November 2006 
 UConn Co-op
 News for Friends and Members
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Greetings!

Did you read or hear that when Vartan Gregorian (President of Carnegie Corporation, former President of Brown) recently spoke on the state of the press at a Harvard conference, he suggested that universities band together and purchase newspapers as a way of staving off what he sees as the crisis in journalism? Interesting idea, isn’t? I know there is talk of UConn starting a press, but what about buying a newspaper? No, no not to get more coverage for UConn, but to be a "guardian of democracy" as Gregorian put it, and an "intermediary and an interpreter between society and knowledge." Or is it too late to save journalism?

Congratulations to David Wagner (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) for being awarded the 2006 National Outdoor Book Award for Caterpillars of Eastern North America in the Nature Guidebooks category. Caterpillars has been one of Princeton University Press' bestsellers this year. It's the most delightfully written field guide you will ever read. If you haven't picked up a copy yet, do so now or put it on your wish list for the holidays.

Have a great Thanksgiving next week. Enjoy your time with your family, slow down enough to read a book just for fun, and of course, have a delicious feast.

As a special Happy Thanksgiving to you and a token of our gratitude for your support, we’ve tucked a Thank Goodness There Are So Many Good Books coupon at the end of this letter. Yes, it's really special. Take a look.

Cheers,

Suzy

 Connecticut Icons
 50 Symbols of the Nutmeg State

CT Icons Charles Monagan, the editor of Connecticut Magazine, will talk about his new book, Connecticut Icons:50 Symbols of the Nutmeg State on Wednesday, November 29, at 6:30 pm .

Monagan writes, “ Here we sit between Rhode Island clam chowder and Manhattan clam chowder without a chowder to call our own.” In this charming, small book, he identifies 50 places, objects, foods or events that do identify Connecticut: Raggedy Ann, stonewalls, witch hazel and best of all, the UConn Dairy Bar. Nicely illustrated, and engagingly written, this is a book both residents and visitors will enjoy.

We think Connecticut Icons is the perfect gift for the holidays. An autographed copy would be even more perfect.

Do stop by. If you can't make it, send an email or call us at 1-800-U-READ-It and we'll have a copy signed for you.

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 Off Yer Rockers
 Rock the Co-op

Ernie You might think this is Pete Townsend doing his famous arm- wind on stage, but no, it's Ernie Zirakzadeh (Political Science) of Off Yer Rockers playing at the Co-op a few weeks ago. Off Yer Rockers, UConn's faculty rock band, returns to the Co-op every fall to play a benefit for The Covenant Soup Kitchen. The band members are: (Davita Silfen Glasberg (Sociology): Vocals; Harry Frank (Chemistry): Vocals and Bass Guitar; Eric Jordan (Mechanical Engineering): Drums; David Miller (Psychology): Vocals and Rhythm Guitar; Ernie Zirakzadeh (Political Science): Lead Guitar.

 


 15th Connecticut Children's Book Fair
 Flocked by Thousands!

Book Fair It was the place to be. Nearly 4,000 parents, children, collectors and teachers came to see Walter Wick, Jane Yolen, plus many other participating authors and illustrators at the 15th Annual Connecticut Children’s Book Fair November 11 and 12th on campus. The Connecticut Children’s Book Fair is a project of the UConn Co-op and the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center to benefit the Northeast Children’s Literature Collection. Authors and illustrators gave lively presentations about their work and autographed stacks of their books. This year Tonya Bolden, Elise Broach, Michael Buckley, Eileen Christelow, Etienne Delessert, Mordicai Gerstein, Robie Harris, Janet Lawler, Salley Mavor, Wendell Minor, Florence Minor, Heidi Stemple, Eric Velasquez, Walter Wick, Hans Wilhelm, Andrea Wisnewski, and Jane Yolen participated. In addition, storybook characters such as Brother and Sister Berenstain, Clifford the Big Red dog, Strega Nona, Tacky the Penguin, the Wild Thing and Winnie the Pooh interacted with children.

Next year, the Connecticut Children's Book Fair will be November 10 and 11. Mark your calendar now.

Connecticut Children's Book Fair 


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 YELLOW SALE

If you are a mathematician or physicist you know what this is: the much anticipated Springer Sale on 250 "excellent titles spanning the spectrum of Mathematics." We've got the books in stock.Sale ends Dec. 31. Treat yourself.


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Save 25% on your purchase of books in the General Books Dept. (excluding already discounted books). You can buy one book or one hundred books (or more, we won't stop you) in your purchase. The entire purchase will be discounted. Thank Goodness There Are So Many Good Books!

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