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Local Best Sellers
This listing of new books about Hawaii, by Hawaii writers or published in Hawaii runs the last Friday of each month.
"Move to Strike": By Perri O'Shaughnessy (Delacorte Press); 400 pages; paperback; ISBN 0-385-33277-7; $23.95This legal thriller, now No. 13 on Publishers Weekly hardcover fiction bestseller list, depicts the life of Nina Reilly, a savvy lawyer living in Lake Tahoe. She is mourning the loss of her husband, haunted by a killer that still may be tracking her and is about to take the toughest case of her career.The book is by sisters Pamela and Mary O'Shaughnessy, writing under the name Perri. Pamela lives in Kailua.
"ReImagining the American Pacific: From South Pacific to Bamboo Ridge and Beyond": By Rob Wilson (Duke University Press); ISBN 0-8223-2523-3; paperback; 295 pages; $18.95.Rob Wilson, a western Connecticut native who was educated at UC-Berekely, has spent enough time here as a professor of English at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa to become caught up in the argument of what separates the "global" from the "local."Drawing from works as diverse as those by Herman Melville, James Michener, Bamboo Ridge writers, musicals such as "South Pacific," and the TV series "Baywatch," he demonstrates the ways in which "local" identity has been constructed as a protective device for surviving racism and encroaching transnational flows of business, finance and media.
While such notions are not new to those who grew up here, they are worth a second thought when presented from this "outsider's" perspective.
Though written in the language of "academia," Wilson's sense of humor comes through.
"An Underwater Guide to Indonesia": By R. Charles Anderson (University of Hawai'i Press); ISBN 0-8248-2368-0; 160 pages; hardcover; $20.95Conservation seems to be at the heart of marine biologist R. Charles Anderson's work. He offers an introduction to the marine life that surrounds Indonesia, a country comprising an estimated 17,500 islands and encompassing more ocean than land.Rather than offering a guide to the best diving and snorkeling sites, ground he's covered as a contributor to "Diving Indonesia," Anderson discusses the habitats of open sea; mangrove forests; marine lakes; and fringing, barrier and atoll reefs.
This book pays tribute to the creatures of the deep with 122 pages of glorious color photos of fish, featherstars, sea cucumbers and sea squirts. Those intending to jump into Indonesia waters may want to familiarize themselves with the more poisonous denizens described and pictured.
There are also hard-to-get photos of nocturnal fishes.
Those who view this amazing array of creatures will feel protective of this environment Indonesians refer to as "tanah air kita," "our land and water."
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STORYTELLING
Keiki Storytime
Barnes & Noble: 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 7 p.m. Fridays; and noon Saturdays and Sundays. Call 737-3323.
Preschool Pals
Mililani Public Library, 627-7470
10:30 a.m. Tuesdays. For ages 2-1/2 to 5. Call the library 5-7 days in advance for a hearing interpreter.
AUTHOR SIGNINGS
"Be the Change"
Borders Ward, 596-8194
2 p.m. tomorrow. Participants from Millennium Young People's Congress will sign their new book."Boost Your Child's Self Esteem"
Borders, Waikele
By Karin Ireland, noon tomorrow."The Toltec Way"
Borders Ward Centre, 596-8194
By Susan Gregg, noon tomorrow.
SPECIAL
Book Sale
Liliha Library, 587-7577
10 a.m.-4 p.m. tomorrow. Best sellers, romance, mysteries, cookbooks, travel science fiction, music and art, used text books and foreign language books.Bone Carving and Stone Engraving
Native Books & Beautiful Things, 596-8885
Noon-4 p.m. Sunday with Solomon Apio.Screen or bamboo stamp printing
Native Books & Beautiful Things, 596-8885
With Phillip Markwart, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday.Hawaiian Nose Flute
Native Books & Beautiful Things, 596-8885
2-4 p.m. Demonstration sponsored by Waiahole Poi Factory, Thursday.Books Needed
McCully-Moiliili Public Library, 973-1099
Seeking donations of books for an ongoing book sale. Proceeds benefit the library. Receipts for tax deduction are available."Makana Akamai"
536-4174
Friends of the Library needs book donations to help the library's book budget. Call for a brochure listing of books wanted.
CONTINUING
AAUW Multicultural Book Group
537-4702
6:30-8 p.m. fourth Monday of each month. Discussion of books and literature on women's issues.African American Literary Book Group
1132 Bishop St., Suite 1404; 528-5037
Group discusses African literature, 6:30-8:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of every month. Call to confirm attendance and book title.Crafts and Stories
Barnes and Noble; 737-3323
Meets 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.Online Fun
(212) 414-6157
Barnes and Noble author chat group at http://www.barnesandnoble.com or on America Online (keyword: bn). Call Elke Villa or email her at evilla@bn.com.Romance Readers Anonymous
Borders Waikele; 676-6699
Meets 6:30 p.m. second Thursday of each month.Romance Readers Group
Borders, Ward Centre; 591-8995.
Meets 7 p.m. second Thursday of each month.Romance Writers of America, Aloha Chapter
Aina Haina Library; 739-7722
Meets 10 a.m. first Saturday of each month. Call Sally Sorenson for more information.Science and Fantasy Fiction Reading Group
Borders Ward Centre; 591-8995
Meets 7 p.m. last Thursday of each month.Writers Support Group
Borders Waikele; 676-6699
Meets 3 p.m. first Friday of each month.
Local Best Sellers
CHILDREN'S
1. "Hawaiian Flowers Cut-out Paper Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (1)
2. "Hawaiian Marine Life Color & Activity Book," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (2)
3. "Hide and Seek in Hawaii," Jane Hopkins & Ian Gillespie, Mutual Publishing (9)
4. "Golden Children of Hawaii Cut-Out Dolls," Yuko Green, Island Heritage (4)
5. "Kid Stuff About Hawaii," Dawn Goto, Mutual Publishing
6. "Goodnight Gecko," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Trading (5)
7. "Limu -- The Blue Turtle," Kimo Armitage, Island Heritage (3)
8. "Baby Honu's Incredible Journey," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (7)
9. "Baby Honu Saves The Day," Tammy Yee, Island Heritage (6)
10. "Brave Little Turtle," Gill McBarnet, Ruwanga Publishing
GIFT AND TRAVEL
1. "Maui on My Mind," Rita Ariyoshi, Mutual Publishing
2. "Reflections of Kauai," Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi, Island Heritage
3. Ultimate Kauai Guidebook, 3rd Edition, Andrew Doughty and Harriet Friedman, Wizard Publications
4. "Kauai Movie Book," Chris Cook, Mutual Publishing
5. Hawaii Big Island Revealed, 2nd Edition, Andrew Doughty and Harriet Freidman, Wizard Publications (3)
6. "Hawaii," Douglas Peebles, Mutual Publishing (6)
7. "From the Skies-Maui," Tom Stevens, Mutual Publishing
8. "Viewbook Oahu," Douglas Peebles, Naturally Native
9. "Unbearably Good! Mochi Lovers Cookbook," Teresa Devirglio-Lam
10. "From the Skies --Hawaii," Chris Cook, Mutual Publishing
HAWAIIANA
1. "Hawaiian Journey," Joseph Mullins, Mutual Publishing (3)
2. "New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary," Mary Kawena Pukui et al., University of Hawaii Press (1)
3. "Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian," Mary Kawena Pukui & Samuel H. Elbert, University of Hawaii Press (2)
4. "Glen Grant's Chicken Skin Tales," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing (5)
5. "Waikiki Yesteryear," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing (10)
6. "Hawaiian Names, English Names," Eileen Root, Press Pacifica (6)
7. "Obake: Ghost Stories In Hawaii," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing (7)
8. "Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales 2: More True Local Spine-Tinglers," Rick Carroll, The Bess Press
9. "Obake Files," Glen Grant, Mutual Publishing
10. "Hawaiian Quilting Made Easy," Milly Singletary, Mutual Publishing
LITERATURE
1. "Hawaii's Story," Lydia Liliuokalani, Mutual Publishing
2. "Pearl Harbor: The Way It Was," Scott Stone, Island Heritage (1)
3. "The Tattoo," Chris McKinney, Mutual Publishing (6)
4. "Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands," Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press (3)
5. Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes, William D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing
6. Legends & Myths Of Hawaii, David Kalakaua, Mutual Publishing (8)
7. "Myths and Legends of Hawaii," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing (4)
8. "Mark Twain In Hawaii," Mark Twain, Mutual Publishing (2)
9. "Polynesian Family System," E. S. Craighill Handy, Mutual Publishing (10)
10. "Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts," W. D. Westervelt, Mutual Publishing
REFERENCE
1. "Pocket Guide To Hawaii's Flowers," Leland Miyano, Mutual Publishing (1)
2. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Birds," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing (2)
3. "Hawaii's Fishes," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing (4)
4. "Hawaiian Lei Making, Step-by-Step Guide," Laurie Shimizu Ide, Mutual Publishing
5. "Things Hawaiian -- Guide To Language," Albert Schutz, Island Heritage
6. "Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Cushion Patterns Vol. I ," Poakalani and John Serrao, Mutual Publishing (9)
7. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Trees and Shrubs," H. Douglas Pratt, Mutual Publishing (3)
8. "Handy Hawaiian Dictionary," John F. G. Stokes, Mary Kawena Pukui, Henry P. Judd, Mutual Publishing (7)
9. "Pocket Guide to Hawaii's Underwater Paradise," John Hoover, Mutual Publishing (8)
10. "Student Atlas of Hawaii," James O. and Sonia P. Juvik, and Thomas R. Paradise, Bess Press
These are best-selling books in Hawaii during last month. Figures are courtesy of the Hawaii Book Publishers Association and Bookline distributors, and reflect sales by Hawaii-based publishers. Numbers in parentheses indicate a title's previous ranking.
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