December 28, 2009  This week we'll be sharing our scientific study regarding the differences between cardboard and plush dragons. We interviewed the store dragons respectively, and as a control asked them each the same question!KB: So Plush Dragon, what would you say is the all time greatest dragon book? Plush Dragon: That's a tough one. Hmmn. Kenny and the Dragon! It features a wise and learned dragon such as myself. I mean we're so commonly misunderstood. Cardboard Dragon: I knew it! I may be cardboard but I'd never be so shallow and one dimensional as to mention Kenny and The Dragon without giving credit to the great dragon story it's based on, The Reluctant Dragon! Plush Dragon: The whole point of Kenny and the Dragon is to pay tribute to The Reluctant Dragon. Get over yourself! KB: Not again! Stand down Cardboard Dragon, no more flames in the store! All right then, moving on, what about you CD, what's your pick? Cardboard Dragon: My Father's Dragon of course. I can totally relate to that poor dragon who was chained down and made to ferry animals across the river, I mean you've had me strung up here for years! KB: How about we don't go there right now? In fact let me just thank you both for your feedback. Plush Dragon: Sure! Cardboard Dragon: Whatever! 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! |
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Summertime
By Coetzee, J M 2009-12 - Viking Books 9780670021383 - Hardcover List Price $25.95 - Your Price: $20.76 Always original in method and direct in approach, Nobel prize winning Coetzee's new novel, a finalist for the Man Booker Prize, is a fictional account of someone writing a biography of him after his death. ...More |
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Shades of Grey
By Fforde, Jasper 2009-12 - Viking Books 9780670019632 - Hardcover See Other Formats List Price $25.95 - Your Price: $20.76 The first new venture for Fforde in some considerable time, Shades of Grey imagines a post-apocalyptic world ruled by the use of color. ...More |
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Scotland: An Autobiography: 2,000 Years of Scottish History by Those Who Saw It Happen
By Goring, Rosemary 2009-12 - Overlook Press 9781590202913 - Paperback List Price $18.95 - Your Price: $15.16 Now in paperback, Rosemary Goring's history of Scotland, based almost entirely on primary accounts, is quite simply a tour de force. Brilliantly selected and arranged, Goring deftly uses her brief and incisive prologues to set the stage and the tone for this remarkably balanced and nuanced account. Scotland the autobiography: 2,000 years of Scottish History By Those Who Saw it Happen has something to offer anyone who takes an interest in either Scotland or the creative and dynamic use of primary sources in constructing an historical narrative. ...More |
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Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes
By Bittman, Mark 2009-12 - Simon & Schuster 9781416575658 - Paperback List Price $15.00 - Your Price: $12.00 Two big food books are out today in paperback. First Mark Bittman's Food Matters. ...More |
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Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
By Pollan, Michael 2009-12 - Penguin Books 9780143116387 - Paperback List Price $11.00 - Your Price: $8.80 Next, a nifty paperback original by Omnivore's Dilemma author Michael Pollan. This slim book features 64 rules, ranging from "drink the spinach water, to "Get out of the Supermarket whenever you can." ...More |
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Sunday Love
By Paul, Alison 2010-01 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) 9780618991846 - Library Binding List Price $16.00 - Your Price: $12.80 After you've flipped through the glorious, wordless pages of Sunday Love, delighted by its slapstick charm, you'll wonder how you've managed to reach this point in time without having experienced a book starring Bruno The Burglar before. This is a picture book for all ages to be sure. ...More |