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City Lights Newsletter | No one needs another Christmas sweater! City Lights gift ideas
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 7 pm In this newsletter...
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2 new City Lights t-shirt designs! Yowzas! Brand new City Lights t-shirts available in a LIMITED RUN and ONLINE ONLY! Choose from two iconic Beat photographs by Larry Keenan. You'll have to go to our site to see the other image we're offering! These black and white images are printed on white 100% cotton t-shirts and are available in sizes Small, Medium and Large. And don't worry, we've still got all your favorite old school City Lights gear as usual, and we're offering all of our City Lights titles at discounts so great they're practically Beat-era prices! Sure beats soap-on-a-rope! Top 10 City Lights Gift Ideas All Over Coffee by Paul Madonna Local artist Paul Madonna's All Over Coffee is a unique celebration of San Francisco in ink-wash drawings paired with his signature musings on city life. As Dave Eggers says, "Paul Madonna's work. . . reminds us why, block by block and view by view, this is one of the most beautiful cities in the world." This clothbound edition is a great gift for all the SF-lovers you know! |
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Local Girl Makes History Exploring Northern California's Kitsch Monuments by Dana Frank A combination of memoir, local history, and reflections on culture, Dana Frank's Local Girl Makes History uncovers the skeletons in the closet of some of your most beloved local spots. Leave the fruitcake at home -- this book is a guaranteed conversation-starter for holiday dinners! |
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Poetry Broadside: Allen Ginsberg Dying by Lawrence Ferlinghetti This signed, carefully-handcrafted broadside contains a poetic tribute to Allen Ginsberg's final days, written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti after Ginsberg called him to say goodbye. The small run of 333 copies were handmade in Nepal on orange, white, and gold paper. A special piece that commemorates an important moment in contemporary literature, available in this limited edition. |
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Lotería Cards and Fortune Poems A Book of Lives poems by Juan Felipe Herrera & linocuts by Artemio Rodríguez A collection of linocuts and poetry based on the imagery of la lotería, a popular game of chance that originated in 18th-century colonial Mexico. A beautiful collaboration between Mexican artist Artemio Rodríguez and Chicano poet Juan Felipe Herrera. This book is small but packs a mighty punch with its rich poetry and detailed artwork! |
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Staring Back by Chris Marker Staring Back presents 200 black-and-white photographs taken from 1952 to 2006 from Marker's personal archives. Some of the photographs are related to his classic films (which include "Le Jetée" and "!Cuba Si!"), but most are pictures of people Marker encountered as he has traveled the world. A neccesary addition to any photography-collector's library. |
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The Art of Political Murder Who Killed the Bishop? by Francisco Goldman Known in Guatemala as "The Crime of the Century," the Bishop Gerardi murder case, with its unexpectedly outlandish scenarios and sensational developments, confounded observers and generated extraordinary controversy. In his first nonfiction book, acclaimed novelist Francisco Goldman has spoken to witnesses no other reporter has reached, and observed firsthand some of the most crucial developments in the case. The Art of Political Murder is a tense and astonishing true detective story that tells the story of a remarkable group of engaging, courageous young people, and of their remarkable fight for justice. |
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BEAT Photographs of the Beat Era by Christopher Felver The most comprehensive photography collection of the players and friends of the Beat era, this large hardcover showcases portraits and candid shots of such literary legends as Amiri Baraka, Ted Berrigan, Richard Brautigan, Charles Bukowski, William S. Burroughs, John Cage, Ernesto Cardenal, Carolyn Cassady, Andrei Codrescu, Gregory Corso, Diane di Prima, Robert Duncan, Lawrence Durrell, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, and, of course, Lawrence Ferlinghetti. |
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Wall and Piece by Banksy Artistic genius, political activist, painter, mythic legend, or notorious graffiti artist? The work of Banksy is unmistakable, except perhaps when it is squatting in the Tate or New York's Metropolitan Museum. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cities throughout the world. This might just be the perfect holiday gift for that person you know who hates holiday gifts! |
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Food The History of Taste edited by Paul Freedman A book for the foodie decadent in your family! This richly illustrated book is the first to apply the discoveries of the new generation of food historians to the pleasures of dining and the culinary accomplishments of diverse civilizations, past and present. Editor Paul Freedman has gathered essays by French, German, Belgian, American, and British historians to present a comprehensive, chronological history of taste from prehistory to the present day. |
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The Collected Poems of Philip Whalen edited by Michael Rothenberg, with essays by Gary Snyder and Leslie Scalapino One of the most path-breaking and creatively radical poets of the San Francisco Renaissance, Philip Whalen was part of the 1955 Six Gallery reading where the West Coast Beat movement famously began. His lifelong engagement with the impermanent and sensuous, concerns deepened by his commitment to Zen Buddhism, are on rich display here, along with his warm humor and original illustrations. |
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Events at the Bookstore Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 7 pm Aaron Petrovich in an evening of performative phenomena celebrating the release of The Session published by Hotel St. George Press Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 7 pm Rex Ray celebrating the release of Art+Design published by Chronicle Books Sign up for the City Lights Events email newsletter! |
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City Lights authors on the road Sinan Antoon, author of I'Jaam will be at Stanford University on Monday, Dec 17th at 7:30 pm. |
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