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Grass Roots Books and Music
— 227 SW 2nd Street, Corvallis OR 97339 — 541-754-7668 |
| February 20, 2014 |
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The wait is over, friends!
Presenting the 2014 Independence Card! The I-Card (as it is affectionately known) is our store's loyalty program, and it helps us to share our passion for reading and love of books with our community, rewarding customers for shopping local. The new cards will be available on Friday, Feb. 21. Here are some of the details of this year's program:
- $10 enrollment fee. One stamp issued for purchasing the card.
- Get one stamp for each $10 purchase of regularly priced merchandise. Completed card (12 stamps) is worth $10 off on your next visit.
- Receive special coupon and promotional emails for I-Card members only.
- Don’t want to carry another card in your wallet? We can keep it on file for you in our store.
- For 2014, all of the stamps from your 2013 card may be transferred to your 2014 card. Please note this change from previous years, since of our delay in announcing this year’s card.
- If you were unable to redeem one full card in 2013 (if card# on the right side of the oval in the middle-right of the card is 1), we want to encourage you to continue visiting our store by issuing you a 2014 card at no cost.
- Cards issued in 2013 may no longer be stamped. If 2013 cards are full, they may continue to be redeemed for $10 off a purchase.
- DVDs are 10% off.
Keep building those stacks of books to read, friends. We are, too. . .
To thank our loyal (and patient!) I-Card members, you will receive an extra stamp on your new Independence Card when you purchase the new card by Feb. 28. That’s 2 stamps for the price of one!
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| Newest Books |
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman's The Museum of Extraordinary Things is the story of an electric and impassioned love between two vastly different souls in New York during the volatile first decades of the twentieth century. Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind "The Museum of Extraordinary Things", a Coney Island boardwalk freak show that thrills the masses. One night Coralie stumbles upon a striking young man taking pictures of moonlit trees in the woods off the Hudson River. With its colorful crowds, New York itself becomes a riveting character as Hoffman weaves her trademark magic, romance, and masterful storytelling in a sizzling and tender story of young love in tumultuous times.
Hardcover, $27.99
Publisher: Scribner Book Company; ISBN: 9781451693560 |
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Orfeo
Richard Powers
“In Orfeo, Powers tells the story of a man journeying into his past as he desperately flees the present. Composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find music in surprising patterns has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive. . . Through the help of his ex-wife, his daughter, and his longtime collaborator, Els hatches a plan to turn this disastrous collision with the security state into a work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around them. . . “ — Kevin Berger, San Francisco Chronicle
Hardcover, $26.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; ISBN: 9780393240825 |
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The Book of Heaven
Patricia Storace
In this mythic and poetic retelling of the Garden of Eden, Eve describes her own version of Heaven and God. The reader follows the stories of four celestial women who have never had the chance to share their sacred perspectives. One of the novel’s central questions becomes “What if God were a woman?” How would that change our understanding of human life and social constructs? Inspired by the New Testament, Storace offers a new vision of biblical storytelling through a feminist lens, giving a voice to often silenced female characters.
Hardcover, $26.95
Publisher: Pantheon Books; ISBN: 9780375408069 |
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While Beauty Slept
Elizabeth Blackwell
“I am not the sort of person about whom stories are told.” And so begins Elise Dalriss's story. When she hears her great-granddaughter recount a minstrel's tale about a beautiful princess asleep in a tower, it pushes open a door to the past, a door Elise has long kept locked. For Elise was the companion to the real princess who slumbered—and she is the only one left who knows what actually happened so many years ago.
Hardcover, $25.95
Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books; ISBN: 9780399166235 |
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Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Michael Moss
Every year, the average American eats thirty-three pounds of cheese and seventy pounds of sugar. Every day, we ingest 8,500 milligrams of salt, double the recommended amount. It comes from processed food, an industry that hauls in $1 trillion in annual sales. In Salt Sugar Fat, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Moss shows how we ended up here. Featuring examples from Kraft, Coca-Cola, Lunchables, Frito-Lay, Nestle, Oreos, Capri Sun, and many more, Moss's explosive, empowering narrative is grounded in meticulous, eye-opening research. He talks to concerned insiders who make startling confessions. Just as millions of "heavy users" are addicted to salt, sugar, and fat, so too are the companies that peddle them.
Paperback, $16.00
Publisher: Random House Trade; ISBN: 9780812982190 |
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My Foreign Cities
Elizabeth Scarboro
When she was just seventeen, independent and ambitious Elizabeth Scarboro fell in love with irreverent and irresistible Stephen. She knew he had cystic fibrosis, that he was expected to live only until the age of thirty or so, and that soon she’d have a choice to make. She could set out to travel, date, and lead the adventurous life she’d imagined, or she could be with Stephen, who came with an urgency of his own. In crystalline prose, Scarboro describes the pulse of her relationship with Stephen with all its illuminating quirks.
Paperback, $15.95
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation; ISBN: 9780871407399 |
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| Featured Books for Young Readers |
Bedtime for Chickies
Janee Trasler
Ages Birth to 3
Cheep cheep cheep! What does it take to get little Chickies to sleep? Meet the Chickies in their very first padded board book! With engaging rhymes, endearing illustrations, and a soft padded cover, these books are perfect for babies and toddlers to enjoy. Young readers will love to fall asleep along with the Chickies!
Board Book, $8.99
Publisher: HarperFestival; ISBN: 9780062274687 |
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Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy
Karen Foxlee
Ages 8 to 12
A luminous retelling of the Snow Queen, this is the story of unlikely heroine Ophelia Jane Worthington-Whittard who doesn't believe in anything that can't be proven by science. She and her sister Alice are still grieving for their dead mother when their father takes a job in a strange museum in a city where it always snows. On her very first day in the museum Ophelia discovers a boy locked away in a long forgotten room. He is a prisoner of Her Majesty the Snow Queen. And he has been waiting for Ophelia's help.
Hardcover, $16.99
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers; ISBN: 9780385753548 |
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| Music |
Lake Street Dive
Bad Self Portraits
Genre: Pop/Folk
Lake Street Dive draws from a diverse pool of influences. Lead vocalist Rachel Price brings jazz and blues influences to the table, while her backing band incorporates everything from classical to classic pop.
($16.95) |
Lydia Loveless
Somewhere Else
Genre: Pop/Folk
Loveless' debut for Bloodshot Records was a ferocious helping of alt.country music. Her second widely released record continues to focus on her firey delivery and attitude-heavy lyrics.
($15.95) |
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Half the City
Genre: Pop/Folk
Last year, Alabama Shakes took the world by storm. Produced by a member of that band, the new album by St. Paul & the Broken Bones treads that same Alabama soul. ($12.95) |
Suzanne Vega
Tales From the Realm
of the Queen of Pentacles
Genre: Pop/Folk
From The Telegraph: "Vega’s enduringly classy knack for quirky rhythm, sleek ideas and direct-but-detached delivery shines through much of this album." ($13.95) |
Putumayo Presents
Native America
Genre: Pop/Folk
Putumayo's newest sampler draws from the traditional and the contemporary in Native American music. Artists featured include R. Carlos Nakai and Bill Miller to Chloe Sainte-Marie. ($15.95) |
Although we specialize in
new releases, Grass Roots can usually get you any album that's still available.
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| Events |
Friday, March 7, at 7 p.m.
Grass Roots Books & Music
227 SW 2nd Street, Corvallis |
Julian Hoffman
The Small Heart Of Things: Being At Home In A Beckoning World
Winner of the 2012 Association of Writers and Writing Programs Series Prize for Creative Nonfiction, author Julian Hoffman will speak about his work and read from his award-winning book, The Small Heart Of Things: Being At Home In A Beckoning World.
In The Small Heart of Things, Julian Hoffman intimately examines the myriad ways in which connections to the natural world can be deepened through an equality of perception, whether it's a caterpillar carrying its house of leaves, transhumant shepherds ranging high mountain pastures, a quail taking cover on an empty steppe, or a Turkmen family emigrating from Afghanistan to Istanbul. The narrative spans the common—and often contested—ground that supports human and natural communities alike, seeking the unsung stories that sustain us.
This free event is co-sponsored by Grass Roots Books & Music and the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature and the Written Word.
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Community Events
Darkside Cinema: Movies showing Feb. 21 to 27, showtimes daily, Darkside Cinema, Corvallis. Visit their website for showtimes.
- The Rocket –NR: Never less than charming and stirring in its ability to recreate a childhood that overcomes chaos, The Rocket, abetted with a convincing cast led by two superb child actors, proves instantly why it's been winning accolades worldwide. 100% on RT. Subtitled Lao.
- Girl on A Bicycle –R: From the screenwriter of The Notebook. You can’t help but fall in love with Girl on a Bicycle.
- Inside Llewyn Davis –R: The Coen brothers have crafted another unique period piece.
- 12 Years A Slave –R: Golden Globe Best Picture of 2013.
Literary Events:
- OSU MFA Reading Series, featuring Abigail Amabisca, Joy Henry, Ellie Francis Douglass, and Scott Latta: Thursday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m., New Morning Bakery, Corvallis.
- Gathering Moon: An evening of poetry, stories, and music: Each moon, this group of women from Salem, Corvallis, and Eugene come together to share their poetry, prose, responses, and friendship. Gathering Moon originated as a writing group of the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word. This is the group’s first public appearance. Five writers share their work: Carole Ann Crateau, Ruthy Kanagy, Cindy McCain, Nancy Rosenberger, and Jana Zvibleman. They will be accompanied by Beth Brown on cello and pennywhistle, and Adam Crateau on drums. Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m., Troubadour Music Center, Corvallis. For more information, please email mccaincynthia@msn.com.
Ticket Sales: Grass Roots sells tickets for local music events. Please call or stop by the store to see what's currently available.
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Saturday, Feb. 22
LaSells Stewart Center
OSU, Corvallis |
Oregon Small Farms Conference
This daylong event is geared toward farmers, agriculture professionals, food policy advocates, students and managers of farmers markets. Twenty-four sessions will be offered on a variety of topics relevant to the Oregon small farmers. This year there will be a session track in Spanish. Speakers will include farmers, Oregon State University Extension faculty, agribusiness, and more. For more information and to register, please visit the Small Farms website.
Books will be available to purchase from Grass Roots Books & Music.
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Saturday, March 22
LaSells Stewart Center
OSU, Corvallis |
Insights into Gardening
(Rescheduled from Feb. 8)
This event is sponsored by the Benton County Master Gardeners Association and Oregon State University Extension Service.
Insights into Gardening is a day-long seminar offering practical, hands-on learning for home gardeners and gardeners-to-be. Whether you are an experienced or novice gardener, new to the area or an Oregon native, you will find plenty of ideas to make your gardening easier, more enjoyable and more successful. Please visit the Insight into Gardening website for registration information.
Books recommended by event speakers and general gardening books will be available to purchase from Grass Roots Books & Music. Discounts are available on select items. The onsite bookstore will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Books for Bedtime
We have a delightful new display in our cozy children’s section this week. Books for Bedtime highlights all kinds of sleepy creatures—everything from mermaids to monsters! See what happens under the sea and across the world in When Mermaids Sleep. Go on a sleepytime odyssey as a baby experiences its first sleep in On the Night You Were Born, or see just how full one bed can get in Dogs on the Bed. But if you want to know how monsters get sleepy, take a peek at Creepy Monsters, Sleepy Monsters: A Lullaby. See our full display for even more titles!
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Autographed Books
We are excited to share with you all of the great autographed books we have in-stock. Quantities are limited on many of the signed editions and are not guaranteed to be in-stock. See what we have available on the Grass Roots website, or stop by the store to see our display.
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Local Literary News
Oregon Poet Laureate Nominations: Local poet Ann Staley has been nominated to serve as the next Poet Laureate for the state of Oregon. The Oregon Poet Laureate fosters the art of poetry, encourages literacy and learning, addresses central issues relating to humanities and heritage, and reflects on public life in Oregon. In addition to publishing two books of poetry, Staley also spent many years as an educator and continues to teach writing workshops. If you’d like to provide a statement indicating why you consider Staley’s work to be “of high quality and representative of the State of Oregon,” send your thoughts to o.hm@oregonhumanities.org (subject line: Poet Laureate Nomination) by Feb. 28. For more information about the Oregon Poet Laureate, visit the Oregon Humanities website.
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| Reading Group Selection |
Tuesday, Mar. 4, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Lionel Asbo: State of England
Martin Amis
Kendall heads the state of our March Reading Group discussion of Lionel Asbo: State of England by Martin Amis, an exuberant, acidic satire of modern society and celebrity culture—by a renowned author at the height of his powers.
Lionel Asbo, a terrifying yet weirdly loyal thug, has always looked out for his ward and nephew, the orphaned Desmond Pepperdine. He provides him with fatherly career advice (always carry a knife, for example) and is determined they should share the joys of pit bulls (fed with lots of Tabasco sauce), Internet porn, and all manner of more serious criminality. Des, on the other hand, desires nothing more than books to read and a girl to love (and to protect a family secret that could be the death of him). But just as he begins to lead a gentler, healthier life, his uncle—once again in a London prison—wins 140 million in the lottery and upon his release hires a public relations firm and begins dating a cannily ambitious topless model and "poet." Strangely, however, Lionel's true nature remains uncompromised while his problems, and therefore also Desmond's, seem only to multiply.
"At heart an old-fashioned novel. . . . Amis is, like Dickens, an insistently moral writer, satire being an edifying genre with a noble cause: the improvement of society." —The New York Times Book Review
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Publisher: Vintage Books
ISBN: 9780307948083
Paperback
Regular price: $15.00
On sale for $12.75 until Mar. 4.
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On Our Nightstands |
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Bedtime for Chickies
Janee Trasler
The board book Bedtime Chickies is a sweet and entertaining read-aloud perfect for getting all of your little chickies ready for bed! It features a delightfully charming cast of little chickens trying to delay bedtime long enough for a potty run, snack, and quick story. Meanwhile, piggy, cow, and sheep try to stay awake long enough to get everyone tucked-in. The book has simple illustrations with wonderful color, character, and expression. The story has a memorable repetitive verse that urges you to read and sing along. There’s even a free song to download! This book is bedtime fun for all the chickies in your family!
Board Book, $8.99
Publisher: 9780062274687; ISBN: 9780062274687 |
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Linda
How to Make 100 Paper Flowers: Ideas and Instruction for Folding, Cutting, and Simple Sculptures
Maria Noble
What a fun book! I loved this fabulous Paper Flowers book! A full bouquet of every flower you can think of is expressed fantastically in this special assortment. Expertly crafted from several different types of paper media, each flower appears realistic and pretty, and the well-presented instructions make them look fun to make. Protea, Dahlia, Dogwood and Magnolia flowers are waiting to be made!
Paperback, $24.99
Publisher: Creative Publishing International; ISBN: 9781589237513 |
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Adam
The Art of Tinkering: Meet 150 Makers Working at the Intersection of Art, Science & Technology
Karen Wilkinson and Mike Petrich
If you are like me—the kind of person that has boxes, little bins and jars full of all stray nuts and bolts, bits of loose wire, 3”x3” scraps of fabric, and anything else that might someday be turned into something—then I have the perfect book for you: The Art of Tinkering. More than just an art book, The Art of Tinkering is one part inspiration and one part how-to. It offers tips and advice on how to get those creative juices flowing and repurpose just about anything into interactive art. The book itself is even wired for electricity!
Hardcover, $32.50
Publisher: Weldon Owen; ISBN: 9781616286095 |
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Erika
Last of the Outlaws
Railroad Earth
The first time I heard “Old Man and the Land” [from the Elko album, 2006] on the radio I had to call in and ask who it was. I’ve been a devoted Railroad Earth fan ever since. Loving most everything they’ve recorded, I was so excited to see that they have put out a new album. The funky and get down beats always find me in the best of moods. On Last of the Outlaws the song “When the Sun Gets in your Blood” is very reminiscent of a few Paul Simon tunes. Love, Love, Love it!!
CD, $14.95 |
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