National's Ladies Night this Thursday!

We all have a pink National's hat floating around the jungle we call a closet- time to break it out- Its Ladies Night!! The Savvy Girls of Summer will be there promoting their new book, "It Takes More Than Balls" while Last Comic Standing semi-finalist Erin Jackson will have you falling off your seat! Watch the Nats take on the New York Mets with a few cocktails at the 5pm happy hour, first pitch is at 7:10.

Fast Break to Read with the Mystics

Looking for a way to spend quality family time, learn about the importance of reading, and teach your children the value of giving back to their community? Then Take a Fast Break to Reading with Pitney Bowes and the Mystics:

BUY Washington Mystics tickets and help support literacy & education!This very unique opportunity gives youth from the Greater D.C. community a once in a life time experience to have a player from the Mystics read to them, then experience a thrilling game seated in a special VIP section! What a great chance to share with your children the importance of being a contributing member of their community!

All of this will be included for only $20, and you will receive:

1 VIP ticket to a Washington Mystics home game

Fast Break to Reading T-shirt

Pre-game reading with a Mystics player

Gift bag with a brand new book

Chance to win prizes during trivia with Mystics player

Choose one, or all, of the following Mystics home games:

Sunday, July 20th @ 4:00 pm vs. Seattle

Friday, August 29th @ 7:00 pm vs. Chicago

Tuesday, September 2nd @ 7:00 pm vs. Indiana

Saturday, September 6th @ 6:00 pm vs. Detroit

(Please plan to arrive an hour and a half earlier than the game time listed above to attend the reading with the Mystics player)To purchase tickets CALL 1.877.DC.HOOP1

Gary V at Rockville Barnes and Noble This Thursday

Gary is host of Wine Library TV, a free daily video blog in which Gary tastes and reviews wines. He has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Ellen Degeneres Show, and he has garnered widespread media recognition including features by the LA Times and Washington Post.Gary V will be traveling around the country in the coming weeks to promote his first book, Gary Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World.

Thursday, June 26 2008, 7:30pm

Barnes & Noble
12089 Rockville PikeRockville, MD

Hill Harper Book Signing

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
8:00pm - 11:00pm
The Lofts @ Adams Morgan Unit #401
18th Street, NW
Washington, DC

The pleasure of your company is requested for an evening on the terrace for a book signing and cocktail party to celebrate our friend Hill Harper, Author and Actor, on the occasion of the release of his new book "Letter to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny."

After party & cocktails at Coco Sala

RSVP by COB tomorrow please

emily@onemarketspace.net

Fitzgerald in Hollywood

David Kipen, Director of Literature at the National Endowment for the Arts, talks about F. Scott Fitzgerald's adventures in Hollywood.This program is part of The Big Read - D.C. and the city read of THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Big Read - D.C. is presented by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest.

Tuesday, May 13 2008, 7:00pm
Where:
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
555 12th Street NWWashington, DC(202) 347-0176

Author Series with Aaron David Miller

Hosted by the World Affairs Council of DC, head on over to the Author Series event this evening at 6:30pm. Cost is $10 for members, $15 for non-members, students are free.

Why has the world’s greatest superpower failed to broker, or impose, a solution in the Middle East? And why after so many years of struggle and failure, with the entire region even more unsettled than ever, should Americans even care? Is Israel/Palestine really the “much too promised land”? Aaron David Miller’s expertise as a historian, analyst, and negotiator allows him to provide an insider’s view in in almost a half century of diplomacy.

Location: Conference Room B1 1800 K Street NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20006

Book Signing for Big Green Purse

Hoopla DC is hosting a book signing for Big Green Purse by Diane MacEachern tonight at their store from 6:30-8pm. Big Green Purse gives eco-savvy tips for consumers for their every day lives. Geared towards women because they spend $.85 of every dollar in the marketplace, Ms. MacEachern gives tips on spending your money wisely to provide solution for our environmental crisis.

Book Reviews!!

Okay so I am a self-proclaimed nerd (between going to Space Camp, being President of the Stock Market Club, and never leaving home without Sudoku, maybe its a well-known fact.)


This weekend I delved into three topics always on the mind- going green, making the green, and the action that happens on the green... Okay maybe it was the Green Beer?!

1. Green Chic by Christie Matheson $12.95


Gives tips on staying chic while being eco-friendly... from planning an eco-friendly wedding to the little things you can do that make a big difference! Actually spoke with a friend of hers who recommended the book. A lot of basic things you probably already know, but is written with tongue-in-cheek humor and is just delightful! (Oh, and it is printed on recycled paper!)





2. Ugly Americans by Ben Mezrich


I love Ben Mezrich because he writes Non-fiction like fiction. So readable yet with tons and tons of information. I felt he really shows the characters evolve as they become privy to new information. None of the characters are flat, which often happens in books such as these. He did his research- that's apparent. In light of the market this week, I would suggest checking out this quick read!





3. How Soccer Explains the World by Frank Foer $13.95


The title is very assuming, but in my opinion Frank Foer touches on some great aspects regarding nationalism, race, globalization, etc. as he uses the world's most popular sport to illustrate his thesis. I never really witnessed hooligans in MLS soccer apart from the Chivas fans throwing smoke bombs into the goal so the goalie couldn't see. In London, at my first EPL game of Fulham vs. Man City, I was astonished when hooligans threw their lit cigarettes at the police officers on horseback, causing the horses to literally go insane and knock fans all over the place, stomping them as the officers lost control. On top of that, our car was almost over turned as we were with Fulham and the pudgy, pasty Man City fans thought it was appropriate to show us their derrieres in the 20 degree weather. Yuck! Foer describes the unimaginable, delineating calculated hooligans who dressed up in opposing teams jerseys, befriending them and luring them into their cars after the game, and then beating them to death. He talks about the racial divide as well as religious divides in soccer. He looks at Pele's conversion to Capitalism. Whether or not you are a sports fan, I encourage you to pick up this illustrative account of how the world can be understood through athletic rationality.

Robin Wright @ The Meridian International Center Tomorrow

Tomorrow, come listen to Washington Post diplomatic correspondent Robin Wright as she discussed her recent book Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East, as well as her experiences as a foreign correspondent in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.
6:30pm on Tuesday, March 18th
Meridian International Center: 1630 Crescent Place, NW, Washington, DC 20009
www.meridian.org or 202.939.5543

China's fleet left its Heart in San Francisco?

A friend of mine was telling me about this book, "1421 The Year China Discovered America", Tuesday night at Blue Duck Tavern while watching the results. Immediately intrigued, Wednesday morning I rushed over to Barnes and Nobles to scoop a copy and see what the hype was about.

In the 650 page book, Gavin Menzies rewrites the modern understanding of history, explaining how a Chinese fleet actually discovered America long before Columbus set sail. I won't give too much away but I do suggest picking up a copy this weekend and discovering the incredible journey that seems like a fictitious movie plot, but is backed up with fascinating historical evidence ranging from maps perfectly delineated proving that the Chinese fleet had circumnavigated the globe a century earlier than Magellan to numerous other factoids I will let you discover yourself!

Oh, and yes, I did order a copy of the PBS special. Nerd.

Bloomingdale's Event in Chevy Chase Tonight

Shopaholics unite at Bloomingdale's in Chevy Chase tonight for "Hot Gossip" in YES on level 2... Shoppers can enjoy cocktails and a DJ from 6-8 while receiving great savings and the new Gossip Girl book with any $150 purchase!

David Sheff Book Signing

On Monday, March 3, 2008, from 3-5pm, David Sheff, renowned journalist and author of Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction, will conduct readings from his memoir, sign copies for fans of his work and sit down for a Q&A session at the George Washington University's, Gelman Library. The event is part of a nine-city Starbucks Coffee Company book tour which Sheff is doing this Spring. The event is free and open to the public. Limited seating is available. For more information about these appearances go to: http://www.starbucksentertainment.com/beautifulboy

The Game

So I have always considered myself to have more game than Milton Bradley- having always been "one of the guys" despite my more feminine attributes. I learned a lot from their smooth talking and antics, which found them success all over the globe.

And then I read " The Game".

Truth be told, an ex-boyfriend had been reading it before we broke up. I had heard about the pick-up artists' underground network, and when Barnes and Noble had it for sale in their bargain priced book section for $5.98, I picked it up. For less than the price of an RBV, I was going to be getting a night life education.

(Note: I am a book junkie. I only read non-fiction- mainly biographical books. I usually read an entire book in a sitting- going through 3-5 books a week. Inherited it from my mother.)

I have always considered my game to be in that I try to be "unattainable." I once blamed it on loving the movie Clueless (as awful as this sounds) because Cher considered herself too much of a catch to date anyone in High School. I make guys work for the prize- if it was easy it wouldn't be worth it, right?

Well "The Game" addressed the issue of girls like me exactly. Using Mystery Method, the book explained if you approach the girl (who is used to being fawned over with cheesy pick-up lines) in a non-threatening way, ignore and isolate the target while entertaining the rest of her entourage, she will crave your attention. Its true.

So this Valentine's Day arm yourself with pick-up armour. Its an entertaining book, and will make you feel really good that your life hasn't gone to waste like that of the characters in the novel.