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Happy Holidays=
From
Books & Cr=
annies
We're here to =
help
you with your holiday shopping. We'll suggest just the right books, and we'=
ll
wrap them for you. Together, we'll make the holiday season a little easier =
and,
we hope, a lot brighter!
For the woman in your life:
by Mark Shaw
This is an exquisite and tender look at Camelot lost. =
It
is especially touching given the tragedies and losses we have all witnessed=
in
this extraordinary family over the past 40 years. This book will touch
your heart.

Elizabeth and Leicester (Penguin Group <=
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What was the true nature of the relationship between Elizabe=
th I
and Robert Dudley, Earl of
For the man in your life:
Fairways:

Whether you're eight or 80, this book will f=
ascinate you.
It covers everything from how to build a tree house to the Navajo Code Talk=
ers
dictionary. He'll love it.

<=
b>Clapton <=
/b>(Broadway Books)=
by Eric Clapton
For young adult readers:

Snakehead (Penguin Group
This
is number seven in the Alex Rider series and it's just as exciting as the
others--perhaps even more so as our hero crashes down in

<=
b>Peter and the Se=
cret
of Rundoon (Disney Press) by Dave Barry and
Ridley Pearson
<=
b> Eclipse This is a vampire love story, if that makes any sense. And i=
t must
to the millions of readers who have eagerly devoured the author's previous
books featuring her hero, the vampire Edward, and his lady love, Bella. Thi=
s is
the third in what appears to be a four-book series, and readers will be eag=
erly
awaiting the final denouement. =
For children and younger readers: <=
b>Olivia Helps with
Christmas <=
/span>(Simon and Schus=
ter) by Ian Falconer <=
b> The Three Snow Bears =
em> (Penguin
Young Readers Group) by Jan Brett This
lovely book is a retelling of the Goldilocks tale, with details of I=
nuit
customs and gorgeous illustrations. Jan Brett is one of our most-loved and
treasured children's authors. <=
b>Skippyjon Jones =
and
the Big Bones
(Penguin Group This
is truly a collector's edition--only 5,000 were printed and Books &
Crannies has one. Since its founding in 1947 by Robert Capa, Henri
Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger, and David "Chim" Seymour, Magnum
Photos, the legendary cooperative, has powerfully chronicled the peoples,
cultures, events, and issues of the time. (Dell Publishing) Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler
(editors) In
more than 400 letters from both famous figures and ordinary citizens, =
Letters of the Century=
encapsulates the people and plac=
es,
events and trends that shaped our nation during the last hundred years. Her=
e is
Mark Twain's hilarious letter of complaint to the head of Western Union, an
ecstatic letter from a young Charlie Chaplin upon receiving his first movie
contract, Einstein's letter to Franklin Roosevelt warning about atomic warf=
are,
and much more. <=
b>Rainforest (DK Publishing)<=
/span> by Thomas Marent with Ben Morgan<=
/span> This
beautiful book was 16 years in the making. It explores the complex and
mysterious ecosystems of the rainforest through spectacular photography. The
book includes a 70-minute CD that enhances the whole experience. If you love
our planet, you will love this book. <=
b>Family Christmas=
(Hyperion) selected by Caroline Kennedy Of
this lovely book, Caroline Kennedy writes: "When I began assembling [t=
his]
collection, I was skeptical that I would learn anything new about Christmas,
but reading and reflecting on the history and spirit of Christmas brought b=
ack
many memories, and taught me a great deal . . . The literature of Christmas
ranges from the miraculous to the tragic, the profound to the ridiculous, b=
ut
always represents the connection to something larger than ourselves."<=
/span> The Autobiography of Santa Claus (Penguin Group <=
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b>A Charlie Brown
Christmas: The Making of a Tradition (Special 40th Anniversary Edition) ( HarperCollins)=
by Lee Mendelson=
, Charles M. Schulz=
, Bill Melendez=
, Antonia Felix=
editor), Charles M. Schulz=
(created by) Can
it really be 40 years since the first time we saw this wonderful story on
television? This book celebrates the story and helps us appreciate its orig=
ins.
The message of the Emmy and Peabody award-winning story is just as relevant
today as it was four decades ago. Angelina is not about to let Mr. Bell spend a lonely Christmas in his
cold, dark house. In the process, she discovers there's a real Santa Claus
living in town! =
Nothing here strikes your fancy? Browse our backlist: Jodi
Picoult: Alexander McC=
all
Smith: Still unsure? Co=
nsider
these authors: Or these:=
A Life Decoded: My Gnome, My Life by
Craig Venter; Head and Heart: American
Christianities by Garry Wills; For
Liberty and Glory: Washington, Lafayette and Their Revolutions =
by
James Gaines (signed by the author); =
Giraffe
by J.M. Ledgard; The Rug Merchant
by Meg Mullins; Fiasco by
Thomas Ricks; Christmas Remembered
by Tomie de Paola (signed by the author) <=
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Schachner
Magnum Magnum (Thames and
Magnum Magn=
um brings together the best work, celebrating the
vision, imagination, and brilliance of Magnum photographers, both the
acknowledged greats of photography in the twentieth century--among them Hen=
ri
Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, Eve Arnold, Marc Riboud, and Werner Bischof--=
and
the modern masters and rising stars of our time, such as Martin Parr, Susan
Meiselas, Alec Soth, and Donovan Wylie. And it shows the work at a breathta=
king
scale: the vast page size of Magnum Magnum--12¾ by
15¾--gives the photos an impact never seen before in book form. If y=
ou
want to have something rare and exquisite, call us. This one copy won't lin=
ger
in the store for long!
Selections from the
Letters of the Century: 1900-1999=
b> 
A Christmas Memo=
ry (Random House)=
span> by Truman Capote =

This enchanting Christmas classic
returns for a new holiday season, combining historical fact with glorious
legend as St. Nicholas himself reveals the definitive story of Santa Claus.=
Helen Craig (illustrator)<=
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Barbara Kingsolv=
er (Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, The Poisonwood Bi=
ble)Jan Karon (The High Green Hills, Light from Heaven, The M=
itford
Bedside Companion)
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