Nobember 8, 2007
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| | Five Good Books
| | | | Boom! Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today
Sage-ing While Age-ing
The Hearts of Horses
The Curious Gardener's Almanac: Centuries of Practical Garden Wisdom
The Key: Celebrated People Unlock Their Secrets to Life
| | Boom! Voices of the Sixties: Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today Tom Brokaw
In The Greatest Generation, Brokaw eloquently evoked the experience of the Great Depression and the Second World War. Now, in Boom!, he presents an epic portrait of another defining era in America -- the tumultuous sixties. This virtual reunion of some members of “the class of ’68” offers wise and moving reflections of people’s lives during a time of high ideals and profound social, political, and individual change. Hardcover, $28.95
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, ISBN-13: 9781400064571
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Shirley MacLaine
Through her ten previous international bestsellers, Shirley MacLaine has established herself as a fearless, iconoclastic thinker. Now, as she confronts the realities of growing older, MacLaine reflects on her journey and her greater understanding of her own life experiences. Sage-ing While Age-ing explores a wide range of issues - health and nutrition, spirituality, and MacLaine's views about the greatest mystery of all: what happens after death. Hardcover, $26.00
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group, ISBN-13: 9781416550419
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Molly Gloss
This novel from the author of The Jump-Off Creek tells the story of nineteen-year-old Martha Lessen, a female horse whisperer trying to make a go of it in a man's world. Set in rural Oregon, the book has a sense of western life reminiscent of Annie Dillard. The Hearts of Horses is a remarkable story about the connections between people and animals and how they touch one another in the most unexpected and profound ways. Hardcover, $24.00
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company; ISBN-13: 9780618799909
| | | | | | The Curious Gardener's Almanac: Centuries of Practical Garden Wisdom Niall Edworthy
This collection of facts, ancient wisdom, tips, and recipes celebrates the garden in all its splendid diversity. It contains more than 1,000 entries with remarkable information about flowers, vegetables, fruits, trees, herbs, insects, birds, water, soil, tools, composts, climate, myths, superstitions, and biodynamics. Woven into this wealth of knowledge are famous quotations, anecdotes, traditional sayings, lines of verse, and words of rural wisdom. Hardcover, $16.95
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA); ISBN-13: 9780399533778
| | | | | | The Key: Celebrated People Unlock Their Secrets to Life Linda Solomon
In this work, keys symbolize an idea that solves a problem. Solomon couples her beautiful black-and-white photos of antique keys with words of wisdom gathered from interviews with Sidney Poitier, Tony Bennett, Doris Day, Kim Novak, Meredith Vieira, Barbara Walters, Hilary Duff, and many others celebrities, including some who rarely grant interviews. Proceeds from the book will benefit breast cancer research, and several of the contributors are survivors of the disease. Hardcover, $17.95
Publisher: Abrams, Harry N Inc.; ISBN-13: 9781584796305
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| Signed Copies of Alan Alda's New Book
| | | | | Things I Overheard While Talking to MyselfAlan AldaThe store just received a special shipment of signed copies of Alda's new book. After recovering from a nearly fatal medical emergency on a mountaintop in Chile, Alda chose to express his gratitude by chronicling the moments in his life that have had special significance to him. His message is consistent: it's not what you do in life, but how you do it. Notice everything. Always be open to new ideas and new experiences. In a book that is candid, wise, and as questioning as it is incisive, Alda amuses and moves us with his unique and hilarious meditations on questions great and small. Hardcover, $24.95
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group; ISBN-13: 9781400066179
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| New in Paperback
| | | | The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Love Over Scotland : A 44 Scotland Street Novel
| | The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream Barack Obama
In The Audacity of Hope, Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics -- a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit. He explores the forces that can stifle even the best-intentioned politician. At the heart of this book is his vision of how we can move beyond our divisions to tackle concrete problems and build a radically hopeful political consensus. Paperback, $14.95
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group; ISBN-13: 9780307237705
| | | | | | Love Over Scotland : A 44 Scotland Street Novel Alexander McCall Smith
This irresistible third entry to the 44 Scotland Street series picks up where Espresso Tales left off. Anthropologist Domenica has flown off to the Straits of Malacca to study modern-day pirates, while those who remain behind experience their own transitions. The proceedings sparkle with McCall Smith's trademark wit, making the story as addictive as any book McCall Smith has written. Paperback, $13.95
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group; ISBN-13: 9780307275981
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| Music
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Robin & Linda Williams $17.95
Genre: Folk/Rock
The harmonies of country/folk/bluegrass duo Robin and Linda Williams have been a regular part of Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion radio program. For Radio Songs, they've gathered 19 of their favorite performances on the show. Many of the tunes were performed only once, making this essential listening for fans.
| Still on Top: Greatest Hits Van Morrison $13.95
Genre: Folk/Rock
There are 21 cuts on this collection of Van Morrison's most popular tracks, from the early "Gloria" to his more recent blues and jazz efforts.
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Bill Staines $17.95
Genre: Folk/Rock
Old Dogs is a heartfelt collection, featuring all-new Staines originals and covers by such notable songwriters as Guy Clark, Norman Blake, John Stewart and Elizabeth Cotten. The production has been kept minimal to create a simple country/folk sound reminiscent of Bill's earlier recordings.
| Putumayo Presents: Tango Around the World Putumayo $15.95
Genre: World
Putumayo presents another sure thing - a great selection of tango music by contemporary tango groups throughout the world. Traditional cuts come from Argentina, with tango-influenced tracks contributed from groups in Greece, Africa, Finland, and more.
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Sigur Ros $15.95
Genre: World
Even several years after their debut, the music of Iceland's Sigur Ros is still unique. Jon Birgisson's falsetto rises above ethereal, folk-based melodies as he sings in an amalgam of Icelandic, French, English and an imaginary tongue. This collection contains two discs: a set of live acoustic recordings and a disc of rarities.
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| Nov. 12 Special Event: Ann Vileisis - Kitchen Literacy
| | | | | Monday, November 12, 7pm, Grass Roots
Ann Vileisis
Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It BackShare an evening with Ann Vileisis and learn more about the history of your supper! Ask most people where food comes from, and they’ll probably answer, “the supermarket.” Today, most foods travel 1,500 miles before they reach us. Fruits are doused with chemicals, and steaks come from huge feedlots. But, eating local and organic is becoming an important part of food-buying and preparation. Kitchen Literacy is a sensory-rich journey through the history of making dinner. It chronicles profound changes in how Americans have shopped, cooked, and thought about their foods through two centuries. Ann and her husband live in Port Orford. While researching the book, Ann was a short-term fellow at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. Her first book, Discovering the Unknown Landscape: a History of America’s Wetlands (Island Press, 1997), received prestigious honors from two national history organizations.
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| Special Events
| | | | | Saturday, November 17, 7pm, Grass Roots
Local authors read their work Three Oregon originals read together for the first time:
- Charles Goodrich - Heavy Mulching
Charles Goodrich is the author of a volume of poems, Insects of South Corvallis, and a collection of essays about nature, parenting, and building his own house, The Practice of Home. His essays and poetry have appeared in magazines such as Orion, Open Spaces and The Sun. A number of his poems have been read by Garrison Keillor on "The Writer's Almanac." He is presently program director for the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word at Oregon State University.
- Eleanor Berry - Green November
Eleanor Berry's service to Oregon literary life includes a number of years as president of the Oregon State Poetry Association and as organizer of the Third Sunday poetry reading series in Stayton. - Gary Lark - Men at the Gates
Gary Lark is the former editor of the much-admired poetry journal, Luckiamute. Two poems from Men at the Gates were recently featured on Garrison Keillor's "The Writers Almanac."
Saturday, December 1st, 4pm, Grass Roots
The Art of Travel with a Sketchbook : Six Steps to Get Started by Mari Le Glatin Keis
Mari discusses combining personal art with travel.
Monday, December 3rd, 7pm, Grass Roots
More Sand in My Bra : Funny Women Write from the Road, Again! with contributions by Corvallis' own C. Lill Ahrens Lill visits the store to share her work.
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| On Our Nightstands - What We're Reading
| | | | | - Jack - How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard
Hardcover $19.95 - Sandy - The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz
Hardcover $24.95 - Tiffany - The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss
Hardcover $24.00 - Deborah - Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon
Hardcover $21.95 - Melody - The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials Series #3) by Philip Pullman
Paperback $7.50 - Linda - The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
Paperback $14.00
- Anna - Ghost by Alan Lightman
Hardcover $23.00 - Michael - Kitchen Literacy by Ann Vileisis
Hardcover $26.95
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