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Wednesday 17 April, 2013 – 6:30pm: Part three of the four part seminar series, Thinking Critically about Society. This session, led by Michael Frederiksen of the Peace and Justice Center, will discuss some of the key readings of Marxism in a friendly and accessible way. Continue reading “Event: Reading Marx (Thinking Critically about Society: Session Three)”
Old Capitol Books is honored to have recently purchased exceptional books from the personal library of a retired U.S. Ambassador John D. Jernegan (1911-1981) who retired to Carmel Valley in the late 1960’s with his wife Mary. Books on the subjects of diplomacy, cooking, Middle East history, and unusual Italian Touring Club books from the 1950’s, among others. During his career he was stationed in Mexico, San Diego, Washington D.C., Tunis, Atlanta, New York, London, Rome, Baghdad, Tangier, and other locations I have yet to discover.
20 April, 2013 – Old Capitol Books is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a celebration of National Poetry Month on Saturday April 20th, 2013. Come join us for an afternoon and evening of poetry readings with appearances from local poets. Continue reading “Event: A Celebration of National Poetry Month”
Monday April 8th, 6:30pm-8pm – Session Two of the seminar series, Thinking Critically about Society, will address the issues surrounding national identity and patriotism. Continue reading “Event: Thinking about National Identity (Thinking Critically about Society: Session Two)”
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2013 (2:30pm) – Come enjoy an afternoon reading of selected passages from The Inherited Heart: An American Memoir—not a dry, church-like rendering of text, but a musical presentation of playful and purposeful prose. Short lyric portions of the book are laced with original music and songs—“standards”—from the era depicted in the book: the program’s flexible format shaped to please its audience—the music adding another dimension to and enhancing the words. Continue reading “Event: Bill Minor and a Live Jazz Concert”
14 March, 2013 – Love reading Shakespeare and are looking for an exciting evening with fellow sonnet lovers? Or do you wish that you could learn more about his work? Come to a fun and informal evening of reading around a table, eating cake, and talking about our favorite Shakespeare poems!Continue reading “Event: Shakespeare’s Sonnets and Some Cake”
2 April, 2013 – What do people mean when they say “Anarchism”? Between the international Occupy movement, and questions surrounding capitalism, Anarchism has been a topic that has been much in the media of 2012. This seminar will introduce you to the philosophies of Anarchism through key readings, and then use these philosophies to discuss current events. Continue reading “Event: Thinking Critically about Society – Session One: What is Anarchism?”
On February 16th (1-3pm), local author L.C. Wright will be in Old Capitol books to sign copies of his latest book, Castle Grey, which are on sale now at Old Capitol Books and at various other bookstores in the area. Continue reading “Event: L.C. Wright – Book signing”
Greetings. Old Capitol Books has about 8,000 books that have not been processed of which about 3,000 are cookbooks! Our ecclectic books will be making their way to the shelves throughout 2013. Please visit regularly for the best selection. Also, we now have a new workbench for staff. It is a very handsome piece of furniture that allows us to display our beautiful books and work behind the scenes at the same time. We recently rewired and realigned our ceiling lights so they are now lower and aligned with the aisles. Whodathunkit!? We removed some of our book shelves too. This reconfiguration will “lighten-up” the front of the store and allow Old Capitol Books to accomodate book readings. We accommodate book signings and we have some pending in April. STAY TUNED!!
December 15, 2012 – Peter T. Hoss, the author of “Born in Yosemite,” will be in Old Capitol Books for a book signing and to talk about his experience living in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Now a local of Monterey Bay, Hoss has collected stories, art, and history relating to Yosemite in his recent book. Starts at 12pm and will run until 3pm.Continue reading “Event: Peter T. Hoss, author of “Born in Yosemite” – book signing”
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