Married for under 100 days, Wen left her homeland in China to spend over 30 years in Tibet searching for her husband, Kejun, reportedly killed while serving in the army as a doctor. Refusing to accept the news, Wen decides to look for Kejun by signing up for the army as part of her husband's regiment. Woven through with fascinating details of Tibetan culture and Buddhism, XINRAN's Sky Burial (Random House, $18.95) portrays a poignant, beautiful attempt at reconciliation.

Sky Burial

FLEET MAULL
Tuesday, February 7, 7:30 p.m.

Dharma in Hell: The Prison Writings of Fleet Maull (Prison Dharma Network, $15.95) is a testament to the belief that all humans possess basic goodness. Prison activist and meditation teacher FLEET MAULL shares his journey of transformation and service amidst the anger, violence, darkness, and despair of a maximum security federal prison. This collection of previously published and unpublished writings from his 14 years behind bars vibrates with kindness, hope, and the triumph of the human spirit.

Sky Burial

CATHERINE KUNCE (writing as C. Hunt)
Wednesday, February 8, 7:30 p.m.

A rollicking satire evoking P.G. Wodehouse, Barbara Pym, and Kingsley Amis, Stations of the Crossed Heart (Christie & Brown, $24.95) combines comedy of manners, mystery, romance, and social commentary in an original literary structure. It is a fictional account of the relationship between two unlikely mates—an economics major and a Catholic priest—and the ways in which the two opposites reconcile forms the basis for this celebration of the redemptive powers of love and self-forgiveness.

PO BRONSON
Thursday, February 9, 7:30 p.m.

In Why Do I Love These People? (Random House, $24.95) PO BRONSON, #1 best-selling author of What Should I Do with My Life? (Random House, $14.95), calls upon his gift for powerful nonfiction narrative and philosophical insight to tell the stories of nineteen families that grow from their crises and learn to both change their fate and accept what they cannot change. Told with honesty and candor, these stories will catch you off guard, pull you in, and give you a better understanding of your own family.

Why Do I Love These People?

What Should I Do with My Life?

LYNN CUTTS
Monday, February 13, 7:30 p.m.

Change One Habit, Change Your Life (Manage Your Muse, $20.99) is a structured, six-week program with a positive, motivational approach to changing habits—any habits. Rather than relying on self-denial, struggle, and self-discipline, the program first builds a foundation for motivation and commitment through three segments: the Foundation, the Heart, and the Bridge. The entertaining graphics, friendly writing, and positive, supportive approach of the book make it an effective—and fun-- catalyst for real change.

JENNIFER HEATH
Tuesday, February 14, 7:30 p.m.

In a time when nearly half of all marriages end in separation and divorce, the secret to long-lasting marriage has become as elusive as the subject of love itself. Revealing the myriad ways in which women navigate the bumpy terrain of emotional intimacy, Why I'm Still Married: Women Write Their Hearts Out on Love, Loss, Sex, & Who Does the Dishes (Penguin, $24.95) is a riveting collection of stories—at once unique and universal--by twenty-four award-winning and best-selling women authors, including JENNIFER HEATH.

Why I'm Still Married: Women Write Their Hearts Out on Love, Loss, Sex, & Who Does the Dishes

THERESA CRATER
Wednesday, February 15, 7:30 p.m.

Anne Le Clair has always managed to remain free from her family's gothic past—until now. When she inherits her eccentric aunt's necklace, she finds herself immersed in a crash course of forbidden wisdom, secret societies, and her family's own legacy. A thrill ride from the upper crust of New York to forbidden tunnels beneath the Sphinx, Under the Stone Paw (Hampton Roads, $16.95) is a finely crafted debut novel from THERESA CRATER.

Under the Stone Paw

KENNON RUDE
Thursday, February 16, 7:30 p.m.

For more than five decades, KENNON RUDE has rendered natural health care to patients suffering from a vast array of ailments. In Healing Miracles Great & Small (Trafford, $19.95), he presents heartwarming stories about his patients and shares his remarkable success in treating conditions ranging from minor complaints to life-threatening disorders. Rooted in wisdom and compassion, it offers powerful insight into the art of healing for both the lay reader and the health-care professional.

Healing Miracles Great & Small

MARC BEKOFF
Tuesday, February 21, 7:30 p.m.

Animal Passions & Beastly Virtues (Temple University, $26.95) brings together the essays of MARK BEKOFF on his own ground-breaking research and on what scientists know about the remarkable range of animal behavior. His fascinating and often amusing observations of dogs, wolves, prairie dogs, elephants, and other animals playing, solving problems, and forming friendships challenge the idea that science and the ethical treatment of animals are incompatible.

Animal Passions & Beastly Virtues

RABBI MICHAEL LERNER
Wednesday, February 22, 7:30 p.m.

In The Left Hand of God (HarperCollins, $24.95), MICHAEL LERNER argues that the religious right has channeled the real spiritual hunger of many Americans into an irresponsible political agenda. In response he critiques both the religious right and the spiritual and religious hostility in parts of the liberal and progressive cultures, and he calls for a new "bottom line" to offset the globalization of selfishness and materialism generated by corporate capital.

The Left Hand of God

BRIAN LEPARD
Thursday, February 23, 7:30 p.m.

How does humanity solve the horrendous problems of terrorism, war, and gross violations of human rights? According to BRIAN LEPARD—international human-rights law specialist—the answer can be found in the commonly shared ethical principles of the world's great religions. In Hope for a Global Ethic (Baha'i, $14.00), he offers an affirming, refreshing, and pragmatic alternative to politically-charged rhetoric, cynical views of the human condition, and the misuse of religion as an instrument for violence.

Hope for a Global Ethic

BOULDER BOOK STORE FICTION READING GROUP
Monday, February 27, 7:30 p.m.

This alternate history novel marks a major, but logical, departure for Pulitzer Prize-winning author, PHILIP ROTH. In The Plot Against America (Random House, $14.95), isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh defeats incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election. The victory generates successive waves of anti-Semitism, culminating in nationwide pogroms. From Newark, New Jersey, Roth's recurring character Philip and his Jewish family struggle to chisel out a safe place in this maelstrom of hatred.

The Plot Against America

JOHN DICKE
Tuesday, February 28, 7:30 p.m.

Avery Jackson's past holds a dark secret. Charged with the murder of a popular sheriff, he is sure to be convicted; everyone knows he is guilty—everyone but him. As his lawyer probes deeper into the case and Jackson's unconscious, he uncovers a confluence of corruption that may lead them to the truth—or to their own demise. JOHN DICKE's Proof Evident (Synergy, $21.95) offers a fascinating glimpse into the challenges a defense team face when it attempts to protect a client against the extraordinary power of the state.

Proof Evident