Laurel Book Store

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Events

Sunday, November 17  4pm
Erin Dealey
with her new picture book Deck the Walls! A Wacky Christmas Carol


Sunday, December 1
11:30am
Meet Michael DeWall & Peter Elman
for a morning of music!


Wednesday, December 4, 7pm
Mills College writing students will be reading their work. We've now had several who went on to publish their books, so come and hear the future!

Sunday, December 8 4pm
Paul Brekke Meisner
with his new book
Home Field Advantage about sports in the Bay Area

**Date Change**
Thursday, December 12
7pm

An event for the cookbook Share; The Cookbook that Celebrates our Common Humanity
(details to come!)

 

Yep, it's cute.

Click here to see a video for it. Trevor is the one who came in and introduced us to this ingenious book stand.
He was charming and a very good demonstrator.

Hild by Nicola Griffith $27

A brilliant, lush, sweeping historical novel about the rise of the most powerful woman of the Middle Ages: Hild
In seventh-century Britain, small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. A new religion is coming ashore; the old gods are struggling, their priests worrying. Hild is the king's youngest niece, and she has a glimmering mind and a natural, noble authority. She will become a fascinating woman and one of the pivotal figures of the Middle Ages: Saint Hilda of Whitby.

 But now she has only the powerful curiosity of a bright child, a will of adamant, and a way of seeing the world-of studying nature, of matching cause with effect, of observing her surroundings closely and predicting what will happen next-that can seem uncanny, even supernatural, to those around her.
 Working from what little historical record is extant, Griffith has brought a beautiful, brutal world to vivid, absorbing life.

 

Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George $29.95 Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is at a loss: The daughter of her friend Taymullah Azhar has been taken by her mother, and Barbara can't really help, Azhar had never married Angelina, and his name isn't on Hadiyyah's, their daughter's, birth certificate. He has no legal claim. Azhar and Barbara hire a private detective, but the trail goes cold.

The Coldest Night by Robert Olmstead $14.95
Time Management for Cats by Alison F. Bowman $6.99
This is a humor book (duh, I know) by a local author. Cat people, you know who you are and why you may need this book. 






The Hormone Cure by Dr. Sara Gottfried $28 
A Harvard physician's scientifically proven method to improve physical and mental health by optimizing the hormones in the 30s, 40s, and beyond. Dr. Gottfried combines natural therapies with rigorous scientific testing to help women feel fully alive, especially in the years prior to menopause. 
We had her in the store recently for a private event, and she's great. I've been reading her book now for a couple of weeks and have gotten a much better understanding of the types of hormones and how to help balance them. She starts with lifestyle changes, then goes to proven vitamins and supplements, and then if you need more help recommends how to talk to your doctor. I recommend this book very highly. Luan @ 52. I wish it had been available 5 years ago.

And finally, for our doggy lovers:

Underwater Dogs by Seth Casteel $19.99
From leaping lab to diving dachshund, the water is where a dog's distinct personality shines through. These 80 portraits by award-winning pet photographer and animal rights activist Casteel capture new sides of old friends with vibrant underwater photography.

Shake by Carli Davidson $17.99  Original, amusing, and brilliantly documented, Shake is a heartwarming collection of sixty-one beguiling dogs caught in the most candid of moments: mid-shake. This glorious, graphic volume will stop you dead in your tracks as you are presented with images of man's best friend caught in contortion: hair wild, eyes darting, ears and jowls flopping every which way.

 

How about a series for adventurous girls? These are by Catherynne Valente and great for those 4-6th grade girls who want to conquer the world.
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making $6.99 Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha and used to have an ordinary life. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland.

The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Rebels There $7.99 When September finally returns to Fairyland, she learns that its inhabitants have been losing their shadowsNand their magicNto the world of Fairyland Below. This underworld has a new ruler: Halloween, the Hollow Queen, who is September's shadow. And Halloween does not want to give Fairyland's shadows back.

The Girl Who Soared Above the Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two $16.99 September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home and embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she will be spirited away to the moon, reunited with her friends, and find herself faced with saving Fairyland from a moon-Yeti.

 

 

    

 

  

 In a riveting story by the author of "The Poisonwood Bible, " a young wife and mother on a failing farm in rural Tennessee experiences something she cannot explain. Her discovery energizes various competing factions, trapping her in the center of the conflict and ultimately opening up her world.