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695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-449-5320
Fax: 626-792-7308
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-449-5320
Fax: 626-792-7308
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$20.00
In one handsome and handy little book, you have the many big questions that underscore our lives and which have obsessed many thinkers of the Western world: Can we know anything? Is the world good? Do we have free will? This is a wonderful compendium that distills the debates of the great philosophers and ultimately informs us on how we lead our lives and place ourselves in this bigger world.
Recommended by Marie
Anne
Anne is Vroman's Visual Merchandising Manager.
"She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain." -- Louisa May Alcott
Shining Through (Mass Market Paperback)
$7.99
ISBN-13: 9780061030154Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: HarperTorch, 07/01/2000
Forget the awful movie. (Who hasn't?) Linda Voss, the star of this terrific novel, is my hero. It's WWII, and when opportunity knocks, this smart, funny, self-deprecating, and surprisngly brave woman answers: she becomes a spy! I loved this book.
Recommended by Anne
Recommended by Anne
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9781584796022Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 05/01/2007
You're going to buy stuff anyway, so why not make the green choice? This consumer guide with a twist will lead you to upscale travel destinations, pet accessories, clothing, bedding, and even real estate -- all purveyed by companies out to save the environment!
Recommended by Anne
The Book of Air and Shadows (Paperback)
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780061456572Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Harper Paperbacks, 03/01/2008
A sort of Da Vinci Code for book lovers, this story of a heretofore undiscovered Shakespeare manuscript is exciting, smart, and good-humored; as much as I liked the thrilling hunt, the passages about the antiquarian book trade were my favorites.
Recommended by Anne
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781416534402Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Free Press, 03/01/2008
British Grant is obsessed with a place that would terrify most Yanks: Mexico's Sierra Madre mountains. Populated with drug lords and drunkards, more than three hours from any law enforcement, the Sierra Madres are also fiercely beautiful and physically challenging. Grant learns firsthand how such beauty and ugliness can co-exist.
Recommended by Anne
$21.95
ISBN-13: 9780767928298Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Broadway, 04/01/2008
Jane & Michael Stern have the best job EVER: they travel the USA in search of great diners, cafes, truck stops & the like, and they write about their discoveries. This new edition of more than 700 restaurant reviews from sround the country (29 in CA alone!) is a hash house connoisseur's dream.
Recommended by Anne
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780156035156Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Mariner Books, 10/01/2007
Absolutely my favorite book in the whole world, and one I never tire of recommending! True love, battles to the death, daring chases, sword fights, wrestling giants, pirates, killer spiders -- this book is non-stop action, and extremely funny to boot. The movie is entertaining, but the novel is far superior. Not to love it is . . . inconceivable.
Recommended by Anne
$45.00
ISBN-13: 9781582344232Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Bloomsbury USA, 10/01/2006
Roz Chast has been tickling New Yorker readers since 1978, and this satisfying coffee table-size books collects her best cartoons of the last 30 years. Her gently loopy cartoons have gotten a bit edgier and more political over the years, and this book, now in paperback, does a good job of showcasing that evolution.
Recommended by Anne
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780767921756Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Broadway, 10/01/2008
Boylan's earlier memoir, She's Not There, focused on her sex reassignment. This book takes us back to her childhood, when she was still James and her family had just moved into a house that may be haunted. Boylan explores the ghosts that haunted her as both a child and as an adult, including the boy she once was who no longer exists. Exquisitely written, moving and funny, this is the best nonfiction book I read in 2008.
Recommended by Anne
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780316010740Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Back Bay Books, 02/01/2006
What do you get when you cross OCD with extreme religious fervor? Scrupulosity. This startling and very funny memoir recounts Jennifer Traig's experiences as a mentally ill -- yet surprisingly happy and well-adjusted -- child and teenager. For fans of Running with Scissors.
Recommended by Anne
Recommended by Anne
The Star Machine (Paperback)
$18.95
ISBN-13: 9780307388759Availability: Probably In Stock -- Call to confirm
Published: Vintage, 01/01/2009
Film historian Basinger takes a detailed and wide-ranging look at the fabled Hollywood studio system, focusing on both major stars (Lana Tunrer, Tyrone Power, Errol Flynn) and actors who were huge in their day but are perhaps less well-known now (Deanna Durbin, Jean Arthur, Wallace Beery). My favorite chapters deal with "malfunctions" -- actors who were given every opportunity to become stars but failed -- and "bonuses" -- actors never expected to make it big but who somehow caught on with the public. Rich, juicy, opionated, and thoroughly researched, The Star Machine is a bonanza for any film lover.
Recommended by Anne
$27.50
ISBN-13: 9780385513531Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
Published: Doubleday, 02/01/2009
A superb real-life adventure tale! In 1925, famed exploerer Percy Fawcett disappeared in the Amazon Basin during his quest to locate an ancient, fabled South American city he called "Z." No one knows what happened to him; rumors abound, but he and his party were never seen again and no remains were ever found. New Yorker staff writer David Grann learned of Fawcett's last great adventure and set out to see if he could solve the twin mysteries: What happened to Percy Fawcett, and did the great city of Z ever exist? The result is thrillng, harrowing & thought-provoking. Highly recommended!