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An Audiobook a Month
Audiobook memberships are now available through Harvard Book Store and our audiobook partner Libro.fm.
With a membership, your first audiobook is 99 cents, and then $14.99
per month. You'll get to select from 70,000+ audiobooks, including
New York Times
bestsellers and hidden gems curated by indie booksellers. And your purchases will keep supporting this independent bookstore.
Writers!
It's time to register for 2017's Muse in the Marketplace.
Writing center GrubStreet's annual conference
-- taking place in Boston, May 5-7th -- offers established and aspiring
writers a better understanding of the craft of fiction and non-fiction,
prepares them for the changing world of publishing and promotion, and
creates opportunities for meaningful networking. Learn more and register
at museandthemarketplace.com.
A Very Harvard Book Store Introduction
Back by the fiction section this month you'll
find our latest "Very Harvard Book Store Introduction" display. Check
out staff picks of some of
our favorite writing on spies and espionage, from
Harriet the Spy to
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
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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New York 2140:
A Novel
by Kim Stanley Robinson
$28.00
Orbit, hardcover
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Bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a vision of New York City in the next century, as sea levels rise. For the
residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, New York in the
year 2140 is far from drowned, but a sequence of events threatens the long-hidden foundations on which the city rests.
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Madame President:
The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
by Helene Cooper
$27.00
Simon & Schuster, hardcover
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Helene Cooper tells the harrowing life story of Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf, leader of the Liberian women's movement, winner of the
Nobel Peace Prize, and the first democratically elected female
president in African history.
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Scholarly
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Numbers and the Making of Us:
Counting and the Course of Human Cultures
by Caleb Everett
$27.95
Harvard University Press, hardcover
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Caleb Everett brings together new
insights in psychology, anthropology, primatology, linguistics, and
other disciplines in this account of how numbers radically enhanced our species' cognitive capabilities and sparked a revolution in human culture.
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Kids & Young Adult
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Bravo!:
Poems About Amazing Hispanics
by Margarita Engle
$18.99
Henry Holt and Co., hardcover
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This illustrated poetry collection
celebrates the accomplishments and cultural contributions of Latinos
from many different countries and backgrounds (also available in a Spanish language edition).
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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 Color of Magic
by Linda Pegalis
$15.00
Print on Demand, paperback
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Having grown up outside of the witching community, eleven year old Katy Moore must find her place in the world of magic and middle school.
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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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he Love Object:
Selected Stories
by Edna O'Brien
$7.99, hardcover (originally $30.00)
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Collected here for the first time are stories spanning five decades of writing by short story master Edna O'Brien. These thirty-one stories provide, among other things, a cumulative portrait of Ireland, seen from within and without.
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History:
The Definitive Visual Guide
by Adam Hart-Davis
$24.99, hardcover (originally $50.00)
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DK's History is a journey from prehistory to the present day, revealing the common threads and forces that have shaped human history.
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Political Order and Political Decay:
From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
by Francis Fukuyama
$8.99, paperback (originally $18.00)
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Taking
up the essential question of how societies develop strong, impersonal,
and accountable political institutions, Francis Fukuyama examines the
deep dysfunctions of contemporary American politics and reckons
with the future of democracy.
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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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Mother, China, and the World Beyond
by Henry Miller
Originally published by Capra Press in 1977
$15.00 (paperback) in Very Good condition
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text was inspired by a dream in which I died and found myself in
Devachan (limbo) where I ran into my mother whom I hated all my life."
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Young Cherry Trees Secured Against Hares
by André Breton
Originally published by Ann Arbor Paperbacks in 1969
$20.00 (paperback) in Very Good condition
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Let's See:
Writings on Art from The New Yorker
by Peter Schjeldahl
Originally published by Thames & Hudson in 2008
$15.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
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Covering subjects drawn from a broad
canvas of the history of art, the writings of Peter Schjeldahl --
published together in a single volume for the first time -- seek out the
essence of individual artists and works without losing sight of big
picture questions on beauty and the meaning of American art.
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Upcoming Events
Mark your calendars for
Independent Bookstore Day on April 29th! Browse more
upcoming events, now updated through
April.
Please note: We'll be closing early on the evening of Monday, March 20th. We'll close at 9pm for our annual inventory.
Tickets on Sale Now:
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Chris Hayes with Jabari Asim, Frank Rudy Cooper, and Anthony Brooks (Mar 22)
Tickets on Sale Soon:
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Ellen Umansky
Fri, Mar 17, 7PM
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Debut novelist Ellen Umansky presents The Fortunate Ones,
in which a work of art connects the lives and fates of two different
women, generations apart. The author is joined in conversation by local
writer Joanna Rakoff.
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The Harvard Square Book Circle
Mon, Mar 20, 7PM
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This month the Harvard Square Book Circle, our in-store book club, will discuss No Knives in the Kitchens of this City.
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Ganesh Sitaraman
Tue, Mar 21, 7PM
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Law professor Ganesh Sitaraman discusses The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution: Why Economic Inequality Threatens Our Republic.
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Chris Hayes
Wed, Mar 22, 6PM
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Emmy Award-winning MSNBC news anchor Chris Hayes discusses his latest book, A Colony in a Nation, in conversation with Jabari Asim and Frank Rudy Cooper, moderated by WBUR's Anthony Brooks.
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$5 tickets
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Jacqueline Winspear
Wed, Mar 22, 7PM
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Historical crime fiction writer Jacqueline Winspear returns with In This Grave Hour, the latest installment in the Maisie Dobbs series.
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Sharon Weinberger
Thu, Mar 23, 7PM
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Sharon Weinberger discusses The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency That Changed the World.
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Carol S. Steiker
Fri, Mar 24, 3PM
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Harvard Law School's Carol S. Steiker discusses Courting Death: The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment.
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David R. Foster
Fri, Mar 24, 7PM
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Harvard Forest director David R. Foster discusses A Meeting of Land and Sea: Nature and the Future of Martha's Vineyard.
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