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Pesthouse
by Jim Crace
Driven by loss of family, home, and belongings, Franklin and Margaret make their perilous way across a violent decimated heartland, seeking passage on the seasonal emigrant ships to (so they hope) better lives in unscathed regions across the sea. ( read more) Reviewed by Bruce Anderson |
The Great Awakening
by Thomas Kidd
Excellent history of the birth of American evangelicalism during the 18th century...And Kidd makes a convincing case for connecting the birth of American evangelicalism with the emergence of revolutionary zeal in the run-up to 1776. A stirring story, well researched, and excellently written.
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Reviewed by Bill Lewis
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 Escape From The Deep
by Alex Kershaw
The adrenaline soaked story of nine men who fought the Japanese from America's deadliest submarine, survived its sinkage, and endured months of brutal torture in captivity
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The Plague of Doves
by Louise Erdrich
Louise Erdrich's mesmerizing new novel, her first in almost three years, centers on a compelling mystery. The unsolved murder of a farm family haunts the small, white, off-reservation town of Pluto, North Dakota.
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Now in Paperback
Out Stealing Horses
by Per Petterson
It tells the story of Trond Sander, a sixty-seven year-old man who has moved from the city to a remote, riverside cabin, only to have all the turbulence, grief, and overwhelming beauty of his youth come back to him one night while he's out on a walk. (Read More)
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A Voyage Long and Strange
by Tony Horwitz
On a chance visit to Plymouth Rock, Tony Horwitz realizes he's mislaid more than a century of American history, from Columbus's sail in 1492 to Jamestown's founding in 16-oh-something. Did nothing happen in between? Determined to find out,... (Read More)
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Children's New Releases...
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 Americans Who Tell the Truth
by Robert Shetterly
Stunning portraits and stirring words of brave citizens from all walks of life. As we in the United States have the right to speak the truth, we also have the need to be told the truth. Americans have used this freedom to motivate and empower others to challenge the status quo. (Read More)
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 How To Be Bad
by E. Lockhart, Sarah Mlynowski, and Lauren Myracle
From three critically acclaimed and bestselling authors comes one story - equal parts charming, hilarious, and emotional - of a road trip that proves that sometimes it doesn't matter where you're going, since getting there is half the fun. (Read More)
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Michael's WAMC Poetry Picks
American Music - Chris Martin
Rhode Island Notebook - Gabriel Gudding
Primitive Mentor - Dean Young
Drunk By Noon - Jennifer L. Knox
The Executive Director of the Fallen World - Liam Rector
Watching the Spring Festival - Frank Bidart
For Love of Common Words - Steve Scafidi
Selected Poems - Frank O'Hara |
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See What We're Reading |
 The Northshire Bookstore is proud to be the first independent bookstore in the United States-and one of only five locations in the world-to have an Espresso Book Machine (EBM) right on the premises. The EBM is a patented fully integrated book-making machine that can automatically produce a beautiful, high-quality trade-size paperback book in mere minutes. Read More |
 Curious what we're reading? Visit our blog page on our myspace profile. Every couple of days we take one of our newest shelf talkers and post it online. |
Winter Catalog |
Our print catalog, The Independent Voices of Northshire Bookstore, is available for download (3.5 MB pdf file). Most of the items will open in your web browser when you click on the picture or title. (The Spring/Summer Edition will be available soon). |
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- Ed and Barbara Morrow, and the staff of Northshire Bookstore
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