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This week we have three very special guests at the store, so take a break from the beach to meet them!
| Wayne Pacelle - Monday July 11th 3:00-4:00 PM |
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A landmark work, The Bond is the passionate, insightful, and comprehensive examination of our special connection to all creatures, written by one of America's most important champions of animal welfare. Wayne Pacelle, the president of the Humane Society of the United States, unveils the deep links of the human-animal bond, as well as the conflicting impulses that have led us to betray this bond through widespread and systemic cruelty to animals.
An eye-opening must-read, The Bond reminds us that animals are at the center of our lives, they are not just a backdrop. How we treat them is one of the great themes of the human story.
About the Author:
During his seventeen years with the Humane Society of the United States, including seven years as president and CEO, Wayne Pacelle has played a leading role in making HSUS, the nation's largest animal protection charity, into a dynamic public force and voice for animals. Taking a special interest in law reform, he has been the leading strategist in getting animal protection laws enacted by direct action of the electorate, designing winning campaigns in a dozen states for ballot initiatives that outlawed cockfighting, factory farming practices, bear baiting, and a host of other inhumane practices. He has become the voice and face of the humane movement in this country.
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| Corduroy Bear This Saturday |
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This week's costume storytime character is Corduroy Bear! 10:00 am at the Farmer's Market; 11:00 am at the Jared Coffin House garden. Fun for kids of all ages with a caregiver!
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Lastly I'd like to put in a plug for Sustainable Nantucket's big event, the Farm Fresh Feast, coming up this Saturday July 16th at Moors End Farm.
Click the image to buy tickets and learn more about this grass roots effort, and join us in the fields! It will be a lovely evening in support of one of the most fundamentally worthy endeavors on the island.
Cheers,
Wendy H. & Team Bookworks
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Nancy Thayer Tues. July 12th 3:00 PM |
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The lovely Nancy Thayer joins us Tuesday July 13th from 3:00 - 4:00 PM to celebrate her latest Nantucket novel, "Heat Wave."
Unerringly perceptive, superbly written, every page packed with the warmth and compassionate wisdom that have become Nancy Thayer's trademark, Heat Wave tells the moving story of a woman who, after her seemingly perfect life unravels, must find the strength to live and love again.
Making the startling discovery that her family finances are in dire straits is only the latest shock endured by Carley Winsted after her husband's sudden death from a heart attack. Resisting her in-laws' well-meaning overtures to take in Carley and her two daughters, the young widow instead devises a plan to keep her family in their beloved home, a grand historic house on the island of Nantucket.
Order Nancy's books here:
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