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A HEART BLOWN OPENThe Life and Practice of Zen Master Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi
(A Spiritual Biography by Keith Martin-Smith)
A HEART BLOWN OPEN
The Life and Practice of Zen Master Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi
(A Spiritual Biography by Keith Martin-Smith)
This is the Hero’s Journey for the 21st Century\, full of sound and fury\, signifying nothing. And everything.
Denis Kelly's life is part Hunter S. Thompson\, part Timothy Leary\, and part Eckhart Tolle. From his beginnings in an abusive and alcoholic home in Wisconsin to becoming a major force in the counterculture movement\, and then from a life on the run and in prison to a life in a monastery and in service\, it is as entertaining as it is inspirational.
A Heart Blown Open chronicles the life and teachings of Zen master Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi as he worked to integrate hard-won wisdom into his dynamic life. Experience the successes and failures that brought him to found an entirely new form of Zen called Mondo Zen. Extraordinary for their playfulness\, depravity\, and liberating insight\, Jun Po's life events swirl together to underscore and illuminate the environment from which one of the most controversial masters of the American Zen scene has emerged.
Keith Martin-Smith is a freelance writer in Boulder\, CO\, where he teaches Northern Shaolin Kung Fu\, Buddhism\, and writing.
$10 per person or $50 per book club group (up to 8 members)
Includes appetizers and cash bar.
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Storytime &\; Activity with the author!
“Even Sharks Need Friends” by Elaine Pease
A funny and zany story of a hammerhead shark looking for a friend. Hammy the hammerhead is teased and bullied because he's a big guy. When he meets a little sea urchin\, he rejects her friendship because she's little and wears ugly\, old glasses. Hammy finally learns good friends can come in all sizes. Kindergarteners through third graders will love this sparkly\, 3-D undersea world.
Free family event.
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State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett
Webcast video courtesy of our friends at McLean &\; Eakin Booksellers in Petoskey\, Michigan.
“Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett’s fiction.”—New York Times Book Review
Years ago\, Marina Singh traded the hard decisions and intensity of medical practice for the quieter world of research at a pharmaceutical company\, a choice that has haunted her life. Enveloping herself in safety\, limiting emotional risk\, she shares a quiet intimacy with her widowed older boss\, Mr. Fox\, and a warm friendship with her colleague Anders Eckman. But Marina's security is shaken when she learns that Anders\, sent to the Amazon to check on a field team\, is dead-and Mr. Fox wants her to go into the jungle to discover what happened.
Plagued by trepidation\, yet propelled by her sense of duty\, Marina embarks on an odyssey into the unknown\, down into the Amazonian delta\, deep into the dense\, insect-infested jungle to find answers from the company's research team. Led by the formidable Dr. Annick Swenson\, the scientists are looking into the development of a new drug that could have a profound impact on Western society. But the team has been silent for two years and the daunting Dr. Swenson does not like interlopers inserting themselves in her work\, as Marina well knows. The eminent and fiercely uncompromising doctor was once her mentor\, the woman she admired\, emulated\, and feared. To fulfill her mission\, Marina must confront the ghosts of her past\, as well as unfulfilled dreams and expectations-a journey that will force her to make painful moral choices and take her deep into her own heart of darkness.
A rich narrative dense with atmosphere and full of deeply realized characters\, packed with amazing twists and surprises-encounters with an anaconda\, cannibals\, death\, and birth-State of Wonder is Ann Patchett's most enthralling and confident novel\, a tale that will leave readers in their own state of wonder\, examining their own values and beliefs.
Free event\, specials on beer and wine.
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Stay tuned for more information on how you could win a Bookworm gift bag valued at $150
To celebrate our 15 year anniversary in 2012 and thank you for your patronage\, we are offering special 15 Years &\; 15 More promotions on the 15th day of each month. More than ever we want you in the store to enjoy all that we have to offer in book selection\, menu variety\, gift items and community events. There will be discounts\, freebies\, drawings\, festivities\, and more! To receive updates on our promotions\, sign up for our newsletter here.
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Private Party
The bookstore is open\, however the café will be closed to the public beginning at 5\:00 p.m. for a private event.
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Kids ONLY book club for ages 8 to 12 meets monthly to discuss two books.
Kids Get 15% Off Selections!
Sign up with a bookseller at the store or by calling (970)926-7323
Book selections for May 20th meeting\:
To be determined
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SPILLED INK is a published collection of art\, poetry and prose by Battle Mountain High School students.
The public is welcome to join students\, parents\, faculty and staff to celebrate the 2012 publication of SPILLED INK. The evening will feature art\, music\, poetry and prose.
Students will be selling the publication and raising funds with the sale of baked goods.
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