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Fall 2014 at Wakefield Books
 November is upon us which means some of the best new releases of the year by all our favorite authors.
Our new release wall is filled with great titles for everyone with more arriving everyday.
This is also the month we take the time to acknowledge what we're thankful for. Wakefield Books wants to let everyone know how thankful we are to have such great support from the community which allows us to continue to be the best bookstore we can be for you!
Don't forget to print out the coupon at the bottom of this newsletter and
save 20% on an item of your choice this month!
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Small Business Saturday is November 29th
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In 2010, American Express founded Small Business Saturday to help businesses with their most pressing need - getting more customers. The day encourages people to shop at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The single day has grown into a powerful movement, and more people are taking part than ever before. This year, the big day is Nov 29.
Shop small with your American Express Card and Members Can Get Up to $30 Back
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Thanksgiving books
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Thanksgiving is Thursday 11/27.
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Teach your children about the history and meaning of this holiday, how our traditions we're born, or just read some fun stories.
Here's just a few of the kids' titles:
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Rhode Island Author's Expo Saturday November 8th
West Warwick Civic Center
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   Over 90 Rhode Island Authors Scheduled to Appear!
Gail Alofsin, Annette Blair, Andrew Boisvert, R.A. Boudreau, Leigh Brown, Thom Cahir, Kristen Calenda, Paul F. Caranci, Dr. Erik J. Chaput, Sebastian Cole, Roland Comtois, Michael G. Cooley, Sharon Contillo, Victoria Corliss, Michael deAngeli, James Daley, Leah DeCesare, Christine DePetrillo, Bruce DeSilva, Carol Desforges, Jim Dyer, Dee Eaton, Gail Eastwood, Tina Egnoski, Mark Ellis, Mellisa Martin Ellis, Rich Feitelberg, Derek Feuti, Tom Fitzgerald, Edwin Lionel Flynn, Gail Gilkey, Judith Glynn, Hannah R. Goodman, Sammie Grace, John W. Grisham, Don N. Hagist, Nora Hall, Deborah Halliday, Christie O'Neil Harrison, Marjorie Harrison, Patricia Hinkley, Rev. Lynne C. Holden, Burt Jagolinzer, Nancy James, Coralie Hughes Jensen, Zoie Jenkins, Lynn Jenssen, Sam Kafrissen, Lauren E. Kelley, Alex Kimmell, Portia Little, Elyse Major, Peter Mandel, Dave Mann, Rick Marchetti, Christine Mazurk, Joseph Mazzenga, Jane McCarthy, Seth McCombs, Rachael L. McIntosh, Joann Mead, Colleen Kelly Mellor, J.L. Metcalf, Patricia Mitchell, Donna Russo Morin, Maria Mutch, Lisa Norato, Vanessa Paniccia, Patricia Perrin, Dr. Karen Petit, Peter Pezzelli, Joanne Phillips, Cris Pfeil, Dawn M. Porter, Steven R. Porter, Martha Reynolds, Ashley Richer, Heather Rigney, Theresa Schimmel, Tony Silbert, Scott William Simmons, Dr. Kate Siner, Rhiannon Smith, Jeanine Spikes, Paul Spremulli, Mike Squatrito, Lyn Stanzione, Kurtis Lee Thomas, Tom Trabulsi, G.A. Warren, Adam Wasserman, Rob Watts, H. Philip West, Jr., Terry Wildemann, K.C. Wilder, Ray Wolf, Sean Fay Wolfe, Julie Yingling, Marie Younkin-Waldman This event is FREE and Open to the Public.
Signed books will be available for purchase.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
The Long Haul
Releases Nov. 4th!
A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you're the Heffleys. The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns. Gas station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender, and a runaway pig-not exactly Greg Heffley's idea of a good time. But even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure-and this is one the Heffleys won't soon forget.
Jeff Kinney is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and four-time Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award winner for Favorite Book. Jeff has been named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. Jeff lives with his wife and two sons in southern Massachusetts, where he is opening a bookstore.
Click here to reserve your copy !
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| Elf on the Shelf |
 The Elf on the Shelf is a special scout elf sent from the North Pole to help Santa Claus manage his naughty and nice lists. When a family adopts an elf and gives it a name, the elf receives its Christmas magic and can fly to the North Pole each night to tell Santa Claus about all of the day's adventures. Each morning, the elf returns to its family and perches in a different place to watch the fun. Children love to wake up and race around the house looking for their elf each morning. Elves typically appear in their families' homes at the beginning of the holiday season (around Thanksgiving) On Christmas Eve, the elves return to the North Pole with Santa Claus--until next year! This is a big seller every year and this year we have both boy, and girl elves!
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| Secrets and Scandals Event |
H. Philip West Event
In Store Saturday November 15th from 10:00-11:30am
A Providence Journal profile dubbed Phil West "the godfather of political reform in Rhode Island."  
Between 1986 and 2006 Rhode Island ran a gauntlet of scandals that exposed corruption and aroused public rage.
Secrets & Scandals tells the inside story of events that shook Rhode Island's culture of corruption, gave birth to the nation's strongest ethics commission, and finally brought separation of powers in 2004. No single leader, no political party, no organization could have converted betrayals of public trust into historic reforms. But when citizen coalitions worked with dedicated public officials to address systemic failures, government changed.
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Great Local Calendars for 2015
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Our South County 2015 calendar is now in stock! Thanks to all of you who submitted
photos for this year's contest.
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Calendar features photos from:
-Gina Campbell
-Alison Kates
-Cassie Audette
-Mark Lee
-Holly Champlin Mather
-Kristen Franco
-Joe Caparco
-Melissa Hyde
-Jen Buonanno
-David Ponte
-Madeline Box
..and we invite these photographers to stop in an get their complimentary copies!
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Great Books by Local authors.....
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Rhode Island's Haunted Ram Tail Factory
by Thomas D'Agostino and Arlene Nicholson
On May 19, 1822, Peleg Walker was found dead inside Foster's Ramtail Factory. Almost ten years earlier, he and four other family members had made the fateful decision to start a business. Legend has it that when relations soured over arguments about money, the partnership ended, with Peleg hanging from the very bell rope he rang each morning to signal the change in shift. Whether he took his own life or was murdered remains a mystery. Recognized as a haunted site since 1885, the factory now lies in ruins. Yet Peleg still keeps vigil over its remains, sounding his night watchman's bell and drifting with his candle lantern in hand. Based on two decades of research, the authors delve into the mysterious history of Rhode Island's haunted factory.
Spies in Revolutionary Rhode Island
by Christian McBurney
Espionage played a vital role during the Revolutionary War in Rhode Island. The British and Americans each employed spies to discover the screts, plans, and positions of thie enemy. Continental Navy Lt. John Trevett dressed as an ordinary sailor, grew out his beard and went from Tavern to Tavern in Newport gathering intelligence. Metcalf Bowler becamce a traitor on the order of Benedict Arnold as he spied for the British while serving as a patriot leader in Providence. Disguised as a peddler, Ann Bates spied for the British during the Rhode Island Campaign. When caught, some spies paid with thier lives, while others suffered in jail.
Christian McBurney will be here for a book signing on Sunday 12/7 from 12-2
Strong Darkness
Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong returns in her most thrilling adventure yet!
1883: Texas Ranger William Ray Strong teams up with Judge Roy Bean to track down the Old West's first serial killer, who's stitching a trail of death along the railroad lines slicing their way through Texas.
The Present: Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong finds herself pursuing another serial killer whose methods are eerily similar to the one pursued by her great-grandfather almost a century-and-a-half before.
"Caitlin Strong doesn't miss a trick, a target, or a bad guy. Plus, she's a Texas Ranger. One riot, one woman, same as it ever was. That's why I like her so much, that's why I'll read anything Jon Land writes."-Stephen Hunter, New York Times bestselling author.
Jon Land will be here signing copies on 12/13 from 12-2
Naked Parenting : 7 Keys to Raising Kids With Confidence
by Leah Decesare
Naked Parenting is parenting stripped down to the bare basics to focus on seven keys to raising kids who are self-sufficient, confident, respectful, and resilient. These seven keys are: love, honesty, communication, responsibility, discipline, mistakes, and gratitude.
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November New Releases
Here's just the highlights of the titles we're looking forward to this month:
November 4th
Burning Room by Michael Connelly
Promise by Robert Crais
Laughing Monsters by Denis Johnson
Let Me Be Frank With You by Richard Ford
Hope: Entertainer of the Century by Richard Zoglin
Ambition and Desire by Kate Williams
Bleeding Orange by Jim Boeheim
Undeniable by Bill Nye
Revivial by Stephen King
Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell
Blue Labyrinth by Preston and Child
Family Furnishings by Alice Munroe
41: A Portrait of My Father by George W. Bush
No Hero by Mark Owen
Small Victories by Anne Lamott
Empire's Crossroads by Carrie Gibson
Navy Seals by Dick Couch
November 18th
The Escape by David Baldacci
The Job by Janet Evanovich
The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark
Want You Dead by Peter James
You Can't Make This Up by Al Michaels
There Was a Little Girl by Brooke Shields
Money: Master The Game by Anthony Robbins
Citizens of the Green Room by Mark Leibovich
November 25th
Hope To Die by James Patterson
Betrayed by Lisa Scottoline
Great Reformer by Austen Ivereigh
Pioneer Girl by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Warren Buffett Philosophy of Inventing by Elena Chirkova
Kid's New Releases This Month -Diary of a Wimpy Kid #9 by Jeff Kinney -Mis-Adventures of Sweetie Pie by Chris Van Allsburg -Visitors by Orson Scott Card -Unbroken Young Reader Edition by Laura Hillenbrand -Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare -Yoda by Beth Stern -Blizzard by John Rocco -Snowman's Story by Will Hillenbrand
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30% off select Hardcover Best Sellers Everyday
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Here are just a few of the new additions this week
 | John Grisham
Grey Mountain
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Reg price $ 28.95
Sale Price $ 20.27
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 | Ina Garten
Make it Ahead
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Reg Price $ 35.00
Sale Price $ 24.50
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 | Jodi Picoult
Leaving Time
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Reg.Price $ 28.00
Sale Price $ 19.20
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 | Walter Isaacson
The Innovators
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Reg Price $ 35.00
Sale Price $ 24.50
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 | Lena Dunham
Not That Kind of Girl. |
Reg Price $ 28.00
Sale Price $ 19.60
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 | Elin Hilderbrand
Winter Street
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Reg Price $ 25.00
Sale Price $ 17.50
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 | Jim Gaffigan
Food: A Love Story
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Reg. Price $ 26.00
Sale Price $ 18.20
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 | Clive Cussler
Havana Storm |
Reg. Price $ 28.95
Sale Price $ 20.27
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Just in:A twist on classic board games with popular themes. Discover something new for your next "game night"
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2014 National Book
Award Finalists
The National Book Foundation announced the Finalists
for the 2014 National Book Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature in October.  Wakefield Books is proud to feature the titles that have made this list. Be sure to see our display at the front of the store on your next visit. Winners will be announced on November 19th |
Some of Our Newest Staff Picks
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Parcells: A Football Life by Bill Parcells and Nunyo Demasio
One of Footballs most legendary coaches gives us some great insight on his fascinating football career. Not an autobiography as it is written in the third person, but it is his account of his experiences with the Giants, Jets, Patriots and Cowboys as well as his relationships with many players and coaches and owners.
-Bob
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A Single Breath
by Lucy Clark c
aptivating r
An easy & captivating read.
Eva becomes a widow way too soon, and in her grief, she travels to Tasmania to meet his family. Not only does she begin to fall in love with his brother, but she finds out that she never really knew the man she married. Loved It!!!!
-Sue
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The Paris Winter
by Imogen Robertson
What a wonderful story "The Paris Winter" was! The characters were so well written I felt as if I was the silent observer watching and experiencing the story with them. Maud Heighton is an art student, barely surviving in the harsh and unforgiving city of Paris. She gets a job as a companion to the younger sister of a successful man. But almost immediately the cracks begin to form in her new privileged position and she is drawn into a terrifying world of lies, greed, drugs and revenge. I found myself getting completely lost in the extremely descriptive style the author used throughout the book. This novel won't be released until November 18th, but I highly recommend it to all who love to escape to a different time and place.
-Lisa
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Into The Wild
by Jon Krakauer
In 1992, Chris McCandless donated all of his savings to charity, burned his wallet, and hitchhiked to Alaska to live on his own. Into the Wild tracks his journey from the day he left town to the day his body was found. Extraordinarily moving, this story is one of my favorites. McCandless is honestly one of my role models!
-Hannah
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One Kick
by Chelsea Cain
Introduces a new character in Kick Lannigan. Kick was kidnapped as a young girl and her abductor taught her skills not many girls know, such as sharpshooting, lock-picking, and bomb-making. Upon her rescue after five years, she further trains herself in survival skills. Now an adult, She has been approached by wealthy John Bishop to find 2 missing children which could bring back memories Kick doesn't want to re-live, but she feels compelled to to join in the search and use her unique talents to track doen the missing children. -Ann |
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Wild hits theaters on 12/4 
 A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe-and built her back up again. NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A Best Nonfiction Book of 2012: The Boston Globe, Entertainment Weekly
A Best Book of the Year: NPR, St. Louis Dispatch, Vogue
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Matunuck Book Fair Event Friday 11/21-Sunday 11/23
Wakefield Books will be having an in store book fair to benefit Matunuck Elementary School from 11/21-11/23.
20% of all voucher sales
go back to the school
-Book fairs provide an opportunity for kids to get excited about reading while helping their school!
-By having your book fair with Wakefield Books, you are supporting a locally owned, independent business, and strengthening the community that your school lives in.
-We offer a wide variety of titles not available in chain stores, and while you'll find great titles for young readers, parents can get books for themselves too! All books are eligible.
-We can help ! Our booksellers are knowledgeable and willing to help you find just the right book.
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In Theaters 11/21
Mockingjay Part 1
The first of two films that wraps up the New York Times Best Selling Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins.
"This concluding volume in Collins's Hunger Games trilogy accomplishes a rare feat, the last installment being the best yet, a beautifully orchestrated and intelligent novel that succeeds on every level... In short, there's something here for nearly every reader, all of it completely engrossing."
--Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
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New Release from Jan Brett
"Who is the Animals' Santa?" Little Snow asks. Big Snowshoe doesn't know. But he leaves us presents every Christmas he tells Little Snow.Maybe he's a badger, a moose, a polar bear, or a wolf? The animals chime in. But they say they have never seen him and that makes Little Snow wonder. He is sure they are just fooling him. On Christmas Eve, Big Snowshoe figures out a way for the animals to see Santa. Their first glimpse is unforgettable, and never again will an excited Little Snow doubt there is an animals' Santa. Young children will pour over magical illustrations of Little Snow and all of the forest animals celebrating Christmas in the snowy far north under a brilliant night sky.
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