Apr. 14, 2008 - Educator Days and My Find of the Moment
FYI: Barnes and Noble Educator Days are April 26-May 4. The man at the register at our B&N tells me that if you special order and the books are in the store during this time, they are eligible for the 25% discount as well. This is different than what I've been told in the past, so I asked him a couple different times in a couple different ways, but that was his story and he's stickin' to it. So, I may order the Landmark Book bios that are being reissued under Sterling Point Books through special order and pick em up during the discount days.
My find of the day was the hardcover Great Stories from History for Every Day of the Year by WB Marsh and Bruce Carrick. $9.98 on clearance but with my educator discount, only $7.98. While I only rifled through it (I have a low bar for history books to make it into my cart--I love them all!), the writing seems engaging and the length, about a page per day, just right for peaking interest in the age 8 and up crowd. I intend to let this one hang out in the center of the kitchen table next to the salt and pepper. I figure we'll read the day's history aloud at lunch (I am inspired in this by my pal Karen J who reads aloud to her kids EVERY day during lunch!). For the history phobes and the history reluctant--while I will never understand you--this may be a painless way to incorporate history into your day.
Also, I noticed that the hardcover Alexander Hamilton biography by Ron Chernow was in the clearance section for $7.98...this would be just a tad over $6 bucks with the educator discount. Chernow's Hamilton ranks among the best biographies I've ever read and if all you know about Hamilton is that he's on one of our bills and he died in a duel, you should treat yourself to this one!
Blessings, Holly
