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Kepler's Books

1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park , CA 94025
650-324-4321

Website: keplers.com/

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Kepler's was founded in May 1955 by peace activist Roy Kepler. The store soon blossomed into the cultural epicenter it has always remained. It attracted loyal customers from the students and faculty of Stanford University and from other members of the surrounding communities who were interested in serious books and ideas. The Grateful Dead gave live shows there early in their career, and they, along with folk singer Joan Baez, often appeared...

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In 1990, Publishers Weekly named Kepler’s “Bookseller of the Year.” However, by 1996, it was clear that the bookselling business was being completely changed by the emergence of large discount warehouses and Amazon.com. These changing economic conditions affecting independent bookstores nationwide, and the concomitant internal business problems, caused Kepler’s to close its doors on August 31, 2005... briefly.

The local community responded with demonstrations. Thousands gathered on the expanse of what is now known as “Kepler’s Plaza” to express support and protest the loss. Weeks later, with community investment, a flourishing Literary Circle Membership Program and a revived sense of Kepler’s place within Silicon Valley, the bookstore re-opened in October of 2005.

Today, Kepler's has once again evolved with it communities and remains a household word in the daily lives of its fiercely loyal customers. It is still a vibrant cultural center, not only offering a vast array of books and continuing its stellar author events but it now also serves a burgeoning population of children and families and has developed a community partner program without equal.

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	Exit Laughing with Authors Victoria Zackheim, Ellen Sussman, Sam Barry, Kathi Goldmark Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 31, 2012 Exit Laughing is more than a collection of twenty-four personal stories, written by some of the country's finest authors, on the subject of death and humor. It's a reminder that people approach death in very different ways. Whether a person faces his or her own death or the death of a loved one with fear, sorrow, joy, or confusion, and whether... Exit Laughing with Authors Victoria Zackheim, Ellen Sussman, Sam Barry, Kathi Goldmark Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 31, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	The Fierce Reads Tour - Youth Event with Five Debut Authors Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books June 8, 2012 Come join five amazing debut authors with five extraordinary tales. Anna Banks' Of Poseidon is an action-packed novel about a teenage girl who learns she has the gift of Poseidon and can communicate with fish--and gorgeous mermen. Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone is a magical tale of a refugee girl thrust into the magical elite when she learns... The Fierce Reads Tour - Youth Event with Five Debut Authors Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books June 8, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	A Beach Day for Hannah - Story Time with Author Linda Petrie Bunch Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books June 10, 2012 Let Linda Petrie Bunch introduce you to Hannah, the Bernese Mountain Dog, as she frolics on the beaches of Carmel testing the ocean waters, crafting sand creations, and navigating the surf with board and sail. A Beach Day for Hannah - Story Time with Author Linda Petrie Bunch Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books June 10, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Overseas - Beatriz Williams, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books June 12, 2012 Overseas is a passionate, sweeping novel of a love that transcends time. When twenty-something Wall Street analyst Kate Wilson attracts the notice of the legendary Julian Laurence at a business meeting, no one's more surprised than she is. Julian's relentless energy and his extraordinary intellect electrify her, but she's baffled by his sudden... Overseas - Beatriz Williams, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books June 12, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog - Chad Orzel, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books June 14, 2012 Physics professor Chad Orzel and his inquisitive canine companion, Emmy, tackle the concepts of general relativity in this irresistible introduction to Einstein's physics. Through armchair--and sometimes passenger-seat--conversations with Emmy about the relative speeds of dog and cat motion or the logistics of squirrel-chasing, Orzel translates... How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog - Chad Orzel, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books June 14, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)

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Event Name: Roy Morris, Jr. - Lighting Out for the Territory - How Samuel Clemens Became Mark Twain
"READ MORRIS"
Comment posted by: Susan GREGG GILMORE from Nashville, TN, Feb 15, 2010

Everything author Roy Morris writes is brilliant and beautiful at the same time -- cannot wait to get my hands on this one!

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Everything author Roy Morris writes is brilliant and beautiful at the same time -- cannot wait to get my hands on this one!

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Event Name: Special Book Signing with Andre Agassi - OPEN: An Autobiography
"Andre plays it well"
Comment posted by: Frisbee from LA, Dec 27, 2009

I loved the book..brought me closer to the man that andre is..i just bought it online from a1books and simply love it

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I loved the book..brought me closer to the man that andre is..i just bought it online from a1books and simply love it

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	An Evening of Poetry with Jacqueline Kudler and Judy Halebsky Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 23, 2012 Jacqueline Kudler's new collection of poems traces a delicate and tensile arc. Poignant, unafraid, and disarming in its evocation of the trajectory of one human life, Easing Into Dark is a return to that life. For Kudler such return is "a way of realigning memory," a longing not for the life unlived, but for the life lived: years... An Evening of Poetry with Jacqueline Kudler and Judy Halebsky Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 23, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	The New Geography of Jobs - Enrico Moretti, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 22, 2012 A rising young economist at Berkeley argues that where you live will soon determine how successful you are--and explains what that means for the country. As the global economy shifted from agriculture to manufacturing to innovation, the world was supposed to become more flat. Geography was supposed to matter less, but the pundits were wrong. A... The New Geography of Jobs - Enrico Moretti, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 22, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	The Chemistry of Tears - Peter Carey, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 21, 2012 Catherine Gehrig, a museum conservator in London, learns of the death of her colleague and lover of thirteen years. As the mistress of a married man, she must keep her grief a secret. She is rescued by the only person who knew of this affair--her boss. It is he who arranges a project that demands she work in isolation. In deep mourning, she... The Chemistry of Tears - Peter Carey, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 21, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Two Among the Righteous Few - Marty Brounstein, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 17, 2012 Nestled in the hills on the western side of Jerusalem is a museum called Yad Vashem. There, people from around the world visit daily to learn about the tragic period of history from 1933 to 1945 known as the Holocaust. The museum serves as an education, research, and historical center in remembrance of the six million Jews across Europe who... Two Among the Righteous Few - Marty Brounstein, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 17, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Dust to Dust... A Memoir - Benjamin Busch, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 10, 2012 Dust to Dust is an extraordinary memoir about ordinary things: life and death, war and peace, the explorations of childhood and revelations of adulthood by Busch--a U.S. Marine who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on "The Wire," and son of celebrated novelist Frederick Busch. In elemental-themed chapters--water,... Dust to Dust... A Memoir - Benjamin Busch, Author Presented by Kepler's Bookstore at Kepler's Books May 10, 2012 Event Rating (0 votes)

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Exit Laughing with Authors Victoria Zackheim, Ellen Sussman, Sam Barry, Kathi Goldmark

The Fierce Reads Tour - Youth Event with Five Debut Authors

A Beach Day for Hannah - Story Time with Author Linda Petrie Bunch

Overseas - Beatriz Williams, Author

How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog - Chad Orzel, Author

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An Evening of Poetry with Jacqueline Kudler and Judy Halebsky

The New Geography of Jobs - Enrico Moretti, Author

The Chemistry of Tears - Peter Carey, Author

Two Among the Righteous Few - Marty Brounstein, Author

Dust to Dust... A Memoir - Benjamin Busch, Author

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