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RJ Julia Booksellers
768 Boston Post Road
Madison, CT 06443
203.245.3959
800.74.READS
books@rjjulia.com
Mon-Sat: 9am – 9pm
Sun 10am – 6pm
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Serving Lunch, Dinner, Homemade Pastries, Coffee and Tea
Mon-Sat: 9am - 9pm
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Managed by La Rosticceria, Carry Out Caterers
The RJ Café is proud to display unique art exhibits from the ALVA Gallery in New London, CT
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| NEWS FROM RJ JULIA |
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| THE FAITH MIDDLETON SHOW ON WNPR |
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Faith Middleton
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The Book Show
WNPR-Connecticut Public Radio
90.5 FM Hartford/New Haven
89.1 FM Norwich/New London
88.5 FM Stamford/Greenwich
91.3 FM Southampton
99.5 FM Storrs
"My book buddies, Roxanne Coady of R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, Dr. Rose Quiello, lecturer in English at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, and enthusiastic reader Sally Gessner join me in the studio every two weeks. Occasionally Lee Jacobis, author and former professor at the University of Connecticut, drops in as well.
We tell you about the books we've enjoyed recently, and listeners are invited to tell us about your favorite books on line. E-mail us at faithwnpr@aol.com. Tell us in a couple of sentences about an all-time favorite book, or a recent great read, and why you love it. Adults and children are welcome! We'll read your letters over the air."
- Faith Middleton
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| RECENT BOOKS |
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Show Date: February 1, 2008
Interview with Elizabeth Sammet:
Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point
by Elizabeth Sammet
Elizabeth Sammet has been teaching literature to soldiers training for war at West Point for the last ten years. She chronicles her experiences and insights in this rare, important and poignant memoir.
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ROXANNE'S PICKS:
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The Middle Place
by Kelly Corrigan
The middle place is that spot in adulthood when you are technically a 'grown-up' with marriage and kids, but still your parents' (in this case her father's) daughter. It's the place that Kelly Corrigan is in until both she and her beloved Dad are diagnosed with cancer. She has the ability to look at ordinary circumstances and give them 'the light of day' in this fantastic - and hilarious - memoir.
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Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper
by David A. Crowder
The author of the screenplay for the hit movie Juno has written a memoir of the year she spent as a stripper. At 24 and bored with typing copy at an ad agency in Minnesota, she decided to change careers and become a stripper, lap dancer and phone sex girl and this entertaining tale is the result.
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The Hamster Revolution: How to Manage Your Email Before It Manages You
by Mike Song, Vicki Halsey, and Tim Burress
Are you eating up time dealing with your email? Then this is the book for you. It's written in the One Minute Manager style, but it has valuable points on organizing and streamlining your email as well as codes on what to do and how to do it. You can save up to 20 days a year - but first, shut off that 'ding'!
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Body Drama: Real Girls, Real Bodies, Real Issues, Real Answers
by Simon Blackburn
An extremely graphic - and extremely practical - book for teenage girls that addresses all of the questions and issues they have with their bodies - questions that usually either don't get answered or get answered incorrectly.
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LEE'S PICKS:
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The Aeneid
by Vergil
One of the masterpieces of Western literature, this is the story of Aeneus and the founding of Rome. Created to glorify the Roman Empire, this is a powerful, epic tale that will change your heart and mind.
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Slaughterhouse Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
The signature anti-war novel and basis of the 1972 film classic, this is the story of Billy Pilgrim, the soldier who should never have been a soldier, who survives the horrific Dresden firebombing as a German prisoner of war to become 'unstuck in time', abducted by aliens. A telling and wonderful story that must be read.
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Beethoven was One-Sixteenth Black: And Other Stories
by Nadine Gordimer
An unusual collection of short stories by the 1991 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here she manages to inhabit the imaginations and memories of her characters in a unique way. Varied and powerful.
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Persuasion
by Jane Austen
If you have been watching the PBS Jane Austen series, you definitely should read this book - it is a telling example of how much better books are! Anne Eliot is a wonderful character - but read the book keeping in mind all the forms of persuasion that are present both in the novel and in your own life! |
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ROSIE'S PICKS:
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
Winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal, this is a brilliant book. A 500-page, primarily graphic book, it breaks open the novel form for young readers. The story of Hugo, an orphan who lives in the walls of a Paris train station, and has a message from his dead watchmaker father to decode, this is filled with mystery and magic. For 5th graders on up. |
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Soul to Soul
by Gary Zukav
From the author of the best-selling The Seat of the Soul, this book nudges one to think about life in a whole new way. Zukav is one of the great spiritual thinkers of out time, and in the first part of the book he presents short stories of people's lives that lead you to rethink your own experiences and your responses to them. The second half deals with the larger philosophical questions of life. A great guide to living a more thoughtful, rich and compassionate life. |
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FAITH'S PICKS:
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The Anatomy of Deception
by Lawrence Goldstone
A 'who-dun-it' as well as historical fiction, this novel is set in the Philadelphia of 1889, just at the time when surgery was moving into the modern era. Early forensic science (autopsies had just become legal), ruthless murders, and the historic setting all blend to make for a great read. |
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The Mists of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
I was absolutely absorbed by this classic. It is the story of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, told from the womenÕs point of view. Life at the crossroads between native Druid religion and Christianity, filled with honor and romance - a wonderful tale. |
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The Taste of Conquest
by Michael Krondi
Little did you know that your spice jars hold a world of history within them. This is the story of three cities - Venice, Lisbon and Amsterdam - and the beginnings of the spice trade. Intrigue, greed and adventure all conspired to change our diet and our culture -- youÕll never look at your peppermill the same way again!
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Learning to Drive: And Other Life Stories
by Katha Pollitt
A professor of religion at Manhattanville College, Gardella is fascinating on spiritual matters. Here he explores the way people find spiritual aspects to the ordinary events of everyday life - work and play alike.
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Domestic Religion: Work, Food, Sex and Other Commitments
by Peter Gardella
An unusual collection of short stories by the 1991 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Here she manages to inhabit the imaginations and memories of her characters in a unique way. Varied and powerful.
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Also Noted:
Don't forget the 9th Annual Eagle Festival in Essex, CT, celebrating the bald eagles that winter on the Connecticut River (the largest group in the Northeast). It will be held this year on February 16 & 17 and Faith is a co-chair, along with Phil Donahue. Attend a live broadcast of the show on Saturday at noon. For more information go to ctaudubon.org. |
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 SHOW ARCHIVES |
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Find out what else is happening on The Faith Middleton Show.
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Book Show Archives:
 February 15, 2008
February 1, 2008
January 18, 2008
December 7, 2007
November 23, 2007
November 9, 2007
October 12, 2007
September 28, 2007
August 31, 2007
August 19, 2007
August 2, 2007
May 11, 2007
April 27, 2007
April 13, 2007
March 30, 2007
March 2, 2007
February 16, 2007
January 5, 2007 (repeat of 11/10/06)
December 22, 2006
November 24, 2006
November 10, 2006
October 27, 2006
September 29, 2006 (repeat of 9/1/06)
September 15, 2006
September 1, 2006
August 18, 2006
August 4, 2006
July 21, 2006 (repeat of 6/9/06)
July 7, 2006 (repeat of 3/17/06)
June 9, 2006
May 23, 2006
April 14, 2006
March 31, 2006
March 17, 2006
March 3, 2006
February 14, 2006 (repeat of 10/14/05)
February 3, 2006
January 20, 2006
January 6, 2006 (repeat of 11/25/05)
December 23, 2005 (repeat of 11/11/05)
December 9, 2005
November 25, 2005
November 11, 2005
October 14, 2005
September 30, 2005
September 16, 2005
September 2, 2005
August 19, 2005
August 5, 2005
July 22, 2005
June 24, 2005 (repeat of 06/10/05)
June 10, 2005
May 27, 2005 (repeat of 01/21/05)
May 13, 2005 (repeat of 01/21/05)
April 29, 2005 (no show)
April 15, 2005
April 1, 2005
March 18, 2005 (repeat of 02/18/05)
March 4, 2005 (repeat of 01/21/05)
February 18, 2005
February 1, 2005
January 21, 2005
January 7, 2005
December 24, 2004
December 6, 2004
November 26, 2004 (repeat of 03/5/04)
November 12, 2004
October 29, 2004 (repeat of 09/17/04)
October 12, 2004
October 1, 2004
September 17, 2004
September 3, 2004 (not a book show)
August 20, 2004 (Julia Child special, not a book show)
August 6, 2004
July 23, 2004
July 9, 2004 (repeat of 05/14/04)
June 25, 2004 (repeat of 04/16/04)
June 11, 2004 (repeat of 03/19/04)
May 14, 2004
April 28, 2004
April 16, 2004
April 2, 2004 (repeat of 2/20/04)
March 19, 2004
March 5, 2004
February 20, 2004
February 3, 2004
January 23, 2004
December 16, 2003
December 5, 2003
November 21, 2003
November 7, 2003 (repeat of 8/22/03)
October 30, 2003
October 17, 2003
October 3, 2003
September 19, 2003
September 5, 2003 (repeat of 5/30/03)
August 22, 2003
August 9, 2003
July 25, 2003
July 11, 2003
June 28, 2003
June 13, 2003
May 30, 2003
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