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"Detroit-based auto writer Lindsay Brooke will discuss our continuing fascination with the enduring Model T, its impact on our culture and its role in early motorsports and hot rodding. Brooke is the author of the newly published book, Ford Model T: The Car That Put the World on Wheels. Includes a book ... (mere)signing."

Robert Casey, curator of Transportation at The Henry Ford and one of the nation’s foremost Model T experts, shares his insights and perspectives on the "car that changed the world." Includes a book signing of his book, The Model T: A Centennial History.

Ruth McNally Barshaw author of the Ellie McDoodle series will conduct a sketching and cartooning workshop. She will sketch the characters from her books, talk about capturing movement, various views, and finding the shapes in things that make them easier to draw. For more information, visit

In this conclusion to Alexander’s popular “Last Man Standing” quartet, the Earl of Norcroft, has won the tontine with his friends and is the last bachelor standing -- but not for long.

Rainbow Book Club selections available at a 10% discount.

DIESEL, A Bookstore is proud to say that former M*A*S*H star, Alan Alda, will be kicking off our event series at the new Brentwood store!! He'll be joining us to share more from his bestselling memoir, THINGS I OVERHEARD WHILE TALKING TO MYSELF, a book that is candid, wise, and as questioning as it ... (mere)is inclusive. In it, Alda amuses and moves readers with his unique and hilarious meditations on questions great and small. Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself is another superb Alan Alda performance, as inspiring and entertaining as the man himself. 2006 honors include his 32nd Emmy nomination and winning his sixth Emmy (!) for his appearance on West Wing (Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series) as well as the National Science Board’s Public Service Award, and his induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has earned international recognition as an actor, writer and director. In addition to The Aviator, films include Crimes and Misdemeanors, Everyone Says I Love You, Flirting With Disaster, Manhattan Murder Mystery, And The Band Played On, Same Time, Next Year and California Suite, as well as The Seduction of Joe Tynan, which he wrote, and also The Four Seasons, Sweet Liberty, A New Life, and Betsy’s Wedding, all of which he wrote and directed. ** Please note that this event will take place in the outdoor courtyard of the new DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood, located at 225 W. 26th St. For more information, please email events@dieselbookstore.com, or call (310) 456-9961.

Janelle discovers that the secret to happiness is loving herself for who she is, not what others think she is.

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Edited by John Knott and sponsored by The Nature Conservancy this beautiful coffee table book is a collection of photographs interspersed with essays by Michigan writers including: Elizabeth Kostova, Keith Taylor, Janet Kauffman

Celebrate with Karim and Nawal Motawi at a booksigning for the publication of "Motawi Tileworks: Contemporary Handcrafted Tiles in the Arts & crafts Tradition by Anne Stewart O'Donnell. Discussion and demonstration of tilemaking.

War as They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and American in a Time of Unrest gives a masterful account of the campus unrest and civil turmoil during the Vietnam War years, as seen through the eyes of two ultra-conservative college football legends.

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The Fire is available October 14th. Order your copy today!

Rainbow Book Club selections available at a 10% discount.