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Arnold Schwarzenegger Coming To North Jersey Arnold Schwarzenegger Coming To North Jersey
Arnold Schwarzenegger Coming To North Jersey "The Terminator" is coming to town. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the legendary actor, bodybuilder and former Governor of California, is appearing at Bookends in Ridgewood on Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. to sign copies of his new book "Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life." The self-help book features earnest, blunt and powerful advice from Schwarzenegger on how to live a meaningful life, with his own personal stories of success and failure, according to a synopsis.  For more information on Schwarzenegger's signing, click here.

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Meet Singer Jessie James Decker In North Jersey Meet Singer Jessie James Decker In North Jersey
Meet Singer Jessie James Decker In North Jersey Jessie James Decker has gone from making country hits to whipping up culinary delicacies.  Decker, a country singer and reality TV star, is hosting a book signing for her new cookbook "Just Eat: More Than 100 Easy and Delicious Recipes That Taste Just Like Home," on Monday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at Bookends in Ridgewood. Decker is married to former football star Eric Decker and has four children. The two chronicled their marriage on the E! reality show "Eric and Jesse: Game On." The cookbook features over 100 recipes from Decker, specializing in comfort food, including Louisiana beignets, E…

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Meet Sportscaster Kenny Albert In North Jersey Meet Sportscaster Kenny Albert In North Jersey
Meet Sportscaster Kenny Albert In North Jersey Kenny Albert, a Closter resident, has called some of the biggest moments in sports and has plenty of stories to tell. Albert, the only sportscaster who does play by play for the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL will be signing copies of his new book "A Mic For All Seasons" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Monday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. In the book, Albert discusses growing up the son of iconic sportscaster Marv Albert and calling 3,000 games, including calling the 1994 Stanley Cup Final, Jose Bautista's bat flip home run in 2015 and the U.S. women's hockey shootout in the 2018 Winter Olympic gold medal game, acc…

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Meet 'Saved By The Bell's' Tiffani Thiessen In North Jersey Meet 'Saved By The Bell's' Tiffani Thiessen In North Jersey
Meet 'Saved By The Bell's' Tiffani Thiessen In North Jersey Kelly Kapowski is visiting Bergen County all the way from Bayside High School. Tiffani Thiessen, who played the popular cheerleader and later wife of Zack Morris on "Saved by the Bell" will be signing copies of her new book "Here We Go Again" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. In "Here We Go Again," Thiessen, who has found a second career as a foodie, offers up her best recipes for making leftovers taste like new, according to a synopsis. Thiessen tells people how to take food destined for the trash and turn it into tonight's dinner, according to a synopsis.  This is…

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Meet 'RHONJ's' Jackie Goldschneider In North Jersey Meet 'RHONJ's' Jackie Goldschneider In North Jersey
Meet 'Rhonj's' Jackie Goldschneider In North Jersey Jackie Goldschneider, one of the cast members on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" is ready to reveal her secret to the world. Goldschneider will be signing copies of her new book "The Weight of Beautiful" on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. at Bookends in Ridgewood.  In "The Weight of Beautiful" Goldschneider reveals her longstanding struggle with wanting to be thin, that led to a battle with an anorexia, according to a synopsis. Goldschneider hid her eating disorder from her friends and family as she counted calories and skipped meals but was able to overcome it and save her life when she j…

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Meet Songwriter Holly Knight In North Jersey Meet Songwriter Holly Knight In North Jersey
Meet Songwriter Holly Knight In North Jersey "Rag Doll." "Love is a Battlefield. "The Best."  Holly Knight wrote them all. The acclaimed songwriter will be signing copies of her book "I Am The Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Rocking the MTV Eighties" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m.  The memoir discusses Knight rise to fame in the music industry and how she found herself writing for Tina Turner, Aerosmith and Pat Benatar at the birth of MTV, according to a synopsis. The book also touches on her difficult relationship with her mother, along with the usual assortment of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, ac…

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Meet 'New Girl's' Max Greenfield In North Jersey Meet 'New Girl's' Max Greenfield In North Jersey
Meet 'New Girl's' Max Greenfield In North Jersey Let's hope he's a nice guy and isn't forced to put any money in the jar. Max Greenfield, who filled up the douchebag jar playing lovable scamp Schmidt on "New Girl" and plays dorky Dave on "The Neighborhood" will be signing copies of his new picture book "I Don't Want to Read This Book Aloud" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Monday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. "I Don't Want To Read This Book Aloud" is a humorous look at the struggles people face when asked to read in front of someone, like coming across a word they don't know, hearing the sound of your own voice or even worse, getting distracted by a vol…

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Millie Bobby Brown Appearing In North Jersey Millie Bobby Brown Appearing In North Jersey
Millie Bobby Brown Appearing In North Jersey Eleven is going to be appearing at 11. Millie Bobby Brown, who plays Eleven on the Netflix show "Stranger Things" will be appearing at Bookends in Ridgewood on Friday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. to sign copies of her new book "Nineteen Steps." "Nineteen Steps," is inspired by Brown's grandmother and is a love story set in World War II between a woman living in London and an American airman, according to a synopsis. This is Brown's debut novel.  For more information on Brown's appearance, visit book-ends.com 

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Matthew McConaughey Making North Jersey Appearance Matthew McConaughey Making North Jersey Appearance
Matthew McConaughey Making North Jersey Appearance Matthew McConaughey is hoping his Sunday Funday in Bergen County is alright, alright, alright. As part of the tour for his new book "Just Because," McConaughey will be appearing at Bookends in Ridgewood on Sunday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. "Just Because" is the Oscar winning actor's first picture book and features life lessons designed to empower readers both young and old to celebrate everyone's potential, according to a synopsis. This is McConaughey's second book. He previously wrote "Greenlights," a memoir. For more information on McConaughey's appearance, visit book-ends.com. 

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Meet Yankees World Series Hero In Northern New Jersey Meet Yankees World Series Hero In Northern New Jersey
Meet Yankees World Series Hero In Northern New Jersey It was Game 4 of the 1996 World Series when Jim Leyritz achieved Yankee immortality.  The slugger, whose three run-home run helped the Yankees come back from a 6-0 deficit and eventually win the World Series, will be at Bookends in Ridgewood on Thursday, Sept. 7. at 7 p.m. to sign copies of "The 20 Greatest Moments in New York Sports History From 1960 to Today." Leyritz also won a World Series with the Bombers in 1999. The book is written by famed New York sportswriters Todd Ehrlich and Gary Myers, who will also be at the signing. Leyritz's life off the diamond has not been easy. In 2…

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Meet Mets Legend, World Series Hero In North Jersey Meet Mets Legend, World Series Hero In North Jersey
Meet Mets Legend, World Series Hero In North Jersey Ed Kranepool spent 18 years playing for the Amazin's, winning a World Series with The Miracle Mets in 1969 and being inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in 1990.  Now the Mets legend is coming to Bergen County. Kranepool is signing copies of his new book, "The Last Miracle: My 18-Year Journey with the Amazin' New York Mets" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Thursday August 10 at 6 p.m. In his autobiography, "Steady Eddie" talks about playing stickball in the Bronx, the infamous 1962 Mets and getting a kidney transplant from a Mets fan, according to a synopsis. Kranepool is first all t…

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Meet Clay Travis At North Jersey Bookstore Meet Clay Travis At North Jersey Bookstore
Meet Clay Travis At North Jersey Bookstore Conservative commentator and sportswriter Clay Travis is coming to Bergen County. Travis, who founded the sports website Outkick and co-hosts "The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show," will be signing copies of his new book "American Playbook" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Monday, August 7 at 6 p.m. In "American Playbook", Travis lays out his gameplan for how the Republican Party can turn its fortunes around and defeat Democrats at the ballot box, according to a synopsis. This is Travis' fourth book and his second political book. To purchase tickets to meet Travis, click here.

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