Alton Brown        

Good Eats 3: The Later Years        

Monday, October 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza

The Great Brain of Food stops in Kansas City on his final Cookbook tour!  Rainy Day Books welcomes Alton Brown, star of Food Network's "Good Eats," "Iron Chef America," and "Feasting On Asphalt."

This is your rare opportunity to hear and meet Alton Brown in person!  As you arrive, all patrons will have the opportunity to write out questions for Alton.  Vivien Jennings, Founder & President of Rainy Day Books, Inc., will be on stage with Alton and asking him audience questions.  The program will last about one Hour and Fifteen minutes.

Alton will discuss his life and work, then personalize books and visit with fans. 

Admission Packages will be available at the door of this Event beginning at 5:30 PM.

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR YOUNG READERS AND FANS OF ALTON BROWN: Alton is aware that this is a school night for many of you.  At the conclusion of the program, Alton will sign Books for children first so you can be home in bed at your normal time.

Prize drawings galore at this Event!

Show your Alton Brown Event Ticket at Brio Tuscan Grille before or after our Event and Brio will donate 20% of your tab to SafeHome.

Jim Lehrer           

Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza

From the man widely hailed as "the Dean of Moderators" comes a lively and revealing book that pulls back the curtain on more than forty years of televised political debate in America.   A veteran newsman who has presided over eleven presidential and vice-presidential debates, Jim Lehrer gives readers a ringside seat for some of the epic political battles of our time, shedding light on all of the critical turning points and rhetorical faux pas that helped determine the outcome of America's presidential elections-and with them the course of history.   Drawing on his own experiences as "the man in the middle seat," in-depth interviews with the candidates and his fellow moderators, and transcripts of key exchanges, Lehrer isolates and illuminates what he calls the "Major Moments" and "killer questions" that defined the debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain.

Asked to sum up his experience as a participant in high-level televised debates, President George H. W. Bush memorably likened them to an evening in "tension city."  In Jim Lehrer's absorbing insider account, we find out that truer words were never spoken. 

Show your Jim Lehrer Event Ticket at Brio Tuscan Grille before or after our Event and Brio will donate 20% of your tab to SafeHome.

Adam Winkler           

Gunfight: The Battle Over The Right To Bear Arms In America

Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Rainy Day Books.

"There have always been plenty of guns in America, but also plenty of gun control.  For the author, there remains a need for both, yet extremist positions have emerged on both sides.  "Gun nuts" argue for the absolute right of individuals to arm themselves, "gun grabbers" for a complete ban on all privately owned guns.  The Second Amendment to the Constitution has been of little help, as it is not clear if the Amendment meant simply to ensure the formation of state militias or indeed gave the individual the right to bear arms.  In 2008, a Washington, D.C., law banning all handguns was challenged before the U.S. Supreme Court, thus putting to the test the meaning of the Second Amendment.  The unifying thread of the book is Winkler's Grisham-like story of the personalities and issues surrounding this case.  He also places the current debate within an often surprising historical context.  Yes, the Founding Fathers expected white men to have guns for service in the militia, but they also surrounded such gun possession with rules and regulations.  The Wild West was not so wild after all.  Places like Tombstone and Dodge City had some of the strongest gun laws ever devised in America.  Race has played a large part in gun control, as before and after the Civil War black Americans were often terrorized by armed whites, with little legal recourse to arming themselves for self-defense.  In 1967, Gov. Ronald Reagan signed into law strict prohibitions on the carrying of arms after the Black Panthers marched into the California Capitol Building armed to the teeth.  In the end, the Supreme Court struck down the D.C. law but also noted there remained the right of government to regulate gun ownership.  Winkler writes that this decision may open the way for action to truly reduce gun violence, yet unfortunately offers few suggestions for what these actions might be.  Detailed, balanced and engrossing-sure to displease both sides of the gun-control debate." ~ Kirkus Reviews 

Walter Isaacson           

Steve Jobs            

Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Unity Temple on The Plaza

Walter Isaacson, the President & Chief Executive Officer of The Aspen Institute, was Chairman of CNN and Managing Editor of Time Magazine.  He is the author of Einstein: His Life and Universe, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, and of Kissinger: A Biography, and the Co-Author of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.

Walter Isaacson will be interviewed on Stage by Vivien Jennings, Founder & President and Roger Doeren, Chief Operations Officer of Rainy Day Books, Inc., in a Multimedia Celebration of Steve Jobs.  Co-Sponsored by Rainy Day Books, The Apple Stores, AT&T Mobility, River City Solutions, Country Club Bank, Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology, and Rockhurst University.

Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, the Co-Founder & Chairman of Apple Inc., is the most highly anticipated nonfiction Book of the year and like Apple products is an immediate Bestseller with advance Orders.  Based on more than forty interviews with Steve conducted over two years, as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues, Walter has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for precision and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

Due to the advance in the Publication Date for Steve Jobs to Monday, October 24, 2011, our Event Date is being advanced as well.

First Edition Copies of Steve Jobs will be Author Autographed by Walter Isaacson on Sunday, November 06, 2011, and the Autographed Books will be available for Pick-Up at our Author Event.

Be the lucky Winner of a State-of-the-Art and Top-of-the-Line Apple iPad 2, Black, Wi-Fi + 3G, AT&T, 64GB Model!