Auction items still available for purchase
*If interested inpurchasing any of the following items, please feel free to contact dave@archipelagobooks.org
The following Items from the Archipelago Auction are still eligible for sale. First come first served.
∑ 2 signed copies of Yalo by Elias Khoury (Archipelago Books)
∑ Just Call Me Mike :A Journey to Actor and Activist” by Mike Farrell- Just Call Me Mike is a riveting tale of personal, professional, and civic growth from sallow California kid to mature citizen omitted to a more just social order. (Akashic Books) SAL E PRICE: $12.00 (hardcover)
∑ 2 signed copies of“Eel on Roof: poems” by Uche Nduka- Nigerian Poet Nduka is a poet, percussionist, essayist, and lecturer whose poetry has been compared with the momentous works of A.R. Ammons, John Ashbery, and Kamau Brathwaite. (Akashic Books) SALE PRICE: $24.00 each
∑ The End of an Error by Mameve Medwed- Medwed paints the portrait of a woman jolted from her familiar emotional and physical terrain by the haunting memory of lost love. (Harper Collins) SALE PRICE: $7.00
∑ The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer- Sofer’s first full length novel is a gripping account of political upheaveal in Iran, imprisonment, religion and betrayal. (Harper Collins) SALE PRICE: $12.00 (hardcover)
∑ Signed copy of What Isn’t There: Inside a Season of Change by Jocelyn Lieu- Lieu’s memoir concerns the aftermath of 9/11 in lower Manhattan. (Nation Books) SALE PRICE: $12.00
∑ Signed copy of Joe the Engineer by Chuck Wachtel- Winner of the Pen/Hemingway citation, Joe the Engineer is a humorous novel that captures the bewilderment and bitterness of a generation of working Americans who have found themselves blue-collar exiles in their own country. (Penguin Books) SALE PRICE: $15.00
∑ Signed copy of How the Hula Girl Sings by Joe Meno- a suspenseful exploration of a country bright with the far-off stars of forgiveness and dark with the still-looming shadow of the death penalty. (Akashic Books) SALE PRICE: $20.00
∑ Signed copy of The Writing on the Wall by Lynne Sharon Schwartz- intimate story of many kinds of love in the emotionally harrowing days following 9/11. (Counterpoint) SALE PRICE: $30.00 (hardcover)
∑ Signed copy of The Swing Voter of Staten Island by Arthur Nersesian- Nersesian first volume in his Five Books of Moses series has broken through into a new landscape that at once fuses the real with the surreal, the psychological with the psychedelic. (Akashic Books) SALE PRICE: $20.00
∑ Signed copy of The Sacrificial Circumcision of the Bronx by Arthur Nersesian- The highly anticipated follow-up to The Swing Voter of Staten Island- the first two installments in Nersesian’s series of novels offering an alternate history of New York: The Five Books of Moses. (Akashic Books) SALE PRICE: $30.00 (hardcover)
∑ Signed copy of Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap by Nik Cohn- A mesmerizing account of a city, its music, and a way of life that often embraces death. Cohn’s passionate involvement with the people and music of New Orleans is a journey into the heart of the hip-hop dream. He captures a music that’s hugely popular but rarely understood, and with transcendent humanity he reveals this beloved city in all its tragic beauty. (Knopf Books) SALE PRICE: $30.00 (hardcover)
∑ Signed copy of The Gates by Chuck Wachtel- a stunning and profoundly human novel set in New York City and the war-torn Nicaragua of the ‘80s, Primo Thomas, a teacher of English to new immigrants, faces the second half of his life. (Viking Press) SALE PRICE: $30.00 (hardcover)
∑ Signed copy of In the Family Way by Lynne Sharon Schwartz- The acclaimed author of Leaving Brooklyn and Disturbances in the Field offers a deadly accurate portrayal of how we live now, in this intergenerational comedy of manners. (William Morrow and Company) SALE PRICE: $24.00 (hardcover)
∑ The Sun of Our Days by Isabel Allende- This memoir is a portrait of a contemporary family bound together by the love, fierce loyalty, and stubborn determination of a beloved, indomitable matriarch. (Harper) SALE PRICE: $12.00 (hardcover)
∑ Signed copy of Potential Weapons by Jocelyn Lieu- In this vivid, elegantly written debut, Lieu explores the risk of self-discovery. Her sparse and direct stories are about originations and are particularly eloquent about the vulnerability and loneliness of American identity politics. (Gray Wolf Press) SALE PRICE: $20.00
∑ Signed copy of Peace like a River by Leif Enger- This debut novel is an epic of generosity of a heroic quest and haunting meditation on the possibility of magic in the everyday world. It is the moving tale about the resilience of family relationships and told through the prism of memory.
∑ 2 signed copies of Disturbances in the Field by Lynne Sharon Schwartz- The story of an evolving female consciousness jostled by life’s light and darkness, its constructive and destructive elements and the ways of struggle between them. (Harper & Row) SALE PRICE: $30.00 each (hardcover)
∑ Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos- Santos’s literary talents shine in the complex interactions she creates between the narratives of three women. As their individual stories unfold the women become entangled in a web of trust, betrayal, love and loss that challenges their former disillusionment and self-awareness. (Harper Luxe) SALE PRICE: $12.00
∑ $150 Gift Certificate for New Directions Publishing House- good for any titles of your choosing SALE PRICE: $100
∑ Two Tickets to the American Symphony Orchestra- Hailed by New York Magazine as "one of the best-programmed music series in New York," the American Symphony Orchestra allows you to explore and discover rare symphonic masterworks at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, under the baton of Music Director Leon Botstein. The 2008-2009 Season offers such works as Edouard Lalo's melodic masterpiece, Le roi d'Ys; a triple U.S. Premiere of the avant-garde featuring Walter Braunfels, Hermann Suter and Josef Marx; Music Of The Other Germany, a program that only ASO can concieve; Luigi Dallapiccola's response to Italian fascism, our second opera-in-concert; a revisit to William Grant Still and finally, a study of Israel's musical patriarchs in Composing A Nation. Illuminating pre-concert talks will move to Avery Fisher Hall. Join Maestro Botstein 75 minutes prior to performance for a short discussion on the piece. Visit their website for more information: http://www.americansymphony.org/lincoln-center-series.php SALE PRICE; $35.00
∑ 2 Chelsea Piers passports- includes one health club day pass, one $15 tee time car (including one club rental), admission to general ice skating session (including skate rental), toddler adventure center pass, 5 batting cage tokens, and free shoe rental with purchase of bowling game. SALE PRICE: $75.00 (for both)
∑ $25 gift certificate for The Ink Pad- The Ink Pad is a full service shop located in the heart of Greenwich Village. They have a friendly and knowledgeable staff and a multitude of stamps and accessories for your stamping pleasure. They sell custom made stamps and can ship any of our products worldwide. Sale Price: $20.00
∑ New York Open Center gift certificate for a one day workshop or weekly course- The Open Center is a non-profit educational and cultural center offering programs intended to heal the body, nourish the soul and awaken the spirit. It aims to serve as a focal point for holistic thought and practice in the heart of New York. Visit their website for information on offered workshops and weekly courses City: http://www.opencenter.org/content/section/4/38/. SALE PRICE: $100 for either
∑ Gift certificate for $125 at The Place Restaurant- The Place is tucked away in the West Village on W 4th St between 12th St & Bank St. The atmosphere offers the intimate and welcoming feel of a storefront bistro The tapas pair beautifully with the selection of South African and Chilean wines. The Place is perfect for a romantic dinner. SALE PRICE: $100