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• Feb 3rd

  7pm

  Ann Brashares

  3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows by Ann Brashares follows three girls entering the same high school featured in the author&26;s bestselling four-book series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. These three girls are going off to high school and their big fear is how things will change, they&26;re already seeing some of the middle-school connections and friendships start to shift. It doesn&26;t c

  Borders - Annapolis

  1115 Annapolis Mall
  Annapolis, MD 21401
• Feb 4th

  6:45pm

  CHRISTOPHER DICKEY - SECURING THE CITY: INSIDE AMERICA'S BEST COUNTERTERROR FORCE--THE NYPD - TALK/Q&A/SIGNING

  Event Information

  Date:

  Wed, Feb 4, 2009

  Time:

  6:45 PM

  Author:

  CHRISTOPHER DICKEY

  Title:

  SECURING THE CITY: INSIDE AMERICA'S BEST COUNTERTERROR FORCE--THE NYPD

  Event:

  TALK/Q&A/SIGNING

  Location:

  Smithsonian Institute

  Address:

  City:

  Washington

  State:

  DC

  Comments:

  Smithsonian Institution

  Fourteenth Street and Constitution Avenue NW
  Washington, DC 20001
• Feb 5th

  6pm

  Marita Golden

  In It&39;s All Love, Black writers celebrate the complexity, power, danger, and glory of love in all its many forms: romantic, familial, communal, and sacred. It&39;s All Love is a dazzling, delightfully diverse exploration of the wonderful gift of love. Marita Golden will be joined in conversation by contributors Victoria Christopher Murray, Jalal, Simone Bostic Abdul Ali, and Patricia Elam.

  Borders Books & Music

  1801 K Street
  Washington, DC
• Feb 5th

  7pm

  Anthony S. Pitch

  In They Have Killed Papa Dead The Road to Ford&39;s Theatre, Abraham Lincoln&39;s Murder, and The Rage for Vengeance, Pitch provides new confirmation of threats against Lincoln&39;s life as he traveled to Washington by train for his first inauguration, and a vivid personal account of John Wilkes Booth being physically restrained from assaulting Lincoln at his second inauguration. Anthony S. Pitch

  Borders - Fairfax

  11054 Lee Highway
  Fairfax, VA 22030
• Feb 7th

  3pm

  The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips Discussion

  We will be discussing The Darkest Child by Delores Phillips. Phillips's searing debut reveals the poverty, injustices and cruelties that one black family suffers—some of this at the hands of its matriarch—in a 1958 backwater Georgia town. Thirteen-year-old Tangy Mae Quinn loves her mother, Rozelle, but knows there's "something wrong" with her—w

  Washington, DC 20052
• Feb 9th

  7pm

  Knitting Club

  Knitters of all ages and levels of experience are welcome. Meets the second Monday and fourth Wednesday of each month.

  Borders - Annapolis

  1115 Annapolis Mall
  Annapolis, MD 21401
• Feb 11th

  7:30pm

  Linda Fairstein

  In this beguiling mix of history and suspense, the New York Times bestselling author of Killer Heat truly outdoes herself as she takes readers on a breathtaking ride through the valuable first editions, lost atlases, and secret rooms and tunnels of the great New York Public Library. Author Linda Fairstein is one of America&39;s foremost legal experts on crimes of sexual assault and domestic violen

  Border's at Baileys Crossroads

  Crossroads Center
  Falls Church, VA 22041
• Feb 11th

  7pm

  February Book Club: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Diaz

  Reston, VA 20194
• Feb 11th

  7pm

  Smarter Ways to Manage Your Taxes

  In today&39;s economy, it can pay to have more of your money working for you. Find smarter ways to manage your taxes at this complimentary workshop presented by Ameriprise Financial. There is no cost or obligation to attend. Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. does not provide tax advice. © 2009 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. All rights reserved.

  Borders - Vienna - Tysons Corner

  8027 Leesburg Pike Suite 100
  Vienna, VA 22182
• Feb 12th

  7pm

  Marita Golden

  In It&39;s All Love, Black writers celebrate the complexity, power, danger, and glory of love in all its many forms: romantic, familial, communal, and sacred. It&39;s All Love is a dazzling, delightfully diverse exploration of the wonderful gift of love. Marita Golden will be joined in conversation by contributors Jonetta Rose Barras, Brian Gilmore, and Sonsyrea Tate Montgomery.

  Borders - Largo - Capital Centre

  931A Capital Centre Boulevard
  Upper Marlboro, MD 20774