

Celebrating To Kill a Mockingbird
In
honor of Harper Lee's 80th birthday on April 28, we are featuring
some of our most rare and collectible editions of her timeless novel
in the Rare Book Room.
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How
Well Do YOU Know Mockingbird?
What
was Scout Finch's real name? Which town was the book set in? Test
your knowledge of To Kill a Mockingbird with our quiz.
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Investing in Da Vinci
Think
The Da Vinci Code, with its initial print run of 260,000, can't
be worth anything? Think again: first printings are being offered for
up to $600, along with a handful of signed versions priced
from $1,000 to $4,200.
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Bestselling
Author
Blue Shoes & Happiness
Alexander McCall Smith
The highly anticipated 7th book in the Ladies Detective Agency series
catches up with our hardy heroine, Botswana detective Precious Ramotswe.
List Price: $21.95
Our Lowest Price: $14.27
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Pulitzer
Prize Winner
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Kai Bird
The Biography winner captures a brilliant but flawed
man who went from being the "father of the atomic bomb" to one of the most
celebrated victims of the anti-Communist paranoia of the 1950s.
List Price: $17.95
Our Lowest Price: $12.45
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As
Recommended by Laura Bush
Esperanza Rising
Pam Munoz Ryan
This young adults' novel about a Mexican girl and her mother is just one title
on First Lady Laura Bush's list.
[Buy It Used From $1.44]
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Controversy
Holy
Blood, Holy Grail
M. Baigent, R. Leigh
If you've been following the Da Vinci Code plagiarism scandal,
check out the book that started the debate: Holy Blood, Holy Grail.
Our Lowest Price: $3.50
Our
10th Anniversary
This Spring marks our 10th anniversary and we are gearing up to
launch our biggest promotion ever! The contest starts May 15 -
stay tuned for details. (Hint - you could be travelling the world...)
Calling
All Californians!
Abebooks
will be attending the LA Times Festival of Books at UCLA on April 29 & 30.
If you are going to be at the fair, please stop by our booth (#653) to
meet us!
Authors
attending this year's fair include Diana Gabaldon, Frank McCourt and
Joan Didion.
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