Ah, another week. Another week to buy some lovely books from a lovely person (yes, that’s me alright?!).
BookieMonster – check out our feedback, we ARE lovely sellers of books, I have proof!
Here’s some suggestions if you’re looking for some new books (and these are all new and at great prices too):
We’ll Always Have Paris by John Baxter – Paris has always been the mecca for creative, arty, shmancyfancypants types. And it’s beautiful. Check out this lovely travel memoir/personal history of Paris.
XTO + J-C by Burt Chernow – title pronounced Christo and Jean-Claude, this is the biography of large format artists and couple Christo and Jean-Claude. Responsible for much of the 20th centuries spectacular landscape art (Wrapped Reichstag, The Umbrellas, Wrapped Coast, among others) this is an insider’s view of their work and life together.
Mary Shelley : A Biography by Miranda Seymour – the life of Mary Shelley has become almost as much the stuff of legend as her perfect creation, Frankenstein. Seymour cuts through many of the myths to produce a fascinating study of a hard-working woman ahead of her time.
Mavericks at Work : Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win by William C. Taylor & Polly LaBarre – Mavericks at Work profiles some of the most eccentric and exciting leaders in business in America, and looks behind the scenes at companies such as Google and HBO.
Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them
by Tim Walsh - toys have become big business, not just for kids and play but for adult collectors also. Timeless Toys looks at the development of some of the 20th centuries most iconic toys – Barbie, Slinky, Lego, Tonka, Frisbee and more!
And for some fiction:
Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto – one of the best contemporary Japanese writers, Yoshimoto is a great read.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon – a crazy mishmash of fantasy/sci-fi and film noir, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union continued Michael Chabon’s brilliant storytelling (if you haven’t read The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay you must!).
Youth by J.M. Coetzee – from the Booker Prize winning author an autobiographical novel that explores the prosaicness of life vs. art.
Starbook by Ben Okri – a fable of love and loss – a most delightful read!
For more recommendations of great books we have for sale check out BookieMonster’s Recommended Reads!
