http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com Independent Bookstore serving Grand Haven, Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:37:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 TheBookmanhttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/07/the-bookman-recommends-shanghai-girls-by-lisa-see/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/07/the-bookman-recommends-shanghai-girls-by-lisa-see/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:37:43 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=239 Another intriguing read from the author of “Snowflower and the Secret Fan”.  Pearl and May are “beautiful” sisters who must leave their modeling jobs in Shanghai to fulfill payment of a debt owed by their father.  Their lives in San Francisco lead two unique paths.

]]> http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/07/the-bookman-recommends-shanghai-girls-by-lisa-see/feed/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/07/enjoy-our-bookclub-read-for-july-pomegranate-soup/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/07/enjoy-our-bookclub-read-for-july-pomegranate-soup/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:30:50 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=230 3 sisters flee Iran in 1978 and arrive in Ireland by way of London.  Open the Babylon Cafe and are observed by the community, some welcome, some wonder about their presence.

]]> http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/07/enjoy-our-bookclub-read-for-july-pomegranate-soup/feed/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/06/city-of-thieves-by-david-benioff/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/06/city-of-thieves-by-david-benioff/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:45:09 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=222 a gripping story of the siege of Leningrad and the “thieves” who struggled to survive

]]> http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/06/city-of-thieves-by-david-benioff/feed/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/06/a-book-by-mordicai-gerstein/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/06/a-book-by-mordicai-gerstein/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:43:21 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=219 a story of a family who live in a book…the youngest member is eager to find her story.

]]> http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/06/a-book-by-mordicai-gerstein/feed/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/05/coop-a-year-of-poultry-pigs-and-parenting/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/05/coop-a-year-of-poultry-pigs-and-parenting/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 15:37:31 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=207 Michael Perry’s delightful “next” edition of life at home on the farm in Wisconsin

]]> http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/05/coop-a-year-of-poultry-pigs-and-parenting/feed/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/04/may-book-club-selection-the-book-thief/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/04/may-book-club-selection-the-book-thief/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:44:42 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=200 Markus Zusak, in the Book Thief, Liesel Meminger arrives in her new home In Molching, Germany. Her friendship and her survival depend on books and the people with whom she shares them.

]]> http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/04/may-book-club-selection-the-book-thief/feed/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/04/alphaoops-the-day-z-went-first-alethea-kontis/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/04/alphaoops-the-day-z-went-first-alethea-kontis/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:30:55 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=193 Reorganizing the alphabet brings confusion and fun

]]> http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/04/alphaoops-the-day-z-went-first-alethea-kontis/feed/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/04/change-the-world-for-ten-bucks/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/04/change-the-world-for-ten-bucks/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:28:27 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=190 Creative and imaginative ways in which we can influence and change the world we live life.

]]> http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/04/change-the-world-for-ten-bucks/feed/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/03/the-bookman-is-alive-and-well-after-recent-fire/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/03/the-bookman-is-alive-and-well-after-recent-fire/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:10:48 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=184 We thank the observant passerby who called in the fire on the evening of March 20.  Thank you to the careful and quick response of the fire-police department of Grand Haven, and also to the support we have received from our community friends.  We were able to open on Wednesday, March 25.

]]> http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/03/the-bookman-is-alive-and-well-after-recent-fire/feed/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/03/travel-the-world-in-yuki-and-the-thousand-carriers/ http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/2009/03/travel-the-world-in-yuki-and-the-thousand-carriers/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:31:11 +0000 Elly http://www.bookmangrandhaven.com/?p=179 Gloria Whelan’s unique look at cultures in our world

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