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Hello from the Bookstore
Hello from the bookstore. This newsletter is our
way of keeping in touch with our loyal customers -- to highlight new
releases, upcoming author visits, and other bookish news. Amid this
bewildering week, we'll still bring you all of those things in this
edition. But I'll also take this quick opportunity to note that we at
Harvard Book Store work to make our store a place where all readers will
feel welcome -- where they'll find both solitude and community; where
they'll find diverse voices and ideas. And where they'll meet and engage
with others who cherish these things.
Hello, and welcome. We hope to see you at the bookstore soon.
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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These Are the Names
by Tommy Wieringa
$24.95
Melville House, hardcover
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A virtual parable for our times, These Are the Names
offers a suspenseful reading of the refugee crisis that continues to
dominate headlines, and simultaneously explores the enduring questions
of faith, identity, and what it means to be "home."
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Labyrinths:
Emma Jung, Her Marriage to Carl, and the Early Years of Psychoanalysis
by Catrine Clay
$29.99
Harper, hardcover
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Using
letters, family interviews, and rich, never-before-published archival
material, Catrine Clay illuminates the Jungs' unorthodox marriage and
explores how it shaped -- and was shaped by -- the scandalous new
movement of psychoanalysis.
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Scholarly
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Rules for a Flat World:
Why Humans Invented Law and How to Reinvent It for a Complex Global Economy
by Gillian K. Hadfield
$34.95
Oxford University Press, hardcover
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Following a rich overview of the long-term
evolution of social rules that made economic interdependence possible,
Rules for a Flat World makes the case for building a more agile market-based and globally-oriented legal infrastructure.
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Kids & Young Adult
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Today
by Julie Morstad
$16.95
Simply Read Books, hardcover
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The simplest moment has the potential to
become extraordinary in this beautiful book by Julie Morstad. From
getting dressed, to having breakfast, to choosing ways to go,
Today has a little something to delight everyone.
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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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Alexis de Tocqueville and Democracy in America
by Michael Kammen
$9.95
Print on Demand, paperback
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In
this volume, Michael Kammen explains how the richness and scope of de
Tocqueville's text provide both profound insight and a mine for inapt
and selective quotation. As the best of its kind, the work is relevant
to modern readers and yet remains the product of a specific time and
place.
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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 Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer
by Isaac Bashevis Singer
$8.99, paperback (originally $20.00)
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The
forty-seven stories in this collection, selected by Singer himself,
include supernatural tales, slices of life from Warsaw and the shtetls
of Eastern Europe, and stories of the Jews displaced from that world to
the New World.
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How We Learn:
The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens
by Benedict Carey
$6.99, hardcover (originally $27.00)
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In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow
comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we
really know about learning and memory today -- and how we can apply it
to our own lives.
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The David Foster Wallace Reader
by David Foster Wallace
$8.99, hardcover (originally $35.00)
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Where
do you begin with a writer as original and brilliant as David Foster
Wallace? Here -- with a carefully considered selection of his
extraordinary body of work, chosen by a range of great writers, critics,
and those who worked with him most closely.
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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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Picasso:
The Cubist Years 1907-1916
by Pierre Daix and Joan Rosselet
Originally published by Thames and Hudson in 1979
$50.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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constructions. It contains over 1,000 illustrations, serving as a
comprehensive historical and critical reappraisal of Picasso's
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Breaking Breads: A New World of Israeli
Baking -- Flatbreads, Stuffed Breads, Challahs, Cookies, and the
Legendary Chocolate Babka
by Uri Scheft
Originally published by Artisan in 2016
$18.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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In Breaking Breads,
Uri Scheft takes the combined influences of his Scandinavian heritage,
his European pastry training, and his Israeli and NYC homes to provide
sweet and savory baking recipes that cover European, Israeli, and Middle
Eastern favorites.
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1777:
Tipping Point at Saratoga
by Dean Snow
Originally published by Oxford University Press in 2016
$18.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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Assimilating the archaeological remains from
the battlefield along with the many letters, journals, and memoirs,
Dean Snow's
1777 provides a richly detailed
narrative of the two battles fought at Saratoga over the course of
thirty-three tense and bloody days.
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Upcoming Events
Tickets on Sale Now:
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John Simpson
Mon, Nov 14, 7PM
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John Simpson, former Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, discusses The Word Detective: Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary.
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At Harvard Book Store
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David Hajdu
Tue, Nov 15, 7PM
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Music critic for The Nation David Hajdu, author of Positively 4th Street, discusses Love for Sale: Pop Music in America in conversation with Bob Blumenthal.
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John Edgar Wideman
Wed, Nov 16, 7PM
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John Edgar Wideman, tracing the life of the father of iconic Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till, discusses his latest book Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File -- in conversation with Jeffrey Gonda and Brandon M. Terry.
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Anna Kendrick
Wed, Nov 16, 7PM
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Anna Kendrick, Oscar and Tony-nominated actress, discusses her new book of autobiographical essays Scrappy Little Nobody -- in conversation with Margaret H. Willison.
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At the Back Bay Events Center, $38 tickets (pre-signed book included)
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Naomi Duguid
Thu, Nov 17, 7PM
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Naomi Duguid discusses her latest book Taste of Persia: A Cook's Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan -- in conversation with restaurant critic for Boston Magazine Corby Kummer.
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Zadie Smith
Fri, Nov 18, 7PM
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Zadie Smith, the award-winning author of White Teeth and On Beauty, discusses her latest novel Swing Time -- in conversation with WBUR's Christopher Lydon.
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At First Parish Church, very limited tickets still available
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Andy Cohen
Fri, Nov 18, 7PM
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Bravo TV host and producer Andy Cohen discusses Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries -- in conversation with WBUR's Robin Young.
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At the Back Bay Events Center, $38 tickets (pre-signed book included)
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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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