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Summertime at Harvard Book Store
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Countdown to Book Bargains
The countdown to the next
Warehouse Sale has begun! Our beloved semi-annual sale at our book-filled Somerville warehouse is just a week away.
Join us next weekend (June 24-25, 10am-7pm) for
bargains galore on remainders (new books at deep discounts) and used
books. Remainders will be 15% off their already marked-down prices, and
used books will be an additional 70% off.
Learn more here.
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Alex W. Meriwether
Harvard Book Store
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New on Our Shelves
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You Should Have Left:
A Novel
by Daniel Kehlmann
$18.00
Pantheon, hardcover
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From the internationally bestselling author of Measuring the World and F, You Should Have Left is an eerily supernatural tale of a writer's emotional collapse.
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Guidebook to Relative Strangers:
Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History
by Camille T. Dungy
$25.95
W. W. Norton & Co., hardcover
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Camille
Dungy chronicles her experiences traveling across America for work with
her young daughter, intensely aware of how they are seen, not just as
mother and child, but as black women. With a poet's eye, she explores the vulnerable experience of raising a child while walking in the shadow of history.
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Scholarly
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Hayek vs Keynes:
A Battle of Ideas
by Thomas Hoerber
$22.50
Reaktion Books, hardcover
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Few thinkers better encapsulate the
two polarities of economic and social thought in the twenty-first
century than Friedrich Hayek and John Maynard Keynes. In this
book, Thomas Hoerber offers a clear historical account of the work of
these two great figures of modern economic thought.
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Kids & Young Adult
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Chow Mein and Potstickers
by Liselotte Schippers
$16.95
Clavis, hardcover
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Chan has moved to this street, all the
way from China. He is going to explore the neighborhood, to meet new
friends. But he never thought he would meet this many of them! Visit
China, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Indonesia, Poland, Afghanistan, Turkey,
Belgium, Suriname, Great Britain, South Africa, and Italy!
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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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American Culture Warriors in Africa:
A Guide to the Exporters of Homophobia and Sexism
by Rev. Dr. Kapya Kaoma
$14.95
Print on Demand, paperback
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American Culture Warriors in Africa is
a guidebook designed to educate U.S. audiences
and motivate all people of conscience to take action that
interrupts the persecution of women and sexual minorities overseas.
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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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As You Wish:
Inconceivable Tales from the Making of
The Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes
$5.99, hardcover (originally $26.00)
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From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride,
comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making
of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories,
exclusive photographs, and interviews.
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Life From Scratch:
A Memoir of Food, Family, and Forgiveness
by Sasha Martin
$5.99, paperback (originally $15.95)
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Food blogger Sasha Martin reveals the power of cooking to bond, to empower, and to heal in this memoir about cooking her way to happiness and self-acceptance.
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The Heart of the Plate:
Vegetarian Recipes for a New Generation
by Mollie Katzen
$8.99, hardcover (originally $34.99)
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Mollie Katzen reinvents the vegetarian repertoire, unveiling a collection of healthful dishes -- her "absolutely most loved." The Heart of the Plate is vibrantly illustrated with photographs and original watercolors by the author herself.
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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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Jim Crow Guide:
The Way It Was
by Stetson Kennedy
Originally published by University Press of Florida in 1991
$20.00 (paperback) in Very Good condition
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system of legally imposed American apartheid that prevailed during what
human rights reporter Stetson Kennedy calls "the long century from
Emancipation to the Overcoming." |
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The Thousand and One Nights
translated by Edward William Lane
Originally published by C. Knight & Co. in 1839
$125.00 (3 volumes, hardcover) in Very Good condition
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the Arabic, with copious notes by Edward William Lane and illustrated
by many hundred wood engravings, from original designs by William
Harvey. |
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H. P. Lovecraft:
A Life
by S. T. Joshi
Originally published by Necronomicon Press in 1996
$20.00 (paperback) in Very Good condition
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Leading Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi sets
the record straight on the legendary horror author's life -- from
Lovecraft's early interests in science, mythology, and literature to the
literary, philosophical, and cultural legacy his work has left
behind.
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Upcoming Events
Tickets on Sale Now:
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Pamela Paul
Mon, Jun 19, 7PM
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The New York Times Book Review editor Pamela Paul presents My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues -- a memoir about the stories that have shaped her life.
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Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland
Mon, Jun 19, 7PM
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| Neal Stephenson -- the author of Cryptonomicon, Anathem, and the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle -- and Nicole Galland present their co-written book, The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel. It's a near-future thriller combining history, science, magic, mystery, intrigue, and adventure |
At First Parish Church
$5 Tickets
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Angelica Baker
Thu, Jun 22, 7PM
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Debut novelist Angelica Baker presents Our Little Racket -- the
story of five women whose lives are dramatically changed by the
downfall of a financial titan -- joined in conversation by Stuart
Nadler, author of Wise Men, The Book of Life, and The Inseparables.
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Sherman Alexie
Fri, Jun 23, 7PM
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National Book Award-winning poet, novelist, and performer Sherman Alexie (author of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian) reads from his memoir, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me.
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At First Parish Church
$5 Tickets
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Fiction Fridays
Fridays This Summer
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15% off new fiction!
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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, Jun 26, 7PM
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In June the Harvard Square Book Circle, our in-store book club, will discuss Dorothy L. Sayers's detective novel Gaudy Night.
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