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{"id":6557380509785,"title":"Love's Not Over 'Til It's Over — Byrne '72","handle":"loves-not-over-til-its-over-byrne-72","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Edward T. Byrne, Class of 1972\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of \u003cem\u003eBonfire of the Vanities \u003c\/em\u003ein breadth and cast of characters, Byrne has written a family drama about the complex bond between a son and his father, a WWII combat survivor. Following WWII, Dave Devlin became an advertising executive haunted daily by what he'd seen during battle, and carrying guilt for the death of his comrade. James, his young son, who once was his father's shadow, distanced himself as he got older, and the disintegration of the family follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet primarily in Queens, New York in the late 1950s and 1960s, and Manhattan in the 1970s and early '80s, the story traces James Devlin and the relationships in his life, from a young boy to a married man, but it is the relationship with Dave Devlin that changes, from first putting his father on a pedestal to angering him by his reluctance to go to Vietnam, a war he feels is much different from his father's war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe topic of sports is a running theme throughout \u003cem\u003eLove's Not Over 'til It's Over\u003c\/em\u003e, as well seeking the answer to the question, what does it mean to be a man, not just an Irish Catholic man? James struggles with a genetic predisposition for alcohol, drugs and his own demons. Instead of going to Vietnam, James attends college and gets a law degree, eventually prosecuting an insider trading conspiracy that has reunited some characters from his past while posing both personal and professional dilemmas. James ultimately concludes, quoting Yogi Berra to his father, \"Maybe love's like baseball...It's not over 'til it's over.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-04-08T16:31:48-04:00","created_at":"2021-04-08T16:20:32-04:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction"],"price":1900,"price_min":1900,"price_max":1900,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1900,"compare_at_price_min":1900,"compare_at_price_max":1900,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39299479666777,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA354-Byrne","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Love's Not Over 'Til It's Over — Byrne '72","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1900,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1900,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780692873502","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba354-byrne-love.jpg?v=1617913234"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba354-byrne-love.jpg?v=1617913234","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Love's Not Over 'Til It's Over by Edward T. 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James, his young son, who once was his father's shadow, distanced himself as he got older, and the disintegration of the family follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet primarily in Queens, New York in the late 1950s and 1960s, and Manhattan in the 1970s and early '80s, the story traces James Devlin and the relationships in his life, from a young boy to a married man, but it is the relationship with Dave Devlin that changes, from first putting his father on a pedestal to angering him by his reluctance to go to Vietnam, a war he feels is much different from his father's war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe topic of sports is a running theme throughout \u003cem\u003eLove's Not Over 'til It's Over\u003c\/em\u003e, as well seeking the answer to the question, what does it mean to be a man, not just an Irish Catholic man? James struggles with a genetic predisposition for alcohol, drugs and his own demons. Instead of going to Vietnam, James attends college and gets a law degree, eventually prosecuting an insider trading conspiracy that has reunited some characters from his past while posing both personal and professional dilemmas. James ultimately concludes, quoting Yogi Berra to his father, \"Maybe love's like baseball...It's not over 'til it's over.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":6543906668633,"title":"The Kinfolk — Morgan '89","handle":"kinfolk-morgan-89","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Genevieve Morgan, Class of 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the conclusion of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, Evelyn, and Knox fight to save not just the island of Ayda but their own world. They are scattered throughout the war-torn island as Dankar, the power-hungry ruler of Exor, mounts his greatest attack. His forces begin a final, fatal siege on the weakening realms of Melor and Metria. His goal: to extend his power beyond Ayda, beyond the fog, to the rest of the world. Will Chase be able to convince Ratha, the proud ruler of the realm of Varuna, to come to their aid? Can Evelyn harness her daylights and control the stone of Metria? Will Dankar murder his own cousin in his bid for power?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-03-11T16:18:23-05:00","created_at":"2021-03-11T16:15:38-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Children's","Fiction"],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1895,"compare_at_price_min":1895,"compare_at_price_max":1895,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39268245733465,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA333-Morgan","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Kinfolk — Morgan '89","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1895,"inventory_quantity":3,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781934031827","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba333-morgan-kinfolk.jpg?v=1615497461"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba333-morgan-kinfolk.jpg?v=1615497461","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Kinfolk by Genevieve Morgan '89","id":20266582769753,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba333-morgan-kinfolk.jpg?v=1615497461"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba333-morgan-kinfolk.jpg?v=1615497461","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Genevieve Morgan, Class of 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the conclusion of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, Evelyn, and Knox fight to save not just the island of Ayda but their own world. They are scattered throughout the war-torn island as Dankar, the power-hungry ruler of Exor, mounts his greatest attack. His forces begin a final, fatal siege on the weakening realms of Melor and Metria. His goal: to extend his power beyond Ayda, beyond the fog, to the rest of the world. Will Chase be able to convince Ratha, the proud ruler of the realm of Varuna, to come to their aid? Can Evelyn harness her daylights and control the stone of Metria? Will Dankar murder his own cousin in his bid for power?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":6543904571481,"title":"Chantarelle — Morgan '89","handle":"chantarelle-morgan-89","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Genevieve Morgan, Class of 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Book Two of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, determined to fulfill his promise to find the unifying Fifth Stone, finds the elusive Captain Nate and brings him back to the island of Ayda, where one realm is burning and two others are under siege from Dankar’s dark forces of Exor. Meanwhile, Knox and Evelyn must trust a mysterious guide to help them find a way back to Ayda, though each has their own personal struggle to overcome. All three children must decide if they can put their own needs—and fears—aside to save their friends and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-03-11T16:12:51-05:00","created_at":"2021-03-11T16:09:19-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Children's","Fiction"],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1895,"compare_at_price_min":1895,"compare_at_price_max":1895,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39268240621657,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA332-Morgan","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Chantarelle — Morgan '89","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1895,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781939017635","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba332-morgan-chantarelle.jpg?v=1615497098"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba332-morgan-chantarelle.jpg?v=1615497098","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Chantarelle by Genevieve Morgan '89","id":20266579198041,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba332-morgan-chantarelle.jpg?v=1615497098"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba332-morgan-chantarelle.jpg?v=1615497098","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Genevieve Morgan, Class of 1989\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Book Two of The Five Stones Trilogy, Chase, determined to fulfill his promise to find the unifying Fifth Stone, finds the elusive Captain Nate and brings him back to the island of Ayda, where one realm is burning and two others are under siege from Dankar’s dark forces of Exor. Meanwhile, Knox and Evelyn must trust a mysterious guide to help them find a way back to Ayda, though each has their own personal struggle to overcome. All three children must decide if they can put their own needs—and fears—aside to save their friends and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":6543433498713,"title":"Lake City — Kohnstamm '98","handle":"lake-city-kohnstamm-98","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Thomas Kohnstamm, Class of 1998\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHunkered down in his childhood bedroom in Seattle’s worn–out Lake City neighborhood, idealistic but self–serving striver Lane Bueche licks his wounds and hatches a plot to win back his estranged Manhattanite wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe discovers a precarious path forward when he is contracted by a wealthy adoptive couple to seduce and sabotage a troubled birth mother from his neighborhood. Lane soon finds himself in a zero–sum game between the families as he straddles two cultures, classes, and worlds. Until finally, with the well–being of the toddler at stake, Lane must choose between wanting to do the right thing (if he could only figure out what that is) and reclaiming his idea of privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-03-10T16:59:48-05:00","created_at":"2021-03-10T16:59:47-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1695,"compare_at_price_min":1695,"compare_at_price_max":1695,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39267100721241,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA319-Kohnstamm","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Lake City — Kohnstamm '98","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1695,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781640091429","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba319-kohnstamm-lake.jpg?v=1615413608"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba319-kohnstamm-lake.jpg?v=1615413608","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Lake City: A Novel, by Thomas Kohnstamm","id":20263859847257,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba319-kohnstamm-lake.jpg?v=1615413608"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba319-kohnstamm-lake.jpg?v=1615413608","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Thomas Kohnstamm, Class of 1998\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHunkered down in his childhood bedroom in Seattle’s worn–out Lake City neighborhood, idealistic but self–serving striver Lane Bueche licks his wounds and hatches a plot to win back his estranged Manhattanite wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe discovers a precarious path forward when he is contracted by a wealthy adoptive couple to seduce and sabotage a troubled birth mother from his neighborhood. Lane soon finds himself in a zero–sum game between the families as he straddles two cultures, classes, and worlds. Until finally, with the well–being of the toddler at stake, Lane must choose between wanting to do the right thing (if he could only figure out what that is) and reclaiming his idea of privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":6540466192473,"title":"The Blue Hour — Kennedy '76","handle":"the-blue-hour-kennedy-76","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Douglas Kennedy, Class of 1976\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Moment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFive Days\u003c\/i\u003e comes a “completely absorbing and atmospheric” (Philip Kerr) novel about a woman whose husband disappears without a trace amidst the stunning, labyrinthine world of Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin knew Paul wasn’t perfect. But he said they were so lucky to have found each other, and she believed it was true. When he suggests a month in Morocco—where he once lived and worked, a place where the modern meets the medieval—Robin reluctantly agrees.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Once immersed into the swirling, white-hot exotica of a walled city on the North African Atlantic coast, Robin finds herself acclimatizing to its wonderful strangeness. Paul is everything she wants him to be—passionate, talented, knowledgeable. She is convinced that it is here that she will finally become pregnant.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But then Paul suddenly disappears, and Robin finds herself the prime suspect in the police inquiry. As her understanding of the truth starts to unravel, Robin lurches from the crumbling art deco of Casablanca to the daunting Sahara, caught in an increasingly terrifying spiral from which there is no easy escape.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For fans of thought-provoking page-turners such as \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e, Douglas Kennedy’s \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Hour\u003c\/i\u003e is a roller-coaster journey into a heart of darkness that asks the question: What would you do if your life depended on it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-03-05T12:15:17-05:00","created_at":"2021-03-05T12:15:16-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction"],"price":2699,"price_min":2699,"price_max":2699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2699,"compare_at_price_min":2699,"compare_at_price_max":2699,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39260535390297,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA302-Kennedy","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Blue Hour — Kennedy '76","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":2699,"inventory_quantity":6,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781451666373","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba302-kennedy-blue.jpg?v=1614964543"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba302-kennedy-blue.jpg?v=1614964543","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"The Blue Hour by Douglas Kennedy","id":20249240076377,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba302-kennedy-blue.jpg?v=1614964543"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba302-kennedy-blue.jpg?v=1614964543","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Douglas Kennedy, Class of 1976\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Moment\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFive Days\u003c\/i\u003e comes a “completely absorbing and atmospheric” (Philip Kerr) novel about a woman whose husband disappears without a trace amidst the stunning, labyrinthine world of Morocco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobin knew Paul wasn’t perfect. 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{"id":4766787338329,"title":"A Dog-Friendly Town — Cameron '98","handle":"a-dog-friendly-town","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Josephine Cameron '98\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJosephine Cameron's\u003c\/em\u003e A Dog-Friendly Town\u003cem\u003e is a delightful middle-grade cozy caper sure to excite dog-lovers and gentle mystery readers alike!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve-year-old Epic McDade isn't ready for middle school. He'd rather help out at his family's dog-friendly bed n' breakfast all summer, or return to his alternative elementary school in the fall, where learning feels safe. But change comes in all shapes and fur colors. When Carmelito, California is named America's #1 Dog-Friendly Town, all the top dogs and their owners pour into Epic's sleepy seaside neighborhood for a week of celebration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe McDades are in dog heaven with all the new business until a famous dog's jewel-encrusted collar goes missing. Every guest is a suspect, and Epic will have to embrace new friends and new ideas to sniff out the culprit before the week is through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-12-22T15:13:09-05:00","created_at":"2020-12-22T15:12:17-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Children's","Fiction"],"price":1699,"price_min":1699,"price_max":1699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1699,"compare_at_price_min":1699,"compare_at_price_max":1699,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":32324656267353,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA260-Cameron","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"A Dog-Friendly Town — Cameron '98","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1699,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780374306441","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba260-cameron-dog.jpg?v=1614023718"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba260-cameron-dog.jpg?v=1614023718","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover of A Dog-Friendly Town by Josephine Cameron '98.","id":7515902181465,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba260-cameron-dog.jpg?v=1614023718"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba260-cameron-dog.jpg?v=1614023718","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Josephine Cameron '98\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJosephine Cameron's\u003c\/em\u003e A Dog-Friendly Town\u003cem\u003e is a delightful middle-grade cozy caper sure to excite dog-lovers and gentle mystery readers alike!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelve-year-old Epic McDade isn't ready for middle school. He'd rather help out at his family's dog-friendly bed n' breakfast all summer, or return to his alternative elementary school in the fall, where learning feels safe. But change comes in all shapes and fur colors. When Carmelito, California is named America's #1 Dog-Friendly Town, all the top dogs and their owners pour into Epic's sleepy seaside neighborhood for a week of celebration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe McDades are in dog heaven with all the new business until a famous dog's jewel-encrusted collar goes missing. Every guest is a suspect, and Epic will have to embrace new friends and new ideas to sniff out the culprit before the week is through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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{"id":32899452,"title":"Shift — Agell '81","handle":"shift","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Charlotte Agell '81\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In fifteen-year-old Adrian Havoc's world, Homestate rules every aspect of society: identity cards need to be carried at all times, evolution is a forbidden topic of discussion, and religious education is enforced in daily 'rapture' doses. If life weren't hard enough, now come the threats that the end of the world -- SHIFT -- is quickly approaching. But Adrian refuses to accept things as they are. He sets out for the toxic Deadlands on a trip that may very well alter the course of the universe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this thought-provoking, powerful, and by turns humorous novel, Charlotte Agell  uncovers the painful consequences of war and uncertain governments in an imagined -- yet disturbingly realistic -- world.\u003cbr\u003e - From the jacket.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hardcover.","published_at":"2011-02-22T10:38:00-05:00","created_at":"2011-02-22T10:38:03-05:00","vendor":"vendor-unknown","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1695,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1695,"compare_at_price_min":1695,"compare_at_price_max":1695,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":77642492,"title":"Default","option1":"Default","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA157","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Shift — Agell '81","public_title":null,"options":["Default"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1695,"inventory_quantity":3,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba157-agell-shift_1a70cfd5-afc1-47be-a872-6f8775d850b6.jpg?v=1614015183"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba157-agell-shift_1a70cfd5-afc1-47be-a872-6f8775d850b6.jpg?v=1614015183","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Shift by Charlotte Agell","id":7515655471193,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba157-agell-shift_1a70cfd5-afc1-47be-a872-6f8775d850b6.jpg?v=1614015183"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba157-agell-shift_1a70cfd5-afc1-47be-a872-6f8775d850b6.jpg?v=1614015183","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Charlotte Agell '81\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In fifteen-year-old Adrian Havoc's world, Homestate rules every aspect of society: identity cards need to be carried at all times, evolution is a forbidden topic of discussion, and religious education is enforced in daily 'rapture' doses. If life weren't hard enough, now come the threats that the end of the world -- SHIFT -- is quickly approaching. But Adrian refuses to accept things as they are. He sets out for the toxic Deadlands on a trip that may very well alter the course of the universe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this thought-provoking, powerful, and by turns humorous novel, Charlotte Agell  uncovers the painful consequences of war and uncertain governments in an imagined -- yet disturbingly realistic -- world.\u003cbr\u003e - From the jacket.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hardcover."}

{"id":32897012,"title":"The Madonna of Las Vegas — Smith '75","handle":"the-madonna-of-las-vegas","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Gregory Blake Smith '75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's the hair-raising countdown to a new millennium, and Cosmo Dust watches in dismay as the wreckage of his life comes into garish focus in the glow of post-Sinatra Las Vegas. Surrounded by the simulacra of Western civilization, Cosmo finds himself strong-armed by the Golden Calf Casino into recreating the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel: a task that makes a mockery of both Michelangelo's genius and Cosmo's skill.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Just when Cosmo has decided to quit this job to search for something real, Reality trumps him by making him the chief suspect in the murder of a cocktail waitress. Joining forces with the daughter of the Pope of Las Vegas, the local mob boss, he tries to piece together who's killing whom and why. Navigating a world that subverts rational motivation, Cosmo and the Pope's daughter encounter film-noir homicide detectives, Gnostic monks, a Vatican Inquisitor, and a baby who may or may not be the messiah.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A masterfully written novel that is part romantic comedy, part dysfunctional detective story, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Madonna of Las Vegas \u003c\/span\u003eexuberantly explores the quest for a genuine life in a world built on false appearances.\u003cbr\u003e - From the back cover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paperback.","published_at":"2011-02-22T10:23:00-05:00","created_at":"2011-02-22T10:23:03-05:00","vendor":"vendor-unknown","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction"],"price":1300,"price_min":1300,"price_max":1300,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1300,"compare_at_price_min":1300,"compare_at_price_max":1300,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":77637272,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA095-Smith","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Madonna of Las Vegas — Smith '75","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1300,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1300,"inventory_quantity":3,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"1400081866","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba095-smith-madonna_d3247ce4-ea20-4b86-9970-2784b65a1b39.jpg?v=1614026274"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba095-smith-madonna_d3247ce4-ea20-4b86-9970-2784b65a1b39.jpg?v=1614026274","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"The Madonna of Las Vegas By Gregory Blake Smith '75","id":7515977482329,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.643,"height":400,"width":257,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba095-smith-madonna_d3247ce4-ea20-4b86-9970-2784b65a1b39.jpg?v=1614026274"},"aspect_ratio":0.643,"height":400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba095-smith-madonna_d3247ce4-ea20-4b86-9970-2784b65a1b39.jpg?v=1614026274","width":257}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Gregory Blake Smith '75\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's the hair-raising countdown to a new millennium, and Cosmo Dust watches in dismay as the wreckage of his life comes into garish focus in the glow of post-Sinatra Las Vegas. Surrounded by the simulacra of Western civilization, Cosmo finds himself strong-armed by the Golden Calf Casino into recreating the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel: a task that makes a mockery of both Michelangelo's genius and Cosmo's skill.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Just when Cosmo has decided to quit this job to search for something real, Reality trumps him by making him the chief suspect in the murder of a cocktail waitress. Joining forces with the daughter of the Pope of Las Vegas, the local mob boss, he tries to piece together who's killing whom and why. Navigating a world that subverts rational motivation, Cosmo and the Pope's daughter encounter film-noir homicide detectives, Gnostic monks, a Vatican Inquisitor, and a baby who may or may not be the messiah.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A masterfully written novel that is part romantic comedy, part dysfunctional detective story, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Madonna of Las Vegas \u003c\/span\u003eexuberantly explores the quest for a genuine life in a world built on false appearances.\u003cbr\u003e - From the back cover.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Paperback."}