• Morning Meditations, Daily
Meditations for Spiritual Humanists by
Barbara Kopitz of West Bloomfield
(International Institute for Secular
Humanistic Judaism, $16) is an inspira-
tional book for Secular Humanistic
Local writers host a day at the Jewish Book Fair.
ported and undetected.
• Farmington junction: A Trolley
Staff Writer
History by Brian M. Golden (Brian
Golden, $15). The Farmington resident
ithin the multitude of
offers a historical account of the Detroit
newly published books
United Railroad's Orchard Lake
and guides are those cre-
Division, a southeast Michigan interur-
ated by members of our
ban trolley line including photographs
own community.
and maps.
From historical and self-help to reli-
• Going Like Lynn — Paris by Lynn
gious and medical, 17 of these works
Portnoy of Southfield (Lynn Portnoy,
will be highlighted in a special Local
$12.95). The first in a new travel series
Authors Fair held during the Jewish
geared to women's interests is a compact
Book Fair. Chaired by Marilyn Weiss
book of travel tidbits and
and Irene Winkler,
personal suggestions from
it will take place 11
hotels and
a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday,
restaurants
Nov. 7, in the Janice
ritina for Publicati
Irwin Cihen
to sightsee-
Charach Epstein
Guide Video Transcript
ing and
Museum/Gallery in
Jews, encouraging readers to begin
shopping.
the D. Dan & Betty
a."
each day with meditations as a
(Portnoy
Kahn Building of
source of energizing and joy.
will also
the Jewish
• My Daddy's Cancer by Cindy
speak at 10
Community Center
Klein Cohen and John T Heiney
a.m.
in West Bloomfield.
(Promise Publications, $7.95), both of
Thursday,
The following
West Bloomfield, was written to assist
Nov. 11.)
books and their
Erik bean
children in understanding the many
• Halves
authors will be avail-
changes and disruptions that occur in a
of Necessity
able at the local
family when a parent is ill.
by Sandy
Authors Fair:
• My First Time at a Swim Meet:
Supowit of Commerce
• At the Edge of
Poems and Stories by Kids by Lynne
(Plain View Press, $12.95).
Mirror Lake: A
A collection of poems
Meredith Cohn (Ridgeway Press, $10).
Woman's Reader,
A journalist, poet and teacher, Cohn of
from the imagination and
edited by Margo LaGattuta (Plain View
Oak Park compiles the poetry and
memory of the writer.
Press, $17.95) (See accompanying story.)
prose of 23 children between the ages
• I'll Never Get Lost Again: The
• A Writing for Publication Guide by
of seven and 13 from her writing camp
Complete Guide to Improving Your Sense
Erik Bean of Southfield (Deadline
for children.
of Direction by Linda Grekin of Ann
Communications, $25 hardcov-
• Passing the Bucks (The Enterprise
Arbor (RDR Books, $12.95). An exam-
er/$15.99 soft cover/$29.95 video). A
ination
of
the
reasons
people
get
lost
Group,
$29.95) by Norm Pappas of
step-by-step guide and video transcript
Southfield. Written primarily for busi-
and what to do about it.
demonstrating how to write for publica-
ness owners and those with taxable
• Life's a Trip by Jill Davis of
tion.
estates, but applies to everyone encoun-
Bloomfield Hills (Yale Publications,
• Beach Freaks: A Guide to Michigan's
tering potential
Best Beaches by Joan and Bob Elmouchi
$29.95). An
exploration into
problems
(Glovebox Guidebooks, $16.95). The
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accompanying
the process of
Southfield residents have compiled a
:§a
estate plan-
career choice,
guide reviewing 100 of Michigan's
ning.
including deci-
beaches with easy to follow directions
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sion making, self-
• So You
and a listing of amenities for each park.
Love
Tiger
concept, prefer-
• Because I Remember Terror Father, I
Local Authors Fair will feature the
ence in working
Stadium Too.. .
Remember You by Sue William
situations and
latest works of 17 writers from the (Connection
Silverman of Grand Haven (University
Graphics,
taking responsi-
of Georgia Press, $14.95). The memoir
Detroit Jewish community.
bilities for one's
$14.95) by
of a family's survival in the wake of
choices.
Irwin Cohen
incest, detailing a situation long unre-
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and Joe Falls. Oak Park resident
Cohen, former editor and publisher
of the Baseball Bulletin, worked in
the front office of Tiger Stadium.
He co-wrote the book of fans' mem-
ories with Detroit News columnist
Joe Falls.
• The Black Jews of Ethiopia:
The Last Exodus by Dr.
Durrenda Onolemhemhen and
Kebede Gessesse, both of
Detroit (Scarecrow Press Inc.,
$39.50). Based on studies con-
ducted by Dr. Onolemhemhen
on the absorption of Ethiopian
Jewry in Israel, the book empha-
sizes the customs of African cul-
ture and their penetration into
the history, culture and behavior
of blacks around the world.
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• The Miracle of Natural
Hormones, 2nd Edition by David
Brownstein, M.D., of West
Bloomfield (Medical Alternatives
Press Inc., $14.95). Dr. Brownstein
illustrates his success in using natur-
al hormones that mimic the body's
own hormones in treating chronic
diseases, such as pre-menstrual syn-
drome and headaches, as well as pro-
moting a healthy lifestyle.
• The Seven Commandments: The
Code of the Rainbow Covenant by
Michael Dallen of Oak Park (Emden
,Books, $31.95 hardcover/$21.95
soft cover). A book of reference and
introduction to the Seven Universal
Commandments — The Code of
Universal Law, also called The Code
of the Rainbow Covenant — with
analysis of key and controversial
issues. ❑
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The Local Author Fair is sponsored
by the Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit, the Jewish
Academy of Metropolitan Detroit in
West Bloomfield and Young Israel of
Southfield.
10/29
1999
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