We still have one more week until the unofficial end of summer, but as you've seen here over the last several weeks, we have a lot to look forward to this fall. To celebrate both our newly launched Buzz List and our fall author schedule, we're announcing a new contest. If you pre-order one of the current Buzz List books for which we're hosting an event, you'll be entered to win two front-row seats at that event. The eligible books are:
Winners will be announced on each book's release date.
(Note: If you purchase tickets and then win, you can present up to two tickets for a refund. Refund instructions will be included in your notification. However, if you don't win, our usual policy that tickets are non-returnable will apply.)
Our friends over at Cambridge Historical Tours are getting ready for fall by launching a new Haunted Harvard tour, beginning August 30. To celebrate, they're generously offering bookstore customers FREE tickets for the opening weekend (Aug. 30 through Sept. 2). Just e-mail info@cambridgehistoricaltours.org or call (617) 520-4030 and mention Harvard Book Store to make your free reservation. Also, remember that Harvard Book Store customers receive 50% off tickets to their regular Historical Tour. Enter coupon code BOOKSTORE when purchasing tickets online through October 31.
If you're reading this on Friday, today is our penultimate Fiction Friday of the summer. Receive 15% off new fiction purchases on August 24 and August 31, both in the store and online. Full details can be found here.
'Til Next Week, Rachel
| | New on Our Shelves: The Latest in Fiction, Nonfiction, Scholarly Books & In Store Book Printing
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Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals, and Reagan's Rise to Power
by Seth Rosenfeld
$40 Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, hardcover
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| | Philosophical Logic
by John P. Burgess
$17.95 Princeton University Press, paperback
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Philosophical Logic is a concise critical survey of nonclassical logics of philosophical interest written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject. John Burgess introduces five central branches of nonclassical logic (temporal, modal, conditional, relevantistic, and intuitionistic), focusing on the sometimes problematic relationship between formal apparatus and intuitive motivation. Requiring minimal background and arranged to make the more technical material optional, the book offers a choice between an overview and in-depth study, and it balances the philosophical and technical aspects of the subject.
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| | Bargain Books | Bargain Books are new books at used-book prices. We have a limited number of copies of these titles, so if you see something that you're interested in, come in and check it out soon. To see more of our Bargain Books section, visit our Bargain Books page.
| | Empires Apart: A History of American and Russian Imperialism by Brian Landers $7.99, hardcover (originally $35) | Empires Apart shows the American and Russian empires developed in parallel, both developing an imperial ideology that was central to their growth as nations. Although the ideology of the Russian Empire changed with the advent of Communism, the key argument of this book is that these changes did not alter the core imperial value of either nation. |
| | The Black Hole War: My Battle With Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics by Leonard Susskind $5.99, hardcover (originally $27.99) |
What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Stephen Hawking claimed it did, and in doing so changed what we know about physics and the laws of the universe. Leonard Susskind tried to reconcile Hawking's theories with his own sense of reality, which eventually resulted in Hawking admitting he was wrong.
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| | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell $6.99 paperback (originally $15.50) | It is 1799 in Nagasaki Harbor, the Japanese Empire's sole window onto the world. Jacob de Zoet is trying to earn a fortune in the East to win the hand of a woman back home in Holland. But Jacob's intentions are eclipsed after he encounters Orito Aibagawa. The borders between propriety, profit, and pleasure blur until Jacob finds a rash promise made and fatefully broken.
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| | Recent Finds Downstairs in the Used Book Department |
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.
| | Annie Leibovitz at Work by Annie Leibovitz Originally published by Random House in 2008 $60 (signed hardcover) in Very Good Condition | Annie Leibovitz describes how her pictures were made, starting with Richard Nixon's resignation, a story she covered with Hunter S. Thompson, and ending with Barack Obama's campaign. In between are a Rolling Stones tour, John and Yoko Ono, Kate Moss, and Queen Elizabeth, among others. The celebrated photographer discusses portraiture, reportage, fashion photography, lighting, and digital cameras.
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| | Goya by Robert Hughes Originally published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2003 $25 (signed hardcover) in Very Good Condition | Robert Hughes turns his critical eye to one of art history's most important figures, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. Hughes brings us the story of an artist whose life and work bridged the transition from the eighteenth-century reign of the old masters to the early days of the nineteenth-century moderns. |
| | Captain America: The Classic Years by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Originally published by Marvel Comics in 1998 $85 (two-volume hardcover in slipcase) in Very Good Condition | First introduced in 1941, Captain America was one of Marvel's most popular heroes during the war years, but waned in popularity in the 1950s. He was revived during the Silver Age of Comics and became part of the Avengers team in 1964. This two-volume boxed set presents the first ten original issues of the Captain America Comics. |
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Author Events
On sale now: Martin Amis (9/7)
On sale Mon, August 27: Paul Auster (9/17) Gene Robinson (9/21) Junot Diaz (9/26)
Subscribe to the Harvard Book Store Google Event Calendar here.
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Fiction Fridays Every Friday through Labor Day
| | All new fiction is 15% off on Fridays this summer, both in the store and online (coupon code FICTIONFRIDAY).
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Theda Skocpol Tues, Sept 4, 7PM
| | Harvard University's Theda Skocpol kicks off our fall event season with a discussion of Obama and America's Political Future.
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Alan Wolfe Wed, Sept 5, 7PM
| | Boston College political science professor Alan Wolfe discusses Political Evil: What It Is and How to Combat It.
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Paul Tough Thurs, Sept 6, 7PM
| | Education writer Paul Tough discusses How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, in conversation with Robert Putnam. Note: Time has changed since this event was originally posted.
| At the Monroe C. Gutman Library at Harvard
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Yoram Hazony Fri, Sept 7, 3PM
| | Yoram Hazony, founder of the Shalem Center in Jerusalem, discusses his new book, The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture.
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Martin Amis Fri, Sept 7, 6PM
| | Acclaimed novelist, story writer, and essayist Martin Amis reads from his newest novel, Lionel Asbo: State of England.
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Nassir Ghaemi Mon, Sept 10, 7PM
| | Tufts University professor of medicine Nassir Ghaemi discusses A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness.
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Things to know about our $5 tickets...
$5 tickets are also coupons good for $5 off a purchase at events or at Harvard Book Store. Coupons expire 30 days after the event, and cannot be used for online purchases, event tickets, or gift certificates. Please note that your ticket only guarantees you a seat until 5 minutes before an event begins.
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We appreciate the feedback we get from readers of this e-newsletter.
Please send your comments and suggestions to Rachel at rcass@harvard.com. Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you in the store!
Rachel Cass Marketing Manager rcass@harvard.com
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