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The "Harvard Square Turkey"
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November Events
This week we're pleased to announce our
November events schedule, including appearances in the store by novelist
Francine Prose, oyster expert
Rowan Jacobsen, former chief editor of the OED
John Simpson, novelist and memoirist
John Edgar Wideman, literary scholar
Elaine Scarry, and many many more.
Tickets will go on sale Tuesday, October 11th, for two of our November events: novelist and essayist
Zadie Smith and TV producer
Andy Cohen. Ticket pre-sales for an event with musician
Carly Simon (yes there might
even be a guitar onstage) go on sale October 11th as well. Then on
October 18th, tickets go sale for our newly announced event with actress
Anna Kendrick. Whew!
Browse our complete upcoming events schedule
here.
In Case You Missed It
In September we hosted Ian McEwan in conversation with Steven Pinker for McEwan's latest novel,
Nutshell. Check out the
video, courtesy of the
Forum Network. And we have a very limited number of signed copies still available via our
Featured Signed Books page, or here in the bookstore.
Thanks for Choosing Harvard Book Store
We appreciate the feedback we get from readers of this newsletter. Please send any comments to Alex at
newsletter@harvard.com.
Thanks for reading,
Alex W. Meriwether
Harvard Book Store
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New on Our Shelves
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Fiction |
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Crossing the Horizon
by Laurie Notaro
$26.00
Gallery Books, hardcover
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Soar back to the fearless 1920s with bestselling writer Laurie Notaro -- author of The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club
-- in an historical novel that tells the true, little-known story of
three aviatrixes in a race to be the first woman to fly across the
Atlantic.
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Nonfiction |
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You Can't Touch My Hair:
And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
by Phoebe Robinson
$16.00
Plume, paperback
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Being
a black woman in America means contending with old prejudices and fresh
absurdities every day. Comedian Phoebe Robinson has experienced her
fair share over the years, and now she's ready to take these topics to
the page -- and she's going to make you laugh as she's doing it.
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Scholarly
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The Ordinary Man of Cinema
by Jean Louis Schefer
$17.95
Semiotext(e), paperback
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When it was first published in French in 1980,
The Ordinary Man of Cinema signaled
a shift in film philosophy, but while Schefer's book has long been
standard reading in French film scholarship, until now it has been
something of a missing link to the field in English.
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Kids & Young Adult
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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard:
The Hammer of Thor
by Rick Riordan
$19.99
Disney-Hyperion, hardcover
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Thor's hammer is missing again. But this
time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If
Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the
mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants.
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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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Leeward Windward
by Polly Bradley
$18.00
Print on Demand, paperback
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The
poetry in this little book varies from the optimistic (Leeward -- the
sheltered side of the island) to the troubled (Windward -- the stormy
side of the island). The island is Nahant, Massachusetts, Polly
Bradley's home and the inspiration for many of her poems.
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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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A Place in the Country
by W.G. Sebald
$5.99, hardcover (originally $26.00)
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A Place in the Country
is W.G. Sebald's meditation on the six artists and writers who shaped
his creative mind -- and the last of this great writer's major works to
be translated into English.
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The Paying Guests
by Sarah Waters
$6.99, paperback (originally $17.00)
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"The
new Sarah Waters novel, which finds the author at the height of her
powers, weaves her characteristic threads of historical melodrama,
lesbian romance, class tension, and sinister doings into a fabric of
fictional delight." --The Boston Globe
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Kill or Cure:
An Illustrated History of Medicine
by Steve Parker
$14.99, hardcover (originally $30.00)
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Telling the compelling stories behind mankind's never-ending quest to cure every disease, Kill or Cure
uses a powerful format -- a text-rich narrative combined with DK's
beautiful visual design -- to trace the extraordinary history of
medicine.
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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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What Is Buddhist Enlightenment?
by Dale S. Wright
Originally published by Oxford University Press in 2016
$15.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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What Is Buddhist Enlightenment?
offers a wide-ranging exploration of the contemporary meaning of
enlightenment. Dale S. Wright balances deep learning and an accessible
style, offering valuable insights for students and scholars alike.
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by Bullhe Shah
Originally published by Harvard University Press in 2015
$15.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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This
striking new English translation is presented alongside the Panjabi
text, re-edited on the basis of the best modern editions. Bullhe Shah's Sufi Lyrics thus offers at once the most complete and most approachable version of this great poet's works.
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Theatre of the World
by Frances A. Yates
Originally published by Chicago University Press in 1969
$20.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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In
Theatre of the World, Frances Yates
explores the Vitruvian influences in Tudor and Jacobean England in
their relation to Renaissance philosophy and examines the English public
theater as one of the products of the Vitruvian movement.
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Upcoming Events
Tickets on Sale Now:
Tickets on Sale Soon:
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Ruth Franklin
Mon, Oct 10, 7PM
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Book critic and New Yorker contributor Ruth Franklin discusses Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Cambridge Forum: The Manifesto Against Parenting
Wed, Oct 12, 7PM
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Cambridge Forum welcomes Alison Gopnik for a discussion of The
Gardener and the Carpenter: What the New Science of Child Development
Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children.
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At the Atrium, 4th Floor, 50 Church St, Cambridge
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Robert Kanigel
Wed, Oct 12, 7PM
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Award-winning author and former M.I.T. professor Robert Kanigel presents Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs -- the first major biography of the woman who changed the way we view and live in cities.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Mike Love Book Signing
Thu, Oct 13, 7PM
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Mike Love, lead singer and founding member of The Beach Boys, signs copies of his memoir Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy. |
At Harvard Book Store Ticketed (book included)
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Kenneth S. Rogoff
Fri, Oct 14, 3PM
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Harvard professor and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund Kenneth S. Rogoff discusses his latest book, The Curse of Cash.
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At Harvard Book Store
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John Kaag
Fri, Oct 14, 7PM
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Philosophy professor John Kaag discusses his latest book, American Philosophy: A Love Story -- a memoir that considers the question "Is life worth living?"
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At Harvard Book Store
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Boston Book Festival
Sat, Oct 15
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The
BBF's annual festival promotes a culture of reading and ideas through
panels and presentations throughout the day. Harvard Book Store will be
on hand at the Boston Public Library providing book sales. Join us!
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Copley Square, Boston
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Danny Orbach
Sun, Oct 16, 6PM
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Danny Orbach presents his book The Plots Against Hitler -- a definitive account of the anti-Nazi underground in Germany and its numerous efforts to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
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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, Oct 24, 7PM
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This month the Harvard Square Book Circle, our in-store book club, will discuss Joan Didion's essay collection, Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
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At Harvard Book Store
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