Ambassador Zewde Retta's New Book

The author of the recent much-acclaimed Amharic book, The Eritrean Affair During The Period of Emperor Haile Sellassie, has just published another remarkable magnum opus (in Amharic). His new BOOK is entitled-Teferi Mekonnen-The Long Journey to Ultimate Power (in Amharic). Its 550 pages with more than 60 pictures, covers the first four decades of the Emperor's life during the final years of Emperor Menelik II, Empress Zewditu and the aborted period of Lij Iyassu. The book is published in Ethiopia and was launched in Addis Ababa at a well-attended and well-received event on 3 June 2005. Many who have read it so far, use phrases like "I could not stop reading it;" I have never read such a well-written book;" "the content is rich and the style of writing is absorbing;" "I thought I knew a lot about that period, now I know how much I did not know." Readers in North America can now look forward to the book's launching and signing events due to take place in cities and dates listed below. Residents are advised to use the telephone numbers to access the book and get directions to the venues in the respective localities. Book Signing event dates & venues are as follows:

Los Angeles: To obtain the book call Awash Restaurant, Tel. 323 939-3233.
Book Signing will be on Sunday 26 June 2005 at 3 pm, Rosalind Ethiopian Restaurant, Tel. 323 936-2486.
Atlanta: To obtain the book call Atlanta Ethiopian Community 678-592 8097.
Book signing will be on 9 July 2005 Saturday July 9 at 1pm, Auburn Avenue African American Research Library, Tel. 404 730-4001.
San Francisco: To obtain the book, call 415 215-7020.
Book signing will be on 10 July 2005 at 2:30 pm, Ethiopian Restaurant in Berkeley, Tel. 510 843-1992.
Seattle: To obtain the book call Blue Nile Store, 206 322-4708.
Book signing will be on Sunday 17 July 2005 at 3 pm at Garfield Community Center, 206 684-4788.
Washington, D.C.: To obtain the book call 301 537-5215.
Book signing will be on Saturday 23 July 2005 at 2 pm, St. Mary's Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 202 726-4115.

DO NOT MISS THESE EVENTS IN YOUR LOCALITIES AND LET OTHERS KNOW AS WELL. IT IS A RARE BOOKFEST FOR AMHARIC READERS. YOU WILL CONFIRM THIS WHEN YOU OPEN THE BOOK:
TEFERI MEKONNEN: REJIMU YESELTAN GUZO

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