The ConvalescentBy Jessica Anthony
McSweeney's 2009
Our price used: $12
House.
2 years ago
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Book Cover of the Day
Sketchy SantasBy Will Zweigart
Simon & Schuster $10.00
(Click through the picture to the blog that this book is based off of. Too good to pass up!)
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Staff Holiday Picks
The staff of Sam Wellers have all weighed in with their picks for holiday giving. Take a look:
- Lane Richins - Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Donald Stokes
- Debra Evans - Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett and Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book by Andrew Williamson
- Zach Sampinos - Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
- Frank Pester - King James Bible Quartercentenerary Edition with essay by Gordon Campbell
- Bruce Christensen - Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
- Jason Rabb - Listen to This by Alex Ross
- Tony Weller - Red Book by C. G. Jung, 75 Years of DC Comics by Paul Levitz, World of Ornament by A. Racinet, Frank Lloyd Wright: 1917 - 1942 by Bruce B Pfeiffer, Dressing a Galaxy by Trisha Biggar
- Todd Bailey - Twas the Night Before Christmas illustrated by Matt Tavares
- Joan Nay - King James Bible Quartercentenerary Edition with essay by Gordon Campbell, Historical Atlas of the North American Railroad by Derek Hayes, Bible: The Story of the King James Version by Gordon Campbell
- Jan - Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People by Amy Sedaris
- Catherine Weller - Instructions by Adam Levin
- Liz Shattler - Just Kids by Patti Smith
- Stephanie Leitch - Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art by Ethel Seno and Andy Goldsworthy Project by Molly Donovan
- Travis Nelson - Gilded Latten Bones by Glen Cook
- Elizabeth Evaschuck - Spiderwick Chronicles (all of them!) by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
- Neal Jensen - Lego - Atlantis BrickMaster and Lego Star Wars BrickMaster
- Jennifer Nielsen - Photographic Card Deck of The Elements by Theodore Gray
Monday, December 20, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Book Cover of the Day
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of LifeBy Wendy Mass
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers $6.99
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Sam Weller's Book Scrip Still Available
We have issued a limited quantity of Sam Weller’s Book Scrip. Notes were issued in goofy increments of $650, $1400, $3800 and $8300. The notes are cool and maybe someday will be collectible, so when a note is redeemed, an authorized staff member will cancel it and return it to the bibliophile who cashed in with this program. The notes will be sold for the respective prices of $500, $1000, $2500 and $5000. So the added value participants will reap climbs thus: 30%, 40%, 52% and 66%! Though the idea came as a rare book incentive, the SWB Scrip may also be used on second hand books. Purchases may not be bought using charge or used book credit accounts, and the full value of the notes must be redeemed within 30 days of purchase.We still have a few pieces of scrip left to sell. Sam Weller's Book Scrip is a great gift for the holidays! So, if you're a bibliophile, know a bibliophile, or maybe had your eye on a book that was just out of reach, now is the time to take advantage of great savings!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Employees' Holiday Picks
The front of our store holds a growing display, our Employee's Holiday Picks table. Instead of throwing them all out at once, we in WellerWorld prefer a more gradual approach. Each day a new employee pick shows up on the table. It's rather like an advent calendar. Here's what has been selected so far:
- Lane Richins - Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America by Donald Stokes
- Debra Evans - Rabbit Problem by Emily Gravett and Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book by Andrew Williamson
- Zach Sampinos - Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
- Frank Pester - King James Bible Quartercentenerary Edition with essay by Gordon Campbell
- Bruce Christensen - Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
- Jason Rabb - Listen to This by Alex Ross
- Tony Weller - Red Book by C. G. Jung, 75 Years of DC Comics by Paul Levitz, World of Ornament by A. Racinet, Frank Lloyd Wright: 1917 - 1942 by Bruce B Pfeiffer, Dressing a Galaxy by Trisha Biggar
- Todd Bailey - Twas the Night Before Christmas illustrated by Matt Tavares
- Joan Nay - King James Bible Quartercentenerary Edition with essay by Gordon Campbell, Historical Atlas of the North American Railroad by Derek Hayes, Bible: The Story of the King James Version by Gordon Campbell
- Jan - Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People by Amy Sedaris
- Travis Nelson - Gilded Latten Bones by Glen Cook
Book Cover of the Day
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of CancerBy Siddhartha Mukherjee
Simon & Schuster $30.00
Monday, December 13, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
An Appreciation of Book Collecting
On Saturday, December 11th, Tony Weller and Joan Nay of Sam Weller’s Rare Book Department will celebrate, entertain and edify book collectors and those interested in book collecting with a series of short presentations:
- At Noon, Joan will present rare highlights from the LDS, Utah, Western Americana and Indian sections.
- At 1:30 Tony will present rare highlights from Juvenalia, Illustrators and Art sections.
- At 3:00 Tony will present rare highlights from the Fiction and Literary sections.
- At 4:30 Joan and Tony will offer free informal appraisals of books brought by customers.
Hey Angel!
You’ve no doubt seen the edge of the M. Lynn Bennion Elementary School as you’ve driven up 400 S. or perhaps stopped for their students crossing 900 E. in Salt Lake City. Located at 429 S. 800 E., Bennion is a Title 1 School in which 86% of the students are economically disadvantaged. That’s not the whole story: Students at Bennion speak over 19 languages and represent cultures around the globe, and their teachers have an average of 20 years experience accompanied by a deep commitment to the academic and personal progress of each child. But let’s face it, in these tough economic times, schools like Bennion and its students need help more than ever.
That’s why Sam Wellers Books has chosen to mount an Angel Tree for Bennion Elementary. Beginning in early December and running through the holidays, customers of Wellers will be able to support the educational mission of Bennion by choosing a star from the Angel Tree conveniently located on the Main Floor and buying the school a book (or two!). Each title on the Angel Tree will be a title requested by the librarian, teachers, staff, and students of Bennion. So you know the book you chose will not be a duplicate or go to waste. To make the experience as easy as possible for you and for Bennion, Sam Wellers will deliver all of the donated books to the school in the first week of January. And to make the buying as painless as possible, Wellers will discount all Angel Tree donations 20%.
Join us in supporting a worthy school full of students eager to read. Then, when someone asks you, “Is heaven missing an angel?” you’ll know it’s not just a cheesy pick-up line
That’s why Sam Wellers Books has chosen to mount an Angel Tree for Bennion Elementary. Beginning in early December and running through the holidays, customers of Wellers will be able to support the educational mission of Bennion by choosing a star from the Angel Tree conveniently located on the Main Floor and buying the school a book (or two!). Each title on the Angel Tree will be a title requested by the librarian, teachers, staff, and students of Bennion. So you know the book you chose will not be a duplicate or go to waste. To make the experience as easy as possible for you and for Bennion, Sam Wellers will deliver all of the donated books to the school in the first week of January. And to make the buying as painless as possible, Wellers will discount all Angel Tree donations 20%.
Join us in supporting a worthy school full of students eager to read. Then, when someone asks you, “Is heaven missing an angel?” you’ll know it’s not just a cheesy pick-up line
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Book Cover of the Day
The Poster: 1000 Posters from Toulouse-Lautrec to SagmeisterBy Cees V. De Jong
Harry N. Abrams $35.00
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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