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Well. This is embarrassing. Just moments after I sent our last newsletter--in which I waxed rhapsodic about our new website--we experienced a major hardware failure that wrecked a good portion of our lovely site. While we're working to repair the damage, the trusty old harvard.com is back up, complete with our January 2011 events and plenty of holiday shopping ideas. You can browse our Holiday Hundred gift ideas (all 20% off)--and locals can order books to be delivered same- or next-day too!
And check out this crazy promo we're running this weekend: Shop at the store on December 18th or 19th, and you'll be entered to win a pair of passes to EVERY ticketed Harvard Book Store event in 2011. While 2011 events are still being scheduled, just think about some of the fun events we had in 2010: readings with the likes of David Sedaris, Arianna Huffington, Tim O'Brien, Elizabeth Gilbert, Chuck Palahniuk, Oliver Sacks; a wine-paired dinner at Rialto with Atul Gawande; a concert with Natalie Merchant; and so much more.
Also, spend $100 or more to receive a free canvas tote and the chance to win a free year-long subscription to our Signed First Edition Club. Learn more here and come on in!
First Night buttons are available in the store, and in this last harried week before Christmas, it's a good time to be reminded that Harvard Book Store is a Muzak-free zone and we have FREE gift wrapping. Call a bookseller at 617-661-1515, order online, or drop in soon.
Happy reading,
Heather
|  | New on Our Shelves: The Latest in Fiction, Nonfiction, Scholarly Books, & In Store Book Printing
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| | Old Border Road:
A Novel
by Susan Froderberg
$23.99
Little Brown & Co, hardcover
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| | "Froderberg's shimmering debut set against the dusty, barren backdrop of the American southwest explores the joys and consequences of young love. Katherine, a new arrival to southern Arizona, is only 17 when she marries Son, the son of a local rancher.... Froderberg's distinctive narrative about life in the desolate borderlands is simple yet gilded with grandly descriptive flourishes and lush colloquial language." --Publishers Weekly
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| | Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalization
by Gordon Brown
$26
Free Press, hardcover
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| | "Typically, what makes political memoirs of interest are the tidbits of secrets that are revealed. This book is different. Brown is a politician and a thinker; his book is gripping because his matter-of-fact recounting of the early months of the crisis conveys the dilemmas and angst of policymakers as they tried to handle the biggest economic drama in decades." --Joseph Stiglitz for Slate
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| | Trust: Money, Markets and Society
by Geoffrey Hosking
$14.95
Seagull Books, hardcover
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| | Mutual trust is an essential element of a globalized economy, and a market economy without trust leads only to further disaster. If we want to ensure future stability, Geoffrey Hosking argues that we must first understand the characteristics of this trust relationship-and to that end he provides tools to seek out where socio-economic trust has been misplaced and where it can be strengthened positively for the future.
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Each week, we'll feature a book printed in Harvard Book Store 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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| | Bad Poetry
by Steve Almond
$5
Print on Demand, softcover
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| | A book for anyone who's ever tried to write poetry--and failed miserably. Steve Almond's new DIY project is a compendium of truly wretched verse, accompanied by humorous essays on the nature of his own pretention and idiocy. Poet Kim Addonizio warns: "Be scared--very scared--of this little book." D.A. Powell is more direct in his assessment of Almond's work: "Painful failures."
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| | | Bargain Books | Bargain Books are new books at used book prices. Limited copies are available of these titles, so if you see something that you're interested in, call (617-661-1515) or come in and check it out soon.
| | Netherland
by Joseph O'Neill
$4.99, hardcover (originally $23.95)
| | "Fascinating.... A wonderful book." --President Obama |
| | Imperial
by William T. Vollmann
$14.99, hardcover (originally $55.00)
| For generations of migrant workers, from Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl of the 1930s to Mexican laborers today, Imperial County has held the promise of paradise--and the reality of hell. In Imperial, award-winning writer William T. Vollmann takes us deep into the heart of this haunted region. Kirkus Reviews calls it, "Magnificent, impressive, and utterly unique."
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| The End of Food
by Paul Roberts
$5.99, paperback (originally $14.95)
| Roberts investigates the modern food system and presents a startling truth--how manufacturers make, market, and transport food is no longer compatible with the billions of consumers the system was built to serve.
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| | The Good Effect
by Brian Clegg
$6.99, hardcover (originally $24.95)
| | In The Good Effect, veteran science writer Brian Clegg has written an exceptionally readable and fascinating (and equation-free) account of entanglement, its history, and its application. Fans of Brian Greene and Amir Aczel and those interested in the marvelous possibilities coming down the quantum road will find much to marvel, illuminate, and delight. |
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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.
| | Samuel Palmer: The Sketchbook of 1824
edited by Martin Butlin
Originally published by Thames & Hudson in 2005
$20.50 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
| | Previously issued in a special limited edition, this volume reproduces the only surviving sketchbook by this visionary Romantic painter. All of the sketchbook's 162 surviving pages are presented in their original sequence and at their actual size. |
| | Angels of Anarchy: Women Artists and Surrealism
edited by Patricia Allmer
Originally published by Prestel in 2009
$30.00 (hardcover) in Very Good condition
| This book offers an in-depth and comprehensive survey of the vital but often overlooked contributions of women Surrealist artists across the past ninety years. Published in conjunction with the exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery.
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| | Images at the Horizons
by Werner Herzog
Originally published by Facets Multimedia, Inc. in 1979
$15.00 (pamphlet) in Good condition
| A workshop with Werner Herzog conducted by Roger Ebert at the Facets Multimedia Center, April 1979. "To my mind, you are the most interesting director of the 1970s." --Roger Ebert.
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Author Events
Our January 2011 event calendar is now online! Subscribe to the Harvard Book Store Google Event Calendar here.
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THIS WEEKEND
Sat - Sun, Dec 18 & 19
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| Make a purchase this weekend and be automatically entered to win a pair of passes to every ticketed Harvard Book Store event in 2011!
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Barbara Almond
Mon, Jan 10, 7PM
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| | Stanford professor and psychoanalyst Barbara Almond discusses The Monster Within: The Hidden Side of Motherhood. | At Harvard Book Store 
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Richard Wolffe
Tues, Jan 12, 7PM
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| | Journalist and MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe discusses Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House. | At Harvard Book Store
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Rachel Polonsky
Thurs, Jan 13, 7PM
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| | Journalist Rachel Polonsky discusses her new exploration of Russian cultural history, Molotov's Magic Lantern: Travels in Russian History. | At Harvard Book Store
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Mira Bartók
Tues, Jan 18, 7PM
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| Essayist Mira Bartók reads from her new memoir The Memory Palace. "A disturbing, mesmerizing personal narrative about growing up with a brilliant but schizophrenic mother.... Richly textured, compassionate and heartbreaking."
-Kirkus (starred) | At Harvard Book Store
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The Philosophy Café
Wed, Jan 19, 7:30PM
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| The Philosophy Café at Harvard Book Store is a monthly gathering meant for the informal, relaxed, philosophical discussion of topics of mutual interest to participants.
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lower level
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Allen Shawn
Thurs, Jan 20, 7PM
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| | Pianist and composer Allen Shawn discusses his newest memoir, Twin, about growing up as the twin brother of a sister with autism. | At Harvard Book Store
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Seth Mnookin
Mon, Jan 24, 7PM
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| | Journalist Seth Mnookin explores the controversy around childhood vaccines in his new book The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear. | At Harvard Book Store
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Amy Bloom
Tues, Jan 25, 7PM
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| | Award-winning novelist and short story writer Amy Bloom reads from her collection of linked stories, Where the God of Love Hangs Out. | At Harvard Book Store
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We appreciate the feedback we get from readers of this e-newsletter.
Please send your comments and suggestions to Heather at hgain@harvard.com. Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you in the store!
Heather Gain
Marketing Manager
hgain@harvard.com
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