Big Woods, Laura Ingalls Wilder - Racially Offensive

A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L'Engle

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck

The American Booksellers Association and others who celebrate the week remind us that we have many dedicated people to thank for those books that remain on our shelves and in our culture with librarians, teachers and booksellers topping the list.

Banned Books Week sets time aside to honor the efforts of those who have challenged the bannings and worked to keep temporarily unpopular books and others available for us and future generations. During this time we have the opportunity to remind ourselves to be ever watchful of those opinions and issues that could threaten one of our most important freedoms, the intellectual freedom insured to us by the First Amendment, and celebrate the power of literature to push, pull, teach, stimulate and even make us uneasy.

No matter its effect, it is the human spirit taking voice. We can pick and choose that which we read and listen to, but it needs always to be our choice, not one made for us by others.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/04/check-out-our-favorites http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/04/check-out-our-favorites Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:04:00 +0000 Susan Bryner http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/09/04/check-out-our-favorites Favorite Links page on our B & B Booksellers website http://bbsellers.com/favorite-links.htm. We will continue to build this page. Let us know some of your favorite links.

AND....when you have time please befriend the Favorite Links page on our B & B Booksellers website http://bbsellers.com/favorite-links.htm. We will continue to build this page. Let us know some of your favorite links.

AND....when you have time please befriend the Chester-Lake Almanor Chamber of Commerce Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/lakealmanorarea. AND, send it to all of your friends? We are trying to create a WAVE!

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/08/09/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-august-7 http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/08/09/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-august-7 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:25:20 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/08/09/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-august-7
The young Bellweathers — fourteen-year-old Spider, thirteen-year-old Ninda, and the nine-year-old triplets, Brick, Spike, and Sassy — and their equally peculiar parents have brought constant chaos to the once-peaceful village of [...]]]>
The young Bellweathers — fourteen-year-old Spider, thirteen-year-old Ninda, and the nine-year-old triplets, Brick, Spike, and Sassy — and their equally peculiar parents have brought constant chaos to the once-peaceful village of Eel-Smack-by-the-Bay. Still, no one has suffered more than their loyal butler, Benway, who has finally had enough. He is secretly writing his tell-all memoirs, packing his bags, and planning his move to a tropical location, Far, Far Away.

But when the siblings discover Benway is preparing to leave their lighthouse home, they band together to prove how much he’s needed, as only Bellweathers can. . . .

Full of comic capers and close calls, an art heist, albino alligators, and good intentions gone wrong, Kristin Clark Venuti’s hilarious debut novel introduces a new family that is absolutely unforgettable.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/08/09/my-life-is-an-open-book-club-this-months-pick http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/08/09/my-life-is-an-open-book-club-this-months-pick Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:26:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/08/09/my-life-is-an-open-book-club-this-months-pick But there’s a mystery about their situation: what is it about Fiona, the Blue Bistro's chef, that captures Thatcher's attention again and again? And why does such a successful restaurant seem to be in its final season before closing its doors for good? Despite her uncertainty, Adrienne must decide whether to open her heart for the first time, or move on, as she always does.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/booksigning-meet-author-kristin-clark-venuti-on-august-7-330-630-pm http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/booksigning-meet-author-kristin-clark-venuti-on-august-7-330-630-pm Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:33:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/booksigning-meet-author-kristin-clark-venuti-on-august-7-330-630-pm
The young Bellweathers — fourteen-year-old Spider, thirteen-year-old Ninda, and the nine-year-old triplets, Brick, Spike, and Sassy — and their equally peculiar parents have brought constant chaos to the once-peaceful village of [...]]]>
The young Bellweathers — fourteen-year-old Spider, thirteen-year-old Ninda, and the nine-year-old triplets, Brick, Spike, and Sassy — and their equally peculiar parents have brought constant chaos to the once-peaceful village of Eel-Smack-by-the-Bay. Still, no one has suffered more than their loyal butler, Benway, who has finally had enough. He is secretly writing his tell-all memoirs, packing his bags, and planning his move to a tropical location, Far, Far Away.

But when the siblings discover Benway is preparing to leave their lighthouse home, they band together to prove how much he’s needed, as only Bellweathers can. . . .

Full of comic capers and close calls, an art heist, albino alligators, and good intentions gone wrong, Kristin Clark Venuti’s hilarious debut novel introduces a new family that is absolutely unforgettable.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-july-24-31 http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-july-24-31 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:15:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-july-24-31
Book review by Betty:
A great read! This thriller/mystery has a great plot, with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing, yet doesn't seem contrived. Add strong characters and a good sub-plot and you'll know why I couldn't put it down! [...]]]>
Book review by Betty:
A great read! This thriller/mystery has a great plot, with enough twists and turns to keep you guessing, yet doesn't seem contrived. Add strong characters and a good sub-plot and you'll know why I couldn't put it down!

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-july-17 http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-july-17 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:12:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-july-17
It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it.

Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this:

It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific.

The story starts there, but the book doesn't.

And it's [...]]]>
It is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it.

Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this:

It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific.

The story starts there, but the book doesn't.

And it's what happens afterward that is most important.

Once you have read it, you'll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don't tell them what happens either. The magic is in how it unfolds.

]]> http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-july-10 http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-july-10 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:46:00 +0000 Dawn Gray http://bbsellers.com/blog/2010/07/26/b-b-booksellers-bestseller-of-the-week-ending-july-10 In 1869, Luther Wellington “Wells” Bunnell arrived on the scene, and he too, also developed a summer resort to the west of Pratts. Bunnell, like many of the other residents of Big Meadows, also prospered equally as well with a dairy operation.

In 1882, Julius M. Howells, a civil engineer for Agassiz & Shaw was hired to study the geological features of the Feather River country. After two years of employment Howells left for the mid-West and then to Santa Fe , New Mexico where he learned about hydraulic gravity fill dams. In the 1890s, Howells returned to California , where he became involved with the development of electric power projects. In 1901, he returned to Plumas County to gather statistics and refresh his memory of the hydroelectric potential of Big Meadows and the Feather River . Shortly thereafter Howells was introduced to Edwin Earl, of Los Angeles , who had done very well financially in the citrus packing industry and was branching out into other endeavors.
It was determined that time was of the essence to acquire the rights to Big Meadows and its water resources before some one else would realize its potential too, and it nearly happened. Edwin Earl contacted his brother, Guy C. Earl, an Oakland an attorney and the wheels were set into motion. In the spring of 1902, acquisition of Big Meadow ranches and water rights began by the Earls. Yet, construction would take over a decade, one to form a corporation-the Great Western Power Company-and bond issues to finance the venture. In 1914, the first dam at Big Meadows was completed, flooding 14,000 aces and thus creating Lake Almanor . The lake was named for Guy Earl's three daughters: Alice, Martha and Elinore. The dam was enlarged in 1926 and more than doubled the size of the lake.

Then, of course, the nearby Red River Lumber Company at Westwood certainly left its imprint in the Lake Almanor Basin, with logging operations and camps in the Basin. As a matter of fact, one its camps at Lake Almanor was the set for the 1924 silent movie Big Timber!, starring William Desmond and based on the novel "The Heart of the Night Wind" by Vingie E. Roe.

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Harriet Vanger, scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families, disappeared over forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to seek the truth. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently trapped by a libel conviction, to investigate. He is aided by the pierced and tattooed punk prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption.


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"Run, don't walk, to the nearest bookstore and get this amazing book that explains how you can 'think' yourself sick or well...Every family should have a copy. It can be a lifesaver."
--Ann Landers

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Written with wry humor and huge personality—and tackling faith, love, family, and aging—Mennonite in a Little Black Dress is an immensely moving memoir of healing, certain to touch anyone who has ever had to look homeward in order to move ahead.

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