August 25, 2009

It may be true that not many of you woke up this morning to the thought that your life would receive a noticeable boost if you had the opportunity of reading your favorite Edgar Allen Poe piece to a small crowd of fellow Poe lovers. That is because some thoughts are best left for when you are sitting by a computer reading our newsletter.

You see Michael Johnson of UMF has been doing a fabulous job of arranging for events to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Poe's birth You can check out his Poe/After Poe Blog to scroll through all the great stuff he has planned. For our purposes, however, let's stick to the Selections from The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe: A Reading which we are hosting on September 24th at 5:30 pm. So what about it? We're looking some readers (and some listeners of course, those help too) to join us on the 24th. Give us a shout to say yes.

Here they are! Our weekly picks for the two best: two hardcover, two paperback, and two children's books. The very best new arrivals to leap out of the box and onto our shelves this week. Call or email us if you want more information on any of these titles, or to have us hold you a copy. Or stop in and check them out in person. We'd love to see you. Thanks as always for sharing your reading with us!

 

Book Cover The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
By Edsel, Robert
2009/09 - Center Street
9781599951492 - Hardcover
List Price $26.99 - Your Price: $21.59
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This gripping history of the soldiers who worked during the war to track down and save imperiled masterworks of European art seized by the Nazi's, is very good reading. Edsel's account takes the more general tale told in Lynn Nicholas' excellent The Rape of Europa and makes it more personal and dramatic. A fascinating topic and well told to boot....More

 

Book Cover Gourmet Rhapsody
By Barbery, Muriel
2009/08 - Europa Editions
9781933372952 - Trade Paper
List Price $15.00 - Your Price: $12.00
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Gourmet Rhapsody the second book by Barbery released in the United States, following her best selling The Elegance of the Hedgehog, is actually her first novel. It is set in the same place as The Elegance of the Hedgehog, and tells the tale of Piere Arthens, the world's greatest food critic, who Hedgehog readers will recognize as having had a bit part in that well received tale. ...More

 

Book Cover A Lion Among Men: Volume Three in the Wicked Years
By Maguire, Gregory
2009/09 - Harper Paperbacks
9780060859725 - Trade Paper
List Price $16.00 - Your Price: $12.80
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A Lion Among Men, the third book in MaGuire's popular Wicked series didn't break a sweat to earn The Weekly Top 2 DBBTONIP (Deserving Big Book That's Out Now In Paperback) rating....More

 

Book Cover The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
By Lockhart, E.
2009/08 - Hyperion Books
9780786838196 - Trade Paper  See Other Formats
List Price $8.99 - Your Price: $7.19
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Anyone looking for a YA book filled with humor and a strong female protagonist will find that The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, is their version of cloud 9. This is a marvel of a book which deals with a 16 year old prankster who takes on an all male secret society at her boarding school....More

 

Book Cover The Lion the Mouse
By Pinkney, Jerry
2009/09 - Little Brown
9780316013567 - Hardcover
List Price $16.99 - Your Price: $13.59
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Karen declares that this book is "BEAUTIFUL!
A brilliant pictorial retelling of the age-old tale of the Lion and the Mouse and the kindness they show one another. From cover to cover this book is beautiful for the eyes and the spirit." ...More

 

Book Cover Princess Party
By Allen, Joy
Allen, Joy
2009/09 - Putnam Publishing Group
9780399252594 - Hardcover
List Price $16.99 - Your Price: $13.59
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When I first saw this book I thought, "Oh no, a Fancy Nancy knockoff." But I was wrong. Wrong! It has a nice understated charm of its own and princess loving girls will absolutely love this book!...More

 

 

 

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