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Titcomb's Bookshop Newsletter
September 2012
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Bargain Books at Titcomb's Bookshop!
We have a growing number of wonderful sale books both in front of the bookshop and in the basement. The selection changes all the time and quantities are limited!
Bake Something Great!: 400 Bars, Squares & Cookies by Jill Snider. Fabulous recipes with amazing photos that will make you want to bake everything you see! $9.99 (original price $29.95)
Paper Doll Game by eeBoo - eeBoo is one of our favorite toy companies. Their products are well made, fun and beautiful, so we were thrilled to be able to find several of their games at special prices. $9.99
Making Haste From Babylon: The Mayflower Pilgrims and Their World a New History by Nick Bunker. The starred review from Publisher's Weekly called this: "Certain to be the dominating work on the Pilgrims for decades." $9.99 (original price $30.00)
The Wisdom of Birds: An Illustrated History of Ornithology by Tim Birkhead. Gorgeously illustrated. This is a great book for anyone who loves birds and the history of birdwatching. $12.99 (original price $45.00)
Wooden Ships and Iron Men: The Maritime Art of Thomas Hoyne by Reese Palley and Marilyn Arnold Palley. Hoyne began painting sailing schooners on the Grand Banks after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. He did not die of cancer, in the next 17 years, he produced an amazing collection of artwork. This beautiful coffee table book features some of his most stunning images. $21.99 (original price $59.95) |
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We are so excited to offer these beautiful new products!! (Did you hear all the ooooos and aaahhhs as we opened the boxes??)
Lovingly designed, each Kimmidoll represents one of "Life's True Values," such as kindness, happiness, joy and respect. These modern dolls take their inspiration from Kokeshi dolls, which have been given in Japan for over two centuries as tokens of love and friendship.
We now have a number of the little dolls, as well as Kimmidoll keychains, pens, locking journals and activity journals featuring stickers, coloring pages and more. $5.99-$12.00
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 Knitting Club Monday, September 3rd 1-3pm
Bring your favorite project and enjoy some great company while you work.
No Registration. All are welcome!
 Book Talk and Signing with Peter Brenner, Author of Behind the Smile: Orphaned by Hitler's Madness
Saturday, September 8th 3-4pm
Peter was born during the winter of 1944 to an unwed, frightened 17 year old Norwegian girl on the war-torn soil of Germany. Unknowingly, she was part of Himmler's Lebensborn Program to cultivate an Aryan race. Five years and three orphanages later, he was brought to America and adopted by an Air Force chaplain. Peter tells the fascinating story of his life. $19.99
 Book Talk and Signing with Spencer Quinn, Author of A Fistful of Collars
Sunday, September 9th 3:00pm
Everyone's favorite detective team returns in a new adventure as canine narrator Chet and his human partner, private investigator Bernie Little, find that Hollywood has gone to the dogs. This is the fifth book in this very popular series, which combines a top-notch mystery with genuine humor and a perceptive take on the relationship between human and dog that will stay with you long after the case is solved. Attendees are encouraged to bring a donation item for the Cape Cod MSPCA. A wish list of items can be viewed by clicking here.
YA   ROAD TRIP! Authors Hilary Weisman Graham (Reunited) and Kristen-Paige Madonia (Fingerprints of You) Sandwich Public Library
Tuesday, September 11th 6:30 - 8:00pm Attention all YA readers and their parents, family and friends! The Sandwich Public Library and Titcomb's Bookshop would like to invite you to meet two exceptional YA authors who happen to have new books featuring road trips! Hilary Graham's book, REUNITED, follows 3 ex-best friends as they travel from Massachusetts to Texas for the reunion show of a band they used to love-back when they were all still speaking to each other, of course. Kristen-Paige Madonia's FINGERPRINTS OF YOU follows Lemon, a young girl who has never known her father. Unwed and pregnant, she sets out on a bus trip from Virginia to California to find him. Please come and meet these debut authors, and enjoy some delicious refreshments, too. Recommended for readers 13 years and older. Please register but don't let that stop you from meeting Hilary and Kristen-Paige. You may register by clicking here.  Men's Book ClubThursday, September 13th 9:30amThe Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation by Jon GertnerA sweeping, atmospheric history of Bell Labs that highlights its unparalleled role as an incubator of innovation and birthplace of the century's most influential technologies. List Price: $29.95 Our Price:  Book Club
Tuesday, September 18th 7:00pm
Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchel Zuckoff
Former "Boston Globe" reporter Zuckoff unleashes the exhilarating, untold story of an extraordinary World War II rescue mission. A plane crash in the South Pacific plunges a trio of U.S. military personnel into the unknown land of jungle-clad New Guinea. Mr. Zuckoff will be calling to discuss Lost in Shangri-La. List Price: $15.00 Our Price:  Book Talk and Signing with Mick Carlon, Author of Travels with LouisSaturday, September 22nd 4-5pmQueens, 1959. Twelve-year-old Fred loves reading, baseball, and playing trumpet with his neighbor, Louis Armstrong. Fred accompanies Louis to Nashville, where he encounters a Civil Rights lunch counter strike, and to London and Paris. Characters include Langston Hughes, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington. Mick Carlon has taught English and journalism here on Cape Cod for 27 years. A life-long jazz fan, he regularly plays jazz in his classroom and has turned hundreds of students into jazz fans, too. He is also the author of Riding on Duke's Train. $9.95
 Book Signing with Saralee Perel
Author of Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories from a Life Out of Balance
Saturday, September 29th 3-4pm
We are delighted to welcome Saralee Perel, who will sign her new book about a world of family trees filled with nuts, mothers and daughters, a paternity ward teeming with pets, traumas, triumphs, binge eating, as well as positive thinking, gratefulness and joy.
Saralee is an award-winning nationally syndicated columnist. Her columns have appeared in Family Circle Magazine, Woman's World Magazine and a host of others. 33 of her columns have been published in the best-selling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul. She has twice won the annual competitions of the North American Publishers Association and New England's Associated Press. Saralee lives on Cape Cod with an assortment of wildlife (including her husband, Bob) and a perpetually growing number of family pets. |
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Staff Reviews, Recommendations and New Releases
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Adult Fiction
 From Elizabeth: In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
This exquisitely written story is based on real life experiences of the author and her family, who were members of a minor royal family in Phnom Penh. The novel is told through the eyes of a seven year girl, who ultimately survives the atrocities of starvation, loss of family members and forced labor. Throughout these horrors, the author extols the power of storytelling and hope. Ratner was 5 years old when she and her family were sent into the Cambodian countryside during the Khmer Rouge purge in the mid 1970's. In 1981, she and her mother arrived as refugees in the United States. In the Author's Note at the end of the book, Ratner writes that she wanted to honor the spirit of her father, to give voice to his memory and the memories of others who were silenced. She has has done this with elegance and reverence. List price: $25.00. Our price: $20.00
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 From Karen: The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-OlsenThis is another great Scandinavian detective/thriller. The author is a bestselling author in Denmark, Germany and Austria as well as a winner of the Glass Key Award. Once I got over the awkwardness of the beginning of the book, I was totally into it. The main character is a tormented police detective, disliked by nearly the entire department. He is assigned to head a new department within the Police called "Department Q", which was basically formed to funnel money from the government for the police to use at their discretion. The detective's assistant is an insanely gifted Syrian man with a mysterious past. He is supposed to clean and make coffee, but is soon insinuating himself into the cold cases that the detective (who'd rather play solitaire and chain smoke) is supposed to be investigating. I thoroughly enjoyed this thriller! $16.00 paperback  Casual Vacancy by J.K. RowlingThe totally incredible author of the Harry Potter books has written a novel for adults! Are we excited? Yes! Pre-order your copy now!
The story is about a small English town called Pagford, which is left in shock when a member of the parish council suddenly dies. Pagford is, seemingly, a very peaceful, idyllic town with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty facade is a town at war. The rich are at war with the poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils...Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity, and unexpected revelations? The Casual Vacancy is the work of a storyteller like no other. List price: $35.00. Our price: $28.00 (Available September 27)
 The Lincoln Letter by William Martin
Treasure hunters Peter Fallon and Evangeline Carrington are heading for adventure in Washington D.C., the sleek, modern, power-hungry capital of America...and the crowded, muddy, intrigue-filled nexus of the Civil War. Their goal: To find Abraham Lincoln's diary. What if Lincoln recorded his innermost thoughts as he moved toward the realization that he must free the slaves? And what if that diary slipped from his fingers in 1862? Some want the diary for its enormous symbolic value to a nation that reveres Lincoln. Others believe it carries a dark truth about Lincoln's famous proclamation--a truth that could profoundly impact the fast-approaching elections and change the course of a nation. Peter and Evangeline must race against these determined adversaries to uncover a document that could shake the foundation of Lincoln's legacy. List price: $25.99. Our price $20.79  When It Happens to You: A Novel in Stories by Molly RingwaldRingwald mines the complexities of modern relationships in this gripping and nuanced collection of interlinked stories. Writing with a deep compassion for human imperfection, Ringwald follows a Los Angeles family while they negotiate the hazardous terrain of everyday life. List price: $24.99. Our price $19.99
 A Wanted Man: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee ChildFour people in a car, hoping to make Chicago by morning. One man driving, eyes on the road. Another man next to him, telling stories that don't add up. A woman in the back, silent and worried. And next to her, a huge man with a broken nose, hitching a ride east to Virginia. All Reacher wanted was a ride to Virginia. All he did was stick out his thumb. But he soon discovers he has hitched more than a ride. He has tied himself to a massive conspiracy that makes him a threat--to both sides at once. List Price: $28.00 Our Price: $22.40 (Available September 11)
 From Elisa: The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani (New in Paperback)If you want a beautifully written love story that whisks you away to another time and place, this book fits the bill! The fateful first meeting of Enza and Ciro takes place amid the haunting majesty of the Italian Alps at the turn of the last century. Still teenagers, they are separated when Ciro sent to hide in New York's Little Italy, apprenticed to a shoemaker, leaving a bereft Enza behind. But when her own family faces disaster, she, too, is forced to emigrate to America. Though destiny will reunite the star-crossed lovers, it will, just as abruptly, separate them once again--sending Ciro off to serve in World War I, while Enza is drawn into the glamorous world of the opera . . . and into the life of the international singing sensation Enrico Caruso. Still, Enza and Ciro have been touched by fate--and, ultimately, the power of their love will change their lives forever. $15.99  This is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz (Signed Copies Available)Attention Junot Dias fans! We've been waiting for years for his next book and the wait is almost over! This Is How You Lose Her is a collection of short stories which are by turns hilarious and devastating, raucous and tender, as they lay bare the infinite longing and inevitable weaknesses of our all-too-human hearts. Diaz is the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which was selected as Time Magazine's #1 Fiction book for 2007. List Price: $26.95 Our Price: $21.56 (Available September 11)
Non-Fiction
 No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen with Kevin MaurerFor the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments. From the streets of Iraq to the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in the Indian Ocean, and from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama Bin laden's compound, operator Mark Owen of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group--commonly known as SEAL team Six--has been a part of some of the most memorable special operations in history, as well as countless missions that never made headlines. No Easy Day will be released on September 4th. List Price: $26.95 Our Price: $21.56 (Available September 4)
 Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life by Gretchen Rubin. In this inspiring, funny and eminently readable book, New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project realizes the importance of home in her life, so she embarks on a project to make her home a happier, calmer, simpler place filled with happiness and love. To do this, she dedicated a school year--from September to May. This book will make you laugh - and it might just inspire you to make some changes of your own! $26.00 (Available September 4)
 On a Farther Shore: The Life and Legacy of Rachel Carson by William Souder
Rachel Carson loved the ocean and wrote three books about its mysteries, but it was with Silent Spring, published 50 years ago, that this unassuming biologist awakened the world to the heedless chemical contamination of the environment. Her work eventually led to the establishment of the EPA and to the banning of DDT and a host of related pesticides. DDT, whose inventor had won a Nobel Prize for its discovery, at first it appeared safe, but alarming reports surfaced of harm to fish, birds, and other wildlife. The book shocked the public and forced the government to take action-despite a withering attack on Carson from the chemicals industry. By drawing frightening parallels between dangerous chemicals and the then-pervasive fallout from nuclear testing, Carson opened a fault line between the gentle ideal of conservation and the more urgent new concept of environmentalism. Elegantly written and meticulously researched, this extraordinary new biography captures the essence of one of the great reformers of the twentieth century. $30.00 (Available September 4)
 October, or Autumnal Tints by Henry David Thoreau
This is an ode to autumn as a season of ripeness, fullness, and maturity. Written shortly before Thoreau's death, it is perhaps the best piece ever written on the subject of the fall color of the changing leaves. The images are brought to life brilliantly with the delicate and beautiful watercolors of Lincoln Perry. Readers will feel as if they were walking alongside one of our best observers of the natural world. The book includes a biographical essay by acclaimed scholar Robert D. Richardson, who delves into the events and relationships that influenced Thoreau's philosophy. $17.95
THREE GREAT COOKBOOKS TO HELP YOU GET ORGANIZED FOR FALL AND BACK TO SCHOOL!
 Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes and Tips to Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night of the Week by Melissa D'ArabianFor home cooks who care about what they feed their families and want to stretch their dollars, this guide includes 140 recipes and more than 100 creative, practical tips on great money-savers, inventive takes on old standby dinners, and how to get ingredients to last longer. $24.99  Dinner: A Love Story by Jenny Rosenstratch This is a cookbook/memoir that covers all the things that can happen at the family dinner table during all stages of a family's life from the Just-Moved-in-Together Stage to the Just-Married Stage, the New Parent Stage, the Bonafide All-Parties-Present-and-Eating Stage. It contains nearly 120 recipes (favorites from Jenny's blog as well as brand new soon-to-be favorites) and over 50 color photographs. It is a book for anyone who thinks that ending the day with a shared meal is, well...just about the best way to end a day. $27.99  The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making by Alana Chernila In this debut cookbook, Chernila collects recipes for 101 everyday staples, organized by supermarket aisle. With everyday humor, she shows readers her favorite kitchen gadgets, how to to complete processes like canning, and how to make their own foods at home. $24.99
Children's Picture Books  From Elizabeth M. and her granddaughter, Lila: The Pete the Cat Books In this magical combination of author Eric Litwin and illustrator James Dean, Pete the Cat greets his audience of 2-5 year olds in bold primary colors and playful antics. In the first book, I Love My White Shoes, the reader is introduced to the world of color. In Rocking in My School Shoes the reader learns about the world of the library, the lunchroom, the playground and the classroom. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons is all about numbers, counting and even a bit of subtraction and addition. These books are a perfect blend of song and story. You can go on line and download songs. This Gramma, who cannot carry a tune in a bucket, will sing at the top of her lungs along with granddaughter Lila. As a word of caution, do not read these books with a child unless you are willing to read them over and over because I know for a fact the child will say, "Let's read it again!" There is good news: Pete the Cat Saves Christmas is due at the end of September! $16.99  From Vicky: The Tooth Mouse by Susan Hood
Did you know that in France there is a tooth mouse who brings money in exchange for loose baby teeth? I didn't! This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Sophie, a very little mouse who wants to become the new Tooth Mouse when the old Tooth Mouse retires. However, there are many mice who want the job, so the old Tooth Mouse gives them 3 challenges. Will brave little Sophie find a way to meet the challenges and become the new Tooth Fairy? You'll have to read this very clever book to find out! The illustrations are exquisite and full of details. You'll also have lots of fun reading some of the French words scattered through the text. $16.95 Ages 4-8Children's Nonfiction Mudflat Mania!
Mudflat Mania! is a great resource, which includes descriptions and photos of creatures that move in the mud on Cape Cod. The book is easily carried in a pocket for fast reference. There are directions on where to find each creature, as well as a "Maniac Alert" if you need to be careful! $8.95
 From Vicky: Ocean Sunlight: How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm. This is an extraordinary picture book about photosynthesis and the food chain in the ocean. Told by the sun, it packs a ton of great information with very simple, comprehensive text, as well as detailed and beautiful illustrations. For example, you'll learn about marine snow, the tiny nutritious flakes from living things, such as "poop and mucus, carcasses and g uts" that sink down to the bottom of the ocean and are eaten by animals on the sea bed far from sunlight. For those who want to learn more, there are 6 pages of text at the end of the book. Molly Bang is a Caldecott Award winning artist and part time resident of Woods Hole, where she summered during her childhood. $18.99 Ages 4-8Children's Fiction
 From Vicky: Shadow on the Mountain by Newbery honor winning author Margi Preus. If you're looking for a very suspenseful, fascinating and well written WWII story, this is the book for you!! Espen is an ordinary Norwegian boy who comes of age during the German occupation. He and some of his friends become involved in the Norwegian resistance movement; a few of his friends side with the Germans. With each year of occupation, life for the Norwegians becomes more and more brutal and dangerous. Teachers are imprisoned, unauthorized gatherings are forbidden, people are sent to German concentration camps or slaughtered in their towns. Gradually, Espen takes on riskier tasks with the resistance and eventually becomes wanted by the Gestapo. He must try to escape to Sweden on skis. Throughout the book, we see how the peace-loving Norwegian people risk their lives in small ways and large to resist the Germans. We meet German soldiers who turn their backs as Norwegians give food to starving prisoners and we also meet Norwegians who, for a variety of reasons, chose to side with the Germans. This amazing story is inspired by the real life experiences of Erling Storrusten. Information about Erling, including photos, are included at the end of the book. $16.95
 Malcolm at Midnight by W. H. Beck, illustrated by Brian Lies
Malcolm is a smaller than average rat in a 5th grade classroom. There, he meets the Midnight Academy, a secret society of classroom pets who try to keep students out of trouble - because "a lot happens in a school when the teachers aren't looking." But there's a mix up! Malcolm is so small, the members of the Midnight Academy think he's a mouse. When Aggy, the Academy's leader, mysteriously disappears, Malcolm must use his ratty intelligence and cunning to prove his innocence and find out where Aggy is. Beautifully and bountifully illustrated by Brian Lies, author of Bats at the Beach and other Bat stories. $16.99
 Secret of the Fortune Wookie by Tom Angleberger
McQuarrie Middle School's students miss Origami Yoda when Dwight leaves for Tippett Academy, but he sends Sara a paper Fortune Wookiee that seems to give advice just as good as Yoda's--even if, in the hands of girls, it seems preoccupied with romance. This is a very funny third book in the Origami Yoda series by the marvelous Tom Angleberger. $12.95 Ages 8-12
 Throne of Fire (Kane Chronicles #2) by Rick Riordin New in paperback! In this exciting second installment of the Kane Chronicles, Carter and Sadie, children' of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane, embark on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop. $9.99 Ages 9-14  The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Diaries by Rick RiordinAttention all Rick Riordan fans! This new book offers three short stories in the form of diary entries, plus interviews, puzzles, and games which reveal new insights into the world of Percy Jackson and the other heroes of Olympus. $12.99 Ages 9-14
Young Adult  New York Public Library Student Planner August 2012-August 2013This is a great way for high school and college students to stay organized this school year! Students will see each week at a glance across 2 pages. Each day has 3 sections - assignments and meetings, study schedule and extracurricular events. There's a place at the beginning of the planner to enter class schedules and the end of the planner includes a list of New York Public Library approved internet resources, conversion charts and list of holidays. Super resource! $10.99  The Rise of Nine (I Am Number Four #3) by Pattacus Lore
Until the day I met John Smith, Number Four, I'd been on the run alone, hiding and fighting to stay alive. Together, we are much more powerful. But it could only last so long before we had to separate to find the others. . . . I went to Spain to find Seven, and I found even more, including a tenth member of the Garde who escaped from Lorien alive. Ella is younger than the rest of us, but just as brave. Now we're looking for the others--including John. $17.99
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Community Events
|  Girly Girl P.A.R.T.S. 5K Run/Walk for Ovarian Cancer
Saturday September 15th
Check in/registration: 8:00am-9:30am
Race starts at 10:00am
Location: Sandwich Boardwalk/Town Neck Beach Sandwich,MA
Girlygirl P.A.R.T.S™ started simply with a discussion between two friends over a cup of coffee in March 2009. Jill DiTommaso, diagnosed with ovarian cancer in February 2008 (still battling) and her wonderful friend, Laura Smith, have become committed to raising awareness about this devastating disease. Both on a mission and personal triumph for all the ovarian cancer survivors, they have put together Cape Cod's 3rd annual 5k run/walk for the awareness of ovarian cancer. All proceeds go directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. For more information click here.
 Lucky Duck Race & Clambake
Saturday, September 29th 12:30pm (Rain Date: Sunday, September 3th)
Celebrate the end of summer and Sandwich by-the-sea with this new family fun event. First we will be racing rubber ducks by the Boardwalk to benefit the Sandwich Chamber of Commerce and Hospice & Pallative Care of Cape Cod. Adopt a duck to bring in a win for you! $10 for a Lone Duck, $50 for a Six-Quack.
First Place Winner - 25% of the proceeds
Second Place Winner - 15% of the proceeds
Third Place Winner - 10% of the proceeds
Remaining proceeds to benefit Hospice & the Sandwich Chamber.
Race starts at 12:30 at the Sandwich Boardwalk - come down to cheer for your own special duck! Following the race, take a Duck Boat ride over to Hemisphere Restaurant for an old-fashioned Community Clambake gathering! Adult Clam Bake tickets are $40, $10 for children's menu tickets. To purchase tickets and for more information please click here.
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