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group name: starbucks
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March 13, 2007 01:39 PM EDT --
Ishmael Beah, activist and New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, joins us for a live chat in the Starbucks Book Break group. As a child in Sierra Leone during . . .
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October 02, 2006 04:42 PM EDT --
I got the idea for for one more day after talking to people who read my previous book, the five people you meet in heaven. Many of them said the book made them think about people they lost and then they . . .
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October 27, 2006 11:32 AM EDT --
With YouTube, MySpace, and even Gather, people are increasingly using the Internet to entertain themselves. Even television news has suffered in the shadow of giants like CNN.com. But in the midst of such . . .
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March 05, 2007 11:55 AM EST --
It is great to be here on Gather and I thank you all for your good wishes. I have been busy on my book tour but will make it a point to get back here as often as I can.
I have really had some spirited . . .
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February 26, 2007 10:42 AM EST --
Begin reading Chapter One of A Long Way Gone
Just three days earlier, I had seen my father walking slowly from work. His hard hat was under his arm and his long face was sweating from the hot afternoon . . .
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October 02, 2006 03:15 PM EDT --
Excerpted from Mitch Albom's new instant #1 bestselling novel, for one more day. Copyright © 2006 Mitch Albom. All rights reserved. Available wherever books are sold.
Now, when i say i saw my . . .
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February 21, 2007 09:21 AM EST --
There were all kinds of stories told about the war that made it sound as if it was happening in a faraway and different land. It wasn't until refugees started passing through our town that we began . . .
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October 13, 2006 06:04 PM EDT --
I travel a great deal these days for work. Between business meetings and lunches, plane rides and cab fares, I have far less time than I'd like to read. When I find a little time to myself, . . .
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October 24, 2006 03:51 PM EDT --
Years ago, when I lived on Los Angeles, one of the occupational hazards associated with my work in the film business was encountering celebrities. I quickly discovered the difference between stars . . .
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February 14, 2007 09:20 AM EST --
I wrote this book because I wanted to share with people, using my own experiences, how children are drawn into brutal wars, how communities and societies collapse during . . .
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March 21, 2007 01:34 PM EDT --
Join the Discussion and Receive a Signed Copy of A Long Way Gone
At the conclusion of his memoir, A Long Way Gone, author Ishmael Beah writes, "I would always tell people that I believe children . . .
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March 19, 2007 01:40 PM EDT --
Last week, I had the great fortune to attend Ishmael Beah's appearance at the Starbucks in Davis Square, in Somerville, MA. [Note: Click on the photos in the top right corner to read my captions.] . . .
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October 02, 2006 05:04 PM EDT --
We want to welcome you to Starbucks Book Break on Gather! Here you can connect and interact with other book lovers, chat with Mitch Albom and read excerpts from for one more day, and learn about upcoming . . .
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November 28, 2006 10:45 AM EST --
The Starbucks Book Break has come and gone, but people everywhere continue to discover the works of Mitch Albom, including his latest #1 bestselling novel, for one more day. Thank you to those who opened . . .
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October 11, 2006 06:24 PM EDT --
I caught up with Mitch a couple of weeks ago at a book signing in Framingham, Massachusetts. Running late, I thought I would miss hearing Mitch talk about his new book, for one more day. . . .
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October 17, 2006 03:59 PM EDT --
Hi, Mitch Albom here again. Thank you all for continuing to post your thoughts on my book.
There is another element that I am finding people talking about as I travel across the country with "for . . .
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February 14, 2007 09:16 AM EST --
Join us Starbucks nationwide to hear author Ishmael Beah talk about his new book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Planning on attending one of the events listed below? Meet up with your neighborhood . . .
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February 14, 2007 09:15 AM EST --
THIS IS HOW TOO MANY WARS ARE FOUGHT NOW: by children, hopped up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. It is one of the great evils of our time, this arming of children. But we know little about it, because most . . .
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October 02, 2006 04:55 PM EDT --
Join in Starbucks nationwide reading group to talk about Mitch Albom's latest novel. On Thursday, October 26, 2006, Starbucks will host "Book Break." Twenty-seven Starbucks across the U.S. . . .
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October 25, 2006 04:06 PM EDT --
Do you like free coffee? Do you like reading? How about the both of them together? Then Starbucks "Book Break" is for you.
We would like to remind you that today, Thursday, October 26, is the . . .
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