Will Hines

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Massachusetts

Advice for performing long-form improv from a longtime teacher and performer.

How to Be the Greatest Improviser on Earth

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Craig Zablocki

101 Improvisational Exercises to Unleash Your Creative Spirit

Improv 101

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Bill McKibben

Jaime Green

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year. A collection of the best science and nature articles published in 2023, selected by guest editor Bill McKibben and series editor Jaime Green.

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024

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Kurt Andersen

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

How America Went Haywire: a 500-Year History

"Offers a new understanding of our post-truth world and explains the American instinct to believe in make-believe, from the Pilgrims to P.T. Barnum to Disneyland to zealots of every stripe ... to Donald Trump"--

Fantasyland

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Irving Sandler

Bought this 600 page indexed book w color photos at a Library auction. It’s in super condition and a wonderful resource.

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

From the Late 1960s to the Early 1990s

Detailed chronicle of the rise of abstract expressionism as a whole movement as well as a close analysis of its individual pictorial achievements.

Art of the Postmodern Era

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Charlie Price

One page folded over otherwise great condition

Is Murray psychic? He talks to the dead and comforts them in their lonely graves, even as they provide solace for him—they are his best friends. When he hears a new voice in the cemetery, he's sure it's Nikki, the cheerleader who has been missing for months. But who will believe him? He's a loser. Can he even believe in himself? Along comes Pearl, daughter of the cemetery caretaker, who befriends Murray and tries to enter his world. Together they may prove the astonishing possibility that Nikki is closer than anyone thinks.

Dead Connection

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Lisa Ann Sandell

Devastated, along with her parents, by the death of her older brother and apprehensive about being a freshman in the same high school he attended, fourteen-year-old Cora finds unexpected solace in art.

A Map of the Known World

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Ranjay Gulati

The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies

A distinguished Harvard Business School professor explains why the serious pursuit of purpose can greatly enhance performance and social impact, and shows leaders how they might go deep on purpose and engineer a fundamental mindset shift in how they lead. Too many companies today deploy purpose as a promotional vehicle to makes themselves feel virtuous and to look good to the outside world. Some have only foggy ideas about what a purpose is and conflate it with strategy and other concepts like "mission," "vision," and "values." Even well-intentioned leaders don't understand purpose's full potential and thus engage half-heartedly and superficially with it. Outsiders spot this and become cynical about companies and the broader capitalist project. Ranjay Gulati argues that the vast majority of companies can embed purpose much more deeply than they currently do, delivering impressive performance benefits that reward customers, suppliers, employees, and shareholders alike. But how can leaders tap purpose's full possibilities and go deeper with it? How can they transform their organization's engagement with purpose from the latest, flavor-of-the-day corporate initiative into something truly meaningful, tangible, and transformative? In this authoritative, accessible, and inspiring guide, Gulati uses numerous real-world case studies to deliver a fundamental rethinking of the concept and practice of purpose. He explores how leaders can pursue purpose more deeply by: building supportive cultures that tap into individual passions and values embracing a discipline of navigating tradeoffs in decision-making updating organizations to foster more autonomy and collaboration tapping into the firm's history for inspiration communicating the purpose in ways that rouse emotions and build a community of devotees and more To enhance their firms' performance and deliver meaningful benefits to society, leaders must embrace purpose as a radically new operating system for the enterprise. As Gulati argues, putting people and the planet before profits isn't naïve or misguided. It's the kind of thinking businesses urgently need. The more leaders at large and small companies understand about the numerous benefits of purpose, and the more they embed it into their work and lives, the more dynamic, profitable, and impactful their firms will be.

Deep Purpose

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Amy C. Edmondson

The Science of Failing Well

"Award-winning Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson has influenced legion MBA grads as well as Big Think authors from Brené Brown to Adam Grant with her pioneering work on psychological safety. Now, Amy is bringing her work to the wider world, upending our entire cultural notion of failure with this guide to the science of failing well, which actualizes the potential of psychological safety for both individuals and organizations alike"--

Right Kind of Wrong

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Ann Patchett

After the death of a homosexual magician, his female assistant journeys from Los Angeles to Nebraska in search of the man's hidden past and discovers his estranged family, as well as the love she has always been denied. Tour.

The Magician's Assistant

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Barbara Kingsolver

Slightly yellowed pages. Otherwise in excellent condition

Pigs in Heaven

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Tara Westover

A Memoir

"An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University"--Amazon.com.

Educated

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Elena Ferrante

Ann Goldstein

A powerful new novel set in a divided Naples by Elena Ferrante, the beloved best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend. Giovanna's pretty face has changed: it's turning into the face of an ugly, spiteful adolescent. But is she seeing things as they really are? Into which mirror must she look to find herself and save herself? She is searching for a new face in two kindred cities that fear and detest one another: the Naples of the heights, which assumes a mask of refinement, and the Naples of the depths, which professes to be a place of excess and vulgarity. She moves between these two cities, disoriented by the fact that, whether high or low, the city seems to offer no answer and no escape.

The Lying Life of Adults

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Arthur Schwartz

Chris Callis

Oversized beautiful book loaded with recipes and lore.

An Opinionated History and More Than 100 Legendary Recipes

The Big Apple's official foodie-about-town shares his gastronomic expertise, chronicling the city's culinary history from its Dutch colonial start to its current status as the multicultural food capital of the world. Schwartz also includes 160 recipes for American classics that either originated or were perfected in New York.

Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food

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Sudhir Venkatesh

Some yellowing of pages but nothing that would make it in any way unreadable.

A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets

Recounts the story of a young sociologist whose infiltration of a Chicago drug gang was originally introduced in the work "Freakonomics," describing the author's idealism, his friendship with gang leader JT, and his witness to the organization's crack-selling trade.

Gang Leader for a Day

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Paula Hawkins

A Novel

A stylish and immersive new novel of ambition, legacy, and betrayal from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train. An isolated Scottish island, accessible to the mainland only twelve hours a day. A famous (some might say infamous) artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared after visiting her twenty years ago. A present-day discovery that intimately connects three people and unveils a web of secrets and lies. A masterful and propulsive novel that asks searing questions of ambition, power, gender and perception, The Blue Hour recalls the very best of Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith and cements Hawkins's place among the very best of our most nuanced, powerful and stylish storytellers.

The Blue Hour

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Bill Yosses

Peter Kaminsky

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Dialing Back Sugar and Amping up Flavor: a Cookbook

The former White House pastry chef for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama presents a healthy, delicious collection of dessert recipes. Treat sugar like salt. This is the mantra of Bill Yosses, a former White House pastry chef, and his secret to baking indulgent yet wholesome desserts that truly satisfy. After being tasked by First Lady Michelle Obama to create healthier treats for her family, he discovered that when he dialed back the sugar in his recipes, his desserts were not only healthier on paper, but they actually tasted better too. In The Sweet Spot, Bill upends the notion of “healthy” desserts and shares an inspiring collection of delectable sweets that reveal the magic that happens when you bake with less sugar. By using it as a flavor enhancer, you can showcase the natural sweetness and unique flavors of your other ingredients, and when you incorporate better, more flavorful add-ins like nut flours, essential oils, herbs, and spices, you’ll be satisfied even if there’s a smaller portion on your plate. From Kabocha Persimmon Pie and Matcha Green Tea Roll with Blackberry Pastry Cream, to Lemon Kaffir Semifreddo and Popped Quinoa Chocolate Cookies, Bill’s treats show us that desserts don’t have to be a source of penance to be exquisite and indulgent. Complete with a professional baker’s tricks of the trade to ensure your confections are as gorgeous as they are delicious, The Sweet Spot is a must-have for anyone looking to up their dessert game. Once you start baking Bill’s way, you’ll be able to have your cake…and eat it too!

The Sweet Spot

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Seth Mnookin

Cover is a little ragged but otherwise very good condition. 

How Money, Smarts, and Nerve Took a Team to the Top

Seth Mnookin was given access never before granted to a reporter for this fascinating inside account of the Boston Red Sox. As a result he has written perhaps the best book yet about a professional sports team in America.

Feeding the Monster shows what it takes to win a championship, both on and off the field. Seth Mnookin spent mornings in the front office, afternoons in the clubhouse, and evenings in the owners' box. He learned how the Sox persuaded Curt Schilling to sign, why Nomar Garciaparra resented his teammates, and what led to Pedro Martinez's acrimonious exit. He knows the real story behind Theo Epstein's brief departure and witnessed the development of his rift with Larry Lucchino. And in a new epilogue, Mnookin examines the 2006 offseason, including the negotiations for Japanese phenom Daisuke Matsuzaka.

In a juicy narrative that is filled with thrilling detail, Feeding the Monster peels back the curtain to show what it means to be a part of a major league sports team today.

Feeding the Monster

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Mariama J. Lockington

Stonewall Book Awards—Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Honor Book From the author of the critically acclaimed novel For Black Girls Like Me, Mariama J. Lockington, comes a coming-of-age story surrounding the losses that threaten to break us and the friendships that make us whole again. Thirteen-year-old Andi feels stranded after the loss of her mother, the artist who swept color onto Andi’s blank canvas. When she is accepted to a music camp, Andi finds herself struggling to play her trumpet like she used to before her whole world changed. Meanwhile, Zora, a returning camper, is exhausted trying to please her parents, who are determined to make her a flute prodigy, even though she secretly has a dancer’s heart. At Harmony Music Camp, Zora and Andi are the only two Black girls in a sea of mostly white faces. In kayaks and creaky cabins, the two begin to connect, unraveling their loss, insecurities, and hopes for the future. And as they struggle to figure out who they really are, they may just come to realize who they really need: each other. In the Key of Us is a lyrical ode to music camp, the rush of first love, and the power of one life-changing summer.

In the Key of Us

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Robert Galbraith

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

A brilliant debut mystery in a classic vein: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel's suicide. After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office. Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, thelegendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the Cuckoo, famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man. You may think you know detectives, but you've never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you've never seen them under an investigation like this. Introducing Cormoran Strike, this is the acclaimed first crime novel by J.K. Rowling, writing under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

The Cuckoo's Calling

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Michael M. Crow

William B. Dabars

Intro -- Contents -- Preface, by Michael M. Crow -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Solving for X with U -- 1 American Research Universities at a Fork in the Road -- 2 The Gold Standard in American Higher Education -- 3 The Varieties of Academic Tradition -- 4 Discovery, Creativity, and Innovation -- 5 Designing Knowledge Enterprises -- 6 A Pragmatic Approach to Innovation and Sustainability -- 7 Designing a New American University at the Frontier -- Conclusion: Toward More New American Universities -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Z.

Designing the New American University

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Nanea Hoffman

Gentle Thoughts to Keep You Centered, Focused and Hopeful for the Days Ahead

This delightful book is devoted to easing your fears, anxieties and worries when life just won't let up. Each page details an insightful message from Nanea Hoffman, creator of the wildly popular Sweatpants & Coffee online community and author of The Anxiety Blob Comfort & Encouragement Journal. This new book includes more than 200 affirmations in all, plus dozens of Nanea's original full-color illustrations. Throughout, her iconic "Anxiety Blob" makes its presence known, providing a whimsical or empathetic companion alongside Nanea's comforting words. It's a colorful, beautifully designed collection presented in Nanea's signature voice and style, certain to give you a harbor of calm and comfort when the world is at its worst.

Sweatpants and Coffee: Affirmations for Anxiety Blobs (Like You and Me)

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Stefan Fatsis

Slightly yellowed pages. Otherwise v good condition.

Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive ScrabbleP Layers

Scrabble may be truly called America's game. But for every group of "living-room players" there is someone who is "at one with the board." In Word Freak, Stefan Fatsis introduces readers to those few, exploring the underground world of colorful characters for which the Scrabble game is life-playing competitively in tournaments across the country. It is also the story of how the Scrabble game was invented by an unemployed architect during the Great Depression and how it has grown into the hugely successful, challenging, and beloved game it is today. Along the way, Fatsis chronicles his own obsession with the game and his development as a player from novice to expert. More than a book about hardcore Scrabble players, Word Freak is also an examination of notions of brilliance, memory, language, competition, and the mind that celebrates the uncanny creative powers in us all. A Book Sense 76 pick.

Word Freak

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Rachel Maddow

Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth

The author offers a dark, serpentine, riveting tour of the unimaginably lucrative and corrupt oil-and-gas industry. With her trademark black humor, Maddow exposes the greed and incompetence of Big Oil and Gas.

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