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*A Collection of
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"Wondrous
is our great blue ship,
That sails
around the mighty sun,
And joy to
everyone that rides along . . ."
--Jeff
Lynne, Jungle
A
NEW WORLD RECORD
1) BELIEVE ME NOW . . .
Well, we survived another one. And now the cycle begins anew.
Earlier in the week, the winners for the Michigan Notable Books 2016
were announced. Like last year, we will stock all of the winners.
We're working on acquiring Mark Rosenthal's stunning coffee table book, Diego
Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit (9780300211603) 50.00. Most of this
title highlights Diego Rivera's incredible mural at the Detroit Institute of
Arts, and if you haven't seen it yet -- you really should. The other
beautiful coffee table book on the list is John Gallagher's Yamasaki in
Detroit (9780814341193) 39.99. A world class architect and the man
responsible for the design of the World Trade Center in New York, Minoru
Yamasaki moved to Detroit near the end of WWII and planned the construction of
many famous buildings in the area. Also, my newest FacebookTM friend, Bonnie Jo Campbell won for
her latest short story collection, Mothers, Tell Your Daughters (9780393248456)
25.95. We still have some of her signed copies in stock. Matt
Norcross, Shelf Awareness superstar, cookie aficionado, and owner of
McLean & Eakin Bookstore had already brought Adam Schuitema's Haymaker (9780875807195)
17.95 to my attention over the summer. This book asks some big questions
about the extent of our personal freedoms and is set in a small Michigan
town. Finally, Angela Flournoy's debut, The Turner House (9780544705166)
23.00 was a surprise bestseller. I had dinner with her before the book
was released and she was terrific company. These are just a few of the
winners; you can see the rest here: http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-54574_39583-372447--,00.html
2) THE WHALE . . .
And, as promised, this is my rundown on the diet books that are trending
upwards. Surprisingly, Dr. Phil McGraw's The 20/20 Diet (9781939457318)
26.00 is one of them. Never underestimate the power of television.
JJ Smith's The 10 Day Green Smoothie Cleanse (9781501100109) 15.99; if
it tastes like crap, it must be good for you. And lastly, the
provocatively entitled How Not to Die (9781250066114) 27.99 by Michael
Greger & Gene Stone presents a diet that will extend your life and help
prevent disease. Good luck on those resolutions . . .
On this day in
Byzantine History (January 6)
In
1449, the last Byzantine Emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos was crowned four
years before the fall of Constantinople . . .
Odds
& Sods
Nick Sparks'
latest blockbuster See Me (9781455520619) 27.00 is back in stock.
And yes, it's killing me to say that . . .
Football is just
about over and baseball is months away, so that means it's all about hockey
right now. We have a new book about the greatest hockey team ever and
it's called Red Wing Nation: Detroit's Greatest Players (9781629371283)
14.95. From Stevie Y to Ted Lindsay, all the greats are here . . .
I was saddened
to learn that Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead passed away recently.
"The ace of
spades, the ace of spades . . ."
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