Text Box: JUNE 8, THURSDAY  7 PM HELEN FISHER author of  WHY WE LOVE

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MAY/JUNE 2006THE BOOK WORKSText Box: AUTHOR DISCUSSION & SIGNING

Text Box: MAY 4 THURSDAY    7 PM KEVIN McKIERNAN author of THE KURDS: A People in Search of Their Homeland

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Text Box: JUNE 16, FRIDAY 4 PM MATT RIDLEY author of FRANCIS CRICK: DISCOVERER OF THE GENETIC CODE http://www.mattridley.co.uk/

AUTHOR EVENTSText Box: The war in Iraq has been a predominant image splashed across our newspapers and television screens for so long that the story no longer seems to resonate. At best, it is a complex issue that only grows more convoluted with time. However, in The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland , journalist Kevin McKiernan provides an intimate portrait of the Kurds that provokes critical analysis as well as a touchingly emotional involvement with the story. The Kurds do not have a country, they do not have home. Kurdistan is a label, a name, but not a real place. Kurdistan is the abstract dream of a home.

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Text Box: AUTHOR DISCUSSION & SIGNING Mind Brain Series  

Text Box: Professor Ramachandran is internationally recognized for his studies on the brain basis of human behavior. His major areas of research include the study of cognitive and perceptual deficits in human neurological patients, synesthesia, neural plasticity and “phantom limbs”, and stroke rehabilitation. He will share his insights into the mind, from everyday experiences such as pain, sight, and the appreciation of beauty to the ultimate philosophical conundrums of consciousness. Professor Ramachandran is a dynamic and highly engaging speaker who is regularly featured in major media.

Text Box: MAY 24 WEDNESDAY 7 PM V.S. Ramachandran author of  Phantoms in the Brain and A brief Tour of Human Consciousness

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