January 25, 2008
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| | Independence Card News
| | | | | Since we are late in announcing the details of this year's card, we'll continue January's special until February 14. The February specials will start 2/1, so there will be some overlap. For January (and extended to 2/14) 10% off + stamps on:
- Books: Psychology and Health
- Notions: All photo albums
And... All DVDs (music and movies) plus recorded voice CDs
are always 10% off off for Independence Card holders.
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| Introducing This Week's Books
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"Where there is love there is life." — Mahatma Gandhi "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love."
— Johann von Goethe "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage."
— Lao-Tzu "At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."
— Plato "Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only with what you are expecting to give — which is everything."
— Katharine Hepburn Here's an interesting statistic: The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making February 14 the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. (Another interesting tidbit: the association estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentine cards.) We couldn't find any statistics on the number of books exchanged on Valentine's Day. But, given the amount of incredible literature that's been written about love, we think it's a terrific idea! So, this week we're featuring some store favorites. | | | ^ back to Table of Contents | |
| Five Books Celebrating Love
| | | | My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro
Valentines
Will You Marry Me? Seven Centuries of Love
Socrates in Love: Philosophy for a Die-Hard Romantic
Love Poems
| | My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro edited by Jeffrey Eugenides
This anthology of 26 stores is well packed with classics — stories from Faulkner, Chekhov, Joyce, Nabokov, and Carver among them. Contemporary tales by Deborah Eisenberg, Denis Johnson, Miranda July, and others round out the assortment. (The sparrow in the title was one character of an inconvenient love triangle described by the Latin poet Gaius Catullus in 84 B.C.) Hardcover, $24.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN-13: 9780061240379
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Ted Kooser, illustrated by Robert Hanna
In 1986, Kooser (U.S. poet laureate 2004-2006) started a tradition. He sent a Valentine's Day poem on a postcard to 50 women. Over the past 30 years, he's sent his annual poem to an increasing number of women (in 2007 there were 2,600 recipients). This collection presents all the postcard poems plus one more dedicated to his wife. Hardcover, $14.95
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9780803217706
| | | | | | Will You Marry Me? Seven Centuries of Love edited by Helene Scheu-Riesz
This lavishly illustrated book compiles letters containing marriage proposals written by historical figures. Each of these enchanting missives illustrates the unique sensibilities of the time period in which it was written. Grouped by era (Renaissance, Baroque, Victorian, etc.) the collection includes declarations of love by Henry VIII (to Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour), Abraham Lincoln, Victor Hugo, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jonathan Swift, and Sir Walter Scott. Hardcover, $14.95
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group; ISBN-13: 9781416540090
| | | | | | Socrates in Love: Philosophy for a Die-Hard Romantic Christopher Phillips
Christopher Phillips goes to the heart of philosophy and Socratic discourse to discover what we're all looking for: the kind of love that makes life worthwhile. Along the way, he talks with moms and dads about parent love, with inmates of a maximum-security prison about unconditional love, and with Japanese seniors and schoolchildren in Hiroshima Peace Park. Throughout, he enriches his dialogues with commentary by great philosophers. Paperback, $14.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.; ISBN-13: 9780393330670
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Pablo Neruda, Donald D. Walsh (Translator), Donald Walsh (Translator)
Pablo Neruda's love poems caused a scandal when they were published anonymously in 1952. In later editions, these verses became the most celebrated of the Noble Prize winner's work. Written on the island of Capri, Love Poems embraces the surrounding seascapes, saturating the images of shores and waves with a yearning eroticism. Paperback, $11.95
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation; ISBN-13: 9780811217293
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| | Music
| | |      | | | | Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu Ladysmith Black Mambazo — $18.95
Genre: Ethnic/World
Ilembe pays tribute to the leader who built the Zulu nation. Whereas many of LBM's recent albums paired the vocal group with popular western artists, this album returns them to a more traditional sound.
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North Mississippi Allstars — $15.95
Genre: Folk/Pop
NMA began as an extension of the dirty southern blues of RL Burnside and Junior Kimbrough, but gradually incorporated elements of funk and rock into the mix. Hernando brings them closer to their roots. The sound is crisp and thundering, but still retains the ragged looseness that is their trademark and one of their biggest strengths. This is blues-rock done Mississippi style.
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Patty Larkin — $16.95
Genre: Folk/Pop
Larkin is a clever, literate singer/songwriter and superb guitarist. This album, her first in five years, shows that she continues to grow as an artist. In addition to the song writing, singing and intricate guitar work, Larkin also produced, engineered and played all the instruments.
| Brighter Than Creation's Dark Drive By Truckers — $18.95
Genre: Folk/Pop
The band's first album since the departure of Jason Isbell is a dazzling return to form, delivering some of their finest, most eclectic, and most mature gothic roots rock to date. Founding members Hood and Mike Cooley have written some excellent new songs, and bassist Shonna Tucker steps forward as a composer and lead vocalist.
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Matt Costa — $13.95
Genre: Folk/Pop
This is Costa's second release on Brushfire Records, the label co-founded by Jack Johnson. His gentle artistry, skillful guitar playing, and great arrangement contribute to the laid back, upbeat atmosphere.
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