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Vernon Downs
by Jaime Clarke
$15.95
Roundabout Press, paperback
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| | By local author and bookseller Jaime Clarke, this book tells the story of Charlie Marten and his fixation on his ex-girlfriend's favorite writer, Vernon Downs. When chance brings them into proximity, it isn't long before Charlie moves dangerously from fandom to apprentice to outright possession.
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The Future of the Mind:
The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind
by Michio Kaku
$28.95
Doubleday, hardcover
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| | The Future of the Mind gives us an authoritative and compelling look at the astonishing research being done in top laboratories around the world -- all based on the latest advancements in neuroscience and physics. It is a scientific tour de force -- a mind-boggling exploration of the frontiers of the study of the mind.
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Panaesthetics:
On the Unity and Diversity of the Arts
by Daniel Albright
$30.00
Yale University Press, hardcover
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While comparative literature is a well-recognized field of study, the notion of comparative arts remains unfamiliar to many. In this fascinating book, Daniel Albright addresses the fundamental question of comparative arts: Are there many different arts, or is there one art which takes different forms?
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Printed on Paige
| | Each week we feature a book printed 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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The King in Yellow
by Robert William Chambers
$10.45
Print on Demand, paperback
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There is a play that brings madness and despair to all who read it, the play of the King in Yellow. . . This 1895 collection of fantastical short stories by Robert William Chambers, an early classic of "weird fiction," has been recently featured on HBO crime drama True Detective.
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Remainders are bargain books, 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 Remainders section, visit our Remainders page.
This week we're featuring remainders on education and teaching.
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The Herb Kohl Reader:
Awakening the Art of Teaching
by Herbert Kohl
$6.99, paperback (originally $19.95)
Being with Children:
A High-Spirited Personal Account of Teaching Writing, Theater, and Videotape
by Philip Lopate
$6.99, paperback (originally $19.95)
| These books are both classics in the study of teaching. In more than forty titles on a wide variety of subjects, Herb Kohl has earned a place as one of our foremost "educators who write." And Philip Lopate's Being with Children, published in 1975, is a powerful account of his relationship to his craft and his students.
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The Skin That We Speak:
Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom
edited by Lisa Delpit and Joanne Kilgour Dowdy
$5.99, paperback (originally $17.95)
Made in America:
Immigrant Students in Our Public Schools
by Laurie Olsen
$5.99, paperback (originally $19.95)
| These titles tackle issues of identity in the classroom, from the class- and race-biased language used to describe our children, to the challenges facing teachers and immigrant students in our public schools.
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Fires in the Bathroom:
Advice for Teachers from High School Studentsby Kathleen Cushman
$5.99, paperback (originally $19.95) Fires in the Middle School Bathroom:
Advice for Teachers from Middle Schoolers
by Kathleen Cushman and Laura Rogers
$5.99, paperback (originally $19.95)
| Since its initial publication over a decade ago, the groundbreaking Fires in the Bathroom has received the attention of teachers across the country. It and its follow-up speak to new and established teachers, giving them firsthand information about who their students are and what they need to succeed.
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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.
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A Dictionary of Hiberno-English:
The Irish Use of English, 2nd Edition
edited and compiled by Terence Patrick Dolan
Originally published by Gill and MacMillan in 2004 $18.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition | | Drawing on a lifetime's scholarship and the resources of a Hiberno-English website hosted by University College Dublin, Dolan's seminal work has established its preeminent position as the leading reference authority on the form of English spoken in Ireland. |
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Jacques Rancière:
Key Concepts
edited by Jean-Philippe Deranty
Originally published by Acumen Publishing in 2010
$15.00 (paperback) in Very Good condition
| Although relatively unknown a decade ago, the work of Jacques Rancière is fast becoming a central reference in the humanities and social sciences. This is the first, full-length introduction to his work and presents in clear, succinct chapters the full range of his contribution to contemporary thought.
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The First Folio of Shakespeare:
The Norton Facsimile, 2nd Edition
prepared by Charlton Hinman
Originally published by W.W. Norton & Company in 1996
$70.00 (hardcover slipcase) in Very Good condition
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Here is one of the essential books of English literature and culture, the justly famous First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, presented in a full-size photographic facsimile that has won admiration throughout the world. This is an indispensable volume for book collectors and serious readers of Shakespeare.
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Emily Parker
Mon, March 3, 7PM
|  | Emily Parker provides on-the-ground accounts of how the Internet is transforming lives in China, Cuba, and Russia in her book Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground.
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Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
Tue, March 4, 6PM
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| Harvard Law School's Stone and Heen, coauthors of the international bestseller Difficult Conversations, discuss the art and science of receiving feedback well.
| At the Brattle Theatre
$5 tickets on sale now
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Secrets, Power, and Love in Imagined Worlds
Tue, March 4, 7PM
|  | Marie Rutkoski and Kristin Cashore, YA fantasy authors, discuss their works and worlds -- including Rutowski's brand new novel The Winner's Curse and Cashore's Graceling Realm books.
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Adam Wilson and Paul Rome
Wed, March 5, 7PM
|  | Adam Wilson reads from his new story collection What's Important Is Feeling, and Paul Rome presents his debut novel, We All Sleep in the Same Room.
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Alice Rothchild
Wed, March 5, 7PM
|  | Cambridge Forum presents "Framing Military Occupation: Close-Ups of Daily Life in the Occupied Palestinian Territories," a panel discussion led by Alice Rothchild.
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Peniel Joseph
Thurs, March 6, 7PM
|  | Professor of History at Tufts University Peniel Joseph presents his nuanced and authoritative portrait of activist Stokely Carmichael, Stokely: A Life. Co-sponsored by the Hutchins Center.
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Vivien Shotwell
Fri, March 7, 7PM
|  | Vivien Shotwell, debut novelist and classically trained opera singer,
discusses her novel Vienna Nocturne, in conversation with local author Margot Livesey.
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