*A Collection of
Antiquarian Curios & Relics*
"Here we
are, one magical moment, such is the stuff
From where dreams
are woven . . ."
--David
Bowie, Station to Station
1) WHAT IN THE
WORLD . . .
This breaking news just in -- Author Chinua Achebe is still dead!
This past week the Twitterverse was all a-twitter that Mr. Achebe had passed
away in his native Nigeria. Unfortunately, Mr. Achebe, author of the
seminal high school classic Things Fall Apart (9780385474542) 11.95
actually passed away more than two years ago. The most obvious culprit
was U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice who posted on March 23: "Despite the
promise of the future, today is a somber day in Nigeria, as Chinua Achebe was
laid to rest in his native village." You would have thought that
technological innovations like the internet, Twitter, YouTube, etc. would have
made us smarter, but it appears to be making us even dumber. [I'm looking
at you Kim Karadashian, author of the upcoming and most appropriately titled Selfish
(9780789329202) 19.95.] I hope this helps to clarify the confusion.
As of press time, Abe Vigoda was unavailable for comment . . .
2) WORD ON A WING . .
. As I've mentioned before, Midwesterners, and especially
Minnesotans, are fascinated with loons. No, I'm not talking about your
typical bookstore customer, but the large aquatic bird with its well-known
haunting call. As if that isn't a good enough selling point for most
birders, we have a new title featuring an adorable baby loon called Loon
Chick's First Flight (9781933272511) 17.95 by Gene Klco. (That's not
a typo. It is pronounced 'Kelso' like the character played by Ashton
Kutcher on That 70's Show.) The story is cute, but the photographs
are absolutely stunning. For this upcoming spring and summer, his book is
going to move faster than a freshly greased T-34/76 Russian tank during
Operation Bagration. (If you are a fan of 'purple prose' and the
preceding metaphor is dangerously close to that, you should check out www.bulwer-lytton.com . It will
provide you with hours of enjoyment.)
3) GOLDEN YEARS . . . Speaking
of spring, the first indication that it has arrived is usually the sighting of
a robin, but here in our business, it's the first release of a new book on
Mackinac Island. We have received a new children's hardcover The
Colors of Mackinac Island (9781933272498) 10.95 by Jennifer Powell.
From the indigo of the ferry boat's hull to the green of Marquette Park, all of
the colors of the rainbow are dutifully represented in a book that will become
a classic. It is also a perfect companion piece to Jennifer Powell's
other book, What I Saw on Mackinac: A Counting Book (9781933272368)
10.95. Another rite of spring is the yearly release of a new edition of Know
Your Ships 2015 (978189849206) 18.95 by Roger Lelievre. Every major
Great Lakes vessel is tenderly and loving pictured in this guide. It's
spring in spades.
Odds
& Sods
Update:
Laura Ingalls Wilders' annotated Pioneer Girl (9780984504176) 39.95 is
being reprinted. We hope to have more stock at the end of April . . .
I was a little
skeptical when I saw that the author's name for What The Dog Knows (9781451667325)
16.00 is Cat Williams. In fact, I thought it might be a satire from The
Oatmeal or another book of doggie poetry, but it's legit. It explores the
psychology of our best friend . . .
Another one to keep an eye on is Becoming
Steve Jobs (9780385347402) 30.00. Senior Apple Executive Eddy
Cues said, "Well done and the first to get it right." He is
obviously taking a shot at Walter Isaacson's bio.
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