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Nine Lives
by Dan Baum
I do not use the phrase lightly, but Nine Lives: Death And Life In New Orleans by Dan Baum is, most definitely, "an ambitious and important work". Baum's task in laying out an authentic and true delineation of the history and soul of this most unique city... ( read more) Reviewed by Jon Fine |
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
by Joseph Cotton & Teresa Wright
...This was the movie that, along with The Trouble With Harry, director Alfred Hitchcock often named as his personal favorite. ...
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Reviewed by Alden Graves
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 The Art Of Racing In The Rain
by Garth Stein
A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope—a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it
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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain De Botton
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work is an exploration of the joys and perils of the modern workplace, beautifully evoking what other people wake up to do each day-and night-to make the frenzied contemporary world function....
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 Fordlandia
by Greg Grandin
The stunning, never before told story of the quixotic attempt to recreate small-town America in the heart of the Amazon. In 1927, Henry Ford, the richest man in the world, bought a tract of land twice the size of Delaware in the Brazilian Amazon....
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 Home Game: An Accidental Guide To Fatherhood
by Michael Lewis
Fatherhood for dummies—a perfectly frank and mercilessly funny account. When he became a father, Michael Lewis found himself expected to feel things that he didn't feel, and to do things that he couldn't see the point of doing. At first this made him feel guilty,...
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Children's New Releases...
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 Emily The Strange Lost Days
by Rob Reger
Emily the Strange: 13 years old. Able to leap tall buildings, probably, if she felt like it. More likelyto be napping with her four black cats; or cobbling together a particle accelerator out of lint, lentils, and safety pins;... (Read More)
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 Mr. Stubborn Says There Are No Monsters In This Book
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In this spooky, hilarious collection of stories, Mr. Stubborn encounters some scary creatures - although he certainly will never admit to it. If you ask him, Mr. Stubborn has never, ever seen a monster, and there definitely are no monsters in this book. (Read More)
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 To celebrate the arrival of spring, the staff at the Northshire Bookstore held one of our famous pot-luck lunches. For decades, the Northshire staff, from folks in the basement receiving, to booksellers on the sales floor, to accounting people on the top floor, have been famous for their great cooking. Must be a requisite for working here!
We usually cook around a theme: Chinese, Middle Eastern, and American picnic fare are recent examples. This time, however, we tried something different...(READ MORE)
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