Random House Gift Books Presentation with Wade Lucas

12/05/2009 7:00 pm
12/05/2009 8:00 pm

Local Random House Representative (representatives get the publishers' books to booksellers, so we can share them with you!) Wade Lucas presents some of the hottest books of Fall 2009 and Winter 2010, and a line-up of Gift Book Ideas!

 

 

$27.00
ISBN-13: 9780307352743
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Clarkson Potter, 8/2007
From the owner/chef of San Diego restaurants Isabel's Cantina, Coffee Cup (La Jolla), Seaside Cantina. Simple, fresh recipes from Puerto Rican to Asian fusion influences. Ordering multiple copies as gifts? We can contact the author to sign them for you!

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780385522045
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Published: Spiegel & Grau, 12/2009
2010 One Book One San Diego Official Selection! True story of a small Southern town that became a settlement for war zone refugees and the youth soccer team that brought the community together. Also available in hardcover.

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780553590968
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Spectra, 10/2009
In John Meaney's follow-up to the much-acclaimed Bone Song," "a cop in a morbidly lush necropolis crosses the barrier between life and death to avenge the murder of his lover--a woman whose heart now beats in his chest.... Tristopolitan police lieutenant ... Show More

Await Your Reply (Hardcover)

$25.00
ISBN-13: 9780345476029
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Ballantine Books, 8/2009
The lives of three strangers interconnect in unforeseen ways-and with unexpected consequences-in acclaimed author Dan Chaon's gripping, brilliantly written new novel.
Longing to get on with his life, Miles Cheshire nevertheless can't stop searching for his troubled twin brother, Hayden, who has been missing for ten years. Hayden has covered his tracks skillfully, moving stealthily from place to place, managing along the way to hold down various jobs and seem, to the people he meets, entirely normal. But some version of the truth is always concealed.
A few days after graduating from high school, Lucy Lattimore sneaks away from the small town of Pompey, Ohio, with her charismatic former history teacher. They arrive in Nebraska, in the middle of nowhere, at a long-deserted motel next to a dried-up reservoir, to figure out the next move on their path to a new life. But soon Lucy begins to feel quietly uneasy.
My whole life is a lie, thinks Ryan Schuyler, who has recently learned some shocking news. In response, he walks off the Northwestern University campus, hops on a bus, and breaks loose from his existence, which suddenly seems abstract and tenuous. Presumed dead, Ryan decides to remake himself-through unconventional and precarious means.
Await Your Reply is a literary masterwork with the momentum of a thriller, an unforgettable novel in which pasts are invented and reinvented and the future is both seductively uncharted and perilously unmoored.

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780345518163
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Published: Villard, 8/2009
Attention, all you clumsy pandas, lovable puffins, huggable bunnies, and penguins that elicit ooohs and aaahs: The jig is up! We have lived under your furry fists for too long. There is a cute and present danger lurking out there-in the wild, in the zoos, and sometimes even in our very own homes. Spurred on by the Cute Industrial Complex, these cuddly animals have taken over blockbuster films, inspirational posters, and computer desktops everywhere, further weakening the innocent civilians who are beguiled by these fuzzy frauds. But you are stronger than them, aren't you? Those soft bellies and wet noses are no match for you-and their free ride has just come to an end. F U, Penguin is the rallying cry for those who choose to fight these power-hungry cute-mongers. Loaded with color photographs and hilarious commentary, this book will have you laughing out loud while it simultaneously saves you from the tragic fate of tossing yarn with big-eyed kittens and bottle-nursing baby pandas forever.

An Echo in the Bone (Hardcover)

$30.00
ISBN-13: 9780385342452
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Published: Delacorte Press, 9/2009
Readers have been waiting with bated breath for the seventh volume in bestselling author Gabaldon's epic Outlander saga--a masterpiece of historical fiction featuring Jamie and Claire, from one of the genre's most popular and beloved writers. MG has a limited number of signed first editions of this on hand.

My Dead Body (Paperback)

$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780345495891
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Del Rey, 10/2009
Bestselling author Huston brings to a close a bloody and brilliant series with the final installment of his Joe Pitt novels.

$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780345508560
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Published: Villard, 9/2009
From the authors of "The Dangerous Book for Dogs" and "The Devious Book for Cats" comes this hilarious illustrated guide to the issues facing the newly turned vampire. 100 b&w illustrations.

$22.99
ISBN-13: 9781401215736
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Published: Vertigo, 10/2009
Based on the long-running and award-winning comic book series "Fables, Peter & Max" spans medieval times to the present day as Peter Piper and his older brother encounter ominous forces in the deepest dark of The Black Forest.

$13.99
ISBN-13: 9780767931939
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Published: Three Rivers Press, 9/2009
In the tradition of the wildly popular and bestselling "Zombie Survival Guide" and "How to Survive a Robot Uprising" comes this deadpan guide to surviving and thriving as a werewolf. 50 b&w line drawings.

$23.00
ISBN-13: 9781580089760
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Published: Ten Speed Press, 4/2009
The most mouthwatering cookbook of the year! Crumbles, Buckles, Pandowdies & More!

$19.95
ISBN-13: 9780307405784
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Crown, 11/2008
Wonderful nonfiction book appropriate for the family about the life of Charles Dickens and the history of publishing.

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780307450531
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Published: Potter Style, 10/2009
A tongue in cheek answer to the last minute gift problem. More than 100 instant gifts to the rescue!

$8.00
ISBN-13: 9780307407238
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Potter Style, 6/2008
A great way to keep track of your latest reads and a handy reference for the book lover. Great for book group members!

The Black Swan (Hardcover)

$28.00
ISBN-13: 9781400063512
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Published: Random House, 4/2007
Random House's best-selling business book of the last two years. Extraordinarily well written look at the impact of the highly improbable.

$26.00
ISBN-13: 9781400064281
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Published: Random House, 1/2007
Random House's second most popular business book. How does gossip, internet viral phenomenon stick and other ideas don't?

$27.50
ISBN-13: 9780609610572
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Published: Crown Business, 1/2002
A staple of any business book library, "the discipline of getting things done." A consistent bestseller since 2002.

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