New Arrivals: 2/24/10

Quick Loaves : 150 Breads And Cakes, Meat And Meatless Loaves by Jean Anderson
The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror Fun-Filled Frightfest (graphic novel)
Frankenstein Takes The Cake by Adam Rex
Magic For Beginners by Kelly Link (highly recommended!)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Roland Mesnier's Basic To Beautiful Cakes (tempting!)
Green Jasper by K.M. Grant (the De Granville Trilogy, young adult)

Sidetripping by Charles Gatewood and William S. Burroughs
Let Me Eat Cake: A Celebration Of Flour, Sugar, Butter, Eggs, Vanilla, Baking Powder, And A Pinch Of Salt by Leslie F. Miller (delicious! love this book!)
Cloud Boy by Rhode Montijo (children's)
TMNT: Underground Art Studio (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles art kit)
In The Land Of Temple Caves: From St. Emilion To Paris'S St. Sulpice : Notes On Art And The Human Spirit by Frederick W. Turner

Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons by Walter R. Brooks
Fantastic Party Cakes: 20 Fun Cakes To Make And Decorate
Sweeney Todd: The Real Story Of The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street by Peter Haining
Cakes And Ale: The Golden Age Of British Feasting by Judy Spours (delectable!)
Vienna 1900 by Francois Baudot (art and memoirs)

Vintage kitchen fun

Some of you may know the secret delight I get from weird vintage food ephemera, like those hideous recipe cards that McCall's and other women's magazines used to sell, and images of cakes, etc etc. Well, right now some of my table display space is dedicated to that branch of bookery -- COOKERY!

Please welcome with me such gems as "SPAM: A Biography," a disturbing array of McCall's cookbook issues ("Marvelous Book of Meats" anyone?), and a smattering of nifty old recipe booklets, such as the "Exciting World of Rice Dishes" and "True Grits."

Also included is the Go-Tan pamphlet about the Indonesian Rice Table, in which are detailed a wonderful assortment of Indian recipes made surreal by their combination of Dutch and Indonesian languages (although the recipes themselves are in English). Most tell you a good deal of information, but one of them was so succinct it hardly seemed worth it to put in the booklet, except for its title: Sharkfin-Soup!

Please don't neglect the cake covered in blue flames.  Really, what hostess couldn't wow her over-stuffed dinner guests with one of these served up for dessert???  Oh, right, that would be the hostess whose guests were already reeling from having several hideous gelatin-mold salads inflicted upon them.  Riiiiiiiight.

A guide to the personal robot

How can you not have this book yet?! We are living in the future, after all.

One of many recent arrivals to the shop:
If I Had a Robot... What to Expect from the Personal Robot, by Nelson B. Winkless III (I can't make this stuff up), printed by Dilithium Press.

Yep.

Also in stock-- lots of sailing, shipbuilding, and other nautical sensibilities in book form. A great selection of cookbooks, with more on the way. Stephen King galore. Bunches of art books. A couple of signed John Connolly mystery novels (highly recommended).

...and more!!!

Voting is on!

In case you haven't noticed, the Portland Phoenix is at it again, with their Best of Portland 2010 contest running strong. You can vote once a day if you like. The Green Hand Bookshop is proud to be one of the nominees for the Used Books category (under Shopping). Yippeee! Wish us luck, and drop us a vote or two if you like. :)



An important note: To actually register your vote, after you've made your selections, you must click on the "SKIP TO FINISH" or "FINISHED" button to enter your name, etc. The vote is not logged in until this part of the process is completed.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's a heartfelt thank you to everyone out there that has been supporting the shop, whether through simple curiosity and friendliness, or as a patron of the many books I carry. Happy Valentine's Day to each and every one of you!

We had an early arrival today of some new critters from Sara at Tenderfoot Creations, two very charming Valentine Yetis. They sold within five minutes of walking through the door! I still wanted you to see how cute they are, anyhow, so you can share in their Valentine cheer. :) Meanwhile, we still have other new arrivals -- Kim Convery's "Get Your Heart On" hand printed valentines, and Sara's other creations, Lucky Yeti Feet and the Yeti Foot Throw Pillow.

New Arrivals - 2/5/10

100 POSTERS OF PAUL COLIN (art)
AMALGAMATION POLKA by Stephen Wright
AMERICAN FOOD by Evan Jones (recipes and history)
ANDRE KERTESZ (photography)
The ANIMAL DIALOGUES: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild by Craig Childs
The ATLANTIS SYNDROME by Paul Jordan
COMPLETE COMFORT FOOD by Bridget Jones
DOG DAYS DELUXE JOURNAL (super cute!)
EASY INDIAN IN MINUTES by Martin Knowlden (delicious!)
ELIZABITE: Adventures of a Carnivorous Plant by H.A. Rey (author of Curious George)

FIRST LADIES OF THE POSTER by Laura Gold (art)
GREYSTON BAKERY COOKBOOK by Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan
HISTORIC MARITIME MAPS: 1290-1699 by Donald Wigal
IN THE KITCHENS OF CASTILE by Gijs van Hensbergen
INDIAN MENU PLANNER
JOYCE TENNYSON (photography)
JUGENDSTIL by Pepin Van Roojen (art/design)
LADY LAZARUS by Andrew Foster Altschul
The LAST ENEMY: A Commissario Cenni Investigation by Grace Brophy
The LEVER HOUSE COOKBOOK by Dan Silverman and Joann Cianciulli
LIZETTE'S GREEN SOCK by Catharina Valckx (picture book)

The LONG HOME by William Gay
The LOST
ME & ORSON WELLES: a novel by Robert Kaplow
MERDE!: The Real French You Were Never Taught at School by Genevieve & Michael Heath
MIDNIGHT BAND OF MERCY by Michael Blaine
MISTRESS BRADSTREET: The Untold Life of America's First Poet by Charlotte Gordon
MY ATTAINMENT OF THE POLE by Frederick Albert Cook
NOBODY DOES IT BETTER: Why French Home Cooking Is Still the Best in the World by Trish Deseine

ONE & ONLY SHREK! by William Steig
POSTERS OF ACHILLE MAUZAN, 1883-1952 by Mirande Carnevale-Mauzan
RED LAND, BLACK LAND by Barbara Mertz (a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters)
RUFFIAN ON THE STAIR by Gary Newman
SIGNED, MATA HARI by Yannick Murphy
STAR-CROSSED by Linda Collison
STRIPER WARS: An American Fish Story by Dick Russell
SUN KING'S GARDEN: Louis XIV, Andre le Notre and the Creation of the Gardens of Versailles

TAGGERUNG by Brian Jacques (Redwall, book 14)
TEMPLES, TOMBS, & HIEROGLYPHS by Barbara Mertz (a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters)
TERRESTRIAL PARADISE by Ovidio Guaita (world gardens)
TITIAN (oversize, art)
TREE OF SMOKE by Denis Johnson

VAMPIRE ARMAND by Anne Rice (hardcover)
VENICE: A DAY IN CARNIVAL (photography)
VERTAMAE COOKS AGAIN: More Recipes from the Americas' Family Kitchen
VOICES: A Reykjavik Thriller by Arnaldur Indridason
WALKER EVANS: HUNGRY EYE (photography)
WHAT-THE-DICKENS by Gregory Maguire