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THE RACKETEER by John Grisham (Doubleday, hd. 28.95) Attorney Malcolm Bannister, now a federal prison inmate, has information about the murder of a federal judge that he wants to share. But nothing is as it seems and everything’s fair game in this wickedly clever new novel from the undisputed master of the legal thriller.

“….Grisham writes with rekindled vigor… --The New York Times

JOHN SATURNALL’S FEAST (Grove Atlantic, hd. 26.00) Lawrence Norfolk A story of food, star-crossed lovers, ancient myths and one boy’s rise from outcast to hero.

CANADA (Ecco, hd. 27.99) Richard Ford Pulitzer Prize-winning Ford’s haunting novel about a young man forced to reconcile himself to a world rendered unrecognizable.

THE YELLOW BIRDS (Little Brown, hd. 24.99) Kevin Powers National Book Award finalist. The harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive. “The All Quiet on the Western Front of America’s Arab wars.” --Tom Wolfe

THE HEART BROKE IN (FS&G, hd. 28.00) James Meek The lives of an aging pop star, a biologist, a tabloid newspaper editor, a gene therapist, and a convict poet merge.

YOU & ME (Ecco, hd. 23.99) Padgett Powell Powell’s whiskey-soaked Southern version of Samuel Beckett’s classic “Waiting for Godot.”

CALICO JOE (Doubleday, hd. 24.95)

by John Grisham Signed copies available of Grisham’s novel set in the world of Major League Baseball.

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BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK (Random House, hd. 26.00) Ben Fountain National Book Award finalist. A platoon of reluctant heroes is lauded on a media-intensive victory tour early in the Iraq War.

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THE COLOR OF MISSISSIPPIPaul Smith (Nautilus, hd. 38.00) A portrait of Mississippi’s most colorful scenes, from the Coast to the Hills to the Delta.

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MY BOOKSTORE Writers Celebrate Their Favorite

Places to Browse, Read and Shop (Black Dog & Leventhal, hd. 23.95)

Ronald Rice

Essays, stories, and words of praise for bookstores across the country,

including a fun essay by Jack Pendarvis on Square Books.

READ THIS Handpicked Favorites from America’s Indie Bookstore (Coffee House, pb. 12.00) Hans Weyandt Features Square Books staff recommendations.

BEGINNINGS & ENDS A Collection of Favorite First and Last Lines in Stories from Contemporary Oxford Writers (Nautilus, pb. 12.95) edited by Ron Borne

501 LITTLE KNOWN FACTS, OBSCURE TRIVIA,

WORLD RECORDS & HISTORICAL MINUTIA ABOUT THE STATE OF

MISSISSIPPI (Nautilus, pb. 14.95)

D. K. White

THE DELTA (Coopwood Pub., hd. 45.00) edited by Melissa Townsend

A 200-page coffee table book that

features the beauty, mystique and legacies of the Mississippi Delta,

selections from the first 60 issues of Delta Magazine.

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LIVE BY NIGHT (Morrow, hd. 27.99)Dennis Lehane The Prohibition-era story of Boston’s youngest Coughlin brother (The Given Day). “…Crime Noir 101, as taught by the best of its current practitioners…” --The New York Times

NW (Penguin, hd. 26.95)Zadie Smith Four Londoners try to make adult lives outside the council estate of their childhood. “…an urban epic.” --Joyce Carol Oates

SWEET TOOTH (Nan A. Talese, hd. 26.95)Ian McEwan Something for every reader in the Atonement author’s new novel, Sweet Tooth, a love story, a primer in Cold War espionage, and parable about the dark side of the literary magination, all rendered with McEwan’s exacting prose.

SUTTON (Hyperion, hd. 27.99)J. R. Moehringer Pulitzer Prize-winner J.R. Moehringer brings America’s most successful bank robber to life.

WILDERNESS (Knopf, hd. 24.95)Lance Weller Haunted by tragedy, loss, and brutality, a Civil War veteran sets out to settle matters of the heart.

BACK TO BLOOD (Little Brown, hd. 30.00) Tom Wolfe From Tom Wolfe (The Bonfire of the Vanities, The Right Stuff), a panoramic story of the new America, set in Miami.

WOULDN’T IT MAKE A NICE GIFT for someone—to receive one hardcover first edition book, signed by the author, each month for a whole year, with a bonus book the first of the year? Square Books provides such a service to its Signed Firsts subscribers.

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THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER (Riverhead, hd. 26.95)Junot Diaz National Book Award finalist. Stories that lay bare the infinite longing and inevitable weaknesses of our all-too-human hearts.

THE DOG STARS (Knopf, hd. 24.95)Peter Heller In the tradition of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, an amateur pilot living in a world filled with loss searches for connections.

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FICTION

FLIGHT BEHAVIOR (Harper, hd. 28.99)Barbara Kingsolver Kingsolver confronts the impact of global concerns on the citizens of a rural Appalachian community.

ROUND HOUSE (Harper, hd. 27.99)Louise Erdrich Recent National Book Award winner. An Ojibwe teen uncovers tribal history that connects him to his family and community.

NW (Penguin, hd. 26.95)Zadie Smith Four Londoners try to make adult lives outside the council estate of their childhood. “…an urban epic.” --Joyce Carol Oates

WOES OF THE TRUE POLICEMAN (Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, hd. 25.00)Roberto Bolano Roberto Bolano’s last, unfinished novel, begun in the 1980s and worked on until his death in 2003.

ASTRAY (Little Brown, hd. 25.99)Emma Donoghue “…Emma Donoghue (author of Room) writes books that are unlike anything I have ever seen before…” – Ann Patchett

ESCAPE VELOCITY A Charles Portis Miscellany (Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, hd. 27.95)Charles Portis Portis’ writing--journalism, travel stories, short fiction, memoir, and even a play--his first book in more than 20 years.

THE WOMAN WHO DIED A LOT (Viking, hd. 26.95)Jasper Fforde The newest tour de force in the Thursday Next series. “...jam packed with spot-on parody, puns, and wry observations.” --Los Angeles Times

RAISED FROM THE GROUND (HMH, hd. 26.00)Jose Saramago A multi-generational family saga of modern Portuguese political history. From the Nobel laureate.

THE MIRACLE CURES OF DR. AIRA (New Directions, pb. 12.95)Cesar Aira, Katherine Silver A reluctant but powerful doctor uses his healing powers to help a hopeless patient.

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A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING (McSweeney’s, hd. 25.00)Dave Eggers A struggling businessman in Saudi Arabia fights to hold himself and his splintering family together. “...A comic but deeply affecting tale...” --The New York Times

FICTION

1776 (Simon & Schuster, 2005) David McCullough Signed by the distinguished historian on the title page, and in fine, as-new condition. $125

MARA AND DANN (Harper Collins, 1999) Doris Lessing First edition of the novel by the 2007 Nobel Prize winner, now 93. Bookplate signed by the author pasted into front endpaper. As new, $250

BILL WYMAN’S BLUES ODYSSEY A Journey to Music’s Heart & Soul (DK, 2001) Bill Wyman The lavishly illustrated book signed by the author best known as the bass player and founding member of The Rolling Stones. In as-new condition. $350

BELLY SONG AND OTHER POEMS (Broadside Press, 1973) Etheridge Knight As new, in wrappers with $1.75 price on cover, signed on the occasion of the Corinth, Mississippi native’s appearance at Square Books in November, 1979 -- the second author to appear here. $75

CIVILWARLAND IN BAD DECLINE (Random House, 1996) George Saunders First edition signed on the title page by the acclaimed short story writer who will return to read at Square Books from a new book in January, 2013. In as-new condition, $100

RUN WITH THE HUNTED: A Charles Bukowski Reader (Black Sparrow Press, 1933) Charles Bukowski This is one of 326 numbered copies signed by Charles Bukowski, the great American poet who died in 1994. In as-new condition. $350

FORREST GUMP (Pocket Books, 1994) Winston Groom A first printing of the second hardcover edition, signed on the half-title page by the author of the novel that became one of the most popular films of our time. In as-new condition, $225

THE OPTIMIST’S DAUGHTER (Random House, 1972) Eudora Welty One of 300 copies of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel in a limited edition signed by the author. $800

WAGING HEAVY PEACE (Blue Rider Press, 2012) Neil Young A limited edition of 1,500 copies of this new book are numbered and signed by Neil Young, in a decorated slipcase. $500

THE GRASS HARP (Random House, 1951) and THE MUSES ARE HEARD (Random House, 1956) Truman Capote Truman Capote’s second novel and his account of the Russian tour of Porgy and Bess, respectively. Both books are signed by Capote on the front endpaper and both are in near

fine condition. $1000 ea.

The books that many of you have noticed in the cabinets in the upstairs office at Square Books are now organized, priced, and avail-able for purchase. For this catalog we have described a few of them, as follows:

Call 662.236.2262 for information about rare books.

R A R E

B O O K S

THE BLACK BOX (Little Brown, hd. 27.99) Michael Connelly Detective Harry Bosch searches for evidence that will link a recent crime to an unsolved case from 1992.

THE BONE BED (Putnam, hd. 28.95) Patricia Cornwell Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta suspects that a paleontologist’s disappearance is connected to a series of crimes.

AND WHEN SHE WAS GOOD (Morrow, hd. 26.99) Laura Lippman A woman with a secret life is forced to make desperate choices to save her son and herself.

THE COCKTAIL WAITRESS (Hard Case Crime, hd. 23.99) James M. Cain A femme fatale story published 35 years after Cain’s death (Mildred Pierce, The Postman Always Rings Twice).

PHANTOM (Knopf, hd. 25.95) Jo Nesbo Former police officer Harry Hole (The Snowman, The Leopard) is plunged into an investigation on which his own future will come to depend.

JACK REACHER’S RULES (Delacorte, hd. 16.00) by Lee Child Advice from Jack Reacher, the maverick former army cop featured in Lee Child’s thrillers.

THE LOST ONES (Putnam, hd. 26.95) Ace Atkins U.S. Army Ranger Quinn (The Ranger) Colson finds his hands full as the new sheriff of Tibbehah County, Mississippi.

THE THREE DAY AFFAIR (Mysterious Press, hd. 24.00) Michael Kardos The debut crime thriller from the 2012 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters fiction award-winner.

DARE ME (Reagan Arthur, hd. 24.99) Megan Abbott After a suspicious suicide the members of a high school cheerleading squad and their new coach are drawn into the investigation.

BELUGA NICK REID NOVEL #2 (Minotaur, hd. 24.99) Rick Gavin Nick Reid and his compadre Desmond have liberated money from a nasty meth dealer and now they need to launder it.

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M Y S T E R Y

ELSEWHERE: A Memoir (Knopf, hd. 25.95) Richard Russo The Pulitzer Prize-winner’s account of his life, his parents, and the upstate New York town they all struggled variously to escape.

THE LAST LION Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 (Little Brown, hd. 40.00) William Manchester, Paul Reid The third of Manchester’s biography picks up after Churchill became Great Britian’s prime minister.

THE PATRIARCH The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy (Penguin, hd. 40.00) David Nasaw First biography based on exclusive access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers.

TRIALS OF THE EARTH The Autobiography of Mary Hamilton (Hamilton, pb. 24.00) Helen Dick Davis From a manuscript that surfaced more than 50 years after it was composed, Mary Hamilton (1866-c1936) writes of survival in the primitive Mississippi Delta.

HELLO GOODBYE HELLO A Circle of 101 Remarkable Meetings (Simon & Schuster, hd. 26.95) Craig Brown Truth is stranger than fiction in these bizarre encounters, such as Marilyn Monroe and Frank Lloyd Wright, and Michael Jackson and Nancy Reagan.

TUPELO MAN The Life and Times of George McLean, a Most Peculiar Newspaper Publisher (Univ. Press of Mississippi, hd. 40.00) Robert Blade The biography of a southern journalist who confronted the status quo. “…ought to be required reading for every citizen who is looking for a model in fearless, incorruptible and visionary civic leadership. “ – William Winter

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A MISSION FROM GOD (Atria Books, hd. 25.00) James Meredith Meredith’s look back at his historic desegregation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 and his life’s dedication to education and human rights.

THOMAS JEFFERSON: The Art of Power

(Random House, hd. 26.00) Jon Meacham

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston

gives us Jefferson the politician and president, a complex human being forever engaged in the wars of his era. “…a thrilling and affecting portrait of our first

philosopher-politician.”--Stacy Schiff

Author Event: Dec. 12

B I O G R A P H Y

ELSEWHERE: A Memoir (Knopf, hd. 25.95) Richard Russo The Pulitzer Prize-winner’s account of his life, his parents, and the upstate New York town they all struggled variously to escape.

100 DIAGRAMS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD From the Earliest Cave Paintings to the Innovation of the Ipod (Plume Books, hd. 25.00) Scott Christianson Plans, sketches, drawings, and illustrations that have influenced the way we think about the world.

SHORT NIGHTS OF THE SHADOW CATCHER The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis (HMH, hd. 28.00) Timothy Egan The story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history -- and the man who made them.

1775: A GOOD YEAR FOR REVOLUTION (Viking, hd. 36.00) Kevin Phillips Historian and political commentator Kevin Phillips on the year of the American Revolution’s true beginning.

LISTENING IN: The Secret White House Recordings of John F. Kennedy (Hyperion, hd. 40.00) Foreword by Caroline Kennedy The story behind the story of day-to-day business of the Kennedy administration.

DIXIE BOHEMIA A French Quarter Circle in the 1920s (LSU Press, hd. 38.00) John Shelton Reed Writers, artists, poseurs, and hangers-on in 1920s New Orleans.

CUSTER (Simon & Schuster, hd. 35.00) Larry McMurtry The great chronicler of the American West tackles one of the paramount figures of Western and American history.

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HOUSES OF THE PRESIDENTS Childhood Homes, Family Dwellings, Private Escapes, and Grand Estates (Little Brown, hd. 40.00) Roger Straus, Hugh Howard Personal, presidential and architectural histories shed light on the way America’s chief executives lived.

2013 Calendars make great gifts for the new year.

Topographical, Road Maps, and Travel Books at Off Square Books

H I S T O R Y

THE SIGNAL AND THE NOISE Why So Many Predictions Fail-But Some Don’t (Penguin Press, hd. 27.95) Nate Silver Nate Silver’s innovative system for predictions. “...A practical handbook and a philosophical mainfesto in one...” --The Boston Globe

A SHORT RIDE: Remembering Barry Hannah (Nautilus Publishing, pb. 19.00) Foreword by Neil White More than 30 essays celebrate the life of American’s short story master, from contributors such as Brad Watson, Dan Williams, Ron Shapiro, M.O. Walsh and Glennray Tutor.

BOTH FLESH & NOT: Essays (Little Brown, hd. 26.99) David Foster Wallace Fifteen essays by the late author who was heralded by both critics and fans as the voice of a generation.

MY IDEAL BOOKSHELF (Little Brown, hd. 24.99) Jane Mount Cultural figures, such as Chuck Klosterman, Malcolm Gladwell, Patti Smith, share the books that matter to them most.

A LITTLE HISTORY OF SCIENCE (Yale Univ. Press, hd. 25.00) William Bynum The unpredictable nature of scientific activity and the uproar that may ensue when scientific findings challenge established ideas.

THE ART OF PROCRASTINATION (Workman, hd. 12.95) John Perry Strategies and tasks for those who accomplish a lot by putting things off, i.e. “structured procrastination.”

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MY HEART IS AN IDIOT (Farrar, Straus & Giroux hd. 25.00) Davy Rothbart In the tradition of David Sedaris and Sloane Crosley, Rothbart’s essays show how things that are seemingly so wrong can be so right.

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L I TERARY

NONFICTION

THRALL (HMH, hd. 23.00) Natasha Trethewey Meditations on captivity, knowledge, and inheritance in the follow-up volume to Native Guard by America’s new poet laureate (and native Mississippian).

A THOUSAND MORNINGS (Penguin, hd. 24.95) Mary Oliver Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver shares the wonder of dawn, the grace of animals, and the transformative power of attention.

THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC ALL AROUND US Field Recordings and the American Experience (Univ. of Illinois, hd. 24.95) Stephen Wade Unheralded individuals whose music has become part of the American musical soundscape. Includes CD.

WRITERS WRITING DYING: Poems (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, hd. 24.00) C. K. Williams A writer of profound emotion testifies to the maddening quest of writing.

THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY OF ALAN LOMAX Words, Photographs, and Music (W.W. Norton, hd. 35.00) Alan Lomax, William Ferris Photographs from Alan Lomax’s journey through Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee more than 50 years ago show musicians making music at home, at church, and alongside workers and prisoners in the fields. Includes CD.

HOW MUSIC WORKS (McSweeney’s, hd. 32.00) David Bryne The literary Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads offers insight into the roles of time, place, and recording technology.

WAGING HEAVY PEACE (Blue Rider Press, hd. 30.00) Neil Young An iconic figure in the history of rock and pop culture offers a kaleidoscopic view of his personal life and musical career.

WHO I AM: A Memoir (Harper, hd. 29.00) Pete Townshend Guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of The Who tells his wild story in this candid autobiography.

THE ROLLING STONES 50 (Hyperion, hd. 60.00) Mick Jagger Celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary. With over 1,000 illustrations.

Wyatt Waters Holiday Ornament, $20

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MUSIC

POETRY

Limited Edition

SMALL TOWN SOUTH by David Wharton (George F. Thompson, hd. 50.00)

Duotone photographs depict common scenes of small towns in the South at the turn of the 21st century, capturing vernacular architecture and landscape, small town culture,

the role of religion, and the relationship between Southerners and their communities.

CHOCTAW GARDENS by Hilda Stuart (Nautilus Publishing, hd. 38.00) A book of photographs by the mother of country music star Marty Stuart, which captures Southern life from the late 1940s to the present as well as the span of her son’s musical career. Signed by Hilda Stuart and John Stuart, and country music stars Jennifer Stuart, Marty Stuart and wife Connie Smith.

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More art, photography, cookbooks, used and rare books at Off Square Books.

THE CIVIL WAR AND AMERICAN ART (Yale Univ. Press, hd. 65.00) Eleanor Jones Harvey The impact of the Civil War on 19th century painting and photography.

DANCERS AMONG US A Celebration of Joy in the Everyday (Workman, pb. 17.95) Jordan Matter Dancers leaping, spinning, lifting, kicking in the midst of daily life.

FASHION The Definitive History of Costume and Style (DK Publishing, hd. 50.00) More than 3000 years of trends and innovative developments in the world of clothing.

JOSEPH CORNELL’S MANUAL OF MARVELS How Joseph Cornell Reinvented a French Agricultural Manual to Create An American Masterpiece (Thames & Hudson hd. 80.00)

IN VOGUE An Illustrated History of the World’s Most Famous Fashion Magazine (Rizzoli, hd. 75.00) Alberto Oliva and Norberto Angeletti Covers and archival interiors of past Vogue editions.

PAPER PASSION PERFUME (Steidl Pub. hd. 98.00) Geza Schoen & Gerhard Steidl A fragrance that is the unique aroma of a book.

GOTHIC Visual Art of the Middle Ages,

1140-1500 (Ullman Publishing, hd. 150.00)

Bruno Klein

BAROQUE Theatrum Mundi, The World as a Work of Art (Ullman Publishing, hd. 150.00) Barbara Bornglasser

Treasures of medieval imagery, famous French cathedrals, the Palace of Versailles and St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican are the jewels featured in these large format books from the publishers of Ars Sacra.

ART EPOCHS

Includes interactive DVD

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SPORTING DOGS AND RETRIEVER TRAINING THE WILDROSE WAY Raising a Gentleman’s Gundog for Home and Field (Rizzoli, hd. 45.00) Mike Stewart From Oxford’s Wildrose Kennels, a guide to transforming a dog into a valuable wing-shooting companion. “Stewart shares his more than 40 years of training experience in one of the most exciting training manuals to be released in years.” --Ducks Unlimited Magazine

ULTIMATE BOOK OF SPORTS The Essential Collection of Rules, STATS, and Trivia for Over 250 Sports (Chronicle, hd. 19.95) Scott McNelly

I COULD PEE ON THIS And Other Poems by Cats (Chronicle, hd. 12.95) Francesco Marciuliano Cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.

AMERICA AGAIN Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Were (Grand Central, hd. 28.99) by Stephen Colbert Colbert gives America the dose of truth it needs to get back on track.

ONE LAST STRIKE Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season (Morrow, hd. 27.99) Tony La Russa

BIG QUESTIONS FROM LITTLE PEOPLE And Simple Answers from Great Minds (Ecco, hd. 24.99) Gemma Elwin Harris Example: Mary Roach answers, “If a cow didn’t fart for a whole year and then did one big fart, would it fly into space?”

A THOUSAND DEER Four Generations of Hunting and the Hill Country (Univ. of Texas Press, hd. 24.95) Rick Bass

A MILLION WINGS A Spirited Story of the Sporting Life Along the Mississippi Flyway

(Wild Abundance Publishing, hd. 50.00) Susan Schadt and Lisa Buser

An insider’s look into the unique culture of the South’s duck hunting

clubs and lodges, from historic properties in the St. Louis area to duck havens of the Delta, all the way to coastal south Louisiana.

We Don’t Have It? We will get it for you. Most titles available in 2 to 3 days.

HUMOR

SPORTS

OUTDOORS

THE DELTA QUEEN COOKBOOK The History and Recipes of the Legendary Steamboat (LSU Press, hd. 29.95) Cynthia Lejeune Nobles An historical narrative and over 125 recipes from former chefs of The Delta Queen, the world’s last authentic overnight wooden steamboat that cruised America’s inland waters from 1927-2008.

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Assorted Scented Candles, $10-$20

SOUTHERN COMFORT A New Take on the Recipes We Grew Up With (Ten Speed Press, hd. 35.00) Allison Vines-Rushing and Slade Rushing Recipes featuring refined takes on traditional Southern food.

MASTERING THE ART OF SOUTHERN COOKING (Gibbs Smith, hd. 45.00) Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart Dupree and Graubart celebrate the “Mother Cuisine” of American cooking with more than 750 recipes.

SOUTHERN LIVING THE OFFICIAL SEC TAILGAITING COOKBOOK (Oxmoor House, pb. 19.95) Great food, legendary teams and cherished traditions. Featuring all 14 SEC member schools.

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FIRE IN MY BELLY Real Cooking (Andrews McMeel, hd. 40.00) Kevin Gillespie Hip, accessible recipes with Gillespie’s Southern charm, passion, and funny stories.Signed Copies

SUSHI SECRETS Easy Recipes for the Home Cook (Tuttle Pub. hd. 18.95) Marisa Baggett Starkville native Marisa Baggett shares her passion for sushi.

EAT DRINK DELTA A Hungry Traveler’s Journey Through the Soul of the South

(Univ. of Georgia Press, pb. 24.95) Susan Puckett, photographs by Langdon Clay

Eat Drink Delta reveals a region shaped by slavery, civil rights, amazing wealth, abject

deprivation, the Civil War, a flood of biblical proportions, and an urge to party with a full table and an open bar.

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SWEETNESS FOLLOWS The Story of Sam and the Treat of the Week (Favorite Recipes Press, hd. 21.95) Katy Houston Katy Houston (of Jackson, Mississippi) promised family friend Sam Lane a different dessert every week to “feed him back to health” after a serious injury. Sweetness Follows is the story and recipes of 62 weeks of Sam’s treats of the week.

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FIRE IN MY BELLY Real Cooking (Andrews McMeel, hd. 40.00) Kevin Gillespie Hip, accessible recipes with Gillespie’s Southern charm, passion, and funny stories.

COME IN, WE’RE CLOSED An Invitation to Staff Meals at the World’s Best Restaurants (Running Press, hd. 35.00) Christine Carroll & Jody Eddy Behind the “closed” sign, one-of-a-kind dishes professional cooks feed each other (includes City Grocery of Oxford).

MY BEVERLY HILLS KITCHEN Classic Southern Cooking with a French Twist (Knopf, hd. 35.00) Alex Hitz Alex Hitz blends the home cooking of his mother’s Atlanta kitchen with lessons he learned in France to come up with food anyone can cook and will want to eat.

AFIELD A Chef’s Guide to Cooking and Preparing Wild Game and Fish (Welcome Books, hd. 40.00) Jesse Griffiths Traditional methods of field dressing, butchering, and preparing fish and game from Jesse Griffiths, acclaimed chef and artisan butcher whose hunting schools are the first of their kind.

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HOW TO LOVE WINE A Memoir and Manifesto (Morrow, hd. 24.99) Eric Asimov

BAREFOOT CONTESSA FOOLPROOF Recipes You Can Trust (Clarkson Potter, hd. 35.00) Ina Garten Recipes that work, are satifying to eat, and can be made ahead of time.

LA CUCINA ITALIANA Encyclopedia of Italian Cooking

(Rizzoli, hd. 50.00)

More than 500 recipes from the foremost authority in Italian cooking, La Cucina Italiana magazine, published since 1929. Features more than 1000

step-by-step photos.

THE SMITTEN KITCHEN (Knopf, hd. 35.00) Deb Perelman

From award-winning food blogger Deb Perelman. “...like an e-mail from your best friend - only with better photos.” -- Better Homes and Gardens

THE ESSENTIAL JAMES BEARD COOKBOOK 400 Recipes That Shaped the Tradition of American Cooking (St. Martin’s Press, hd. 35.00) James Beard and Richard Rodgers

THE LIDDABIT SWEETS CANDY COOKBOOK How to Make Truly Scrumptious Candy in Your Own Kitchen (Workman, pb. 17.95) Liz Gutman, Jen King

Sublime treats from the Brooklyn confectionery.

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Melissa & doug wooden nativity set

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THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS

by pamela dalton(Chronicle, hd. 17.99)

peas on earthby todd h. doodler(Robin Corey Bks, hd. 6.99)

olivia and the fairy

princessesby ian

falconer(Atheneum, hd.

17.99)

Black dogby levi pinfold(Templar, hd. 15.99)

Everywhere in mississippi

by laurie parker(Quail Ridge, hd. 18.50)

moreby I. C. Springman illus BY brian lies

(HMH, hd. 16.99)

goldilocks and the three dinosaursby Mo Willems

(Balzer & Bray, hd. 17.99)

dragons love tacosby adam rubin illus by daniel

salmieri(Dial, hd. 16.99)

rocket’s learning boxby tadd hill

(Schwartz & Wade Books, 35.98)

In my nestby sara gillingham

illus by Lorena Siminovich(Chronicle, 8.99)

Cajun night before christmas

by howard jacobs and trosclair

illus by james rice(Pelican, hd. 16.99)

The Night Before Christmas

by Clement c. mooreillus by robert

ingpen(Sterling, hd. 12.95)

La befana The italian CHRISTMAS

legendby paul canonici(Calo Creative, hd. 20.00)

PETE THE CAT DOLL

$15.99

PETE THE CAT t-shirtskids $18.00

adults $20.00

Pete the cat saves christmasby eric litwin

ILLUS by james dean(Harper Collins, hd. 17.99)

the further tale of peter rabbit w/cd by Emma Thompson

illus by eleanor taylor(Frederick Werne, hd. 20.00)

wooden peter rabbit pull toy$20.00

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TRUCK CRAYON SET $3.99

TOTALLY GROSS GAME $25.99

safari a photicular bookBy dan kainen & carol kauffmann Workman, hd. 24.95

Assorted character hats, costumes, toys, art supplies & more at square books, jr.

baseballby James Buckley Jr.

(DK Pub, hd. 16.99)

reptileby colin mccarthy

(DK Pub, hd. 16.99)

not for parents usa and not for parents paris

(Lonely Planet, pb. 14.99)

crime & detectionby brian lane(DK Pub. hd. 16.99)star wars origami

by chris alexander(Workman Pub., hd. 16.95)

star wars lego brickmaster

(DK Pub, hd. 29.99)

puzzled by pinkby sarah frances

hardy(Viking, hd. 16.99)

boo: the life of the world’s

cutest dogby j h lee

illus by gretchen lemaistre

(Chronicle, hd. 12.95)

boo: little dog in the big cityby j h lee

illus BY gretchen lemaistre

(Chronicle, hd. 12.95)

everything goes in the air

by Brian Biggs(Balzer & Bray, hd. 14.99)

everything goes ON LAND

WHITTLE WORLD WOODEN PLANE & LUGGAGE CARRIER

12 PIECES $24.99

olivia and the fairy

princessesby ian

falconer(Atheneum, hd.

17.99)

goodnight, goodnight, construction siteby sherri duskey rinker illus by tom lichtenheld(Chronicle Bks, hd. 16.99)

stuffed boo $20.00

fancy nancyby jane o’

connor illus by robin

preiss glasser(Harper Collins, hd.

17.99)

CHILDREN’S BOOK-A-DAY ALMANACby ANITA SILVEY(Roaring Brook, pb. 19.99)

Who could that be at this Hour? all the wrong questions #1

by lemony snicket (Little Brown, hd. 15.99)

how to be a Detective

Search for clues, analyze the

evidence, and solve the case!

by dan waddell (Candlewick, hd. 19.99)

diary of a wimpy kid

the third wheelby jeff kinney

(Amulet Bks. hd. 13.95)

harriet the spyby louise fITZhugh

(Yearling Bks, pb. 6.99)

the diary of b. b. bright, possible princessby alice randall

and caroline williams randall

(Turner Pub., hd. 19.95)

nowhere to go game$20.99

forensic kit

$10.99

wonkenstein the creature

from my closet #1by obert skye

(Henry Holt, hd. 12.99)

the river of no return

jaguar stones #3by jon &

pamela voelkel(Egmont USA, hd. 16.99)

potterwookiee the creature

from my closet #2by obert skye

(Henry Holt, hd. 12.99)

pocket scope $13.99

spy pen $10.99

the hobbit, or there and back again

by j.r.r. tolkein(HMH, hd. 16.99)

the extraordinary education of nicholas benedict by trenton lee stewart(Little Brown, hd. 17.99)

the fantastic FLYING books of mr. morris

lessmoreby william joyce (Atheneum, hd. 17.99)

the sandman the story of sanderson

mansnoozie (guardians of childhood)

by william joyce(Atheneum, hd. 17.99)

Life of piby yann martel

(Mariner Bks. pb. 15.95)

theodore boone the accused

by john grisham(Dutton, hd. 16.99)

theodore boone boxed set of three

SIGNED FIRST EDITIONS (Penguin, hd. 99.00)

WRECK THIS JOURNAL by keri smith(Penguin, pb. 13.95)

the river of no return

jaguar stones #3by jon &

pamela voelkel(Egmont USA, hd. 16.99)

the maze runnerby james dashner

(Delacorte, pb. 9.99)

confessions of a murder suspect

by james patterson & maxine paetro(Little Brown, hd. 19.99)

paper suncatchersMake beautiful

origamai stars for your windows

(Sterling, 9.95)

black cityby Elizabeth richards

(Putnam, hd. 17.99)

the paladin prophecy

by mark frost(Random House, hd. 17.99)

the shadow societyby marie rutkoski

(FSG, hd. 17.99)

reached (#3 of the

matched series)by ally condie(Dutton, hd. 17.99)

ship breakerby paola bacigalupa

(Little Brown, pb. 9.99)

ashfallby mike mullen

(Tanglewood, pb. 10.95)

pirate cinemaby cory doctorow

(Tor Bks, hd. 19.99)

junior’s dozen

fun stuff

With a subscription to Junior’s Dozen your child will receive monthly a hardback book, lovingly selected and appropriate for the child’s age. Each book will include a bookplate with the giver’s name. Beginning its eighth year, Junior’s Dozen is a thoughtful gift that will enrich and delight your special young reader.

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yakity-yak talking teeth

$5.99

wooden mini kaleidoscope

$3.50

bonehead a cretaceous comb & brush

$5.99makedo FIND & make

playhouse$25.99

Creative creatures 10 punch-out

animals to color and construct

by junzo terada(Chronicle, 16.95)

guatemalan kick bags

$4.99

travel blurt! game$14.99

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