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Denis Lipman - A Yank Back To England

November 30, 2009 - 7:00pm

The playwright Denis Lipman humorously recounts his London trips to visit his cantankerous Cockney parents and guide his new American wife through East End culture. Michael York calls this "a perceptive, engaging and informative take on contemporary England as seen through the eyes of a fellow expatriate who writes with humor and affection. “

By Lipman, Denis
$16.95
ISBN-13: 9781934848241
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: GemmaMedia, 01/01/2010

Location: 
Politics and Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave. NWWashington, D.C. 20008

THANKSGIVING GREETINGS

Thursday December 3
6:30 p.m. Trina Hahnemann - The Scandinavian Cookbook at CulinAerie, 1131 14th Street NW
Pre-registration required by November 28. 

7 p.m. Greg Mortenson - Stones Into Schools at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue - SOLD OUT

Friday - Sunday December 4 - 6
Holiday Member Sale

Tuesday December 8
4:30 p.m. Jane O’Connor - Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas

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Barbara's Byline

Enemies of the People & Wallenberg: Missing Hero

barbaraLast Sunday, November 8, Kati Marton came to Politics and Prose to talk about ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE: My Family's Journey to America, her book about her parents' lives in Budapest under the surveillance of the Hungarian Secret Police, their imprisonment under  the Soviet-dominated Hungarian regime, and finally the family’s emigration to America in 1957, where they settled in the Washington, D.C. area, still under the surveillance of the Hungarian Secret Police.  Kati’s father was an AP correspondent in Budapest, and when they came to the Washington area, he went to work covering the State Department for the Associated Press.  But her mother, who had worked for UPI, switched careers and became a French teacher in a Montgomery County high school.

Booknotes

Graphic Literature from Around the World

by Adam Waterreus booknotes

In the last few years, highly regarded reviewers from every major newspaper have endorsed graphic novels, enabling them to become legitimized as an approved form of literature. In Europe and Asia, graphic novels have been recognized for decades as having the potential to be full-fledged works of fiction, memoir and history. In the United States, the translated graphic novel market often seems saturated with Japanese Manga for teens or younger, so at first glance, it appears harder to find higher quality, or "literary" work intended for adults; however, Fantagraphics, Fanfare / Ponent Mon, Drawn and Quarterly, PictureBox and other publishers have assembled a fine collection of translated graphic work from around the world.

From French political satire and hard boiled mystery of the famous Jacques Tardi to geometrical explorations of story and landscape in Yuichi Yokoyama’s richly imaginative Traveland New Engineering, (two of my favorites), from the elegantly realistic books of Jiro Taniguchi to the dark and equally realistic work of Yoshihiro Tatsumi, other facets of this exciting genre are revealed as they elaborate their meaningful and compelling stories. 

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Next Offsite Event

DONALD JOHANSON - LUCY’S LEGACY

Promotional Period: 
Dec 2 2009

Wednesday, December 2, 7:30 p.m.

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National Geographic Society
1600 M Street, NW
DONALD JOHANSON
LUCY’S LEGACY (Harmony, $25.00)
One of the most accomplished scholars of human origins, Donald Johanson has produced some of the field’s most groundbreaking discoveries, including the most widely known fossil of the 20th century, the 3.2-million-year-old skeleton called “Lucy,” marking an important step on the path to Homo sapiens. Johanson’s presentation will share an intimate look at how Lucy and other fossil remains have transformed our understanding of evolution. Click here for $15/$18 tickets.

Upcoming Offsite Events

Remaindered or Markdown Books

Newly Arrived Remainders

 

remaindersIn REAL FOOD: What to Eat and Why, Nina Planck, who grew up on a farm, did a stint as a vegan, and has started farmers’ markets in several major cities, cuts through the hype, the studies, and the latest developments of food technology to get back to basics. Fresh fruit and vegetables, of course, but whole milk, butter, and grass-fed beef are also high in nutrition—and the fats they contain are not the enemy.  Planck is full of common sense about eating; both her writing and her suggestions are gimmick-free. Available in hardcover, $6.98. 

Some names speak for themselves, and Mollie Katzen is one of them. Moosewood is another. In MOLLIE KATZEN’S VEGETABLE HEAVEN, the woman behind the Moosewood cookbooks offers over 200 recipes, complete with delightful color drawings. From creamy sunchoke soup to three part hominy to giant mushroom popovers and on to dessert (orange chocolate chip kisses!), there’s something here for every taste and every occasion. Available in hardcover, $9.98.
Click here to browse more recently arrived remainders.
•  Laurie Greer

Children and Teens

Book Of The Week

 

BOOK OF THE WEEK
(20% off through 11/25)

Design Dossier

DESIGN DOSSIER: THE WORLD OF DESIGN (Paintbox Press, $24)
Open DESIGN DOSSIER and step into the world of design.   Professional designers Pamela Pease and Paul Warwick Thompson contributed to the first book in what promises to be an exciting and educational new series, introducing budding designers to the fundamentals of art and craft.  Tabs guide readers to each section, including the elements of design, fold-out design timeline and create your own design studio.  The dossier is clear, attractive and informative, with sections that challenge readers to engage in the creative process themselves.  This book certainly practices what it preaches - good design.   Ages 11 and up.  Heidi Powell

 

Please come to the Children and Teens' Department to see our wide selection of books about autumn and Thanksgiving.

Please note: Story time will be on hiatus until Monday, January 11.
Have a great holiday!

Music

New Music

 

 

 

Click here for András’s reviews and Music News and to buy these albums.

Classes at Politics and Prose

Next Class

  • Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - Wednesday, May 12, 2010
    Promotional Period: 
    Jan 12 2010 - May 12 2010

    British History in Fiction

    Several contemporary British novelists look back four generations to explore the legacy of the World Wars in modern Britain. In five lecture/discussions with PowerPoint illustrations, Virginia Newmyer and Susan Willens study those violent events and the artistic representations given them by young writers in recent novels.

    BOTH CLASSES ARE FILLED WAITING LIST ONLY

  • Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - Tuesday, March 2, 2010
    Promotional Period: 
    Jan 19 2010 - Mar 2 2010

    FULLY ENROLLED - WAIT LIST ONLY

Coffeehouse

Modern Times Coffeehouse

Modern Times Coffeehouse PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT OPENING

Larry Ponsford, photographerLarry Ponsford, a Washington architect and urban designer, will host the opening reception for an exhibition of his photographs on Sunday, November 29 from 6-8 p.m. at Modern Times Coffeehouse.  The show will run from November 27 to January 30, 2010. 

Mr. Ponsford has chosen 22 images from his career archive of some 8000 photos, many taken to help him teach architecture, and later to document certain aspects of his extensive travels.  More and more, his photos allow—even suggest—a wide range interpretations by both the photographer and the viewers.  

The theme of this show is “Looking Up”.  Mr. Ponsford demonstrates how, in an image-oversaturated world, we select what our eye will record: we routinely focus on the thin layer of world between our feet and our head, blithely ignoring whatever wonders, surprises or delights may be “soaring” just overhead.  A Japanese proverb says, “Looking up knows no boundaries”.

 

Read more news from the coffeehouse on the Modern Times blog.