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Queer Theory Bookclub
The Queer Theory Bookclub meets at 4 p.m., every Sunday.

Eclectic Writers' Group
2060 N. Painted Hills Road.

Barnes And Noble—Foothills Mall
Holistic-health counselor Karla Cauldwell provides useful, positive information about how to bring physical, mental and spritual health to your family.

Bookworms Book Group
The group meets to discuss The Perfect Man, by Naeem Murr, from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 8.

Open-Mic Nights
An open-mic night is held at 8 p.m., every Thursday, at Bentley's House of Coffee and Tea, 1730 E. Speedway, Blvd. Call 795-0338 for information.

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Mystery (24)

Cookbook (2)

Biography (14)

Autobiography (6)

Western (1)

THIS WEEK IN BOOKS:

Meaningful Mysteries

A UA Health Sciences professor writes about strange, otherworldly experiences he's witnessed in his career

By PAUL WINE

In 1981, a year before he graduated from medical school, Allan J. Hamilton became a surgical fellow in Gabon, a small nation on the west coast of equatorial Africa. Among his duties was the task of immunizing children who lived in villages scattered along the Ogooué River. One day, he and a native guide set out to make the rounds in a dugout canoe loaded with medical supplies.

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TOP TEN IN BOOKS
Mostly Books best-sellers for the week

MEMORY AND LOSS
A new Latino novelist tackles immigration with a classic love story By ANDREW MORTAZAVI (06/26/08)

MIRACULOUS JOURNEY
Charles Langley chronicles Navajo medicine men with verve and an outstanding attention to detail By BRIAN PARK (06/19/08)

ENLIGHTENING READ
A Tibetan monk and a Scottsdale writer team up to write a story and change the way we think By PAUL WINE (06/12/08)

MOROSE MAINE
UA professor Jason Brown's collection of short stories is extremely dark, but the writing is beautiful By JULIA RAMEY (06/05/08)

HAUNTED BY HUGHES
This fascinating biography details the descent into madness of Tucson's famous missile maverick By TIM HULL (05/29/08)

STIMULUS PACKAGE
An academic publisher collects Joanna Frueh's charged performance pieces By JARRET KEENE (05/22/08)