"A Selfish Life?" book event, Saturday June 27th!

Come and meet Healdsburg-based author Marisol Schowengerdt as she discusses her new book "A Selfish Life?" at Florey's Books.

***Saturday, June 27th. 2-4 pm***

About the book: When Kevin and Modra settle in Healdsburg and discover
a peaceful, selfish life, their lifelong dreams and aspirations
wane and leave them in conflict with society and those
they love most.
Modra, frustrated with the common assumption that something
is wrong with her decides she is tired of explaining to strangers that
she has been trying to become pregnant but has been diagnosed with
unexplained infertility. Saddened by the diagnosis, yet privately relieved,
she and her husband are forced to reckon with their conscience before
ultimately striking the deal that will determine if they are to accept
nature and remain childless or choose science (invitro) to force the hand
of nature and give them a child.
As they struggle to honor each other’s beliefs, their friends
and family around them must fight their own moral battles.
Secrets surface and lives are reshaped by the blunting
circumstances they are forced to confront...
It’s not about judgment... It’s about circumstance.

About the author: Marisol lives in the California Wine Country
with her husband and their little Kenya who
was adopted from the Healdsburg Animal
Shelter.
She enjoys traveling extensively and spending
her spare time surrounded by her supportive
and fun loving friends and family.
“The Idea for the book came about as my husband and I
faced a similar diagnosis as the characters Kevin and Modra.
We debated and discussed our situation and options with
our friends and family who happened to be very supportive.
To our surprise, the most interesting opinions came from
strangers we met through the years while traveling abroad...
we would never see each other again and so, we shared our
stories.
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For more information, please visit her site: www.aselfishlife.com
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Come join us!
***Saturday, June 27th. 2pm-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!
www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com

"FIJI My Journey to the South Pacific" event, Saturday May 16th!

Join local author Dorothy J. Ram as she discusses her new book "Fiji, My Journey to the South Pacific".

*** Saturday, May 16th. 2-4pm ***

About the book: Imagine if you stepped out of your comfortable world on a farm in Southern Ohio and stepped onto a small Island in the middle of the South Pacific, a different culture, a different language, a different world. I had walked out of the future into the past

About the author: Dorothy Williams was born to Harold Williams of Ohio and Evelyn Rogers of Indiana in August of 1935. Dorothy is one of seven children. She met her husband, Claudius Ram (Richard) in 1953 while in her senior year at Huntington High School and married three months later.

They lived in the U.S. from 1953 to 1960, until Claudius was called home to Fiji to help in the family logging business. With two toddlers, Deborah age 4 and Richard at 18 months, they journeyed to a small village off the Coral Coast called Navutulevu. This is where her extraordinary story of life in Fiji begins.

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Come join us!
***Saturday, May 16th. 2pm-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!
www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com

'The Garden of the Poets' author event, Saturday, April 25th!

Join local author Rauf Naqishbendi as he discusses his new book 'The Garden of the Poets'.

***Saturday, April 25th. 2-4pm***

About the book: In 1988, Saddam Hussein bombed the town of Halabja with chemical weapons and nerve gas which killed more than 5,000 people within minutes. The bombing was part of his Anfal campaign, genocide against the Kurds.

However, this is not entirely a book about death and destruction. It is a book which celebrates Kurdish culture through stories from the author’s childhood. It gives insight into Saddam’s reign of terror, but also tells the stories of the Kurdish people in Iraq with joy and humor.

This book also includes episodes related to his experiences adapting to a new homeland, America. Such experiences are emblematic of a displaced people. While this book outlines the brutalities and hardships endured by the Kurdish people, it also embodies the simple nobility and joyful humor essential to our communal soul. This record of the Kurdish people captures the imagination, stirs compassion, and helps unravel a complex tapestry of ill-fated political decisions.

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Come join us!
***Saturday, April 25th. 2pm-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!
www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com

"Tales From My Grandmother" author event. Saturday, April 4th!

Author event Saturday, April 4th. 2pm-5pm

Please join us at Florey's Books as we welcome local author Surrey Blackburn. She will be here to talk about her new children's book "Tales From My Grandmother".

About the book: (visit the website!) http://www.talesfrommygrandmother.com/

Charming stories of life on the home front— Through the eyes of a little girl.

By turns poignant, funny, and moving, these delightfully illustrated tales convey both the everydayness and the harsh realities of life at home in England during World War II.

As you read these charming stories, you will experience what it felt like to be a little Bristol girl trying to make sense of a world of air raid shelters, gas masks, rationing, and endless “queues.” Based on memories Surrey Blackburn shared with own grandchildren, “Tales from my Grandmother” gives the children of today a real sense of what life was like for children back then:

Living through air raids
Dealing with gas masks
Songs and games that helped everyone cope
Sharing Ration book coupons
Maintaining family ties

About the author:

Surrey Blackburn, mother of two and grandmother of five, was born in Bristol, England, and now lives in Northern California with her husband, a dog, four cats, and a lovely view of the Pacific Ocean. After years as a teacher, bank manager, foundation director, and now photographer, she returns with these stories to an earlier interest in working with young children.
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Come join us!
***Saturday, April 4th. 2pm-5pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!
www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com

'The Whiteboard Jungle' event, Saturday, Feb. 21st!

Author event Saturday, February 21st, 1-3pm.

Florey's Books welcomes local author Denise Chase-Kirejcyk. She will be on hand to discuss her new book, "The Whiteboard Jungle".

From the website http://www.whiteboardjungle.org :
"After teaching school for over twelve years, Denise Chase has written a hilarious,insightful and astonishingly candid journal chronicling one of her years as a middle school teacher.

Though comedic, the Whiteboard Jungle has a serious side as well. It gives vivid and often appalling vignettes of students hopelessly preoccupied with themselves and pop culture,officials presiding over a dysfunctional and foundering system, teachers grappling with frustrations and sometimes leaving the profession, and parents deluded into thinking their kids are blameless angels whose poor grades must be the fault of teachers.

But the many rewarding parts of teaching are nicely presented too. We meet earnest students who despite grim home lives are determined to succeed, and unruly students who with some prodding decide to turn their lives around. In the end, we experience the pride in seeing 8th graders "cross the stage" and go on to new life challenges.

The Whiteboard Jungle should be read by teachers, prospective teachers, and perhaps most importantly by parents of students. All will enjoy the humor and come away more knowledgeable of today's educational system."

Also see her recent interview about the book with the Pacifica Tribune!
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Come join us!
*** Saturday, February 21st. 1-3pm ***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!
www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com

Join us for a 'Twilight' night at Sanchez library!

Florey's books and the Pacifica Sanchez library invite you to a Twilight Evening. Please join us for a costume contest, games, book discussion, raffle for official Twilight shirts and refreshments.

The event starts at 7:00pm, Friday, January 23rd at the Sanchez Library. The Sanchez library is located at: 1111 Terra Nova Blvd. You can reach them by phone at: (650)359-3397

Florey's will be on hand to sell copies of the Twilight series books. We hope to see you there!
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Remember, Florey's Books is now open 10am-6pm every day! Thank you.


Aaron Schlieve
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
http://floreysbooks.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/floreysbooks

Laugh Locally! December 20th Author Event.

Please come by and visit local musician, writer, Television personality, and all around nice guy: Ian Butler! He will be appearing at Florey's Books Saturday, December 20th from 2-4pm to sign his new book 'Semi-Centennial-the Book!' . It is a collection of his humor columns from the Pacifica Tribune , and includes illustrations by Tom Jackson. "A hysterical historical look at Pacifica's 50th year". Ian plans to play some songs and provide illegible signatures! Look for his interview about the book in the Pacifica Tribune this coming week.

We hope to see you! Event details: Saturday, December 20th, 2-4pm.

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
FloreyBookCo@yahoo.com