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The bestselling author promotes his latest work, "Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel." Clint Bunsen is one of the old reliables in Lake Wobegon, the treasurer of the Lutheran church and the auto mechanic who starts your car on below-zero mornings. For six years he has run the Fourth of July parade, turning ... (mer)what was once a line of pickup trucks and girls pushing baby carriages that hold their cats into an event of dazzling spectacle. The town is dizzy with anticipation. Garrison Keillor is the host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion.

Mordantly funny, acutely observant Bushnells newest novel is a modern-day tale of old and new money, that same combustible mix that Edith Wharton mastered in her novels about New Yorks Gilded Age. Over a century later, Bushnells New Yorkers have changed in details, but not in the essentials: the thirst ... (mer)for power, social prominence, and successful marriages that matter, at least in public.

Tom Farley, Jr., brother of actor and comedian Chris Farley, discusses The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts. The Chris Farley Show written by his brother, Tom Farley, and Tanner Colby, is an eye-opening and riveting account of Farley's life, as remembered by those who knew him best. Here ... (mer)is Chris Farley as remembered by his friends and family including, David Spade, Chris Rock, Alec Baldwin, Lorne Michaels, and many others. Tom Farley, Jr., Chris's older brother, is President and Managing Director of the Chris Farley Foundation.

The editor in chief of The Huffington Post tackles the issues at the heart of the 2008 American presidential election with her trademark passion, intelligence, and devastating wit.

Ever wonder what it's like to have your own personal team of beauty experts, advising you on how to look and feel knockout-gorgeous every day? Join Emily Massa, a Sephora PRO Beauty team member, as she discusses Sephora: The Ultimate Guide to Makeup, Skin, and Hair from the Beauty Authority.

A remarkable and moving story of lives that were changed during the infamously devastating siege of Leningrad. From one of Hollywood's most sought after screenwriters comes a thrilling and original adventure story of two young men on an impossible mission in Leningrad in 1942. Through their journey, ... (mer)an unlikely bond grows between an earnest, lust-filled teenager and an endearing lothario with the gifts of a con man. Set within the monumental events of history, City of Thieves is an intimate coming-of-age tale with an utterly contemporary feel for how boys become men.

One of the most important women in the history of television, Barbara Walters joins us to sign copies of her tell-all memoir.

A discarded diary brings to life the glamorous, forgotten world of an extraordinary young woman.

From the hilarious Daily Show regular and bestselling author comes a ferociously funny exploration of religion and faith. What do we believe? And in God's name why? Lewis Black has the answers. Or at least his answers. In a series of comedic inquiries, Black explores how the rules and constraints ... (mer)of religion have affected his life and the lives of us all. Hilarious experiences with rabbis, Mormons, gurus, psychics, and even the joy of a perfect round of golf give Black the chance to expound upon what we believe and why-in the language of a shock jock and with the heart of an iconoclast.

In Joel Osteen's bestselling book Become a Better You, he outlined seven principles that we should all live by in order to have a life that is more fulfilling, more meaningful, and filled with hope and purpose. In this seven-week companion, you will learn how to apply each of those principles to your ... (mer)everyday life and become the person that God uniquely created you to be. The lessons in this book will equip you to be a better spouse, a better parent, a better leader, and an inspiration to everyone you know! The principles are simple, but applying them to your daily life will have a profound effect on every situation you face.

Published by the Chicago Children's Museum, this beautifully illustrated book celebrates the diversity that is Chicago.

Join us for a party that will ECLIPSE all others as we await the final book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series!

Learn about the history of Chicago's Magnificent Mile from The Wrigley Building up to the Drake Hotel.

This is the poignant memoir of the real woman who starred as the beloved Marcia Brady on the hit series "The Brady Bunch". What fans didn't know about the always sunny, seemingly perfect blonde beauty was that off-screen, the young actress who played her, Maureen McCormick, was living a different, and ... (mer)not so wonderful, life. Contact Borders for complete event details and guidelines.

The king of real-world chic shares his tips in a colorful guidebook designed to unleash every woman's inner fashionista. A twenty-year veteran of the fashion industry, Isaac Mizrahi has become a unique icon in the world of style. He doesnt do "makeovers" or take pleasure in berating the way a woman ... (mer)dresses. Instead, he is a problem solver--and a titan of trendsetting who believes that fashion should be seriously fun. Mizrahi has received awards from the Council of Fashion Designers of America, including two "Designer of the Year" awards, and a special award for the documentary Unzipped.

A prequel to Marley & Me, filled with moments of poignancy and heartfelt revelation, and of course, laugh-out-loud humor. At its heart, The Longest Trip Home is the universal story of growing up, outgrowing home, and making peace with the past before it's too late. It's about the life journey we all ... (mer)take as sons and daughters to find our own voice and place in the world. And thankfully, in John's own inimitable style, we get to laugh along the way. John Grogan is the author of the phenomenal bestseller Marley & Me.

Jay Dolan of the University of Notre Dame is one of America's most acclaimed scholars of immigration and ethnic history. In The Irish Americans, he caps his decades of writing and teaching with a magisterial history of the Irish experience in the United States - the first general reader's account to ... (mer)be published since the 1960's. Dolan draws on his own original research and much other recent other scholarship to weave a fresh and vivid narrative. He follows the Irish from their first arrival