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  • Books Make Great Gifts!

    Books Make Great Gifts!

    Christmas and holiday gift ideas for all ages and interests! Photo: Just one idea for your sea-loving mate. We also have a nearly complete collection of brown leatherette Louis L’Amour at $10 each. …Some Franklin Mint editions of classics in fine bindings. …We have a selection of The Great Courses for $35 each. …a seven…

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  • Great American Read Finale

    What a smashing, thrilling final episode in the summer-long Great American Read series.  It was like watching The Academy Awards of literature.  Not to brag, but my favorite book WON.  It was in the lead at the start of the voting and never wavered. Two of my other favorites also won top places:  the Outlander…

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  • The Great Courses

    The Great Courses

    We have this little bookcase in the store with sets from The Great Courses.  All of these are now $35 per set.  Limit one set per customer.  These DVDs generally sold for $200-$500.  Daily Life in the Ancient World is $519.95 new.  I kid you not. Some titles: The American Civil War Daily Life in…

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  • New Arrivals

    New Arrivals

      The problem with posting pictures like this one is that the hard-to-get  books like these sometimes sell before the post can be completed.  Jitterbug Perfume and Dune are already missing.  All of these books came in within the last 10 days.  At least 500 new titles are added to the store every month. A…

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  • Graceland

    A bit of fun at The Eclectic Reader:  Here, here!  The King has arrived. We now have this collectible Elvis pop-up book with a tour of Graceland.  For the Elvis fan who can’t make it to Memphis.  Priced at $40.  

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