`Great Expectations Pregnancy Club' Will Meet Every Two Weeks at the

`Great Expectations Pregnancy Club' Will Meet Every Two Weeks at the White Marsh Barnes & Noble Starting Saturday, February 26th, At 1:00PM

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Marcie Jones, Co-Author of the Comprehensive and Highly Praised Great Expectations - Your All-in-One Resource for Pregnancy & Childbirth, Will Lead the Group's First Discussion
    You've just discovered you're pregnant, and you're not only happy but also anxious about the next nine months. Wouldn't you like to share information and experiences with other women in your situation? Or perhaps, you're having another child and looking for tips on how to cope. Talking to other pregnant women with children might help.
    These and hundreds of other questions and experiences will be shared and discussed at the "Great Expectations Pregnancy Club," which will meet every two weeks at the Barnes & Noble at the Avenue in White Marsh beginning on Saturday, February 26, at 1:00 p.m. Fathers, partners, parents and children are also invited to attend. Participants can also browse a special table of books and magazines on pregnancy before and after the meetings. Marcie Jones, the co-author of the recently published and highly praised Great Expectations - Your All-in-One Resource for Pregnancy & Childbirth, will lead the first discussion.
    Great Expectations includes the latest medical research available today, as well as comments from mothers that answer the "little" questions. This comprehensive 704-page book has sequential sections from the beginning to the end of pregnancy; coping strategies for aches, pains, and roller coaster emotions; enlightened guidance on nutrition, weight gain and exercise; detailed information on baby development both during pregnancy and for six months after giving birth; techniques to speed recovery from birth; benefits and risks for all major tests and procedures; a dictionary of terms; 200+ Web addresses; and a comprehensive baby gear guide.
    To reserve a place at this exciting and informative new club, please call Amanda Dahling at (410) 933-9670 or e-mail her at crm2890@bn.com.

    About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

    Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 839 bookstores in 50 states. For the third year in a row, the company is the nation's top retail brand for quality, according to the EquiTrend(R) Brand Study by Harris Interactive(R). Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites and the number-one brand among e-commerce companies, according to the latest EquiTrend survey. In addition to its retail operations, Barnes & Noble is one of the largest book publishers in the world. Its subsidiary, Sterling Publishing, publishes over 1,300 new titles a year and has an active list of over 6,000 titles.
    General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate Web site: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com.

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CONTACT: Barnes & Noble, Inc. Community Relations Manager Amanda Dahling, 410-933-9670 crm2890@bn.com

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