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Kristen Iversen will be at Unity of Boulder Church
(2855 Folsom Street Boulder, CO 80304) to speak about and sign her new book, Full Body Burden, on Monday, June 18th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
Full Body Burden is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction about Kristen Iversen’s childhood in a Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." It's the story of growing up in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and—unknown to those who lived there—tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium. As this memoir unfolds, it reveals itself as a brilliant work of investigative journalism and a book about the destructive power of secrets.
Vouchers to attend are $10 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
Start: 7:30 pm
Susan Gillis Chapman will speak about and sign her new book, The Five Keys to Mindful Communication, on Monday, June 18th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
Good communication is essential to any healthy relationship, whether it’s between spouses, family members, friends, or co-workers, and mindfulness—the practice of nonjudgmental awareness—can help us communicate more effectively and meaningfully with others in our personal and professional lives. In The Five Keys to Mindful Communication, Susan Chapman, a psychotherapist and long-time Buddhist practitioner, explains how the practice of mindfulness awareness can change the way we speak and listen, enhance our relationships, and help us achieve our goals.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
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Anthony Swofford will speak about and sign his new book, Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir, on Tuesday, June 19th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
Following the success of Jarhead, Anthony Swofford assumed he had exorcised his military demons—but as veterans know, that isn’t how it works. Consumed by drugs, booze, fast cars, and the wrong women, Swofford almost lost everything and everyone who mattered to him. Embarking on a series of road trips with his dying father, a Vietnam vet, Swofford begins to grapple with his volatile past and forge a path toward redemption. Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails is a must-read memoir that raises essential questions about masculinity, about fathers and sons, and about love.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
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Start: 7:30 pm
CU Mathematics Professor Karl Gustafson will speak about and sign his new book, The Crossing of Heaven: Memoris of a Mathematician, on Wednesday, June 20th at 7:30pm.
About the book:
Among the group of physics honors students huddled in 1957 on a Colorado mountain watching Sputnik bisect the heavens, one young scientist was destined, three short years later, to become a key player in America’s own top-secret spy satellite program. One of our era’s most prolific mathematicians, Karl Gustafson was given just two weeks to write the first US spy satellite’s software. The project would fundamentally alter America’s Cold War strategy, and The Crossing of Heaven, Karl’s autobiographical account of a remarkable academic life spent in the top flight, tells this fascinating inside story for the first time.
This is a FREE event, open to all!
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Start: 7:30 pm
Amanda Padoan will speak about and sign her new book, Buried in the Sky, on Thurday, June 21st at 7:30pm. ***Eric Meyer and Chhiring Dorje will be her special guests at this event!***
About the book:
When Edmund Hillary first conquered Mt. Everest, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay was at his side. For as long as Westerners have been climbing the Himalayas, Sherpas have been the unsung heroes in the background. In 2008, when 11 climbers lost their lives on K2, the world’s most dangerous peak, two Sherpas survived. They had emerged from poverty and political turmoil to become two of the most skillful mountaineers on earth. Based on unprecedented access and interviews, Buried in the Sky reveals their story.
Vouchers to attend are $5 and get you $5 off the author’s featured book or a purchase on the day of the event. Vouchers can be purchased in advance and over the phone.
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