Daily Dozen

Posted here are dozens of gift ideas from the Square Books family of stores. Every day during December, up until shortly before the 25th, we will send twelve new selections. To subscribe to our mailing list please click here.

December 22, 2013


UNDER  $10 

BABY'S CHRISTMAS
($3.99)

A Golden board book with soft cover.

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THE HUNDRED DRESSES
($7.99) by Eleanor Estes

Beloved for over 60 years.

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$10 -- $20

SPOT THE DOG PLUSH
($10.99)

See Spot plush

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THE ULTIMATE GEEK PEN
($12.99)
UV light to detect counterfeiting, laser pointer for presentations, flashlight for illumination, stylus tip for PDAs and games, ballpoint tip for writing
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CALCULATOR IPHONE 4G COVER
($12.99)

Snap-on retro protection for your iPhone 4G

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$20 -- $30

THE SOUTHERN PIE BOOK
($22.95) by Jan Moon

From Southern Living

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MY STORY
($25.99) by Elizabeth Smart

Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime.

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STARTING AT ZERO:
($26.00) by Jimi Hendrix

Excerpts from lyrics, interviews, writings, poems, and diaries.

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ALL THAT IS
($26.95) by James Salter

A novel that is fantastic and enthralling after numerous printings.

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Over $30


THE SEA & CIVILIZATION
($40.00) by Lincoln Paine

A maritime history of the world.

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DEEP SOUTH: THE STORY OF THE BLUES
($50.00) by Peter Bolke

Photographs, text, and 4 CDs in this package.

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AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
($5000) by Richard Avedon

#107 in a signed, limited edition of 250 copies. 284 plates in this exquisite 11" x 14" volume, and includes an original print of Avedon's iconic photograph of Marilyn Monroe. This copy is as new in original slipcase and cardboard box.



December 21, 2013


$10 -- $20

ELF ON THE SHELF AN ELF'S STORY COLORING BOOK ($3.99)

Coloring book with activities, stickers, ages 3+

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GIANT GOOGLY EYES
($7.99)

Not just for the tree. Great for dumpsters, buses, drum sets,  freeway overpasses, wreaths, statues and anything in need of a little googly.

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CRYSTAL CRAYONS
($8.99)

Crystal-shaped colors.

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$10 -- $20

WILD REPUBLIC NATURE TUBES
($11.99)

Full of frogs & other animals, 12 pieces with playmat.

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100 LOVE SONNETS
CIEN SONETOS  
($19.95) by Pablo Neruda

A nice dual-language edition.

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FORGETFUL GENTLEMAN CORRESPONDENCE KIT
(19.95)
20 exquisite cards & envelopes in a cool cigar-type box.
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$20 -- $30

STARTING OVER
($24.95) by Elizabeth Spencer

The great Mississippi writer's new book of ten stories "Oh, my, what a writer she is!" -- Richard Bausch

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KATE: THE FUTURE QUEEN
($26.00) by Katie Nicholl

A biography of the future queen.

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$30 -- $40

THE STORIES OF
FREDERICK BUSCH
($35.00) edited by Elizabeth Strout

Tales of families trying to heal their wounds, save their marriages, and rescue their children.

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BROTHERS AT WAR
($35.00) by Shelia Miyoshi Jager

The unending conflict in Korea.

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THE PICAYUNE'S CREOLE COOKBOOK ($40.00)

Introduction by John Besh, a reprint of the 1901 classic.

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OVER $40


COMMUNIST
($200) by Richard Ford

#66 of 200 signed, limited copies of Ford's great short story

 
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December 20, 2013

UNDER $10


PENGUIN 60 MINUTE TIMER
($5.99)

Unique kitchen decor.

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$10 -- $20

TENZI GAME
($15.99)

Roll as fast as you can until someone gets all their dice on the same number.

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YOU ARE THE PEA,
AND I AM THE CARROT

($16.95) by Theron Elkins,
illus. by Pascal Lemaitre
Together we're just better, we're an appetizing pair.
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A PRAYER JOURNAL
($18.00) by Flannery O'Connor

A lovely gift edition of this newly discovered publication.

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THE DRUNKEN BOTANIST
($19.95) by Amy Stewart

A cocktail compendium from Mother Nature's bounty.

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$20 -- $30


THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
($25.00) by F. Scott Fitzgerald

A sweet little hardcover.

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THE YONAHLOSEE RIDING CAMP FOR GIRLS
*Signed Copies*
($27.95) by Anton DiSclafani

A bestseller at Square Books.

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THE MEN WHO UNITED THE STATES
($29.99) by Simon Winchester

America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics, and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible.

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$30 -- $40

LEGENDS, ICONS, & REBELS:
Music That Changed the World
($35.00) by Robbie Robertson, Jim Guerinot, Sebastian Robertson, and Jared Levine

A splashy picturebook.

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ALL THE ODES
($40.00) by Pablo Neruda

All 225 of his odes, Ode to the Rooster, Ode to the Displaced Cactus, Ode to the Blind Man, Ode to the Moon of the Sea, Ode to the Time to Come. Here's one for fireside and whiskey.

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OVER $40


THE STORYTELLER
($65.00) by Mario Vargas Llosa

First U.S. edition, first printing of the Nobel Prize winner's fine novel.

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MELISSA & DOUG PIANO
($69.99)

Yes, a piano.

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December 20th, 2013




December 19, 2013

UNDER $10


WINE PUMP
($7.99)

Pump, date, keep it fresh, an ingenuous device.

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$10 -- $20

CAMOUFLAGE JOURNAL
($10.99)

Lightly-lined pages for personal reflection, sketching, jotting down quotations, or making notes on your next campaign.

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THE UNIVERSE IN ZERO WORDS
($19.95) by Dana Mackenzie

The story of mathematics as told through equations, now in paperback.

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A VISITOR'S GUIDE TO THE LITERARY SOUTH
($19.95) by Trisha Foxwell

Discover and explore the most fabled venues in American letters.

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THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR PUZZLE
($19.99) by The World of Eric Carle

36-piece two sided jigsaw puzzle, ages 3+

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$20 -- $30

FAIRY TALES
FROM THE BROTHERS GRIMM

($25.00) by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

A nice Puffin hardcover.

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DR. J: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
($27.99) by Julius Erving

Julius Erving, in whom "greatness meets class," according to Magic Johnson.

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THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS
($28.95) by Elizabeth Gilbert

A sweeping historical novel.

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W IS FOR WASTED
*Signed Copies*
($28.95) by Sue Grafton

Who is nearing the end of the alphabet.

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HORSE HEAD MASK
($28.99)

The original high quality hilarious mask.

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OVER $30

THE SMITHSONIAN'S HISTORY OF AMERICA IN 101 OBJECTS
($50.00) by Richard Kurin

Nicely illustrated

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LOST BOYS
($200) by Orson Scott Card

1992 advanced reading copy. Fine in pictorial wrapper, as new. The first mainstream novel by the rock star sci-fi author.

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December 18th, 2013



$10 -- $20


MINI HAMMER TOOL
($8.99)

Stainless steel keychain with 7-tools-in-1 including pliers, wire cutter, claw, bottle opener, and flathead screwdriver.

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PEARLS FROM NEW DIRECTIONS
(about $10.00 ea.)

The classic small paperbacks, including Places of My Infamy by di Lampedusa; Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov; and The Night Before Christmas by Nikolai Gogol.

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$10 -- $20


GIFT ALARM
($14.99)

Motion activated with flashing light to stop kids from snooping.

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ELISE'S CARRIAGE
($16.99) 5+

A 54 piece jigsaw puzzle in cute carriage shaped box.

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PRETEND SOUP
($17.99) by Mollie Katzen

A cookbook for preschoolers and up, by the author of the Moosewood Cookbook. 

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THE LITTLE BOOK OF ANGELS
($19.95) by Nicole Masson

Illustrated in color.

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THE COMPLETE STORIES
($19.99) by Truman Capote

Also available are

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$20 -- $30

SNOPES
($28.00) William Faulkner

Also available are Faulkner's Selected Short Stories ($22.00), Light in August ($23.00), The Sound and the Fury ($22.00), Absalom, Absalom ($23.00), and As I Lay Dying ($22.00)

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THE HUNGRY PELICAN
($25.00)

A rattling, crinkling, squeaking, plush play set you can feed! 9 months up.

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1913: THE YEAR BEFORE THE STORM
($25.95) by Florian Illies

An international bestseller, "an absolute gem of a book." --The Observer

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DAVID AND GOLIATH
($29.00) by Malcolm Gladwell

Underdogs, misfits and the art of battling giants.

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OVER $30

THE WES ANDERSON COLLECTION
($40.00) by Matt Zoller Seitz

With an intro by Michael Chabon.

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December 17th, 2013

$10 -- $20


MANOLO BLAHNIK DRAWINGS
($8.99)

Color drawings that vividly convey Blahnik's unique vision

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GUMBALL SOCKS
($12.00)

Also redneck, sugar & spice, and more

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DELTA WEDDING
& THE PONDER HEART
(was $22.00, now $13.20)
by Eudora Welty

Single volume hardcover

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SANTA!
($14.95) by Rufus Butler Seder

The scanimation edition

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THE DWARF IN THE DRAWER
($19.99)
by L. van King

A mischievous parady

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$20 -- $30

A YEAR WITH C.S. LEWIS
($24.99) by C.S. Lewis

Daily readings from his classic works

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PENGUIN DROP-CAP SERIES
(between $20 and $25 ea.)

With the 26 volumes comprising the rainbow's hues
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A CONSTELLATION OF
VITAL PHENOMENA
*Signed Copies*
($26.00) by Anthony Maara

A NY Times top five novel of the year

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THE WALLS OF JERICHO
*Signed Copies*
($26.95) by Jack Ford

The CBS analyst sets this excellent novel here in Oxford.

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THE GOOD LORD BIRD
($27.95) by James McBride

The new National Book Award winner for fiction.

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MOUND SITES OF
THE ANCIENT SOUTH
($29.95) by Eric E. Bowne

A flexi-bound guide to the Mississippian chiefdoms.

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OVER $30


MELISSA & DOUG
SHOPPING CART
($75.00)

Kids love their very own shopping cart.

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December 16th, 2013

$10 -- $20


DRINKING BIRD
($10.00)

The original toy that keeps drinking again and again on his own!

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WORLD'S SMALLEST
WALKIE TALKIES
($12.00)  

Batteries included. Penetrates walls, floors, steel & concrete up to 150'.

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TOY BOAT
($16.99)
by Randall de Seve,
illustrated by Loren Long

A boy and his boat picture book.

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FREEDOM IN MY HEART
(was $35.00, now $16.99)
by Cynthia Jacobs

Voices from the United States National Slavery Museum

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THE THING ABOUT LUCK
($16.99) by Cynthia Kadohata

"a rare passport to the very heart of the sweet, tender, and treacherous county of Age Twelve" (Susan Patron)

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$20 -- $30


COTTON TENANTS
($24.95)
by James Agee,
photographs by Walker Evans

The origins of
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.

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THE FLAMETHROWERS
($26.99) by Rachel Kushner

A NY Times top five fiction book of 2013

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THE LUMINARIES
($27.00) by Eleanor Catton

Recent winner of the Man Booker Prize

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AN APPETITE FOR WONDER
($27.99) by Richard Dawkins

A memoir by the author of
The Selfish Gene and
The God Delusion.

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FIRST EDITION
T SHIRTS
($28.00)
Shirts featuring vintage book covers.
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ABOVE $30



THE BEST OF MCSWEENEY'S
($30.00) edited by Dave Eggers

A handsome volume, different colors of ink, from the "key barometer of the literary climate," according to the NY Times.

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SMALL TOWN SOUTH
(50.00) by David Wharton

David Wharton's photographs of the American South.

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December 15, 2013


  UNDER $10

BACON CANDY
($6.99)

A nice tin box of, well, bacon candy.

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$10 -- $20

COLORING FOR GROWN-UPS HOLIDAY FUN BOOK
($10.99)  
by Ryan Hunter & Taige Jensen

For real, and funny.

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W.E.B. DU BOIS
(was $45.00, now $10.99)
by David Levering Lewis

The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of W. E. B. Du Bois from renowned scholar David Levering Lewis.

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THE FOSTER'S MARKET COOKBOOK
(was $35.00, now $16.99)
by Sara Foster

More than two hundred delicious recipes, providing modern takes on favorite home-style classics.

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$20 -- $30

FELT CROWN
IN THE GARDEN SET
($20.99)

With 1 crown and 6 felt badges (1+)

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ALTERNATE HISTORIES OF THE WORLD
($25.00)
by Matthew Buchholz

Winner of the Gorgox the Educator Prize for Subjective History

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ANIMAL WISE
*Signed Copies*
($26.00) by Virginia Morrell

The thoughts and emotions of our fellow creatures.

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THE STORY OF THE HUMAN BODY
($27.95) by Daniele E. Liberman

"a tale inside our skin that's riveting, enlightening, and more than a little frightening" -- Christopher McDougall

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THE WOMAN WHO LOST HER SOUL
*Signed Copies*
($28.00) by Bob Shacochis

A masterpiece by the National Book Award winner.

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AMERICAN MIRROR
The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell
($28.00) by Deborah Solomon

The highly praised new biography of Rockwell.

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OVER $30

EMILY DICKINSON:
The Gorgeous Nothings
($39.95)

Photo reproductions of Emily Dickinson's precious, ethereal envelope poems.

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OLE MISS:
A Photographic Essay
($42.00)

Photographs from Kevin Bain, Robert Jordan and Nathan Latil

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December 14, 2013

UNDER $10

THE AMAZING BOOK OF
USELESS INFORMATION

($5.99) by Noel Botham

More things you didn't know but are about to find out.

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EVERYDAY BY THE SUN
(was $25.00, now $6.99)  
by Dean Faulkner Wells

A memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi.

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ROAD TRIP BINGO
($7.99)
Twelve cards with bend-back squares to mark your road trip sightings of bridges, farm animals, etc. and continually demonstrate your superior powers of observation to jealous family members.
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PANTONE COLORS
($9.95) by Helen Dardik

The sturdy board book that names and demonstrates so many hues.

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A SEPERATE COUNTY
(was $25.99, now $9.99)
by Robert Hicks

The incredible life of John Bell Hood.

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$10 -- $20


EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM
($15.99) by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

The award winning-classic.

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FOUL TROUBLE
($16.99) by John Feinstein

A basketball story by the great sports writer.

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THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
($17.99) by John Green

Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work.

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BISCUITS
($18.00) by Belinda Ellis

55 recipes range from traditional to inventive offering a biscuit for every occasion.

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$20 -- $30

HEARTLAND:
Paintings, 1978-2002

($29.95) by Bo Bartlett
Contemporary portraits and landscapes that combine the memories and impressions of his upbringing, his faith, his family, and his friends.  
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THE KID
($35.00) by Ben Bradlee, Jr.

The immortal life of Ted Williams.

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FEATURED COLLECTIBLE

A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES
($2500) by John Kennedy Toole  

The Pulitzer Prize winning novel published posthumously in a very small first printing, of which this copy is one, in fine condition in fine dust jacket, as new.
  

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December 13, 2013


UNDER $10


ZZANG BAR
($2.50)

Yummy Zingerman candy.

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BOOK DARTS
($8.50 per tin)

Nice round tin of these neat bookmarks.

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RECIPE FOR ADVENTURE
($6.99 ea.) by Giada De Laurentiis

Chapter books, one for Paris, another for Naples, includes 2 recipe cards.

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THE LYRICS OF TOM WAITS:
The Early Years
(was $26.95, now $9.99)

Collected lyrics-formative and classic-from the first ten albums of this true bard of hard living.

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$10 -- $20

A FAMILY CHRISTMAS
(was $26.95, now $13.50)
by Caroline Kennedy
Christmas poetry, prose, scriptural readings, and lyrics most dear to Caroline. Also includes a letter from her father as President to a child concerned about Santa's well-being.
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MARBLE RUN
($24.99)

50-piece set

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DIRTY LOVE
*Signed Copies*
($25.95) by Andre Dubus III

New fiction

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LOCAL SOULS
*Signed Copies*
($25.95) by Allan Gurganus

According to the NY Times, this book is proof that Gurganus is a great American writer.

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$20 -- $30



THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD II: 
Recipes, Flavor, and Inspiration
from the New Kitchen Garden
*Signed Copies*
($35.00) by Alice Waters
Hundreds of new recipes that reflect Alice Water's passion for exquisite ingredients.
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A DELTA MAGAZINE CHRISTMAS:
Celebrating the Warmth and Wonder of the Holiday Season
($40.00)
edited by Melissa Townsend
Highlights the best of the magazine's beloved Holiday Issues.
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OVER $40

THE VATICAN:
All the Paintings
*Signed Copies*
($65.00) by Anja Grebe, Ross King
The complete collection of old masters, plus more than 300 sculputres, maps, tapestries, and other artifacts. 
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A CENTURY OF HEROES
*Signed Copy* 
($500.00)
edited by Larry Wells
Published in 1993, this first edition copy is signed by Larry Wells and four other contributors on the title page -- David Sansing, John Grisham, Dean Faulkner Wells, and Barry Hannah.
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December 12, 2013

UNDER $10


SUNPRINT KIT
($6.99)

Make photographic type prints using sun and water. (ages 6+)

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ALAN LOMAX:
The Man Who Recorded the World
(was $29.95, now $8.99) by John Szwed

The remarkable life of the man who popularized American folk music and created the science of song.

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THE DREADED FEAST:
Writers on Enduring the Holidays
(was $15.95, now $8.99) by Michele Clark

The perfect post-holiday reading.

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$10 -- $20

PENNY AND HER DOLL
($12.99) by Kevin Henkes

A starter chapter book by one of our favorites.

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I HAD A FAVORITE DRESS
($16.95) by Boni Ashburn, illus. by Julia Denos

We know a four year-old who adores this story.

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CHEMISTRY 101 FLASH BOOK
($16.99)

If you go to The Library, you'll probably want this chemistry flask to complete you academic persona.

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$20 -- $30


FRANK STITT'S SOUTHERN TABLE
(was $40.00, now $20.99)

One of the great Southern chefs.

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ARCHANGEL
*Signed Copies*
($24.95) by Andrea Barrett

New fiction from the National Book Award winner.

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KNITTING YARNS
($24.95) edited by Ann Hood

Yarn stories from Jane Smiley, Ann Patchett, Barbara Kingsolver, and others.

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THE MAID'S VERSION
*Signed Copies*
($25.00) by Daniel Woodrell

The American master's first novel since
Winter's Bone (2006) tells of a deadly dance hall fire and its impact over several generations.

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LIGHT OF THE WORLD
*Signed Copies*
($27.99) by James Lee Burke

A great new work from an old favorite.

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FEATURED COLLECTIBLE

THE OPTIMIST'S DAUGHTER 
*Signed Copy* 
($800.00) by Eudora Welty

Copy # 160 of a signed limited edition of 300, the great Mississippi writer's Pulitzer Prize winning novel.

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December 11, 2013


UNDER $10

I'D REALLY LIKE
TO EAT A CHILD

($6.99) by Sylviane Donnio, illustrated by Dorothee de Monfreid
A scrawny little crocodile wants the opportunity to bite off more than he can chew.
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$10 -- $20


GOLD MONEY BANK
($11.99)

A desk top bank that looks like a gold ignot -- save a little, feel rich.

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MADELINE SAYS MERCI
*Signed Copies*
($12.99) by John Bemmelmans Marciano

The always-be-polite book.

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PERSONAL LIBRARY KIT
($16.99)

Adhesive pockets, stickers, date stamp & stamp pad, all you need.

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RANDI RHODES NINJA DETECTIVE:
The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit
($16.99) by Octavia Spencer (8+)

The debut children's book from the Academy Award-winning actress.

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$20 -- $30


A READER'S BOOK OF DAYS
($24.95) by Tom Nissley

A literary almanac and perfect gift for the book lover.

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MEN WE REAPED
*Signed Copies*
($26.00) by Jesmyn Ward

The National Book Award winner's Mississippi Coast memoir.

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QUIET DELL
*Signed Copies*
($28.00) by Jayne Anne Phillips

Fiction based on a true story by the great West Virginia writer.

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SYCAMORE ROW
*Signed Copies*
($28.95) by John Grisham

Jake Brigance and a return to Ford County.

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OVER $30


ARE YOU READY?
($35.00) edited by Charlotte Oakley

History and recipes from the UM Dept. of Nutrition and Hospitality Management.

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CONFEDERATES IN THE ATTIC
FIRST EDITION

*Signed Copy*
($125.00) by  Tony Horwitz

A copy of the 1998 classic in pristine condition, signed by author.

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FATES WORSE THAN DEATH
FIRST EDITION
*Signed Copy*
($400.00) by Kurt Vonnegut

Copy #10 of a signed limited edition of only 200. In very fine condition with a green cloth slipcase.





December 10, 2013

UNDER $10

FIRST EDITION MATCHBOXES
($2.50 ea.)  
Matchbox cover designs of original book covers, including Big Bad Love, Airships, The Sound and the Fury, and many more; great stocking stuffer.
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RUBBABU SOFT RUBBER BALL

($7.99 ea.)

A soft ball for babies, grapefruit-size.

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$10 -- $20


WHEN I LEFT HOME: My Story
(was $26.00, now $10.99)
by Buddy Guy

The autobiography of the blues legend.

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GUIDE TO MISSISSIPPI
VEGETABLE GARDENING

($12.95) by Walter Reeves, Felder Rushing

Practical advice from the venerable Mississippi expert.

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BUBBLE SCIENCE KIT
($14.99)

Blow a giant bubble, an unbreakable bubble.

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ALLEGIANT
($19.99) by Veronica Roth

The explosive conclusion to the #1
New York Times-bestselling Divergent trilogy. For The Hunger Games fan.

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$20 -- $30


SOUTHERN CROSS THE DOG
*Signed Copies*
($25.99) by Bill Cheng

The author's first novel.

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LET'S EXPLORE DIABETES
WITH OWLS

*Signed Copies*
($27.00) by David Sedaris

Sedaris will delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved.

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COLLISION LOW CROSSERS
*Signed Copies*
($29.00) by Nicholas Dawidoff

Now praised as the best book about the NFL.

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OVER $30

THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS:
A Year of Holidays
($29.99) by Ree Drummond

And thanking Ree for her fall appearance at Square Books!

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MOSTLY HARMLESS
*Signed Copy*
($75.00) by Douglas Adams

The fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhikers trilogy. Signed by author on title page. In fine condition with fine dust jacket.

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THE UNKNOWN
BERENICE ABBOTT

($350.00) by Ron Kurtz, Hank O'Neal
A five volume set of plates by the great American photographer, the ultimate gift for New Yorkers or photography lovers, extraordinary production.

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December 09, 2013



BUTTONS
($1.50 ea.)

Hundreds of buttons to add class to your backpack, jean jacket, or cap.

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RUBBER SNAKE
($3.99)

Just step back and listen to Mom shriek!

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METAL EARTH MODELS
($7.99 and $10.99)
Laser cut pieces you can assemble to make your own Model T Ford, Eiffel Tower, Farm Tractor, etc.
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$10 -- $20


LOOM MAGIC
($12.95) by John McCann, Becky Thomas

25 awesome designs for an amazing rainbow of rubber band projects.

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A CURIOUS INVITATION
($15.99) by Suzette Field

The forty greatest parties in fiction.

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THE ESSENTIAL SCRATCH & SNIFF GUIDE TO BECOMING A WINE EXPERT
($19.99) by Richard Betts

Clever and useful.

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$20 -- $30


THE EDUCATION OF A LIFETIME
*Signed Copies*
($24.95) by Robert Khayat

The excellent memoir from a beloved Chancellor.

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BLUEBIRD HOUSE KIT
($25.99)

Fun and educational (ages 8+).

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THE ALL-GIRL FILLING
STATION'S LAST REUNION
*Signed Copies*
($27.00)
by Fannie Flagg

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DUST
*Signed Copies*
($28.95)
by Patricia Cornwell

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WE ARE WATER
*Signed Copies*
($29.99)
by Wally Lamb

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OVER $30

IN SEARCH OF WILLIE MORRIS
*Signed Copy*
($80.00)
by Larry L. King

First edition signed on title page in fine condition with fine dust jacket.






December 08, 2013

UNDER $10

CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUT BRITTLE 
($3.00)

From our new selection of Zingerman candies.

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$10 -- $20

GLOBE COIN BANK
($10.99)

Learn geography and saving time at the same time.

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INTERRUPTING CHICKEN 
($16.99)
300 jokes from National Geographic Kids.

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SOUTHERN MAKERS
($24.95) by Jennifer Causey, Grace Bonney

Food, design, craft, and other scenes from the tactile life.


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RIVERS
*Signed Copies*
($25.00) by Michael Farris Smith

Post apocalyptic coastal Mississippi from this Mississippi writer's brilliant first novel.

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THE REALM OF LAST CHANCES
*Signed Copies*
($25.95) by Steve Yarbrough

The latest fine novel from the esteemed Mississippi writer.

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VANISHED
($27.95) by Wil Hylton

The 60 year search for the missing men of WWII.

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Johnny Carson
($28.00)
by Henry Bushkin

The great comedian's biography by his lawyer and closest confidant.

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THIS DAY
($30.00)
by Wendell Berry

Collected and new sabbath poems by the beloved American poet-philosopher-conscience.

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ONE-TOUCH MONTEVERDE
STYLUS TOOL PEN

($30.99)

Pocket pen has touch screen stylus, phillips & flat-head screwdrivers, four different scales, ballpoint pen, and level; give your nerd a flair!

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FROM MIDNIGHT TO GUNTOWN
*Signed Copies*
($35.00)
by John Hailman

Great stories and solid history from the former federal prosecutor.

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SYCAMORE ROW
*Signed Copies*
($250.00) by John Grisham

Jake Brigance and a return to Ford County. Copy #268 of a limited edition of #350.

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December 07, 2013

UNDER $10

SURVIVAL TOOL 
($3.99)

A perennial favorite.    

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JUST JOKING  
($7.95)
300 jokes from National Geographic Kids.

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$10 -- $20

TIN CAN ROBOT  
($13.99)  

Turn a can into a walking, wobbling robot.

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WHERE DO THEY GO
ON GAME DAY?
*Signed Copies* 
($14.95) by Laurie G. Fisher
Our bestselling children's book. 
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$20 -- $30

BO BARTLETT:
PAINTINGS 1981-2010
*Signed Copies*
($24.95)
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BITTERS
($24.99)
by Brad Thomas Parsons

A spirited history of a classic cure-all, with cocktails, recipes and formulas.

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THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME (But Mostly Me) 
($25.95)
by Bruce McCall, David Letterman

Authors hilariously lambast the one percent. 
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CLAIRE OF THE SEA LIGHT
*Signed Copies*
($25.95) by Edwidge Danticat

A novel bubbling over with secrets from the award-winning author.

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UNFATHOMABLE CITY
($29.95) by Rebecca Solnit,
Rebecca Snedecker 

The fascinating and utterly original book on New Orleans.  

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$30 and OVER

AUTOBIOGRAPHY
($30.00)
by Morrissey

The autobiography by the singer/songwriter and cofounder of The Smiths.

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A HISTORY OF THE WORLD
IN 100 OBJECTS 
($30.00)
by Neil MacGregor 

Now in paperback.

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THE BIRDS OF AMERICA 
($350.00) 
by John James Audubon,
Joel Oppenheimer

The bien chromolithographic edition. 

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December 06, 2013

UNDER $10

WOODSTOCK KAZOO  
($3.99)

The original classic.    

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PAT THE BUNNY
($9.99) by Dorothy Kunhardt  
The classic touch and feel book, and the new Pat the Bunny plush doll (5" tall, also $9.99).
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$10 -- $20

GUMBALL POODLE SOCKS 
($12.00)  

Bookworm, Nerd, Beer, Redneck... perfect for all.

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HOW NOT TO BE A DICK
($16.99)  
by Meghan Doherty

An everyday etiquette guide, no kidding.

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A MARK TWAIN CHRISTMAS
($15.95)
by Mark Twain

The humorist had a soft spot for Christmas.

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WORDBIRDS
($17.99)
by Liesl Schillinger

An irreverent lexicon for the 21st century, with illustrations.

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$20 -- $30

DOOMED
*Signed Copies*
($24.95)
by Chuck Palahniuk

Dante Alighieri, watch your back; Palahniuk is gaining on you.

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FURIOUS COOL
($25.95)
by David & Joe Henry

Richard Pryor and the world that made him.

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AT NIGHT WE 
WALK IN CIRCLES
*Signed Copies*
($27.95)
by Daniel Alarcón

A favorite novel of Cody, Colm Toibin, and Ann Patchett.

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$30 -- $40

THE WILD CHEF
($32.50)
by Jonathan Miles

The writer can cook too.

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THE HUGUENOTS 
($35.00) 
by Geoffrey Treasure

What it was like to be one. 

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OVER $40

VOICE RECORDER
($50.00)

Handmade voice recorder box, speed it up or slow it down, made by Richard Upchurch from Tupelo, Mississippi. 

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December 05, 2013

UNDER $10


DELINQUENTS WITH COMBS 
($5.99)

Have your very own switchblade comb.    

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NEW ORLEANS:
A Guided Tour Through History
 
(was $15.95, now $7.99)
by Randi Minetor 

A travel guide that will not become outdated.


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$10 -- $20


COUNTING BY 7s (8+)  
($16.99)  
by Holly Goldberg Sloan

A story about belonging, funny and wondrous. 

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$20 -- $30


LONGBOURN
($25.95)
by Jo Baker

A completely fresh take on Jane Austen.

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NOSTALGIA
($25.95)
by Dennis McFarland 
"A perfect Civil War novel of our time, or any time." -- New York Times 

 

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ENON
($26.00)
by Paul Harding

A novel signed by the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Tinkers.

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SOMEONE ELSE'S LOVE STORY  
($26.99)
by Joshilyn Jackson


Jackson will be here tomorrow for an author signing at 5 p.m. Not too late to have a copy personalized.   

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BROWN DOG
**Signed Copies** 
($27.00)
by Jim Harrison

The essential work by the essential American writer.
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THE LOWLAND
($27.95)
by Jhumpa Lahiri

A novel signed by the Pulitzer winning author of Tinkers.
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LAWRENCE IN ARABIA
($28.95)
by Scott Anderson

War, deceit, imperial folly, and the making of the Middle East.

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$30 -- $40


THE AVIATORS
($30.00)
by Winston Groom

Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the age of flight.

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TWO PROSPECTORS
($35.00)

The letters of Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark, with illustrations.

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December 04, 2013

UNDER $10



BENDABLE PARTY MUSTACHE 
($2.99)

Create your own look.    

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THE CAT'S TABLE 
(was $26, now $6.99)
by Michael Ondaatje 

An adventure story that begins with a spectacular sea voyage.


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$10 -- $20

THE DOGS OF CHRISTMAS  
($15.99)  
by Bruce Cameron 

25% of gross proceeds go to the Oxford Lafayette County Humane Society.

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SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE


PRINCESSES BEHAVING BADLY
($19.95)
by Linda McRobbie

Real stories from history without the fairy-tale endings.

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$20 -- $30

COMING HOME TO MISSISSIPPI
($25.00) edited by Charline McCord and Judy H. Tucker
Barry Hannah, Morgan Freeman, Jesmyn Ward & others on leaving Mississippi and coming back. 
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THE HISTORY OF CYCLING  
IN FIFTY BIKES 
($25) by Tom Ambrose   
From the Velocipede to the Pinarello. 

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POLICE 
($25.95) by Jo Nesbo

A new Harry Hole novel.  
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PROVENCE, 1970
($26.00) by Luke Barr

M. F. K. Fisher, Julia Child, James Beard, and the reinvention of American taste.

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THE COOL SCHOOL
($27.95) edited by Glenn O'Brien

Writing from America's hip underground, from the Library of America.

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THE DISCOVERY OF  
MIDDLE EARTH
($28.95) by Graham Robb

Mapping the lost world of the Celts.

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OVER $40

PICKLES, PIGS & WHISKEY
($40.00) by John Currence

New cookbook from the James Beard Award-winning chef.    

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SIGNED COPIES AVAILABLE


VANITY FAIR 100 YEARS 
($65.00)
by Graydon Carter

From the Jazz age to our age.    

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December 03, 2013

Less than $10

THE FAMILY FANG 
(was $23.99, now $8.99) by Kevin Wilson

A delightfully quirky novel.    
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FREEZE-DRIED
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM
($4.99)


Eat like an astronaut.

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 $10 - $20

LETTERS TO KLAUS  
($12.99) by Klaus Flugge 





ADVICE TO LITTLE GIRLS 
($14.95) by Mark Twain 

With whimsical drawings.

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WILL IN SCARLET    
($16.99) by Matthew Cody  

The boy behind the Robin Hood legend. 
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THE CHRISTMAS WISH    
($17.99) by Lori Evert  

Breathtakingly illustrated with photographs, a timeless story. 
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$20 - $40


THE PURCHASE 
($25.95) by Linda Spalding  
Winner of Canada's Governor
General's Award. Signed Copies
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A CHAIN OF THUNDER
($28.00) by Jeff Shaara

A novel of the siege of Vicksburg.
Signed Copies
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RESPECT YOURSELF
($30.00) by Robert Gordon

The incredible history of Memphis' Stax Record. Signed Copies.
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THE SOUTHERNER'S HANDBOOK
($27.99)

A guide to good living by the editors and writers at Garden & Gun.
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$40 - $60 

WILSON
($40.00) by A. Scott Berg
The Pulitzer winning biographer of Lindbergh and Maxwell Perkins writes about our twenty-eighth president. Signed Copies  
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OVER $60


MEDIEVAL FOLDING CASTLE 
($99.99)  
 
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December 02, 2013

Less than $10


SHAKESPEAREAN INSULT GUM 
($2.99)

Two gumballs and a different insult in each of the seven packs.   
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YAY! OXFORD!
YAY! MISSISSIPPI! 
YAY! THE GROVE!
($2.99 ea.)


Check out our new Yay! magnets.

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FRIDGE ROVER
($4.99)  

Defy gravity with this wind-up gizmo that will travel across Mom's refrigerator.
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$10 - $20


A FAMILY CHRISTMAS  
(was $26.95, now $13.50) 
by Caroline Kennedy
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THREE TIMES LUCKY
($16.99) by Sheila Turnage  

A Newbery Honor Book

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XOOM CUBES   
($18.99)  

The fast, exciting word game for all. 
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$20 - $40

DEATH OF THE BLACK-HAIRED GIRL
($25.00) by Robert Stone  
Stone's superb new novel.
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THE LOWLAND
($27.95) by Jhumpa Lahiri

A novel signed by the Pulitzer winner.
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AN ITALIAN PALATE
($36.95) by Robert St. John &
Wyatt Waters


Recipes by Robert St. John with watercolor illustrations by Wyatt Waters. Signed Copies
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$40 - $60

AUDREY: THE 60s
($40.00) by David Willis

The immortal fashion icon at a nice price. 
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OVER $60


WILLIAM CHRISTENBERRY
($65.00)
by Francois Cadava

A handsome volume of the Alabama artist's work.    
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THE LITTLE BLACK JACKET
($98.00) by Karl Lagerfeld


A book meant to be chic and sexy.

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