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Tuesday is Election Day.
VOTE.
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Our Annual Frequent Buyer Sale is Sunday!
Do you have a Frequent Buyer card? Our annual
Frequent Buyer Sale is this Sunday, November 6th (9am-11pm). It's our way of saying thanks to our loyal customers with
20% off pretty much everything in the store; it's a perfect time to kick off holiday shopping or add some fall releases to your "to be read" bookshelf.
Don't have a card? It's not too late to sign up! Do so now (you must sign up BEFORE SALE DAY) in the bookstore or
sign up here on harvard.com. Membership is free and makes you eligible for our annual sale.
Have a card, but can't find it? No problem. We'll look you up by name.
Have a membership, but out of town this weekend? Hey, you won't be left out! Shop our store on
harvard.com and use coupon code
FREQUENT2016 at checkout.
Shop with us Sunday for a fresh selection of
holiday cards, acclaimed new books, deeply discounted remaindered
books, books from our beloved used books department, clothing, mugs,
chocolate, and more -- all 20% off.
Review the complete sale guidelines here, and see you Sunday!
In Case You Missed It
In October we hosted Sara Goldrick-Rab for her book
Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. Check out the
video, courtesy of the
Forum Network.
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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Thus Bad Begins
by Javier Marías
$27.95
Knopf, hardcover
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From the internationally acclaimed author of The Infatuations
comes the mesmerizing story of a couple living in the shadow of a
mysterious, unhappy history -- a novel about the cruel, tender
punishments we exact on those we love.
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The Great Mistake:
How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them
by Christopher Newfield
$32.95
Johns Hopkins University Press, hardcover
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In
this new book, Christopher Newfield offers readers an in-depth analysis
of the "great mistake" that led to a cycle of decline and dissolution
in public education, a mistake that impacts every public college and
university in America.
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Scholarly
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Manifestly Haraway
by Donna J. Haraway
$19.95
University of Minnesota Press, paperback
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Manifestly Haraway
brings together Donna Haraway's groundbreaking and still relevant
"Cyborg Manifesto" and "Companion Species Manifesto" to expose the
continuity and ramifying force of her thought.
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Kids & Young Adult
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Double Down
by Jeff Kinney
$13.95
Amulet Books, hardcover
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The pressure's really piling up on Greg
Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so
she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his "creative
side."
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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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To the Upper Air:
A Memoir
by Dan Higgins
$24.95
Print on Demand, paperback
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To the Upper Air
is a journey from rebellion to recovery and ultimately to a rich
retired life. It is an account of one man's transformation from "project
rat" to educator to peace activist and ultimately to self-realization.
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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 Moor's Account:
A Novel
by Laila Lalami
$5.99, hardcover (originally $26.95)
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In
this highly acclaimed work of historical fiction, Laila Lalami brings
us the imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America -- a
Moroccan slave whose testimony was left out of the official record.
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Some Luck:
A Novel
by Jane Smiley
$5.99, hardcover (originally $26.95)
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From
Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley comes the first novel in the
award-winning Last Hundred Years Trilogy -- the story of the life and
times of a remarkable family over three transformative decades in
America.
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Warped Passages:
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
by Lisa Randall
$5.99, paperback (originally $15.99)
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Warped Passages
is a readable and exhilarating journey that tracks the arc of discovery
from early twentieth-century physics to the razor's edge of modern
scientific theory.
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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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Running Wild
by J.G. Ballard
Originally published by Hutchinson in 1988
$50.00 (hardcover, signed copy) in Very Good condition
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short novella, signed by the author, tells the story of the brutal
murder of 32 residents of an exclusive estate in West London. The story
is told in the form of the forensic diary of Dr. Richard Greville, the
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edited by Peter Weibel and Ljiljana Fruk
Originally published by MIT Press in 2013
$30.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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This
volume, drawing on an exhibit and symposium at ZKM | Center for Art and
Media Karlsruhe, documents aesthetic developments in the "molecular
revolution." It illuminates ways in which art can draw inspiration from
the molecular sciences.
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Demons and the Making of the Monk:
Spiritual Combat in Early Christianity
by David Brakke
Originally published by Harvard University Press in 2006
$35.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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In this study of demonology and Christian
spirituality in fourth- and fifth-century Egypt, David Brakke examines
how the conception of the monk as a holy and virtuous being was shaped
by the combative encounter with demons.
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Upcoming Events
Our events calendar is now updated through
December!
Tickets on Sale Now:
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James Engell
Fri, Nov 4, 3PM
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Harvard's James Engell presents Wordsworth's The Prelude: Newly Edited from the Manuscripts and Fully Illustrated in Color.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Pamela Heyne and Jim Scherer
Fri, Nov 4, 7PM
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Architect and author Pamela Heyne and Jim Scherer, longtime staff photographer for Julia Child, discuss In Julia's Kitchen: Practical and Convivial Kitchen Design Inspired by Julia Child.
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Carly Simon
Sat, Nov 5, 5PM
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THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. View our Sold Out Event FAQ.
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At the Brattle Theatre
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Our Annual Frequent Buyer Sale
Sun, Nov 6, 9AM-11PM
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20% off purchases for members!
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At Harvard Book Store and on harvard.com
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An Evening with Transition Magazine
Mon, Nov 7, 7PM
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Transition
magazine launches issue 121, "Childhood," with readings by guest editor
Amy Fish as well as Grace Aneiza Ali, Aaron Brown, Chris King, Niousha
Roshani, and local youth writers Rebecca Jean-Louis and Olivia Fenty.
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James C. O'Connell
Thu, Nov 10, 7PM
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New England historian James C. O'Connell presents Dining Out in Boston: A Culinary History.
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Chandra Manning
Fri, Nov 11, 3PM
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Local author Chandra Manning discusses Troubled Refuge: Struggling for Freedom in the Civil War.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Rae Armantrout and Fanny Howe
Fri, Nov 11, 7PM
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Award-winning poets Rae Armantrout and Fanny Howe read from Partly: New and Selected Poems, 2001-2015 and The Needle's Eye: Passing through Youth.
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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, Nov 28, 7PM
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This month the Harvard Square Book Circle, our in-store book club, will discuss Lucia Berlin's short story collection, A Manual for Cleaning Women.
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The Used Book Department
Harvard Book Store
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