In honor of our 10th anniversary, buy one for $20 and wear it to our party on Saturday, November 26 and get 5% off all purchases... and enjoy our birthday party. More on the party in our next e-mail.
Our latest arrival: Toys by Melissa & Doug!
Brenda has just about finished unpacking a very large shipment of Melissa & Doug toys and games. Melissa & Doug are committed to making products that inspire open-ended thinking and encourage kids to see new possibilities. It's part of their bigger vision to Take Back Childhood. Because by giving children a true childhood, we give them a path to realizing their full potential!
Our book groups are relaxed and entertaining book discussions. Bring a light pupu or beverage, pick your genre, and join us any time.
What our book groups are reading:
"Second Tuesday", our fiction group:
The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
The Marriage of Opposites
From the New York Times bestselling author of
The Dovekeepers and
The Museum of Extraordinary Things: a forbidden love story set on the tropical island of St. Thomas about the extraordinary woman who gave birth to painter Camille Pissarro the Father of Impressionism.
Get away from the election: join us to discuss this book on Tuesday, November 8 at 6:30pm.
Our Travel group:
Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia by David Greene
Midnight in Siberia
Far away from the trendy cafes, designer boutiques, and political protests and crackdowns in Moscow, the real Russia exists.
Midnight in Siberia chronicles David Greene's journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway, a 6,000-mile cross-country trip from Moscow to the Pacific port of Vladivostok. In quadruple-bunked cabins and stopover towns sprinkled across the country s snowy landscape, Greene speaks with ordinary Russians about how their lives have changed in the post-Soviet years.
Join us to discuss this book by NPR's former Moscow bureau chief on Tuesday, November 15 at 6:30pm.
"Just the Facts", our non-fiction group:
The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal by
David Hoffman
The Billion Dollar Spy
The riveting story of a spy who cracked open the Soviet military research establishment and a penetrating portrait of the CIA's Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold War. Drawing on previously secret documents obtained from the CIA and on interviews with participants, David Hoffman has created an unprecedented and poignant portrait of Tolkachev, a man motivated by the depredations of the Soviet state to master the craft of spying against his own country. Stirring, unpredictable, and at times unbearably tense, "The Billion Dollar Spy" is a brilliant feat of reporting that unfolds like an espionage thriller.
Join us to discuss this book by a contributing editor at"The Washington Post" on Tuesday, November 22 at 6:00pm.
