Books-A-Million to Host Beth Holloway.BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Books-A-Million, Inc. (NASDAQ/NM: BAMM BAMM British Association of Medical Managers BAMM Bay Area Model Mugging (now Impact Bay Area) BAMM Beta and Advection Model - Medium BAMM Bay Area Math Meet (San Francisco, CA) ) is pleased to announce that Birmingham native Beth Holloway will be signing copies of her memoir, Loving Natalee, on Saturday, October 6th at 2 PM at the Brookwood Village Books-A-Million in Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham (pronounced [ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. . Line numbers will be distributed beginning at 9AM on the day of the event and a portion of the proceeds from the signing will benefit the International Safe Travels Foundation. In May of 2005, Beth Holloway received the worst phone call a parent can imagine. Her daughter, Natalee, had disappeared without a trace in Aruba during her high school's senior graduation trip. Two years later, for the very first time -- Beth Holloway steps forward -- in this astonishingly a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. candid and inspirational memoir to tell of her harrowing ordeal. This inspiring story chronicles how one mother faces the horror of her daughter's disappearance and finds the strength, hope, and courage to carry on that can only come from a deep-rooted faith. Since Natalee's disappearance in 2005, Beth has committed to sharing Natalee's story and delivering a message about personal safety to high school and college students. She established the International Safe Travels Foundation as the vehicle to achieve this, as well as to educate and inform the public about safe international travel. The foundation and the SAFE TRAVELS Student Safety Campaign are endorsed by the National Sheriffs' Association The National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) is a U.S. non-profit trade association dedicated to raising the level of professionalism among U.S.sheriffs, their deputies and others in the fields of criminal justice and public safety. . Books-A-Million is one of the nation's leading book retailers and sells on the Internet at www.booksamillion.com. The Company presently operates more than 200 stores in 19 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . The Company operates two distinct store formats, including large superstores operating under the names Books-A-Million and Books & Co., and traditional bookstores operating under the name Bookland Book´land` n. 1. (O. Eng. Law) Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands. This species of tenure has given rise to the modern freeholds. . The Company's wholesale operations include American Wholesale Book Company and Book$mart, both based in Florence, Alabama Florence city is the seat of Lauderdale County, which is situated in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. According to the 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 36,721. . For more information, visit the company's website at www.booksamillioninc.com. |
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