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Chef Bobby Flay Will be Appearing at Bookends in Ridgewood Monday, Oct 28th at 6pm

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Ridgewood NJ, Bobby Flay -Ticket/Book-One of the country’s most celebrated chefs, restaurateurs, media personalities, author and a James Beard Award winner. Monday, Oct 28th @ 6pm.

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Author & Illustrator Robin Ha Pays a Visit to Ridgewood High School

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Ridgewood NJ, on December 7th, Robin Ha, author of the graphic memoir Almost American Girl, visited Ridgewood High School and shared her time and talents with students and staff. Ms. Ha presented two hands-on Memoir Comics Workshops, each attended by over 250 students! She joined members of the Asian Festival Club to give a more intimate lunchtime talk. Ms. Ha offered strategies for improving one’s writing and drawing skills, engaged the audience with amusing and poignant stories from her past, and brought out the inner artist in all who attended. When asked how we become writers, Ms. Ha responded, “You have to write a lot!” Many thanks to the RHS Home and School Association for their generous sponsorship of this event.

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Ridgewood Public Library : The Real James Bond Author Event Tonight at 7pm

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Ridgewood NJ, Author Jim Wright shares the entertaining story shares the entertaining adventures of this Philadelphia orinthologist whose name was indeed stolen by fellow birder and Jamaica visitor Ian Fleming.

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This Tuesday Author, Israel Vincente – Special Guest Speaker , “For the People – Time to Take Our Country Back!”

Author, Israel Vincente

Author, Israel Vincente – Special Guest Speaker
January 17, Tuesday – 7PM
650 American Legion Drive, Teaneck N J

NJTPC is proud to have as our guest speaker, Israel Vicente.

Israel is a technology entrepreneur and founder of GCS, a successful global IT consulting firm based in New Jersey, where he lives.  In his role as CEO of GCS, Israel has had the opportunity to speak to many people throughout the U.S. and overseas, giving a firsthand perspective of their experiences, successes, and hardships.

In 2014, he published two nonfiction books, The Courage to Be Different and Divergent Lives. The lead-up to the 2016 presidential contest served as inspiration for his third book………..

“For the People – Time to Take Our Country Back!”

America is still the greatest country in the world, although plagued with many challenges that have been ignored or exacerbated by our leaders. The American people are fed up, tired, and angry. The most recent Presidential election is proof that people are driving towards taking our country back from the cliff from which it is now perched.

With the national debt hovering above $19 trillion and rising; the middle class still decimated by the Great Recession that followed the financial crisis of 2008; millions of Americans either unemployed or severely underemployed as more U.S. companies replace American workers with lower wage staff by either relocating their businesses overseas or employing illegal immigrants and foreigners with worker visas here at home; and the constant fear of terrorism at home and abroad – all while seeing President Obama and Former Secretary Hillary Clinton work tirelessly to diminish American exceptionalism. America looks towards new leadership that will reset the direction of the country before the U.S. economy fully collapses, Iran secures a nuclear weapon, North Korea succeeds in launching one, and a resurgent Russia further expands its dominance in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

For the People gives an American citizen’s voice to the people’s dissatisfaction with how our leaders in Washington have managed, or, more accurately, mismanaged the people’s affairs. Americans are exhausted with the constant bickering between Congress and the Executive branch of our government that has resulted in years of stagnation. The turmoil has caused far too many citizens to lament the demise of the American dream of prosperity and upward mobility.

This book is a wakeup call to all Americans to protect and secure the future of the United States of America.

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Go Big or Go Home Author Scotty McCreery Appearing at Bookends in Ridgewood

Scotty McCreery Appearing in Ridgewood
Will Sign Copies of His Debut Book Go Big or Go Home
April 26,2016
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Ridgewood NJ,  ACM, BMI and CMT Award winning country music singer/songwriter Scotty McCreery, who first captured America’s hearts when he won “American Idol” Season 10 five years ago at age 17, is now an author. The multi-Platinum-selling sensation will be appearing locally as part of his 14-city tour for his new book Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream (Zondervan, May 3). McCreery’s book is his travelogue, sharing stories of growing up in small town America with a big dream and the perseverance that led him to his country music success today. More details on the tour can be found at:
When:     Tuesday, May 3rd at 7:00 pm ET
Where:    Bookends Bookstore
                211 East Ridgewood Ave.
                Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone:    201-445-0726
Web:        www.book-ends.com
Event Details
Book purchase from Bookends Bookstore is required for line entry. Books may be purchased day of or pre-ordered from Bookends here or by phone at: 201-445-0726.
The signing is limited to books only; no CDs or memorabilia please. Attendees may take photos while standing in line.
Check out the Facebook event link here.
About Go Big Or Go Home
Go Big or Go Home narrates McCreery’s journey from a kid imitating Elvis on the school bus to 30 million across America tuning in to see him win season ten of “American Idol” to building a successful country music career. McCreery shares a glimpse of where he came from and the impact his faith, family and friends have had on a humble guy who keeps asking “why me?” This is his journey from his North Carolina roots to winning America’s most popular singing competition and moving on to launch the musical career he had always dreamed about.
About Scotty McCreery
Scotty McCreery burst onto the national music scene in 2011 at age 17, quickly establishing himself as one of country music’s hottest new stars. Now 22 years old, the talented singer/songwriter has sold more than 2.5 million albums and received both Platinum and Gold album certifications, debuted three consecutive albums at No. 1 on a Billboard chart, achieved one Gold and three Platinum-certified singles and two Top Ten hits, toured with Brad Paisley, The Band Perry and Rascal Flatts, headlined his own tours, and earned multiple industry and fan accolades. He was named “Best American Idol” by the readers of The Los Angeles Times in February 2016. Earlier this month he was named “Country Music’s Hottest Bachelor” by the readers of NASH Country Weekly Magazine. That publication also named him “Country Music’s Sexiest Man” in November 2015.  For more information, visit www.ScottyMcCreery.com

Book Details

Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream
By Scotty McCreery with Travis Thrasher
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Zondervan
ON SALE: May 3, 2016 
$24.99 hardcover
ISBN: 9780310345220
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Former Ridgewood High School student turned author visits

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BY DIANA OLIVEIRA
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

RIDGEWOOD – Thirty years ago, Kerry Kletter was graduating from Ridgewood High School with a less-than-stellar record — one that probably included the many naps she took during English class.

Today, the 1986 RHS alumna is a published author, who is currently on a book tour to promote her first novel, “The First Time She Drowned.” She stopped by the high school’s Learning Commons last week to meet with students and discuss her book. For Kletter, who now lives in Santa Monica, Calif., it was imperative to return to her former home.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/education/former-rhs-student-turned-author-visits-1.1533205