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Greeting from Main Street! Trimmings are on the lampposts, the shop windows are decorated, and Santa has lit the tree in Monument Square. The only thing missing is .... snow?
Come in to talk with us about finding the perfect book for anyone (everyone?) on your list, and a little something for you to sit back with at the end of the day.
Did you miss last week's community presentation sponsored by the Concord Middle School PTG? We have signed editions of Jessica Lahey's The Gift of Failure on our shelves. Our Signed Book Gallery is brimming!
When you're in the Bookshop this weekend, say hello to our volunteer gift wrappers - Open Table will be with us on Saturday, December 12, and the Playscape at Ripley on Sunday, December 13.
Our extended holiday hours begin next Monday, December 14, when we're open weeknights until 8pm - Thursdays, as always, until 9pm.
Happy Reading!
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Aristotle's little known but remarkable contributions to natural science - now in paperback
The Lagoon is both a travelogue and a study of the origins of science. And it shows how a philosopher who lived almost two millennia ago still has so much to teach us today.
The philosophical classics of Aristotle loom large over the history of Western thought, but the subject he most loved was biology. He wrote vast volumes about animals. He described them, classified them, told us where and how they live and how they develop in the womb or in the egg. He founded a science. It can even be said that he founded science itself.
In The Lagoon, acclaimed biologist Armand Marie Leroi recovers Aristotle's science. He revisits Aristotle's writings and the places where he worked. He goes to the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos to see the creatures that Aristotle saw, where he saw them. He explores Aristotle's observations, his deep ideas, his inspired guesses - and the things he got wildly wrong. He shows how Aristotle's science is deeply intertwined with his philosophical system and reveals that he was not only the first biologist, but also one of the greatest.
Armand Marie Leroi is Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology at Imperial College London. Besides many technical papers he is the author of Mutants: On the Form, Variety and Errors of the Human Body(2003), which was published in eleven languages. The book was critically acclaimed, short-listed for the Aventis Prize for Popular Science Books, and won the Guardian First Book Award. He is one of the UK's most prominent science media figures.
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Winner of the National Book Award!
A stunning poetry debut: this meditation on the black female figure throughout time introduces us to a brave and penetrating new voice.
This electrifying collection is a triptych that begins and ends with lyric poems considering the roles desire and race play in the construction of the self.
Offering a new understanding of biography and the self, this collection questions just where, historically, do ideas about the black female figure truly begin - five hundred years ago, five thousand, or even longer? And what role has art played in this ancient, often heinous story? From the "Young Black Female Carrying / a Perfume Vase" to a "Little Brown Girl / Girl Standing in a Tree / First Day of Voluntary / School Integration," this poet adores her culture and the beauty to be found within it. Yet she is also a cultural critic alert to the nuances of race and desire and how they define us all, including herself, as she explores her own sometimes painful history.
Robin Coste Lewis is a Provost's Fellow in Poetry and Visual Studies at the University of Southern California. She received her BA from Hampshire College, her MFA in poetry from NYU, and an MTS in Sanskrit and comparative religious literature from the Divinity School at Harvard University. A finalist for the Rita Dove Poetry Award, she has published her work in various journals and anthologies.
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Celebrate 50 years of Super Bowl
In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of America's most beloved sporting event, an authoritative collection of the most pivotal plays through the decades, compiled by the legendary Jerry Rice, and illustrated with dozens of color photographs.Super Bowl MVP Jerry Rice has compiled his list of the most iconic, strategic and record-breaking moments in football history from the Super Bowl's inception to today.
Rice's access to the NFL means that this book is chock full of memories and insights directly from the athletes and coaches who were involved in these moments, pulling together all the catches, the interceptions, the fumbles and triumphant touchdowns that have made the Super Bowl an unforgettable experience. 50 Years, 50 Moments is a must for football fans everywhere that is sure to be treasured for generations to come.
A Hall of Fame wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion ('88, '89 and '94) Jerry Rice is regarded as the best wide receiver to ever play in the NFL. He played for the San Francisco 49ers for fifteen years alongside Hall of Fame quarterbacks Steve Young and Joe Montana, winning the Super Bowl MVP Award. Rice also played for three seasons with the Oakland Raiders and one season with the Seattle Seahawks before retiring from the NFL in 2005. He was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010. Rice is now a television personality and corporate spokesperson who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Randy O. Williams has written extensively on sports and entertainment for major publications and lives in Southern California.
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From legendary pastry chef François Payard's beloved patisseries and cafés
Third-generation pastry chef François Payard shares his favorite cookie recipes - the bestsellers at his popular New York City patisseries and cafés, the recipes he learned from his father, and the ones he makes at home.
They range from the simplest sablés (butter cookies) to the most picture-perfect macarons, with everything in between: unassuming spice cookies, jam-filled linzers and other sandwiches, elegantly fluted and scalloped cannelés and madeleines, cakelike financiers, and beautifully iced cutout cookies for every holiday.
All adapted for home cooks and tested in a home kitchen, these treats are easy to make yet offer a taste of "Paris-meets-Upper East Side" luxury to anyone, anywhere.
François Payard is the owner of Payard Patisserie & Bistro, FP Patisserie, and FPB bakery in New York, and a former pastry chef at some of the world's finest restaurants, including Le Bernardin and DANIEL, also in New York City. He has been named Pastry Chef of the Year by both the James Beard Foundation and Bon Appetit, and awarded the prestigious Ordre National du Merite Agricole by the government of France. He lives in New York City.
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New in our Signed Books Gallery
Jessica Lahey presented a community program sponsored by the Concord Middle School PTG; she is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Gift of Failure.
In the tradition of Paul Tough's How Children Succeed and Wendy Mogel's The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, this groundbreaking manifesto focuses on the critical school years when parents must learn to allow their children to experience the disappointment and frustration that occur from life's inevitable problems so that they can grow up to be successful, resilient, and self-reliant adults. Providing a path toward solutions, Lahey lays out a blueprint with targeted advice for handling homework, report cards, social dynamics, and sports. Hard-hitting yet warm and wise, The Gift of Failure is essential reading for parents, educators, and psychologists nationwide who want to help children succeed. 
Jessica Lahey is an educator, speaker, and writer. She has been an English, Latin, and writing teacher in middle and high school for over a decade, writes the bi-weekly Parent-Teacher Conference advice column for The New York Times, is a contributing writer at the Atlantic, and appears as a commentator on Vermont Public Radio. Jessica earned a J.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a concentration in juvenile and education law. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two sons.
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Kids Pick - a true story of caring and friendship with a little lamb
photo-illustrated by John Churchman
Everyone needs a little Sweet Pea in their lives!
One cold winter night, Sweet Pea the orphan lamb becomes very sick, and everyone in the farmyard is worried about her! Under the watchful care of Farmer John, Laddie the sheepdog, and Dr. Alison the mobile veterinarian, she slowly recovers.
Dr. Alison tells Sweet Pea she can have a sleepover to celebrate as soon as she is well again. When the day finally comes, her closest friends Sunny, Prem, and Violet join her in the greenhouse for a fun and imaginative "SheepOver" celebration.
This charming story of caring and friendship by farm owners John and Jennifer Churchman, brought to life with John's entrancing photo-illustrations, will enchant readers young and old.
John Churchman is an artist, photographer and farmer, bringing stories to life with his enchanting photo-illustrations. Jennifer Churchman is a multimedia artist and business consultant, and has loved telling stories all her life.
John and Jennifer bring their talents together to give voice to the stories of all the animals that surround them and add boundless enjoyment to their lives. They have made their home on a small farm in the beautiful countryside of Essex, Vermont, with their daughter Gabrielle.
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In our Community Window
"Family Trees" at the Concord Museum
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