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Click www.politics-prose.com/event for our author events calendar through December.
Tuesday, November 22, 7 p.m.
Charles J. Shields
And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut, A Life (Henry Holt, $30)
As the first authorized biographer of the inimitable Kurt Vonnegut, Shields, author of Mockingbird - an acclaimed life of Harper Lee, had the full cooperation of his subject and spent many hours with him in the year before Vonnegut’s death. Drawing on these interviews as well as on conversations with Vonnegut’s family and friends, Shields has constructed both a vivid narrative of Vonnegut’s experiences and an illuminating analysis of his fiction.
Wednesday – Sunday, November 23 – 27
No events - - Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday - - Politics & Prose closes at 7 p.m.
Thursday - - Closed
Friday - Sunday - - Regular Hours
Monday, November, 28, 10:30 a.m.
Marie Rutkoski
The Jewel of the Kalderash: The Kronos Chronicles: Book III (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $16.99)
In the concluding volume of the Kronos Trilogy, Petra Kronos, Tomik, and Neel go to Romany, ready to deliver the Terrestrial and Celestial Globes and save Petra's father. But there’s a secret they hadn’t planned on, and it unleashes an epic power struggle. Ages 12-14.
Monday, November 28, 7 p.m.
Robert K. Massie
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Random House, $35)
With award-winning biographies of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs already under his belt, Massie is a natural to tell the story of Catherine (1729-1796). And it’s a remarkable story: born to a minor noble family in Germany, she was only fourteen when she came to Russia, but she quickly put into practice what she learned from her wide reading and correspondence with leading European thinkers, ruling firmly and gloriously for 34 years.
Tuesday, November 29, 7 p.m.
Chris Matthews
Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero (Simon & Schuster, $27.50)
The highlights of JFK’s life are well known. In his recounting of Kennedy’s family life, his PT boat rescue, his stellar rise in politics, Matthews draws on interviews with Kennedy’s associates, oral histories, and a range of other documents to show how Kennedy really felt about the issues and events of his day, from the Peace Corps to civil rights to the race to put a man on the moon.
Wednesday, November 30, 10:30 a.m.
William Joyce
The Man in the Moon (Atheneum, $17.99)
Before becoming The Man in the Moon, MiM was a baby with two loving parents and a loyal friend called Nightlight. Dark days soon arrived and MiM’s life was changed forever. Taking refuge on the moon itself, young MiM grew up to become a faraway friend to all children on earth, brightening the surface of the moon and inspiring other guardians of childhood, including a toymaker, a rabbit and a fairy. Twenty years in the making, this first book in William Joyce’s Guardians of Childhood series is stunningly illustrated and instantly captures the reader’s imagination.
Wednesday, November 30, 4:30 p.m.
Jack Bishop
The Cook's Illustrated Cookbook: 2000 Recipes from 20 Years of America's Most Trusted Food Magazine (Cook's Illustrated, $40)
Bishop, Cook’s Illustrated editorial director, will discuss the latest cookbook from the most trusted food magazine in America. This edition features meticulously researched and fool- proof recipes as well as groundbreaking tips for everyone, from the novice to the experienced chef.
Wednesday, November 30, 7 p.m.
Ann Beattie
Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines A Life (Scribner, $26)
Unlike many recent first ladies, Pat Nixon did not write a memoir. Now Beattie, the accomplished novelist and short-story master, has come up with one for her. In this genre-stretching narrative, Beattie combines the public record of the woman in the respectable Republican cloth coat with reminiscences by those who knew her and adds a dash of imagination, capturing the elusive Mrs. Nixon and her thoughts about Dick, Henry, and Chairman Mao.
Thursday, December 1, 7 p.m.
Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs (Simon & Schuster, $35)
To his string of bestselling biographies of Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Kissinger, and others, Isaacson now adds the life story of Steve Jobs. Written with the cooperation of its subject, this profile of the inventor, entrepreneur, leader, and visionary, offers a detailed profile of a man as imaginative as he was fiercely perfectionist.
Friday - Sunday, December 2-4
Politics & Prose Holiday Storewide Member Sale
This weekend - Friday, December 2, through Sunday, December 4 - brings the Politics & Prose Holiday Member Sale. The store will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. (Please note that we are staying open an extra hour Sunday evening)
All weekend long, nearly everything we currently have on our shelves will be discounted to Politics & Prose Members. These discounts also apply to online purchases as long as the books are available today and payment is made through the website. The sale offers 20% discounts on nearly all regularly stocked books, and 15% discounts on most CDs and DVDs. Come in early to have the best selection. Or shop online between December 3 and 5 and receive the same benefits!
It's also a great time to join our Membership Program and continue saving throughout the year! P&P members always receive 20% off purchases of event books, bestsellers, and other discounted items, even when shopping online. Remember to TRY US FIRST! Our website is open 24 hours a day!!!
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