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Kids and Cats
A brief reminder that former pre-school teacher Courtney Saffie (a.k.a "the child whisperer") will be hosting a story-time for kids ages 3 to 8 this Saturday at 10:30. Story-time with Courtney will be happening every other Saturday morning-the next one after this will be Saturday January 23rd.

The Regulator doesn't have a bookstore cat, but we do host a monthly cat and rabbit adoption event run by the Durham Animal Protection Society. You can come visit our furry friends from 2:00 - 3:30 this Sunday, January 10th. The cats come to The Regulator the 2nd Sunday in every month. 
Jay Williams
We're thrilled to welcome former Duke basketball great and current ESPN analyst Jay Williams for remarks and a book signing on Wednesday January 27 at 7:00 p.m. William's new book is Life is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention. As a point guard at Duke in 2001, Williams started all 39 games and led the Devils to the NCAA National Championship, earning NABC Player of the Year honors. His 841 points broke Jay Williams Dick Groat's 49-year Duke record for points in a season, while he led all tournament scorers with a 25.7 ppg average. By the 2002 season Williams was widely considered the best player in college basketball, earning both the prestigious Naismith Award and Wooden Award as College Basketball's Player of the Year in 2002.

But after one season with the Chicago Bulls, Williams rise to NBA stardom was cut short when he was gravely injured in a motorcycle crash. He spent a decade recovering from his injuries, going through rehabilitation, attempting a comeback, and looking for other professional work in sports. In Life is Not an Accident Williams looks back in astonishment at his younger self-a kid who had it all, thought he was invincible, and lost everything . . . only to gain new wisdom. Williams discusses the scandalous recruiting process for professional athletes. He reviews his decision to return to Duke and the influence of Coach K to finish his degree. He addresses corruption within the college basketball scene, as well as the NBA's underground culture of gambling, drugs, and sex in every city, with players on every team.  He is currently a college basketball analyst for ESPN.

Photography is permitted, but no posed pictures. Williams will not be signing sports equipment. All books for the signing must be purchased at The Regulator. Life is Not An Accident goes on sale on Tuesday January 26. Call the store to reserve your copy.
Good Reading
The judges have spoken and the results are in! These are the very best recent books, as selected by thousands of experts. Here (in other words) are The Regulator's bestselling books during the month of December.

Hardback Fiction
--All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Our December #1 for two straight years!

--Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. A favorite book of the year by Regulator staffer Cait and President Barack Obama.

--A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. Four college roommates over three decades. A National Book Award finalist.

--The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro. A novel set in the New York art scene in 1940, where art, politics and war collide.

--City on Fire by Garth Risk Hallberg. Life in New York City in 1977, jammed into a brief 944 pages.

Hardback Nonfiction
--Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Race and identity in America. We've sold more than 300 copies of this since July.

--Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe. Simple words, but amazing drawings. Everything from stars to airplanes to bathrooms. 

--The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball's Lost Triumph by Scott Ellsworth. The story of a forbid den inter-racial college basketball game in 1944. The game was  played in Durham and the two teams involved were from Duke and North Carolina Central.

--Gratitude by Oliver Sacks. Essays from the famous neurologist's final months.

--Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik.

Paperbacks
--My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. The first of four novels following the lives of two friends in Italy. An international sensation.

--Brooklyn by Colm Toibin. The rare case of a good novel being made into a good movie.

--The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown.

Local Interest
--Foster's Market Favorites: 25th Anniversary Collection. Recipes from Durham's own Sara Foster

--100 Things Duke fans Should Know and Do Before They Die by Johnny Moore

--100 Things Carolina Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die by Art Chansky

--Carolina Writers at Home edited by Meg Reid.

January Events
Saturday Storytime
Saturday, January 9, 10:30 a.m.
Courtney Saffie is a former preschool teacher and current dance educator in the Triangle. Her love of reading stemmed from reading as a child and it continued to blossom and grow as she got older. Some of her favorite authors include Dr. Seuss, Todd Parr, Jan Brett, Eric Carle, Leo Lionni, J.K Rowling, Jeannette Walls, Harper Lee and more. She reads whenever she has the chance and is looking forward to sharing all of her favorite childrens books with your children, ages 3 to 8.

APS Cat/Rabbit Adoption Event
Sunday, January 10, 2016 2:00 pm
Durham Animal Protection Society will hold a monthly cat and rabbit adoption event at the Regulator. Come visit our furry friends from 2:00 - 3:30. Note the time and date.

NONFICTION AUTHORS ASSOCIATION
Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 6:30 pm
The Nonfiction Authors Association will host a web designer to speak to the group about designing their author websites. Note the time.

NAZEEH ABDUL-HAKEEM
Thursday, January 14, 2016, 7:00 pm
Nazeeh Abdul-Hakeem will read from his book, The Athaan in the Bull City: Building Durham's Islamic Community. Reaching back more than 30 years in Durham's history, Abdul-Hakeem explores the formation and growth of the Islamic Community here.
Abdul-Hakeem, a retired city planner for Durham, became a Muslim in 1979. He made several pilgrimages to Meca and Madinah in Saudi Arabia and to Masjid Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem.

JAY WILLIAMS
Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 7:00 pm
Former Duke basketball player, Jay Williams will present brief remarks followed by a book signing of his new book Life is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention. Williams, the most promising professional basketball player of his time, was a NCAA champion and two-time national player of the year at Duke and the number-two overall NBA draft pick in 2002. But after one season with the Chicago Bulls, Williams rise to NBA stardom was cut short when he was gravely injured in a motorcycle crash. He spent a decade recovering from his injuries, going through rehabilitation, attempting a comeback, and looking for other professional work in sports. Williams looks back in astonishment at his younger self-a kid who had it all, thought he was invincible, and lost everything . . . only to gain new wisdom. Williams discusses the scandalous recruiting process for professional athletes. He reviews his decision to return to Duke and the influence of Coach K to finish his degree. He addresses corruption within the college basketball scene, as well as the NBA's underground culture of gambling, drugs, and sex in every city, with players on every team.  He is currently a college basketball analyst for ESPN.

Photography is permitted, but no posed pictures. Williams will not be signing sports equipment. All books for the signing must be purchased at The Regulator. Life is Not An Accident goes on sale on Tuesday January 26. Call the store to reserve your copy.

JEREMY TAYLOR
Sunday, January 31, 2016, 4:30 pm
In his new book, Body by Darwin: How Evolution: Shapes our Health and Transforms Medicine, Jeremy Taylor uses evolutionary history to explore the roots of many medical conditions through time.  His investigation reveals what has made humans susceptible to certain illnesses and ailments and how we can use that knowledge to help us treat or prevent problems in the future. Our development into bipeds affects knees and backs and our current obsession with antibacterial products affects immune systems. Taylor shows how the work of evolutionary medicine gives us a new perspective on the body and its adaptations.

Jeremy Taylor has been a senior producer and director for BBC Television, and made numerous science films for the Discovery Channel and Learning Channel, among others. He also wrote Not a Chimp: The Hunt to Find the Genes that Make Us Human. He lives in London.
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