Events & Reviews
September 7, 2010, 9:30 AM, FREE & Open to the Public
Bette Blaydes Pegas, author of Chasing A Dream in the Galápagos: A Personal Evolution, will do a book presentation, including a slide show on the islands, for the Gary and Mary West Senior Wellness Center at 1525 Fourth Avenue (at the corner of Beech Street), Downtown San Diego 92101. For further information, please call Gloria Torain, Activities Coordinator at 619-487-0739.

September 10, 2010, 1:30 PM, FREE & Open to the Public
Bette Blaydes Pegas, author of Chasing A Dream in the Galápagos: A Personal Evolution, will do a book presentation, including a slide show on the islands, for the Rancho Bernardo Travel Club at the Seven Oaks Community Center, 16789 Bernardo Oaks Drive, San Diego, California 92128. For further information you may call 619-252-3720

October 8, 2010, 1:30 PM, FREE & Open to the Public
Bette Blaydes Pegas, author of Chasing A Dream in the Galápagos: A Personal Evolution, will do a book signing from 3:00 -5:00 p.m. at the Old Town Gift Co. located at 4010 Twiggs St. San Diego, CA 92110.

October 9, 2010, 1:00 PM, FREE & Open to the Public
Bette Blaydes Pegas, author of Chasing A Dream in the Galápagos: A Personal Evolution, will do a reading and book signing at 1:00 p.m. at Borders Book Store, located in Plaza Bonita, National City.

Past Events

Bette has had enthusiastic audiences at the following venues:

San Diego Natural History Museum, Sierra Club, American Heritage Museum, Upstart Crow Bookstore, Barnes and Noble, Latino Books y Mas, Del Mar Rotary, Poway Library, Fletcher Hills Library, El Cajon Travel Club, Del Mar Library, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Encinitas Library, Sunbelt’s Earth Day, Oceanside Library, Bonita Library, Universal Unitarian Church Women’s Forum, Horton Plaza, Suncera Talk Radio Blog, Kiwanis Clubs: San Diego, El Cajon Valley, Crest, and Alpine.


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Recent Reviews
  •   Vivid, inspirational reading
    "Pegas' journey to the Galápagos and observations of nature strengthened her relationship with her daughters and provided personal insights, revealed in this fine odyssey." -- Midwest Book Review
  • "Chasing a Dream in the Galápagos - A Personal Evolution is perfect for either those planning a Galápagos Islands cruise or those who enjoy reading about fascinating travel destinations."--Linda Garrison, About.com
  • "Like all good memoirs, this is a story of overcoming personal fears and self-doubt-and therefore of learning and growing.... As with all dreams, the trip took on a life of its own, and the author sails us through those currents with skill." --North County Times
  • I read this book in two days because I just couldn't put it down. It's one of those books that works on multiple levels¬it's a personal memoir of the author's journey (starting long before the actual trip), it's a travel book that will inspire you to take a trip of your own, and it has just enough history and science thrown in that you get to feel like you're learning something along the way of this fun adventure.-Donna Hetchler
  • Pegas writes beautiful prose. Her haunting description of a village in a volcano crater that disappears when the fog rolls in and her joyful discovery of Blue-footed Boobies dancing with their mates and exchanging gifts make us feel like Galápagos insiders. What empowers us is her personal evolution from a woman who yearned for 20 years to visit the Galápagos and see Darwin's tool-making finches--but couldn't make herself get on a plane to go--into a woman who tries what she fears but desires, and discovers who she becomes.- Margaret Harmon
  • A really great read. Both entertaining and informative. If you too have been harboring a dream of visiting the Galápagos Islands then this is the book for you.- Betty M. Stiller
 

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