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04.09: Deadly Diversions Book Group
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
Join us as our mystery group meets to discuss The Ghost Riders of Ordebec by Fred Vargas.
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04.09: Matthew B. Crawford
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
In his bestselling book, Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew B. Crawford explored the ethical and practical importance of manual competence, as expressed through mastery of our physical environment. In his brilliant follow-up, The World Beyond Your Head (Farrar Straus Giroux), Crawford investigates the challenge of mastering one's own mind. We often complain about our fractured mental lives and feel beset by outside forces that destroy our focus and disrupt our peace of mind. Any defense against this, Crawford argues, requires that we reckon with the way attention sculpts the self. With implications for the way we raise our children, the design of public spaces, and democracy itself, The World Beyond Your Head is a book of urgent relevance to contemporary life.
04.09: Leigh Ann Henion
2015-03-18 19:04:47| Powells Books Events Calendar
Heartfelt and awe-inspiring, Leigh Ann Henion's Phenomenal (Penguin Press) is a moving tale of physical grandeur and emotional transformation. A journalist and young mother, Henion combines her own conflicted but joyful experiences as a parent with a panoramic tour of the world's most extraordinary natural wonders. Henion's spiritual wanderlust puts her in the path of modern-day shamans, reindeer herders, and astrophysicists. A breathtaking memoir, Phenomenal reveals unforgettable truths about motherhood, spirituality, and the beauty of nature.
04.09: The Craft Beer Revolution
2014-03-19 17:35:59| Powells Books Events Calendar
In 1980, a handful of "microbrewery" pioneers launched a revolution that would challenge the dominance of the national brands and change the way Americans think about, and drink, beer. In The Craft Beer Revolution (Palgrave Macmillan), Steve Hindy, cofounder of Brooklyn Brewery, tells the inside story of how a band of home brewers and microbrewers came together to become one of America's great entrepreneurial triumphs. Wednesday the 9th, 7pm / Powell's at Cedar Hills Crossing
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04.09: Michael Ruhlman
2014-03-18 00:36:12| Powells Books Events Calendar
For James Beard Award–winning author Michael Ruhlman, the question is not whether the chicken or the egg came first, it's how anything could be accomplished in the kitchen without the magic of the egg. In Egg: A Culinary Exploration of the World's Most Versatile Ingredient (Little, Brown), Ruhlman explains why the egg is the key to the craft of cooking. This event is sponsored by Edible Portland.