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When It Snows
So the snowy winter weather we are accustomed to
here in New England is here. Looks pretty nice from inside a warm
bookstore.
We closed early yesterday due to the blizzard, and rescheduled that evening's in-store event with
Lisa Wade and Jaclyn Friedman to
Sunday, February 12th at 6pm. Please join us then for a discussion of
American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus.
As we were unable to reschedule our event
with internationally bestselling crime novelist Ian Rankin (due to his
rigorous book tour schedule, he was just in town for the day),
the event proceeded as planned at the Brattle Theatre,
blizzard-be-darned.
A crowd of intrepid fans came out, and we
experimented with our first-ever Facebook Live broadcast so that folks
at home could still hear Mr. Rankin speak.
Watch the video here.
Mr. Rankin signed an ample number of extra books for those who couldn't
attend, so get your crime-writing fix from this master of the form and
order a signed copy of Rather Be the Devil here, while our stock lasts.
#BowlingGreenMassacre
Our
savvy staff is known for being clever, politically engaged, and
well-read, and over the last few days it seems every corner of the
internet has noticed (with a viral instagram; articles on boston.com, the Huffington Post, and Boston Magazine; and a loving tweet
from author and musician John Darnielle). A new display behind our
information desk, compiled by some of the booksellers on staff, featured
books that explore the dissemination of disinformation. It caught the
eye of our customers immediately.
Take a closer look at some of these selected titles "remembering" the #BowlingGreenMassacre (and exploring ideas of disinformation and deception) here.
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New on Our Shelves
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The Refugees
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
$25.00
Grove Press, hardcover
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This collection of stories by Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen explores the
aspirations of those who leave one country for another, and the
relationships and desires for self-fulfillment that define our lives.
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Never Caught:
The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
$26.00
Atria / 37 INK, hardcover
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Shedding light on America's First Family, Never Caught tells
the story of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave
who risked it all to escape the nation's capital and reach freedom.
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Scholarly
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Storytelling: Bewitching the Modern Mind
by Christian Salmon
$16.95
Verso, paperback
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Storytelling takes a look at
how the creative imagination has been hijacked by twenty-first century
storytelling machines like luxury branding and political marketing.
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Kids & Young Adult
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Loving vs. Virginia:
A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
by Patricia Hruby Powell
$21.99
Chronicle Books, hardcover
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From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told in spare and gorgeous verse.
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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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The Quiver of Love:
A Collection of Valentines
by Walter Crane and Kate Greenaway
$12.00
Print on Demand, paperback
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Published
in 1876, this collection of love poems, both "Ancient" (Shakespeare)
and "Modern" (Coleridge), is illustrated by the famous Walter Crane and
Kate Greenaway. Thanks to Paige, this book is available as a
reproduction of the original.
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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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In the House of the Interpreter:
A Memoir
by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
$5.99, hardcover (originally $25.00)
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World-renowned Kenyan novelist, poet, playwright, and literary critic Ngugi wa Thiong'o gives us the second volume of his memoirs in the wake of Dreams in a Time of War.
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Get in Trouble:
Stories
by Kelly Link
$6.99, hardcover (originally $25.00)
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Kelly Link's critically acclaimed short story collection draws readers into an ominous world full of hurricanes, astronauts, evil twins, bootleggers, Ouija boards, iguanas, and other fantastical subjects.
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Wages of Rebellion
by Chris Hedges
$12.99, hardcover (originally $26.99)
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In Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges investigates what social and psychological factors cause revolution, rebellion, and resistance.
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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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The Cruel Radiance:
Photography and Political Violence
by Susie Linfield
Originally published by the University of Chicago Press in 2010
$15.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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In The Cruel Radiance,
Susie Linfield challenges the idea that photographs of political
violence exploit their subjects and pander to the voyeuristic tendencies
of their viewers. Instead she argues passionately that looking at such
images is an ethically and politically necessary act.
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An English-Russian Dictionary of Nabokov's
Lolita
compiled by A. Nakhimovsky and S. Paperno
Originally published by Ardis in 1982
$30.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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English-Russian dictionary systematizes and makes readily available the
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The Italian Renaissance Imagery of Inspiration:
Metaphors of Sex, Sleep, and Dream
by Maria Ruvoldt
Originally published by Cambridge University Press in 2004
$75.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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Maria Ruvoldt traces the development of the
pictorial vocabulary of divine inspiration, examining how themes of
spiritual, intellectual, and artistic transcendence were given visual
form during the Italian Renaissance.
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Upcoming Events
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Min Jin Lee
Fri, Feb 10, 7PM
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Min Jin Lee, author of Free Food for Millionaires, discusses her much-anticipated new novel, Pachinko, a sweeping saga through the generations of a Korean family -- joined in conversation by Harvard Law's Jeannie Suk Gersen.
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Lisa Wade
Sun, Feb 12, 6PM
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Sociology professor Lisa Wade discusses American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus, in conversation with Jaclyn Friedman, author of Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape.
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At Harvard Book Store
[Rescheduled from Feb 9th]
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Noah Isenberg
Mon, Feb 13, 7PM
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Noah Isenberg celebrates the 75th anniversary of a cinema classic, presenting his book We'll Always Have Casablanca: The Life, Legend, and Afterlife of Hollywood's Most Beloved Movie.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Randall Fuller
Tue, Feb 14, 7PM
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Randall Fuller discusses The Book That Changed America: How Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation.
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At Harvard Book Store
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Cynthia Huntington and Adam Scheffler
Wed, Feb 15, 7PM
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Cynthia
Huntington, New Hampshire's former poet laureate, and local
poet Adam Scheffler read from their respective poetry
collections, Terra Nova and A Dog's Life.
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Caroline Light
Thu, Feb 16, 7PM
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Caroline
Light -- director of undergraduate studies in Studies of Women,
Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University -- discusses Stand Your Ground: A History of America's Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense.
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At Harvard Book Store
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James R. Valcourt
Fri, Feb 17, 3PM
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Harvard Ph.D. candidate James R. Valcourt discusses Systematic: How Systems Biology Is Transforming Modern Medicine.
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George Saunders
Fri, Feb 17, 7PM
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Short story master George Saunders -- author of Tenth of December, a finalist for the National Book Award -- reads from his anticipated first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo.
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At First Parish Church
$5 Tickets
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Presidents' Day Sale
Mon, Feb 20
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20% off all day, in-store and on harvard.com! 9am to 11pm in the store, and online with coupon code PREZDAY2017.
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independently run, and has been since 1932. Thank you for your continued
support.
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The Next Harvard Square Book Circle
Mon, Feb 27, 7PM
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This month the Harvard Square Book Circle, our in-store book club, will discuss books 5-8 of Middlemarch in a continuation of our January 30th meeting.
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