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Review-a-Day for Fri, Sep 30: Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein

Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein Wendy and the Lost Boys: The Uncommon Life of Wendy Wasserstein by Julie Salamon, a review from The New Republic by Adam Kirsch.

Review-a-Day for Thu, Sep 29: Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat

Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat by Jeff Benedict, a review from The Oregonian by Lynne Terry.

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Barefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan

Marion poet cradles the individuals in her lifeby Rob NeufeldReview of: Barefoot in the Snow by Julia Nunnally Duncan (World Audience trade paper, Apr. 2013, 67 pages)             “The Loving Child” might be an alternate title for Julia Nunnally Duncan’s new book of poems, “Barefoot in the Snow.”  Her title poem…See More
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Vandercooked Poetry Nights at Asheville BookWorks at Asheville BookWorks

June 1, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm
Asheville BookWorks Inaugurates Broadside & Reading Series: Vandercooked Poetry Nights Asheville BookWorks, a community resource for print and book arts, introduces Vandercooked Poetry Nights, a reading series that offers the public the opportunity to print letterpress broadsides at the series events. The first Vandercooked Poetry Night is Saturday, June 1, 2013. Printing begins at 7:00 p.m. The reading begins at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Asheville BookWorks will…See More
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Celia Miles' new novel, sequel to Sarranda, is available in paper and Kindle

http://www.celiamiles.comSarranda's Heart: A Love Story of Place is now available in regional independent bookstores and on Kindle, soon on Amazon.See More
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Montreat College Friends of the Library--Tommy Hays, speaker at Montreat College Gaither Fellowship Hall

June 15, 2013 from 12pm to 2:30pm
June 15, 2013 Annual luncheon of the Montreat College Friends of the Library.  Tommy Hays will be speaking about his novel The Pleasure Was Mine and previewing his upcoming  What I Came to Tell You.  Lunch at 12:00 noon in Gaither Fellowship Hall.  $15.00 for lunch and speaker.  Speaker only at 1:00 pm in adjacent Gaither Chapel $10.00.  Annual dues: $15.00Reservations:  828-669-8012 Ext. 3502 or 3504See More
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As the Twig is Bent is Available Now in Audiobook

As the Twig is Bent, the original book in the Matt Davis Mystery Series by Joe Perrone Jr, is now available as an audio book from Audible.com and iTunes.  Opening Day and Twice Bitten, the second…See More
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Charles Fletcher at CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE

May 17, 2013 from 1pm to 7pm
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High Country Festival of the Book at Tweetsie Railroad, Watauga High School

June 21, 2013 at 8:30am to June 22, 2013 at 4pm
BISCUITS, BOOKS & BALLADS Join us June 21 for dinner at historic Tweetsie Railroad with NY Times Best-Selling Author, Sharyn McCrumb Tickets $50.00http://www.highcountryfestivalofthebook.com/tickets-for-biscuits-books--ballads.html    - WRITING WORKSHOP - June 21 from 8:30 - 4:00 At the Watauga County Public Library…See More
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Painters--that is, cougars

You separate truth from legend when it comes to such legendary creatures as painters. Read the attached article, and see other forums on this website about folklore and mythical creatures.

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Permalink Reply by Cecil bothwell on December 26, 2008 at 7:32am
Not a legend. When I lived in southeast Buncombe County (Broad River Township) in the 1980s and 90s I frequently heard painters at night. Then one morning just past dawn, when driving on Old Fort Road east of NC 9, I saw a panther leap across the road illuminated by my headlights. Body and tail together stretched from the center line to the side line as it bounded in two strides and disappeared into the forest. Ten years later I can still vividly recall that sight.

One wildlife biologist tried to convince me that it was a bobcat, but this thing was WAY bigger than any bobcat I've ever seen and looked like nothing other than the painters at the WNC Nature Center. Wow.
Permalink Reply by Gary Carden on December 29, 2008 at 5:57pm
Well, I for one am convinced that you saw a painter, the characterisitcs of which are discussed on some other forums
in this website. The sightings in Cashiers and Linville a few years ago were also in the early morning on a foggy road.
Gary Carden

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