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DESCRIPTION:The Jack London Foundation's 20th Annual Fundraising Books & Collectible 
 Auction will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2009, at the Sonoma Community 
 Center, 276 East Napa Street, Sonoma. Preview is 12 noon to 1 pm. Auction 
 begins at 1:00 pm. Admission is free.\n\nItems up for auction include many 
 rare books, first editions—many signed by the author, including books by 
 President-Elect Barack Obama (signed!), Sherman Alexie, Jean M. Auel, Dave 
 Barry, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Tom Brokaw, Jimmy Carter, Michael Chabon, 
 Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michael Connelly, Clive Cussler, Joan Didion, 
 Herbert Gold, Sue Grafton, Joe Hill, Tony Hillerman, Khaled Hosseini, John 
 Jakes, Stephen King, Russ Kingman, Maxine Hong Kingston, Dean Koontz, Ted 
 Koppel, Elmore Leonard, John Lescrout, Sinclair Lewis, Charmian London, 
 Jack London, Norman Mailer, John McCain, Larry McMurty, Ralph Nader, Joyce 
 Carol Oates, Richard North Patterson, James Patterson, Anne Rice, Salman 
 Rushdie, Charles M. Schulz, John Steinbeck, George Sterling, Amy Tan, Studs 
 Terkel, Paul Theroux, Jeffrey Toobin, Scott Turow, John Updike, Gore Vidal, 
 Dale Walker, and more! Also: Jack London books, photos, memorabilia, 
 posters, and other items including first and foreign editions. There will 
 also be: Celebrity Photographs personally autographed—including Robert 
 DeNiro, Tim Robbins, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julie Harris; Collectible 
 Sports Items including baseball cards, posters, and photographs; Dinner 
 Getaways . . . and much more!\n\nThis auction is sponsored by the Jack 
 London Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of 
 the literary works of Jack London. All the proceeds from this auction — 
 its sole fundraiser of the year — are used to underwrite Scholarship 
 Writing Contests for high school students throughout the United States and 
 to provide supplementary teaching materials at no cost to requesting 
 teachers and educators. \n\nOn Saturday evening, the Foundation will host 
 its 39th annual Jack London Birthday Banquet, celebrating Jack's 133rd 
 birthday. This year the theme is the "Martin Eden". The banquet is held at 
 the Quail Inn in Oakmont, and reservations are required. Reservations: 
 $45/adults, $25/students\n\nFor more information about the Auction, 
 Banquet, or about Membership in the Foundation, call (707) 996-2888, or 
 e-mail the Foundation at jlondon@vom.com.\n 
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SUMMARY:Jack London Foundation Fundraising Books & Collectibles Auction
LOCATION:Jack London Foundation's 20th Annual Books & Collectibles Auction will be 
 held at the Sonoma Community Center, 276 East Napa Street, Sonoma. \nJack 
 London Birthday Banquet: in Oakmont (Santa Rosa) in the eve.
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