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BART "Rider Thank You Day" December 13

BART and the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association have come together to offer BART riders a terrific holiday gift-$10 off a selection of great new books.

Booksellers and BART staff will be handing out a special edition of the monthly "Booksense" brochure Tuesday, December 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 a.m. at the Downtown Berkeley, Rockridge, Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center BART stations.

Riders who take the brochure to participating independent booksellers will receive $10 off the cover price of any book reviewed inside the special edition "Booksense."

This offer is part of BART's "Rider Thank-You" campaign that kicked off with a free morning commute sponsored by ING and free coffee from Peet's. BART partner's from time-to-time with Bay Area Businesses to provide our riders with special gifts or offers to show our appreciation for your support.

Win a set of 15 books from the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association!
MyBART Members have a chance to win a set of 15 best-selling books, recommended by the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association. Contest expires December 31st, 2005. To join MyBART and enter this MyBART contest, please visit mybart.org.

Enter for your chance to win the following titles:

The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook
Featuring More than 1,200 Everyday Recipes From America's Most Trusted Kitchen, by the Editors at America's Test Kitchen

Any Bitter Thing
A Novel, taking readers on a journey of reconciliation, by Monica Wood

The Devil's Teeth
A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks, by Susan Casey

Don't Get Too Comfortable
The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never-Ending Quest for Artisan Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems, by David Rakoff

The History of Love
A Novel bursting with colorful characters, suspense, true love and tenderness, by Nicole Krauss

Julie & Julia
365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, by Julie Powell

The Jungle Law
A Novel weaving stories of two families, one struggling to build a life on an impoverished Vermont farm, and the other that of Rudyard Kipling, by Victoria Vinton

Poison Study
A riveting fantasy that unites intelligent political focus with a subtle yet potent romance, By Maria V Snyder

The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, by Candice Millard

A Slight Trick of the Mind
You don't need to know who Sherlock Holmes is to enjoy this book, By Mitch Cullin

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
A Novel set in remote 19th-century China detailing the deeply affecting story of lifelong, intimate friends, their imprisonment by rigid codes of conduct for women and their betrayal by pride and love, by Lisa See

Tab Hunter Confidential
The Making of a Movie Star, by Tab Hunter with Eddie Muller

The Tender Bar
A Memoir centered around a Long Island Bar, by JR Moehringer

Two Lives
A Memoir with moving accounts of the author's aunt and uncle, who survived during the painful years of World War Two, by Vikram Seth

Tyrannosaur Canyon
An action packed novel following the search for an incredible relic of the Jurassic Era, By Douglas Preston

For more independent bookseller recommendations, visit http://www.indiebound.org.