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TONIGHT! Isaiah Washington at Eso Won!

Meet author/activist/actor ISAIAH WASHINGTON as he discusses and signs

A Man from Another Land: How Finding My Roots Changed My Life

From 7 – 9 pm at Eso Won Bookstore

In this inspirational memoir, Grey’s Anatomy actor Isaiah Washington explains how filling in the gaps of his past led him to discover a new passion: helping those less fortunate. DNA testing revealed that Washington was descended from the Mende people, who today live in Sierra Leone. For many people, the story would end with the results of the search; for Isaiah, it had just begun. Discovering his roots has given him a new purpose, to lead an inspirational life defined by faith and charity.
After visiting Sierra Leone, and researching the country and its needs, Washington forged a strong relationship with the Mende people, and was inducted as Chief Gondobay Manga in May 2006. He established The Gondobay Manga Foundation to institute many improvements suggested by the country’s people, addressing educational concerns, practical issues (road building, water supply, and electricity), and rehabilitative projects.

Dual citizenship has been a dream of African-Americans such as W.E.B. DuBois, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, but Washington became the first to realize that honor in 2008. A twofold milestone, it was also the first time an African president granted citizenship based on DNA.

Come early and enjoy yourself.

Eso Won Bookstore
4331 Degnan Blvd. LA.
90008
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LA EVENTS: Sister Souljah at Eso Won Bookstore

Sister Souljah, the New York Times bestselling author of The Coldest Winter Ever andMidnight, delivers her most compelling and enlightening story yet. With Midnight and The Meaning of Love, Souljah brings to her millions of fans an adventure about young, deep love, the ways in which people across the world express their love, and the lengths that they will go to have it.

Powerful and sensual, Midnight is an intelligent, fierce fighter and Ninjutsu-trained ninja warrior. He attracts attention wherever he goes but remains unmoved by it and focuses on protecting his mother and sister and regaining his family’s fortunes. When Midnight, a devout Muslim, takes sixteen-year-old Akemi from Japan as his wife, they look forward to building a life together, but their tumultuous teenage marriage is interrupted when Akemi is kidnapped and taken back to Japan by her own father, even though the marriage was consummated and well underway.

“There’s not one drop of inferiority in my blood,” Midnight says as he first secures his mother, Umma, and sister, Naja, before setting off on a global journey to reclaim his wife. Midnight must travel across three countries and numerous cultures in his attempt to defeat his opponent. Along this magnificent journey he meets people who change him forever, even as he changes them. He encounters temptations he never would have imagined and takes risks that many a lesser man would say no to, all for the women he loves and is sworn to protect.

See Sister Souljah on Monday, May 2, 2011 from 7 – 9 pm

Eso Won Bookstore
4331 Degnan Blvd. LA.
90008
(323) 290-1048
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LA EVENTS: Eso Won Kicks Off Women’s History Month!

This month, Eso Won Books is hosting several book signings with several notable female authors. Their schedule for this month is as follows:

Tue Mar 01 @05:30PM – 07:30PM
BELVA DAVIS BOOKSIGNING…Never in My Wildest Dreams…A Black Woman’s Life In Journalism Fri Mar 04 @07:00PM – 09:00PM

KARIN L. STANFORD BOOKSIGNING…African Americans in Los Angeles…Photographs Mon Mar 07 @07:00PM – 09:00PM
SHARIFA RHODES-PITTS BOOKSIGNING…Harlem is Nowhere… A Journey to the Mecca of Black America

Join them later in the month to support the book signings of these gentlemen: Thu Mar 10 @07:00PM – 09:00PM
WALTER MOSLEY BOOKSIGNING…When The Thrill is Gone…Leonid McGill Mystery Fri Mar 11 @07:00PM – 09:00PM
JORDAN FLAHERTY BOOKSIGNING…Floodlines…Community and Resistance from Katrina to Jena 6

Eso Won Bookstore
4331 Degnan Blvd. LA.
90008
(323) 290-1048

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LA EVENTS: Russell Simmons Booksigning at Eso Won!

Meet author RUSSELL SIMMONS as he discussses and signs his book, SUPER RICH: A Guide to Having it All

Russell Simmons knows firsthand that wealth is rooted in much more than the stock market. True wealth has more to do with what you think, say, and do than what’s in your wallet. Using this knowledge, Simmons became one of America’s shrewdest entrepreneurs, achieving a level of success that most investors only dream about. No matter how much material gain he accumulated, he never stopped lending a hand to those less fortunate. InSuper Rich, Simmons uses his rare blend of spiritual savvy and street-smart wisdom to offer a new definition of wealth-and share timeless principles for developing an unshakable sense of self that can weather any financial storm. As Simmons says, “Happy can make you money, but money can’t make you happy.”

In straight-talking inspiring chapters, Simmons provides unforgettable true stories from his own road to riches, delving into the principles and practices that have kept him energized and focused. Whether we’re in the boardroom or on a yoga mat, Simmons says, we have to be able to listen to our inner voices. Finding our unique potential, we can make the right moves, ruled not by money but by the joy of conscientious living and giving. With these philosophies and more, Simmons brings us a stimulus package of consciousness that will never run dry, backed by the power of the higher self.

ESO WON BOOKSTORE

will host this event at:

The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016

Time:  7:00 – 9:00 pm.

For further information call: 323-290-1048