Florey's Book Co.

"Fore! Frogs on the Golf Course" Book Signing, Jan.21st at Florey's!

2012-01-16T11:57:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books welcomes local author Juanita Mercado as she discusses her new book, "Fore! Frogs on the Golf Course".

***Saturday, January 21st, 2-4pm***

From the book:

Beginning in 2008, environmental groups demanded that San Francisco close the Sharp Park Golf Course, claiming that course maintenance operations were harming a frog specieslisted as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.

The Golf Club rallied its members to the cause. Juanita Mercado, a club member and a geologist, found herself conflicted between a love for golf and a concern over the game's effect on the environment. Using the analytical skills she had as a trained scientist, she identified a third solution for the Sharp Park situation.

The solution had a track record. For years, it had been in place 10 miles away at the Crystal Springs Golf Course located in Burlingame, California. The facility was withinthe critical habitat of the frog species, and, for more than a decade, a certified wildlife sanctuary.

The story continues to this day. It's eventual outcome could affect existing golf courses.

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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, January 21st, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
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"Benefits of a Healthy Spine" workshop at Florey's!

2012-01-16T11:33:00.000-08:00

Florey's Book Co. invites you to the "Benefits of a Healthy Spine" workshop.

***Friday, January 20th, 7:00-8:30pm***

The workshop will be presented by Jane Pittsinger, Physical Therapist and Colleen Delfino, Certified Pilates Instructor.

Gain power through the knowledge of your body by learning possible ways to ease pain.

There will be an introductory anatomy lecture, followed by demonstrations of gentle exercises.

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This event is free, but please call or email for reservations, as available seating is limited.

Jane Pittsinger PT, Rosen Method bodywork practitioner: (650) 993-8683
Colleen Delfino, Pilates in Montara: (650) 728-1707
Pilatesinmontara@gmail.com
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We hope to see you!

***Friday, January 20th, 7:00-8:30pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
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January Poetry at Florey's!

2012-01-16T11:22:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books invites you to our two ongoing poetry events.

First, the Pacifica Poetry Forum meets:

***Thursday, January 19th, 7pm***

The Forum is open to the public and is free of charge. The Pacifica Poetry Forum meets monthly, the 3rd Thursday of each month. Come and share the joy of poetry.

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Next, is the January Poetry at Florey's event:

***Saturday, January 28th, 7:30-9:30pm***

The featured poets this month are: Ethel Mays and Dave Minton. The featured poets will be followed by an open mic period. Open mic sign-up is first come, first served. This event is also open to the public and free of charge.

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We hope to see you!

Pacifica Poetry Forum: ***Thursday, January 19th, 7pm***

Poetry at Florey's: ***Saturday, January 28th, 7:30-9:30pm***

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Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

"Angels and Spirit Guides" Book Signing, Jan.14th at Florey's!

2012-01-04T15:56:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books welcomes local author Wanda K. Whitaker as she presents her new book "Angels and Spirit Guides Activity and Coloring Book".

***Saturday, January 14th, 2-4pm***

About the book:

The book, geared towards children 5+, their families and friends, describes Archangels, Guardian Angels and Spirit Guides and the specific roles they play in the celestial realm and the differences between them. The coloring and activity book format, offers young readers a creative way to express and comprehend the special spiritual assistance that is always around them.

The 56-page book features nine Archangels including Metatron, Micheal, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, Ariel, Chamuel, Raguel, and Zadkiel, information about Guardian Angels and Spirit Guides in many different cultures in action scenes depicting them helping a skateboarder to helping a child to become a rock star. Activities encourage positive thinking and self-talk, address reading comprehension as well as spark spiritual and personal growth.

About the author:

"I created this endeavor because my life purpose is to inspire and empower individuals to awaken to their higher selves and greatest potential. Ever since childhood I had a passion for drawing and painting and helping others. I graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park where I majored in Communications and minored in Art Studio.

I began a practice in the healing arts as a passion to complement the counseling of many friends and family members as well as myself by avidly reading over 1,000 science and metaphysical publications and taking various classes both to heal myself and for instructional purposes. For several years, I studied hypnotherapy at the Palo Alto School of Hypnotherapy and became a certified hypnotherapist. Additionally, I practice Reiki and other energy healing modalities to complement my services and was certified by Possibilities DNA as an emotional healing practitioner utilizing a unique numerical mapping process to eliminate energy interference patterns held in the body. I'm forever studying and learning more and more new practices to add to my portfolio offering clients a variety of holistic solutions to life's challenges.

For more information about Wanda, please see her website:

http://www.anchoredinspirit.com/

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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, January 14th, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

Florey's end of year schedule.

2011-12-23T19:17:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books will be *CLOSED* December 25th, as well as January 1st.

As usual, all other days, we will be open our normal hours: 10am to 6pm every day.

Thank you for your patronage during 2011, and have a wonderful 2012.

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Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 8pm every day

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

"What Color is God?" Book Signing, Dec. 10th at Florey's!

2011-12-04T11:34:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books welcomes local author Renee Rojas as she discusses her new children's book, "What Color is God?"

***Saturday, December 10th, 2-4pm***

About the book:
In this heartwarming story, Erin wants to know what color God is. She's asks her mom, who tells her to ask her teacher. No one can answer her question. Then she remembers her grandma is coming on Saturday. She'll ask Grandma. Grandma shows her and her brother through nature, with a surprise ending, what color God is. This is a delightful story with a wonderful and timely message for children of ALL ages!

About the author:
Renee Rojas is a Healing Energy Practitioner, certified Transformational Life Coach, and a photoartist. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

For more information about Renee and sample images from her book, please see her site:

https://www.reneerojas.com/
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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, December 10th, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 8pm every day (through Dec.24)!

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Extended Holiday Hours and Gift Wrapping at Florey's.

2011-12-04T11:22:00.000-08:00

Florey's Book Co. wil begin our Holiday season extended hours on Monday, December 5th through December 24th. The hours of operation during that time wil be:

--OPEN 10am to -8-pm every day!---

Remember that we welcome your special orders, and most books are available in just a few days.
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ALSO, Florey's offers FREE giftwrapping for any purchase.
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We hope to see you soon.

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 8pm every day (through Dec.24)!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

Interesting column about ebook DRM by author Charles Stross.

2011-11-30T10:11:00.000-08:00

Please have a look at this discussion of ebook Digital Rights Management, the near-monopoly of one online ebook seller, and the negative effects it is having on authors and publishers.

Read here, at his site:

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2011/11/cutting-their-own-throats.html

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Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

"Everyday Herbs from My Mother's Kitchen Cabinet" Workshop at Florey's Dec. 3rd!

2011-11-29T14:03:00.000-08:00

Florey's welcomes you to a casual workshop where the wisdom of everyday herbs is passed from a mother to the next generation.

***Saturday, December 3rd, 1:30 to 2:30pm***

+++A class tuition of $39 per person is requested by the host, Jie Feng.+++
(10% of class proceeds will be donated to the Antolino Family Wellness Center.)

For more about the Wellness Center, please see their site:
http://www.domesticharmony.net/default.html

About the workshop:

Every time I visit my mother, she makes me soup. Soup to regulate my bladder and liver functions. Soup to balance the heat in my body when I eat too much fried-food. Soup to help me feel energetic and look beautiful. If only she has a soup recipe to make me rich! My mother has a wealth of knowledge about everyday herbs that she uses in her cooking that my generation knows nothing about. She learned it from the generation before her and from reading Chinese herb books. Instead of letting this knowledge go extinct, she agreed to share this knowledge others!

Come join us for a show-and-tell of Everyday Herbs from My Mother’s Kitchen Cabinet! My mother is the teacher and I will be the translator.

+++To sign up, please email me at jiefeng@gmail.com or call me at (650) 438-3979. This will help me determine how many copies of the workbook to print. Thanks!+++
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The information presented at the workshop have not been evaluated by the FDA. This information is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease. All material provided by the workshop facilitators are for educational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition, and before undertaking any diet, exercise or other health program. Your attendance at the workshop signifies your agreement to the disclaimer above
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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, December 3rd, 1:30 to 2:30pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

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Two Workshops with Sharon Caren Nov. 27 & 30th!

2011-11-20T17:26:00.000-08:00

Floreys's Book Co. invites you to two workshops hosted by Sharon Caren of "Sharon The Health".

First:

***Sunday, November 27th, 2:00-3:30pm***

Pendulum Playshop! (Class tuition $29.00 to Sharon)

Would you like to be more empowered and get your own answers to lifes questions instead of paying someone else to do it? YOU can do it with some easy instruction...

You will learn and practice the following:
1. Methods to get into a neutral reading space
2. Train the pendulum to swing effectively to allow correct yes or no answers to come through
3. Use the pendulum to bring forth your inner knowing easily

What to bring: A pendulum, if you havn't got one, Sharon will have some for sale at the event.

***Sunday, November 27th, 2:00-3:30pm***

Please RSVP to Sharon at (650)359-6579 or Sharon@sharonthehealth.com
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The next event is:

***Wednesday, November 30th, 7:00-8:00pm***

Explore the World of Essential Oils!

Feeling tired, stressed and emotional or know someone who is?
Are winter cold and flu bugs getting you down?
If you're interested in keeping balanced, well and happy...
-Come explore the world of Essential Oils-

Essential oils are intelligent and work on all levels of our being unlike allopathic medicines that treat only symptoms. The oils help us to restore our health at the root of the problem naturally. Sample them and feel the power of the oils for yourself.

We are experiencing a time of great change in the world. I invite you to be a part of the solution. Being healthy is vital to change.

Please RSVP to Sharon at (650)359-6579 or Sharon@sharonthehealth.com

***Wednesday, November 30th, 7:00-8:00pm***
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For more on Sharon, see her sites:

http://www.sharonthehealth.com
and
http://www.youngliving.org/sharonthehealth

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Books selected by Sharon will be available for purchase from Florey's during the events.

We hope to see you!

***Sunday, November 27th, 2:00-3:30pm*** Pendulum Playshop
***Wednesday, November 30th, 7:00-8:00pm*** Essential Oils
RSVP to Sharon at (650)359-6579 or Sharon@sharonthehealth.com

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Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

"Talk Story with Julia" Workshop Nov. 20th at Florey's!

2011-11-12T12:59:00.000-08:00

Florey's Book Co. invites you to a FREE workshop with Julia Carmen from the School Without Walls, discussing: "If I Want to Change My Life, Where Do I Start?"

***Sunday, November 20th 1:00 to 2:00pm***

Some of the services she offers include:

1. Guide people through soul-searching journeys, when life seems to have lost its excitement, meaning or purpose.

2. Finding *your* life purpose.

3. Creating peace and joy in your family life, your marriage and any relationship.

4. Finding THE soul mate.

For more about Julia and the School Without Walls see her site:

http://www.theschoolwithoutwalls.net

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We hope to see you!

***Sunday, November 20th 1:00 to 2:00pm***
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Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

A Reminder of Our Ongoing Events at Florey's

2011-11-06T13:09:00.000-08:00

Reminder of our various ongoing events at Florey's:

TUESDAYS: 7-8pm
--"Speakeasy": Tuesdays at Florey's--
This is a book reading-aloud group, with loose themes for each week. Come and read from your favorites, our hear readings from books you may not be familiar with. It is free and open to the public.

WEDNESDAYS: 2-4pm
--Art Recreation Time- Children's Art class--
An after school art class for kids ages 6-16, a different project every week! The leader of the event, Janet Arline Barker asks a $10 fee (includes all supplies). For more information, please see: www.artrecreatontime.wordpress.com

FRIDAYS: 6-8pm
--Knitting at Florey's--
Come and work on your current project, and get tips from fellow knitters in a casual, supportive environment. This event is free and open to the public.

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We hope to see you!

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

"The Gang That Shot Up Hollywood" Book Signing November 12th at Florey's!

2011-10-27T14:35:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books welcomes local Pacifica author John Stanley as he discusses his new book, "The Gang That Shot Up Hollywood"

***Saturday, November 12th, 2-4pm***

About the book:

John Stanley, 33-year veteran entertainment writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, stalks the environs of Hollywood and San Francisco to profile male & female stars of yesteryear who blasted their way through movies and TV series with high-powered handguns, curvaceous, slinky bodies and other weapons of excessive destruction, all for decent box office. Savor four classic Clint Eastwood encounters: Two “Dirty Harry” moments with actor Clint and two Iwo Jima moments with director Clint. Stanley presents exclusive material and photos about Iwo surrounding the raising of the first small flag, and introduces you to fellow Chronicle employee Joe Rosenthal, who took the famous photo of the second flag-raising. Can hard-hitting martial arts star Chuck Norris survive three showdowns with Stanley? James Stewart survived two Stanley encounters: one about his hard-boiled Westerns, the other about his Hitchcock classics. Meet Robert and John Mitchum, ornery fighting brothers whom Stanley knew intimately, and learn the full truth behind Robert’s 1948 arrest for marijuana use, never before revealed. Karl Malden faces Stanley in five showdowns on the streets of San Francisco. Sink into the world of film noir with “Czar of Noir” Eddie Muller and a warm swarm of femme fatales such as Jane Russell, Ida Lupino, Lauren Bacall, Barbara Stanwyck, Anne Francis, Evelyn Keyes, Marie Windsor, Carroll Baker and other undulating ladies, “the intellectual half.” It’s another noir moment on the set of Samuel Fuller’s “Naked Kiss” when Stanley overhears a conversation that leads to the downfall of the popular cult director, whom Stanley profiles in depth from personal encounters. Then there’s a grim Fisherman’s Wharf showdown with “Virginian” star James Drury that still has Stanley spinning. Plus countless other moments with Hollywood icons, told with 740 photographs and 17 show biz caricatures. Text and imagery material that will shake up any motion picture lover.

About the author:

John Stanley, graduate of San Francisco State College, spent 33 years covering the world of movies and TV for the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sunday “Pink” section. He is also the author of the six-edition “Creature Features Movie Guide” series, having hosted “Creature Features” in the San Francisco-Bay Area from 1979-1984. His autobiography, “I Was a TV Horror Host,” was distributed by Bookmasters in 2007-2008. He has made an estimated 2,000 crossword puzzles for magazines and since 1995 has made thousands of appearances teaching entertainment courses for Bay Area Classic Learning, at one time the most heavily attended Elderhostel in America. His novels include “World War III” (Avon 1976) and “Bogart 48" (Dell 1980). His newest effort, “The Gang That Shot Up Hollywood,” is the first in a trilogy based on his newspaper experiences covering Hollywood and the entertainment world. Other books to come will cover comedy, Westerns and horror/sci-fi.

For more information please visit his website:

http://www.stanleybooks.net/

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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, November 12th, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

2011-10-27T14:06:00.000-07:00

"Night Flight" book signing October 27th at Florey's!

2011-10-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

Florey's Book Co. welcomes Pacifica author Alessa Adamo as she signs her new novel "Night Flight".

***Thursday, October 27th, 6-8pm***

About the Book:

Melissa Adams is a middle-age woman living a typical married life in Southern California. But as her marriage unravels she turns to Kathy Murray, the aircraft mechanic she is attracted to despite resisting her attractions to women. Melissa tries to make a new life in San Francisco with Kathy but she is haunted by the rejection of her only daughter and the guilt of giving in to her desires of being with Kathy in a same-sex relationship. Ultimately she believes vindication comes by winning her daughter's love back.

Melissa's obsessive efforts to repair the relationship between her and her daughter finally begin to come together when they agree to meet in the far-off vacation resort of Bangkok. But this supposed vacation only serves to put a bizarre chain of events in motion--events that involve all three of them and start innocently enough, but quickly spiral out of control. It is a trip that can only be taken on the Night Flight. Welcome aboard.

About the Author:

Alessa is in her late 50’s and lives on the coast in a small apartment in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was raised in Rochester, New York and came out west in 1969, settling in California in 1972. She enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in her teens (don’t ask), and was a B-52 crew chief and a C-141 flight engineer over 20 years on active duty and the reserves. She also had a career in selling real estate where she managed a realty office for nearly 20 years. She finally got a BA degree from San Francisco State University in 2006 in English and Creative Writing (going back to school was not easy). Today, Alessa is employed at a small San Francisco nonprofit where she teaches disaster preparedness. And of course, she writes.

For more information, please visit her sites:

http://alessa-adamo.com/

http://alessa-adamo.blogspot.com/

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We hope to see you!

***Thursday, October 27th, 6-8pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

"In Search of Fertility" book signing October 22nd at Florey's!

2011-10-08T08:17:00.000-07:00

Florey's Book Co. welcomes local photographer Tanya Lin Jaffe as she signs copies of her new photography collection, "In Search of Fertility".

***Saturday, October 22nd, 4-6pm***

Tanya Lin Jaffe is a Pacifica resident and Sanchez Art Center Studio Artist.

About the book:

In Search of Fertility is a visual roadmap of the places I’ve been on the journey to motherhood. I never wanted children. Ever. Even as a little girl I refused to play with dolls. Three years ago that changed. A little too late. So far.

Using eggs, the essence of fertility, and other props as my subjects, I photograph their stories. Boiling, burning, rotting, playing, dancing and singing. Seeking to give birth to something that will last beyond them. Like a mad scientist seeking a reaction, I set into motion events and photograph the scene and ensuing action as it unfolds, acting as both instigator and scribe.

View a preview of her book here:

http://www.blurb.com/books/2289625

For more information and samples of her work, see her site:

http://www.tanyalinjaffe.com/

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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, October 22nd, 4-6pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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Poetry in October at Florey's!

2011-10-07T17:34:00.001-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to our two ongoing poetry events.

First, the Pacifica Poetry Forum meets:

***Thursday, October 20th, 7pm***

The Forum is open to the public and is free of charge. The Pacifica Poetry Forum meets monthly, the 3rd Thursday of each month. Come and share the joy of poetry.

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Next, it's time for the final evening of the Poetry at Florey's series for the year (to resume on January 28, 2012). Please join us for what will be a distinctive evening, blending the voices of poetry and music.

***Saturday, October 29th, 7:30-9:30pm***

The featured poets this month are: Marvin R. Hiemstra and ken Saffran. Also featuring an appearance by special guest Patrice Haan, Celtic Harper. The featured poets will be followed by an open mic period. Open mic sign-up is first come, first served. This event is also open to the public and free of charge.

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We hope to see you!

Pacifica Poetry Forum: ***Thursday, October 20th, 7pm***

Poetry at Florey's: ***Saturday, October 29th, 7:30-9:30pm***

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Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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"IndiAsia and the Dragon" booksigning to Benefit Books For Asia!

2011-10-07T15:51:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books welcomes local author Jean Bartlett as she signs her children's book "IndiAsia and the Dragon" to benefit the Books For Asia program.

***Saturday, October 15th, 2-5pm***

The 501(c)(3) organization Books for Asia , has decided they want 1200 copies of Jean Bartlett's book "IndiAsia and the Dragon." Books for Asia delivers books like "Peter Rabbit" and "Goodnight Moon" to children who have never had their own book, in 18 countries throughout Asia . Normally, books are donated to Books for Asia through such organizations or Foundations as Barnes & Noble or the Pearson Foundation. However, Jean’s book, privately published, is not available through those channels. (This remaining book stock, still in original packaging, is housed by Jean.)

So on Saturday, October 15, from 2 p.m to 5 p.m., Jean will be at Florey's Books in Pacifica, and the general public is being asked both to spread the word, and to purchase copies of "IndiAsia and the Dragon", which will be donated to Books for Asia . The result, a child in Asia receives a book about a beautiful dragon who befriends a young girl and both their lives are changed, in a positive way, forever. (The book, which received a Mentoring Award from Big Brothers Big Sisters of the San Francisco Bay Area, is the first and only recipient of any award from BBBS.) Other benefits of buying a book, the buyer receives a tax write-off and each book purchased gives a helping boost to Florey's Books at 2120 Palmetto, Pacifica as well as to one of your favorite starving writers (!!). Spread the word!

For more on Jean and her book, please visit her site:

http://www.jeansmagazines.org/IndiAsia/IndiAsia.htm

About Books For Asia:

For more than fifty years, Books for Asia has been one of The Asia Foundation's best-known and most beloved programs. We have sent over 45 million books, software programs, and other education material to a wide range of learning institutions since 1954. Our donations help enhance English-language skills, sharpen vocational and research skills, build knowledge in the business, legal, and science professions, and infuse children with an early love of reading that is critical to literacy.

For more about the Books for Asia program, visit their site:

http://asiafoundation.org/program/overview/books-for-asia

For more about the event, see the coverage in the Pacifica Tribune:

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_19040437

***Saturday, October 15th, 2-5pm***

We hope to see you!

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/FloreysBookCo

Tarot Card Workshop At Florey's!

2011-09-22T16:15:00.000-07:00

June Ahern will be the instructor of two introductory Tarot card classes at Florey's Books.

***Thursday Oct. 6th, 6:45-8:30pm or Saturday Oct. 8th, 3:00-5:15pm***

A fee of $25 will be collected by Ms. Ahern.

Mystery and practicality are bridged in this insightful workshop. Learn to use the tarot cards to problem solve in an easy card spread, to clarify a block keeping you from reaching fulfillment, transform it, and move forward. Receive and share insights with another in a mutual reading. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with your psychic abilities through the tarot cards.

Some cards are in stock at Florey's now, feel free to order a deck if you like, or bring your own to the class.

About the instructor: June Ahern has studied the tarot since 1972 and has taught tarot, ESP development and more since 1980. She continues her coaching practice and writing. June is the author of 'The Timeless Counselor: The Best Key to a Successful Psychic Reading', and a novel, 'The Skye in June'. Review her profile at www.sfcoaching.com and www.juneahern.com
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For more information and to register, contact June Ahern at sfcoaching@yahoo.com or (650) 440-1670
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***Thursday Oct. 6th, 6:45-8:30pm or Saturday Oct. 8th, 3:00-5:15pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
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'Art Recreation Time' Children's Art Class Begins Oct. 5th!

2011-09-22T16:04:00.000-07:00

A weekly drop-in art class is starting at

Florey’s Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044

For more information call Janet Barker at 650-291-9614

ART (Art Recreation Time)

Date: Wednesdays starting October 5th
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Ages: 6-16
Cost: $10 (includes supplies)
Why: Because it’s fun!

Explore art and develop your inner artist
(drop-in program is customized for kids of all ages)

- finish a creative project
- experiment with art materials
- experiment with art techniques
- develop your artistic style
- relax and have some creative fun

Visit Janet's website for sample illustrations!:

http://artrecreationtime.wordpress.com/

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***Every Wednesday, 2-4pm (beginning October 5th)***

We hope to see you!

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

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New Event Starting October 4th at Florey's!

2011-09-22T15:49:00.001-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to our new ongoing series, "Speakeasy - Tuesdays at Florey's".

***Every Tuesday (beginning October 4th), 7-8pm***

Speakeasy is a free event, for readers to share and read aloud from your own work, or passages from others. To provide a loose framework, we've suggested the following themes as subjects:

1st Tues: Best sellers, hear passages from current hot titles
2nd Tues: Stories- your own, or favorite short stories.
3rd Tues: Memory Work-'Speak Memory' anything memorized, lists, speeches, etc.
4th Tues: Classics- Dickens, Proust, Zola, Nabokov, etc.
5th Tues: Annotated Books- Mother Goose, Alice in Wonderland, etc.

Please come and share your love of books and reading. Introduce others to books they may inot have been exposed to. This series is free and open to the public. We hope to see you.

***Every Tuesday (beginning October 4th), 7-8pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
Open 10am to 6pm every day!

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Visit Florey's Books During Fog Fest!

2011-09-08T14:35:00.000-07:00

Come by and visit Florey's Books during the 26th annual Fog Fest. We will be open 10am-6pm both days, September 24th and 25th. For more information about Fog Fest, check out the website:

http://pacificcoastfogfest.com

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!

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Poetry in September* at Florey's!

2011-09-08T13:52:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to our two ongoing poetry events.

First, the Pacifica Poetry Forum meets:

***Thursday, September 15th, 7pm***

The Forum is open to the public and is free of charge. The Pacifica Poetry Forum meets monthly, the 3rd Thursday of each month. Come and share the joy of poetry.

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*Next, is the Poetry at Florey's event: A special note about this event: although normally the Poetry at Florey's event is on the final Saturday of the month, this month Fog Fest is occuring that weekend, so the event has been moved forward to the first Saturday of October so as not to conflict.

***Saturday, October 1st, 7:30-9:30pm***

The featured poets this month are: Scott Caputo and Sherri Rose-Walker. The featured poets will be followed by an open mic period. Open mic sign-up is first come, first served. This event is also open to the public and free of charge.

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We hope to see you!

Pacifica Poetry Forum: ***Thursday, September 15th, 7pm***

Poetry at Florey's: ***Saturday, October 1st, 7:30-9:30pm***

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Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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Poetry in August at Florey's!

2011-08-15T11:04:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to our two ongoing poetry events.

First, the Pacifica Poetry Forum meets:

***Thursday, August 18th, 7pm***

The Forum is open to the public and is free of charge. The Pacifica Poetry Forum meets monthly, the 3rd Thursday of each month. Come and share the joy of poetry.

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Next, is the August Poetry at Florey's event:

***Saturday, August 27th, 7:30-9:30pm***

The featured poets this month are: Cathy Barber and Richard Lawson. The featured poets will be followed by an open mic period. Open mic sign-up is first come, first served. This event is also open to the public and free of charge.

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We hope to see you!

Pacifica Poetry Forum: ***Thursday, August 18th, 7pm***

Poetry at Florey's: ***Saturday, August 27th, 7:30-9:30pm***

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Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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"Daly City: Then & Now" author event, August 6th at Florey's!

2011-07-24T11:26:00.000-07:00

Florey's Book Co. welcomes local authors Bunny Gillespie and Dave Crimmen as they discuss their new book, "Daly City: Then & Now".

***Saturday, August 6th, 2-4pm***

About the book:

A haven for refugees after San Francisco’s devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, Daly City incorporated in 1911 with a population of 2,000. With more than 100,000 residents, it is now the largest city in San Mateo County. Adjacent to San Francisco, the Golden Gate, and San Francisco Bay, Daly City has been “The Gateway to the Peninsula” for over 150 years.

For this book, Daly City historians Bunny Gillespie and Dave Crimmen worked with the collections of the Daly City/Colma History Guild and private parties to present vintage and contemporary views of this diverse municipality.

For more information, please visit the Dave Crimmen website:

http://www.davecrimmen.com/welcome.html

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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, August 6th, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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Poetry in July at Florey's!

2011-07-09T12:18:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to our two ongoing poetry events.

First, the Pacifica Poetry Forum meets:

***Thursday, July 21st, 7pm***

The Forum is open to the public and is free of charge. The Pacifica Poetry Forum meets monthly, the 3rd Thursday of each month. Come and share the joy of poetry.

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Next, the July Poetry at Florey's event is set for:

***Saturday, July 30th, 7:30-9:30pm***

The featured poets this month are: Jane Green, and Clare Ramsaran. There will be a special appearance by Celtic harper Patrice Haan as well. The featured poets will be followed by an open mic period. Open mic sign-up is first come, first served. This event is also open to the public and free of charge.

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We hope to see you!

Pacifica Poetry Forum: ***Thursday, July 21st, 7pm***

Poetry at Florey's: ***Saturday, July 30th, 7:30-9:30pm***

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Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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"Pescadero Creek" author event July 16th at Florey's!

2011-07-01T10:44:00.000-07:00

Florey's Book Co. welcomes author Victoria Williams-Fisher as she discusses her new novel, "Pescadero Creek".

***Saturday, July 16th 2-4pm***

About the book:

Pescadero Creek, near Pacifica, California is the location of a
watery grave for beautiful young women who have been raped and
strangled to death, and not necessarily in that order. When the
bodies of these young women begin surfacing in Pescadero
Creek, Special Agent Rob McAllister, the Melvin Purvis of his day,
and Dr. Morgan Warren, a young inexperienced Medical Examiner
are thrown together to bring the killer of the five–year murder spree
to justice. However, while working closely together, they fall deeply in
love and unbeknownst to them become targets of the killer
themselves.

In a town that is already laden with scandal, keeping their romance a
secret proves to be just as much of a challenge as cracking the
case. As Rob and Morgan strive to find the killer, she proves to be as
valuable to him as his lover as she is in solving the crime. Both are
faced with the inevitable, what happens to their relationship when
the case is solved?

About the author:

Victoria Williams-Fisher is a new novelist now living in Tennessee.
She was inspired to set her story in Pacifica after having lived here
for a time in the 1990s. "Pescadero Creek" is her first novel which
will soon be followed by "Undercover" and a third in the series, "Remembering".

For more information about Victoria please visit her blog:

http://vickeywrites.com/

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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, July 16th 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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"Sailor on Ice: Tom Crean" Book event June 26th at Florey's!

2011-06-13T16:46:00.000-07:00

Florey's Book Co. welcomes local author David Hirzel as he discusses his new book, "Sailor on Ice: Tom Crean: with Scott in the Antarctic 1910-1913"

***Sunday, June 26th, 4pm***

About the book:

There are more famous names than Tom Crean’s from the “heroic age” of Antarctic exploration, but there are few stories as compelling as his. Tom Crean: Sailor on Ice tells the story of a common man in uncommon circumstances, who met every challenge as it came with steadfast purpose. If he knew fear, he never showed it. Sailor on Ice goes with him from England to the Antarctic plateau, and back. We share his trials as they happen—the thrill of discovery, the danger of the sea-ice, the terror of extreme isolation, the tragedy of the deaths of his closest friends.Who really are the heroes of Antarctic exploration? The familiar names--Scott, Shackleton, Amundsen--belong to those who claimed to lead. But those who lead are nothing without those who come a few steps behind, hauling the gear, pitching the camp, walking the long walk, steadfast, enduring. Without these men there would be no leaders. There would be no survivors, and no story to be told. Tom Crean was such a man.

About the author:

David Hirzel landed at Sky Ranch overlooking Pacifica, California at the end of 30 years of wandering that started in West Virginia, with extended stops in Florida, Virginia, Lake Tahoe and various points between. In the course of time he has published numerous poems, stories and articles, two plays and an online audiodrama at , but his true calling has always been the history of polar exploration in the “heroic” age. The fascination began with a first reading of Shackleton’s Valiant Voyage in 1961, and never ended. One result has been the book Tom Crean: Sailor on Ice, a labor of love that started in 1996 and hasn’t ended yet. Two more books are due in the series, covering Crean’s early days in Scott’s first expedition, and his triumph against all odds in Shackleton’s “Endurance” expedition. He lives at Sky Ranch with the cat Bellerophon (named for the ship of the line in Nelson’s navy), watching the whales and the Pacific sunsets.

For more information, please visit his websites:

http://terra-nova-press.com/
and
http://davidhirzel.wordpress.com/
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We hope to see you!

***Sunday, June 26th, 4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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June 25th -Poetry at Florey's- info!

2011-06-13T15:25:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books would like to invite you to the June Poetry at Florey's event.

***Saturday, June 25th, 7:30-9:30pm***

Note that the start time is now 7:30 pm, so if you'd like to sign up for the open mic period, you need only come a few minutes early.

This month the featured poets are:

Casey FitzSimons

and

Dr. Noni Howard

They will be followed by an open mic period. Come and share a poem, or just enjoy the poetry of others!

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***Saturday, June 25th 7:30-9:30 pm***

We hope to see you!

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2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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"Flick Nation" book signing, June 25th at Florey's!

2011-06-13T14:59:00.000-07:00

Florey's Book Co. welcomes local author Dennis Willis as he discusses his new book "Flick Nation 2011 Movie Guide".

***Saturday, June 25th, 2-4pm***

About the book:

FLICK NATION: 2011 MOVIE GUIDE, Dennis Willis’ annual compendium of capsule movie reviews features 825 current reviews (including nearly 100 direct-to-video releases not covered in other books), Oscar commentary, box office, and rare trivia. Also featuring a one-of-a-kind rating system specially designed for 21st century viewing! From new classics to Hollywood reboots to 3D action, it's all here! Flick Nation is an indispensable viewing guide with attitude!

About the Author:

Dennis Willis is an award-winning producer, TV host, director, editor (he prefers Avid), screenwriter and film critic (print and radio). His written reviews have appeared in dozens of magazines and newspapers; and he has conducted over 100 interviews with Hollywood filmmakers and entertainment luminaries. He is currently the Afternoon News film critic on KGO Radio in San Francisco, and writes reviews for Examiner.com.

For more information please check his websites:

http://flicknation.net/
and
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flick-Nation/122239341197
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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, June 25th 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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Do you have your summer reading book yet?

2011-06-03T14:28:00.000-07:00

Have you picked up a book to read this summer? Florey's Books has many to choose from. Whether you will be travelling the world, or staying right at home, we have something for almost everyone.

Also, Florey's has your required summer reading books in stock for local students.

Shop locally and support your local economy. Florey's books was featured in the Pacifica Tribune recently addressing that topic. Read it here:

http://www.mercurynews.com/pacifica/ci_18177918?nclick_check=1

You can always call or email to see if we have the book you are after, and special order books usually arrive in just a few days time.

Have a wonderful summer!

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Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
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"2065 In the Beginning" booksigning June 11th at Florey's !

2011-05-28T15:49:00.000-07:00

Florey's Book Co. welcomes local Pacifica author Krista Markowitz as she discusses her new book "2065 In the Beginning".

***Saturday, June 11th, 2-4pm***

About the book:

More than thirty have passed since the sudden blast of sweetness and universal understanding changed everything. People all over the world have dropped the money standard to join in pods of like-minded others— where all resources are shared, borrowed or bartered and where creativity and freedom of choice are the guiding principles. And the higher capabilities- telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, and the like are gradually becoming the norm.

Welcome to Art Pod in the year 2064. Follow the adventures and learning of ten-year-old Jeori as his life gradually intertwines with his telepathic and outgoing neighbor, Kayla, and fifteen-year-olds Cleo and Kadrun. It is to the loner Kadrun— dubbed Mr. Black by his pod mates- that the forces of darkness first come, threatening his life and sanity. As threads of age-old fears begin to insidiously spread throughout the world, it is Kad who holds the key to Earth’s future.

About the author:

Krista Markowitz is founder and CEO of Her Own Life. She loves digging in the earth, laughing with family and friends, free-style oil painting, and channeling surprising stories. Krista has also authored 'Mrs. Tipperwillow's Afterlife Adventures', a book about the spirit world for kids and kids at heart, and 'About Afterlife: Two Kid's Stories'.

For more information, please visit her website:

http://tipperwillow.com/index.html

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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, June 11th, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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May 28th Poetry at Florey's details!

2011-05-24T12:56:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books would like to invite you to the May Poetry at Florey's event.

***Saturday, May 28th, 7-9:30pm***

This months featured poets are:

CHRISTINA LLOYD

Born in Hong Kong, raised in the Philippines and educated in the United States, Christina has lived and worked as an English teacher in Costa Rica, Japan and Ireland. She has also worked with CPITS. Currently, she teaches Spanish, and lives by the ocean in San Francisco. Territories, first chapbook, was published in 2010.

and

KAREN LLAGAS

Karen has an MFA degree from Warren Wilson Program for Writers, and a BA in Economics from Ateneo de Manila. A recipient of a Hedgebrook residency and a Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize, she lives in San Francisco where she works as a Tagalog interpreter and instructor, and a poet-teacher with the California Poets in the Schools (CPITS). Her first book, Archipelago Dust was published in 2010.

They will be followed by an open mic period. Sign-up for the open mic is from 7:00 to 7:30pm.

***Saturday, May 28th, 7-9:30pm***

We hope to see you!

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"The Leadfeather Syndrome" author event May 21st at Florey's!

2011-04-29T12:07:00.000-07:00

Florey's Book Co. welcomes local Pacifica author Arnold D. Gardner as he discusses his new novel "The Leadfeather Syndrome"

***Saturday, May 21st, 2-4pm***

About the book:

Michael Greer’s career as a journeyman Private Investigator takes on a promising cushy outlook when his assignment takes him to Eastern Long Island’s North Fork, the resort and sporting playground where he’s slated to delve into the case of a local auto dealer who’s been officially reported missing along with an imposing chunk of pledged bonding company funds. Almost at once, Greer’s undertaking takes on an awesome dimension when the missing dealer’s terrified girlfriend turns out to be an incomparable beauty who’s been directed to seek his help in uncovering possible lethal circumstances related to her boyfriend’s disappearance. P.I. Greer finds himself drawn into a nightmare of intrigue and assassination in uncovering the perpetrators in current and past murder scenes and manages his own survival by out-matching his adversaries in smarts and nerve. Greer.s romantic involvement with two beautiful women closely aligned to the story’s events almost ends in his undoing as did a like affair in the immediate post-war days of his youth. But, in love, as in the ordeals of war, he learns to live with the fateful outcome of his fortunes and his intimacy with the wisdom in Shakespeare helps him find words for it.

About the author:

The Leadfeather Syndrome is the first published work by WWII combat veteran Arnold D. Gardner, an American educator and business executive who fought throughout the Italian Campaign and afterward lived and worked in Italy. He and his Italian warbride, Diana, resided for many years among the splendid eastern towns and villages of Long Island's North Fork. Mr. Gardner's native roots go back to the scenic country areas along the northern borders of New York State.

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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, May 21st, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
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"Sam's Castle" author event May 14th at Florey's !

2011-04-27T10:51:00.001-07:00

Florey's Books welcomes local Pacifica author Bridget Oates as she discusses her new book, "Sam's Castle".

***Saturday, May 14th, 2-4pm***

Book Description:

With romance, elegant parties, and dashing, uniformed gentlemen, this charming castle story is almost what one might expect. But add in dramatic police raids and rumors of bodies buried in the garden, and it becomes the very unique tale of Sam's Castle. Built in 1908 as a haven for the earthquake-rattled Henry Harrison McCloskey (grandfather of former congressman Pete McCloskey), the castle served as a home, speakeasy, rum-runner signaling station, abortion clinic, and U.S. Coast Guard lookout during World War II. Despite its turbulent history, however, this castle story has a happy ending. In the care of the Sam Mazza Foundation, the magnificent estate will remain a treasured Pacifica landmark for all to enjoy.

Author Bio:

Bridget Oates is a professional writer with a passion for history. Shortly after moving to Pacifica, she became captivated by the castle and knew this fascinating story had to be told. Working closely with the Sam Mazza Foundation, the McCloskey family, the Pacifica Tribune, the Pacifica Historical Society, and countless locals, this intriguing tale now comes to life through nearly 200 historical photographs.
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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, May 14th, 2-4pm***

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-8811
open every day, 10am-6pm
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Florey's quoted in S.F. Chronicle!

2011-04-19T11:46:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books is mentioned briefly in an article about the earthquake that occured yesterday. Read the full article here:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/19/BASH1J32JA.DTL

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New Poetry Series starting at Florey's Books!

2011-04-07T14:43:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books would like to invite you to the inaugural evening of our new monthly poetry series.

***Saturday, April 30th, 7-9:30pm***

The series will continue, the last Saturday of each month at the same time. Each evening will have featured poets, as well as an open mic period. Sign-up for the open mic is from 7-7:30pm.

We hope to see you!

***Saturday, April 30th, 7-9:30pm***
(and each final Saturday following that)

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"Coastside Detectives: The Grand View" book event, Saturday, April 23rd!

2011-04-07T13:51:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books welcomes author Matthew O’Malley as he discusses his book "Coastside Detectives: The Grand View".

***Saturday, April 23rd, 2-4pm***

About the book:

The story told in Coastside Detectives encompasses both the storied past of California’s “Baghdad by the Bay” and all-too-bloody headlines from the real Baghdad of today’s Iraq. Detective Mike Mason now lives in Pacifica but is drawn back to the rough streets of the city’s Tenderloin District by a new client, Laura Grandviewer, who is as beautiful as she is untrustworthy. Lies and half-truths send Mike upon a crooked path and before he can unsnarl all of the loose ends Laura has set waving in the criminal winds, a growing body count will work to unnerve this harden detective and will end in a climactic splash of blood.

In Coastside Detectives, Mike Mason, the latest in a long line of West Coast private eyes, takes stock of the state of his soul as he navigates the complexities of a criminal caper, and finds clarity for both in the fog-scrubbed sky viewed from California’s winding Highway One.

About the author:

Matthew O'Malley was born and raised in San Francisco but has been living in Pacifica for over ten years. He is also the author of a self-published collection of short stories, Tales for Sale, and has recently won multiple flash story contests that will be included in a forthcoming collaborative book an art exhibit hosted by Kenney Mencher at the Art Haus Gallery in San Francisco beginning April 8th. The art show and accompanying book is titled Renovated Reputations: Paintings and Fiction inspired by Vintage Portrait Photographs.

For more information, please visit his website:

http://www.coastsidedetectives.com/

We hope to see you!

***Saturday, April 23rd, 2-4pm***

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Linda Tringali - Peaceful Planet Kids Music event, Saturday, March 26th!

2011-03-01T21:31:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books welcomes Linda Tringali as she presents a Peaceful Planet Kids Concert.

***Saturday, March 26th, 11:00am***

Linda Tringali is a folksinger, songwriter and early childhood educator who lives in Pacifica. Linda draws experience from her years of teaching children in the Bay Area, performing and producing two albums in the 80's as Tringali/Roth and her work with Bristow Educational Productions performing throughout California and Nevada. Linda's third album "The Place of Our Dreams" is now here. Come have fun with Linda and her environmental music sing-a-long. You may find yourself singing with the animals under the Moon by the Green Lagoon, clicking with the crickets on castanets, dancing with an octopus in the deep blue sea or singing about a dinosaur! Fun songs for young children learning about a loving, sharing, peaceful, planet.

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For more information, and sample songs visit her site:

http://lindatringali.com/
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We hope to see you!

***Saturday, March 26th, 11:00am***

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"Cancer on my Mind" book event, Saturday, March 19th!

2011-03-01T19:48:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books welcomes local author Walter Kornichuk to read and discuss his book "Cancer on my Mind".

***Saturday, March 19th, 2-4pm***

About the book:

"Cancer on my Mind, by Walter Kornichuk, is atypical among non-fiction brain tumor survivor books because it is narrated by a talking tumor that I battle for my survival. Applying a cancer patient versus brain tumor (man against himself) approach to surviving a brain tumor enabled me to learn about my enemy, apply a “never give up attitude” to try to defeat it, and provide insight into what a cancer patient deals with mentally and physically. The book is unique and worthwhile because the tumor dialogue is outrageously funny, bringing humor to a life-and-death struggle that has touched the lives of many Americans."

About the author:

In 2000, Walter Kornichuk was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given a 40 percent chance to survive five years. He is happy to celebrate his tenth year of cancer-free living. He has been a volunteer for the National Brain Tumor Society-Patient and Caregiver Support Network since 2006. Walter is a Lead Transportation Security Officer for a private aviation security company at San Francisco International Airport.

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For more information, please visit his sites:
http://canceronmymind.blogspot.com

http://canceronmymind.com/Cancer_On_My_Mind/Home.html

And be sure watch his music video and trailer for the book:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_7rrZQKMQg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F0uDCWfPr4

We hope to see you!

***Saturday, March 19th, 2-4pm***
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Follow up Video:

2011-02-06T14:05:00.000-08:00

VIDEO: Florey's Books Wins Small Business Renovation Contest

Out of 21 remodels, Florey's' was the best

See the video and photos:

http://pacifica.patch.com/articles/floreys-books-wins-small-business-renovation-contest#video-4711214

"Wise Talk for Familes" event, Saturday, February 19th.

2011-01-26T14:47:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books welcomes Heather Criswell, creator of the game "Wise Talk for Families".

***Saturday, February 19th, 2-4pm***

About Wise Talk:

"Imagine feeling connected...

Your child knows how much you love him!
Wise Talk connects you wisdom with words, so your child can know who you really are, what matters to you, and how much you love him.

She knows you'll always be there for her!
Because you lead a busy life, you need a daily Wise Talk routine that connects your family in a matter of minutes.

You know you're doing a great job!
With your favorite little person and the Wise Talk book of engaging questions by your side, you are the parent you want to be."

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Ms. Criswell will demonstrate and discuss the game. We hope to see you!

For more information please visit the site:
http://wiseinside.com/home

***Saturday, February 19th, 2-4pm***

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Friday Night Poetry at Florey's in February

2011-01-26T14:00:00.000-08:00

Each Friday during February, Florey's Books will host a featured poet. They will read some of their work, and then a discussion period will follow. All events are open to the public and free of charge.

***Events start at 7:30pm each Friday during February***

***February 4th:

Giancarlo Campagna, who curates a quarterly reading series at My Corner Café in San Francisco, is a poet and actor and recent member of the Revolutionary Poets Brigade. His works can be found in Street Sheet, El Tecolote, The Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, and various other Bay Area publications. A former long-time Pacifica resident who currently lives in San Francisco, Campagna has taught creative writing and poetry to both primary grade students and college students. As an actor, Campagna lists his role as Daniel Berrigan, SJ, in the play, "The Trial of the Catonsville Nine" as transformative. He additionally highlights his journey as a member of a human rights delegation to document the condition of Lomas del Poleo, a small community on the outskirts of Ciudad de Juarez, Mexico — as one of his life's pivotal moments.

***February 11th:

Sister Patricia Ryan said that like all poets, she writes from within her unique life-world, the context from within which her poetic voice and consciousness emerge — it is not the usual combination of influences. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, with family roots in the Pacific Northwest and a deep love for her Irish heritage — her poetry evokes, re-presents, closely observes and reflects on these particular bioregions and these are the landscapes the reader meets in her poems. Also a violinist, the chemistry major with an English minor has been a Roman Catholic Sister of Mercy for more than fifty years. As such she taught math, science, religion, and fine arts appreciation in secondary schools for many years.

***February 18th:

Pacifican Jim McGarry has been teaching high school religious studies for the past 30 years. Currently at Mercy High School in San Francisco, he specializes in Holocaust Studies and Environmental Justice programs. With poet Giancarlo Campagna, he organizes a series at Mercy, "Readings for Peace in Palestine and Israel." Jim has read poems previously at San Francisco's Bird & Beckett and in the Friday night series, "Poetry and Pizza" at Escape from New York, also in San Francisco.

***February 25th:

A 26-year resident of Pacifica, poet Paul Totah has taught English at St. Ignatius College Preparatory for 25 years and now serves as the school's director of communications. His poetry has appeared in Isotope, in The Vineyard, in the Pacifica Tribune and in Genesis V magazine. He is the author of "Spiritus Magis: 150 Years of St. Ignatius College Preparatory." Additionally he co-wrote, with Patricia F. Carpenter, "The San Francisco Fair: Treasure Island 1939-1940." Along with fellow Pacifican Jim McGarry, Totah is the co-founder of the Nature/Nexus program at SI and he also serves on the Good Shepherd Parish Council.

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Come join us!
***Every Friday night during February, 7:30pm***
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Florey's Wins Renovation Project! Reception Tonight!

2011-01-26T13:24:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books has been named the winner of Wells Fargo's small business storefront renovation contest. The bookstore, located at 2120 Palmetto Drive, now has brand new outside and inside signage, furniture, decorations and a dedicated sitting section for children to read. The improvements were made possible by Wells Fargo's storefront renovation project aimed to help local small businesses succeed.

A reception to honor Florey's Bookstore along with two other small businesses that were named runner ups will be held on Wednesday, January 26 at the bookstore from 6 to 8 p.m.

The renovation team was led by volunteers at Philanthropy by Design and George Sun, an instructor at the College of San Mateo. Sun's architectural students worked on the renovation as a class project to gain practical experience. The team had a budget of $3,000 to renovate three small local businesses including Rosa Marina Beauty Salon in San Francisco and InsMall Financial and Insurance Service in Daly City.

"Wells Fargo is proud to hold this innovative contest that mobilizes the community to work together and help our local small businesses," said Wendy Haller, Wells Fargo's Mission Coastal regional president.

Edwin Ng and Eric Young, District Managers from Wells Fargo's Mission Coastal Market served as judges. Ng added, "Through this effort, we're all doing a part in helping our local small businesses succeed."

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Toni Mirosevich "The Takeaway Bin" book event! More...

2011-01-09T12:06:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet local poet Toni Mirosevich as she discusses her new poetry collection: "The Takeaway Bin".

***Saturday, January 22nd, 2-4pm***

About the book:

Oblique Strategies is a card game invented in 1975, by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt. “Over one hundred worthwhile dilemmas” are printed on a pack of cards and offer a set of possibilities to apply “when a dilemma occurs in a working situation.” The Takeaway Bin borrows from that concept, presenting poems that reply to various daily dilemmas, specific or obscure.

The Takeaway Bin arises out of an ultramodern language aftermath: the fragments and shards of language we are currently left with in an age of verbal foreshortening, where Photoshop has imploded the failsafe idea that “seeing is believing,” and Wikipedia has shifted the idea of fact
into the realm of a constantly updating consortium. This melee of reference points is the Takeaway Bin's fuel, and the profound plasticity of modern reality is the engine Mirosevich
harnesses. --->LJ Moore, SF Examiner

About the author:

Toni Mirosevich is the author of a book of nonfiction stories, Pink Harvest, three collections of poetry, My Oblique Strategies, Queer Street, and The Rooms We Make Our Own. She is a Professor of Creative Writing at San Francisco State University, and former Associate Director of the Poetry Center and American Poetry Archives. She lives with her wife, Shotsy Faust, in Pacifica, California.

For more information, see her website: www.tonimirosevich.com

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Come join us!
*** Saturday, January 22nd, 2-4 pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!

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Florey's would also like to invite you to the January meeting of the Pacifica Poetry Forum.

***Thursday, January 20th, 7:30pm***

Come read, discuss, share, and enjoy local poets. Open to the public.

We hope to see you there!

Florey's end of year schedule.

2010-12-24T13:28:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books will be *CLOSED* December 25th and 26th, as well as January 1st.

As usual, all other days, we will be open our normal hours: 10am to 6pm every day.

Thank you for your patronage during 2010, and have a wonderful 2011.

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Florey's Book Co. Holiday Hours!

2010-11-29T15:14:00.000-08:00

---December 1st through December 24th, Florey's Books will be open ***10am to 8pm every day***. So get your holiday orders in, and your last minute shopping as well.---

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

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TWO Book Events for November!

2010-11-02T11:07:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to the first of two book events scheduled for November. Read the full entry for information on both events. Be sure to look for articles about the authors in the Pacifica Tribune.

First, meet local author Grace Baumgarten as she discusses her experiences detailed in her new book: "The Victory Within".

***Saturday, November 6th, 2-4pm***

About the book:

One day, I entered my name in the Google search box, and I found all the court documents about the case that I had filed under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964 against the Board of Equalization and the labor union SEIU. Because I wanted to be remembered in this world and in this life as a tenacious fighter rather than a defeated complainer, even if I did it apprehensively, I became a pro se vs. the CA Attorney General and four of his deputies at the court hearings and trials that went all the way up to the US Supreme Court.

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men and women do nothing," so a wise person once said. I acted and did my moral duty and obligation to protect and defend the State and US Constitution, even though at times my will, intellect, and emotions would not let me do it. I had to try—even if I had to die trying—than not try at all.

I had to fight for my rights and the rights of others, protect those who could not protect themselves, and defend those who are weaker than me. I would rather be hated or loved than to be forgotten by those people who I fought for with everything I had. I wrote this book about my life, so you will know that there is no victory without a fight, and there is not a crown without a cross.

About the author:

Grace Baumgarten is a Filipina who came to America to persue her dreams. She worked for the Board of Equalization and was a member of the SEIU for 17 years until she was terminated. Against all odds, she fought against them as a pro-se litigant in the federal courts.

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For more information, visit her Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Victory-Within/117230771662268
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Come join us!
***Saturday, November 6th, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811

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For the second book event in November, we welcome author Claudia Hoag McGarry as she discusses her new novel: "My Scorpio Soul".

***SUNDAY, November 14th, 2-4pm***

About the book:

Stalker (n) Someone who keeps following or contacting someone else... in an annoying or frightening way; someone who prowls or sneaks about, usually with unlawful intentions.

(Collins Dictionary)

Meet Tempest McTierney, devoted wife, teacher, and mother who is living her idyllic life by the coast of the Mexican Gulf. That is, until things begin to happen that lead to her idyll being swept away. When her husband, a doctor, is framed for a patient's death at a Galveston hospital, someone begins to take an inordinate interest in the family.

As Tempest tries to cope with the daily torment this obsessed perpetrator inflicts, little by little, her thoughts turn to revenge and her life spirals out of control. Told in a journalistic fashion with personal memories woven into the daily dread she awakes to. Slowly, we reach the inevitable climax, and we, like Tempest, realize there is
only one way out…

About the author:

Claudia Hoag McGarry is a New Orleans native but presently lives in California and teaches writing. She has three adult children. Her husband is a musician and college professor. She has written ten feature length screenplays, three of which are “biopic.”

My Scorpio Soul is her first novel.

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For more information, visit her site:
http://www.claudiahoagmcgarry.com/
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Come join us!
*** SUNDAY, November 14th, 2-4 pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!

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Florey's Books selected for Pacifica Small Business Neighborhood Renovation Program

2010-10-01T13:40:00.000-07:00

Pacifica Tribune
Posted: 09/30/2010 06:00:00 AM PDT

Aaron Schlieve and Pacifica's very own Florey's Books has been selected to be the recipient of the Pacifica Small Business Neighborhood Renovation Program. This is the second annual program sponsored by Wells Fargo in partnership with San Mateo County Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson, City of Pacifica Economic Development Committee, Job Train, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center and Philanthropy by Design. The program will provide $3,000 plus professionals and students to redesign storefronts and/or interiors with the goal of helping small businesses increase visibility, marketing, and visual merchandising.

Schlieve will be required to:

Work collaboratively with a design professional and student volunteer.

Participate in a minimum of four marketing and business growth workshops.

Volunteer a minimum of 10 hours with the renovation (e.g., painting, demolition work)

Meet with the design team to discuss design plan, project or necessary changes.

Complete pre- and post- survey that demonstrates the impact the program has on the business.

Encouraged to apply by Mayor Pro-tem MaryAnn Nihart, Schlieve worked with Courtney Conlon, CEO of the Pacifica Chamber of Commerce to complete the application process. "Aaron expressed excitement from the beginning. I just knew this would be perfect for him as a young business person." Conlon said. "He will really make use of this opportunity."

All completed small business renovation projects were reviewed and judged by a panel of senior managers, interior design industry representatives, and community leaders. Sue Vaterlaus from the Pacifica Economic Development Committee participated in the review process. "It was incredibly rigorous and very informative with businesses from Pacifica, Daly City, and unincorporated North Fair Oaks as this year's focus. Florey's scored very high. I am excited to be part of bringing this opportunity to such a deserving young businessperson and a Pacifica iconic business."

Schlieve began his orientation Sept. 16 and Conlon was slated to attend with him. "This is how it should work. Businesses, Pacifica Chamber of Commerce, and the City of Pacifica working together for everyone's benefit" said Nihart.

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Original article http://www.mercurynews.com/pacifica/ci_16198623

TWO Book Events for October!

2010-09-19T10:45:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to the first of two book events scheduled for October. Read the full entry for information on both events.

First, come meet local author Shari Bookstaff as she discusses her experiences and book: "When Life Throws You Lemons...Make Cranberry Juice!"

***Saturday, October 16th, 2-4pm***

About the book and author:
When my kids were learning to walk, I remember walking behind them, ready to catch them if they stumbled backward. I never dreamed that thirteen years later my kids would be walking behind me, ready to catch me if I stumble backward.

I was 42 years old when I was diagnosed with a benign, operable brain tumor in July 2006. Doctors predicted a short hospital stay followed by a speedy recovery. Complications arose, giving me lifelong obstacles that I never could have prepared for.

A divorced mother of two beautiful, talented, wonderful children, I had high hopes for a bright and happy future. I tried online dating, which got me a few cups of coffee, but no real dates. A couple of dating disasters later, my dating karma was beginning to change when my brain tumor was diagnosed.

My life since that fateful day has been focused on regaining basic human functions: breathing, swallowing, walking, etc. I am working again, and trying to be a good mother to my two beautiful, talented, wonderful children.

Putting a positive spin on life's disasters doesn't always work, but looking for, and accepting, positive things in spite of life's disasters works. Instead of making lemonade out of lemons, I add life's sweet sugar and cranberries to my lemons. This makes life much more palatable.

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For more information, check out her websites:
http://bookstaff.blogspot.com/
http://www.wix.com/lemonsandcranberries/lemons
http://www.facebook.com/pages/When-Life-Throws-You-LemonsMake-Cranberry-Juice/294515330542
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Come join us!
***Saturday, October 16th, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811

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For our second book event in October, Florey's welcomes local author Tygarjas Twyrls Bigstyck as he discusses his new book: ""Passenger: A Divinely Inspired Comedy in 13 Books”.

***Saturday, October 23rd, 2-4pm***

About the book:
After a long day of work it's time to catch the bus home. Tim is immediately a little uneased by the voice of his dead father; he is very much uneased by the words of that voice declaring the destination of this bus is Hell. With no need to rush to arrival at the promised eternity waiting at the end of this ride, Tim will take the scenic route through what his alternative might have been. Introduced to a reality of Heaven a bit different from what he had expected, his questions of what he possibly might have done to warrant Hell are quickly replaced with questions of how much worse Hell could possibly be than the Heaven he finds himself journeying through. Caught between the horror of the certainty of the present, and the uncertainty of how much worse the future might be, Tim finds himself wondering as the wheels roll 'round whether he ever wants to get off the bus he is sure he wishes he had never boarded to begin with.

About the author:
Tygarjas Twyrls Bigstyck was slightly unnerved as to the question of why any greater conscious entity, as the masses tend to claim, would construct a being to feel pain and be privy to the inevitability of the cessation of its existence. After a great deal of independent study as a young adult the answer to this question became clear; transmutation of energy. With a desire to understand further what the greatest potential was for a "transmuter of energy," Tygarjas studied English and Religious Studies at Tulane University where he completed his BA in both.

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For more information, visit his site:
http://www.bigstyckbooks.com/
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Come join us!
*** Saturday, October 23rd, 2-4 pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!

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Visit Florey's Books During Fog Fest!

2010-09-19T10:38:00.000-07:00

Feel free to come and visit Florey's Books during the 25th annual Fog Fest. We will be open both days, September 25th and 26th. For more information about Fog Fest, be sure to check out the website:

http://pacificcoastfogfest.com/

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!

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"Broadmoor Village" author event, Saturday, August 28th!

2010-08-01T13:37:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet local author Dave Crimmen as he discusses his new book: "Images of America: Broadmoor Village".

***Saturday, August 28th, 2-4pm***

About the book: Broadmoor Village, the little community that embodies the American ethic of independence, survives despite neighboring annexations, budget crises, and even Mother Nature. This subdivision was built in San Mateo County by the Stoneson Company just after World War II, targeting returning veterans and their families. Established before Henry Doelger made neighboring Westlake, Westmoor, St. Francis, and other communities since annexed by Daly City, Broadmoor has repeatedly chosen to stay unincorporated and independent. This attitude has shaped Broadmoor through the years to assert its autonomous stature while surrounded by larger cities.

About the author: Author Dave Crimmen lived in Broadmoor Village for 30 years, where he graduated from Garden Village and Ben Franklin schools. Dave is a professional musician whose original music has been used in major motion pictures like The Game, starring Michael Douglas, and also in television shows like CBS's Cold Case and FOX's Melrose Place. This collection of images from the Broadmoor Police Department, Broadmoor Property Owner's Association, Westmoor Alumni, and the author's personal archives tell a real-life version of "David vs. Goliath."

For more information, see the Facebook page for the book:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=369538989846

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Come join us!
*** Saturday, August 28th, 2-4 pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!

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"Flick Nation" author event, Saturday, July 31st!

2010-07-19T07:28:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet local author Dennis Willis as he discusses his new book: "Flick Nation: 2010 Movie Yearbook, 2nd Edition "

***Saturday, July 31st, 2-4 pm***

Flick Nation is film critic Dennis Willis' latest compendium of over 650 capsule movie reviews -- including Avatar, Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Shutter Island, Iron Man 2, Shrek Forever After, Robin Hood, Sex and the City 2, Splice and dozens of direct-to-DVD titles not covered in other books.

Willis also provides entertainment industry analysis, with subjects ranging from the explosion of 3D movies, Oscar's hits and misses, Hollywood's obsession with rebooting franchises, and Blu-ray's identity crisis.

The 2ND EDITION is the most current movie book available with coverage of the 2010 summer movie season. Flick Nation is an indispensable viewing guide with attitude!

For more information about Dennis and his book, check out his websites:

http://flicknation.ning.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flick-Nation/122239341197?ref=ts

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Come join us!
*** Saturday, July 31st, 2-4 pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!

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"I Should Have Given Them Water" book event, Sunday, July 18th!

2010-06-30T14:03:00.001-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet local poet Eileen Malone as she signs and reads from her new book "I Should Have Given Them Water".

***Sunday, July 18th, 2-4 pm***

About the book: 'I Should Have Given Them Water' is a challenging new collection of poetry by poet Eileen Malone. With an unflinching generosity of lush imagery, Malone turns nouns into verbs and verbs into nouns with carefully honed incongruity. She navigates the abstract, messy, expressionistic and humanistic, while maintaining tough, straight forward intensity. These poems are packed with powerful, penetrating struggles by a well-seasoned Feminist (mental health activist), feminine (wife, mother, daughter) poet with an amazing capability for risking, loving, and suspecting her world, all at the same time.

About the author: Eileen Malone lives in Broadmoor Village. Over five hundred of her poems have been published in literary journals and anthologies, many earning awards and citations and recently two nominated for Pushcart prizes. Her book on Writer’s Groups was published by Wiley and her award winning chapbook Letters with Taloned Claws was published by Poet’s Corner Press. She founded and directs the Soul-Making Literary Competition; is a voting member for the Northern California Book Reviewers Association; a branch officer for the National League of American Pen Women; an activist for the National Alliance on Mental Illness; and serves on the Advisory Committee for Caminar (support services for people with disabilities). She also hosts/produces a television interview show on creativity, now streaming on the internet.

Come join us!
***Sunday, July 18th, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
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"Wyndano's Cloak" book event, Saturday, June 26th!

2010-06-13T11:48:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet award-winning author A.R. Silverberry as he introduces his new book "Wyndano's Cloak".

***Saturday, June 26th, 2-4pm***

Discover the Magic of Wyndano’s Cloak!

Jen has settled into a peaceful life when a terrifying event awakens old fears of being homeless and alone, of a danger horrible enough to destroy her family and shatter her world forever.

She is certain that Naryfel, a shadowy figure from her past, has returned and is concentrating the full force of her hate on Jen’s family. But how will she strike? A knife in the dark? An attack from her legions? Or with the dark arts and twisted creatures she commands with sinister cunning.

Wyndano’s Cloak may be Jen’s only hope. If she can only trust that she has what it takes to use it . . .

A tale of madness, friendship, and courage, Wyndano’s Cloak reveals the transformative power of love and forgiveness, and the terrible consequences of denying who you really are.

Read an excerpt and learn about the author here: http://www.arsilverberry.com/

Also look out for an article in the June 23rd Pacifica Tribune www.mercurynews.com/pacifica

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Come join us!
***Saturday, June 26th, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
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Get Your Summer Reading Books at Florey's!

2010-05-25T15:57:00.001-07:00

Florey's Books has the summer required reading books for local schools in stock. We also have plenty of other great books to read during summer. If you need your summer reading books, stop by, email, or call and we can put a copy aside for you to pick up at your convenience. Thank you, and have a good summer!

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Pacifica, CA 94044
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"Pacifica: Then and Now" book event Sunday, April 25th!

2010-04-09T12:47:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet Pacifica authors Kathleen Manning and Jerry Crow as they discuss their new book "Pacifica: Then and Now".

***Sunday, April 25th, 2-4pm***

About the book:

Pacifica and its coast, once envisioned as a string of resorts, casinos, and vacation cottages in place of artichoke fields, was overlooked after the failure of the Ocean Shore Railroad in 1920. Demand for reasonably priced housing revived the boom, and Pacifica was incorporated in 1957. Authors Kathleen Manning and Jerry Crow of the Pacifica Historical Society contrast vintage and modern views of this city to illustrate the progression from farms to cottages to a suburb surrounded by open space and a modern metropolis.

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Read more about it here: http://www.mercurynews.com/search/ci_14876997
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Come join us!
***Sunday, April 25th, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
http://www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacifica-CA/Floreys-Book-Co/141885967885

"Jesus Goes to Hollywood" author event Saturday, April 3rd!

2010-03-14T13:15:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet Northern California author William Bramley as he discusses his book "Jesus Goes to Hollywood: The Alternative Theories About Christ".

***Saturday, April 3rd, 2pm***

Everything you never wanted to know about Christ, or were afraid to ask. Join "The Gods of Eden" author William Bramley as he surveys all of the major alternative theories about Christ, as he provides you with the primary evidence in support of each theory, along with some of the arguments against them. It will be up to you, the reader, to decide what is true.

Did Jesus survive the crucifixion and preach afterwards? What were his connections to strange mystery religions? How did hallucinogens affect Christianity? Who, or what, were the angels that were said to be in contact with Christ? Were angels misinterpreted extraterrestrials? Where did Jesus go during his "missing" years? Did Jesus sail to other places, such as England, Asia and North America? Did he have children? If so, how many? Or was he gay? What did he look like? Was Jesus black? Or was he white with red hair? Does the New Testament reveal his true teachings, or did he say something very different? Was Jesus really a saint? Was he perhaps even a madman? Even a myth? Did he exist at all?

Jesus Christ continues to spark the public imagination through books and movies that present many different views of him. Jesus Goes to Hollywood fills in the gaps with a fascinating summary of the most popular and enduring theories about Christ along with the author's own interpretations.

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A word from the author: I wrote Jesus Goes to Hollywood because religion is a force for both good and bad that is having an enormous impact on our world right now. Humanity needs to grow up spiritually, and to do that, we need to gain a better understanding of who our religious founders really were, what they actually taught, and why. The consequences of ignorance have become too severe. I hope that Jesus Goes to Hollywood helps in the search for answers.

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Come join us!
***Saturday, April 3rd, 2pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
http://www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacifica-CA/Floreys-Book-Co/141885967885

"Dealing With Difficult People" author event Sat. February 6th!

2010-01-31T11:50:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet local author Cheryl Joseph as she discusses her book "Dealing With Difficult People - It's a Zoo Out There"

***Saturday, February 6th, 2-4pm***

Ever feel like you have been attacked by a lion, poisoned by a viper, or confronted by a mule when you haven't even left home turf? If so, "Dealing With Difficult People: It's a Zoo Out There" is the book for you! Let's face it: whether it is your boss; teacher; spouse; coworker; parent; or best friend, people can sometimes be beastly. Written by a sociologist with many years in the corporate world, as a university professor, and a lover of animals, this book explores effective communication techniques by tenderly and humorously comparing stereotypic behavior of various animals to that of challenging people. Brimming with insight, this book also contains many attractive and colorful photographs of the animals it discusses, making it as enjoyable and fun to read as it is useful in any social situation where difficult people lurk.

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Look for an interview in the Feb. 3rd Pacifica Tribune!
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Come join us!
***Saturday, February 6th, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
http://www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacifica-CA/Floreys-Book-Co/141885967885

"Shadow of the Imago" author event, Saturday, January 23rd!

2010-01-13T14:24:00.000-08:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet local author Gustav Tjgaard as he discusses his new book "Shadow of the Imago".

***Saturday, January 23rd, 2-4pm***

-About the book:
This book is a memoir of Simon, of an adolescent year in the Arcadian San Juan Archipelago of Puget Sound, a northwestern version of the Greek Aegean. Simon, a pubescent Odysseus, matured in this islanded environment of boats, fishermen, sailors and yachtsmen, all drawn to his father’s boatyard by their common love of the sea. Soon into the story Simon begins to appreciate the attributes of Zoë, a blond nymphet of Swedish extraction. Together they learn something of sailing and something of life. Yes, even in the primordial 1930s some teenagers were tempted by Eve’s apple, and yes, Zoë and Simon savored a bit of that pome. The carnal appetite of Simon’s father brought their fledgling love to a catastrophic denouement. The relationship deteriorated into a circumstance that resulted in Simon being exiled as a ship’s boy aboard a lumber schooner engaged in the China trade.

-About the author:
Born on Decatur Island of the San Juan Archipelago of the State of Washington. Served as a sailor, in trade with the Orient, on the last and largest Windjammer (Vigilant) to sail commercially. Was a para-trooper in Europe during WW II. After the war, he took a degree in mining at the University of Alaska's School of Mines. He later lived and worked with the Tlingets in Alaska.

For more on the book and author, see his website:

http://www.publishedauthors.net/shadowoftheimago/index.html

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Look for an interview in the Jan. 20th Pacifica Tribune!
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Come join us!
***Saturday, January 23rd, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
http://www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacifica-CA/Floreys-Book-Co/141885967885

"Energy Free: Homes for a Small Planet" book event, January 9th!

2010-01-02T22:57:00.000-08:00

Florey's invites you to meet Pacifica author Ann Edminster as she discusses her new book "Energy Free:
Homes for a Small Planet".

***Saturday, January 9th, 2-4 pm***

-About the book:
Energy Free is designed to equip building professionals and homeowners alike with a toolkit for creating homes that use no more energy than they produce—this means homes that are free from the vagaries of energy-price fluctuations and that help to free society of the high political and environmental costs of fossil fuels.

Individuals and institutions have been working toward "zero-energy" homes for decades. This volume is the first record of those collective efforts, distilling their experience into a practical and comprehensive how-to guide. The author includes resource information and step-by-step guidance on how to make decisions that will yield an energy-free residential project, whether a single-family home or multifamily building, new or existing, in an urban or a rural setting. The unique needs and opportunities of each context are addressed.

Visit the book website: http://www.chelseagreen.com/index/bookstore/item/energy_free/

-About the author:
Ann Edminster, M.Arch., LEED AP, is a recognized national expert on green home design and construction. She is a principal author of the LEED for Homes Rating System and consults to builders, homeowners, developers, supply chain clients, design firms, utilities, investors, and public agencies. She sits on the advisory boards of several private companies.

Visit her Green Design site: http://www.designavenues.net/index.html

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Look for an interview with her in the Pacifica Tribune this week!
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Come join us!
***Saturday, January 9th, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
http://www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacifica-CA/Floreys-Book-Co/141885967885

"Your Dog is in the Bar" book event, Holiday Hours.

2009-11-21T12:38:00.000-08:00

---December 1st through December 24th, Florey's Books will be open 10am to 8pm every day. So get your holiday orders in, and your last minute shopping as well.---

Florey's invites you meet Pacifica author Celia Day as she discusses her book "Your Dog Is In The Bar"

***Saturday, December 5th, 2-4 pm***

About the book: Affectionate, warm, and funny, Your Dog Is in the Bar by new author Celia Rensch Day is for folks who want to remember the good old days when neighbors helped mend fences and everyone pitched in when the old store needed a fresh coat of paint and a new roof. This novel-memoir takes a dry-humored, straightforward, journalistic, yet slapstick approach to what life is like, not on the fringe of the big city, but in the thick of it all in a small town. It’s a fresh look at down home, hometown life and the characters that keep it kicking. In Ramona, South Dakota there is seventy-nine-year-old Maude the Mowing Queen and Ira, who is known as Mr. Cat Man, and Russell, the local gravedigger, water meter reader, town maintenance guy, and all around Mr. Fix It. The author has known Ramona her whole life and when she returns with her husband to live there after a thirty-five year hiatus, she learns that the folks she finds there are exactly what she’s been missing.

About the Author: Celia Rensch Day is the youngest of nine children. Over the years, she has been an Avon lady, a nurse’s aide, a cook in a state hospital, and a store clerk, not to mention a stint debarking trees to make telephone poles and fence posts. She later became the first woman for Bison State Telephone Co. in South Dakota to do telephone installation and repair. For the past twenty-three years, Celia has also done volunteer sewing for numerous charities. An avid traveler, proud mother and grandmother, she and her husband lived in California for thirty years before returning to her hometown. Your Dog Is in the Bar is her first book.

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Come join us!
***Saturday, December 5th, 2-4pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
http://www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacifica-CA/Floreys-Book-Co/141885967885

Big Book November! - Three Events!

2009-10-31T14:22:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to three separate events during November. First off:

***Thursday, November 12th at 7pm***
***This event is taking place at the Sharp Park Library. 104 Hilton Way, Pacifica.***

Sara Zarr, young adult author and Terra Nova graduate, will talk about her new book "Once Was Lost". Her first novel, "Story of a Girl" takes place in Pacifica! Florey's will be selling copies of her books and a book signing will follow her talk.

Visit her web site: http://www.sarazarr.com/
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Next:

***Saturday, November 14th, 2-4pm***
At Florey's Book Co.

Local author June Ahern will discuss her novel "The Skye in June". It is a coming of age story about the MacDonald family and their youngest child, June, who has an uniqueness that attracts unusual people: she's fey prophesies an old gypsy.

The story unfolds in Glasgow Scotland with Cathy, the mother, riding in the back of a taxi on her way to the hospital to deliver yet another bairn (child.) Cathy defies her husband, Jimmy, by naming their newborn daughter June rather than after a saint, as was their Catholic tradition. Jimmy is furious saying the name is a pagan one. The decision sets the MacDonald's on a course that will ultimately threaten the family's very foundation...

Ms. Ahern will offer a free mini psychic reading with the purchase of the book.

Visit her website: http://www.juneahern.com/
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Finally, we welcome Derek McCulloch and Jimmie Robinson. The author and artist of childrens book "T.Runt!".

***Sunday, November 15th, 2-4pm***

T.Runt! is a dinosaur's story of growing up. Vegrandis was the runt of the litter and was always picked on by the larger tyrannosaurs...but everything changes once Vegrandis discovers he isn't the smallest animal - let alone dinosaur - in the world!

Visit the T.Runt Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/T-Runt/105303034694>
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***Sara Zarr "Once Was Lost" Thurs Nov. 12th, 7pm at Sharp Park Library***
***June Ahern "The Skye in June" Saturday Nov. 14th, 2-4pm at Florey's***
***D.McCulloch & J.Robinson "T.Runt!" Sunday Nov. 15th 2-4pm at Florey's***

We hope to see you!

Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!

http://www.floreysbooks.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/floreysbooks
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacifica-CA/Floreys-Book-Co/141885967885

"Flick Nation" author event Saturday, October 24th!

2009-10-12T13:57:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet local author Dennis Willis as he discusses his new book: "Flick Nation: 2010 Movie Yearbook"

***Saturday, October 24th, 2-4pm***

Dennis Willis presents Flick Nation: 2010 Movie Yearbook, his compendium of over 500 current movie reviews and dozens of direct-to-DVD titles not covered in other books. Willis also writes about Oscar’s hits and misses, the surprisingly positive effects from online piracy, Hollywood’s obsession with rebooting franchises, and Blu-ray’s identity crisis.

For more information about Dennis and his book, check out his websites:

Flick Nation

Flick Nation Facebook

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Also be on the lookout for an article in Pacifica Tribune .
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Come join us!
*** Saturday, October 24th, 2-4 pm***
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
open 10am to 6pm every day!

Florey's MySpace
Florey's Blog
Florey's Facebook

"Sea Sonnets" book event Saturday, October 17th!

2009-10-05T13:03:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet local poet and author David Hirzel.

***Saturday, October 17th, 4-6 pm***

He will read from and discuss his new poetry chapbook "Sea Sonnets". The book is a collection of poems, all sonnets, about ships and the sea, and the mysteries of celestial navigation.

David Hirzel was born in Philadelphia, raised in West Virginia, and landed in northern California by way of Florida. He is the author of "Sailor on Ice: Tom Crean's Antarctic Adventures with Scott and Shackleton", and the podcast audiodrama "Sailor on Ice". His poems have been published in numerous literary journals since 1985.

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Look for an article in the Pacifica Tribune .
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Come join us!
*** Saturday, October 17th, 4-6 pm***
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
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pacifica-CA/Floreys-Book-Co/141885967885

Come visit Florey's during Fog Fest 2009!

2009-09-21T12:25:00.000-07:00

Come by and visit Florey's Books during the 2009 Pacific Coast Fog Fest. We will be open 10am to 6pm BOTH days!

"Love Each Day" author event Saturday, August 22nd!

2009-08-15T09:26:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books invites you to meet El Granada-based author Gail Bernice Howard as she discusses her new book "Love Each Day".

***Saturday, August 22nd, 2-4pm***

About the book: Are We Happy Yet?

We are used to psychologists, psychiatrists, and other "experts" offering advice about how to be happy and how to live a fulfilling life. Even though the books by these experts can be helpful, sometimes the best way to learn about life is from true stories. Although Love Each Day doesn't specifically tell people how to live a wonderful life, the authentic true stories nevertheless offer timeless lessons about enjoying life. The tapestry of true stories in our lives will always be invaluable. From these stories we not only learn how people from different walks of life live, but also what is important to these individuals. Ultimately, this book inspires readers to spend time treasuring what really matters.

About the author: Gail Bernice Holland

Gail is an author and award-winning journalist who has worked on newspapers and magazines in Britain and the United States.

As a staff writer and interior designer for Home magazine in London, England, Holland furnished a four-bedroom house for the Ideal Home Exhibition visited by Princess Alexandra, a member of the British Royal Family. After immigrating to the United States, Holland was a feature writer for the San Francisco Examiner newspaper, editor of Connections magazine published by the Institute of Noetic Sciences, and a staff copywriter for the stores Joseph Magnin and Gump's, California. She has also worked in the movie industry and written radio commentaries.
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Be sure to check out her site for more information:
http://www.authorgbr.com/index.html
Also see this story about her from a recent Half Moon Bay Review:
http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2009/08/13/community/doc4a81ddb1924c5233851889.txt
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Look for an article in the Pacifica Tribune on the 19th as well!

Come join us!
*** Saturday, August 22nd, 2-4 pm***
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

Meet the author of "The Garden of the Poets" Thursday, August 13th

2009-08-09T11:57:00.000-07:00

Florey's Books and the "Chit Chat Readers' Group" invite you to an evening with local author, Rauf Naquishbendi, for a discussion of his book, "The Garden of the Poets".

***Thursday, August 13th, 7-8:30 pm***

The first part of the book celebrates the Kurdish culture, as lived by Rauf and his extended family in his Iraqi hometown of Halabja, which was once called the garden of the poets. At an all-too-young age, Rauf witnesses horrors of man's inhumanity against man as Halabja is caught in the middle of this war-torn area near the Iranian border during the Kurdish Revolution (starting in 1961) and continuing through the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). The book culminates in gripping first-hand accounts of the bombing of his village by Saddam Hussein's regime in 1988 using chemical weapons and nerve gas which killed more than 5,000 civilians within minutes.

There is also Rauf's brave, and often humorous, adventure emigrating to New York City, and his heartbreak reading about the attack on Halabja after he had moved to the Bay Area. He did not know the fate of his parents and other family members until two years after the bombing.

This is an important work; a story that needed to be told. At the time of the bombing attacks, the American government looked the other way, and even misdirected blame to Iran.

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Come join us!
***Thursday, August 13th, 7-8:30 pm***
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

"Calm Ease Smile Breathe" author event Saturday, August 8th!

2009-07-23T14:20:00.000-07:00

Florey's invites you to come and meet Pescadero-based artist Logan Payne as she discusses her work on the illuminated meditation "Calm Ease Smile Breathe".

***Saturday, August 8th. 2-4pm***

About the book: This illuminated meditation highlights a key mindfulness practice for cultivating serenity in the here and now. Presented in a beautiful and uniquely usable way the gift set includes a travel size altar with a guided meditation; a CD with Thich Nhat Hanh's step-by-step instruction; and a booklet with biographical information about the author and artist as well as background on mindfulness practice.

Calm Ease Smile Breathe helps you create your own sacred space wherever you need it most. The results can lead to letting go of our worries and experiencing more deeply the life around us and our own aliveness in the present moment.

Logan Payne created the background art from her "Patina Series" of oils on paper, and the illustrations are brush and ink.

About the artist: Logan Payne was born in California and grew up traveling overseas,coming into contact with the culture, art and religion of the Near,
Middle, and Far East. She studied paintng in Greece, printmaking
in Italy, and lived in Manhattan, working at a gallery for emerging
artists. Returning to California, she settled on a coastal farm to
pursue painting, graphic design, and illustration.

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Come join us!
*** Saturday, August 8th, 2-4 pm***
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

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

2009-06-02T12:48:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-05-02T12:23:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-04-15T13:42:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-03-13T09:32:00.000-07:00

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!

2009-02-08T10:04:00.000-08:00

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

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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.

2008-12-14T13:50:00.000-08:00

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

'Tales of Beedle the Bard', Holiday shopping hours.

2008-12-02T14:26:00.001-08:00

Florey's Book Co. is pleased to announce the arrival of J.K. Rowling's 'Tales of Beedle the Bard'. It is a collection of five children's stories, and is mentioned in the final Harry Potter novel, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. The stories are: "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot", "The Fountain of Fair Fortune", "The Warlock's Hairy Heart", "Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump", and "The Tale of the Three Brothers". It is available in hardcover, and is priced $12.99. Net proceeds of sales of the book are to benefit Children's High Level Group. A charity that campaigns to protect and promote children's rights and make life better for vulnerable young people. Feel free to email or call in to have a copy reserved for you.

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I would also like to remind all of our customers about our Holiday shopping hours. During December, we are open 10am to 8pm, every day! (We will be closed December 25th, however.)
We hope to see you soon!

November 1st author event! Holiday hours!

2008-10-23T13:38:00.000-07:00

Please join us in welcoming local author Emmanuel Williams . He will be discuss his new book, 'Loving: Truths About Sex No One Told You'. As he says:

"Here’s a collection of stories from people all over the world, and here are some insights about sex that seem to make sense of these stories. The stories are very probably true (unless I call them a scenario). The insights should be taken as intuitions rather than statements of fact, or truths set everlastingly in reinforced concrete. It’s up to you what you make of them. I ask that you try not to react to them, but to take them in and ponder them, feel them out, match them up against your own experience and see if they fit, if they make sense to you.

Loving is not an abstinence manual. Written for young sexually active adults and for their parents; it's intended to help its readers make more conscious choices about their sex lives."

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Also, please note our new *Holiday hours*.

Starting November 1st, Florey's Book Co. will be open every day! In addition, our store hours will be extended, to 10am - 8pm every day. Come by and get your gifts and holiday orders in soon.
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Thank you,
Aaron Schlieve
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
FloreysBookCo@yahoo.com
www.FloreysBooks.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/FloreysBooks

Two book events, first weekend of October!

2008-10-01T11:19:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone, I'd like to invite you to come to two exciting book events this weekend. First, we will be hosting a book signing for Greg Cochran . His first novel, 'Saving Grace' has recently been published. ----Greg will be here Saturday, October 4th, from 2pm to 4pm. Come meet him, discuss the book and Pacifica life.----

Here is a brief synopsis:

"While visiting his hometown, Pacifica, Ca., Jake Brodie is visited by an angel. The angel explains to Jake that there is a task that he must perform, and that he will need to stay in Pacifica a while longer than he had planned. Without explanation of what the task is, the angel leaves Jake, who finds himself transported back to 1938!

With no money, odd clothing, nowhere to go, and no idea of what his task is, Jake finds himself in a very different town than the one he is familiar with. While wandering the streets of the sleepy coastal community, Jake meets his own great-grandfather, and without revealing his identity, takes a job working for him. He also meets his own father as an infant, and comes to blows with his ne're-do-well grandfather, John. As the weeks pass, Jake is taken in as a member of the family..."

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Next, on Sunday October 5th you are invited to attend the family fun event for the new children's book 'Mask Parade' by local authors Stephanie Trelogan and Katherine Armstrong. This book features 6 punch-out masks and mirrored panels in the book. Fun and colorful illustrations of the various forest animals too. Suitable for children ages 3 and up.

The event is free, and will feature storytime, music by Ms. Kitty (from Harmony Road in Moss Beach) movement, masks and more! Come and join the fun, and have your book signed.

----The Mask Parade event will be held at the Pedro Point Firehouse , and starts at 3pm Sunday, October 5th. Please RSVP for this event at:

trelogan@earthlink.net

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We hope to see you soon,
Aaron Schlieve
Florey's Book Co.
2120 Palmetto Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650)355-8811
www.FloreysBooks.Blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/FloreysBooks

Come visit us during Fog Fest 2008!

2008-09-22T11:25:00.000-07:00

Come by and visit Florey's Books during the 2008 Pacific Coast Fog Fest. We will be open 10am to 6pm BOTH days!

Author event Saturday, September 13th.

2008-09-10T11:54:00.001-07:00

Come join us and meet author Laura Del Rosso. She will be discussing her book Great Escapes: Northern California . The event starts at 2PM, Saturday, September 13th. We hope to see you!

About the Book

Great Escapes: Northern California is geared to time-starved
vacationers who may have only 48 hours, 24 hours, perhaps even just eight hours
for a quick getaway in Northern California.

It's not designed as a comprehensive guide. Instead, it's an assortment
of possibilities for those traveling to Northern California or who
live here. Some chapters are devoted to well-known places such as Yosemite
and the Napa Valley, others are off-the-beaten-path: Downieville, the
North Sonoma Coast and Lakes Basin, for example. Chapters on San
Francisco avoid tourist areas and focus on a couple of vibrant neighborhoods
where locals eat, drink and play.

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Pacifica

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Read about the history of our town, and enjoy interesting historical pictures.

Come visit Florey's !

2005-10-23T12:53:00.000-07:00

Hello from Florey's Books. We carry a wide variety of new books for almost any interest. Any book you'd like, we would be happy to order for you.