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04.19: David Javerbaum & Giuliano Hazan
2013-03-15 00:36:46| Powells Books Events Calendar
The Jewish Federation of Portland presents the Food for Thought Festival featuring readings by two authors. At 12 p.m., David Javerbaum will present his hilarious book The Last Testament: A Memoir by God (Simon & Schuster). Over the course of his long and distinguished career, God has literally seen it all. And not just seen. In fact, the multitalented deity has played a pivotal role in many major events, including the Creation of the universe, the entirety of world history, and the successful transitioning of American Idol into the post-Simon Cowell era. Sometimes preachy, sometimes holier-than-thou, but always lively, The Last Testament is the ultimate celebrity autobiography. At 2 p.m., Giuliano Hazan will share his new cookbook, Hazan Family Favorites: Beloved Italian Recipes (Stewart, Tabori & Chang). As a child in America, Giuliano Hazan's mother, Marcella, packed him meatballs with potatoes and peas, veal stew with mushrooms, and other homemade dishes for lunch — dishes that in no way resembled the peanut butter sandwiches his classmates enjoyed. And so began his appreciation of great food. Hazan Family Favorites celebrates delicious recipes from the Hazan family, prepared just as Giuliano prepares them for his own family today. With recipes from Swiss chard tortelloni to strawberry gelato to everything in between, Hazan Family Favorites offers an intimate look at this iconic family and their most beloved recipes.
04.19: Dav Pilkey Booksigning
2013-03-15 00:36:46| Powells Books Events Calendar
Join us from 5 to 7 p.m. for a booksigning with Dav Pilkey. The author and illustrator will sign copies of Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers (Scholastic), as well as one additional title per guest. Due to Pilkey's availability, the signing is limited to the first 200 people in line.
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04.19: Sarah Thebarge
2013-03-15 00:36:46| Powells Books Events Calendar
Twenty-seven-year-old Sarah Thebarge had it all — a loving boyfriend, an Ivy League degree, and a successful career — when her life was derailed by an unthinkable diagnosis: aggressive breast cancer. After just barely surviving the grueling treatments, Sarah moved to Portland, Oregon, to start over. There, a chance encounter with an exhausted African mother and her daughters transformed her life again. A Somali refugee whose husband had left her, Hadhi was struggling to raise five young daughters, half a world away from her war-torn homeland. Alone in a strange country, Hadhi and the girls were on the brink of starvation in their own home, "invisible" to their neighbors and to the world. As Sarah helped Hadhi and the girls navigate American life, her outreach to the family became a source of courage and a lifeline for herself. Poignant, at times shattering, The Invisible Girls (Jericho), Sarah Thebarge's riveting memoir, invites readers to engage in her story of finding connection, love, and redemption in the most unexpected places.
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