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Andre Dubus III presents
Gone So Long
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Greetings from Main Street -
Scroll down for this week's book picks, which include a novel from Barbara Kingsolver, history from Nathaniel Philbrick, thoughts from the late Stephen Hawking, and an intimate biography of Babe Ruth. New books arrive daily at the Bookshop, please ask us for suggestions for yourself, a gift, or your book group's next selection.
See below for information about our next two free in-store events. Learn more about cultivating leadership, and add to your arsenal of recipes to put oomph on your dinner plate!
Have you been enjoying the programs of the 2018 'bridge year' Concord Festival of Authors? Updates about events celebrating the
written and spoken word can be found on the
Concord Festival of Authors Facebook page.
Take a peek in our Community Window for information about the Concord-Carlisle Community Chest.
We look forward to seeing you in the Bookshop - tell us what you're reading!
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Our next event -
Powerful lessons in forward-thinking leadership
Sunday, October 21 at 3pm -
In
Future Forward
, leaders will find 10 essential lessons that can be easily applied to any business, from small startups to giant corporations.
Leaders at every level will discover outside-the-box approaches to employee engagement, entrepreneurial commitment, and radical innovation. These are the lessons of a true visionary. This is how successful leaders take risks, take charge, and take the future by storm.
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Upcoming event -
These sauces are simple to whip up with fresh and healthy ingredients
Sunday, October 28 at 3pm -
Forget the stuffy standbys based on butter, flour, and stock. Secret Sauces sets out the new classics: sauces that are simple to make yet deliver maximum flavor. Each comes with a finished dish recipe, plus many other ideas. Rooted in cuisines from around the world, these sauces rely on fresh components that come together in a flash.
Most existing sauce books are written for the professional chef, but this book is aimed at the home cook. It removes the intimidation of traditional sauces and makes sauces approachable for everyone.
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Novel explores human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval
Willa Knox has always prided herself on being the embodiment of responsibility for her family. Which is why it's so unnerving that she's arrived at middle age with nothing to show for her hard work and dedication but a stack of unpaid bills and an inherited brick home in Vineland, New Jersey, that is literally falling apart.
begins to investigate the history of her home, hoping that the local historical preservation society might take an interest and provide funding for its direly needed repairs. Through her research into Vineland's past and its creation as a Utopian community, she discovers a kindred spirit from the 1880s, Thatcher Greenwood.
Unsheltered is the story of two families, in two centuries, as they navigate the challenges of surviving a world in the throes of major cultural shifts. In this mesmerizing story told in alternating chapters, Willa and Thatcher come to realize that though the future is uncertain, even unnerving,
shelter can be found in the bonds of kindred - whether family or friends - and in the strength of the human spirit.
This edition of
Unsheltered includes a bound "Letter to the Reader" signed by the author.
Barbara Kingsolver is the author of nine bestselling works of fiction, including the novels
Flight Behavior,
The Lacuna,
The Poisonwood Bible,
Animal Dreams,
and
The Bean Trees
, as well as books of poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction. Her only work of narrative nonfiction was the enormously influential bestseller
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life.
Kingsolver's work has earned literary awards and a devoted readership at home and abroad.
She lives with her family on a farm in southern Appalachia.
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The thrilling story of the year
that won the Revolutionary War
* signed editions *
In a narrative that moves from Washington's headquarters on the Hudson River, to the wooded hillside in North Carolina where Nathanael Greene fought Lord Cornwallis to a vicious draw, to Lafayette's brilliant series of maneuvers across Tidewater Virginia, Philbrick details the epic and suspenseful year through to its triumphant conclusion.
A riveting and wide-ranging story, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, In the Hurricane's Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea.
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Stephen Hawking's final thoughts
on the biggest questions facing humankind
Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of readers about the origins of the universe and the nature of black holes, and inspired millions more by defying a terrifying early prognosis of ALS, which originally gave him only two years to live. In later life he could communicate only by using a few facial muscles, but he continued to advance his field and serve as a revered voice on social and humanitarian issues.
Will humanity survive? Should we colonize space? Does God exist? These are just a few of the questions Hawking addresses in this wide-ranging, passionately argued final book from one of the greatest minds in history.
Featuring a foreword by Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar for playing Stephen Hawking, an introduction by Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne, and an afterword from Hawking's daughter, Lucy, Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a brilliant last message to the world.
Stephen Hawking
was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge for thirty years and the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His books for the general reader include My Brief History
, the classic
A Brief History of Time
, the essay collection Black Holes and Baby Universes
, The Universe in a Nutshell
, and, with Leonard Mlodinow, A Briefer History of Time
and
The Grand Design
. He also co-authored a series of children's books with his daughter, beginning with George's Secret Key to the Universe. Stephen Hawking died in 2018.
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Biography of Babe Ruth
* signed editions *
Babe Ruth lived in the present tense - in the camera's lens. He swung the heaviest bat, earned the most money, and incurred the biggest fines. He expanded notions of the possible. Aided by his crucial partnership with Christy Walsh - business manager, spin doctor, damage control wizard, and surrogate father -Ruth drafted the blueprint for modern athletic stardom.
After hitting his 60th home run in September 1927 - a total that would not be exceeded until 1961, when Roger Maris did it with the aid of the extended modern season - he embarked on the mother of all barnstorming tours, a
three-week victory lap across America, accompanied by Yankee teammate Lou Gehrig.
Walsh called the tour a "Symphony of Swat." The Omaha World Herald called it "the biggest show since Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey, and seven other associated circuses offered their entire performance under one tent." In
The Big Fella, Jane Leavy recreates that 21-day circus, capturing the romp and the pathos that defined Ruth's life and times.
Drawing from more than 250 interviews, a trove of previously untapped documents, and Ruth family records, Leavy breaks through the mythology that has obscured the legend and delivers the man.
The Big Fella includes 32-pages of black-and-white photos and close to 40 black-and-white images throughout.
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In our Signed Books Gallery
An unforgettable and sweeping family saga from Markus Zusak, the storyteller who gave us the extraordinary novel
The Book Thief.
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From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of (among others!) Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives.
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Jan Brett
Delightful new picture book from the author/illustrator of many children's classic books - When winter comes, Hedgie tries to stay awake so he doesn't miss out on all the fun his friends are having.
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Ben is taken to Mexico by his nemesis in the hopes that he'll finally be able to take down SPYDER in this latest addition to the
Spy School series.
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B. A. Shapiro (author of The Art Forger and The Muralist) has made the historical art thriller her own. In
The Collector's Apprentice
, she gives us an unforgettable tale about the lengths to which people will go for their obsession, whether it be art, money, love, or vengeance.
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Kids Pick -
Funny, twisty story about a giraffe's long neck
Edward the giraffe can't understand why his neck is as long and bendy and, well, ridiculous as it is. No other animal has a neck this absurd. He's tried disguising it, dressing it up, strategically hiding it behind bushes-honestly, anything you can think of, he's tried.
Just when he has exhausted his neck-hiding options and is about to throw in the towel, a turtle swoops in (well, ambles in, very slowly) and helps him understand that his neck has a purpose, and looks excellent in a bow tie.
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Concord-Carlisle Community Chest
"Neighbors helping neighbors ..."
The mission of the Concord-Carlisle Community Chest is to strengthen our community by marshaling resources to help those in need.
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