BOOK NOTES.Byline: The Register-Guard Book by UO professor wins several honors A University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. professor's book about gardens that were planted in extreme social, political, economic or cultural conditions has been collecting numerous awards. ``Defiant Gardens'' is by Kenneth Helphand, a professor of landscape architecture. The Environmental Design Research Association gave the book one of two 2007 awards for excellence in research. The American Horticultural Society The American Horticultural Society is a nonprofit organization that promotes excellence in American horticulture. The society was first established in 1922. Today's organization has merged three earlier groups: the (original) American Horticultural Society, the National chose ``Defiant Gardens'' as one of three winners of its 2007 AHS AHS Assistant House Surgeon. Book Award. The book also has won an Award of Excellence in Research in the garden category by American Society of Landscape Architects The American Society of Landscape Architects is the national professional association representing landscape architects, with more than 17,000 members and 48 chapters, representing all 50 American states, US territories, and 42 countries around the world. ; it picked up the Silver Award of Achievement by the Writers Association Media Awards Program; and it was selected as a Book of the Year finalist in history by ForeWord Magazine. Six Eugene-area students honored in poetry contest Six students from the Eugene area won awards in the Oregon State Youth Poetry Contest, sponsored by the Oregon State Poetry Association. Willa Bauman, a 10th-grade home-schooled student, won first place for ``Elegy elegy, in Greek and Roman poetry, a poem written in elegiac verse (i.e., couplets consisting of a hexameter line followed by a pentameter line). The form dates back to 7th cent. B.C. in Greece and poets such as Archilochus, Mimnermus, and Tytraeus. for Fyodor Dostoevsky Noun 1. Fyodor Dostoevsky - Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Dostoevski, Dostoevsky, Dostoyevsky, Feodor Dostoevski, Feodor Dostoevsky, Feodor Dostoyevsky, Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski, Feodor .'' Bethany Van Den Elzen, a fourth-grade home-schooled student, won third place for ``What Silver Means to Me.'' Chas Cassidy, an eighth-grader at Jefferson Middle School Jefferson Middle School is a middle school located in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The middle school is home to the football team the Elks, which has won more conference champs than any other middle school in Tennessee. , won an Honorable Mention for ``Like Rain in the Morning.'' Hanna Hutcheson, a 10th-grader at Churchill High School, won an Honorable Mention for ``Confusion.'' Cienna Jade Simmons, a senior at Pleasant Hill High School, won an Honorable Mention for `Here's Something to Be.'' Blaine Patrick Werner Jr., an eighth-grade home-schooled student, won an Honorable Mention for ``Ode to the Snack Machine.'' More than 1,000 student poets from Oregon competed in four categories. Winning poems will be published in the 2007 edition of ``Cascadia: The Oregon Student Poetry Anthology.'' For information, call (503) 223-0745. Readings and signings TODAY David Sedaris - The humorist hu·mor·ist n. 1. A person with a good sense of humor. 2. A performer or writer of humorous material. humorist Noun a person who speaks or writes in a humorous way reads, takes questions and signs books, 7 p.m., Erb Memorial Union ballroom, 1222 E. 13th Ave. $40. (346-4363) Coleen Sell, Elizabeth King Gerlach, Phyllis Mannan man·nan n. Any of a group of plant polysaccharides that are polymers of mannose. [mann(ose) + -an2.] , Kristi Sakai and Patricia Wigney - They read from "A Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children With Autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. ," 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Drive. (687-0356) WEDNESDAY Dan O'Brien - The author reads from and signs copies of "Buffalo for the Broken Heart," 7:30 p.m., Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St. (345-8986) William Sullivan - The author of many popular hiking guides reads from his new mystery novel, ``Case of Einstein's Violin,'' 7 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room, 1501 Kincaid St. (346-4331) FRIDAY Featured Readers - University of Oregon Graduate Creative Writing Department event at 8 p.m. at Tsunami Books. Free. (345-8986) SATURDAY Jan Eliot - Reading, discussion and signing of "Desperate Households," the sixth Stone Soup collection, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 1163 Valley River Drive. Free. (687-0356) Out of Town MONDAY Walter Isaacson - The best-selling author of ``Benjamin Franklin'' reads from his new biography, ``Einstein: His Life and Universe,'' 7 p.m. Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing Cedar Hills Crossing, formerly the Beaverton Mall, is a retail shopping center in the city of Beaverton, Oregon,United States.[1] The center is notable in that it was the prior site of an historic airport, Bernard's Airport, where many of the early aircraft , 3415 S.W. Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton. (503) 228-4651. WEDNESDAY Chuck Palahniuk - The novelist reads from his new book, ``Rant,'' 7 p.m., Bagdad Theater, 3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland. $24.95, includes admission and a copy of ``Rant.'' For tickets, call the theater at (503) 236-9234 or go to www .mcmenamins.com or to www .ticketmaster.com. Deadlines The Book Notes deadline is 9 a.m. Friday for publication nine days later. Mail to: Book Notes, Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440; fax to 338-2813; or e-mail to rgfeatures@guardnet.com. |
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