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A Happy 100th Birthday to Simon and Schuster!
Bren-Books.com is proud to carry 127 of the publisher’s most noted works, 67 of them signed!
From Margaret Atwood
to Joseph Heller
to Bob Woodward
AND
From Hillary Clinton’s Living History
to Larry McMurtry’s All My Friends are Going to Be Strangers
to L. Frank Baum & Robert Sabuda’s The Wonderful World of Oz….
We’ve Got ‘Em
You can find these classic books at one of our three online “bookstores.”
Just “click on” or “copy, paste, & go” to one of the links below:
BIBLIO: https://bit.ly/4awPEzQ
ABEBOOKS: https://bit.ly/3xqTwn9
ALIBRIS: https://bit.ly/3xJI3z6
Today’s Historic Public Domain Music:
From 1924, the same year as the founding of Simon & Schuster…
A Selection from the Original Recording of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
Pianist George Gershwin
Orchestra Conducted by Paul Whiteman
Recorded at Edison’s Menlo Park Studios
PDM 1.0 DEED, Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal
Listen to the entire performance, at either:
The Internet Archive link: bit.ly/3xCfwvB OR
MusOpen link: https://bit.ly/3PZTvgx
#SimonAndSchuster #1stEditions #SignedBooks #BookIntoFilm #RhapsodyInBlue #GeorgeGershwin #BrenDashBooksDotCom
A Happy 100th Birthday to Simon and Schuster!
Bren-Books.com is proud to carry 127 of the publisher’s most noted works, 67 of them signed!
From Margaret Atwood
to Joseph Heller
to Bob Woodward
AND
From Hillary Clinton’s Living History
to Larry McMurtry’s All My Friends are Going to Be Strangers
to L. Frank Baum & Robert Sabuda’s The Wonderful World of Oz….
We’ve Got ‘Em
You can find these classic books at one of our three online “bookstores.”
Just “click on” or “copy, paste, & go” to one of the links below:
BIBLIO: https://bit.ly/4awPEzQ
ABEBOOKS: https://bit.ly/3xqTwn9
ALIBRIS: https://bit.ly/3xJI3z6
Today’s Historic Public Domain Music:
From 1924, the same year as the founding of Simon & Schuster…
A Selection from the Original Recording of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue
Pianist George Gershwin
Orchestra Conducted by Paul Whiteman
Recorded at Edison’s Menlo Park Studios
PDM 1.0 DEED, Public Domain Mark 1.0 Universal
Listen to the entire performance, at either:
The Internet Archive link: bit.ly/3xCfwvB OR
MusOpen link: https://bit.ly/3PZTvgx
#SimonAndSchuster #1stEditions #SignedBooks #BookIntoFilm #RhapsodyInBlue #GeorgeGershwin #BrenDashBooksDotCom
Bren-Books.com Find of the Week! John Steinbeck’s East of Eden
A Very Rare Bona Fide 1st Edition/1st Printing
Read about the details at one of our three “bookstores:
BIBLIO: http://bit.ly/3VTziwN ABEBOOKS: bit.ly/3TKWx9v ALIBRIS: bit.ly/3U4RgLo
Adapted into the classic Warner Brother’s 1955 film. Directed by Elia Kazan, screenplay by Paul Osburn. Starring James Dean as Cal, Raymond Massey as Adam, Julie Harris as Abra, and Burl Ives as Sam.
Bren-Books.com specializes in first editions of books into film and TV. Many of them signed.
The public domain musical excerpt: Antonín Dvořák Symphony no. 9 in E minor, `From the New World` Op. 95. Thanks to MusOpen.com and a beautiful performance by “Symphony Orchestra.”
#EastOfEden #JohnSteinbeck #1stEditions #VikingPress #BookIntoFilm #WarnerBrothers #EliaKazan #JamesDean #BrenDashBooksDotCom
Bren-Books.com Find of the Week! John Steinbeck’s East of Eden
A Very Rare Bona Fide 1st Edition/1st Printing
Read about the details at one of our three “bookstores:
BIBLIO: http://bit.ly/3VTziwN ABEBOOKS: bit.ly/3TKWx9v ALIBRIS: bit.ly/3U4RgLo
Adapted into the classic Warner Brother’s 1955 film. Directed by Elia Kazan, screenplay by Paul Osburn. Starring James Dean as Cal, Raymond Massey as Adam, Julie Harris as Abra, and Burl Ives as Sam.
Bren-Books.com specializes in first editions of books into film and TV. Many of them signed.
The public domain musical excerpt: Antonín Dvořák Symphony no. 9 in E minor, `From the New World` Op. 95. Thanks to MusOpen.com and a beautiful performance by “Symphony Orchestra.”
#EastOfEden #JohnSteinbeck #1stEditions #VikingPress #BookIntoFilm #WarnerBrothers #EliaKazan #JamesDean #BrenDashBooksDotCom
To honor Women`s History Month, we present the classic opening lines from unforgettable masterpieces by the authors Harper Lee, Toni Morrison, J.K. Rowling, Betty Smith, Sue Grafton, Willa Cather, and Vera Caspary.
You can find their works at our online bookstores.
BIBLIO: https://bit.ly/2QFDMpC
ABEBOOKS: https://bit.ly/2TFG1b0
ALIBRIS: https://bit.ly/2zQZRHO
Most are first edition/first printing and many of them are signed or inscribed. Great tomes to add to your collection or give to someone important in your life.
Today’s Public Domain Music: The opening of Four Sketches, Opus 15 by Amy Beach (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944). A pioneer in classical music, her music is as fresh and lovely as it was back then and underappreciated. Thanks to MusOpen and the pianist Andrys Basten.
#WomensHistoryMonth #Novels #SignedBooks #FirstEditions #HarperLee #ToniMorrison #JKRowling #BettySmith #SueGrafton #WillaCather #VeraCaspary #BrenDashBooksDotCom
To honor Women`s History Month, we present the classic opening lines from unforgettable masterpieces by the authors Harper Lee, Toni Morrison, J.K. Rowling, Betty Smith, Sue Grafton, Willa Cather, and Vera Caspary.
You can find their works at our online bookstores.
BIBLIO: https://bit.ly/2QFDMpC
ABEBOOKS: https://bit.ly/2TFG1b0
ALIBRIS: https://bit.ly/2zQZRHO
Most are first edition/first printing and many of them are signed or inscribed. Great tomes to add to your collection or give to someone important in your life.
Today’s Public Domain Music: The opening of Four Sketches, Opus 15 by Amy Beach (September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944). A pioneer in classical music, her music is as fresh and lovely as it was back then and underappreciated. Thanks to MusOpen and the pianist Andrys Basten.
#WomensHistoryMonth #Novels #SignedBooks #FirstEditions #HarperLee #ToniMorrison #JKRowling #BettySmith #SueGrafton #WillaCather #VeraCaspary #BrenDashBooksDotCom
We Remember Marian Anderson (1897-1993) During Women`s History Month
A courageous, deeply spiritual, heavenly talented singer whose voice ranged from deep alto to high soprano.
Bren-Books is proud to offer her souvenir program, published in 1939, the year of her historic Lincoln Memorial Concert.
It is signed by both the artist and her legendary accompanist Franz Rupp.
See a reprise of PBS American Masters Documentary “Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands” on your local station or at https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/masters/marian-anderson/
Upon the sale of this treasure, Bren-Books will donate a portion of the proceeds for the restoration of the flood-damaged National Marian Anderson Museum 762 S. Martin Street, Philadelphia Pa 19146.
Thanks to the Penn Libraries’ “Discovering Marian Anderson” Collection for their insights about this brochure (https://mariananderson.exhibits.library.upenn.edu)
Find more information at one of our online books stores:
BIBLIO: https://bit.ly/35LXJUV
ABEBOOKS: https://bit.ly/3ARCdJD
ALIBRIS: https://bit.ly/3GoHGZA
Music: Thanks to The Library of Congress Archives for the 1916 Victor recording of the spiritual “Deep River”. Arranged by the legendary H.T. Burleigh and sung by baritone Oscar Seagle. This recording is included in the National Jukebox, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment or EMI Music. The tune was one of Marian’s concert favorites.
#MarianAnderson #LincolnMemorialConcert #PBS #AmericanMasters #PennLibrairies #KislakCenter #WomensHistoryMonth #MarianAndersonMuseum #BrenDashBooksDotCom
We Remember Marian Anderson (1897-1993) During Women`s History Month
A courageous, deeply spiritual, heavenly talented singer whose voice ranged from deep alto to high soprano.
Bren-Books is proud to offer her souvenir program, published in 1939, the year of her historic Lincoln Memorial Concert.
It is signed by both the artist and her legendary accompanist Franz Rupp.
See a reprise of PBS American Masters Documentary “Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands” on your local station or at https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/masters/marian-anderson/
Upon the sale of this treasure, Bren-Books will donate a portion of the proceeds for the restoration of the flood-damaged National Marian Anderson Museum 762 S. Martin Street, Philadelphia Pa 19146.
Thanks to the Penn Libraries’ “Discovering Marian Anderson” Collection for their insights about this brochure (https://mariananderson.exhibits.library.upenn.edu)
Find more information at one of our online books stores:
BIBLIO: https://bit.ly/35LXJUV
ABEBOOKS: https://bit.ly/3ARCdJD
ALIBRIS: https://bit.ly/3GoHGZA
Music: Thanks to The Library of Congress Archives for the 1916 Victor recording of the spiritual “Deep River”. Arranged by the legendary H.T. Burleigh and sung by baritone Oscar Seagle. This recording is included in the National Jukebox, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment or EMI Music. The tune was one of Marian’s concert favorites.
#MarianAnderson #LincolnMemorialConcert #PBS #AmericanMasters #PennLibrairies #KislakCenter #WomensHistoryMonth #MarianAndersonMuseum #BrenDashBooksDotCom
During Black History Month, we honor the great novelist Walter Mosley (b. January 12, 1952). The National Book Foundation and Mystery Writers of America have both recognized his lifetime achievements.
And who can forget the young Denzel Washington as Easy Rawlins and Don Cheadle as Mouse Alexander in Carl Franklin’s 1995 film gripping and entertaining adaptation of “Devil in a Blue Dress”?
You can find his books—many of them signed or inscribed—at
Biblio: bit.ly/3SENd6p
AbeBooks: bit.ly/3uAHZ3A
&
Alibris: bit.ly/42G4PDy
Today’s Public Domain Music: An excerpt from Fletcher Henderson’s 1923 landmark solo piano performance of Chime Blues. As a musician, composer, bandleader and arranger, his breakthrough piece helps create Swing Jazz out of Dixieland. Thanks go to the Internet Archive, YouTube, and Wikipedia. You can hear the whole piece at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEKEGSmCvQ0
#BrenDashBooksDotCom #WalterMosley #BlackHistoryMonth #Mysteries #Fiction
During Black History Month, we honor the great novelist Walter Mosley (b. January 12, 1952). The National Book Foundation and Mystery Writers of America have both recognized his lifetime achievements.
And who can forget the young Denzel Washington as Easy Rawlins and Don Cheadle as Mouse Alexander in Carl Franklin’s 1995 film gripping and entertaining adaptation of “Devil in a Blue Dress”?
You can find his books—many of them signed or inscribed—at
Biblio: bit.ly/3SENd6p
AbeBooks: bit.ly/3uAHZ3A
&
Alibris: bit.ly/42G4PDy
Today’s Public Domain Music: An excerpt from Fletcher Henderson’s 1923 landmark solo piano performance of Chime Blues. As a musician, composer, bandleader and arranger, his breakthrough piece helps create Swing Jazz out of Dixieland. Thanks go to the Internet Archive, YouTube, and Wikipedia. You can hear the whole piece at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEKEGSmCvQ0
#BrenDashBooksDotCom #WalterMosley #BlackHistoryMonth #Mysteries #Fiction
Brenbooks is off-line as it’s owners are taking a 2-year delayed “bucket list” vacation
Books will be back online on 1/26/24
Stay warm & safe
Brenbooks is off-line as it’s owners are taking a 2-year delayed “bucket list” vacation
Books will be back online on 1/26/24
Stay warm & safe
Today we call them Republicans & MAGAts
Willfully ignorant & bereft of all critical thinking skills they know most in Corporate Media will give them free rein to lie & push their fascist propaganda
Today we call them Republicans & MAGAts
Willfully ignorant & bereft of all critical thinking skills they know most in Corporate Media will give them free rein to lie & push their fascist propaganda
Happy new year and thank you for making Brenbooks have a very successful year
May 2024 bring an end to book, bans, and censorship, and a resurgence of reading and knowledge for the joy it brings
Happy new year and thank you for making Brenbooks have a very successful year
May 2024 bring an end to book, bans, and censorship, and a resurgence of reading and knowledge for the joy it brings
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIND A BOOK. With a little practice, it’s easier than casting a Hogwarts spell. Even a muggle can do it!
TOUGHER (= LESS THAN EASY, BUT A BREEZE FOR AN OK COMPUTER KID)
- Click on an Instagram post above. It will automatically takes you to our Instagram page.
- Check out the book photo(s). You like what we’re selling? Then, please read our comments below the Instagram picture.
- In the comments, you’ll find web addresses for each of the three sites where we sell the book: BIBLIO, ALIBRIS, or ABEBOOKS. You’ll also find more info and photos of the book of your interest. (If we don’t have a photo, contact us and we’ll send you them ASAP and then put them on-line.)
- In the Instagram comments, we’ve put the web addresses that’ll take you directly to the book. We’ve shortened the address down, so it either starts with https://bit.ly/ or https://tinyurl.com/.
- Sorry, the problem is, you can’t simply click on the address to take you directly to the book. It’s a pain, but you have to “copy and paste.” In other words, A. highlight and copy the address. B. paste it into the browser address bar above, and C. Press “return” or “enter.”
- If this option is a pain, feel no guilt or shame. Try the Sort-of-Easy approach.
SORT-OF-EASY
- Once know the book you want look over, go to one of our bookselling “sites”
- Just CLICK one of these blue links. They’re our “bookstore” vendors. BIBLIO ABEBOOKS ALIBRIS
- You will be directed to a Bren-Books.com WeIcome Page where you can search through our inventory for your book.
- Simply type in the name of the book or the author and…bingo… you’re in!
EASIEST
Contact us directly. Scroll to the top of this page and click on words CONTACT US. You can then Call, Email or Write to us on the page. We’ll get right back to you. We’ll help you find the best way to send your book, make it cost-efficient, and so on. We can even send you a confidential link confidentially to one of our vendors via text or email. But if you’d prefer to chat a bit about books, please do.
Here’s a sample of what the Instagram page and the menu looks like.
