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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22761748981820907572012-02-01T09:50:48.962-06:00Capitol Book....and NewsBookselling in Alabama, and Around the WorldCapitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.comBlogger811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-56888587986613644632011-06-29T11:01:00.002-05:002011-06-29T16:37:39.604-05:00Just to be clear: Carolyn Haines Here Tomorrow (THURSDAY)!<div style="background-color:#ffffff;padding-bottom:10px;" align="center"><div style="font-family:verdana,arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;width:600;" align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana,arial;font-size:8pt;color:#000000;font-family:verdana,arial;font-size:78%;color:#000000;" ><center><table id="VWPLINK" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="595"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" width="100%">Having trouble viewing this email? <a track="off" shape="rect" href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=o4k7mzeab&v=001dSc8ZL6S2HFN6qiBThLXM5THqK9cRxzxUw6_habzj6ubr63ElNQsJbAZnkihQXCj_1FnrJHFrNND5jFWnSo0WdBFjvjexKZECgJOYykalPL4QxJuWLYHQpzLYJffHM8f" target="_blank">Click Here </a></td></tr></tbody></table></center></span></div></div><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"><tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><table class="shr-btn-tbl" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_left.png" /></td><td><a href="http://s.rs6.net/t?e=MQJsbvu7ZOw&c=1&r=1" title="Share with Facebook"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_fb.png" style="border:0;" /></a></td><td><a href="http://s.rs6.net/t?e=MQJsbvu7ZOw&c=3&r=1" title="Share with Twitter"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_twit.png" style="border:0;" /></a></td><td><a href="http://s.rs6.net/t?e=MQJsbvu7ZOw&c=4&r=1" title="Share with LinkedIn"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_linked.png" style="border:0;" /></a></td><td><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_divider.png" style="border:0;" /></td><td><a href="http://s.rs6.net/t?e=MQJsbvu7ZOw&c=5&r=1" title="More Share Options"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_more.png" style="border:0;" /></a></td><td><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_drw_right.png" style="border:0;" /></td><td class="like-this" style="padding-left:5px;"><a href="http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Just-to-be-clear--Carolyn-Haines-Here-Tomorrow--THURSDAY--.html?soid=1104658967534&aid=MQJsbvu7ZOw#fblike" title="Like This"><img src="http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/shr_btn_like_sm.png" style="border:0;" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div id="rootDiv" align="center"> <table style="background-color:#FFFFFF;margin:0;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="center" valign="top"><table style="width:600px;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> <br /></td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#000000;padding:1px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top"><table style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" valign="top" width="600"> <br /></td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" colspan="1" align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> <table style="margin-bottom:10px;BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cfcfcf" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK7" bgcolor="#cfcfcf" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" height="283" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> <p color="#ff0000" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; " align="center"><strong>Our earlier email was unclear. The truth is that Carolyn Haines will be here</strong></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #ff0000" align="center"><strong>TOMORROW, <span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">THURSDAY</span>, JUNE 30 FROM NOON - 1 PM</strong></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>We apologize for the confusion.</strong></span> </p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"><span style="color:red;"> </span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"><span style="color:red;"><b><a track="on" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=o4k7mzeab&et=1106304111798&s=128&e=001I8ckqTWVCb9OV2c2fFhczOgpwxBKpPWiDfXmQm3h_tp24-fnjWTsqPPHi48kAwYR353BduSPO5i-ew0g4Qf8NTucvcBnyyalCtOxn_KqWs252AZfWQEnwaIM4thX4Zf34xY81iU33u8YZJYMrn-HRdIhM6Sd2JLK" linktype="facebook" target="_blank"><img alt="Find us on Facebook" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/btn_fbk_160.png" title="Find us on Facebook" border="0" /></a> </b></span></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"> </p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 18pt" align="center"><strong>The Capitol Book Newsletter</strong></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 18pt" align="center"><strong>Wednesday, June 29, 2011</strong></p> <p face="Trebuchet MS, Geneva" size="20pt" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; " align="center"> </p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 20pt" align="center"><strong>Carolyn Haines Here Tomorrow!</strong></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 20pt" align="center"> </p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 20pt" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:16pt;">One of Capitol Book's all-time most popular writers!</span> </strong></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 20pt" align="center"><strong> </strong></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"><strong><img name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.130" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs008/1104658967534/img/130.jpg" border="0" height="184" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="164" /> <img name="ACCOUNT.IMAGE.131" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs008/1104658967534/img/131.gif" border="0" height="187" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="125" /> <span style=" ;font-size:24pt;color:windowtext;" > </span></strong></p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" align="center"><strong>One writer we love to share is Carolyn Haines. Her mysteries are just the right combination of likable characters, lovable dogs, lively romance, Southern settings, and a bossy ghost who just won't leave our heroine alone. If you like your mysteries warm, cozy, and laugh-out-loud funny, we promise you will love this one.</strong></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" align="center"><strong>When PI Sarah Booth Delaney and her partner and best friend, Tinkie, take on the Levert sisters as clients, they don't have much hope of solving the case. The wealthy heiresses of Natchez, Mississippi claim that a family necklace worth four million dollars has been stolen, and they think that they can hurry the insurance payout if a reputable PI investigates. Sarah Booth has her doubts, and not just about the payout. All of the evidence suggests that the sisters might be committing fraud. But then Monica Levert goes missing. The police suspect that the heiresses are playing more games, and Eleanor Levert isn't doing anything to make them think any different. But how can she? If she says or does anything besides pass on the insurance money to the kidnappers, they'll kill Monica. With a family history that runs deep and dark and a twisting plot where no one is exactly what they seem, Sarah Booth and Tinkie are the Levert sisters' best and only hope in Bones of a Feather, the latest in this sparkling Southern mystery series.</strong></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" align="center"> </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" align="center"><strong>Come meet Carolyn at a special noontime booksigning!</strong></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #ff0000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align="center"><strong>Tomorrow, Thursday, June 30 from Noon - 1 PM</strong></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" align="center"> </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" align="center"><strong>Love her books, but can't make the party?</strong></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" align="center"><strong>Just <a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" track="on" shape="rect" href="mailto:capitolbook@capitolbook.com?subject=Save%20me%20a%20Carolyn%20Haines%20book%21" linktype="link" target="_blank">EMAIL US</a>, and we'll hold signed books for you. </strong></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Trebuchet MS, Geneva; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 9pt" align="center"><strong>$24.99 hardcover </strong></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"><strong>Capitol Book & News Company</strong></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align="center"><strong>1140 E. 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Fairview Avenue<span style="color:#bababa;"> | </span>In Beautiful Old Cloverdale<span style="color:#bababa;"> | </span>Montgomery<span style="color:#bababa;"> | </span>AL<span style="color:#bababa;"> | </span>36106</span></div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div><img src="http://r20.rs6.net/on.jsp?llr=o4k7mzeab&t=1106304111798.0.1104658967534.128&ts=S0640&o=http://ui.constantcontact.com/images/p1x1.gif" height="1" width="1" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-5688858798661364463?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-21779526477539455882011-02-25T09:46:00.002-06:002011-03-02T13:55:08.139-06:00Dorsey today...Gribben tomorrow<img src="cid:image001.gif@01CBD4D0.E10469C0" shapes="_x0000_Mail" class="shape" style="display: none; width: 0pt; height: 0pt;" width="0" height="0" /><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:16pt;" >The Capitol Book Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:16pt;" >Friday, February 25, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:16pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;" align="center"><b><u><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:";font-size:24pt;" >Today!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><img id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CBD4D0.E10469C0" alt="electric_barracuda.jpg" width="137" height="206" /><img id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CBD4D0.E10469C0" alt="mug_tim_dorsey.jpg" width="137" height="207" /><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18pt;" >Tim Dorsey<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18pt;" >4 – 6 PM at the store<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18pt;" >Signing his new book<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18pt;" ><a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Electric-Barracuda-Tim-Dorsey/?isbn=9780062041593">Electric Barracuda</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><a href="mailto:capitolbook@capitolbook.com?subject=I%20want%20a%20signed%20Electric%20Barracuda">Click here to order if you can’t come</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" >$24.99 hardcover<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; line-height: 150%;" align="center"><b><u><span style="line-height: 150%;font-family:";font-size:24pt;" >Tomorrow!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><img id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CBD4D0.E10469C0" alt="fairytale_trilogy.jpg" border="0" width="139" height="205" /><img id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CBD4D0.E10469C0" alt="mug_valerie_gribben.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="199" /><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18pt;" >Valerie Gribben<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18pt;" >2 – 4 PM at the store<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18pt;" >Signing her new book<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18pt;" ><a href="http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/02/uab_medical_student_valerie_gr.html">The Fairytale Trilogy</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:10pt;" ><a href="mailto:capitolbook@capitolbook.com?subject=Please%20save%20me%20a%20Fairytale%20Trilogy">Click here to order if you can’t come</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" >$24.95 hardcover<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:#000000;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";color:#000000;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;color:#000000;" >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;color:#000000;" >Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;color:#000000;" >Capitol Book & News Company<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;color:#000000;" >1140 E. Fairview Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;color:#000000;" >Montgomery, AL 36106<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;color:#000000;" >voice 334-265-1473<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;color:#000000;" >www.capitolbook.com<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-2177952647753945588?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-78505134948175104202010-04-14T13:20:00.002-05:002010-04-14T13:25:25.371-05:00Alabama Book Festival April 17!Only 3 days until the Alabama Book Festival in downtown Montgomery, Alabama on Saturday, April 17!! See Pearl Cleage, Daniel Wallace, Rick Bragg, Rheta Grimsley Johnson, Ace Atkins, karin Slaughter, Carolyn Haines, Mary Ann Neeley, Susan Gregg Gilmore, Elise Blackwell....and many, many more!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7850513494817510420?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-4740200329687153362010-04-12T10:19:00.001-05:002010-04-13T12:14:37.411-05:00Two Books, One Festival<div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><strong>The Capitol Book Newsletter</strong></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><strong>Monday, April 12, 2010</strong></span></div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Today's Contents:</span></strong></div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">1. Local Buzz</span></strong></div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">2. Five days to go!</span></strong></div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></strong></div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">Mary Ann Neeley and Bobby McAlpine!</span></strong></div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"></span></strong> </div> <div align="center"> <img alt="" src="cid:48FE1A39D0F645ECB3E91075AB454BA3@backoffice" align="baseline" border="0" hspace="0" /> <img alt="" src="cid:3BB07884483244FA9C945F228AFCDDC7@backoffice" align="baseline" border="0" hspace="0" /></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">Hope you saw the <a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20104110324"><strong>great article in yesterday's newspaper about Mary Ann Neeley's new book about Matthew Blue</strong></a>, who if you didn't know was the first person to record Montgomery history, back in the mid-19th century. Mary Ann has expanded upon and annotated and corrected where necessary this essential Montgomery reference book, and in the process created another essential Montgomery reference book, one which belongs in every Montgomery library. Don't miss your first chance to see Mary Ann discuss her new book this coming Saturday, April 17, at <a href="http://www.alabamabookfestival.org/"><strong>The Alabama Book Festival!</strong></a></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"></span> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">Can't make it to the Festival? Not to worry, you can still get copies of the book <em>signed by Mary Ann</em>! Just call us at 334-265-1473, or <a href="mailto:capitolbook@capitolbook.com?subject=I%27d%20like%20a%20book"><strong>email us</strong></a>, or <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/Two_Montgomery_books2.htm"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a>. $45 hardcover.</span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"></span> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">And speaking of Montgomery, <strong>The Home Within Us</strong>, the beautiful new book by our very own world famous architect <a href="http://www.mcalpinetankersley.com/"><strong>Bobby McAlpine</strong> </a>is due in the store tomorrow! We've already taken many reservations for signed copies of this one, and we'd be happy to hold one for you, too! Just call us at 334-265-1473, or <a href="mailto:capitolbook@capitolbook.com?subject=I%27d%20like%20a%20book"><strong>email us</strong></a>, or <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/Two_Montgomery_books.htm"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a>. </span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">$55 hardcover. And mark your calendar...Bobby will be in the store on May 6 for an autograph party.</span></div> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"></span> </div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></strong></div> <div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">Alabama Book Festival THIS SATURDAY!</span></strong></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;">Just a reminder, and probably not the last one, because we really want you to come to <a href="http://www.alabamabookfestival.org/"><strong>The Alabama Book Festival</strong> </a>down at Old Alabama Town all day this Saturday, April 17. One good thing about it: IT"S FREE!! Another good thing: Poets DeLana R.A. Dameron, Virginia Gilbert, Rob Gray, Sean Hill, Jennifer Horne, Mary Kaiser, Hank Lazer, Mary Carol Moran, Kathleen Thompson, Sue Brannan Walker, and Carol Prejean Zippert will be there...and that's not one good thing, it's 11 good things! Lots more, too! So come.</span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"></span> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"></span> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"></span> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:100%;"></span> </div></div> <div>----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-474020032968715336?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-63581746090196745612009-12-15T11:13:00.002-06:002009-12-15T11:14:38.819-06:00John Besh Here Thursday!<div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:48pt;color:red;" >THURSDAY!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:48pt;color:red;" ></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:48pt;color:red;" >John Besh!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SyfD4DUOZwI/AAAAAAAAATo/NWQdQgTFqQ8/s1600-h/my_new_orleans.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SyfD4DUOZwI/AAAAAAAAATo/NWQdQgTFqQ8/s200/my_new_orleans.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415512444666537730" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:48pt;color:red;" ></span><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:18pt;color:red;" >World Famous New Orleans Chef</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:18pt;color:red;" ></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:18pt;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Proprietor of several New Orleans restaurants:</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:18pt;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Restaurant August</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:18pt;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Luke</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:18pt;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Besh Steak</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:18pt;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">La Provence</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:18pt;color:red;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Dominica</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:18pt;color:red;" ><o:p><span style="font-size:100%;">and.....</span><strong> </strong></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:14pt;color:red;" ><strong>Winner of many Culinary Awards, including:<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="field-content"><b style="">Food Arts</b></span><span class="views-field-title"> </span>— <span class="date-display-single">January 2009</span><span class="views-field-field-press-date-value"> </span>— Silver Spoon Award</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><st1:place><st1:placename><span class="field-content">New Orleans</span></st1:placename><span class="field-content"> </span><st1:placetype><span class="field-content">City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span class="field-content"> Business</span></strong><span class="views-field-title"> </span>— <span class="date-display-single">January 2009</span><span class="views-field-field-press-date-value"> </span>— Best Owner – 2008 – Best Fine Dining Establishment;</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Best Casual Upscale Dining Establishment; Best New Restaurant; Best Owner; Best Executive Chef</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="field-content"><b style="">Louisiana</b> <b style="">Restaurant Association</b></span><span class="views-field-title"> </span>— <span class="date-display-single">December 2008</span><span class="views-field-field-press-date-value"> </span>— Restaurateur of the Year</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="field-content"><b style="">Gayot Top 40 Restaurants</b></span><span class="views-field-title"> </span>— <span class="date-display-single">December 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="views-field-teaser"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="field-content"><b style="">Bon Appétit</b></span><span class="views-field-title"> </span>— <span class="date-display-single">February 2008</span><span class="views-field-field-press-date-value"> </span>— "The Hot 10/The Best Eco-Friendly Restaurants" list.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><st1:city><st1:place><span class="field-content"><strong>New Orleans</strong></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="field-content"> <b style="">Magazine</b></span><span class="views-field-title"> </span>— <span class="date-display-single">December 2007</span><span class="views-field-field-press-date-value"> </span>— "Best Chef of the Year."</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="field-content"><b style="">The Times-Picayune</b></span><span class="views-field-title"> </span>— <span class="date-display-single">October 2007</span><span class="views-field-field-press-date-value"> </span>— "Top 10 Best Restaurants in <st1:city><st1:place>New Orleans</st1:place></st1:city>."</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:16pt;color:red;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:16pt;color:red;" >Will be at the store THIS THURSDAY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt 0in; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:18pt;color:red;" >December 17, </span></b><st1:time minute="0" hour="16"><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:18pt;color:red;" >4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.</span></b></st1:time></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" >His new book <b style="">My New Orleans: The Cookbook</b> will change the way you look at </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" >New Orleans</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" > cooking and the way you see World-Famous chef John Besh. It's 16 chapters of culture, history, essay and insight, and pure goodness. Besh tells us the story of his </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" >New Orleans</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" > by the season and by the dish. Archival, four-color, location photography along with ingredient information make the Big Easy easy to tackle in home kitchens. Cooks will salivate over the 200 recipes that honor and celebrate everything </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" >New Orleans</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" >.<span style=""> </span>The boy from the Bayou isn't just an acclaimed chef with an exceptional palate. Besh is a chef with a heart. The ex-marine's passion for the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" >Crescent</span></st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" > </span><st1:placetype><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" >City</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" >, its people, and its livelihood are main courses making him a leader of the city's culinary recovery and resilience after the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.</span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" ></span></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" ><strong>$45 hardcover</strong></span></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" ><strong></strong></span></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" ><strong>Can't come? Call us at 334-265-1473 to reserve your signed copy,</strong></span></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;color:black;" ><strong>or <a href="mailto:capitolbook@capotolbook.com?subject=Reserve%20a%20John%20Besh%20cookbook%20for%20me">EMAIL US</a></strong></span></span></div></div> <div><a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/"><br /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-6358174609019674561?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-60866642204707580312009-12-03T12:17:00.007-06:002009-12-03T12:23:45.064-06:00The Cake Mix Doctor Returns!<div><font face="Verdana" size="2"> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"><strong>The Capitol Book Newsletter</strong></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="4"><strong>Thursday, December 3, 2009<br /><br /></strong></font></div> <div><strong></strong> </div> </font><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SxgBTS_yzvI/AAAAAAAAATQ/G48ebQMbwgM/s1600-h/cake_mix_doctor_returns.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 187px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SxgBTS_yzvI/AAAAAAAAATQ/G48ebQMbwgM/s200/cake_mix_doctor_returns.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411076383314202354" border="0"></a></div><font face="Verdana" size="2"><div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div align="center"><strong><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="3"><br />ANNE BYRN, <a href="http://www.cakemixdoctor.com/cakemixblog/index.php">THE CAKE MIX DOCTOR</a>, HERE MONDAY DECEMBER 7, 4:00-6:00!</font></strong></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></div></div> <div><font size="2">Anne Byrn, AKA The Cake Mix Doctor, is known to millions of cooks through her previous five cookbooks, all dedicated to making our dinners and desserts easier and better. And now she's written a whole new cookbook, <strong>The Cake Mix Doctor Returns</strong>, and she'll be here at the store on <strong><font color="#ff0000">MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 FROM 4 - 6 PM</font></strong> to answer your baking questions, and to sign copies of all 6 of her cookbooks...just in time for Christmas! Did you see <a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009912020323"><strong>the great article about Anne in the Advertiser on Wednesday</strong></a>?<br /><br /><br /></font></div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2">And the news gets better.....we've asked several excellent local cooks to prepare their favorite selections from Anne's new cookbook for you to sample, so if you come on Monday here's what you'll get, in addition to some great cookbooks:<br /><br /></font></div> <div> </div> <div> <div align="center"><font size="2"><strong>Butterscotch Bars (prepared by Jean Upchurch)</strong></font></div> <div align="center"><font size="2"><strong>Lighter Susan's Lemon Cake (prepared by Cheryl)</strong></font></div> <div align="center"><font size="2"><strong>Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake (prepared by Sally Pierce)</strong></font></div> <div align="center"><font size="2"><strong>Turtle Bars (prepared by Tara Sartorius)</strong></font></div> <div align="center"><font size="2"><strong>Gooey Pecan Pie Brownies (prepared by Eleanor Lucas)<br /><br /></strong></font></div> <div align="center"><strong></strong> </div> <div> </div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div></div> <div align="center"><font size="2">Here's the list of Anne's cookbooks...all are fat, beautiful books, and </font><strong><font color="#ff0000" face="Comic Sans MS" size="3">they're only $15.95 each!:</font></strong></div> <div align="center"><strong>The Cake Mix Doctor Returns</strong></div><font size="2"> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>The Cake Mix Doctor</strong></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Cupcakes from the Cake Mix Doctor</strong></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor</strong></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>The Dinner Doctor</strong></font></div> <div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>What Can I Bring? Cookbook<br /><br /><br /></strong></font></div> <div align="center"><strong><font face="Arial"></font></strong> </div> <div align="center"><strong><font face="Arial"></font></strong> </div> <div align="center"><strong><font face="Arial"></font></strong> </div> <div align="center"><strong><font face="Arial" size="3">Can't come? Reserve your signed books by calling 334-265-1473,</font></strong></div> <div align="center"><strong><font face="Arial" size="3">or <a href="mailto:capitolbook@capitolbook.com?subject=I%20need%20some%20Cake%20Doctor%20Cookbooks%21">EMAIL US.</a><br /><br /><br /></font></strong></div> <div align="center"><strong><font face="Arial" size="3"></font></strong> </div> <div align="center"><strong><font face="Arial" size="3"></font></strong> </div> <div align="center"><strong><font face="Arial" size="3">And so that others can eat, too, we'll be collecting food for the Montgomery Area Food Bank during Anne's visit. Bring any <em><u>non-perishable</u></em> foodstuff to the store - anytime! - and drop it in our Big Food Collection Box!<br /><br /></font></strong></div> <div align="center"><strong></strong> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SxgBqYHS76I/AAAAAAAAATY/L3a4h53KXUo/s1600-h/DSCF0002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SxgBqYHS76I/AAAAAAAAATY/L3a4h53KXUo/s200/DSCF0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411076779824836514" border="0"></a></div> <div align="center"> </div></font></font></div> <div><font face="Verdana" size="2"><a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/"><br /></a></font></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-6086664220470758031?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-6834842660209198412009-11-11T09:41:00.004-06:002009-11-11T09:44:03.760-06:00Charlie Lucas Here Tomorrow!<span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>The Capitol Book Newsletter</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>Wednesday, November 11, 2009</strong></span></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Charlie Lucas Tomorrow!</span></strong></div><div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SvrbZMwMWrI/AAAAAAAAATI/Bm9xDZRZdFo/s1600-h/mug_charlie_lucas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402871928950905522" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SvrbZMwMWrI/AAAAAAAAATI/Bm9xDZRZdFo/s200/mug_charlie_lucas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Here's the last of our little video clips of Alabama's Tin Man, Charlie Lucas. We call this one </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSEEY6AF-J8"><strong>I tried to run away from it, because I thought it was a curse.</strong></a></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Charlie will be here <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">TOMORROW, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12 FROM 4 PM - 5:30 PM</span></strong> to sign copies of <strong>Tin Man</strong>, the beautiful new book about Charlie and his art. Also joining Charlie will be the author of the book, Ben Windham, and the photographer, Chip Cooper. That's three heavyweights for the price of one!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Hope you'll be here....but if not you know we'll be glad to get books signed for you by all 3 men....just call us at 334-265-1473, or <strong><a href="mailto:capitolbook@capitolbook.com?subject=RESERVE">EMAIL US</a></strong>. ($49.95 hardcover)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;">PS A pretty nice Christmas present for anyone on your list who has any of Charlie's work.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div></span></div></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">http://www.capitolbook.com/</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-683484266020919841?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-23894386612491319672009-11-02T11:27:00.003-06:002009-11-02T11:28:53.088-06:00Charlie Lucas Here November 12!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Su8WwAFWfkI/AAAAAAAAATA/a6RmV_tV6SI/s1600-h/tin_man.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Su8WwAFWfkI/AAAAAAAAATA/a6RmV_tV6SI/s200/tin_man.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399559492152491586" /></a><br /><DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG>The Capitol Book Newsletter</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG>Monday, November 2, 2009</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Our next event is a booksigning on Thursday, November 12, when Ben Windham and Chip Cooper will be here to sign copies of <STRONG>Tin Man</STRONG>, their beautiful new book about self-taught Alabama artist Charlie Lucas. The book is just wonderful. ($49.95 hardcover)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><EM>Oh, and Charlie Lucas will be here, too!</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>We'll be sending out a series of video clips about Charlie so that those who don't know him can learn a little about him.....while all of Charlie's friends and admirers can just sit back and enjoy hearing Charlie talk about himself and his art.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The first clip we call <STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=4>I asked God to give me a talent that no one had</FONT>.... </STRONG>it's from an interview of Charlie by Tommy Morehead at a Folkarts Festival in Talladega in 2002.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG><FONT size=3><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9AeualmbJA">CLICK HERE TO SEE IT</A></FONT></STRONG>.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>(Charlie, Ben and Chip will be at the store on Thursday, November 12 from 4  - 5:30 PM.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And by the way, Tommy Morehead has lots of great Alabama arts stuff on YouTube....you can visit his page <A href="http://www.youtube.com/user/H82c3G"><STRONG><FONT size=3>HERE.</FONT></STRONG></A></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>----------------------------------------------------<BR>Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<BR>Capitol Book & News Company<BR>1140 E. Fairview Avenue<BR>Montgomery, AL 36106<BR>Voice 334.265.1473<BR>website: <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com">www.capitolbook.com</A><BR>blog: <A href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</A></FONT></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-2389438661249131967?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-60597591010259232032009-10-27T10:27:00.006-05:002009-10-27T10:32:09.496-05:00Lisa Patton on Wednesday. Rick Bragg and Sonny Brewer on Thursday!<o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="stockticker"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="date"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><style>  </style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:13.5pt;" >The Capitol Book Newsletter</span></strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:date year="2009" day="27" month="10"><strong><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:13.5pt;" >Tuesday, October 27, 2009</span></strong></st1:date><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Two Events This Week!</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><strong></strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">So much going on even </span></strong><em><b><u><span style="font-family:Verdana;">we</span></u></b></em><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> can hardly keep up.</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><strong></strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1. TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28 FROM </span></strong><st1:time minute="0" hour="16"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">4 PM</span></strong></st1:time><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> - 5:30</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SucRckO2edI/AAAAAAAAASo/SyN45OdytmA/s1600-h/mug_lisa_patton.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 160px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SucRckO2edI/AAAAAAAAASo/SyN45OdytmA/s200/mug_lisa_patton.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397301860886804946" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><a href="http://lisapatton.com/"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Lisa Patton, author of "Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter</span></strong></a>" will be here at the store <strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:red;" >TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28 FROM </span></strong></span><st1:time minute="0" hour="16"><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;color:red;" >4 PM</span></strong></st1:time><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;color:red;" > - </span></strong><st1:time minute="30" hour="17"><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;color:red;" >5:30</span></strong></st1:time><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;color:red;" >. </span></strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Lisa is a </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Memphis</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > native who spent her college years in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Tuscaloosa</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > (and has lots of friends in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Montgomery</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >.) Then she really did move to </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Vermont</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > to run an </span><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Inn</span></st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > before returning to the South and writing this novel. It is a charming fish-out-of-water tale of one woman who learns to stand up for herself -in sandals and snow boots- against the odds.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Our favorite review of her book is this one, from one of our favorite writers, Lee Smith:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><b><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >"Just when you think there's nothing new under the sun, her it comes-the North/South split as seen from a brand-new perspective. I absolutely devoured this yummy novel, all in one sitting."</span></b></em><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Funny, moving, page-turnable. We think Lisa is the next big thing!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >If you would like a signed copy but can't be here Wednesday, just let us know we'll take care of it for you. ($23.99 hardcover)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Note: we almost couldn't get the books for this event, because it's proven to be such an unexpected success that the publisher sold out and had to have more copies printed...it's that good!</span></strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT </span></strong><st1:time minute="0" hour="19"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">7 PM</span></strong></st1:time><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">....AT </span></strong><st1:place><st1:placename><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">HUNTINGDON</span></strong></st1:placename><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></strong><st1:placetype><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">COLLEGE</span></strong></st1:placetype></st1:place></p><p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place><st1:placetype><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></strong></st1:placetype></st1:place></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><st1:place><st1:placetype><strong></strong></st1:placetype></st1:place></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SucRp7iu9vI/AAAAAAAAASw/z6_1esu_jp0/s1600-h/mug_rick_bragg.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 160px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SucRp7iu9vI/AAAAAAAAASw/z6_1esu_jp0/s200/mug_rick_bragg.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397302090482513650" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SucRyOTegAI/AAAAAAAAAS4/U65rdED7UDk/s1600-h/mug_sonny_brewer.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 160px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SucRyOTegAI/AAAAAAAAAS4/U65rdED7UDk/s200/mug_sonny_brewer.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397302232957747202" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><st1:place><st1:placetype><strong></strong></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><st1:stockticker><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:13.5pt;" >RICK</span></strong></st1:stockticker><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:13.5pt;" > BRAGG </span></strong><st1:stockticker><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:13.5pt;" >AND</span></strong></st1:stockticker><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:13.5pt;" > SONNY BREWER!</span></strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Two old friends - of each other, and of us, and of you - will be at Flowers Hall at </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >Huntingdon</span></st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > </span><st1:placetype><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >College</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;color:red;" >THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT </span></strong></span><st1:time minute="0" hour="19"><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;color:red;" >7 PM</span></strong></st1:time><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" >. They'll read from their new books, fool around a little, take questions, and then sign copies of all their books, old and new. Hope you saw <a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20091027/LIFESTYLE/910270321"><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:12pt;" >the great story about Rick and Sonny in today's Advertiser</span></strong></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" > <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><strong><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13.5pt;color:red;" >This one will be GREAT....</span></strong><st1:stockticker><strong><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13.5pt;color:red;" >DON</span></strong></st1:stockticker><strong><span style=";font-family:";font-size:13.5pt;color:red;" >'T MISS IT!</span></strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10pt;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-6059759101025923203?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-3780704262225969992009-10-23T12:05:00.004-05:002009-10-23T12:10:08.916-05:00Rick Bragg!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SuHio3dSYyI/AAAAAAAAASg/5jl1n7nAC_k/s1600-h/mug_rick_bragg.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 160px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SuHio3dSYyI/AAAAAAAAASg/5jl1n7nAC_k/s200/mug_rick_bragg.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395843020275999522" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><strong>The Capitol Book Newsletter</strong></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><strong>Friday, October 23, 2009<br /><br /></strong></span></div> <div><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ></span></strong> </div> <div><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ></span></strong> </div> <div><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" >Rick Bragg next week! And then lots more after that!<br /><br /></span></strong></div> <div><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ></span></strong> </div> <div> </div> <div><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ></span></strong> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >One of our - and your - favorites will be here next week. Rick Bragg has written a new book, <strong>The Most They Ever Had</strong>, all about the life and times of the cotton mill in Jacksonville, Alabama, and the people it nurtured....and exploited. If you want to see a little video snippet of Rick talking about the book, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obNaDLMTj4o"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">CLICK HERE</span></strong></a>. ($23 hardcover)<br /><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >If you want a whole lot more of Rick, come to <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >FLOWERS HALL AT HUNTINGDON COLLEGE NEXT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT 7 PM.<br /><br /></span></strong></span></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span></strong> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span></strong> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><em>But that's not all......</em></span></strong></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Along with Rick that night will be his buddy - and another one of your favorites....Sonny Brewer of Fairhope, whose new book <strong>The Widow and the Tree</strong> is loosely based on the real-life events surrounding the intentional killing of "Inspiration Oak," a landmark Live Oak tree near Magnolia Springs. ($23 hardcover)<br /><br /></span></span></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><strong><em>But that's not all......</em></strong></span></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >We've got about 5 or 6 other major events planned over the next few weeks.....including Lisa Patton, Brooke and Keith Desserich, Charlie Lucas (the Tin Man), Justin Allen, Anne Byrne (The Cake Doctor), John Besh (My New Orleans: The Cookbook), Kirk Curnutt, and Chris and Idie Hastings (The Hot and Hot Fish Club Cookbook).</span></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >We'll let you know details of all these as the time approaches, but for right now all these events are posted on our web site...so for particulars you can go there. You need only <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/Events.htm"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">CLICK HERE</span></strong> </a>to do that.<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >And to reserve signed copies of any of these books, just <a href="mailto:capitolbook@capitolbook.com?subject=Get%20me%20%20signed%20book...or%20two%20or%20three"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">CLICK HERE</span></strong></a>...or call us at 334-265-1473.</span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div></span></div></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-378070426222596999?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-88053896462881656042009-10-01T11:19:00.005-05:002009-10-01T12:47:47.339-05:00Book Club Recommendations<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >On September 29, 2009 two Random House representatives came to the store to suggest books for local Book Clubs. Here's the video of Random House's Toni Hetzel talking about the book <span style="font-style: italic;">The Fireman's Wife</span> by Jack Riggs.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Click on the link to see the list of all the books they discussed that night.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-ef9c2a7a10fd938d" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v10.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Def9c2a7a10fd938d%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330306558%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D73DE0463B34E68C95CCE5DE83D347E8EA79CC650.45A76EE54A951F037CC20F1987AA758944188D58%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Def9c2a7a10fd938d%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DH_3JyP9t72exOsjfWWPBx4-QB_8&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v10.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Def9c2a7a10fd938d%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330306558%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D73DE0463B34E68C95CCE5DE83D347E8EA79CC650.45A76EE54A951F037CC20F1987AA758944188D58%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Def9c2a7a10fd938d%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DH_3JyP9t72exOsjfWWPBx4-QB_8&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-8805389646288165604?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-76951876707878812472009-09-24T10:56:00.002-05:002009-09-24T13:07:07.894-05:00Advice from someone other than us<div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">The Capitol Book Newsletter</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">Thursday, September 24, 2009<br /><br />To whom are these people listening?<br /><br /></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sru1AtrljjI/AAAAAAAAASI/O3wDdJjo5cs/s1600-h/crowds.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sru1AtrljjI/AAAAAAAAASI/O3wDdJjo5cs/s200/crowds.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385096803318599218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>The answer is....they're sitting right here in our bookstore, listening to Toni Hetzel of Random House, one of the world's largest and most diverse publishers, as she talks (about a year ago) about her very favorite book recommendations. These folks got great ideas for books to read themselves, and for their Book Clubs, and for the best books to give for Christmas gifts.</strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>That meeting was so popular that many of these folks demanded we do it again, so we are....only this time we'll have <em><u>two</u></em> of Random House's top representatives here. Toni's back by popular demand, and this year Hillary Compton, who travels the Southeast for Random House, will be here, too. It'll be twice as nice!</strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>So come. Bring a friend. Bring your whole Book Club. It's a blast, and it doesn't even last that long. Wine and cheese at 5 PM, two Book Talks at 6 PM, you'll be home by 7 PM, and if you're lucky you'll take one of our Door Prizes home with you!</strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>It all happens THIS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29. At 5 PM.</strong></span></div> <div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong> </div> <div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">No Reservation required....just COME!</span></strong></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7695187670787881247?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-58160715056383083682009-09-23T09:40:00.003-05:002009-09-24T13:15:58.315-05:00Henry Winkler Comes To Town<div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">The Capitol Book Newsletter</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">Wednesday, September 23, 2009<br /><br /><br />Fonzie is Coming to Town October 5!<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sru3Dj42tRI/AAAAAAAAASQ/F6FFa0FYlX4/s1600-h/mug_henry_winkler.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 114px; height: 160px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sru3Dj42tRI/AAAAAAAAASQ/F6FFa0FYlX4/s200/mug_henry_winkler.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385099051252757778" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><img alt="" src="cid:ABF837D316464E8A81CF314CA9A732BB@backoffice" align="baseline" border="0" hspace="0" /></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >Henry Winkler, the award winning Hollywood actor who starred in the long running television show <i style="">Happy Days</i> as "the Fonz," will be coming to </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >Montgomery</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" > on October 5 to help Family Guidance Center of Alabama celebrate its 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary.<span style=""> </span>Winkler, a noted children's book author, director and producer, will be the special guest speaker at </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >Family</span></st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" > </span><st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >Guidance</span></st1:placename><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" > </span><st1:placetype><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >Center</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >'s 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Celebration to be held at the </span></span></strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:+0;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >Alabama Shakespeare Festival on </span><st1:date year="2009" day="5" month="10"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >October 5, 2009</span></st1:date></span></span></span></strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><st1:date year="2009" day="5" month="10"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" ></span></st1:date></span></strong></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><st1:date year="2009" day="5" month="10"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >This is your chance to help one of Montgomery's really effective social service agencies celebrate a milestone, and your chance to be regaled and informed and touched by one of Hollywood's good guys, and even your chance to get a book or two signed by Henry.</span></st1:date></span></strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><st1:date year="2009" day="5" month="10"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" ></span></st1:date></span></strong></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><st1:date year="2009" day="5" month="10"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >We've attached a flyer with lots more information, or you can view the same flyer by <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/Fonzie.pdf">CLICKING HERE</a>.</span></st1:date></span></strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><st1:date year="2009" day="5" month="10"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" ></span></st1:date></span></strong></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><st1:date year="2009" day="5" month="10"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" >or just get in touch with the Family Guidance Center for more information:</span></st1:date></span></strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><st1:date year="2009" day="5" month="10"><span style=";font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;" ><b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;"> </span></b><p align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;"><a href="http://www.familyguidancecenter.org/">www.familyguidancecenter.org</a></span></b></p><b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;"></span></b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;"></span><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Book;"> </span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Book;">or call </span><b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;">334.270.4100</span></b></p><b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;"></span></b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;"></span><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Book;"> </span><p><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Book;">Toll Free: </span><b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;">800.499.6597</span></b></p><b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;"></span></b><span style="font-family:Slimbach-Bold;"></span></span></st1:date></span></strong></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-5816071505638308368?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-71408662791594749822009-06-26T09:33:00.002-05:002009-06-26T09:46:32.761-05:00June Sale Books Arrive<div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" >The Capitol Book Newsletter</span></div> <div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" >Friday, June 26, 2009<br /><br /></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SkTfIf_9IpI/AAAAAAAAASA/kYGriEsbrhE/s1600-h/life_size_sharks2.gif"><br /></a></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Want to see some good deals? Just click on this link:<br /><br /></strong></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;" ><strong><a href="http://capitolbook.com/store/200906salebooks.htm">Life-Size Sharks, Extreme Horticulture, A Thousand Buildings in Paris...and More!</a><br /><br /></strong></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SkTfIf_9IpI/AAAAAAAAASA/kYGriEsbrhE/s1600-h/life_size_sharks2.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SkTfIf_9IpI/AAAAAAAAASA/kYGriEsbrhE/s200/life_size_sharks2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351647594344686226" border="0" /></a></div><br /></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"> </div></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7140866279159474982?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-72992708482588049162009-06-12T09:43:00.004-05:002009-06-12T11:26:04.925-05:00Father, Big Bob, Chris, Dee, and Free Barbecue<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"><strong>The Capitol Book Newsletter<br />Friday, June 12, 2009<br /><br /></strong></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SjKBN2rM0BI/AAAAAAAAAR4/IXyRlKc0XYw/s1600-h/big_bob_gibson%27s_bbq_book.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SjKBN2rM0BI/AAAAAAAAAR4/IXyRlKc0XYw/s200/big_bob_gibson%27s_bbq_book.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346477782657191954" border="0" /></a></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div> <div align="center"><img alt="" src="g:%5CPictures%5CWEB%20SITE%20NEWSLETTER%20PICS%5Cbig_bob_gibson%27s_bbq_book.gif" align="baseline" border="0" hspace="0" /></div> <div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></strong> </div> <div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Big Bob Gibson - (almost) straight from Decatur, AL to Montgomery via New York City!<br /><br /><br /></span></strong></div> <div align="center"><strong></strong> </div> <div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Hope you saw Chris Lilly, the head guy at Big Bob Gibson's BBQ in Decatur, Alabama on the Today Show not long ago....but if you did miss him, you can watch him now....<a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/30698556#30698556"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">JUST CLICK HERE</span></strong></a>.<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">But why watch him at all? Because the very same Chris Lilly will be <strong><span style="font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;">HERE AT THE STORE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 16, FROM 4-6 PM</span></strong>, signing his new book, <span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="productDetailTitle"><strong><a href="http://whitetrashbbq.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-review-big-bob-gibsons-bbq-book.html">Big Bob Gibson's BBQ Book: Recipes and Secrets from a Legendary Barbecue Joint</a><br /><br /></strong></span></span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="productDetailTitle"></span></span></span></span> </div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="productDetailTitle">And not only that....Dee Moody of Moody's True Value Hardware <a href="http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20090611/NEWS/90611006/"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">will be here showing off some of his grills, and actually grilling</span></strong> </a>some of Big Bob's recipes during the event.....which means if you come you can get some Free Barbeque!</span></span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="productDetailTitle"></span></span></span></span> </div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="productDetailTitle">It all happens TUESDAY..don't miss it! And by the way, we've actually cooked some of the recipes in the book, and they're great!<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="productDetailTitle"></span></span></span></span> </div> <div><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="productDetailTitle"><strong>A PERFECT FATHER'S DAY GIFT! <span style="color:#000000;">(paperback, $24.99)</span></strong></span></span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-size:+0;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="productDetailTitle"><strong></strong></span></span></span></span> </div></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/"><br /></a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7299270848258804916?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-75484184748794889102009-05-15T13:36:00.003-05:002009-05-15T13:39:47.856-05:00Here's what an "Alabama Book Sale" looks like.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sg22bZdHiJI/AAAAAAAAARQ/12bg8WgbKfU/s1600-h/Alabama_Sale_Books.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sg22bZdHiJI/AAAAAAAAARQ/12bg8WgbKfU/s200/Alabama_Sale_Books.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336121715309643922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://capitolbook.com/store/alabama_books.htm">CLICK HERE to Have fun! Save money! Buy books!</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7548418474879488910?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-57582411037328131822009-05-13T09:24:00.004-05:002009-05-13T09:28:42.329-05:00<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SgrYZ_KBhFI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/m81ogJwQnBE/s1600-h/jeanie_thompson.jpg"><strong></strong> <span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SgrYZ_KBhFI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/m81ogJwQnBE/s1600-h/jeanie_thompson.jpg"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><a href="http://jeaniethompson.blogspot.com/">Jeanie Thompson Tomorrow!</a><br /><br /></span></strong></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SgrYqp-x9XI/AAAAAAAAARA/EwOBjneSXHM/s1600-h/jeanie_thompson.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 119px; height: 178px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SgrYqp-x9XI/AAAAAAAAARA/EwOBjneSXHM/s200/jeanie_thompson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335314935909053810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong></strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Come meet one of Alabama's</strong></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><strong> literary crown jewels!</strong></span></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"> Jeanie Thompson publishes her 4th poetry collection!</span></strong></span></div></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SgrY1Cb072I/AAAAAAAAARI/K4w52xAeCIs/s1600-h/seasons_bear_us.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SgrY1Cb072I/AAAAAAAAARI/K4w52xAeCIs/s200/seasons_bear_us.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335315114272026466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SgrYZ_KBhFI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/m81ogJwQnBE/s1600-h/jeanie_thompson.jpg"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span></a><div align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SgrYZ_KBhFI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/m81ogJwQnBE/s1600-h/jeanie_thompson.jpg"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://capitolbook.com/store/Staff_Picks.htm"></a></span></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><strong>From wandering the rivers and valleys of her upbringing, to veering off the beaten paths in Italy, for her fourth collection of poems, award-winning poet Jeanie Thompson carries the meditations of her heart across the span of a year. Returning to familiar subjects – love, motherhood, her elegiac Southern landscape, and the continuing search for a deeper connection “running with” her blood, Thompson’s poems bear lessons grounded in her favorite earth, rich with her most important people, and full of grace. Following the late James Wright’s counsel that writing is like the seasons, and “the seasons bear us,” Thompson refocuses her lens on the longings of the human heart. Masterfully crafted, poem after poem searches out the reader, each moment rich in its own season, bearing the good fruits of honesty and grace from a brilliant poet and a life well lived.<br /><br /></strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><strong></strong> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><strong></strong> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><strong>Jeanie will be at the store</strong> <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>TOMORROW, THURSDAY, MAY 14 FROM 4 - 6 PM<br /><br /><br /></strong></span></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong> </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><strong>If you can't come, <a href="http://capitolbook.com/store/Staff_Picks.htm">JUST CLICK HERE<span style="color:#000000;"> </span></a>to order signed copies of The Seasons Bear Us</strong></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"><strong>($20 paperback)</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-5758241103732813182?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-75936982453318788972009-04-17T14:40:00.005-05:002009-04-17T14:46:30.418-05:00Alabama Book Festival TOMORROW - APRIL 18!<span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#0000ff;"></span></span></b></div><div align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.fosterdickson.com/">Foster Dickson</a></span></span></b></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#0000ff;">Author of The Montgomery Art Book of the Year</span></span></b><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></div><br /><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#0000ff;"><strong></strong></span></span></p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SejbbgrEV5I/AAAAAAAAAQo/wkitv_XKNvc/s1600-h/I+just+make+people+up.jpg"><span style="font-size:180%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325747825039136658" style="WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SejbbgrEV5I/AAAAAAAAAQo/wkitv_XKNvc/s200/I+just+make+people+up.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:180%;"><strong>I Just Make People Up: Ramblings With Clark Walker</strong></span></p><br /><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Will be a</span><span style="color:#0000ff;">t the...</span></span></span></strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><br /><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><a href="http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/ABF.html"><span style="font-family:Comic 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class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SeeX3oHZ-VI/AAAAAAAAAQY/o1CnoTlDba4/s1600-h/spit+scarey+ann.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 187px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SeeX3oHZ-VI/AAAAAAAAAQY/o1CnoTlDba4/s200/spit+scarey+ann.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325392066305980754" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" ></span><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" > </span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" > </span><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:180%;" ><span class="productDetailTitle"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong><a href="http://www.newsouthbooks.com/bkpgs/detailtitle.php?isbn_solid=1588382400"><br /></a></strong></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:180%;" ><span class="productDetailTitle"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong><a href="http://www.newsouthbooks.com/bkpgs/detailtitle.php?isbn_solid=1588382400">Spit, Scarey Ann, and Sweat Bees: One Thing Leads to Another</a></strong></span></span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" > </span><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:180%;" ><span class="productDetailTitle"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">(A magical romp through the author's childhood in the Deep South during the twenties and thirties)</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:180%;" ><span class="productDetailTitle"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" > </span><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" > </span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" > </span><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" ><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">a</span></span></b><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">t the...</span></span></b></span></p><span 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center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><a href="http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/ABF.html">CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS</a></span></strong></span></i></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-size:26;color:red;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span></span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style=";font-size:26;color:red;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span></span> </p></span></span></o:p></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/"><br /></a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' 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align="center"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span> </p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><o:p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:Times New Roman;" > </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style=""></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Will <i style="">YOU?</i></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i style=""><br /></i></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span 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href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=46885">Natalie Pope Boyce</a></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.charlesghigna.com/">Charles Ghigna</a></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.marypopeosborne.com/">Mary Pope Osborne</a></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.marypopeosborne.com/"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:Comic Sans MS;" ><strong>For middle readers:</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.helenhemphill.com/http:__www.helenhemphill.com/Home.html">Helen Hemphill</a></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.newsouthbooks.com/bkpgs/detailtitle.php?isbn_solid=158838036X">Peter Huggins</a></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.kerrymadden.com/">Kerry Madden</a></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.margaretmcmullan.com/">Margaret McMullan</a></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://laurelsnyder.com/">Laurel Snyder</a></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.caroleweatherford.com/">Carole Boston Weatherford</a></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.caroleweatherford.com/"><br /></a></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"> </p><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><strong>Be There!</strong></span></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><strong>All day Saturday, April 18</strong></span></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><strong>At Old Alabama Town</strong></span></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><strong>Admission is Free!!</strong></span></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"></span></i><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ></span></strong></span></i> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><a href="http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/ABF.html">CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS</a></span></strong></span></i></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ></span></strong></span></i> </p></span></o:p></span></span></div></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-2857586414082176418?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-36941711244472070912009-04-10T10:42:00.006-05:002009-04-10T10:54:43.199-05:00A Lot of Poets<div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" > <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">ATTENTION EVERYBODY!</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(But Especially Poetry fans)</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">In only 8 days....</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"> </p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">At the...</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><a href="http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/ABF.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">ALABAMA BOOK FESTIVAL</span></a></span></b><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><a href="http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/ABF.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">SATURDAY, APRIL 18</span></a></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><a href="http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/ABF.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><br /></span></a></span></b></span></p></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd9rprnQblI/AAAAAAAAAPY/f_10r3BpAIo/s1600-h/Mug+Shot+-+Andrew+Hudgins.jpeg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd9rprnQblI/AAAAAAAAAPY/f_10r3BpAIo/s200/Mug+Shot+-+Andrew+Hudgins.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323091648401403474" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.overlookpress.com/book-detail.php?book_isbn=1-59020-103-5&last_url=forthcoming.php">Andrew Hudgins</a><strong> will be there!</strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Will <i style="">YOU?</i></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i style=""><br /></i></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><em></em></span></b> </p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><em></em><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>Plenty of other poets will be there, too!</strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong><br /></strong></span></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.uab.edu/english/faculty/anderson/">Daniel Anderson</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.as.ua.edu/english/04_faculty_staff/faculty/brouwer_j.htm">Joel Brouwer</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=363663">Peter Campion</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.kathleendriskell.org/">Kathleen Driskell</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.lynnelledwards.com/">Lynnell Edwards</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.douglaskearney.com/">Douglas Kearney</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.fishousepoems.org/archives/sebastian_matthews/">Sebastian Matthews</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.montevallo.edu/english/Staffinfo/Murphymain.shtm">Jim Murphy</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.mollypeacock.org/">Molly Peacock</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.blackbird.vcu.edu/v6n2/poetry/skipper_l/index.htm">Louie Skipper</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://jeaniethompson.blogspot.com/2009/03/poem-for-march-1-white-out.html">Jeanie Thompson</a></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><a href="http://www.aum.edu/Faculty_Staff/Professional/index.aspx?id=7173">Barbara Wiedemann</a><em></em></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoTitle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><o:p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong> </strong></span></o:p></span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><strong>Be There!</strong></span></span></i></span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><strong>All day Saturday, April 18</strong></span></span></i></span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><strong>At Old Alabama Town</strong></span></span></i></span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ><strong>Admission is Free!!</strong></span></span></i></span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ></span></strong></span></i> </span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i style=""><span style="color:red;"><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);font-family:Times New Roman;" ></span></strong></span></i> </span></p><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></span></div></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" ><a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/"><br /></a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-3694171124447207091?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-25935132836235077092009-04-09T11:38:00.012-05:002009-04-09T11:56:35.589-05:00Alabama Book Festival<div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:20;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">In Just 9 Days…….</span></span></b><br /><br /></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><a href="http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/ABF.html"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#0000ee;">ALABAMA BOOK FESTIVAL</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><a href="http://www.alabamabookcenter.org/ABF.html"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#0000ee;">SATURDAY, APRIL 18</span></a></span></b></span><br /><br /><br /></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:24;"><span style="font-size:7;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd4mQjn9lWI/AAAAAAAAAOo/Y25X2AGvFGM/s1600-h/Mug+Shot+-+Warren+St.+John.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322733875481122146" style="WIDTH: 81px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 111px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd4mQjn9lWI/AAAAAAAAAOo/Y25X2AGvFGM/s200/Mug+Shot+-+Warren+St.+John.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd4nAxho1hI/AAAAAAAAAOw/M_EWjSHmw4U/s1600-h/Mug+Shot+-+Frank+Stitt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322734703846413842" style="WIDTH: 83px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd4nAxho1hI/AAAAAAAAAOw/M_EWjSHmw4U/s200/Mug+Shot+-+Frank+Stitt.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd4nQBvmrcI/AAAAAAAAAO4/-hkNRAZFiEg/s1600-h/Mug+Shot+-+Mary+Pope+Osborne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322734965897997762" style="WIDTH: 94px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd4nQBvmrcI/AAAAAAAAAO4/-hkNRAZFiEg/s200/Mug+Shot+-+Mary+Pope+Osborne.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd4nYo1XubI/AAAAAAAAAPA/DYqDkMaJpMw/s1600-h/Mug+Shot+-+Rick+Bragg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322735113830119858" style="WIDTH: 83px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 107px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/Sd4nYo1XubI/AAAAAAAAAPA/DYqDkMaJpMw/s200/Mug+Shot+-+Rick+Bragg.jpg" border="0" /></a><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></b></p><br /><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Warren St. John, Frank Stitt, Mary Pope Osborne, and Rick Bragg </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:180%;">will all be there! </span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Will <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">you</i>?</span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong><br /></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;color:#000080;">Be There!</span></span></i></b></p><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;color:#000080;">All day Saturday, April 18</span></span></i></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;color:#000080;">At Old Alabama Town</span></span></i></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;color:#000080;">Admission is Free!!</span></span></i></b></span><br /><br /></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-2593513283623507709?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-61135175646032373122009-03-06T13:22:00.002-06:002009-03-06T13:26:32.781-06:00Mary Ward Brown> <style></style> <span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Capitol Book Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><st1:date year="2009" day="6" month="3"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;">Friday, March 6, 2009</span></b></st1:date></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><st1:date year="2009" day="6" month="3"></st1:date><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">A Big Day At The Bookstore!</span></span></i></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;">… Just Got </span></i></b><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:20;">BIGGER!</span></i></b></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:20;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:20;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><st1:stockticker><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:20;">JUST</span></i></b></st1:stockticker><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:20;"> ARRIVED…..</span></i></b></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbF4krSOZnI/AAAAAAAAAOA/IafjvJc34DQ/s1600-h/fanning+the+spark.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 121px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbF4krSOZnI/AAAAAAAAAOA/IafjvJc34DQ/s200/fanning+the+spark.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310158007136314994" border="0" /></a></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Fanning the Spark: A Memoir<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">by Mary Ward Brown</span></span></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">In 1986, after years of publishing stories in literary magazines and periodicals, Mary Ward Brown published her first book, the story collection "Tongues of Flame," It soon received regional and national attention, and the following year won the PEN/Hemingway Award for fiction. Mary Ward Brown was sixty-nine years old. Though she would go on to write and publish many more stories and a well-received second collection, "It Wasn't All Dancing," Mary Ward Brown's late acclaim hardly hints at the rich and varied life that prepared the way for her success. "Fanning the Spark" is the story of her life as a writer--her upbringing in rural Alabama; the joys of college, marriage, and motherhood; the sorrows of becoming a widow; and a lifelong devotion to writing, writers, and literature, and the company of those who shared those loves, nurturing and feeding her interior life in the face of many challenges, losses, and obstacles, both emotional and material. Here, in prose every bit as eloquent, evocative, and incisive as her stories, are her remembrances of loved ones; her letters fraught with worry to her son in Vietnam; periods of emotional isolation and unbidden silence; her invaluable friendships with renowned writers, editors, and agents; her love of community and place; and immeasurable delight with every award, speech, and public reading, the many recognitions she has garnered late in life. Above all, it is the story of the competing demands of art and of life, the constant struggle between her need to write and the practicalities of family, duty, and day to day living.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="text"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>Hardcover $24.95</strong></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="text">What else can we say? If there's a pantheon of </span><st1:state><st1:place><span class="text">Alabama</span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="text"> writers, Mary Ward Brown certainly resides there. Everybody who's read and loved her writing, everybody who's ever known Mary Ward Brown , everybody who's ever wondered what makes up the writing life, will love this book.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="text"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Now In Stock!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Reserve Your Copy<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">334-265-1473<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">or<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><div align="center"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16;" ><a href="mailto:capitolbook@knology.net?subject=Please%20reserve%20Mary%20Ward%20Brown%27s%20book%20for%20me.">EMAIL US.</a><br /><br /></span></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><div align="center"><span class="text"><span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> </span><div align="center"><span class="text"><span style=";font-family:'Times New Roman';font-size:16;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-6113517564603237312?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-43268898463665409512009-03-06T11:37:00.003-06:002009-03-06T11:48:42.978-06:00Our Literary Stimulus Plan"> <style></style> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Capitol Book Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><st1:date month="3" day="6" year="2009"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;">Friday, March 6, 2009</span></b></st1:date><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">A Big Day At The Bookstore!</span></span></i></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:18;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">These great – and long-awaited – books came arrived in the past day or so…..</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">To reserve your copies;<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Call<span style=""> </span>us 334-265-1473<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">or </span><a href="mailto:capitolbook@knology.net?subject=Please%20reserve%20these%20books%20for%20me."><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">EMAIL US</span></a></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbFhNxELAqI/AAAAAAAAANw/KwRAP0VMiDQ/s1600-h/risk+of+darkness.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 187px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbFhNxELAqI/AAAAAAAAANw/KwRAP0VMiDQ/s200/risk+of+darkness.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310132324783555234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Finally!!!! The third in the great Susan Hill's series of mysteries featuring Simon Serailler. We've already read it…and it definitely does NOT disappoint!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Hardcover $24.95<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b style="">Not familiar with Susan Hill yet? Not to worry….we have the first two books in this gripping series on our </b><st1:city><st1:place><b style="">SALE</b></st1:place></st1:city><b style=""> TABLE! That's right…try 'em out in hardcover for </b></span><b style=""><span style=";font-size:14;color:red;" >only $8.99.</span></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b style=""><span style=";font-size:14;color:red;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">A note: you do whatever you want to do, but may we suggest that instead of buying the first book, and then taking it home to read before deciding whether to buy the second book, you really should just buy all three at once, because it'll save you from a) an extra trip to the bookstore, and b) finishing Book One at 9 PM and having to wait until the whole next day to get Book Two. At present, we have no solution to the problem of finishing Book Three without a Book Four handy. You'll (and we'll) just have to wait.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbFhNrk6DXI/AAAAAAAAANg/c0dIX7qPhmw/s1600-h/various+haunts+of+men.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbFhNrk6DXI/AAAAAAAAANg/c0dIX7qPhmw/s200/various+haunts+of+men.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310132323310243186" border="0" /></a><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style=""> </span></span></span></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbFhNise75I/AAAAAAAAANo/aUw6Gvb1OMs/s1600-h/pure+in+heart.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbFhNise75I/AAAAAAAAANo/aUw6Gvb1OMs/s200/pure+in+heart.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310132320926101394" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">And also….<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbFhfhFmIgI/AAAAAAAAAN4/MV9-aJpXrMU/s1600-h/painting+a+hidden+life.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 187px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SbFhfhFmIgI/AAAAAAAAAN4/MV9-aJpXrMU/s200/painting+a+hidden+life.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310132629732205058" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Painting A Hidden Life;<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Art of Bill Traylor<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">by Mechal Sobel<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This one's a lot more than just another retelling of Bill Traylor's life…it's a brand new look <span class="text">at a previously unrecognized central core of meaning in Traylor's art: a near-hidden call for retribution in response to acts of lynching and other violence toward blacks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="text">If you don't know of him, Bill Traylor, born into slavery, spent the years 1936-1946 on the streets of downtown </span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="text">Montgomery</span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="text"> creating<span style=""> </span>more than 1,300 paintings…many of which today hang in some of the world's greatest museums.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="text">A must-have for any </span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="text">Montgomery</span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="text"> library.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover $34.95</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="text"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">To reserve your copies;<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Call<span style=""> </span>us 334-265-1473<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">or </span><a href="mailto:capitolbook@knology.net?subject=Please%20reserve%20these%20books%20for%20me."><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">EMAIL US</span></a></b></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><br /><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-4326889846366540951?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-12502232851989581322009-02-27T10:56:00.002-06:002009-02-27T10:59:51.806-06:00More Sale BooksOur last Sale Book catalogue a couple of weeks ago was so successful that we sold out of many of the titles in just a few hours....so DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND we have restocked many of those titles at ridiculously low prices, AND we've found lots more really good books for really cheap.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/salebooks20090227.htm">Just Click Here To See All The Titles</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-1250223285198958132?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-70297037542308090682009-02-19T11:07:00.001-06:002009-02-19T17:16:32.634-06:00Jewish Food Festival This Sunday<span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">The Capitol Book Newsletter</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">Thursday, February 19, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">Jewish Food Festival This Sunday!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">One More Great Thing About Living in Cloverdale!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Don't miss what's rapidly becoming one of Montgomery's most popular annual events....the Temple Beth Or Jewish Food Festival and Treasure Market!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Homemade Jewish food, a Jewish Bakery,pre-loved items (that is to say, a Rummage Sale), Synagogue tours, and to top it all off, a bookstore filled with books about Jewish life, history, culture, fiction, children's books, and - of course - Jewish Cooking.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">The whole thing happens <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-size:100%;">THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, FROM 9 AM - 3 PM at Temple Beth Or on Narrow Lane Road</span>.</span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Everybody is welcome, Jewish or not....and if not, you've got time to come before church, instead of church, or after church.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Want to see the menu? Just <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/jewishfoodfestival2009.pdf"><strong><span style="font-size:100%;">CLICK HERE</span></strong></a>, and you'll get not just the menu, but a map to the Temple, instructions on parking, and other information.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Eat In....or Carry Out! See You There!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7029703754230809068?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-3919155241009008952009-02-19T10:37:00.002-06:002009-02-19T10:41:08.255-06:00Jewish Food Festival This Sunday!Don't miss what's becoming one of Montgomery's most popular annual events....the Temple Beth Or Jewish Food Festival! It's THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, FROM 9 AM - 3 PM.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/jewishfoodfestival2009.pdf">HERE</a> for the menu, more information, parking instructions, etc.<br /><br />See you there!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-391915524100900895?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-53437800147622820382009-02-16T10:52:00.005-06:002009-02-16T15:29:02.162-06:00Sale Books!<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZnYbTRQcOI/AAAAAAAAAMw/m2p9wp6vql8/s1600-h/walker+evans+hungry+eye.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 149px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303507999746191586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZnYbTRQcOI/AAAAAAAAAMw/m2p9wp6vql8/s200/walker+evans+hungry+eye.gif" /></a> </div><div align="center">Walker Evans: the Hungry Eye</div><div align="center">Was $35, now $9.99</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZnYrriSQFI/AAAAAAAAAM4/wc5mT0YAcwM/s1600-h/accommodating+broccoli.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 128px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303508281137971282" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZnYrriSQFI/AAAAAAAAAM4/wc5mT0YAcwM/s200/accommodating+broccoli.gif" /></a></div><div align="center">Accomodating Broccoli in </div><div align="center">The Cemetary</div><div align="center">Was $17.50, now $6.99</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZnY0UTXGzI/AAAAAAAAANA/w-F74FobWSk/s1600-h/death+in+truffle+wood.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 124px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303508429520182066" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZnY0UTXGzI/AAAAAAAAANA/w-F74FobWSk/s200/death+in+truffle+wood.gif" /></a></div><div align="center">Death in the Truffle Wood</div><div align="center">was $23.95, now $7.99</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZnY81TkW2I/AAAAAAAAANI/MSqcLdRJ5H8/s1600-h/blue+willow+inn+bible.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 158px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303508575818373986" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZnY81TkW2I/AAAAAAAAANI/MSqcLdRJ5H8/s200/blue+willow+inn+bible.gif" /></a> </div><div align="center">The Blue Willow Inn</div><div align="center">Bible of Souhern Cooking</div><div align="center">Was $24.99, now $11.99</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#ff0000;"><strong>And Many, Many More!</strong><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center">Click <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/Sale%20Booksr.htm">HERE</a> to check out our latest Sale Book Newsletter.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-5343780014762282038?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-73080442974982035322009-02-13T10:02:00.003-06:002009-02-16T10:55:20.246-06:00SALE BOOKS!<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">The Capitol Book Newsletter</span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><st1:date month="2" day="13" year="2009"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">Friday, February 13, 2009</span></strong></st1:date></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Today's Contents:</span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">1. Clark Walker Books Available</span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">2. Jewish Food Festival</span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong>3. </strong><st1:city><st1:place><strong>Sale</strong></st1:place></st1:city><strong> Books, Or Our Own Economic Stimulus Plan</strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">He Just Makes People Up</span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle1">We had a very nice event with Clark Walker and Foster Dickson and Val Downes last night, but if you missed the party you didn't necessarily miss out on the book. We do have several copies of the beautiful </span><strong>I Just Make People Up: Ramblings With Clark Walker</strong><span class="productdetailtitle1">, signed by all three principals. Just let us know if you'd like one, and we'll be happy to hold it for you, or mail it anywhere for you. $45 hardcover.</span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Jewish Food Festival </strong><st1:stockticker><em><b>NEXT</b></em></st1:stockticker><strong> Sunday</strong></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle1">Just a little heads up, so you can arrange your day. Next Sunday, February 22, from </span><st1:time hour="9" minute="0"><span class="productdetailtitle1">9 AM - 3 PM</span></st1:time><span class="productdetailtitle1"> is the annual Jewish Food Festival over at </span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span class="productdetailtitle1">Temple</span></st1:placetype><span class="productdetailtitle1"> </span><st1:placename><span class="productdetailtitle1">Beth</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle1"> Or on Narrow Lane Road. Where else are you going to go for homemade Kugel, or some Latkes, or excellent Matzah Ball Soup, not to mention Mondelbrot, Rugelah, and our personal favorite, Hamantaschen? Also some arts, crafts, antiques, and maybe a book or two will be for sale. Mark Your Calendar Now!</span> </span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>We Stimulate Your Economy</strong><span class="productdetailtitle1"> </span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">Our late Winter shipment of Sale Books arrived this week. Lots of good new stuff, and some old favorites. Come get a cheap book or two for your Valentine, or for yourself. And remember....we'll be here Saturday from 10 - 4. Its a good day for a leisurely browse through the Sale Books, and the other books.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">We always say this, but somebody is always disappointed: These books go fast. If you see something you want, email or call us right now, and we'll be happy to reserve it for you.</span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: <o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>By Kitty Burns Florey</strong><span class="productdetailtitle1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Once wildly popular in grammar schools across the country, sentence diagramming has fallen out of fashion. But are we that much worse for not knowing the word-mapping method?<span style=""> </span>Now, in this illustrated personal history that any language lover will adore, Kitty Burns Florey explores the rise and fall of sentence diagramming, including its invention by a mustachioed man named Brainerd "Brainy" Kellogg and his wealthy accomplice Alonzo Reed ... the inferior "balloon diagram" predecessor ... and what diagrams of sentences by Hemingway, Welty, Proust, Kerouac and other famous writers reveal about them.<span style=""> </span>Florey also offers up her own common-sense approach to learning and using good grammar. And she answers some of literature's most pressing questions: Was Mark Twain or James Fenimore Cooper a better grammarian? What are the silliest grammar rules? And what's Gertrude Stein got to do with any of it?<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $19.95, now $6.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Walker Evans: The Hungry Eye<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Gilles Mora and John Hill<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Walker Evans (19031975) ranks with Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Paul Strand as one of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">America</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Verdana;">'s greatest photographers. When originally published in 1994, "Walker Evans: The Hungry Eye was the first book to survey every significant aspect of the artist's oeuvre. This reduced-format version, identical in content to the previous volume, includes 300 beautiful duotone photographs. Evans was largely self-educated and began photographing regularly in 1927, using a small hand-held camera. He specialized in the life of the street, carefully observed views of American architecture, the roadside, and the people who lived in the nation's cities, towns, and villages. Beginning with Evans's early abstractions, continuing through his three-year involvement with the Farm Security Administration and his breakthrough exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and concluding with the artist's experimentation with color late in his life, "Walker Evans: The Hungry Eye remains the most complete and authoritative view of this American photographic master.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $35, now $9.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Blue Willow Inn Bible of Southern Cooking<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Billie and Louis Van Dyke<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">The owners of Southern Living's longtime "Best Restaurant in the South," have created the most complete and thorough Southern cook "The Blue Willow Inn Bible of Southern Cooking" is a staple in kitchens of everyone who appreciates classic Southern cooking. It is a book that contains not only classic recipes that have been handed down for generations, but also new Southern favorites. Destined to become a classic along the lines of "Betty Crocker", "Fannie Farmer," and "The Joy of Cooking", The Blue Willow Inn Bible of Southern Cooking" will sell for years to come.<span style=""> </span>Recipes include: Fried Sweet Potatoes Corn Pudding Squash Dressing Fried Green Tomatoes Apple Stack Cake Sawmill Gravy Cathead Biscuits.<span style=""> </span>Was $24.99, now $11.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The One That Got Away: A Memoir<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Howell Raines<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">"Lost fish," writes Howell Raines, "chasten us to the knowledge that we are all, in each and every moment, dwindling. Imagine my surprise when I discovered well into my sixth decade that losing fish can prepare us for a blessing as well as for pain." </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Confronting loss -- of an elusive fish or something larger -- is at the heart of "The One That Got Away," the graceful sequel to Raines's much-loved, bestselling memoir "Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis," published to great acclaim in 1993. With the same winning combination of reminiscences, anecdotes, philosophy and fishing lore, his bold new memoir covers the eventful years in this latest passage of his life, and the realization that in relinquishing his former identity as a newspaperman he has actually gotten what he wanted, just in the most unlikely way.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $25, now $7.99.<span class="productdetailtitle1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>The French Country Table: Pottery and Faience of </b></span><st1:state><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>Provence</b></span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>By Bernard Duplessy</strong> </span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Symbols of the warmth of home life and the time-honored artisan tradition, l'art de lo table, or "table art," comes from two sister crafts: pottery and faience. One rustic and earthen, the other the very picture of refinement, both have played a fundamental role in the expression of French culture from rural life to the high court at Versailles. This lushly photographed book takes the reader on a sun-soaked journey to the craft's ancestral home of </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Provence</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, in the South of France, to view the fascinating process of creation involved in these cherished crafts. Filled with fascinating historical anecdotes, this thoroughly researched book goes inside the centuries-old ateliers of </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Provence</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to examine the making of pottery and faience from the cultivating of clay and it's shaping at the potter's wheel to the kilns, painted decoration, and more. This lovely book offers not only a close-up look at this world-renowned craft but also a moving portrait of life in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Provence</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $39.95, now<span style=""> </span>$16.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Geek Logik: Easier Living Through Mathematics<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Garth Sundem<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Here for the geek in all of us are fifty foolproof equations that take the guesswork out of life.<span style=""> </span>Call it the algebra oracle: By plugging in the right variables, </span><st1:stockticker><span style="font-family:Verdana;">GEEK</span></st1:stockticker></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"> LOGIK answers life' s most persistent questions. It covers Dating and Romance, Career and Finance, and everyday decisions like "Should I get a tattoo? Can I still wear tight jeans? Is it time to see a therapist? How many beers should I have at the company picnic?"<br />How does it work? Take a simple issue that comes up once or twice a week: "Should I call in sick?" Fill in the variables honestly, such as D for doctor' s note (enter 1 for " no, " 10 for " yes, " and 5 for " yes, but it' s a forgery" ), R for importance of job (1-10, with 10 being " personally responsible for Earth' s orbit around Sun" ), F for how much fun you have at work (1-10, with 10 being " personal trainer for underwear models" ), N for how much you need the money (1-10, with 10 being " I owe the mob" ), then do the math, and voila -- if the product, Hooky, is greater than 1, enjoy your very own "Ferris Bueller' s Day Off."<span style=""> </span>Includes a pocket calculator so that prospective geeks can immediately solve the equation on the back cover: "Should I buy this book?"<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $12.95, now $6.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Instant Guide to Birds<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Mike Lambert and Alan Pearson<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">An Instant Guide to Birds is an ideal compact identification guide to birds commonly seen in gardens, parks, on the seashore, and in the country.<span style=""> </span>This user-friendly guide assumes no previous knowledge: an easy-to-follow system of color-coded bands (denoting location) and symbols (denoting size) leads quickly to the correct section of the book. Detailed, full-color illustrations and a concise but informative text make it easy to identify positively nearly 200 North-American birds. Look-alike panels help prevent confusion between birds of similar appearance.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, $2.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Instant Guide to Horses<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Cecelia Fitzsimmons<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Almost the same as above, this is a compact, handy, accessible guide that assumes no previous knowledge of the subject, and provides a simple system of color-coded bands and symbols to the various sections of the book. Detailed, full-color illustrations throughout, and a concise but informative text make learning about the different breeds of horses much more fun and useful.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, $2.99.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Charles J. Shields<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">The colorful life of the remarkable woman who created "To Kill a Mockingbird"--the classic that became a touchstone for generations of Americans.<span style=""> </span>The twentieth-century's most widely read American novel, has sold thirty million copies and still sells a million yearly. Yet despite the book's perennial popularity, its creator, Harper Lee has become a somewhat mysterious figure. Now, after years of research, Charles J. Shields has brought to life the warmhearted, high-spirited, and occasionally hardheaded woman who gave us two of American literature's most unforgettable characters--Atticus Finch and his daughter, Scout--and who contributed to the success of her lifelong friend Truman Capote's masterpiece, "In Cold Blood."<span style=""> </span>Drawing on six hundred interviews and much new information, "Mockingbird "is the first book ever written about Harper Lee. Highly entertaining, filled with humor and heart, this is an evocative portrait of a writer, her dream, and the place and people whom she made immortal.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $25, now $8.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:red;">Yes, we know it's February....but we buy this next one whenever we can, because </span></strong><em><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:red;">IT SELLS OUT SO </span></b></em><st1:stockticker><em><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:red;">FAST</span></b></em></st1:stockticker><em><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:red;">!<o:p></o:p></span></b></em></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:red;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> No guarantee that we'll be able to get it at Christmas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Tall Book of Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Edited by Dorothy Hall Smith<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">This beloved collection of 29 stories, poems, and songs for the Christmas season is finally available again to be enjoyed by a new generation. With charming illustrations from the 1950s, this book embraces a classic and timeless holiday spirit.<span style=""> </span>WE advise you not to wait until next Christmas-<span style=""> </span>pick up this bargain now.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, $5.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Journeys of Simplicity: Traveling Light with Thomas Merton, Basho, Edward Abbey, Annie Dillard & Others<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">Edited by Philip Harnden</span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Here's what John Muir brought on his 1,000-mile trek from </span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Indiana</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to the </span><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gulf of Mexico</span></st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: a comb, a brush, a towel, soap, a change of underclothing, five books, a plant press and a map. "Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness," he wrote. In Philip Harnden's quirky, reflective book Journeys of Simplicity: Traveling Light with Thomas Merton, Basho, Edward Abbey, Annie Dillard & Others, Harnden gives us the lists of objects that famous pilgrims took with them on their travels. Bilbo Baggins wouldn't have strayed from the Shire without his pipe and tobacco (though we learn that he forgot other necessities such as money, a hat and a walking stick). Most entertaining is the substantial list of items Henry David Thoreau brought with him on a 12-day canoe trip in </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Maine</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family:Verdana;">; ironically enough, the man who told others to "simplify, simplify" toted along 166 pounds of stuff. Harnden notes that the book's title is something of a double entendre: it helps us to imagine light, unencumbered journeying, but it also points to the divine Light that illuminates our trail. Hardcover, was $16.95, now $6.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>Paris</b></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b> Bistro Cooking<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Linda Dannenberg<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The best home-style cooking in the world comes from the best bistros in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Paris</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. Linda Dannenberg's Paris Bistro Cooking serves up 19 of the greatest, from the classic bistros to the deluxe, all-night, and neo-bistros -- each with its own special menus and romantic ambiance -- with more than 100 stellar recipes and 150 full-color photographs by Guy Bouchet.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, $7.99.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Music of Wild Birds<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Judy Pelikan<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Each bird is meticulously rendered by artist Judy Pelikan in full-color illustrations that feature not only the birds, but also their nests, eggs, and feathers. And every song is represented by its written musical score, which Mathews expertly explains in a way that both musicians and non-musicians can enjoy.<span style=""> </span>As Mathews points out, the music of wild birds is everywhere--in poems, children's nursery songs, as well as in the works of the great composers: the Black-billed Cuckoo's call appears near the close of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony; the Nashville Warbler's song is found in the opening bars of Rossini's Carovale, and the Meadowlark's song is remarkably like the first two bars of Alfredo's song in La Traviata.<span style=""> </span>He reveals how a bird's character is reflected in its song: the Baltimore Oriole is a sharp-billed, sharp-witted character, and his remarks are as incisive and crisp as the toots of a steam whistle. And he reminds us of the words of our great poets--Wordsworth, Emerson, Sir Walter Scott--and their descriptions of the very same birds and their music.<span style=""> </span>This classic, useful, and completely original guide will put a song into the heart of novice and experienced birder alike.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $18.95, now $6.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Sy Montgomery<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">This charming memoir chronicles Montgomery's touching friendship with a generous soul, who just so happens to be a pig, and the valuable lessons she learns about family, community, and the pleasures of the sweet, green Earth.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $21.95, now $7.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Legends of Literature: The Best Articles, Interviews, <o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">and Essays from the Archives of Writer's Digest Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Edited by Phillip Sexton<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">For more than 85 years, "Writers Digest" magazine has chronicled the work, opinions, and personalities of the 20th-centurys greatest literary minds. This collection reprints some of the best essays, interviews, and articles published in the magazines history.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $19.99, now $7.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Jewels: A Secret History<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Victoria Finlay<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for some of the most valuable, glamorous, and mysterious substances on earth.<span style=""> </span>With the same intense curiosity and narrative flair she displayed in her widely-praised book Color, Finlay journeys from the underground opal churches of outback Australia to the once pearl-rich rivers of Scotland; from the peridot mines on an Apache reservation in Arizona to the remote ruby mines in the mountains of northern Burma. From the fabled curse of the Hope Diamond, to the disturbing truths about how pearls are cultured, to the peasants who were once executed for carrying amber to the centuries-old quest by magicians and scientists to make a perfect diamond, Jewels tells dazzling stories with a wonderment and brilliance truly worthy of its subjects.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $25.95, now $7.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Way We Live Alfresco<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>By </b></span><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>Stafford</b></span></st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b> Cliff<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Alfresco combines Stafford Cliff's unerring eye with the remarkable photography of Gilles de Chabaneix to present a marvelous portrayal of the delights of living alfresco. An indispensable reference for getting the best of living outdoors, this book is organized into five specific sections: Outside the Home, Transitional Spaces, Rooms Outside, Bringing the Outside In, and Living Outside.<span style=""> </span>Each fully illustrated section brings the reader to the heart of what it means to live and dine alfresco-in the open, but closely in touch with the good things of life. From buildings specifically created away from the main home, to the decorative use of natural objects such as stones and leaves inside the home, this book will provide an endless source of inspiration for those seeking to bring comfort and style to their outdoor living.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $39.95, now $11.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Upon the Altar of the Nation: A Moral History of the Civil War<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Harry Stout<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">A timely reconsideration of just war, this landmark history closely examines the moral underpinnings of the War Between the States<br />When the nation tore itself apart during the Civil War, the North and the South marched under the banner of God. Yet the true moral aspects of this war have received little notice from historians of the period. In this gripping volume, Yale religious historian Harry S. Stout demonstrates how both groups claims that they had God on their side fueled the ferocity of the conflict and its enduring legacy today.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $29.99, now $9.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Worst Fashions: What We Shouldn't Have Worn... But Did<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Catherine Horwood<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">This entertaining and informative book looks at the world of fashion from a different perspective, and examines just what we have worn - and wished we hadn't - during the past fifty years.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $24.95, now $7.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Katz on Dogs: A Commonsense Guide to Training and Living with Dogs<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle1" style="font-size:180%;"><b>By Jon Katz</b></span><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">Detailing dog expert Jon Katz's plan for living well with dogs, this book includes information on choosing a dog--the purebred-versus-the-shelter-or-rescue debate--understanding the importance of real training, and knowing when it's time to end a dog's life. Illustrations throughout.<span style=""> </span>Was $24.95, now $7.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text1"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Poetry of the Civil War<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle1" style="font-size:180%;"><b>Edited by John Boyes</b></span><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">The War Between the States inspired the poets of the American nation. Popular writers of the day, such as Henry Wordsworth Longfellow and Ralph Waldo Emerson, wrote verse, as did those for whom recognition lay in the future, most notably Walt Whitman. CIVIL WAR POETRY includes verse by these celebrated figures as well as some who are now unfamiliar but were well-known in this defining period in America's history. Alongside the greats of literature the reader will discover Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (father of the future Supreme Court justice), Henry Timrod ("Laureate of the Confederacy"), and Margaret Junkin (sister-in-law of Stonewall Jackson). This collection includes poems from those who saw direct service, those who sought other means through which to contribute, and those for whom age or sex prevented direct participation. Hardcover, $4.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South (Anniversary) <o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">(25<sup>TH</sup> Anniversary edition)<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Bertram Wyatt-Brown<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award, hailed in The Washington Post as "a work of enormous imagination and enterprise" and in The New York Times as "an important, original book," Southern Honor revolutionized our understanding of the antebellum South, revealing how Southern men adopted an ancient honor code that shaped their society from top to bottom.<br />Using legal documents, letters, diaries, and newspaper columns, Wyatt-Brown offers fascinating examples to illuminate the dynamics of Southern life throughout the antebellum period. He describes how Southern whites, living chiefly in small, rural, agrarian surroundings, in which everyone knew everyone else, established the local hierarchy of kinfolk and neighbors according to their individual and familial reputation. By claiming honor and dreading shame, they controlled their slaves, ruled their households, established the social rankings of themselves, kinfolk, and neighbors, and responded ferociously against perceived threats. The shamed and shameless sometimes suffered grievously for defying community norms. Wyatt-Brown further explains how a Southern elite refined the ethic. Learning, gentlemanly behavior, and deliberate rather than reckless resort to arms softened the cruder form, which the author calls "primal honor." In either case, honor required men to demonstrate their prowess and engage in fierce defense of individual, family, community, and regional reputation by duel, physical encounter, or war. Subordination of African-Americans was uppermost in this Southern ethic. Any threat, whether from the slaves themselves or from outside agitation, had to be met forcefully. Slavery was the root cause of the Civil War, but, according to Wyatt-Brown, honor pulled the trigger.<br />Featuring a new introduction by the author, this anniversary edition of a classic work offers readers a compelling view of Southern culture before the Civil War.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, </span><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:red;">was $99, now $14.99</span></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Pedant in the Kitchen<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Julian Barnes<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This book is a witty and practical account of the author's search for gastronomic precision and a comfort for anyone who has ever been defeated by a cookbook.<span style=""> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Julian Barnes is the author of ten novels, including Arthur & George" "(shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize), Flaubert's Parrot, A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters, and </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">England</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">England</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, (shortlisted for the 1998 Booker Prize). He is also the author of Something to Declare" "and Letters from </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">London</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, as well as two collections of short stories, Cross Channel" "and The Lemon Table, and the current bestseller Nothing to Be Frightened Of.<span style=""> </span>He lives in </span><st1:place><st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">London</span></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, </span><st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Verdana;">England</span></st1:country-region></st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. <span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style="">Hardcover, $4.99.</span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus</b></span><b><img src="cid:07FCE481F326460A83E211A567E537CD@backoffice" shapes="_x0000_i1025" width="32" align="baseline" border="0" height="32" /></b></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">This new edition of the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is more exceptional than ever, solidifying its place as the one thesaurus every writer (or aspiring writer) will want to have. It provides more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms, with copious real-life example sentences and careful selection and ordering of the most relevant synonyms. Additional features include notes on American English usage and word spectrums showing the shades of meaning between polar opposites. The text is enhanced with thoughtful mini-essays on favorite words by ten noted contemporary writers--David Auburn, Michael Dirda, David Lehman, Erin McKean, Stephin Merritt, Francine Prose, Zadie Smith, Jean Strouse, David Foster Wallace, and Simon Winchester.<span style=""> </span>Over 1000 pages.<span style=""> </span>Paper, $9.99.<span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Long Words Bother Me<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle1" style="font-size:180%;"><b>By Tom Burton</b></span><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">'Long words bother me' confessed Winnie the Pooh, but the fact is that the short ones are just as problematic. This book is about the craziness of words, and how they can change their meanings in the most unpredictable ways over time. Synonyms can become antonyms and words that sound different can turn into homonyms. They can die for no apparent reason. Any they can't be controlled: today's error is tomorrow's accepted form. But most of all, they are fascinating. How is it, for example, that monks in the Middle Ages were able to call the Virgin Mary buxom and daft without either admiring her figure or impugning her innocence? Why would an Anglo-Saxon warrior have been thrilled if hit by a Viking spear? And why can't sledging be kept off the cricket field?<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $14.95, now $5.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>Two Years in </b></span><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>St. Andrews</b></span></st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>: At Home on the 18th Hole<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By George Peper<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The Old Course at </span><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">St. Andrews</span></st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> is to golfers what St. Peter's is to Catholics or the Western Wall is to Jews: hallowed ground, the course every golfer longs to play -- and master. In 1983 George Peper was playing the Old Course when he hit a slice so hideous that he never found the ball. But in looking for it, he came across a For Sale sign on a stone town house alongside the famed eighteenth hole. Two months later he and his wife, Libby, became the proud owners of 9A </span><st1:street><st1:address><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Gibson Place</span></st1:address></st1:street><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.<span style=""> </span><span class="text1">"A Year in Provence" for golfers, this wry, wonderfully entertaining account chronicles what happens when golf writer Peper buys a house alongside the venerable Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $25, now $7.99.</span></span><span class="text1"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text1"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="productdetailtitle"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Love Is…<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">Adapted from the Bible by Wendy Anderson Halperin</b></span> </span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">A timeless message with lovely delicate illustrations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">Hardcover, was $8.95, now $4.99.</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="productdetailtitle"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell?<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Vivian Cook<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary is at once a celebration of spelling and a solace to anyone who has ever struggled with the arcane rules of the English language. As amusing as he is informative, Vivian Cook thrills the reader with more than a hundred entries -- from photographs of hilariously misspelled signs to quizzes best taken in private to schadenfreude-rich examples of spelling errors of literary greats -- that will tickle the inner spelling geek in every reader. Hardcover, was $17.50, now $6.99.</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness </b></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>Britain</b></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="productdetailtitle1"><b>: Eyewitness Accounts of Great Historical Moments from 55 B.C. to A.D. 2000<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle1" style="font-size:180%;"><b>Edited by Jon E. Lewis</b></span><span class="productdetailtitle1"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Beginning with the Roman invasion of Britain in 55 B.C., as seen through the eyes of Julius Caesar, and ending at the dawn of the third millennium, this new Mammoth volume heightens major events in three thousand years of British history with the immediacy of vivid firsthand accounts that have been culled from memoirs, diaries, letters, and newspaper reports of people who were there. So it is that William of Poitiers recounts the Battle of Hastings, where in 1066 King Harold got it in the eye, while Edward Grim recalls the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas a Becket. So, too, Samuel Pepys describes the Great Fire of London; Friedrich Engels the slums of </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Manchester</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">; Charlotte Bronte the Great Exhibition of 1851; Virginia Woolf the Blitz; and Edmund Hillary the conquest of Everest. This collection of eyewitness accounts not only chronicles such critical historical moments as the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the execution of Charles I, </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Wellington</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">'s triumph at </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Waterloo</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, and the resignation of Margaret Thatcher. It also provides vignettes of British social life like cockfighting in Tudor inns and a Victorian Sunday in the country as well as cultural milestones like the first concert of the Sex Pistols. From the discovery of </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Virginia</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> to the invasion of the Beatles, from the execution of Mary Queen of Scots to the tragic death of Princess Diana, here is brutal, dynamic, glorious, decadent, insular, powerful, splendid Britannia through the ages. Over 600 pages.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $11.95, now $5.99</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:red;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Buy these two Susan Hill books for any devoted mystery reader <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:red;"><span style="font-size:180%;">and they will be eternally grateful!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style=";font-size:180%;" > </span></span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Various Haunts of Men<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Susan Hill<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This is the beginning of a new mystery series for Susan Hill, featuring Simon Serrailler, police detective in the British cathedral town of </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Lafferton</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. It is our favorite discovery of the last year or so…a complex story, with a large cast of fully drawn characters and a riveting story line.<span style=""> </span>"Hill is a master storyteller with real talent for building atmosphere and suspense. Readers will be instantly drawn to her likable characters and beautiful landscape and will be carried along by the plot, right up to the shocking final twist. Fans of British mysteries will love this new series and Simon Serrailler as well. Highly recommended. –Library Journal.<span style=""> </span>Our highest recommendation, too!<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $24.95, now $8.99.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Pure in Heart<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Also by Susan Hill<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The second book in the excellent series.<span style=""> </span>(See above title!)<span style=""> </span>Here's part of the PW review</span></span><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">:<span style=""> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">"In Hills fine second Simon Serrailler crime novel, Inspector Serrailler, who's still brooding over the unsolved murder of a year earlier, has sought solace amid Italian ruins with his sketchbook, much to the disapproval of his father back in </span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">England</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. Summoned home to the cathedral town of </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Lafferton</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, Serrailler finds that murder, family breakups and the abduction of a schoolboy have occurred in his absence. Other worries include the impending death of his handicapped sister, and a mob attack on the home of a suspect.<span style=""> </span>Hill's smooth and engrossing style creates riveting suspense. Hardcover, was $24.95, now $8.99.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><st1:state><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">Alabama</b></span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""> Trivia<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Jill and Ernie Couch<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Alabama Trivia is the who, what, when, where and how book of </span></span><st1:state><st1:place><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Alabama</span></span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. Filled from cover to cover with interesting questions and answers of well-known and not so well-known facts about the colorful state of </span></span><st1:state><st1:place><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Alabama</span></span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. This book is designed to provide hours of entertainment and education concerning the history, culture, people and places of this fascinating state. They're all here! Great for home, office, classroom use, parties and gift-giving. Plus Alabama Trivia is readily adaptable for use with trivia format games.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $7.99, now $3.99</span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;"> </span></o:p></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Book of Lost Things<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By John Connolly<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother. He is angry and alone, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness, and as he takes refuge in his imagination, he finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld. While his family falls apart around him, David is violently propelled into a land that is a strange reflection of his own world, populated by heroes and monsters, and ruled over by a faded king who keeps his secrets in a mysterious book... The Book of Lost Things.<span style=""> </span>Taking readers on a vivid journey through the loss of innocence into adulthood and beyond, New York Times bestselling author John Connolly tells a dark and compelling tale that reminds us of the enduring power of stories in our lives.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $15, now $6.99</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Crossword Puzzle Books<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Editor John M. Samson brings his expertise--learned at the feet of legendary "New York Times" puzzle editor Eugene Maleska--to a mind-grappling collection of crosswords. Spiral bound book lays flat.<span style=""> </span>Paper, were $9.95, now $3.99</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Death in the Truffle Wood<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Pierre Magnan<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Long a renowned crime writer in France, Pierre Magnan has won numerous prizes and has a huge popular following in his native country. Now, with this mouth-watering series debut, Magnan introduces the celebrated Commissaire Laviolette to </span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">U.S.</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> readers. In Banon, a small, peaceful village in upper </span></span><st1:state><st1:place><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Provence</span></span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, the local community's principal source of income is the cultivation and sale of truffles. Tourists rarely venture into this remote region, but a small group of outsiders have chosen to set up home on the outskirts of the village. When one of them is found dead in the freezer of a local hotel, and when more bodies are discovered in a family vault in the cemetery, it takes all of Commissaire Laviolette's considerable resources to unravel crimes whose origins can be traced to age-old secrets and superstitions. Brimming with delectable food, eccentric suspects, and the passion of </span></span><st1:state><st1:place><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Provence</span></span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, "Death in the Truffle Wood" is an exceptional </span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">U.S.</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> debut for the highly lauded Pierre Magnan.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $23.95, now $7.99</span></span><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;">Fig Heaven: 70 Recipes for the World's Most Luscious Fruit</span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Maries Simmons<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">T</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">hey come fresh or dry, in yellow or purple, from </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">California</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. They are in restaurants, supermarkets, fruit stands, backyards, and inside some very famous cookies. From </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Mission</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and Kadota figs to </span><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Adriatic</span></st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and Calimyrna varieties, award-winning cookbook author Marie Simmons leaves no fig or fig leaf unturned in this extraordinary book about this most extraordinary fruit.<span style=""> </span>Figs are harvested in late summer and early fall, but, fortunately for us, they are easily dried and packaged, so they're available all year long. Packed with vitamins and antioxidants, plump, fragrant figs are guilt-free indulgences that can be enjoyed in countless ways. "Fig Heaven" is an inviting, comprehensive cookbook offering recipes for both fresh and dried figs, ranging from appetizers, salads, and sandwiches to entrees and desserts.<span style=""> </span>On the savory side, you'll find Open-Faced Dried Fig and Melted Blue Cheese Sandwiches; Fettuccine with Fresh Figs, Lemon, and Rosemary; and Lamb Pilaf with Artichokes and Dried Figs. If your sweet tooth needs some real satisfaction, there's a Fresh Fig and Peach Crumble, Dried Fig and Walnut Biscotti, and Molten Chocolate Roasted Figs with Vanilla Custard Sauce. Hardcover, was $19.95, now $9.99</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Good Old Grits Cookbook<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Bill Neal and David Perry<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Grits are (is?) the latest down-home, delicious, regional comfort food just waiting to be celebrated nationwide. From Cheese Grits Soufflé to Shrimp and Grits, Good Old Grits Cookbook presents 60 easy-to-prepare recipes for the Southern food that's available in supermarkets everywhere. Illustrations throughout.<span style=""> </span>Paper,was $8.95, now $4.99</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Grammar for Smart People<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Barry Tarshis<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Based on the revolutionary self-study program described by Forbes as "superb", this logically organized, easy-to-use and engagingly written guide is for anyone who wants to speak and write more effectively.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $14, now $6.99</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b style="">Homesick: A Memoir</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">By Sela War</span></b></span><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">d<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">At a time when much of </span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">America</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> is yearning to recapture the spirit and feelings of a more innocent era, comes this extraordinary memoir from one of our most beloved actresses.<span style=""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">After graduating from the </span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="font-family:Verdana;">University</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of </span><st1:placename><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Alabama</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, Sela left the South in search of the excitement of cities like </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">New York</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Los Angeles</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, and the creative rewards of an acting career. But as she started her own family, she found herself pining for the comforts of her small-town childhood -- and searching for a way to balance her children's West Coast upbringing with a taste of a more natural way of life. She and her husband built a second home on a farm there, where they could retreat several times each year, and became involved in several projects designed to restore the vitality of the hometown she remembered so fondly. Even as Sela was reconnecting with the rhythms of home, though, her world was rocked by a crisis the family had long anticipated but never quite prepared for -- the death of her mother. As her family gathered around her mama's bedside, Sela's simple journey home became something far deeper: a turning point in her own life, as she pondered her mother's complicated legacy, and came to terms with just what it was she herself was searching for.<span style=""> </span>Filled with warmth, storytelling, and laughter, this is a book to treasure: an exploration of the lessons we carry away with us from childhood, and a celebration of the bittersweet legacy of home.<span style=""> </span><span class="text">Hardcover, was $24.95, now $7.99</span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Thucydides<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Athens</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Sparta</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> "a possession for all time," and indeed it is the first and still most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years, "The Peloponnesian War" is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical wisdom.<span style=""> </span>However, this classic book has long presented obstacles to the uninitiated reader. Robert Strassler's new edition removes these obstacles by providing a new coherence to the narrative overall, and by effectively reconstructing the lost cultural context that Thucydides shared with his original audience. Based on the venerable Richard Crawley translation, updated and revised for modern readers. "The Landmark Thucydides" includes a vast array of superbly designed and presented maps, brief informative appendices by outstanding classical scholars on subjects of special relevance to the text, explanatory marginal notes on each page, an index of unprecedented subtlety, and numerous other useful features.<span style=""> </span>In any list of the Great Books of Western Civilization, "The Peloponnesian War" stands near the top. This authoritative new edition will ensure that its greatness is appreciated by future generations.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $25.95, now $10.99</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Lasagna Gardening with Herbs: Enjoy Fresh Flavor, Fragrance, and Beauty with No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No Kidding!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Patricia Lanza<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Hang up your shovel and trowel! Now you can use the time (and money) you save laboring in your garden to actually enjoy it. Drawing on the amazingly simple layering system of gardening developed in her previous "lasagna gardening" books, Lanza applies these principles to the ever popular topic of growing herbs. Her organic, commonsense approach uses natural ingredients, close planting, and generous mulching, with little or no fancy equipment. Here she shares her methods based upon almost fifty years of experience to give readers tips on:<br />- Using the herbs in recipes<br />- How to make herbal wreaths and create delicious herbal teas<br />- Using herbs for aromatherapy and potpourris<br />- How to grow and use edible flowers<br />This is the perfect book for all the busy people who want to reap the rewards of a garden but have neither the time, the energy, nor the confidence to get down in the dirt. Accomplished and amateur gardeners alike will love this ingenious process that allows you to create beautiful, productive, low-maintenance herb gardens.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $15.95, now $6.99</span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><st1:city><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">Liberty</b></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">: The Lives and Times of Six Women in Revolutionary </b></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">France</b></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Lucy Moore<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">"Woman is born free and lives equal to man in her rights," declared Olympe de Gouges in 1791. Throughout the French Revolution, women, inspired by a longing for liberty and equality, played a vital role in stoking the fervor and idealism of those years. In her compelling history of the Revolution, Lucy Moore paints a vivid portrait of six extraordinary women who risked everything for the chance to exercise their ambition and make their mark on history.<span style=""> </span>At the heart of </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Paris</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">'s intellectual movement, Germaine de Stael was a figure like no other. Passionate, fiercely intelligent and as consumed by love affairs as she was by politics, she helped write the 1791 Constitution at the salon in which she entertained the great thinkers of the age. At the other end of the social scale, her working-class counterparts patrolled the streets of </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Paris</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> with pistols in their belts. Theroigne de Mericourt was an unhappy courtesan when she fell in love with revolutionary ideals. Denied a political role because of her sex, she nevertheless campaigned tirelessly until a mob beating left her broken in both mind and body. Later came the glittering "merveilleuses," whose glamour, beauty and propensity for revealing outfits propelled them to the top of post-revolutionary society. Exuberant, decadent Theresia Tallien reportedly helped engineer Robespierre's downfall. In so doing, she and her fellow ""sans-chemises"" ushered in a new world that combined sexual license with the amorality of the new Republic.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $27.95, now $8.99</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in </b></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">Italy</b></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Michael Tucker<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The actor Michael Tucker and his wife, the actress Jill Eikenberry, having sent their last child off to college, were vacationing in </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Italy</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> when they happened upon a small cottage nestled in the Umbrian countryside. The 350-year-old Rustico sat perched on a hill in the verdant Spoleto valley amid an olive grove and fruit trees of every kind. It was literally love at first sight, and the couple purchased the house without testing the water pressure or checking for signs of termites. Shedding the vestiges of their American life, Michael and Jill endeavored to learn the language, understand the nuances of Italian culture, and build a home in this new chapter of their lives, with just two criteria: to eat well and drink plenty of wine. Both a celebration of a good marriage and a careful study of the nature of home, Living in a Foreign Language is a gorgeous, organic travelogue written with an epicurean's delight in detail and a gourmand's appreciation for all things fine.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $24, now $7.99</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b style="">The Neon Rain</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By James Lee Burke<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Detective Dave Robicheaux has fought too many battles: in </span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Vietnam</span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, with killers and hustlers, with police brass, and with the bottle. Lost without his wife's love, Robicheaux's haunted soul mirrors the intensity and dusky mystery of </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">New Orleans</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">' French Quarter -- the place he calls home, and the place that nearly destroys him when he becomes involved in the case of a young prostitute whose body is found in a bayou. Thrust into the world of drug lords and arms smugglers, Robicheaux must face down a subterranean criminal world and come to terms with his own bruised heart in order to survive.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $15, now $5.99</span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">The Revenge of Anguished English: More Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">By Richard Lederer<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Richard Lederer has been called Attila the Pun, Conan the Grammarian, and the Viceroy of Verbivores. In "The Revenge of Anguished English," this "Abbot of Absurdity" (as "People" magazine has dubbed him) leaves us limp with laughter at how the innocent, the negligent, and the pompous mangle the English language. True to the code of this super-duper blooper snooper, all the fluffs and flubs, goofs and gaffes, and blunders, botches, boo-boos, and bloopers are genuine, authentic, certified, and unretouched. Nothing has been made up!* "Student blooper: " The four gospels are written by John, Paul, George, and that other </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">guy.</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Verdana;">*" Science blooper: "Elephants eat roots, leaves, grasses, and sometimes bark. *" In a church bulletin: "Attend and you will hear an excellent speaker and heave a healthy lunch.* "A headline howler: "DENVER CHAPTER WILL HAVE SENATOR FOR BREAKFAST *" On a frozen food package: " Defrost your frozen food before eating.* "Misplaced modifier: "Children should not drive golf carts under the age of sixteen.* "Spelling error: " The driver of the car was cited for wreckless driving.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $22.95, now $6.99</span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span> </p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Slow-Cooked Comfort: Soul-Satisfying Stews, Casseroles, and Braises for Every Season<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">By Lydie </b></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">Marshall</b></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="text"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Celebrated cookbook author and beloved teacher Lydie Marshall presents 120 comforting, simple, and delicious recipes for succulent one-dish meals in this natural follow-up to her acclaimed "Soup of the Day," </span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In this latest collection, Lydie focuses on fish, poultry, meat, and vegetables that have been simmered in aromatic broths and sauces. Unparalleled in flavor, these dishes resonate with the coziness of family suppers, hearth, and home. Although these meals epitomize the pleasures of comfort food, the recipes are simple and direct, often requiring just one pot. These make-ahead dishes actually improve with time and are perfect for busy home cooks who want maximum flavor with minimal fuss. Featuring Provencal Beef Stew, which will warm you on the coldest winter day, or a light and satisfying Zucchini and Tomato Custard, featuring the flavors of late summer, "Slow-Cooked Comfort" is a year-round source of delight.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $26.95, now $10.99</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7308044297498203532?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-51966302382237386152009-02-11T10:07:00.003-06:002009-02-11T10:13:49.666-06:00<span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>Clark Walker Tomorrow!</strong></span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZL4rSMyVWI/AAAAAAAAAMo/b_p4bljTn74/s1600-h/I+just+make+people+up.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 195px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301573133872026978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SZL4rSMyVWI/AAAAAAAAAMo/b_p4bljTn74/s200/I+just+make+people+up.jpg" /></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>Montgomery's favorite artist is the subject of a wonderful new book,</strong></span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#000080;">I Just Make People Up: Ramblings With Clark Walker</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>Conceived and written by Clark's neighbor, Foster Dickson, and accompanied </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>by Val Downes's beautiful photographs of some of Clark's finest work, </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>this book is MUST-HAVE for all of Clark's admirers.</strong></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;">Come meet the artist, the author, AND the photographer</span></strong><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">TOMORROW, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 FROM 5 - 7 PM!</span></strong></div><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Refreshments will be served</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">A PERFECT VALENTINE'S DAY PRESENT !</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Can't come? Just <a href="mailto:capitolbook@knology.net?subject=YES!">EMAIL US</a>, and we'll reserve signed copies for you!</span></strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">$45 hardcover, and beautiful.</span></strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">http://www.capitolbook.com/</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-5196630238223738615?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-70654409429577207022009-02-06T15:29:00.005-06:002009-02-06T15:36:00.285-06:00<p align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SYysNWB6lyI/AAAAAAAAAMY/TBlATZAzR20/s1600-h/I+just+make+people+up.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 195px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299800206760122146" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SYysNWB6lyI/AAAAAAAAAMY/TBlATZAzR20/s200/I+just+make+people+up.jpg" /></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>Meet Clark Walker Thursday!</strong></span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><em><strong>I Just Make People Up</strong> </em></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">is the only book available about the work of this popular Montgomery artist.</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Based on a series of conversations with author Foster Dickson when the two men were </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">neighbors</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, the book uses </span><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Walker</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Verdana;">'s life and art as prisms to look at creativity, </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="GramE"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">relationships</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, the ways of seeing, the nature of community, and more. ($45)</span></span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Photographs by Val Downes<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 1.2in 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"></span><b><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="font-size:180%;">The artist, author, and photographer will all be here on</span></span></b></p></div><div align="center"><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.5in" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';"><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday February 12</span></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.5in" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span class="SpellE"><span class="GramE"><b><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';">Booksigning</span></b></span></span><span class="GramE"><b><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';">/Reception </span></b></span><st1:time hour="17" minute="0"><span class="GramE"><b><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';">5:00-7:00</span></b></span></st1:time><span class="GramE"><b><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';">.</span></b></span></span><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-size:+0;"></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">http://www.capitolbook.com/</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7065440942957720702?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-75497060426116342492009-01-21T10:43:00.004-06:002009-01-22T11:21:03.576-06:00Sweet Potato Queen Here Today<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SXiqczxJ-GI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/7B4GiWyVRyg/s1600-h/jill+conner+browne.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PF0jm0yUHck/SXiqczxJ-GI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/7B4GiWyVRyg/s200/jill+conner+browne.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294168773883459682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" > </span><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The Capitol Book Newsletter</span></span></span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Thursday, January 22, 2009</span></span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><img alt="" src="cid:15387F5050D5427192973F29FF275735@backoffice" align="baseline" border="0" hspace="0" /></span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:Comic Sans MS;" >Sweet Potato Queen Here Today!</span></span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Wine and Hors D'oeuvres Will Be Served!</span></span></span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" > </span><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></span><p class="overrideReset"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;">One of our favorite writers, <a href="http://www.sweetpotatoqueens.com/"><strong>Jill Conner Browne</strong></a>, will be here <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TODAY, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 FROM 4:30 to 7 PM.</span></strong></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></span><p class="overrideReset"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Her new book <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">American Thighs: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Preserving Your Assets</span></strong>, hilariously addresses the concerns many of us have about growing older. </span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></span><p class="overrideReset"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;">AND... the nice folks at <a href="http://www.barefootwine.com/home.html"><strong>Barefoot Wines</strong> </a>are providing food and sustenance for all of you to make it through the afternoon, so don't miss this one! The party starts at 4:30, Jill will talk (make you laugh and cry) at 5:15, and the booksigning and conviviality will follow until 7:00.</span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></span><p class="overrideReset"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Here's how USA Today describes Jill: "Browne is a one-woman cottage industry churning out bestselling books about the trials, tribulations and titillations of being a Southern woman."</span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></span><p class="overrideReset"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;">And here's what Jill says about the new book, and about her very own <span class="sense_break"><span class="sense_content">proximal segment of the lower limb extending from the hip to the knee</span></span>: "If I can save one woman from these thighs, I will not have lived in vain." </span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></span><p class="overrideReset"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Whether young enough to look "hot" or of the age to only <i>feel</i> that way (in flashes with buckets of sweat), every woman has given, or will give, ample thought to preserving her best "assets" (thighs included), so that the dread transition from "cute girl" to "ma'am" won't be quite so unsettling.</span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></span><p class="overrideReset" align="left"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Here are stories of growing up and learning about life -- usually the hard way! From disastrous haircuts and color jobs to fashion or verbal faux pas committed, from the kiss wished for but never gotten to the one that should have been skipped, these are the moments that mark each of our journeys from what we thought back then to what we now know. Since to say that Youth is wasted on the Young has got to be <i>the</i> understatement of all time, it falls upon Browne, as one older and wiser, to take a "Hit and Run" down Memory Lane for the sake of offering "Asset-Preserving Tips," with astonishing disclosures about:</span></span></p><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span></span><div class="overrideReset"><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <li>Why women have risked their lives just to get a little bit blonder</li></span></span></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <li>How the muumuu has been fashionably resurrected as the "patio dress" </li><li>Why it's important to always have a good photo of yourself on hand -- just in case </li><li>How, no matter what skin you're in, to make it last a lifetime </li><li>Why you can never trust anyone over eighty-five <div> </div> <div>If you nee-eeed a copy, but can't make it by, just let us know, and we'll be happy to save one for you. $23 hardcover.</div> <div> </div> <div>Hope to see you tomorrow!</div></li></span></span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >----------------------------------------------------<br />Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<br />Capitol Book & News Company<br />1140 E. Fairview Avenue<br />Montgomery, AL 36106<br />Voice 334.265.1473<br />website: <a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/">www.capitolbook.com</a><br />blog: <a href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7549706042611634249?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-24720237122362151362009-01-16T11:05:00.001-06:002009-01-17T10:41:25.400-06:00Sweet Potatoes, Clark Walker, and 2008<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG>The Capitol Book Newsletter</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG>Friday, January 16, 2009</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>Today's Contents:</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>1. Direct From The Today Show</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>2. Clark Walker Book Is Here</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>3. 2008</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Sweet Potato Queen Here Next Week</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2>It's become a January tradition. For the third year in a row we kick off 2009 author appearances with <A href="http://www.sweetpotatoqueens.com/"><STRONG>Jill Conner Browne</STRONG></A>, the chief Sweet Potato Queen and author of one hilarious book, <SPAN class=productDetailTitle><STRONG>American Thighs: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Preserving Your Assets</STRONG>, described by Jill herself as "a memoir for the Hot and Flashy."</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle>Jill will be on the Today Show next Wednesday, from where she is jetting directly to Montgomery for her appearance <STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>HERE AT THE STORE ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 FROM 4:30 PM to 7 PM.</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle>More about this one as the time approaches...but if you'd like to reserve a signed copy of the new one, just let us know. It's a $23 hardcover!</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle><STRONG>I Just Make People Up</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle>If you live in Montgomery, chances are that you have a Clark Walker painting in your house (we do), and we can't think of a better companion for those paintings than Foster Dickson's brand new book about Clark, <STRONG>I Just Make People Up: Ramblings With Clark Walker</STRONG>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle>It's a series of interviews that Foster did with Clark over several years, and it's chock full of beautiful full color reproductions of many of Clark's paintings.  It's a smallish coffee table book, hardcover, 128 pages , $45. Beautiful, and a no-brainer must-have for all of Clark's admirers.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle><STRONG>Remember 2008?</STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle>We've let this simmer for a while, but now we really need to get to work on it....or you do. We need your reports of your <FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=3><STRONG>Favorite Reads of 2008.</STRONG> <FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2>Won't you take a few minutes this weekend and compose a little something for us?<STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT size=2><SPAN class=productDetailTitle></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>----------------------------------------------------<BR>Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<BR>Capitol Book & News Company<BR>1140 E. Fairview Avenue<BR>Montgomery, AL 36106<BR>Voice 334.265.1473<BR>website: <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com">www.capitolbook.com</A><BR>blog: <A href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</A></FONT></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-2472023712236215136?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-75772574456526661842008-12-29T10:16:00.001-06:002008-12-30T09:50:21.673-06:00We Ask Your Opinion<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG>The Capitol Book Newsletter</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG>Monday, December 29, 2008</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>Today's Contents:</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>1. Your Favorite Reads of 2008</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG>2. Our Schedule This Week</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Favorite Reads</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Every year since 2000 we've asked you to send us the list of your Favorite and Not So Favorite Reads Of The Year, and every year you've done it.....so we've decided to ask again. So please, sometime over this holiday week, take a little time to let us know which books you loved, and which books you didn't love, in 2008. Simple lists are OK, but what we really like are little descriptions of the books, and why they appealed to you, or didn't. For those of you who are new to our list this year, <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com/bestof2007.htm"><STRONG>here's a link to last year's collection.</STRONG></A> It'll give you a good idea of what we're looking for. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>And while we can't offer you the possibility of your list's appearing in the newspaper this year, the big email we send out in January with everybody's submission does get forwarded all over the world. PLUS....you'll get lots of good ideas of books to read in 2009 from reading everybody else's list, and you'll feel better about yourself if you contribute a little something to the project.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>We Take A Couple of Days Off</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>We're closing on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Open again on Friday and Saturday. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=4>HAPPY NEW YEAR....and thanks for what turned out to be a pretty good 2008, our 30th year (and Capitol Book's 58th)!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>----------------------------------------------------<BR>Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<BR>Capitol Book & News Company<BR>1140 E. Fairview Avenue<BR>Montgomery, AL 36106<BR>Voice 334.265.1473<BR>website: <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com">www.capitolbook.com</A><BR>blog: <A href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</A></FONT></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7577257445652666184?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-85994879717885205062008-12-19T10:49:00.001-06:002008-12-19T10:53:38.228-06:00It's Not The Last Minute....But It's Close<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>  <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>The Capitol Book Newsletter</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>Friday, December 19, 2008</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Today's Contents:</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>1. Our favorite books</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>2. Have some fun</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>3. We consolidate</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>4. Holiday Hours</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our Favorites</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We've sent out a couple of lists this month with suggestions for gift-giving titles....but that's slightly different from lists of what we've actually read and liked this year. So here's the cream of that list....perhaps you'll find an idea or two for a last minute gift:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG><U>Fiction</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>The Given Day</STRONG> -- Dennis Lehane -- Early 20th century America found itself in the middle of various social and political upheavals, much like the early 21st century is finding us.  Lehane's riveting novel set in Boston during those times takes full advantage of this rich fodder to stunning effect.  $27.95, and autographed, while supplies last. Eleanor's pick for Best Novel of 2008.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Serena</STRONG> -- Ron Rash -- Long a favorite of mine, Rash digs deep into the dark recesses with a beautifully brutal novel set in North Carolina in the 1930's, when timber barons and the burgeoning National Parks movement were at loggerheads.  Fans of Tom Franklin's Hell at the Breech will love this one.  $24.99</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Unaccustomed Earth</STRONG> -- Jhumpa Lahiri -- Cheryl's favorite fiction of 2009. Lahiri has the gift of creating fully realized characters in just a few deft words.  $25</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>In the Woods</STRONG> --Tana French -- We all loved this one, a first novel that won practically every mystery award possible. It has suspense in spades and is a great page-turner.  Paper, $14</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society</STRONG> --Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows -- Every day someone new comes in to tell us how much they have loved this book.  Then they more copies for friends.  It is a novel in letters connecting a London writer with Guernsey and group of remarkable people.  Charming, funny, poignant, and a paean to all things literary.  $22</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>The Hunger Games</STRONG> --Suzanne Collins -- this thriller may be aimed at teenage readers, but will keep anyone riveted to the page.  In a bleak-ish future, young people are chosen by lottery to compete to the death on live television.  You will love Katniss.  $17.99</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG><U>Non-Fiction</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Heart in the Right Place</STRONG> -- Carolyn Jourdan -- Jourdan proves you can go home again, and that not all the differences we make in this life are the ones that will make headlines.  Warm, funny, earthy, and a perfect book for these cynical days.   $14.95</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Monster of Florence</STRONG> -- Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi -- Think "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" with multiple murders over several decades, thus far unsolved.  As much a dark travelogue as true whodunit, this one will either make you book a flight to Florence or decide not to renew your </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>passport.  $25.99</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG><U>Children's Picturebooks</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Tillie Lays an Egg</STRONG> -- Terry Golson/Ben Fink -- There's just something about chickens, especially chickens who decide they will lay their eggs anywhere they want.  Your child's job is to find Tillie's egg in unexpected places, and to try to stifle your laughter at the antics of the world's most headstrong fowl.  $16.99   (2 - 6 years)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>The Big Bell and the Little Bell</STRONG> -- Martin Kalmanoff/Alastair Graham -- Remember the Julius la Rosa recording of this song in the mid-1950's?  This stunningly illustrated story of the Big Bell who went 'BONG BONG BONG" and the little bell who just went "bing" is a sweet reminder that the biggest isn't always better.  Comes complete with a CD containing both La Rosa's original recording and a new version by the London Crouch End Festival Chorus.  $14.95  (3 - 6 years)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Favorite Folk Songs and Sleepytime Songs</STRONG> -- Peter Yarrow/Terry Widener -- Turn to just about any child (age 5 - up) and ask them to sing "Erie Canal" or "Down in the Valley."  If they can, you've earned stars in your crown.  If they can't, then they (and you) need these books with CD's.  $16.95 each</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes</STRONG>-- Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury --  Two longtime favorites in the kid lit world teamed up for this wonderful book for 1-3 year olds.  As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes... completely charming.  $16</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Brava Strega Nona</STRONG> -- Tomie dePaola/Robert Clarke Sabuda/Matthew Reinhart -- Our pick for pop-up book of the year, dePaola's beloved magical Strega Nona jumps to life in an interactive book that has wowed everybody around here.  $29.99   (ages 4 and up)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG><U>Books for Folks Who Are Hard to Buy For</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Is This Thing On?</STRONG> -- Abby Stokes -- If you are finally getting your personal technophobe anything wired this year, this user-friendly guide to most things newfangled needs to be the next thing under the tree.  Trust me.  You will get fewer frantic calls in the New Year.  $15.95</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>The Order of Things: Hierarchies, Structures, and Pecking Orders</STRONG> -- Barbara Ann Kipfer -- Pretty self-explanatory, perfect for the person with a short attention span and an affinity for lists.  Just don't get in a car with them for a long road trip for awhile after you give it to them.  $9.95</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Gallop!</STRONG> <STRONG>Greeting Cards</STRONG> -- We don't usually "do" cards here, but couldn't resist this box of 8 since we love any excuse to see the amazing scanimation of Rufus Butler Seder (and, by the way, have we mentioned his new book, "Swing"?).   These might just be the way to get kids to write thank you notes.  $16.00</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Rules of Thumb:  Brilliant Guesstimates, Shortcuts, and a Few Shots in the Dark</STRONG> -- Tom Parker -- Generally speaking, the worse the weather, the busier we are at the bookstore.  That's <EM>our</EM> rule of thumb, but there are hundreds of others out there, and somebody on your list needs to know what they are -- whether they are estimating the weight of a gray whale or choosing a seat on a Greyhound bus.  $8.95</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><STRONG><U>And finally, Eleanor's picks for Christmas books of the year</U> (children's division)</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Loren Long's <STRONG>Drummer B</STRONG>oy pays homage to the familiar Christmas carol, but tells instead the story of a toy drummer lost, who makes the most out of every perilous situation in which he finds himself -- until he is found again just in time to take his rightful place in the crèche.  $17.99</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>The Lump of Coal</STRONG> by Lemony Snicket.  It's hard to put into words, exactly, but every time Eleanor reads this one she laughs, and then has to grab a Kleenex. The perfect thing for anybody who finds themselves twixt Scrooge and Tiny Tim, because both of them will love it.   $12.99, for the whole family.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>For You Youtube fans</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>A few of our favorite books have entertaining presences on Youtube....if you're a fan of that video site, you might enjoy these:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnZr0wiG1Hg"><STRONG>ABC3D</STRONG></A><FONT face=Verdana size=2> We sent this one out early in the month, but just in case you missed it...</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOTqX8ddLwg"><STRONG><FONT size=3>Scanimation Books</FONT></STRONG></A>  It's an amazing process...and this year there are 2 titles to choose from. Watch this video to see real genius in action.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdJyVFohluQ"><STRONG><FONT size=3>Peter Pan Popup Book</FONT></STRONG></A> After watching this video, you'll wonder - as we did - why don't more popup books put out a video like this? You'll be amazed.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DzdR-kEvMk&feature=related"><STRONG><FONT size=3>Bananagrams: How To Play</FONT></STRONG></A>  This little word game has been selling like hotcakes in the store. This video sort of explains the rules, but for real fun you should watch......</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>....<A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlNTP4jAnLg&feature=related"><STRONG><FONT size=3>Bananagrams: How To Waste Time</FONT></STRONG></A>  Thomas loves this one!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=4>And yes....all  the titles in all these videos are available in the store!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Some of You Have Asked...</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>We've sent out 3 or 4 emails this Christmas linking to 3 or 4 of our web pages where you can order books from us online. Some of you have asked that we consolidate those pages into one online shopping site...so we have. If you're interested, just <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com/Christmas2008ALLTITLES.htm"><STRONG><FONT size=3>CLICK HERE</FONT></STRONG></A>.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Our Holiday Hours</STRONG></DIV> <DIV>Friday (today) Open till 5:30</DIV> <DIV>Saturday        9 - 4</DIV> <DIV>Sunday          Closed</DIV> <DIV>Monday          9 - 5:30</DIV> <DIV>Tuesday         9 - 5:30</DIV> <DIV>Wednesday     9 - 3</DIV> <DIV>Thursday        <STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">MERRY CHRISTMAS!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>----------------------------------------------------<BR>Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<BR>Capitol Book & News Company<BR>1140 E. Fairview Avenue<BR>Montgomery, AL 36106<BR>Voice 334.265.1473<BR>website: <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com">www.capitolbook.com</A><BR>blog: <A href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</A></FONT></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-8599487971788520506?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-75221547814162931972008-12-17T09:38:00.001-06:002008-12-17T11:53:29.014-06:00Christmas: Only Once a Year?<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG><FONT color=#ff0000>The</FONT> <FONT color=#008000>Capitol</FONT> <FONT color=#008000>Book</FONT> <FONT color=#ff0000>Newsletter</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=4><STRONG>Wednesday, December 17, 2008</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>Today's Contents:</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>1. The Christmas Present That Keeps On Giving</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>2. Alabama and Regional Books</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>3. Back in Stock...Tomorrow!</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2>We can't call this what it really is.....</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>....but we do have an idea that will get you off the hook this Christmas...and for every gift occasion for the whole next year! It's what we call our <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com/ABOTEMOSC.htm"><STRONG><EM>A Book or Two Every Month Or So Club</EM></STRONG></A>. Once you sign up, we send your loved one a book from you every month...but not <EM>just </EM>a book. It's a book geared to their reading level and interests! So if you tell us to send your 8 year old grandson who loves dinosaurs and likes to play baseball a book every month, we pick the perfect one and send it....but as far as he knows you went to all the trouble to pick it out just for him, so you get all the credit! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>We have lots of people doing this already....they send books not just to grandchildren, but to friends, parents, even school libraries! For more details, <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com/ABOTEMOSC.htm"><STRONG>JUST CLICK HERE</STRONG></A>....and if you act in the next couple of days, your first books will arrive in plenty of time for Christmas!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=3>PS...don't worry...no contract to sign...cancel any time. Try it.....you'll like it!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>Alabama and Regional Books You May Not Have Thought Of</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Sometimes the best books don't get the most hype. Hardly anybody is actively promoting the books on our <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com/Christmas2008regionaltitles.htm"><STRONG>Christmas 2008 Regional Books Website,</STRONG></A> but really and truly some of the very best Christmas book ideas are right there.....especially for those on your list who live in, came from, and/or just love Alabama, and books about it. Check it out....and remember that we have many, many more regional titles in the store....so come see us!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>To see our 2008 featured titles, <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com/Christmas2008regionaltitles.htm"><STRONG>CLICK HERE.</STRONG></A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><STRONG>For the Teen Vampire Love fan on your list</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The success of the movie <EM><STRONG>Twilight</STRONG></EM> resulted in such a rush to bookstores to get all the books in the popular series that the publisher sold out of books, and so did we. But we're pleased to announce that we do have a few copies of all 4 of the books arriving at the store tomorrow. So if you've been looking for them, or know someone who has, please call or email, and we'll be glad to reserve copies for you...while <EM>these</EM> supplies last.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Here's what's coming:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>#1. Twilight            paperback $10.99</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>#2. New Moon         paperback $10.99</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>#3. Eclipse             hardcover  $19.99</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>#4. Breaking Dawn   hardcover $22.99</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>----------------------------------------------------<BR>Cheryl and Thomas Upchurch<BR>Capitol Book & News Company<BR>1140 E. Fairview Avenue<BR>Montgomery, AL 36106<BR>Voice 334.265.1473<BR>website: <A href="http://www.capitolbook.com">www.capitolbook.com</A><BR>blog: <A href="http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/">http://capitolbook.blogspot.com/</A></FONT></DIV><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2276174898182090757-7522154781416293197?l=capitolbook.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Capitol Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335489937449004522noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2276174898182090757.post-40910089575351770522008-12-12T09:32:00.002-06:002008-12-12T09:39:46.752-06:00Sale Books For Christmas<style></style> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Capitol Book Newsletter</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Friday, December 12, 2008</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></b></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Today's Contents:</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">1. Our new favorite anagram</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">2. Sale Books!</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"></span></b></span><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"></span></b></span><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></b></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:85%;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Who would have thunk it?</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We just discovered yesterday that "eleven plus two" is an anagram of "twelve plus one." Pretty amazing, and if you come into the store we'll show you how we found out!</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></b></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS: </span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:6;">SALE BOOKS!</span></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"></span></span></b></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Because times are tough, we thought we'd save you a little money on your Christmas book purchases this year by offering a rare Christmas Sale Book sale. And actually, if you buy <em>lots</em> of these books you'll save <em>lots</em> of money!</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></span></b></span> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-size:85%;">And yes, of course we'll giftwrap and mail anything for you. The giftwrap is free, the mailing is $5 per address.</span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:14;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This is a text-only version of our list. If you'd prefer to see pictures of the books, and to be able to use our Shopping Cart software to order your books, just </span><a href="http://www.capitolbook.com/Christmas2008salebooks.htm"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#0000ff;">CLICK HERE.</span></a></span> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b style="">Bentley's Snowflakes with CDROM</b><span style=""> </span>(Electronic Clip Art)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle">For almost half a century, American photographer W.A. Bentley captured on film thousands of snowflakes in his </span><st1:place><st1:city><span class="productdetailtitle">Jericho</span></st1:city><span class="productdetailtitle">, </span><st1:state><span class="productdetailtitle">Vermont</span></st1:state></st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle"> workshop.<span style=""> </span></span><span class="text">576 graceful, black-and-white snowflake patterns, captured by photographer W. A. Bentley for use as research and teaching aids for scientists and art instructors, now provide an inexhaustible source of design inspiration. Ideal for a host of creative projects or for browsers intrigued by the intricacy and beauty of design in the natural world. Paperback book plus CD, was $14.95, now $6.99.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b style="">Old-Time Cats with CDROM</b><span style=""> </span>(Electronic Clip Art)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style=""> </span>a special charm to ads, catalogs, newsletters, and craft projects with endearing illustrations of furry felines -- alone, in groups, with children and animals, costumed, and in many other poses. All have been carefully selected from rare 19th- and early 20th century sources. 384 black-and-white illustrations.<span style=""> </span>Paperback book plus CD, was $14.95, now $$6.99.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Photographing People<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By John Hedgecoe<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle">Who couldn't use a little help getting this </span><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle">Holiday</span></st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle">'s pictures just right?<span style=""> </span></span><span class="text">By combining solid technical skills with a creative approach to capturing people in all kinds of situations, John Hedgecoe reveals the secrets of conveying your subject's personality and bringing grace, motion, and spontaneity to your photographs. "Author of a number of first-rate books on photography, Hedgecoe concentrates on color photography in his...latest offering...filled with many practical and useful tips for making better...portraits."--"Library Journal."<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $17.95, now $6.99.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in </b></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle">Italy</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By Michael Tucker<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">The actor Michael Tucker and his wife, the actress Jill Eikenberry, having sent their last child off to college, were vacationing in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Italy</st1:place></st1:country-region> when they happened upon a small cottage nestled in the Umbrian countryside. The 350-year-old Rustico sat perched on a hill in the verdant Spoleto valley amid an olive grove and fruit trees of every kind. It was literally love at first sight, and the couple purchased the house without testing the water pressure or checking for signs of termites. Shedding the vestiges of their American life, Michael and Jill endeavored to learn the language, understand the nuances of Italian culture, and build a home in this new chapter of their lives, with just two criteria: to eat well and drink plenty of wine.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $24, now $7.99.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong><span class="productdetailtitle">Imagined </span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle">London</span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="productdetailtitle">: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By Anna Quindlen<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Quindlen has been to <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city> countless times in the pages of books. From Dickensian London, rich with narrow alleyways and jocular street vendors, to the London of Conan Doyle and Margery Allingham, with its salt-of-the-earth police officers and crowded train stations. She visited Victoria Station, <st1:place>Hyde Park</st1:place>, <st1:place>Soho</st1:place>, and Kensington in her imagination long before ever setting foot in the city. By the time she actually visited <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>, it was less like an introduction and more like a homecoming. Here is where Evelyn Waugh's bright young things danced until dawn. Here is where foolish Lydia Bennett eloped with the dastardly Wickham. Here is where Oliver Twist sought his fortune, and where Adam Dalgliesh has his private flat. In Imagined London, Quindlen walks through the city, moving within blocks from the great books of the 18th century to the detective stories of the 20th to the new modernist tradition of the 21st. Her book is about traveling and reading in a city in fact and a city in fiction and where and how the two cities intersect.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $20, now $6.99.<span class="productdetailtitle"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Buy these two Susan Hill books for any devoted mystery reader <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><i style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">and they will be eternally grateful!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Various Haunts of Men<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">By Susan Hill</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">This is the beginning of a new mystery series for Susan Hill, featuring Simon Serrailler, police detective in the British cathedral town of <st1:city><st1:place>Lafferton</st1:place></st1:city>. It is our favorite discovery of the last year or so…a complex story, with a large cast of fully drawn characters and a riveting story line.<span style=""> </span>"Hill is a master storyteller with real talent for building atmosphere and suspense. Readers will be instantly drawn to her likable characters and beautiful landscape and will be carried along by the plot, right up to the shocking final twist. Fans of British mysteries will love this new series and Simon Serrailler as well. Highly recommended. "–Library Journal.<span style=""> </span>Our highest recommendation, too!<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $24.95, now $8.99.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Pure in Heart<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Also by Susan Hill<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle">The second book in the excellent series.<span style=""> </span>(See above title!)<span style=""> </span>Here's part of the PW review:<span style=""> </span></span><br />"In Hills fine second Simon Serrailler crime novel, Inspector Serrailler, who's still brooding over the unsolved murder of a year earlier, has sought solace amid Italian ruins with his sketchbook, much to the disapproval of his father back in <st1:country-region><st1:place>England</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Summoned home to the cathedral town of <st1:city><st1:place>Lafferton</st1:place></st1:city>, Serrailler finds that murder, family breakups and the abduction of a schoolboy have occurred in his absence. Other worries include the impending death of his handicapped sister, and a mob attack on the home of a suspect.<span style=""> </span>Hill's smooth and engrossing style creates riveting suspense. Hardcover, was $24.95, now $8.99.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Uncivil Seasons<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By Michael Malone<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="text">A rare snowstorm has enveloped </span><st1:place><st1:city><span class="text">Hillston</span></st1:city><span class="text">, </span><st1:state><span class="text">North Carolina</span></st1:state></st1:place><span class="text">, covering everything--including a shocking murder. Detective Justin Savile, the wayward son of Hillston's founding family, is expected to arrest the usual scapegoat, but the boozy Justin has never been good at doing the expected.<span style=""> </span>We are huge fans on Michael Malone, and this one, the first book in his </span><st1:state><st1:place><span class="text">North Carolina</span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="text"> series is highly recommended.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $21.95, now $7.99.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Heartsick<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By Chelsea Cain<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Damaged <st1:city><st1:place>Portland</st1:place></st1:city> detective Archie Sheridan spent ten years tracking Gretchen Lowell, a beautiful serial killer, but in the end she was the one who caught him. Now Gretchen has been locked away for the rest of her life, while Archie is in a prison of another kind---icted to pain pills, unable to return to his old life. Archie's a different person, his estranged wife says, and he knows she's right. When another killer begins snatching teenage girls off the streets of <st1:city><st1:place>Portland</st1:place></st1:city>, Archie has to pull himself together enough to lead the new task force investigating the murders. Heartsick makes for one of the most extraordinary suspense debuts in recent memory.<span style=""> </span>If you know someone who likes creepy, ictive serial killer fiction, it doesn't get any better than this one.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was 23.95, now $8.99.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">How We Invented the Airplane: An Illustrated History<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By Orville Wright<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Fascinating firsthand account covers early experiments, construction of planes and motors, first flights, much more. Introduction and commentary by Fred C. Kelly. 76 photographs.<span style=""> </span>Go right to the source.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $9.95, now $5.99.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><b style=""><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b style="">Letters from Father Christmas</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By J.R.R. Tolkien<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The inspiration behind this sumptuous gift book is the beautiful letters and drawings sent from J.R.R. Tolkien--in the guise of Father Christmas--to his children over a 25 year period. Ten pull-out letters, encased in beautifully illustrated envelopes, are facsimile extracts of the original letters.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $19.95, now $8.99.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Book of Lost Things<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By John Connolly<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mournsthe death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness. Angry and alone, he takes refuge in his imagination and soon finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld. While his family falls apart around him, David is violently propelled into a world that is a strange reflection of his own -- populated by heroes and monsters and ruled by a faded king who keeps his secrets in a mysterious book, The Book of Lost Things.<span style=""> </span>Taking readers on a vivid journey through the loss of innocence into adulthood and beyond, New York Times bestselling author John Connolly tells a dark and compelling tale that reminds us of the enduring power of stories in our lives.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $15, now $6.99.<span class="text"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Nocturnes<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By John Connolly<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;">Bestselling author John Connolly's first collection of short fiction, "Nocturnes," now features five itional stories -- never-before published for an American audience -- in a dark, daring, utterly haunting anthology of lost lovers and missing children, predatory demons, and vengeful ghosts. In "The New Daughter," a father comes to suspect that a burial mound on his land hides something very ancient, and very much alive; in "The Underbury Witches," two <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city> detectives find themselves battling a particularly female evil in a town culled of its menfolk. And finally, private detective Charlie Parker returns in the long novella "The Reflecting Eye," in which the photograph of an unknown girl turns up in the mailbox of an abandoned house once occupied by an infamous killer.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $15, now $6.99.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style=""><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Grammar for Smart People<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By Barry Tarshis<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Based on the revolutionary self-study program described by Forbes as "superb", this logically organized, easy-to-use and engagingly written guide is for anyone who wants to speak and write more effectively.<span style=""> </span>Paper, was $14, now $6.99.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">Stilwell and the American Experience in </b></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="productdetailtitle">, 1911-45<b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By Barbara Tuchman<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="text">Tuchman uses the epic life of "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell, commander of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="text">United States</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="text"> forces and allied chief of staff to Chiang Kai-shek, to explore the history of </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="text">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="text"> from the revolution of 1911 to the turmoil of World War II, when </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span class="text">China</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="text">'s Nationalist government faced attack from Japanese invaders and Communist insurgents.<span style=""> </span>Hardcover, was $20, now $7.99.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="text"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><b style="">From Here, You Can't See </b></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle">Paris</span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="productdetailtitle">: Seasons of a<b style=""> </b></span><st1:place><st1:placename><span class="productdetailtitle">French</span></st1:placename><span class="productdetailtitle"> </span><st1:placetype><span class="productdetailtitle">Village</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span class="productdetailtitle"> <b style="">and Its Restaurant<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="productdetailtitle"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">By Michael Sanders<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&