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SUMMARY:Visiting Author - Laura Essay - Side Effects Are Minimal: A Novel
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, July 13th\, author Laura Essay will join us to talk about her new novel Side Effects Are Minimal\, a story that offers a gripping exploration of the opioid crisis and its profound impact on individuals\, families\, and society.\nPre-order a copy of Side Effects Are Minimal HERE!\nBooks will also be available for purchase at the event.  No registration is necessary.\nAbout the Book:\nThe opioid death of a young teen is a loss like no other\, and while an ambitious attorney is determined to find justice\, the family wants revenge. Tautly paced and well researched\, this legal thriller pulls back the curtain on the world of both prescription opioids and street drugs like methamphetamine and fentanyl. \nAbout the Author:\nLaura Essay is a lawyer whose dedication to justice and compassion shines through in her debut novel\, Side Effects Are Minimal. Laura attended the University of Nebraska and obtained a law degree with honors from Creighton University School of Law. A profound commitment to serving others shaped Laura’s professional journey. Her firsthand experience as an assistant attorney general equipped her with a deep understanding of pressing issues\, particularly the opioid crisis gripping America. Beyond her legal and writing careers\, she has tirelessly devoted herself to humanitarian efforts by extending aid to vulnerable populations. In her moments of respite\, Laura finds solace in various pursuits\, including cooking\, music\, running\, and travel. For further information visit\, www.lauraessay.com \nAdvance Praise:\n“Based on true events\, Side Effects are Minimal goes deep into the opioid crisis in America\, examining broad societal implications while also taking an unflinching look at the toll these drugs have exacted on individuals and their loved ones. Claire Hewitt is a brave and determined main character who puts a human face on the pain of drug-related loss. Laura Essay’s debut will draw readers in from page one with its engrossing prose and immediate sense of urgency. Full of legal drama\, simmering suspense\, and heartfelt emotion\, this novel will suck you in and keep you racing to the finish. A vitally important story that you won’t want to miss!” – Jacqueline Friedland\, USA Today bestselling author of He Gets That From Me \n“In this page-turning courtroom drama\, Essay provides an informative and sober look at Big Pharma\, and the deadly consequences of the opioid crisis facing America today.” – Suzanne Simonetti\, USA Today best-selling author of The Sound of Wings
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SUMMARY:Visiting Author ***At Eastmont Living - Susi Amendola - The Centered Heart: Evidence Based Mind Body Practices to Stress Less and Improve Cardiac Health
DESCRIPTION:Francie & Finch Bookshop will join Lincoln Yoga Center at Eastmont Living\, 6315 O Street\,  to welcome author and Internationally Certified Yoga Therapist Susi Amendola! Susi will talk about her new book\, The Centered Heart\, and introduce attendees to the power of yoga. We’ll see you there!\nTo order a copy of the book follow the link HERE\nF&F will also be selling copies at the event.\n  \nAbout the Book:\nStress is often the first domino in chronic illness and disease. Too often\, however\, doctors have little training or information to offer patients about managing stress. In The Centered Heart\, yoga therapist\, stress management expert and senior trainer for Ornish Lifestyle Medicine\, Susi Amendola\, navigates the intricate relationship between stress management and overall health. She invites readers into a transformative experience with the ancient and time-tested somatic practices of yoga that have been shown to improve cardiac outcomes as well as outcomes from many of the chronic diseases that plague our society. Developing a daily stress management practice that includes gentle movements\, breathing\, relaxation\, meditation\, imagery\, compassion\, and a connection to nature gradually shifts awareness to an internal locus of control. Practitioners will feel better\, connect with their innate inner wisdom\, and come to understand that through lifestyle choices they control they can be their own first line of intervention.  While we may not be able to affect what is happening around us\, with the wisdom and insights offered in The Centered Heart\, we can make a difference in the quality of our own lives\, change the way we react to stress\, calm our hearts\, and reclaim our health. \nAbout the Author:\nSusi Amendola is an Internationally Certified Yoga Therapist who brings over 40 years of experience utilizing Yoga and lifestyle practices to help others heal. In 1983 she founded Yoga Now in Omaha\, Nebraska where she currently teaches classes and directs the annual 200-Hour Yoga Certification program. Susi has developed yoga-based stress management programs for schools\, businesses\, and hospitals throughout the country. \nPresently\, Susi is a National Senior Trainer of Stress Management for the prestigious Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program for reversing heart disease. The program includes Yoga as part of a multi-dimensional approach to healing\, and is covered by Medicare under the guidelines of Intensive Cardiac Rehab. Susi has contributed over 150 articles to Ornish Living Magazine \, an online publication to support those who are making lifestyle changes to improve their health and well-being\, with an audience of over a million subscribers. \nWith her expertise in both the ancient practices of Yoga and the medical world\, Susi’s teachings and classes are unlike anything else you will find. Her teaching style is heart-centered\, nurturing\, practical\, and empowering. She continues to practice\, teach and inspire others to listen deeply to the healer within. \nLearn More about Susi at:\nYourCenteredHeart.com\nInstagram: @thecenteredheart\nFacebook: The Centered Heart / Your Centered Heart Community \nPraise for the Book:\nBeautifully written and filled with actionable information\, this book is required reading for anyone with a family or personal history of heart disease. This book leaves you both empowered and inspired to make changes essential for both quality of life and better health outcomes. ––Dr. Amy Rothenberg\, Author\, “You Finished Treatment\, Now What? A Field Guide for Cancer Survivors” \nThis beautiful\, luminous book can change your life and heal your heart. It feels like an act of grace. ––Michele Marie Desmarais\, PhDAssociate Professor Religious Studies\, Native American Studies\, Faculty\, Medical Humanities Faculty\, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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LOCATION:Eastmont Towers\, 6315 O Street\, Lincoln\, Nebraska\, 68510
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SUMMARY:Visiting Author - Alan Bartels - 100 Things To Do In The Nebraska Sandhills Before You Die
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Francie & Finch Bookshop on Saturday\, July 20th at 4:30 PM as we welcome author\, photographer\, and conservationist Alan Bartels! Alan will present his newest book 100 Things to Do in the Nebraska Sandhills Before You Die.  \nTo order a copy of the book\, follow the link HERE!\nAbout the Book:\nSome destinations claim colorful monikers like Big Sky Country\, Sportsman’s Paradise\, the Sunshine State\, Land of Enchantment\, or the Last Frontier. The Nebraska Sandhills\, which makes up about a quarter of the state of Nebraska\, can honestly claim all of that-and a whole lot more. Paddle past more than 200 waterfalls while kayaking the Niobrara River or hop into a livestock water tank and float through the dunes on the Calamus\, Cedar\, Loup\, and North Platte rivers. Tour the remnants of tunnels associated with Chicago gangster Al Capone in O’Neill\, meet the locals at a volunteer fire department barbecue at Wood Lake\, and sample the “Sandhills’ Finest” craft brews in Ord. And don’t forget to explore the ranching culture of this vast region where cowboys still ride horses\, cattle outnumber people\, rodeo is a lifestyle\, Cornhusker football is tradition\, and God and family mean more than anything else. Follow along page by page as writer\, photographer\, lifelong Nebraskan\, and travel expert Alan J. Bartels takes readers on a tour of the region he’s loved since childhood. Along the way\, he points out well-known events and attractions\, and off-the-beaten-path curiosities and small-town celebrations discovered through chance and dogged exploration. With 100 Things To Do In The Nebraska Sandhills Before You Die as your guide\, you’ll have all the insider information needed for memorable Sandhills adventures of your own. \nAbout the Author:\nAlan J. Bartels is a writer\, photographer\, student of nature\, father\, wanderer\, and chronic volunteer. He has been knocked unconscious by an emu; bitten by snakes\, snapping turtles\, and a sandhill crane; has come home smelling of skunk\, and once had a wild black-footed ferret run up his leg. He’s rescued owls\, hawks\, and eagles for Raptor Recovery Nebraska\, and guided hundreds of sandhill crane tours for Rowe Sanctuary. He loves the Sandhills and has an appreciation for Nebraskans everywhere with strong ties to the land. Alan’s award-winning children’s book\, What’s Going Down in Prairie Dog Town? was published in 2018. The foreword was written by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall\, and proceeds from the book were donated to Goodall’s Roots & Shoots youth service organization. Alan enjoys craft beer and is president of the Friends of Gracie – a group working with Sandhills ranchers to conserve wildlife and wild places. In 2016\, Alan received the Rank of Admiral in the “Great Navy of the State of Nebraska\,” and in 2000 was named Conservation Educator of the Year by the Nebraska Wildlife Federation. In 2022\, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts appointed Alan to the Governor’s Council to Keep Nebraska Beautiful Board of Directors. In 2023 Alan joined the Sandhills Prairie Refuge Association’s Board of Directors. Alan is a self-taught writer and photographer. His photograph of a Blanding’s turtle appeared in the March 2020 issue of National Geographic Magazine\, and his work has appeared in the Smithsonian Institution’s Air & Space Magazine\, USA Today\, and dozens of other publications. After 11 years with Nebraska Life magazine – most recently as editor – the 1989 graduate of Greeley High School and U.S. Army veteran left the fast-paced world of magazine deadlines in September 2021 and now works as the Information and Education Coordinator at the Lower Loup Natural Resources District in Ord\, a job that allows him to teach children and adults in the Sandhills and beyond about our state’s precious natural resources. Alan’s most recent book\, 100 Things To Do In The Nebraska Sandhills Before You Die\, was published by Reedy Press in September 2023.
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