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Events Calendar
| June 12 - Art Walk w/ Nick Rees
6-9 PM
June 17 - M. John Fayhee and B. Frank
7-8 PM
June 23 - Brady Udall
7-8 PM
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Greetings!
Summer is here, and we had a great May. Thanks to all who supported us and helped make that happen. June is an exciting month at Arches and Back of Beyond. Check out all of the wonderful events and programs going on at our stores.
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 Nick Rees Featured in Art Walk at Arches Book Company!
Who: Nick Rees, painter
What: Moab Art Walk
When: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 6-9 PM
Where: Arches Book Company, 89 N. Main St.
Back
of Beyond Books is proud to show Salt Lake City painter Nick Rees for
the June ArtWalk. Nick is a self-taught painter who grew up in rural
Utah. He has studied, traveled, and painted extensively, focusing on oil
and acrylic landscapes. This current show is a collection of studio abstracts and recent plein aire landscapes.
"I hope through my paintings to capture and re-convey the awe and
beauty all around us."
Meet Nick Saturday night from 6 to 9 pm at Arches Book Company.
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M. John Fayhee and B. Frank to Visit Back of Beyond Books!
Who: M. John Fayhee and B. Frank, Editor and Senior Correspondent of The Mountain Gazette
What: Book Reading and Signing
When: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 7-8 PM
Where: Back of Beyond Books, 83 N. Main Street, Moab, UT
 Please join us for this special double-author event at Back of Beyond Books.
From the banks of China's
Yangtze River, to the depths of Mexico's
Copper Canyon,
from the lofty summits of Colorado's
highest peaks, to myriad dimly lit watering holes throughout the rural American
West, Mountain Gazette Editor M. John Fayhee has spent his entire 30-year
writing career telling stories about his off-beat journeys. At long last,
Fayhee has compiled his favorite tales into one volume: "Bottoms Up: M. John
Fayhee's Greatest Hits from the Mountain Gazette," scheduled to be released by
Round Mountain Publishing in early June.
Of "Bottom's Up," Fayhee says: "What characteristics mark
the pieces I have included in this book above and beyond the countless others I
have penned? I think three interrelated and convoluted things. First, they are
all 'stories' instead of 'articles,' and, while that may seem a mundane
distinction to many, to a life-long spinner of yarns, the distinction is
significant. Second, this book is defined by an honesty of expression sorely
lacking in most nonfiction work these days. These are all stories penned sans
handcuffs, straight jacket, or stylistic brainwashing of any kind. I like them
because they are denotatively undiluted. No one tried to tell me what I wasn't
allowed to say. Third, these stories come from and are mostly about my journeys
in and around a part of the country I have called home for 34 years: the
Mountain Time Zone. I am one of the world's single biggest screw ups. Yet, I
have managed to pull off a lifestyle that has had me dwelling my entire adult
life in the kinds of places people from lesser parts save up money all year
just so they can come visit for two weeks."
B. Frank has done time as a: Colorado native, sawmill savage,
fruit picker, artist, wanderer, poet, seasonal worker, commercial driver, photographer,
traveling coffeehouse proprietor, outdoor guide, and writer. Among these
endeavors, since 2005 he has been listed as a contributing editor and senior
correspondent for Mountain Gazette, a
magazine that sagely advises, "When in doubt, go higher."
Excerpt from Livin' the Dream, by B. Frank
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 Andy's Featured Rare Book Pick
The Hayden Atlas remains one of the high points from all the mapping
done in the four major Western surveys (King, Powell, Wheeler, and
Hayden). The atlas contains four preliminary maps of Colorado on a
scale of 12 miles to 1 inch: a drainage map, a triangulation map, a
general geographical map, and an economic map.
A second series of
12 maps were created on a scale of 4 miles to 1 inch. On the
beautiful economic maps, colors represent land classifications
including agricultural, pasture, pine forest, piņon pines and cedars,
quaking aspen groves, and sage and bad lands. Symbols denote coal lands
and gold and silver districts. Geologists still refer to these maps,
marveling at their accuracy and beauty. William H. Holmes, who created
the famous "View From Point Sublime" for the Tertiary History of the
Grand Canyon prepared the lithographic sheets.
Hayden, F.V. Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado and Portions of Adjacent Territory. Julies Bien, Litho. 1881. 26" x 19 1/2", 20 double-page sheets maps, sections and panoramas; original brown gilt cloth binding. Minor staining to lower inside corner of front and back covers, interior unaffected. A near fine set of maps, bright and without foxing. Quite rare. Cost is $5,000.
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Author Brady Udall to Visit Back of Beyond Books!
Who: Brady Udall, Author of The Lonely Polygamist and The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
What: Book Reading and Signing
When: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 7 PM
Where: Back of Beyond Books, 83. N. Main St., Moab, UT
Brady Udall is the author of Letting Loose the Hounds, The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, an international bestseller, and the newly released The Lonely Polygamist. His work has appeared in The Paris Review, Playboy, GQ and Esquire, and his stories and essays have been featured on National Public Radio's This American Life.
He teaches in the MFA program at Boise State University, and lives in
Boise, Idaho and Teasdale, Utah with his wife and children.
Excerpt from The Lonely Polygamist
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Books for Troops
Now until September 1, Arches Book Company will be sending boxes of
reading material to servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Residents are invited to donate paperback books (gently used or new) or
make a contribution to offset shipping costs. It costs 12.50 to ship
approximately 15 paperbacks.
We are especially seeking APO addresses for local servicemen and women
stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan. If you have a friend or relative
whose company would appreciate a shipment of books, please give us the
address and we will send off a box!
Book and monetary donations can be left with a bookseller during normal business hours, and addresses can be emailed to beth@backofbeyondbooks.com. Thank you for helping us support our troops!
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Children's Hour Coming to Back of Beyond Books!
Starting June 22, 2010, we will be holding a Children's Hour in the children's book nook in Back of Beyond Books. Each week, we will focus on a different theme and share two stories and an activity that coincide with the theme. Stay tuned for a detailed calendar of events for the Back of Beyond Children's Hour.
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Get Caught Reading/Friendly Reading
Corner Programs!
 The "Friendly Reading Corner" is a community of readers sharing their thoughts about books they're reading. We invite you to tell us about books you love, what you're reading, or anything else regarding books. Fellow book lovers can read these comments in our e-newsletter, "The Biblio Files," displayed in our store, and on our website, backofbeyondbooks.com. Please email your comments in to readers@backofbeyondbooks.com. We look forward to hearing from you. Happy reading!
Not only do we want to know what you're rea ding, but we also want to know where you're reading it. To "get caught reading," please take a photo of
yourself reading with one of our bookmarks sticking out of your book.
We will display your photo and location in our newsletter, in our
store, and on our website. Photos may be mailed or sent via e-mail to
getcaught@backofbeyondbooks.com. Can't wait to catch you reading!
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Summer Reading Collection for Kids!
The staff at Arches Book Company has stocked up on some of their favorite books from their childhoods. Bring in your kids and check out all of our classic young adult titles for your kids to enjoy this summer. The Summer Reading display is located at the front of Arches Book Company!
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Sunday Jazz is Back!!!
Live jazz is back at Arches Book Company beginning this Sunday from 10-12 pm. Join Dave
Steward and friends for a relaxing morning of music and camaraderie! Welcome back, Dave!
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For questions about any of our events or for all your book needs, call 435-259-0782 or 800-700-2859. And don't forget to check out our extensive used book collection at ABC and Beyond located in McStiff's Plaza. We hope to see you soon!
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Andy Nettell
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