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Saturday, 12 p.m. at Borders Bookstore in Kahului
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December 15, 2005
[BOOK SIGNING] A Christmas House is the true story of George Skinner, a guy who contracted polio back in 1934 when he was just 22. Despite ending up in an iron lung, Skinner attributes community support for getting him out and walking again. To thank them, he began building an elaborate Christmas display at his Hollywood home. Written by Skinner's daughter Georja, the book tells one of those inspirational, heartwarming stories that people can't get enough of around the holidays. A former television sound mixer, Georja Skinner has lived in Hawai'i since 1980 and served as Maui's first film commissioner in 1994. Her book must be good, because Stefanie Powers loved it. "[It's] a charming memoir of ordinary people doing extraordinary things at a time when making dreams come true was what our country was all about," said the star of Herbie Rides Again, Sky Heist and, of course, Hart to Hart. For more information check out www.christmashouseonline.com. [ANTHONY PIGNATARO]
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