Gift Ideas from Harvard Book Store 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Rain, snow, or shine, Harvard Book Store is open long hours and has something for everyone this holiday season. Explore a few more unique gift suggestions from your local, independent bookstore. 

See you soon at Harvard Book Store!

For the word nerd and deftly witty Scrabble player:
Signed By the Author:  
101 Two-Letter Words 
Signed by Stephin Merritt

"When I have no Scrabble move,
I really cannot bear it.
From aa to za, help has arrived --
Why, thank you, Stephin Merritt!" --Lemony Snicket

 

Our Price: $19.95

We have a very limited number of signed copies available! Call the store at 617.661.1515, order online, or come on by the store. Explore more signed books here.
For the thinker and cultural historian:
Signed By the Author:  
Plato at the Googleplex 

"Highly original. . . . In Plato at the Googleplex, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein set out to showcase, in sometimes startling ways, the continuing relevance of a classic philosopher . . . [accomplished] with both madcap brilliance and commanding authority." --Washington Post

Our Price: $23.96
List Price:
$29.95

We have a limited number of signed copies available! Call the store at 617.661.1515, order online, or come on by the store. Explore more signed books here.
For the family historian as a Hanukkah gift:

Holiday Hundred Picks:  

Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film   


"Three Minutes in Poland begins as the story of an old family film rediscovered and veers into an important tale of Polish shtetls during World War II. It is intensely moving and brilliantly researched, and it reads like a thriller." --Elie Wiesel, author of Night

 

Our Price: $24.00
List Price: $30.00

We have a limited number of signed copies of this title in the store now, as well as more Hanukkah gift ideas!  

For the introspective reader of literary fiction:

Holiday Hundred Picks:  

Missing Person

by Patrick Modiano

(Winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature)

 

"Modiano's novels are . . . subtle, rhythmic, and hypnotic investigations into the self and its memory -- the perfect thing for the mournful indoor months. . . [Missing Person] is Modiano's sixth novel and possibly his best. . . ." --Slate, "Where Do I Start With Patrick Modiano?"  

 

Our Price: $13.56
List Price: $16.95

Explore more of our Holiday Hundred picks here

For seafarers and young adventurers:

Children's Books:  

The Storm Whale  

 

"A gentle, atmospheric father and son tale, this will draw kids who appreciate a touch of mysticism and the parent-kid adventure." --BCCB

 

Our Price: $16.99

(For ages 4-7.) Browse more picture books here.    

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