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Thunder in the Smokys Motorcycle Rally [Fairs & Festivals]

Event Date: 09/05/2008 Event Time: 12:43 PM to 12:43 PM

Description:
SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2008 *** THUNDER IN THE SMOKYS MOTORCYCLE RALLY in MAGGIE VALLEY, NC - Come join us for the best riding in the Great Smoky Mountains for a weekend of fun in Maggie Valley, NC. We are featured on SPEED TV on Corbin’s Ride On as, “The show that has it all“! We offer a Free bike tour ride, variety of vendors, People's Choice Bike Show, live music concerts, the funniest bike games you've ever seen and so much more! Check us out at www.HandlebarCorral.com or call 828-246-2101. Located at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds at 3374 Hwy 19/Soco Rd; Maggie Valley, NC 28751. Gates open at 10am and close at 11pm.

Contact Info:

3374 Soco Rd/Hwy 19, Maggie Valley, 28751
www.HandlebarCorral.com
Phone: (828) 246-2101

Jonathon Flaum-A Fable of Leadership [Arts & Crafts]

Event Date: 09/05/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Local author and CEO of WriteMind Communications,Inc., Flaum will read from his new book, How the Red Wolf Found Its Howl: The Internal Journey to Leadership. A fable about a wolf striving to find its lost howl, Flaum's book illustrates the struggle inherent in the journey towards "authentic leadership."

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Asheville Choral Society Announces Auditions for t [Music]

Event Date: 09/05/2008 Event Time: 8:14 PM to 8:14 PM

Description:
The Asheville Choral Society and Music Director Lenora Thom announce auditions for all voice parts for the 2008-2009 season. Auditions will be held by appointment between August 25th and September 13th. For more information call the Asheville Choral Society office at (828) 232-2060 or visit their website at www.ashevillechoralsociety.org.

Contact Info:

One Battery Park Avenue Suite M-1, Asheville, 28801
www.ashevillechoralsociety.org
Phone: (828) 232-2060

Organicfest 2008 [Fairs & Festivals]

Event Date: 09/06/2008 Event Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM the next day

Description:
Organicfest 2008 is a celebration of everything organic and green! A FUNtastic day of live music, dancing, drawings for baskets of fabulous organic goodies and gift certificates, free organic samples and giveaways. The Organicfest's Organic Street Market is filled with organic food, refreshments, organic market vendors and natural arts and crafts. Organicfest Green Street features green businesses and organizations offering products and information on organic and green living, organic gardening, farming and other earth care matters. A special drawing will be held for a chance to ride in the Organic Racing Team's race car. Virato Live! radio show will be broadcast live at the Organicfest featuring local and national speakers. Fun activities for kids including the Good Bugs Project and the Organicfest Kids Parade at 1pm. Join the celebration on September 6th from 10am to 6pm on Battery Park Avenue in downtown Asheville. The Organicfest is sponsored by Asheville Parks & Recreation, Imagine Center, Organic Shopp

Contact Info:
Battery Park Ave, Asheville, 28801
www.organicfest.org
Phone: (828) 253-2267

Thunder in the Smokys Motorcycle Rally [Fairs & Festivals]

Event Date: 09/06/2008 Event Time: 12:43 PM to 12:43 PM

Description:
SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2008 *** THUNDER IN THE SMOKYS MOTORCYCLE RALLY in MAGGIE VALLEY, NC - Come join us for the best riding in the Great Smoky Mountains for a weekend of fun in Maggie Valley, NC. We are featured on SPEED TV on Corbin’s Ride On as, “The show that has it all“! We offer a Free bike tour ride, variety of vendors, People's Choice Bike Show, live music concerts, the funniest bike games you've ever seen and so much more! Check us out at www.HandlebarCorral.com or call 828-246-2101. Located at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds at 3374 Hwy 19/Soco Rd; Maggie Valley, NC 28751. Gates open at 10am and close at 11pm.

Contact Info:

3374 Soco Rd/Hwy 19, Maggie Valley, 28751
www.HandlebarCorral.com
Phone: (828) 246-2101

Local Author Kendall Hale [Arts & Crafts]

Event Date: 09/06/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Asheville's own Kendall Hale will read from her memoir, Radical Passions: A Memoir of Revolution and Healing. Max Elbaum, author of Revolution in the Air, says, "Radical Passions is a riveting account of Kendall Hale's journey throught the politics, the music, the borders, and the spirituality of the last five decades. Don't miss it."

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Asheville Choral Society Announces Auditions for t [Music]

Event Date: 09/06/2008 Event Time: 8:14 PM to 8:14 PM

Description:
The Asheville Choral Society and Music Director Lenora Thom announce auditions for all voice parts for the 2008-2009 season. Auditions will be held by appointment between August 25th and September 13th. For more information call the Asheville Choral Society office at (828) 232-2060 or visit their website at www.ashevillechoralsociety.org.

Contact Info:

One Battery Park Avenue Suite M-1, Asheville, 28801
www.ashevillechoralsociety.org
Phone: (828) 232-2060

Thunder in the Smokys Motorcycle Rally [Fairs & Festivals]

Event Date: 09/07/2008 Event Time: 12:43 PM to 12:43 PM

Description:
SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2008 *** THUNDER IN THE SMOKYS MOTORCYCLE RALLY in MAGGIE VALLEY, NC - Come join us for the best riding in the Great Smoky Mountains for a weekend of fun in Maggie Valley, NC. We are featured on SPEED TV on Corbin’s Ride On as, “The show that has it all“! We offer a Free bike tour ride, variety of vendors, People's Choice Bike Show, live music concerts, the funniest bike games you've ever seen and so much more! Check us out at www.HandlebarCorral.com or call 828-246-2101. Located at the Maggie Valley Festival Grounds at 3374 Hwy 19/Soco Rd; Maggie Valley, NC 28751. Gates open at 10am and close at 11pm.

Contact Info:

3374 Soco Rd/Hwy 19, Maggie Valley, 28751
www.HandlebarCorral.com
Phone: (828) 246-2101

Poetrio- 3 Readings by 3 Poets [Literary]

Event Date: 09/07/2008 Event Time: 3:00 PM to 4:15 PM

Description:
Join us every first Sunday for Poetrio, poetry readings by three poets. This month's featured poets are Scott Owens, author of The Fractured World, Beverly Jackson, author of Every Burning Thing, and a third poet TBA.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Asheville Choral Society Announces Auditions for t [Music]

Event Date: 09/07/2008 Event Time: 8:14 PM to 8:14 PM

Description:
The Asheville Choral Society and Music Director Lenora Thom announce auditions for all voice parts for the 2008-2009 season. Auditions will be held by appointment between August 25th and September 13th. For more information call the Asheville Choral Society office at (828) 232-2060 or visit their website at www.ashevillechoralsociety.org.

Contact Info:

One Battery Park Avenue Suite M-1, Asheville, 28801
www.ashevillechoralsociety.org
Phone: (828) 232-2060

Linguist and Author Steven Pinker [Literary]

Event Date: 09/08/2008 Event Time: 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Description:
Internationally renowned linguist Steven Pinker discusses his latest book, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature. Pinker, a professor in the Harvard University Psychology Department, is the author of 7 books and serves as an editor, contributor, or advisor to numerous scholarly societies including the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Chair of the Usage Panel for the American Heritage Dictionary. His considerable awards include the William James Book Prize and the Trogler Research Prize from the National Academy of Sciences. He was awarded Humanist of the Year in 2006 and in 2004 Time Magazine named him one of the "100 Most Influential People in World." This event is free and open to the public!

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Asheville Choral Society Announces Auditions for t [Music]

Event Date: 09/08/2008 Event Time: 8:14 PM to 8:14 PM

Description:
The Asheville Choral Society and Music Director Lenora Thom announce auditions for all voice parts for the 2008-2009 season. Auditions will be held by appointment between August 25th and September 13th. For more information call the Asheville Choral Society office at (828) 232-2060 or visit their website at www.ashevillechoralsociety.org.

Contact Info:

One Battery Park Avenue Suite M-1, Asheville, 28801
www.ashevillechoralsociety.org
Phone: (828) 232-2060

Paul Austin-An Insider's View of Emergency Medicin [Literary]

Event Date: 09/12/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Working most of his life with emergency situations-as a firefighter and in the ER-North Carolina doctor and author Paul Austin knows what a life spent trying to heal others can do to a person. He chronicles his experiences in Something About the Pain: One Doctor's Account of Life and Death in the ER, which Publisher's Weekly calls "a relentlessly honest look at modern emergency medecine."

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood st, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Dollars for Scholars [Expos]

Event Date: 09/13/2008 Event Time: 09:00 AM to 2:00 PM the next day

Description:
Sky-Hy Chapter ABWA showcasing various products and services in the Asheville and surrounding areas held at AB Tech Enka Campus, Haynes Conference Center, 2nd floor.

Contact Info:

216 W. Sondley Drive, Asheville, 28805
www.abwaskyhy.com
Phone: (828) 298-2718

Jo Carson- Stories and the Creative Process [Literary]

Event Date: 09/13/2008 Event Time: 7:01 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Award-winning playwright, poet, fiction writer and storyteller, Johnson City, Tennessee's Jo Carson will read from her new book, Spider Speculations: A Physics and Biophysics of Storytelling. After 15 years working with communities to write plays from their oral histories and witnessing the changes in the communities as this takes place, Carson's book is, in her own words, "the beginning of trying to understand the hows and whys of all the changes."

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Joshua Henkin-A Moving Portrait of Marriage and Re [Literary]

Event Date: 09/14/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Joshua Henkin joins us to read from Matrimony, a novel "in the tradition of John Cheever and Richard Yates...about love, hope, delusion, and the intricate ways in which time's passage raises us up even as it grinds us down...a beautiful book," according to Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood ST, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Literary Trivia Night [Literary]

Event Date: 09/16/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Description:
Join us for Trivia Night with host Lauren Harr. Fun will be had and prizes will be awarded!

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Sacred Geometry and Egyptian Biogeometry [Literary]

Event Date: 09/17/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Jeff Volk and Robert Gilbert present a lecture on Cymatics and Biogeometry. Poet, producer and publisher, Jeff Volk, has been popularizing the science of Cymatics for 25 years. In 2001, he re-issued Jenny's long out-of-print Cymatics books as a single deluxe edition, and he recently published an English translation of Water Sound Images, the stunning work of contemporary German Cymatics researcher, Alexander Lauterwasser. Dr. Gilbert also holds the distinction of being the first non-Egyptian ever granted permission to teach Egyptian BioGeometry®; today he teaches both the Foundation and Advanced Trainings in that field.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Women on Words- A Poetry Program for Women [Literary]

Event Date: 09/18/2008 Event Time: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

Description:
New members are always welcome to our poetry program for women. WOW is a poetry circle where we inspire, share, and critique the poems presented.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Rob & Henry Neufeld Reading-Asheville's Historic R [Community]

Event Date: 09/18/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Asheville Citizen-Times book editor Rob Neufeld and his son, Henry, have collaborated to bring us Asheville's River Arts District. The Montain Express calls this book "a wealth of faded images and bygone facts culled from libraries, universtities and personal collections. It's not a history tome so much as a scrap book...enough to give the curious reader and the lay hhistory buff a substantial taste of local lore."

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Allan Wolf and Sara Holbrook-The Poetics of Love F [Literary]

Event Date: 09/19/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Regulars may have noticed our little signs around the store proclaiming our love of local poet Allan Wolf. Don’t miss this opportunity to check out one of our favorite local writers as he reads with Sara Holbrook from their new book, More Than Friends: Poems from Him and Her. Adopting the voices of a young boy and girl in the throes of affection, More Than Friends uses poems to tell the story of teenage love—in all its glorious awkwardness and exquisite bliss.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Graeme Base-Magical Illustrations and Prose for Ch [Children]

Event Date: 09/20/2008 Event Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Description:
Join us in welcoming author/illustrator Graeme Base to Malaprop's to celebrate his latest book, Enigma: A Magical Mystery. A former advertising executive who left for the creativite freedom and challenge of writing, Base has written and illustrated numerous children's books, including the bestsellers Anamalia and The Eleventh Hour. A special event for all ages!

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood Street, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Local Author Patti Digh-What Would You Do With 37 [Literary]

Event Date: 09/20/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Host of Malaprop’s own Bridging Differences Bookclub, Patti Digh will read from her new book, Life is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally. After a family member passed away 37 days after being diagnosed with lung cancer, Digh began asking herself “What would you be doing today if you only had 37 days to live?” Please join us in as we find out how she answered that question and how we can benefit from her asking.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Women In The Wind, Smoky Mnt. Thunder Chapter [Other]

Event Date: 09/21/2008 Event Time: 1:30 PM to 04:30 AM

Description:
An organization to unite women who share a common interest in motorcycling. Purpose: Women In The Wind unites women motorcyclists with friends of common interest; promotes a positive image of women in motorcycling, educates its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. We have a Chapter meeting on the third Sunday of every month. AMCE MOTORCYCLES

Contact Info:

Sharon McCracken, President
P.O. Box 15372, Asheville, 28813
www.womeninthewind.org
Phone: (828) 651-8720

Writers at Home with Author Tommy Hays [Literary]

Event Date: 09/21/2008 Event Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Description:
The Western North Carolina reading series, in conjunction with the Great Smokies Writing Program and UNC Asheville, continues! Join host Tommy Hays for readings by two local authors.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Writers at Home with Author Tommy Hays [Literary]

Event Date: 09/21/2008 Event Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Description:
The Western North Carolina reading series, in conjunction with the Great Smokies Writing Program and UNC Asheville, continues! Join host Tommy Hays for readings by two local authors.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Heritage Crafts Weekend [Arts & Crafts]

Event Date: 09/21/2008 Event Time: 4:03 PM to 4:03 PM

Description:
The North Carolina Arboretum’s Heritage Garden will house a weekend of demonstrations, plant sales and musical performances. Artists and crafters in attendance will include basket makers, broom makers, paper makers, natural dyers, weavers, jewelry makers and wood carvers.

Contact Info:
The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, 28806
www.ncarboretum.org
Phone: (828) 665-2492

Movement for peace [Dance]

Event Date: 09/21/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Description:
Promoting eleven days of peace leading up to the UN's International Day of Peace 9/21. Opening performance at Pritchard Park 6pm on 9/11. Dance concert 9/21 at 7pm at Walker Arts Center on the campus of Asheville School. Many other events take place during the eleven days of peace. Please see website for full schedule.

Contact Info:

asheville, Asheville, 28801
www.movingwomen.org
Phone: (828) 215-2410

Women In The Wind, Smoky Mnt. Thunder Chapter [Other]

Event Date: 09/22/2008 Event Time: 1:30 PM to 04:30 AM

Description:
An organization to unite women who share a common interest in motorcycling. Purpose: Women In The Wind unites women motorcyclists with friends of common interest; promotes a positive image of women in motorcycling, educates its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. We have a Chapter meeting on the third Sunday of every month. AMCE MOTORCYCLES

Contact Info:

Sharon McCracken, President
P.O. Box 15372, Asheville, 28813
www.womeninthewind.org
Phone: (828) 651-8720

Heritage Crafts Weekend [Arts & Crafts]

Event Date: 09/22/2008 Event Time: 4:03 PM to 4:03 PM

Description:
The North Carolina Arboretum’s Heritage Garden will house a weekend of demonstrations, plant sales and musical performances. Artists and crafters in attendance will include basket makers, broom makers, paper makers, natural dyers, weavers, jewelry makers and wood carvers.

Contact Info:
The North Carolina Arboretum
100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, 28806
www.ncarboretum.org
Phone: (828) 665-2492

Women In The Wind, Smoky Mnt. Thunder Chapter [Other]

Event Date: 09/23/2008 Event Time: 1:30 PM to 04:30 AM

Description:
An organization to unite women who share a common interest in motorcycling. Purpose: Women In The Wind unites women motorcyclists with friends of common interest; promotes a positive image of women in motorcycling, educates its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. We have a Chapter meeting on the third Sunday of every month. AMCE MOTORCYCLES

Contact Info:

Sharon McCracken, President
P.O. Box 15372, Asheville, 28813
www.womeninthewind.org
Phone: (828) 651-8720

Women In The Wind, Smoky Mnt. Thunder Chapter [Other]

Event Date: 09/24/2008 Event Time: 1:30 PM to 04:30 AM

Description:
An organization to unite women who share a common interest in motorcycling. Purpose: Women In The Wind unites women motorcyclists with friends of common interest; promotes a positive image of women in motorcycling, educates its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. We have a Chapter meeting on the third Sunday of every month. AMCE MOTORCYCLES

Contact Info:

Sharon McCracken, President
P.O. Box 15372, Asheville, 28813
www.womeninthewind.org
Phone: (828) 651-8720

Gardening at the Dragon's Gate-A New Appreciation [Gardening]

Event Date: 09/24/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Description:
Gardening, green living, and local food enthusiasts, please join us for an evening with Wendy Johnson, a part of the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in California for 25 years! In her new book, Gardening at the Dragon’s Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World—“part memoir, part Sunset Magazine sitting on the floor mindfully eating a raisin in the zendo,” according to the New York Times—she shares her thoughts on working the earth and feeding the soul.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Women In The Wind, Smoky Mnt. Thunder Chapter [Other]

Event Date: 09/25/2008 Event Time: 1:30 PM to 04:30 AM

Description:
An organization to unite women who share a common interest in motorcycling. Purpose: Women In The Wind unites women motorcyclists with friends of common interest; promotes a positive image of women in motorcycling, educates its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. We have a Chapter meeting on the third Sunday of every month. AMCE MOTORCYCLES

Contact Info:

Sharon McCracken, President
P.O. Box 15372, Asheville, 28813
www.womeninthewind.org
Phone: (828) 651-8720

Women In The Wind, Smoky Mnt. Thunder Chapter [Other]

Event Date: 09/26/2008 Event Time: 1:30 PM to 04:30 AM

Description:
An organization to unite women who share a common interest in motorcycling. Purpose: Women In The Wind unites women motorcyclists with friends of common interest; promotes a positive image of women in motorcycling, educates its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. We have a Chapter meeting on the third Sunday of every month. AMCE MOTORCYCLES

Contact Info:

Sharon McCracken, President
P.O. Box 15372, Asheville, 28813
www.womeninthewind.org
Phone: (828) 651-8720

Steve Almond-Get Ready to Laugh [Literary]

Event Date: 09/26/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM

Description:
Beloved funnyman Steve Almond comes to Malaprop’s to read from his recent nonfiction book, (Not that You Asked), now out in paperback! The author of Which Brings Me to You, Candyfreak, The Evil B.B. Chow, and My Life in Heavy Metal will no doubt entertain with his infamous wicked wit. Don’t miss it!

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Children's Storytime with Karen Miller [Children]

Event Date: 09/27/2008 Event Time: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Description:
Please join us for children's Storytime with local children's author Karen Miller.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Women In The Wind, Smoky Mnt. Thunder Chapter [Other]

Event Date: 09/27/2008 Event Time: 1:30 PM to 04:30 AM

Description:
An organization to unite women who share a common interest in motorcycling. Purpose: Women In The Wind unites women motorcyclists with friends of common interest; promotes a positive image of women in motorcycling, educates its members on motorcycle safety and maintenance. We have a Chapter meeting on the third Sunday of every month. AMCE MOTORCYCLES

Contact Info:

Sharon McCracken, President
P.O. Box 15372, Asheville, 28813
www.womeninthewind.org
Phone: (828) 651-8720

Haunted Plantations-Supernatural Folklore of the S [Literary]

Event Date: 09/27/2008 Event Time: 7:00 PM to 7:15 PM

Description:
Gear up for Halloween as Charleston, South Carolina writer Geordie Buxton tells tales from his new book, Haunted Plantations: Ghosts of Slavery and Legends of the Cotton Kingdom. Set in and around plantations throughout the South, these stories are sure to make your spine tingle!

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

Lucy Spelman-A Behind the Scenes Look at the Life [Literary]

Event Date: 09/28/2008 Event Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Description:
In The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes and Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and Their Patients, Spelman and co-editor Ted Y. Mashima collected tales of the unusual from exotic veterinarians around the globe which, according to Jack Hanna, host of Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild, “demonstrate what zoo, aquaria and wild animal veterinarians are made of.” Anorexic eels, a hippo needing a root canal, and many other sad and amusing cases of animal medicine are featured.

Contact Info:

Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe
55 Haywood St, Asheville, 28801
www.malaprops.com
Phone: (828) 254-6734

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