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WORD BK Presents: Amos Barshad and David Marchese for NO ONE MAN SHOULD HAVE ALL THAT POWER

04/11/2019 - 7:30pm

 

WORD is thrilled to host Amos Barshad for the launch of his book No One Man Should Have All That Power: How Rasputins Manipulate the World. Amos will be joined in conversation by David Marchese. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

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No One Man Should Have All That Power: How Rasputins Manipulate the World (Hardcover)

By Amos Barshad
$26.00
ISBN: 9781419734557
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Harry N. Abrams - April 9th, 2019

Event Voucher for Amos Barshad

$5.00
SKU: amosvoucher

$5 admission to this event at our Brooklyn store. Your $5 admission voucher functions like a gift card and can be used toward anything in store, including No One Man Should Have All That Power. Please note that if you purchase a copy of the book from WORD there is no need to purchase an admission voucher. 

WORD BK Presents: Carrie Laben and Cara Hoffman for A HAWK IN THE WOODS

03/27/2019 - 7:30pm

 

Join us at WORD Greenpoint for an evening with Carrie Laben, author of the new literary horror novel A Hawk in the Woods. She'll be joined in conversation by Cara Hoffman, author of Running and Be Safe I Love You. 

ABOUT CARRIE LABEN

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A Hawk in the Woods (Paperback)

By Carrie Laben
$16.99
ISBN: 9781939905468
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Published: Word Horde - March 26th, 2019

When newscaster Abby Waite is diagnosed with a potentially terminal illness, she decides to do the logical thing... break her twin sister Martha out of prison and hit the road. Their destination is the Waite family cabin in Minnesota where Abby plans a family reunion of sorts.

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Running (Paperback)

By Cara Hoffman
$16.00
ISBN: 9781476757582
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Simon & Schuster - February 20th, 2018

From the critically acclaimed author of Be Safe I Love You comes a haunting novel of love, friendship, and survival set in the red light district of Athens in the 1980s that New York magazine calls "a gauzy portrait of youthful longing, sticky romance, and regret."

WORD BK Presents: Josh Frank and Robert S. Bader for GIRAFFES ON HORSEBACK SALAD

03/28/2019 - 7:30pm

 

Calling all Marx Brothers and Dalí fans! WORD is excited to welcome Josh Frank to Greenpoint for a discussion of his new book Giraffes on Horseback Salad, a reimagining of the strangest movie never made. Josh will give a talk about the history behind the unlikely friendship between Dalí and the Marx Brothers and his approach to researching this lost film, then take questions from the audience. He will be joined in conversation by Robert S. Bader, a fellow expert on the Marx Brothers.

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Giraffes on Horseback Salad: Salvador Dali, the Marx Brothers, and the Strangest Movie Never Made (Hardcover)

By Josh Frank, Tim Heidecker, Manuela Pertega (Illustrator)
$29.99
ISBN: 9781594749230
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Quirk Books - March 19th, 2019

This lushly illustrated graphic novel re-creates a lost Marx Brothers script written by modern art icon Salvador Dali.

Event Voucher for Giraffes on Horseback Salad

$5.00
SKU: saladvoucher

$5 admission to this event at our Brooklyn store. Your $5 admission voucher functions like a gift card and can be used toward anything in store, including Giraffes on Horseback Salad. Please note that if you purchase a copy of the book from WORD there is no need to purchase an admission voucher. 

WORD BK Presents: Feminista Jones and Xavier D'Leau for RECLAIMING OUR SPACE

03/20/2019 - 7:30pm

 

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Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets (Paperback)

By Feminista Jones
$14.95
ISBN: 9780807055373
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Beacon Press - January 29th, 2019

A treatise of Black women’s transformative influence in media and society, placing them front and center in a new chapter of mainstream resistance and political engagement

Event Voucher for Feminista Jones

$5.00
SKU: jonesvoucher

$5 admission to this event at our Brooklyn store. Your $5 admission voucher functions like a gift card and can be used toward anything in store, including Reclaiming Our Space. Please note that if you purchase a copy of the book from WORD there is no need to purchase an admission voucher. 

WORD BK: Presents PIZZA STORYTIME! with Jon Burgerman

02/24/2019 - 3:30pm

 

We don't know about you, but our reason for living is pizza. Cheese pizza, vegan pizza, pepperoni pizza, Hawaiian pizza, grandma pizza—we don't discriminate, we'll eat it all. Join us in Greenpoint for a very special pizza storytime with Jon Burgerman, author of How to Eat Pizza, featuring real (free!) pizza provided by our neighbor Paulie Gee's Slice Shop. It'll be a real slice of fun! 

ABOUT JON BURGERMAN

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How to Eat Pizza (Hardcover)

By Jon Burgerman
$16.99
ISBN: 9780735228856
Availability: In stock at Brooklyn or Jersey City -- click for more details
Published: Dial Books - November 6th, 2018

Everyone's favorite meal talks back in this deliciously irreverent new picture book from the creator of Splat! and Rhyme Crime

WORD BK Presents: Hampton Fancher and Mary-Beth Hughes for THE WALL WILL TELL YOU

03/13/2019 - 7:30pm

 

Join us at WORD Brooklyn for a special evening with Hampton Fancher, famed screenwriter of Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049. Hampton will be joined in conversation by Mary-Beth Hughes, author of the books Wavemaker II and Double Happiness.

ABOUT THE BOOK

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The Wall Will Tell You: The Forensics of Screenwriting (Paperback)

By Hampton Fancher
$14.99
ISBN: 9781612197616
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Published: Melville House - March 12th, 2019

A completely original guide to the screenwriter's art -- as only the writer of Blade Runner could concieve it.

The master speaks, in this unique guide for screenwriters -- and writers and artists of all kinds.

Event Voucher for Hampton Fancher

$5.00
SKU: wallvoucher

$5 admission to this event at our Brooklyn store. Your $5 voucher can be used toward anything in store, including The Wall Will Tell You. Please note that if you purchase a copy of the book from WORD there is no need to purchase a voucher. 

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The Loved Ones (Paperback)

By Mary-Beth Hughes
$16.00
ISBN: 9780802124982
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Published: Grove Press - June 14th, 2016

"Rich in sensory detail...a demanding read that rewards patience."--New York Times

"Edith Wharton and Henry James own the mansion housing this slant of prose, all style and substance, and Hughes moves ever closer to such mastery with...The Loved Ones."--Elle

WORD BK Presents: Katy Butler for THE ART OF DYING WELL

03/11/2019 - 7:30pm

 

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The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life (Hardcover)

By Katy Butler
$26.00
ISBN: 9781501135316
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Scribner - February 19th, 2019

A reassuring and thoroughly researched guide to maintaining a high quality of life—from resilient old age to the first inklings of a serious illness to the final breath—by the New York Times bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven’s Door.

The Art of Dying Well is about living as well as possible for as long as possible and adapting successfully

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