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Fourth Annual Silent Auction (2001)

Comics & Magazines

• 2 copies of 100th issue of Spawn comic book autographed by Todd McFarlane, the artist
• 1 copy of Cosmopolitan (special issue) autographed by Helen Gurley Brown

Memoirs

• 1 copy of The Sea Hunters, autographed by Clive Cussler (The guy who found the Hunley, folks!)
• 1 copy of Milton and Rose Friedman's Two Lucky People: Memoirs (Milton is a famous economist who used to write a column for Newsweek.)

Comedy

• 1 copy of Childhood, autographed by Bill Cosby
• 1 copy of Brain Droppings autographed by George Carlin
• 1 copy of Great Political Wit autographed by Bob Dole
• 1 copy of Growth Spurt, autographed by Jim Borgman. (Mr. Borgman made a little pen drawing of his irrepressable teenager, Jeremy, on the title page)

Poetry

• 1 copy of The Rose that Grew from Concrete, written by the late Tupac Shakur with preface autographed by Nikki Giovanni (sound clip)

Adult Fiction

• 1 copy of The Special Prisoner autographed by Jim Lehrer. (Another side of the PBS newscaster.)

Children & Young Adult

• 1 copy of Traditional Tales of Ancient Egypt autographed by Vic Parker (lovely Ancient Egyptian style illustrations)
• 1 copy of The Bone Man, autographed by Laura Simms. (Traditional Native American legend. Illustrations are beautiful, original and scary1 copy of Dirty Dave autographed by Nette Hilton. (Cute piece of children's lit from Australia. Fetching illustrations.)
• 1 copy of The Foundling, autographed by Nette Hilton. (Spooky fiction for teenagers)
• 4 books from the Once Upon America series of historical novels, autographed by Kathleen V. Kudlinski. (absorbing and educational stories for middle school age group)

Art Books

• Copies of Metropolis, House and Buried Blueprints plus drawings and other artwork by Albert Lorenz (spectacular drawings; must be seen to be believed!)
• Autographed copy of "An Oklahoma Portrait: Conversations with theArtist Charles Banks Wilson", by Charles Cagle (Beautiful illustrations)

Art

• 1 matted floral stilllife from Moore's Furniture, 18" x 25" with gold, filigree frame
• 1 framed picture, 8" x 10" with child's verse from The Finishing Touch (ideal for furnishing a nursery)
• Framed print, "Solidarity: March of the 'Amazon Army'", by Wayne Wildcat. Image measures 17 x 19 in. and the frame measures 20 x 24 in.
• 1 autographed art print, "He Is Risen", by artist Tom Kellogg
• Framed, autographed advertising poster from Linda Knoll's lecture "Union Maids and Rebel Dames".
• 2 original framed watercolors, 9" x 7", "The Barn Door" and "The Back Door", painted by Joey White
• Original, limited edition floral woodcut and carving by Gene Curtis, award winning artist and craftsman. (Astonishingly beautiful work)
• 15 art prints, 11 of them framed, various sizes ranging from 12" x 15" to 19" x 28.5", by Bob Wagner.
• 1 framed art print of a landscape, 20.5" x 17", by Belinda Van Houten.
• 1 original painting, 17.5" x 16", "The Bubble Counters", painted by David Peace
• 1 framed print, The Mary Celeste of the 22nd Century with accompanying science fiction story by James Clint Lucas.

Celebrities

• 1 Transcript of "Rivera Live" TV Show autographed by Geraldo Rivera (1995 OJ trial show. His highest rated ever.)
• 2 autographed pictures of Chubby Checker. (A very young Chubby dancing gracefully balanced on one foot.)
• 1 autographed picture of Mel Brooks.
• 1 autographed picture of Bill Gates. (Microsoft should also be sending us a copy of his book Business @ the Speed of Thought)
• 1 autographed picture of David Copperfield.
• 1 autographed picture of Peter Falk. (A young Peter chomping on his trademark cigar.)
• 1 autographed picture of Congressman Richard Gephardt.
• 1 autographed picture of novelist Michael Chrichton. (The man who gave us Jurassic Park)
• 1 autographed advertising poster of José Feliciano.

Other

• 24" chocolate Easter basket with assortment of gourmet Easter chocolates and other candies from Sweet Haven
• 4 seasonal flower arrangements by Dillon's floral department.
• Lovely ceramic shell bookends courtesy of the Nesting Place, Columbus, KS
• Elegant Dinner for four prepared by Sodexho Mariott

And much, much more!