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Now in its sixth year, the "fair within a fair" was developed as a way to recognize local authors within their own community. "The Local Author Fair has gotten larger every year," said co-chair Marilyn Weiss. "Last year we had about 17 authors. It's become a real success story." Irene Winkler, who has co-chaired the Local Author Fair with Weiss for the past five years, said, "This year we had more requests than ever from authors wanting to participate. The writers enjoy meeting the public, and also enjoy having a chance to meet and talk with each other." Both co-chairs, who have volun- teered for Book Fair in other capacities for many years, enjoy working with the locally based authors. "It's more up front and personal," Winkler said. What follows is just a small taste of what the Local Author Fair has to offer. 21 Timeless Treasure' When she was approached to compile a history of the Fresh Air Society's first 100 years, author Wendy Rose Bice had no idea it would become a 230- page, 2 '/2-year "labor of love." A Timeless Treasure: 100 Years of Fresh Air Society Camp (Fresh Air Society; $47.70) chronicles, in exact- ing detail, the history of the Fresh Air camps from the first summer of 1902 to the present-day Camp Tamarack. The book is filled with hundreds of photographs, historical facts, statistics and personal vignettes spanning the entire century of camping history. Author Rose Bice was amazed to find that all of the minutes from the Fresh Air -Society board of directors meetings had been preserved. She also sorted through reams of information stored in the Leonard N. Simons Jewish Community Archives, the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin Archives at Temple Beth El and numerous other sources. She -interviewed more than 200 peo- ple, including past and present campers, staff members and Fresh Air Society board members. "Basically, the book consumed my life, especially the last 12 months," said Rose Bice, who appreciates her family's cooperation during the long nights and weekends of research and writing. Rose Bice lives in Huntington Woods with her husband, Gary, and their three children, Emily, Jacob and Abigail. "Although I grew up in Oak Park, I was never a Tamarack camper," said Rose Bice. "I thought that might be a detriment in writing the book, but it actually helped me to be more objective."