This is a fantastically entertaining and efficient way to explore the many philosophers of the past. Simon is a witty writer, making these timeless figures both more accessible and a pleasure to read. You'll find it hard to put this book down for very long. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in philosophy or dead people.
Klein deftly guides the reader on a journey through the very nature of time. Touching on subjects as diverse as the evolution of our biological clocks to how to maximize efficiency in your day, Klein's prose is delightfully awash in pithy literary and pop-culture references and is a pleasure to read. This book offers a renewed commitment to slowing down and enjoying the present.
Quirky, punctually funny, and ultimately a pleasant collection of nurturing advice and inspirations to bolster the floundering or budding writer as they attempt to wrap their arms around their fickle morale.
Ask the Buyers!
Saturday, May 2, 2:00-4:00pm
with Children’s Buyer Liesl Freudenstein and Head Buyer Arsen Kashkashian
Cost is $25 for 15 minutes with either our Children’s or Adult buyer. Registration and pre-payment is required. Forms are available at the front desk of Boulder Book Store or by calling (303) 447-2074.
In honor of Earth Day, Boulder Book Store is happy to offer
This book is all about how to grow food without loads of space, tons of time, or the experience of being a lifelong gardener. Ruppenthal emphasizes the importance of growing food, of understanding how plants grow, and delineates a number of simple and straightforward ways to grow some types of food from even the smallest of urban spaces, or with the smallest of budgets.
Fire to Fire by Mark Doty
This book is part father-son memoir and part biology lesson. The title of the book might be a mouthful, but don't let that put you off. The writing is as clear as the topic is broad. In this book, you'll delve into the life cycle: birth, life, aging, and death. While reading it, you'll reassess your preparation for life's emotional, psychological, and physical trials.
F, 20, wishes Americans were this creative. In fact, would marry the first person in the tri-county area to come up with something as hilarious and creative as one of these personals. Perfect for the person with Pythonesque humor, titillating for those without. Oddly inspiring, often shocking, seeks same at Box no. 1310.
If you're new to reading poetry and want to learn more about the structure, sound and imagery of the genre, Christine, a bookseller at Boulder Book Store, recommends Mary Oliver's A Poetry Handbook: "My professor had us purchase this book for a poetry class I took in college. Mary Oliver is not only a wonderful poet, but she is also good about explaining the method behind the language. What I liked especially about this particular book are the many examples pulled from familiar poetry to give each chapter more substance." This book teaches all aspects of the craft of poetry for readers and writers alike.
Start Where You Are, by Pema Chodron
Join us for our One Book One Boulder Bridge to Terabithia Bookclub on Wednesday, April 15th at 7pm. Our discussion will be held in the Upper North Room and is open to all ages.
to bring the community together through the reading of a single book. One Book, One Boulder was initiated by the Boulder Public Library and the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Columbine, by Dave Cullen
In Breaking the Alabaster Jar, a collection of interviews with poet Li-Young Lee, Lee elaborates on the craft of poetry with a stunning metaphor comparing poetry to architecture. Just like in architecture, he said, poetry is not so much about the materials you use (bricks/mortar, or words), but about space. You can use the same physical materials to create a number of different structures, but it's the use of space and silence that make the creations unique. In many ways, space and silence are what distinguish poetry from prose. Poetry is an excellent and meditative way to experience the lovely silences in life, to slow down and explore the spaces in language.
The White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga
Attend a reading: Amy Catanzano will read from her new poetry collection entitled Multiversal on Tuesday, April 14th at 7:30pm. Multiversal proposes a theory of quantum poetics, and invites readers to explore the intersections between language, nature, science, and consciousness. Multiversal takes its name from the multiverse, a science fiction concept that has become an accepted theory in physics. It suggests that reality comprises multiple dimensions in space and time. In form and content, this collection takes novel approaches to the materiality of language itself, to the spacetime of poems.
Celebrate National Poem-In-Your-Pocket Day (April 30th) by taking a pocket-sized poem (available in the store), sharing it with your friends, passing it along, or memorizing it. You can also pick up a copy of the book Poem In Your Pocket by the Academy of American Poets (Abrams, $14.95), and share the poems with everyone you know!
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