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Unfinished Desires: A Novel by Gail Godwin (Ballantine $15) Godwin "brings readers back in time to the early 1950s in this endearing story of Catholic school girls and the nuns who oversee them....Poignant and transporting, this faux memoir makes a convincing, satisfying novel."
(Publishers Weekly)

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The Good Soldiers by David Finkel (Picador $15) A spellbinding account of an Army battalion (average age 19) stationed in a violent neighborhood in Baghdad during the surge of 2007-8. On many 2009 "best books" lists.

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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer (Anchor $15.95) When Tillman was killed by "friendly fire" in Afghanistan in 2004, his uniform and belongings were burned and his family was repeatedly lied to in a cover-up by General McChrystal and other officers.

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The Siege by Ismail Kadare, translated by David Bellos (Canongate $15) The winner of the Man Booker International Prize and a Nobel contender. Kadare is Albania's most distinguished novelist. Originally published in 1970, this novel tells the story of a thwarted Ottoman siege of an Albanian fortress in the 15th century. "Extraordinary: an epic with the force of myth and the delicacy of a miniature…. You could read THE SIEGE every year for a lifetime and find something new each time…. A masterpiece.”
(The Telegraph)

BONNIE CHRISTENSEN - With The Picture Book DJANGO

Start: Tue, 12/15/2009 - 7:00pm

Award-winning author & illustrator Bonnie Christensen presents her picture book bio of DJANGO: WORLD'S GREATEST JAZZ GUITARIST. You'll be amazed at the courage this man showed. Lush paintings and lyrical text bring this brilliant jazz guitarist to life. For ages 6 and up. This event is sponsored by The View from Tuesday program.

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability.

Django (Hardcover)

By Bonnie Christensen

$17.99

ISBN-13: 9781596434226
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Flash Point, 09/01/2009

Born into a traveling Gypsy family, young Django Reinhardt taught himself to play the guitar at an early age. After a fire claimed his fretting hand, Django's passion and perseverance soon had him setting the world's concert stages ablaze.

Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People (Paperback)

By Bonnie Christensen, Bonnie Christensen (Illustrator)

$7.99

ISBN-13: 9780553112030
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Dragonfly Books, 06/01/2009

Woody Guthrie spent his life putting into words and music what the rest of America was thinking. He roamed from coast to coast and captured the despair of those displaced by the Great Depression and the dust bowl, eulogized workers, and celebrated the great natural beauty of America. This is an introductory biography presented as a picture book with a brief lyrical text and powerful, hand-tinted, woodcut-like illustrations.

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Quail Ridge Books & Music
3522 Wade Ave
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607-4048

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BONNIE CHRISTENSEN - With The Picture Book DJANGO

Django (Hardcover)

Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People (Paperback)