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Remainders (Bargain Books)
What Are Remaindered Books?
At Politics & Prose, we are particularly proud of the quality and selection of
our Remainder Room, located on the lower level of the store.
The unending flow of distinguished and unusual remainder books into Politics & Prose is an exciting dynamic. We are proud of these quality, diverse selections. Unfortunately, like significant but temporary apparitions, the books will quickly be consumed, and rarely can we get these titles again due to limited supply. Do make a point of browsing this section as often as possible -- we guarantee rich rewards!
These books are often only available for a short time,
and this online display is but a small sample of our current selection,
so visit us soon to find what you want!
Back in Stock: DEEP ECONOMY: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. Since writing The End of Nature in 1989, Bill McKibben has been one of the most active environmental writers we have. He’s contributed dozens of introductions, prefaces, and editorial guidance to books on nature and sustainable living. Deep Economy is a cogent, clear, and eminently reasonable plea for more careful use of resources. McKibben argues that the drive for efficiency that fuels mass consumption is not the only way to live. Rather, we should slow down, take a look at our immediate surroundings, and value community more than we do. Available in hardcover.
TROUBLESOME YOUNG MEN: The Rebels who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England, Lynne Olson’s account of the end of Chamberlain’s government in 1940, has been hailed for its vivid narrative and keen insights into a period most historians have overlooked. Far from being uneventful, the months between September 1939 and May 1940 were full of strategizing and debate, as a group of Tory MP upstarts—Harold Macmillan, Robert Boothby, Leo Amery, Ronald Cartland among them—turned against Chamberlain and backed Churchill. (Note: Olson’s new book, Citizens of London, will be out in early February. She’ll be speaking at P&P on February 22.) Available in hardcover.
Stefan Zweig was so popular a writer that during the 1920s and ‘30s he had to hide from his fans in Salzburg. Primarily remembered for his memoir of growing up in Vienna, The World of Yesterday, he also wrote some wonderful novels. Part of the New York Review Books Classics series, his BEWARE OF PITY is set on the eve of the First World War and focuses on a young soldier in the Austro-Hungarian cavalry. Unsure of himself socially, Anton unwittingly insults his host’s daughter. As he tries to do right by her, he mires himself more deeply in obligations he can’t fulfill, and mistakes pity for love. This deeply psychological novel is also a stirring evocation of a bygone era. With an introduction by Joan Acocella. Available in paperback.
HIROSHIGE: BIRDS AND FLOWERS features 91 of the thousands of nature studies created by the great Japanese printmaker. Based on Chinese drawings and the miniaturist tradition, which Hiroshige (1797-1858) had been trained in, these large-scale prints are colorful, detailed images that reflect both the reality of the subject and the lyrical sensibility of the artist. Each image is accompanied by a poem in Japanese, translated into English, with a brief commentary by Israel Goldman.
There's more of Hiroshige's wonderful work in THE SIXTY-NINE STATIONS OF THE KISOKAIDO. Dating from the mid-1830s, this collection of prints documenting life along the Kisokaido, a highway between Edo and Kyoto, was originally assigned to the artist and ribald poet Keisai Eisen. When Eisen abandoned the project after creating just 24 pictures, Hiroshige took over. This volume includes images by both artists, along with commentary on the men's different approaches and techniques by Sebastian Izzard.
HOKUSAI: ONE HUNDRED POETS is a collection of both color and black-and-white plates that Hokusai (1760-1849) created to go with the poetry anthology, One Hundred Poets. As close and careful a reader as he was a visual artist, Hokusai didn't merely illustrate the book but sought to capture the multi-layered nuances of the poetry's language and themes, as well as expressing his own feelings on the subjects. The poems and the images they inspired appear on facing pages, with brief commentary by Peter Morse.
These three books were published by Braziller in hardcover, all originally $80, and now are only $39.98.
The self-portraits of Frida Kahlo are among the most instantly recognizable images, but what about Kahlo's work in other genres? In FRIDA KAHLO: The Still Lifes, the art historian Salomon Grimberg discusses the 40 documented still lifes Kahlo painted, along with others that have recently come to light. He places these pictures in the context of the great Mexican painter's life and overall ouevre, illuminating both in the process. With full color reproductions and many black-and-white photos. Available in hardcover.
In THE FOREVER WAR the New York Times journalist Dexter Filkins recounts his experiences over the last decade in Afghanistan and Iraq. One hallmark of Filkins’s reporting is his effort to get as close to the people involved as possible. He doesn’t just observe events, he finds out what soldiers are thinking, spends time in the homes of suicide bombers, and walks the streets of occupied towns. This book has earned praise for its vivid prose and the immediacy of its chronicle of people and places. Available in hardcover.
Samantha Power won a Pulitizer for her book on genocide, “A Problem from Hell.” In her second book, CHASING THE FLAME: One Man’s Fight to Save the World, she tells the story of Sergio Vieira de Mello, chief of the United Nations mission to Iraq, who died in a bombing there in 2003. Part biography and part history of recent international crises, Power’s book takes us through the chaos of Iraq in the early years of the occupation, as well as looking back at the conflicts of Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, and Cambodia, all places where Vieira de Mello served. In each case, Power raises important questions about the nature and limits of intervention. Available in paperback.
Adapted from Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States by Zinn himself, along with historian Paul Buhle and cartoonist Mike Konopacki, A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF AMERICAN EMPIRE: A Graphic Adaptation starts with the events of 9/11 and works back to tell the story of the United States on the world stage. Along with chronicles of U.S. expansion and intervention in Central America, Vietnam, and Iraq, the book recounts Zinn’s family’s history as Jewish immigrants. The political, the personal, text, and pictures—it’s all here. Available in paperback.

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