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November 01, 2012 - Image 78

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The Detroit Jewish News, 2012-11-01

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SUSAN
ISAACS

Fiction

10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 (WB)
Susan Isaacs: Goldberg Variations
Best-selling author Susan Isaacs tells
the story of 80-year-old tycoon Gloria
Garrison, who is desperate to find an heir
for her large estate. She summons all her
grandchildren to her home only to dis-
cover they have no interest in money.

12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 (WB)
Eileen Pollack: Breaking and Entering
Set in rural Michigan in 1995, Breaking
and Entering is a novel about therapists
Richard and Louise Shapiro, who meet
up with a curious collection of characters
(including the local militia and a seductive
but married minister) and find their lives
dramatically changed.

Nonfiction

5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 (WB)
Jesse Kellerman: Potboiler
Poor Arthur Pfefferkorn. He wanted to be
a writer, but now he's a lonely, washed-up
college professor. Then Arthur learns that
his oldest, and highly successful, friend
(not to mention the husband of Arthur's
lost love) has vanished.

Ruth Adler Schnee

A Passion for Color

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1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12 (WB) and

7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12 (OP)

Dr. Steven Gimbel: Einstein's Jewish
Science: Physics at the Intersection of
Politics and Religion
A look at leading Jewish thinkers in the
20th century and the ways in which sci-
ence influences everything from politics
to philosophy.

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 (OP)
Matti Friedman: The Aleppo Codex
The true story of the Aleppo Codex,
a 10th-century copy of the Torah used
by Maimonides and regarded the finest
and most accurate document of its kind.
When the codex vanished from its home
in Syria, it was just the start of a curious
adventure filled with curious art dealers,
politicians and spies.

1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 (OP)
Ruth Adler Schnee: A Passion for

Color

Artist Ruth Adler Schnee draws inspi-
ration from artifacts as different as
stones and threads as she creates unique
cloth. This book focuses on her Palazzo
Modenigo Exhibition.

1 p.m. Thursday Nov. 15 (OP) and
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 (WB)
Ira Shapiro: The Last Great Senate

The author, who spent 12 years working
for some of the Senate's most influential
figures, discusses the institution's role in
opposition to Vietnam, work on behalf of
civil rights and investigation of Watergate.

12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 (OP) and
4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18 (WB)
Monni Must: Living Witnesses:

Triumph Over Tragedy
With more than 250 photos of and
stories about Holocaust survivors.

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Health/Wellness

CONFUSED,
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ABUSED?

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3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 (WB)
Marc Elliot: What Makes You Tic?
Marc Elliot was born with virtually no
intestines, and at 9 he developed Tourette's
syndrome. So he understands firsthand
the importance of tolerance and under-
standing. Today, Elliot travels the world
and shares his message of compassion.

6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12 (WB)
Dr. Neal Alpiner: The Lunchroom Jungle:

Identifying and Taming Childhood Stress
Dr. Alpiner identifies sources of stress
that can profoundly affect a child's life,

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disrupting home, school and friendships.
His answer to the problem: the I.D.E.A
Method, outlined in his new book, which
helps parents develop strategies to reduce
and eliminate stress.

11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 (WB)
Dr. Terri Orbuch: Finding Love Again:

6 Simple Steps to a New and Happy
Relationship
Dr. Orbuch, aka the Love Doctor, offers
sound advice to anyone looking for a new
and healthy relationship. This book is
filled with Dr. Orbuch's original research

findings, as well as stories and advice that
can help anyone find love again.

1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13
Suzy Farbman: Godsigns: Health, Hope

and Miracles, My Journey to Recovery
In her second memoir, journalist Suzy
Farbman recounts her cancer battle and
discovery of the "Godsigns" that helped
her heal.

1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 (OP)
Lisa Twerski: I'm So Confused, Am I

Being Abused?

Featuring Rabbi Tzvi Muller of Partners
in Torah, author Lisa Twerski and Ellen
Yashinsky Chute of Jewish Family Service
in a discussion about healthy relationships.

5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 (WB)
Daniel B. Smith: Monkey Mind
In Monkey Mind, which just received four-
of-four stars in a People magazine review,
Daniel Smith uses honesty and humor to
describe his life with profound anxiety.

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