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A good spot to wait out the winter
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With some of the warm weather we're expecting
next week, perhaps it's no surprise that our thoughts are turning to
spring -- new books, exciting author visits, warm breezes, and a
propped-open door here at the bookstore. Our online
events calendar is now updated through
April, culminating with the second annual national
Independent Bookstore Day on April 30th.
Until then, join us for a Nobel Peace Prize winner (
Shirin Ebadi), a former child actress with a brilliant book of poetry about the lives and deaths of child stars (
Amber Tamblyn), a world-recognized authority on life with autism (
John Elder Robison), a three-time Fulbright Award-winning scientist (
Hope Jahren with
Lab Girl, a memoir about her life in science), the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
The Hemingses of Monticello (
Annette Gordon-Reed), and
much, much more.
Junot Diaz at Kirkland House, Monday
One more item for your calendar! We're
partnering with Harvard's Kirkland House for an event for Pulitzer
Prize-winning author Junot Díaz on Monday, March 7th at 5pm. The event
is open to all.
"Conversations with Kirkland" presents Junot
Díaz, moderated by award winning author and journalist Scott
Poulson-Bryant on March 7th at 5pm. The event will take place at
Kirkland House's Junior Common Room at 95 Dunster Street in Cambridge.
Register here:
http://tinyurl.com/JunotDiazAtKirkland
And for those still hibernating through winter, our staff has put
together a reading list exploring the weird (sometimes wonderful,
sometimes nightmarish) world of dreams and dreaming. Come browse!
In Case You Missed It
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Available in the bookstore now -- for $20, you can pick up a
Cambridge Local First Community Card,
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instant rewards for frequenting their favorite local shops (including
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Thanks for choosing local and Harvard Book Store. We appreciate your feedback. Please send any comments to Alex at
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Thanks for reading,
Alex W. Meriwether
Harvard Book Store
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We Love You, Charlie Freeman:
A Novel
by Kaitlyn Greenidge
$25.95
Algonquin Books, hardcover
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The
Freeman family have been invited to the Toneybee Institute to
participate in a research experiment. They will live in an apartment on
campus with Charlie, a young chimp abandoned by his mother; they are
supposed to welcome him as a member of their family.
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Charlotte Brontë:
A Fiery Hear
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by Claire Harman
$30.00
Knopf, hardcover
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Charlotte
Brontë famously lived her life in an isolated parsonage with a
demanding father and siblings whose creativity was a closely held
secret. Claire Harman's biography transcends these melancholy facts to
reveal a woman for whom duty and piety gave way to quiet rebellion.
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Scholarly
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Reality and Its Dreams
by Raymond Geuss
$35.00
Harvard University Press, hardcover
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In
Reality and Its Dreams, Raymond
Geuss challenges the "normative turn" in political philosophy -- the
idea that the right approach to politics is to start from thinking
abstractly about our own normative views and then apply them to
political structures.
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Kids & Young Adult
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When Green Becomes Tomatoes:
Poems for All Seasons
by Julie Fogliano
$18.99
Roaring Brook Press, hardcover
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Summer swims move over for autumn sweaters
until the snow comes back again. In Julie Fogliano's skilled hand and
illustrated by Julie Morstad's charming pictures, the seasons come to
life in this gorgeous and comprehensive book of poetry.
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Printed on Paige
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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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Irish Country Songs
edited, arranged, and for the most part collected by Herbert Hughes
$7.95
Print on Demand, paperback
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A collection of Irish songs from 1909.
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Remainders
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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.
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The Creation of Anne Boleyn:
A New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen
by Susan Bordo
$5.99, paperback (originally $15.95)
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"Part
biography, part historiography, and partly a study of Anne's treatment
in drama, film, television, and popular fiction, this book covers a lot
of territory very entertainingly." --Alan H., Harvard Book Store
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Houseplants A to Z:
Buying, Growing, Arranging
by Cecelia Heffernan
$16.99, hardcover (originally $40.00)
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To grow plants at home, one must be equal parts botanist and Botticelli -- there is an art as well as a science to it. Houseplants A to Z addresses both sides of that equation, providing sound, practical advice for purchasing, caring for, and decorating.
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Eva Hesse:
Catalogue Raisonne, Volumes 1 & 2
by Renate Petzinger
$49.99, hardcover (originally $300.00)
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These
two lavishly produced volumes are the first in a four-volume catalogue
of Eva Hesse's known artwork in all media. Revealed here are 28
previously unknown paintings, including works that date from her time as
an art student at Yale University.
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Recent Finds in the Used Department
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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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Gathering Together:
The Shawnee People through Diaspora and Nationhood, 1600-1870
by Sami Lakomäki
Originally published by Yale University Press in 2014
$20.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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Weaving
Indian and Euro-American histories together in this groundbreaking
book, Sami Lakomäki places the Shawnee people, and Native peoples in
general, firmly at the center of American history.
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Revolutionary Pamphlets, Propaganda and Political Culture in Colonial Bengal
by Shukla Sanyal
Originally published by Cambridge University Press in 2014
$60.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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Pamphlets
have often been regarded as ephemeral literature with little permanent
impact. This work demonstrates their historical value. The propaganda
pamphlets help historians place a finger on the pulse of an important
historical period, colonial Bengal.
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Fire under the Ashes:
An Atlantic History of the English Revolution
by John Donoghue
Originally published by the University of Chicago Press in 2013
$25.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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In
Fire under the Ashes, John Donoghue
recovers the lasting significance of the radical ideas of the English
Revolution, exploring their wider Atlantic history through a case study
of Coleman Street Ward, London.
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Upcoming Events
Tickets on Sale Now:
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John Elder Robison at the Brattle Theatre (Mar 31)
Online pre-sales (ticket + book) on sale now
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Iris Bohnet at the Brattle Theatre (Apr 4)
Online pre-sales (ticket + book) on sale now
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Dan Lyons at WorkBar (Apr 6)
Online pre-registration (ticket + book) on sale now
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Thomas Frank at First Parish Church (Apr 8)
Online pre-sales (ticket + book) on sale now
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Clea Simon
Fri, Mar 4, 7PM
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Local mystery writer Clea Simon presents the first in a new series, The Ninth Life, introducing Blackie, an unusual feline hero.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Omar Musa
Sat, Mar 5, 7PM
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Australian hip-hop artist and poet Omar Musa presents his debut novel, Here Come the Dogs.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Tom Bissell
Mon, Mar 7, 7PM
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Tom Bissell discusses Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve, an exploration of the mysterious and often paradoxical lives and legacies of the Twelve Apostles
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At Harvard Book Store
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Adam Cohen
Tues, Mar 8, 7PM
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Former Harvard Law Review president Adam Cohen discusses Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Woodberry Poetry Room
Wed, Mar 9, 6PM
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Poets Anne Boyer and Robin Coste Lewis present their latest collections Garments Against Women and Voyage of the Sable Venus.
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At Houghton Library
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Helen Oyeyemi
Wed, Mar 9, 7PM
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Helen Oyeyemi, the award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and Mr. Fox, reads from her new collection of interconnected stories, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Wendell Potter & Nick Penniman
Thu, Mar 10, 7PM
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| Wendell Potter and Nick Penniman discusses Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It. |
At Harvard Book Store
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A. O. Scott
Fri, Mar 11, 6PM
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New York Times film critic A. O. Scott discusses Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth.
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At the Brattle Theatre
$5 tickets
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Microchondria III
Launch Party
Fri, Mar 11, 8PM
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| Join us as we launch flash fiction collection Microchondria III, the latest printed-in-store anthology by Harvard Book Store, featuring readings from contributors. |
At Harvard Book Store
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Harvard Book Store is locally owned and
independently run, and has been since 1932. Thank you for your continued
support.
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The Next Harvard Square Book Circle
Mon, Mar 28, 7PM
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This month our in-store book club will discuss Albert Camus' The Stranger and Kamel Daoud's The Meursault Investigation.
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