Key	Imgs	Short Description
2006_DC_Franken_060929	12	Borders -- Al Franken ("The Truth (with Jokes)") Al Franken: Intelligent, insightful, inspiring, and funny, Al's political satire is poised to become the most talked-about book. Armed with an additional chapter, the paperback edition of this book is ready to take the fight to the Bush administration and its right-wing cronies, once again.
2005_DC_Andrea_050914	4	Borders -- Andrea Mitchell ("Talking Back...") Veteran broadcast Journalist, Andrea Mitchell, signed copies of her book "Talking Back...To Presidents, Dictators and Assorted Scoundrels". Andrea has also been a trailblazer for women everywhere and her personal journey is not only inspiring, it is exciting.
2002_DC_Buchwald_021115	6	Borders -- Art Buchwald Art Buchwald, the Washington Post humorist, was doing a book-signing locally so I trudged up to the Dupont Circle area to see him. He's certainly an interesting looking person and he radiates warmth and cheer. While I was there, he pointed over to a shelf with best sellers and said "Death and decay....
2005_DC_BB_King_050912	10	Borders -- BB King ("B.B. King Treasures") Just in time for his 80th birthday this month, B.B. King delivers "The B.B. King Treasures," a scrapbook following the path of his storied life and career. Included in this coffee table-worthy showpiece is perhaps the greatest treasure of all: a 60-minute CD filled with unreleased interviews and jam...
2006_DC_Newhart_060922	18	Borders -- Bob Newhart ("I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This") w/Murray Horwitz Legendary comic Bob Newhart discusses his new book "I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!" in conversation with American Film Institute director and NPR commentator, (and former Barnum & Bailey clown) Murray Horwitz. "I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!" is The first book ever from an icon of American comedy. A...
2006_DC_Sheehan_060925	7	Borders -- Cindy Sheehan ("Peace Mom") Cindy Sheehan: The woman who turned grief into action and took her anti-war message to the President's doorstep tells her story in her own words -- a wrenching tale of heroism that will inspire a new generation of activists.
2007_DC_Barry_070921	16	Borders -- Dave Barry ("History of the Millennium (So Far)") Dave Barry: Thucydides, Gibbon, Tuchman, McCullough - to the names of the world's great historians must now be added the name of Dave Barry, who has taken a long, hard look at our new millennium (so far) and, when he stopped hyperventilating, written it all down, because nobody would believe it...
2007_DC_Cheadle_070502	32	Borders -- Don Cheadle and John Prendergast ("Not On Our Watch") "Not On Our Watch" is an empowering book, offering six strategies readers can implement about Darfur. Don Cheadle 3.5 million Sudanese are going hungry, 2.5 million have been displaced by violence, and 400,000 have died in Darfur to date. Both shocked and energized by this ongoing tragedy, Don Cheadle...
2007_MD_Potter_070720	57	Borders -- Harry Potter roll-out party One of those bookstore-sponsored events for the release of the last volume in the Harry Potter series.
2005_MD_Fonda_050416	6	Borders -- Jane Fonda ("My Life So Far") Jane Fonda may have grown up in the shadow of her legendary father, but she quickly proved her talents in her own right. More than an actress, she also has been a controversial political activist as well as a popular fitness guru. We've seen her triumphs and she's shared her personal challenges. She...
1998_VA_Shaara_980627	12	Borders -- Jeff Shaara ("Gods and Generals")
2006_MD_McCoy_060225	4	Borders -- Jerry McCoy ("Historic Silver Spring") Jerry A McCoy, Librarian and Silver Spring Historical Society, came to show slides and promote his new book "Historic Silver Spring".
2005_DC_Collins_050427	5	Borders -- Judy Collins (performance)
2007_MD_Albright_070331	29	Borders -- Madeleine Albright ("The Mighty and the Almighty") Madeleine Albright: "The Mighty and the Almighty". Defying conventional wisdom, Albright suggests not only that religion and politics are inseparable, but that their partnership, when properly harnessed, can be a force for justice and peace.
2005_MD_Johnson_051206	24	Borders -- Marcus Johnson (performance) Marcus Johnson is a jazz keyboardist who records for Three Keys Music. This was a special holiday performance by him and the band, previewing songs from his new release "Smooth Jazz Christmas."
2007_DC_Johnson_070302	48	Borders -- Marcus Johnson (performance) Marcus Johnson: Jazz great Marcus Johnson and his trio help us celebrate the grand opening of our cool new cafe with a hot jazz set. In attendance in the audience was former Redskin Barry Wilburn (#45) who asked for a photo with Marcus so that's here too.
2005_DC_Nader_050725	8	Borders -- Ralph Nader
2007_DC_Nader_070614	9	Borders -- Ralph Nader ("An Unreasonable Man") Leader of the modern Consumer Movement himself Ralph Nader signs copies of his critically acclaimed DVD, An Unreasonable Man. The documentary follows Nader as a public interest lawyer to the man who today boasts a legislative record longer than most politicians in office today. Now you can meet this man...
2005_DC_Watts_050907	5	Borders -- Steven Watts ("Henry Ford") Steven Watts: Henry Ford, a major architect of modern America, has lived on in the imagination of his fellow citizens as an enduring figure of fascination, an inimitable individual, a controversial personality, and a social visionary from the moment his Model T brought the automobile to the masses and...
2006_DC_EK_060427	9	Borders -- Ted Kennedy ("America Back On Track") This was a book-signing event for "America Back on Track," billed as Kennedy's first major policy book in more than forty years. Just the week before, he had been named as one of the U.S. top 10 Senators by Time magazine. Their list: Thad Cochran, Ted Kennedy, John McCain, Jon Kyl, Arlen Specter,...
2005_DC_Uncle_Earl_051104	18	Borders -- Uncle Earl (performance) From http://www.uncleearl.net/about.htm Call it old-time for our times: with their infectious energy, undeniable charisma, sharp musicianship, and unique repertoire of original and traditional songs, Uncle Earl is bringing the string band legacy proudly into the modern era. The band’s national debut...
2007_DC_Fox_071011	16	Borders -- Vincente Fox ("In Revolution of Hope") Vicente Fox: In Revolution of Hope, President Fox outlines a new vision of hope for the future of the Americas. He speaks out forcefully on hot global topics like immigration, the war in Iraq, racism, globalization, the role of the United Nations, free trade, religion, gender equity, indigenous...

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