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Snow Day Greetings, readers! Thanks to the blizzard, the store closed early today. Our event this evening with Richard Wolffe has been moved to Friday night, when author and attendees alike may arrive without the assistance of huskies. Learn more about our event with political analyst Richard Wolffe here.
And I can't think of a better day to announce the (re)launch of our NEW harvard.com. This fabulous new site is your way to experience Harvard Book Store from your home. Given the 15 inches of snow outside, isn't this a great time to:
+ Browse our windows from home?
+ Watch videos of author events and bookseller recommendations?
+ See book recommendations from some of our favorite authors?
And in celebration of our new site, we're offering FREE SHIPPING--including our local green delivery service--on all web orders placed between today and February 28!
In the coming weeks, we'll continue to make adjustments to the site (including an improved search option) and we'd love to hear from you! Take a look around and tell us what you think! Email your thoughts to us at comments@harvard.com.
Happy reading (and shovelling),
Heather
|  | New on Our Shelves: The Latest in Fiction, Nonfiction, Scholarly Books, & In Store Book Printing
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The Lover's Dictionary
by David Levithan
$18
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, hardcover
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| | "[The Lover's Dictionary] consists of a series of words and their definitions, each evoking a phase or theme about a fledgling romance. The entries do gradually unravel a love story: the narrator has met a woman ("you") through an online dating site (aberrant: " 'I don't normally do this kind of thing,' you said. 'Neither do I,' I assured you").... Levithan attains some heartbreaking moments as well as pitches of hilarity with his concise, polished writing. Inherent in such an endeavor (that just happens to hit shelves around Valentine's Day) is an adorableness thankfully grounded by Levithan's wit." --Publishers Weekly
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The Heart of the City: Nine Stories of Love and Serendipity on the Streets of New York
by Ariel Sabar
$24
Da Capo, hardcover
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The lost Filipino tourist who boards a lonely A-Train at midnight and asks a fellow passenger--a Brooklyn Web editor--the way to Chinatown. The dirt-poor sailor from Texas who buys dinner for a homeless woman in Central Park. The small-town Minnesota college girl who asks an NYPD street cop for restaurant advice. The divorcée whose search for her roots finds her on a ferry to the Statue of Liberty, seated beside a much younger man, who uncannily resembles her father. Two strangers in Manhattan. A chance encounter in public. And, eventually, a marriage.
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What Was African American Literature?
by Kenneth W. Warren
$22.95
Harvard University Press, hardcover
by Kenneth W. Warren |
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Rather than contest other definitions, Warren makes a clear and compelling case for understanding African American literature as creative and critical work written by black Americans within and against the strictures of Jim Crow America. Within these parameters, his book outlines protocols of reading that best make sense of the literary works produced by African American writers and critics over the first two-thirds of the twentieth century.
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Each week, we'll feature a book printed in Harvard Book Store on Paige, our book-making machine. Featured books will range from fresh works from local authors to near-forgotten titles discovered in our extensive print-on-demand database.
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Pagan and Christian Rome
by Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani
Originally printed in Boston, 1896
$16
Print on Demand, paperback
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| | A comprehensive and fully illustrated look at the history of Ancient Rome written by the eminent archaeologist Rodolfo Lanciani, who was placed in charge of all the archeological excavations within the city of Rome during the later years of the 19th Century. Contains over a hundred illustrations.
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| | | Bargain Books | Bargain Books are new books at used book prices. Limited copies are available of these titles, so if you see something that you're interested in, come in and check it out soon.
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Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
$5.99, paperback (originally $16.00) | |
This collection features a brilliant new translation of the Japanese master's stories, from the source for the movie Rashomon to his later, more autobiographical writings. This edition includes an introduction by Haruki Murakami.
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The Unfinished Game
by Keith Devlin
$5.99, hardcover (originally $24.95) | From NPR's "Math Guy," the engaging tale of Blaise Pascal, Pierre de Fermat, and the seventeenth-century letter that created the field of probability. Booklist calls it: "A rewarding account for math buffs."
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The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul
by Rudy Rucker
$6.99, hardcover (originally $35) | |
Rucker--known as the father of cyberpunk--uses whimsical drawings, fables, and humor to demonstrate that everything is a computation, that thoughts, computations, and physical processes are all the same.
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A Thousand Mile Song
by David Rothenberg
$6.99, hardcover (originally $27.50) | |
Thoughtful, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining, Thousand Mile Song uses the enigma of whale sounds to open up whales' underwater world of sonic mystery. Booklist praises Rothenberg's sharp "analysis of the mysticism whales evoke and the findings and blind spots of scientific inquiries."
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Featured used books go fast, so if any titles interest you, stop in to check them out soon. We will hold the book if you are the first caller to reserve it. To reserve a book, call (617) 661-1515 and ask for our Used Department. We're also always looking for books to buy. Learn about selling your used books, including textbooks, here.
| | A Commentary on Homer's Odyssey
by Alfred Heubeck, Stephanie West and J.B. Hainsworth
Originally published by Oxford University Press in 1988
$100 (softcover) for two volumes in Very Good condition | |
Compiled by an international team, this work of contemporary Homeric scholarship should benefit any reader studying the poem. "Reason to rejoice and be grateful." --Classical Review
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| | Manga Kamishibai: The Art of Japanese Paper Theatre
by Eric P. Nash
Originally published by Abrams Comicsarts in 2009
$18.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition | |
Before giant robots, space ships, and masked super heroes filled the pages of Japanese comic books, such characters were regularly seen on the streets of Japan in kamishibai stories. With rare images reproduced for the first time from Japanese archives, including full-length stories, this book is an essential guide to the origins of manga.
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Sacred Sounds
edited by Guy L. Beck
Originally published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press in 2006
$20.50 (softcover) in Very Good condition with CD | |
This innovative book explores religion through music and is accompanied by a CD of forty selections of music and chant. "Highly recommended." --Choice
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Author Events
Tickets for our event with V.S. Ramachandran (2/2) are on sale now! Tickets may be purchased at Harvard Book Store, online at harvard.com, or over the phone with a credit card at 617.661.1515.
Subscribe to the Harvard Book Store Google Event Calendar here.
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Richard Wolffe
Wed, Jan 12, 7PM | 
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RESCHEDULED TO FRIDAY NIGHT!
Journalist and MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe discusses Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House. | At Harvard Book Store .gif)
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Rachel Polonsky
Thurs, Jan 13, 7PM | 
| | Journalist Rachel Polonsky discusses her new exploration of Russian cultural history, Molotov's Magic Lantern: Travels in Russian History. | At Harvard Book Store
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Mira Bartók
Tues, Jan 18, 7PM | 
| Essayist Mira Bartók reads from her new memoir The Memory Palace. "A disturbing, mesmerizing personal narrative about growing up with a brilliant but schizophrenic mother.... Richly textured, compassionate and heartbreaking."
--Kirkus (starred) | At Harvard Book Store
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Ida Hattemer-Higgins
Wed, Jan 19, 7PM | 
| | Boston native, world traveler, and debut novelist Ida Hattemer-Higgins reads from her first book, The History of History. | At Harvard Book Store
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The Philosophy Café
Wed, Jan 19, 7:30PM | 
| The Philosophy Café at Harvard Book Store is a monthly gathering meant for the informal, relaxed, philosophical discussion of topics of mutual interest to participants.
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Allen Shawn
Thurs, Jan 20, 7PM | 
| | Pianist and composer Allen Shawn discusses his newest memoir, Twin, about growing up as the twin brother of a sister with autism. | At Harvard Book Store
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Christian Lander
Sat, Jan 22, 4PM | 
| | Blogger Christian Lander, founder of the website Stuff White People Like, discusses his new book, Whiter Shades of Pale. | At Harvard Book Store
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Seth Mnookin
Mon, Jan 24, 7PM | 
| | Journalist Seth Mnookin explores the controversy around childhood vaccines in his new book The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear. | At Harvard Book Store
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Amy Bloom
Tues, Jan 25, 7PM | 
| | Award-winning novelist and short story writer Amy Bloom reads from her collection of linked stories, Where the God of Love Hangs Out. | At Harvard Book Store
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We appreciate the feedback we get from readers of this newsletter. Please send your comments and suggestions to Heather at hgain@harvard.com. Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you in the store!
Heather Gain
Marketing Manager
hgain@harvard.com
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