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Arts/Entertainment

Special Presentation: Women in the
Arts —
Fritz Swanson and Mathais Burton:
55 Jewish Women in the Arts in the
Metropolitan Area
5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 — Janice
Charach Gallery (WB)
A reception will be held in honor of this
new book, which highlights the lives
and the work of a unique generation of
women.

Sam Hoffman: Old Jews Telling Jokes:
5,000 Years of Funny Bits and Not-So-
Kosher Laughs

11:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 (WB)
If you've ever taken your mother-in-law
on a pleasure trip — to the airport —
you'll love Old Jews Telling Jokes, which
is filled with very funny jokes and por-
traits of the men and women who tell
them. The book is based on Hoffman's
popular website.

Dr. George Dean: Chess Masterpieces:
One Thousand Years of Extraordinary
Chess Sets
2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 (WB)
Dr. George Dean is an avid chess player
and collector in southeastern Michigan.

His book details the art and craftsman-
ship used in creating many of these
extraordinary chess sets.

Gary Graff: Neil Young: Long May You
Run: The Illustrated History
8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 (WB)
Gary Graff has written the definitive
text on one of rock's greatest legends,
Neil Young — a man whose career has
spanned more than 50 years.

Ethan Zohn: Soccer World: South
Africa: Explore the World Through
Soccer

6:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 (WB)
TV's Survivor and JCC Maccabi Games
star Ethan Zohn teaches children about
tolerance, the value of community and
great sports in this book, part of a series
about different world cultures.

Monte Nagler: QUARTETS:
Photographs In Visual Harmony
3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 (WB)
Monte Nagler, who studied with Ansel
Adams, communicates emotion though
his photographs in this collection,
which features 90 oversized pages suit-
able for framing.

Self-Help/Spirituality/Family

Beth Jones and Carey Goldberg
(written with Pamela Ferdinand):
Three Wishes: A True Story of Good
Friends, Crushing Heartbreak, and
Astonishing Luck on Our Way to Love
and Motherhood
10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 (WB)
Three friends decide to have a baby with
the assistance of donated sperm. But
then each falls in love and opts to bear
children the "old-fashioned" way.

Joni Pitt: D Is for Demons: For Julia
5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3 (WB)
A woman plagued with anxiety and
depression is determined to save her
daughter from the same demons. She
teaches Julia, and readers, how to fight
any battle.

Andrew J. Mellen: Unstuff Your Life!:
Kick the Clutter Habit and Completely
Organize Your Life for Good
10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 (WB)
Author presentation and interactive
workshop.
Try to imagine a closet that simply sings
with cleanliness or a basement free of
boxes that contain heaven knows what.
Andrew Mellen, organizer extraordi-

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naire, can help anyone manage all his/
her junk.
This free workshop will be informal and
informative. Bring a bit of your real clut-
ter and Andrew will help you deal!

Annie Korzen: Bargain Junkie: Living
the Good Life on the Cheap
11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5 (WB)
You've got so much money you don't
know what you're going to do with it all.
For the rest of the world, there's Annie
Korzen, who can tell anyone how to find
untold sources of wealth and get plenty
of stuff free! This former Seinfeld star
will keep you laughing all the way to the
bank.

Andrew W. Mayoras and Danielle B.
Mayoras: Trial and Heirs: Famous
Fortune Fights! ... and What You Can
Learn From Celebrity Errors
1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 (WB)
Relatives, wills, hot tempers, greed and
money! Attorneys Andrew W. Mayoras
and Danielle B. Mayoras provide the
juicy details on celebrity wills and tell
what to do to avoid problems of your
own.

Howard Schubiner, M.D.: Unlearn
Your Pain
5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 (WB)
10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8 (OP)
Not all pain has an obvious source
— yet the hurt and ache are real. Dr.
Howard Schubiner, founder and direc-
tor of the Mind Body Medicine Program
at Providence Hospital, helps patients
understand the lingering effects of
stress and provides a self-help work-
book that can guide anyone looking to
put an end to unresolved pain.

For Women Only —
Naomi Levy: Hope Will Find You: My
Journey Toward Comfort, Strength,
and Faith in Difficult Times
4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 (WB)
Rabbi Levy reflects on the joy and
anguish of everyday life and discusses
her own challenges when she learned
that her daughter had a fatal degenera-
tive disease.

Robin Sax: Predators and Child
Molesters: What Every Parent Needs to
Know to Keep Kids Safe
8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 (WB)
A veteran sex-crimes prosecutor and

L.A. deputy district attorney tells par-
ents everything they need to know
about child sexual abuse.

Elaine Hall: Now I See the Moon: A
Mother, a Son, a Miracle
6:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11 (WB)
Elaine Hall was overjoyed when she was
finally able to adopt a little boy, whom
she named Neal. But once home, Neal
was diagnosed with a form of autism.
Hall and her husband tried everything
to "cure" their son. Now I See the Moon
tells of Hall's determination and the
Miracle Project, a theater arts program
she founded for autistic children.

BJ Rosenfeld: The Chameleon in the
Closet, a Conservative Jewish Mother
Reaches Out to her Orthodox Sons
11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 14 (WB)
BJ Rosenfeld raised her two children
in a Conservative Jewish home, never
imagining that her sons might become
Orthodox. When they did, Rosenfeld
opted to both support their decision
and maintain her own life. This funny,
endearing memoir is for any parent
who loves his/her children and stands
behind their challenging choices. CI