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500 Words or Less — Del Rosario '04
$18.99
By Juleah Del Rosario Swanson, Class of 2004 A high school senior attempts to salvage her reputation among her Ivy League–obsessed classmates by writing their college admissions essays and in the process learns big truths about herself in this mesmerizing debut novel-in-verse, perfect for fans of Gayle Forman and Elizabeth Acevedo.Nic Chen refus...

A Dog-Friendly Town — Cameron '98
$16.99
By Josephine Cameron '98 Josephine Cameron's A Dog-Friendly Town is a delightful middle-grade cozy caper sure to excite dog-lovers and gentle mystery readers alike!Twelve-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 schoo...

A Doorway Through Space — Joy '86
$14.95
By Judith Bourassa Joy, Class of 1986 Two young people, with a little help from their friends, travel through a wormhole to find their space-traveling mother. The creatures they encounter and the adventures they discover are worth the trip. -From the back cover.

A Flick of Sunshine — Hill '62
$31.95
By Frederic Hill, Bowdoin Class of 1962, and Alexander Jackson Hill The true and remarkable life of Richard Willis (Will) Jackson, an intrepid seaman from one of the leading shipbuilding families in 19th century Maine, whose exploits and adventures in the oceans of the world would rival characters straight out of the lives and imaginations of Jo...

A Path to Peace — Mitchell '54
$26.00
By George Mitchell, Class of 1954 The “illuminating” (Los Angeles Times) answer to why Israel and Palestine’s attempts at negotiation have failed and a practical, “admirably measured” (The New York Times) roadmap for bringing peace to the Middle East—by an impartial American diplomat experienced in solving international conflicts.George Mitchell...

A Ready-Made Life — trans. by Fulton '70
$15.95
Selected and translated by Bruce Fulton, Bowdoin Class of 1970and Kim Chong-un A Ready Made Life is the first volume of early modern Korean fiction to appear in English in the U.S. Written between 1921 and 1943, the sixteen stories are an excellent introduction to the riches of modern Korean fiction. They reveal a variety of settings, voices, st...

A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys — Hawthorne 1825
$17.00
By Nathaniel Hawthorne, Class of 1825 Six legends of Greek mythology, retold for children by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Included are The Gorgon’s Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chimaera. In 1838, Hawthorne suggested to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow [fellow Bowdoin Class of 1825] ...
African American Settlements in West Africa: John Brown Russwurm & the American Civilizing Efforts

African American Settlements in West Africa: John Brown Russwurm & the American Civilizing Efforts
$55.00
By Amos Beyan, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies at Western Michigan University John Brown Russwurm [Bowdoin Class of 1826] and African American Settlement in West Africa examines Russwurm's intellectual accomplishments and significant contributions to the black civil rights movement in America from 1826 - 1829, and more signif...

Africans in New Sweden — Muhammad '73
$19.95
By Abdullah R. Muhammad, Class of 1973 Historian Abdullah R. Muhammad examines a previously little-known and virtually untold aspect of Delaware’s history—the hidden role of Africans in the often brutal mercantile expansionism by European colonizers in the 17thcentury. Mr. Muhammad reveals for the first time details of the genesis of America’s...

Alchemy of Awakening — Hobin '82
$15.95
By Lynn Hobin, Class of 1982 Alchemy of Awakening is a window into the author's life during the time it was transformed from a carefully planned life into one more in alignment with her authentic self, and consistent with that which she came into being to do. A life-altering event was placed in her path enabling her to become conscious of univer...

All the Light We Cannot See — Doerr '95
$18.99
By Anthony Doerr, Class of 1995 Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War...

Amelie and Ali — Cammille '07
$12.99
By Emily Cammille, Class of 2007 On the surface, Amelie and Ali couldn't be more different. He was born in Paris and she grew up in the southern United States. But after a chance meeting on a flight to Paris, the two quickly discover that they are looking for the same thing--love. From the moment she meets him, Amelie views Ali as the type of ma...

An Elegant Woman — McPhee '87
$17.00
By Martha McPhee, Class of 1987 “A portrait of self-creation in the vein of F. Scott Fitzgerald”,” (The Wall Street Journal) An Elegant Woman is “a rich exploration of legacy and memory” (Entertainment Weekly) that follows four generations of women against the sweep of 20th century American history.Drawn from the author’s own family history, thi...

An Outlier's Tribe — Edwards '22
$18.99
By Morgan Edwards, Class of 2022 In his quest to reflect upon and grapple with his experiences straddling the divergent environments of Appalachia and a New England private liberal arts college, Morgan Edwards provides a window into not only his life, but also many of the polarizing political and social challenges of our time. Exploring themes o...

Angel of the Garbage Dump: How Hanley Denning Changed the World, One Child at a Time
$17.95
By Jacob Wheeler Maine-native Hanley Denning [Bowdoin Class of 1992], the Angel of the Garbage Dump, saw poverty and desperation in its ugliest form, and refused to turn a blind eye. In the Guatemala City garbage dump she launched an educational reinforcement nonprofit called Safe Passage, or “Camino Seguro,” and helped pull thousands of childre...
Bah Hahbah — Dyer '56

Bah Hahbah — Dyer '56
$12.99
By LeRoy Dyer, Class of 1956 With a snippet of history here and there to offer a perspective as to the growth of the town itself, my wish is that this book, in some small way, has contributed to the lore and history of our small island community. -From the back cover.
Birds of Bowdoin — Dow '24

Birds of Bowdoin — Dow '24
$14.00
By Cora Dow, Class of 2024 A beautifully illustrated guide to the birds that can be seen on the Bowdoin College campus. Article: Student Artist Creates Illustrated Book of Birds

Blessed Boyhood — Chamberlain 1852
$15.95
By Joshua L. Chamberlain, Class of 1852 Annotations by Thomas A. Desjardin and David K. Thomson '08; foreword by U.S. Senator Angus S. King, Jr. H‘07; edited by Richard Lindemann Published in Commemoration of the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's early memoir is published in its entirety here for the first ...

Book of the Mandolin Player — Oleson '87
$15.95
By Anne Britting Oleson, Class of 1987 Meg Cross lives in a small Maine town with a family that is too big, too loud, too everything. Life in a small Maine town: where everyone is related by blood or marriage, where everyone knows everything there is to know about everyone else, and where there is no anonymity. So it seems for Meg Cross, living ...

Cartographer of Crumpled Maps — Pérez '04
$14.99
By Jonathan Andrew Pérez, Class of 2004 Review Quotes: Jonathan Andrew Perez's The Cartographer of Crumpled Maps cleverly subverts and displaces the idyllic essence of the pastoral in service of an ethics society has consistently betrayed. The poems in this chapbook, occasionally referential yet always original, find their verve in the asymmetr...
Chantarelle — Morgan '89

Chantarelle — Morgan '89
$18.95
By Genevieve Morgan, Class of 1989 In 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 mus...

Charles's Tell-Tale Diary of 1899 — Rich
$18.99
By Janet Hall Rich The unforgettable diary of Charles Brown's [Bowdoin Class of 1900] junior year at Bowdoin in 1899, with research and commentary by its discoverer, Janet Hall Rich.

Cloud Cuckoo Land — Doerr '95
$20.00
By Anthony Doerr, Class of 1995 From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of All the Light We Cannot See, perhaps the most bestselling and beloved literary fiction of our time, comes the highly anticipated Cloud Cuckoo Land. Set in Constantinople in the fifteenth century, in a small town in present-day Idaho, and on an interstellar ship decades f...

Complete Wok Cookbook — Toy '77
$17.99
By Chris Toy, Bowdoin Class of 1977 Master your wok with this comprehensive collection of Chinese recipes A well-seasoned wok can do it all, whether you want to fry, boil, poach, steam, smoke, roast, or braise a delicious Chinese meal. The Complete Wok Cookbook is filled with 125 flavorful recipes that make the most out of your wok, from authent...