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A Cappella Books has been in-town Atlanta's only full-service general bookstore, buying and selling new, used, rare and out-of-print titles since 1989. Located in Atlanta's bohemian neighborhood, Little 5 Points, A Cappella Books is widely known for an unparalleled selection of Beat literature, progressive political and counterculture books, and, as the name suggests, books about music. At A Cappella Books, we don't think of our customers as mass culture consumers. And we don't think of our books merely as merchandise. We like to think of the books as permanent literature, books you will find just as enjoyable, interesting and important years from now as you do today. A Cappella regularly present authors who reflect our unique character.break

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Rodes Fishburne: Going to See the Elephant

Wed, Mar 4, 2009

Rodes Fishburne reads from his first novel, Going to See the Elephant, which tells the story of writer and reporter Slater Brown and his experiences in San Francisco.

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Outcasts United: The Story of The Fugees Soccer Team

Wed, Apr 22, 2009

Warren St. John and Luma Mufleh talk about St. John's book, *Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town*. The book tells the story of a youth soccer team, The Fugees, made up of boys from families that have been relocated to the Atlanta suburb of Clarkston, GA, from war-torn countries around the world. Mufleh is the Jordanian-born coach of the team.

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Howard Dean's Prescription for Health Care Reform

Fri, Jul 10, 2009

The political strategist widely credited with revitalizing the Democratic Party talks about his book, *Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform*. His perspective as a doctor, former Vermont governor, and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee add to this guide's credibility for overcoming today's health care crisis. This event is hosted by Manuel's Tavern.

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Walking with Friends: An Inspirational Year on the PGA Tour

Tue, Jul 14, 2009

D.J. Gregory, a 30-year-old with cerebral palsy, describes his year of traveling with the PGA tour and walking every golf course. This event is hosted by the Atlanta Fulton Public Library. D.J. Gregory compares walking 18 holes of golf to running a 10K with sandbags tied around his waist. Over the course of the 2008 PGA tour, D.J. covered 1,636 holes and 458 miles. He fell 17 times. He has met David Duval, Davis Love III, and Stuart Appleby. His book, *Walking with Friends: An Inspirational Year on the PGA Tour*, explores the fulfillment of a lifelong dream, which has also become a source of inspiration for countless others.

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Murray Browne: The Book Shopper

Wed, Jul 8, 2009

Murray Browne discusses the paradox of his new book about used books, being talked about in a shop that started out selling only used books, but now sells new ones too. *The Book Shopper: A Life in Review* is about the books and writers Browne has read and reread; about the used bookshops where he's bought these books, sometimes over and over; and about his book-related habits and idiosyncrasies.

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Richard Doster: Crossing the Lines

Mon, Jul 6, 2009

Richard Doster, editor of *byFaith* magazine, discusses his latest novel, *Crossing the Lines*, a quasi-historical cobbling of quotes, interviews, and editorials in the backdrop of baseball and journalism in the 1950s.

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Russell Howze: Stencil Nation

Fri, Dec 12, 2008

Russell Howze discusses his new book, *Stencil Nation*, and shows examples of the art he has collected over the years. *Stencil Nation* focuses on the mix of artists and gallery shows to reveal aspects of an intentionally secretive creative community. It Is a collection of photographs and essays curated by Howze, StencilArchive.org's founder. New artists, often utilizing stencil art in unconventional ways, are also featured.

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Mao's China, McCarthy's America and the Persecution of John S. Service

Tue, Oct 27, 2009

Emmy award-winning journalist Lynne Joiner tells the tale of Service, an idealistic U.S. Foreign Service officer in wartime China who had the misfortune of often being right although U.S. policy makers refused to heed his prescient reporting. He predicted Mao Tse-tung's successful revolution long before anyone else even knew the Chinese Communists were a potent force, and, subsequently, he became Sen. Joseph McCarthy's first victim. The author describes how Service was fired for doubtful loyalty--but won his job back in the U.S. Supreme Court, only to have his career neutralized by the FBI, anti-Communist politicians, the China lobby, and Chiang Kai-shek's secret police. Born and raised in China by YMCA missionaries, Service became America's key liaison with the Communist Chinese when Gen. Joseph Stilwell wanted their help against the Japanese. Later, he became a target of revenge for Nationalist Chinese, a convenient scapegoat for American politicians eager to advance their careers, and a person of interest to J. Edgar Hoover for more than a quarter century. Joiner was given special access to Service's private papers and photographs with Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, among others, and gained access to FBI, CIA, and State Department security records as well as confidential transcripts of congressional hearings and federal loyalty review boards. Although newly released Soviet and U.S. documents demonstrate that some of his wartime associates were in fact identified as Communist spies or fellow travelers, Joiner shows that Service was an honorable survivor who was innocent of McCarthy's charges.

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Death and Rock'n'Roll

Fri, May 22, 2009

David Janssen, Edward Whitelock, and Josh Hunter discuss their books that link death and the musical genre that's still going strong- Rock'n'Roll. Janssen and Whitelock's book, *Apocalypse Jukebox*, leaps from David Koresh and Charles Manson through the music of Coltrane, Dylan and Leonard Cohen. Hunter's book, *The 27s*, sheds light on the coincidence of the deaths of several rock stars near their 27th birthdays. This event was hosted by Decatur CD.

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Brett Friedlander: Chasing Moonlight

Thu, May 21, 2009

Brett Friedlander traces the facts behind the *Field of Dreams* movie character made famous by Burt Lancaster. Graham, as it turns out, was just as iconic and endearing as the fictional character. **Brett Friedlander** has spent 25 years as a professional writer, earning 22 national, regional, and state awards. He is a reporter for the *Wilmington Star-News* and lives in Fayeteville, NC.

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