The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum “. While the First Lady publicly minimized her involvement in the affairs of state, her stewardship of government duties earned her such titles as “The First Woman President” and “The Secret President.”. Wilson’s life helping her become a strong, independent woman; and the romance between a “lovesick” President and a forward- thinking widow. The Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum is steward to the history and birthplace of this influential and historically significant woman of the twentieth century. The Annual Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Celebration. Saturday, October 1. The Bolling Wilson Hotel. Guest Appearance: “President and Mrs. William Butler Yeats (/ Delivering quality irises since 1984. Our bearded irises come in a range of sizes, colors, patterns, and bloom seasons. New varieties are added each year! Wilson” portrayed by. Jim Gearhart and Betsy Ely. Featured Speaker: Mr. William Hazelgrove, Author. MADAM PRESIDENTThe Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson. Book Signing. THE SHEEP BOOK TRAILERSpark the Imagination of Children Young and Old! Click to read more about The SHEEP book and to acquire a copy! Authors, books, and events in Southern Vermont. Upcoming Events at Misty Valley Books. To be rescheduled: Joe Mazur presents his newest book, Fluke, The Math and Myth of Coincidence What are the chances? This is the question we ask ourselves when we encounter the strangest and most seemingly impossible coincidences, like the woman who won the lottery four times or the fact that Lincoln’s dreams foreshadowed his own assassination. But, when we look at coincidences mathematically, the odds are a lot better than any of us would have thought. In Fluke, mathematician Joseph Mazur takes a second look at the seemingly improbable, sharing with us an entertaining guide to the most surprising moments in our lives. He takes us on a tour of the mathematical concepts of probability, such as the law of large numbers and the birthday paradox, and combines these concepts with lively anecdotes of flukes from around the world. 1972 - I was at a birthday celebration at a house that my family rented in San Gabriel, CA, in 1972 when I was a child. In the dream, I was an. Chess/MCA Album Discography (1984-) Last update: November 4, 2005 MCA bought Sugar Hill, which included Chess, in 1984 or so. A lot of the original Chess albums were.
How do you explain finding your college copy of Moby Dick in a used bookstore on the Seine on your first visit to Paris? How can a jury be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that DNA found at the scene of a heinous crime did not get there by some fluke? Should we be surprised if strangers named Maria and Francisco, seeking each other in a hotel lobby, accidentally meet the wrong Francisco and the wrong Maria, another pair of strangers also looking for each other? As Mazur reveals, if there is any likelihood that something could happen, no matter how small, it is bound to happen to someone at some time. In Fluke, Mazur offers us proof of the inevitability of the sublime and the unexpected. He has written a book that will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered how all of the tiny decisions that happen in our lives add up to improbable wholes. A must- read for math enthusiasts and storytellers alike, Fluke helps us to understand the true nature of chance. Book signing and reception to follow. Free. Sunday, May 2. PM, Long- time columnist for Yankee Magazine, Edie Clarke, will present her new book, As Simple as That: Collected Essays Edie Clark has been writing and editing from her home in New Hampshire for the past thirty years. She has written extensively about New England in feature stories for Yankee magazine, where she served as Senior Editor for ten years and then Senior Writer and Fiction Editor for another fourteen years. Her multiple part series on topics such as land development, water pollution, the Christian Science church and the Connecticut River have gained widespread attention. In her hundreds of articles published by Yankee, she has established her reputation as one who writes about ordinary lives changed by one extraordinary act or circumstance. Reception and book signing to follow. Past Events Archive. Sunday, April 1. 0 at 4: 0. PM To celebrate Poetry Month, Leland Kinsey will read from his new collection of poetry, Galvanized: New and Selected Poems Leland Kinsey's much- anticipated new and selected poetry collection, Galvanized, ranges from Kinsey's home in the rugged mountains of northern Vermont to the towering stone lighthouses and highland shielings of his ancestors' Scotland. Drawing from seven previous, acclaimed collections, and with more than twelve new poems, Kinsey takes us with him on his travels to the brawling rivers of Labrador, the slopes of Kilimanjaro, the wheat fields and dinosaur digs of Alberta, and the ranchos of the Tex- Mex border. With precise and original images – the Egyptian mummies used to stoke the furnaces of 1. Swahili sailing freighters dating back three thousand years – Kinsey carries us deep into human history and into the natural world we were once all intimately a part of. At the bookstore. Sunday, April 1. 7 at 4: 0. PM Former Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea will read from his new book, What’s the Story? Reflections on a Life Grown Long. What’s the Story? Reflections on a Life Grown Long is, in many ways, a kaleidoscopic chronicle of Lea’s ongoing reflections about life through writing. By turns elegiac, humorous, sad, joyful, angry—and often many of these at once—this book of short prose entertains an abiding question for Lea: to what extent does his version of what happens in this life and in the world at large coincide with some putative reality? If the author had an opinionated, positive answer to such a question when young, life has imposed a degree of humility upon him in older age, whether he wants it or not. Lea will also read selections from his poetry in honor of Poetry Month. At the bookstore. Sunday, March 6 at 4: 0. PM John Mc. Clure, owner of Baba a Louis’ Bakery, will talk about his new book, A Cancer Treatment: A Journey on the Transformation Away from Cancer- A Fictionalized Autobiographical Tale John Mc. Clure is known as “the baker” in his small town of Chester, Vermont. When he was diagnosed with cancer, it was said he would not survive. As it turns out, he had his tumor resected and opted out of conventional chemotherapy and radiation, He placed his faith in an alternative oncologist who believed that through nutritional therapy, the remaining cancer cells would find a host where they were unable to flourish. Mc. Clure’s book invites readers to think differently about this disease and is a must- read for those whose lives have been touched by cancer as well as those who diagnose and treat the disease. John Mc. Clure’s recovery and survival are miraculous. He has outlived his dismal forecast by 1. A book signing and refreshments will follow John’s talk. Free. Sunday, March 1. PM Ted Danforth will give a presentation with slide show of his book, The Eastern Question: A Geopolitical History in 1. Maps and Drawings. Today, headlines are dominated with news of radical militant groups in Africa and the Middle East. Their acts of terrorism seem arbitrary but they are manifestations of dynamics that have been active in the historical process from its beginning 5. The Eastern Question presents a wealth of information about the age- old tensions and perennial conflicts that mark these regions. Here is history presented on the basis of continuing themes and moments of crisis all accompanied by original illustrations. If you want to understand the great struggle of East and West that shapes so many of our current events, read this book. Artist and printer Danforth cleverly constructs a timeline of over 1. He follows Herodotus’s ancient formulation of conflict between East (Persia) and West (Greece). Danforth moves to his timeline, slicing it into four sections, with the Ottoman Empire playing a starring role as leader of the East through 1. Its dissolution released a spate of factions whose antagonism to the West exists in various forms to the present. Maybe harmful to your preconceptions. Free. Saturday, March 1. PM Join Misty Valley Books at the Stratton Foundation’s Taste of Vermont. We’ll be selling books by cookbook author Tracey Medeiros. The 5th Annual “Taste of Vermont presents Restaurant Night”- a mountain favorite event where the best of southern VT restaurants, professional and amateur chefs, caterers, bakers, deli’s, and more come together in culinary camaraderie to offer their favorite recipes for the tastin. It’s a fun & satisfying event for the whole family! Tracey Medeiros is a food writer, food stylist, and recipe developer and tester. Medeiros is also the author of The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook, The Vermont Farm Table Cookbook, and Dishing Up Vermont. She travels regionally as a guest cooking instructor sharing her commitment to the sustainable food movement while providing skillful cooking demonstrations. Tickets $4. 0Sunday, February 2. PM John Hadden presents the story of his father, Conversations with a Masked Man: My Father, the CIA, and Me Son: So. Father: yes, that’s right.“We grow up under the spell and influence of our parents, but we know so little of who they are, beyond their role as our parents. We all wonder, but most of us never ask. Conversations With A Masked Man is a beautifully written look into the frightening world of covert espionage, and a tenacious, heartfelt attempt by a son to infiltrate his father’s secrecy and silence, and find whatever common ground exists between them.” At the bookstore. The 2. 2nd anniversary New Voices will present five promising debut authors to talk about their work. Seating is limited, however, and tickets ($1. Bookstore. New Voices is a program which has attracted national attention, and a number of Misty Valley New Voices – including Dennis Lehane, Colum Mc. Cann, Arthur Golden, Gregory Maguire, Jennifer Egan, Alex Berenson, Heidi Durrow and Dr. Eben Alexander – have gone on to considerable fame. Over the years, New Voices has attracted thousands of loyal readers to hear well over 1. The public is invited to cross country ski at Grafton Ponds ($$) with the authors, attend a wine and cheese reception (free) and dinner at The Fullerton Inn ($$) with the authors after the readings in the afternoon. Our 2. 2nd Anniversary New Voices 2. John Bragg, The Broom of God, A Novel of Patagonia. Patagonia. A world famous mountaineer is found murdered in basecamp near an unexplored group of mountains on the edge of the Patagonian Icecap. Inspector Juan Antonio Paz, the son of a former minister of the Allende government and the daughter of the American Naval Attache to Chile, is sent from the capital city of Santiago to investigate, an investigation that will pit him against the wild landscape of Patagonia, the tumultuous and violent political history of Chile, and the dark secrets of Puerto Verde, an isolated village. He will be tested in ways he never knew possible. Patagonia: a land of myth, of soaring granite towers, tremendous glaciers, vast lakes, of rugged beauty and hidden cruelty, and a wind so strong it is called the Broom of God. John Bragg, a renowned climber and mountaineer, fell in love with Patagonia during his first visit in 1. He has returned again and again, exploring and climbing in both Argentina and Chile.
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