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  • Subject: [Internationalist Books] Hunter S. Thompson Memorial Thursday, Two Cranes Press Scattered Covered Smothered Saturday
  • Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 22:26:28 -0500


HUNTER S THOMPSON WAKE/READING - THURSDAY, FEB. 24 AT 8 PM

Hunter Stockton Thompson committed suicide at his home in Colorado this past Sunday. On Thursday (2/24) we'll spend an informal evening at the store with his writings, please join us in remembering the founder of Gonzo Journalism and a great American. Bring your favorite HST book to read from. His most recent title is Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness.


SCATTERED, COVERED AND SMOTHERED - SATURDAY, FEB. 26 AT 7 PM

An evening of literary and culinary goodness from the publishers and authors of Scattered, Covered, Smothered, an anthology of food-related fiction, poetry and unusual recipes. Published by local small press publisher Two Cranes Press <http://www.twocranespress.com>, Scattered, Covered, Smothered has been described as "what could easily be one of the smartest, coolest and best anthologies to show up in 2004" (Rick Kleffel, The Agony Column). Several of the contributors will be reading selections from their work and preparing unusual and delicious recipes. Participants include Nora Jemison, Louise Dolan, Luna Black, Elizabeth A. Jasper and Jamie Bishop.


MARCH & RALLY TO BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW - MARCH 19

Internationalist Books WILL have a bus available for people who want to attend the March 19 Peace Rally in Fayetteville. Tickets are $10-15 (sliding scale) and must be purchased by March 15. Tickets are available now and can be purchased at the store, located at 405 W. Franklin St. If you want to sponsor a rider, or are looking for a sponsored ticket, please call the bookstore to inquire. The bus will be leaving Internationalist Books at 8:30 AM sharp, please arrive by 8:15 so we can depart on time. The bus will leave Fayetteville at 4:30 and arrive in Chapel Hill at approx. 6:30.

Internationalist Books will provide an information packet to all riders with a map of the area and all pertinent logistical information as they board the bus. For more information about the Fayetteville, NC March and Rally, please visit: http://www.ncpeacejustice.org


BOOK CLUB: REMEMBERING REET & SHINE BY MICHAEL SCHWALBE

Please join the Internationalist Book Club for a discussion of "Remembering Reet and Shine: Two Black Men, One Struggle" on Monday March 21 at 7:30pm at the bookstore. Author Michael Schwalbe will be present! He will present a slide show on the life of Reet and Shine. Copies of Remembering Reet and Shine are available at the store.

Matthew Mason and Anthony Atwater, two working-class African Americans who lived and died in the American South, led double lives. To family and the black community, they were local men, fathers, and companions. In the dominant white world, where they earned their wages, they were known by their nicknames, Dr. Reet and Shine. In this dual biography, Michael Schwalbe finds these monikers to be both endearing and degrading. Like other black men of their era, Mason and Atwater created personas. Mason became "Dr. Reet," a witty entertainer to his white employers. Atwater became "Shine," a streetwise stud who was skilled in love and violence. Each persona seemed like a solution, but bore unanticipated costs.


BLACK HISTORY MONTH SALE

Through the end of February - 10% off all titles in our African-American section, including some great titles from UNC Press: Self-taught: African American Education In Slavery And Freedom; Closer to Freedom; Democracy Betrayed: The Wilmington Race Riot of 1898 and Its Legacy; Radio Free Dixie; Pullman Porters and the Rise of Protest Politics in Black America, 1925-1945 and more. Did you know that 2005 is the 79th year that February has been Black History Month?


RECENT ARRIVALS: BOOKS

Epileptic (David B.)
amazing french cubist comics in a nice hardback edition

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA (Steve Coll)
new paperback for this invaluable primer on covert action

Rural Studio : Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency (Andrea Oppenheimer Dean & Timothy Hursley)

Guns, Germs & Steel / Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Jared Diamond)
two books that comprise a single long essay on human society

On Bullshit (Harry G. Frankfurt)
a delightful little book from Princeton University press

Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture (Joseph Heath & Andrew Potter)
Expanding on Thomas Frank's theory of countercultural cash-in

Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)

Perfectly Legal : the Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - AND CHEAT EVERYBODY ELSE (David Cay Johnston)

Quit Your Job : A Picture Story (James Kochalka)
A slim comic novel about the joy of quitting your job, from the reliable author of American Elf

Metaphors We Live By (George Lakoff)
More Lakoff! We also have Don't Think of an Elephant in stock.

Global Networks (Mark Lombardi)
Intricate drawings that chart global networks of political and financial power

Serge Gainsbourg : A Fistful of Gitanes (Sylvie Simmons)

Music Is the Weapon of the Future : Fifty Years of African Popular Music (Frank Tenaille)

Blood Done Sign My Name (Timothy Tyson)


RECENT ARRIVALS: MAGAZINES

Arthur (FREE!)
Lumpen (FREE!)
Arkitip
Mute
Wax Poetics (with an article by local writer Brett Dougherty!)

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Hasta luego!

Internationalist Books
405 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-942-1740
www.internationalistbooks.org





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