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« Monday March 01, 2010 »
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Start: 7:00 pm
    Monday, March 1, 7:00 p.m. The Five Ancestors Book #7: Dragon  BUY NOW Hey kids! Come see Jeff Stone as he talks about the final book, #7: Dragon, in his award-winning middle grade series, The Five Ancestors. Jeff is a martial arts black belt and will demonstrate awesome kung fu moves, especially the "Flying Dragon."  The six previous books in the series are: Book 1: Tiger; Book 2: Monkey; Book 3: Snake; Book 4: Crane; Book 5: Eagle; Book 6: Mouse. Like the characters in his stories, Jeff practices the martial arts daily. He holds a black belt in Shaolin Do Kung Fu, and often trains in other styles as part of his research for his books. He loves to do demonstrations during his events and often invites kids to learn the basic animal moves!   Jeff Stone has worked as a photographer, an editor, a maintenance man, a technical writer, a ballroom dance instructor, a concert promoter, and a marketing director for companies that design schools, libraries, and skateboard parks. Like the heroes of The Five Ancestors series, he was adopted when he was an infant. He began searching for his birthmother when he was 18; he found her 15 years later. The author lives with his wife and two children in Carmel, IN. Photo Credit: Tom Casalini 
Start: 7:00 pm
          Monday, March 1, 7:00 p.m. Doce cuentos peregrinos by Gabriel García Márquez  En Barcelona, una prostituta que va entrando en la vejez entrena su perro a llorar ante la tumba que ha escogido para sí misma. En Viena, una mujer se vale de su don de ver el futuro para convertirse en la adivina de una familia rica. En Ginebra, el conductor de una ambulancia y su esposa acogen al abandonado y aparentemente moribundo ex presidente de un país caribeño, sólo para descubrir que sus ambiciones políticas siguen intactas. En estos doce relatos magistrales acerca de las vidas de latinoamericanos en Europa, García Márquez logra transmitir la amalgama de melancolía, tenacidad, pena y ambición que forma la experiencia del emigrante.
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