THIS EVENT IS CANCELED ON ACCOUNT OF SNOW - WE WILL RE-SCHEDULE IT SOON.Owings Mills author Stephanie Dray has another book on Cleopatra's daughter, Selene, coming out, plus a romance involved a Sphinx. So we're holding a nearly Saturnalia party! You can wear the toga over your clothes, we don't mind! Egyptian munchies provided.
NOTE - any frat members thinking to bring an Animal House vibe to this party will have to buy one of Stephanie's Harlequin Romances. :)
We will also be hosting the Girl Scout Cookie Sales 1-5pm!
Saturday 10/15/11 3-5 pmThe value of silent communication during a job interview is critical to landing a job. Outfluence can teach you how to use Constant Messaging that will help you make a professional connection during an interview, make a memorable impression, and give you the advantage over other candidates in landing the position you want.
Local author and professor Christopher Corbett tells us that it's the 150th anniversary of the Pony Express, so we're holding a Wake. 150 years late but hey. If you have a relative who was in the Pony Express or even if you're just interested, come on over for tall tales and books. (Maybe they're the same.)
Bring your cowboy hat and/or boots!
Refreshments will be available...cowboy munchies!
Oops - it's 3-5pm, Saturday October 1st
In Outfluence, The Better Way to Influence, Al Betz details his discovery, development, and successful implementation of Outfluence. He is a man from humble beginnings that could have taken a different path, a path to mediocrity, and instead he trounced self-esteem obstacles, refused to accept business roadblocks as final, and has fought his way to success after success. This book will mentor families, motivate students and young members ofthe work force, and be a source of inspiration to anyone searching for relief from timidity, poor self-esteem, or a lack of confidence. Al teaches us all that focusing on the needs of other people before our own needs is the key to a satisfying Outfluence lifestyle.
We will also have Al's backlist titles available: POWER WRITERS (Stories of the World's Trusted Court Reporters and Captioners) and POLISHING THE PEARL (The Art of Professional Performance).
Civil War Buffs! THE CONFEDERACY’S LAST NORTHERN OFFENSIVE: JUBAL EARLY, THE ARMY OF THE VALLEY AND THE RAID ON WASHINGTON is the discussion. Cookies and Tea/Coffee will be available.
This coming weekend is packed!
Friday, June 3rd, 6-9pm June First Friday Wine Tasting:
Drop in for wine, pizza and books! Live music by Emma Matthews and Cara White.
Saturday, May 7, 3-5pm Book Launch: SHADOW LEGACY: ART OF THE NINJA
Reisterstown local TJ Perkins launches her first adult fantasy novel. She will do for Ninjas what Tolkien did for Elves. Cookies and Tea/Coffee/Cocoa will be available.
Saturday, April 16, 2011 - 3-5pm DL Wilson is back with a bio-terrorism thriller. Remember UNHOLY GRAIL? Yep, THAT guy. Munchies and Tea/Coffee/Cocoa will be available. [He's going to be the next Robert Ludlum.]
Note - this one is so new, it's not in the databases yet - if you want a copy, drop us an email at constellationbooksATyahoo.com or DM us on twitter at http://twitter.com/ConstellationBo
Here's the book blurb:
Sirocco, a secret organization within the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, threatens to unleash a bioweapon at the heart of the United States unless Congress funds a new Palestinian government and convinces Israel to cede strategic occupied land.
Brett Reynolds, an attorney representing the pharmaceutical lobby, is summoned to Washington for an urgent meeting by Homeland Security to investigate the threat.
With a bio-terror looming that could devastate the U.S., Brett learns of his brother's death in a bizarre murder/suicide. He discovers connections between his brother and Sirocco's terrorist plot. His investigation leads him on a harrowing chase that ends in a deadly confrontation with
Sirocco and a chilling climax in the Oval Office.
Tonight - Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 6-9pm - February First Friday Wine Tasting Drop in for wine and pizza! Coffee and tea will also be available.
Tomorrow we have a Book Launch - Sea Feather! 3-5pmJoin Westminster local Lois Szymanski for the launch of her latest book. We'll have books and munchies and coffee/tea/cookies.
“The True Story of Sea Feather” is a middle grade book for children aged nine to eleven with photographs of the real pony. For Szymanski, the tale is a personal one, the story of the Chincoteague Pony her daughters took home from Chincoteague Island’s wild pony swim and auction.
In 1995 Szymanski’s daughters, Shannon and Ashley went to Pony Penning on Chincoteague Island with $500 in their pockets and a dream. It wasn’t long until they realized $500 was not enough money for a pony. That’s
when they were approached by Carollynn Suplee and her husband, Ed.
Carollynn Suplee had recently survived surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor. She told the family how she found feathers everywhere
she went while awaiting surgery. She believed they were a sign from above, but
a sign of what? Then she found Psalm 91: verse 4 and read the words, “God will cover you with feathers and protect you,” she knew she would be okay. When a fireman pointed to the Szymanski family and told Suplee about two girls bidding on ponies without success, a feather drifted past his finger. Suplee said she knew this was the family.
After the purchase they discovered the foal was a pinto with one white marking on his neck… in the shape of a feather.
This story was first told in a book released in the nineties called “Sea Feather”. Many true details were changed at an editor’s request. After the book went out of print Animal Planet aired a special which mentioned the book and used copies were in high demand. That’s when Szymanski decided to edit the book to include the entire story. The rewritten version was picked up by Schiffer.
My father, Vincent dePaul Gisriel, Sr., was a bombardier during World War II. He served with the 8th Air Force based in England. When he passed away in 2003, some of the men who had served with him told me about their combat experiences in the skies over Germany and occupied Europe. It was then that I realized that my father was actually a wartime hero. Like so many other veterans of that era, he did not talk very much about the war. While growing up, I only had a vague idea of what my Dad did in the military. At the age of 62, I decided to find out more about the man whom I knew and loved all my life, but knew little about his service to our country.
Over a three year period, I gathered many details about my father's military career. I sifted through hundreds of pages searching for bits of information in an attempt to tell his story. I was able to document a major portion of his time in the Army Air Corps. I knew that my parents had corresponded extensively during the war. They saved the many letters written between them. I thought that if I could read them all, it would reveal additional aspects about his military service. I quickly discovered that he could not write about military strategy or bombing missions he flew, for that would have been a breach of security.
However, what I did discover from reading over a thousand letters between them was a beautiful love story. Thus, Hearts Away, Bombs Away is a true story about an American hero, but it is also a story of a young couple who were deeply in love.
Zosia Zaks, M.S., M.Ed., works primarily as a disability advocate and as a teacher. She consults with autistic adults and the families of autistic children to address issues based on autistic
strengths. In addition to consulting, speaking, and writing on issues of importance to the autism community, Zosia teaches disabled adults community living and academic skills.
