Just a quick reminder that our store hours are a little different this week to accommodate the holidays:
12/23: 9am to midnight 12/24: 8am to 7pm 12/25: CLOSED 12/26: 10am to 10pm 12/31: 9am to 9pm 1/1: noon to 10pm
Click here for the full schedule through January 1. (And remember, harvard.com is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.)
We still have First Night buttons available, so as you plan your New Year's Eve festivities, take a look at the schedule of events taking place throughout downtown Boston. Buttons are $18 each, and can be purchased at the registers in the store.
'Til Next Week, Rachel
| | New on Our Shelves: The Latest in Fiction, Nonfiction, Scholarly Books & In Store Book Printing
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| | Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler illustrated by Maira Kalman $19.99 Little Brown and Co., hardcover
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| | "Min Green, a high school junior, and Ed Slaterton, a senior, have broken up. All that remains is for Min to tell Ed why, in one very long letter, explicating a collection of artifacts from their romance (as illustrated by Maira Kalman) that she has tossed into a box and is about to dump on his front porch. . . . Their romance lasts only a few weeks, but the fullness and richness of the two falling madly in love and lust in that short time is beautifully rendered. . . . Kalman's illustrations poignantly encapsulate the detritus of the romance, providing an emotional vernacular all their own." --The New York Times
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| | Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie
$35 Random House, hardcover
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| | The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women of all time. History offers few stories richer in drama than that of Catherine the Great. In this book, this eternally fascinating woman is returned to life.
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| | Museums Matter:In Praise of Encyclopedic Museum by James Cuno
$22 University of Chicago Press, hardcover
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Drawing on examples from the politics of India to the creation of the British Museum to the history of trade and travel, Cuno, president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, makes a case for the encyclopedic museum as a truly cosmopolitan institution, promoting tolerance, understanding, and a shared sense of history--values that are essential in our ever more globalized age. Powerful, passionate, and to the point, Museums Matter is the product of a lifetime of working in and thinking about museums; no museumgoer should miss it.
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| | Bargain Books | Bargain Books are new books at used-book prices. Limited copies are available of these titles, so if you see something that you're interested in, come in and check it out soon. To see more of our Bargain Books section, visit our Bargain Books page.
| | A Slice of Life: Contemporary Writers on Food edited by Bonnie Marranca $5.99 hardcover (originally $26.95) | A collection of food writing that readers can really sink their teeth into, A Slice of Life features some of the world's best known writers, all speaking eloquently on the nature of food, language, and the adaptability of social customs. Contributing writers include Julia Child, Umberto Eco, Wole Soyinka, Isabel Allende, and Susan Sontag.
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| | A Brief Guide to Judaism: Theology, History, and Practice by Naftali Brawer $5.99 paperback (originally $13.95) | In a wide ranging and accessible guide for the general reader, Rabbi Naftali Brawer outlines the major themes and history of over 5,000 years of Jewish faith, from ritual practice to faith and politics, the theology and history of Judaism are bound together.
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| | Selected Poems by Geoffrey Hill $4.99 hardcover (originally $35) | Geoffrey Hill is an award-winning poet and retired Boston University literature professor with a reputation as "England's best hope for the Nobel Prize." This generous selection includes Hill's strongest, most sensitive, and most brilliant pieces that reveal a towering intellect and a stunning range of emotional complexity. |
| | Recent Finds Downstairs in the Used Book Department |
Featured used books go fast, so if any titles interest you, stop in to check them out soon. We will hold the book if you are the first caller to reserve it. To reserve a book, call (617) 661-1515 and ask for our Used Department. We're also always looking for books to buy. Learn about selling your used books, including textbooks, here.
| | The Drawings of Pontormo edited by Janet Cox Rearick Originally published by Harvard University Press in 1964 $225 (two volumes, hardcover) in Very Good Condition | Jacopo Pontormo, one of the major figures in the history of Italian drawing, was the last great draughtsman of the Florentine Renaissance. Volume I is a catalogue raisonn� of almost four hundred surviving drawings and Volume II contains a rare collection of Pontormo's drawings and paintings, many not previously published.
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| | Heart of the Tin Man: The Collected Writings of Jack Haley edited by Mitchell Cohen Originally published by Tinman Publishing in 1978 $20 (hardcover) in Very Good Condition | Famous for his role as the Tin Man without a heart, Jack Haley's career went well beyond his legendary role in The Wizard of Oz. He was a pioneer of the vaudeville era, an accomplished stage actor and dancer, and he appeared in more than forty films. This collection of his writings recreates bygone eras and moments of hilarity with great Hollywood stars.
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| | The Sack of Rome, 1527 by Andr� Chastel Originally published by Princeton University Press in 1983 $35 (hardcover) in Very Good Condition | This richly illustrated study of the sack of Rome as a cultural and artistic phenomenon reveals the ambiguities of preceding events and the dramatic contrast between the flourishing world of art under Clement VII and the city as it existed after the troops of Emperor Charles V had looted it in 1527.
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Author Events
Tickets on sale now:
Thomas Frank (1/5)
Subscribe to the Harvard Book Store Google Event Calendar here.
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Thomas Frank Thurs, Jan 5, 6PM
| | Political columnist and bestselling author Thomas Frank discusses Pity the Billionaire.
| At the Brattle Theatre
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Ellis Avery Tues, Jan 17, 7PM
| | Award-winning writer and creative writing teacher Ellis Avery reads from her newest novel, The Last Nude.
| At Harvard Book Store
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Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson Wed, Jan 18, 7PM
| | Harvard professor of government Theda Skocpol and PhD student Vanessa Williamson discuss The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism.
| At Harvard Book Store
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Philosophy Caf� Wed, Jan 18, 7:30PM
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| At Harvard Book Store, lower level
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Alex Gilvarry Thurs, Jan 19, 7PM
| | Debut novelist Alex Gilvarry reads from From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant.
| At Harvard Book Store
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Jonathan Gruber Wed, Jan 25, 6PM
| | MIT professor of economics Jonathan Gruber discusses Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It's Necessary, and How It Works.
| At the Brattle Theatre
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David Scheffer Thurs, Jan 26, 7PM
| | Lawyer and diplomat David Scheffer discusses his new book, All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals.
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David Weinberger Fri, Jan 27, 3PM
| | David Weinberger, a senior researcher at Harvard's Berkman Center, discusses Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room Is the Room.
| At Harvard Book Store
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Things to know about our $5 tickets...
$5 tickets are also coupons good for $5 off a purchase at events or at Harvard Book Store. Coupons expire 30 days after the event, and cannot be used for online purchases, event tickets, or gift certificates. Please note that your ticket guarantees you a seat until five minutes before an event begins.
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Please send your comments and suggestions to Rachel at rcass@harvard.com. Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you in the store!
Rachel Cass Marketing Manager rcass@harvard.com
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