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If you prefer non-fiction works, here are three different but delectable reads.  The authors each appeared at The Music Hall as part of its Writers on a New England Stage series.  No matter that you might have missed them.  Here are their latest books for you to win with the highest bid. 

Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches by John Hodgeman

Softcover & Autographed

Disarmed of falsehood, he was left only with the awful truth.  In uproariously funny detail, the author reveals he is an older white male monster with bad facial hair, wandering like a privileged Sasquatch through three wildernesses: the hills of Western Massachusetts where he spent much of his youth; the painful beaches of Maine that want to kill him (and some day will); and the metaphoric haunted forest of middle age that connects them.

To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink

Softcover & Autographed

From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind comes a surprising--and surprisingly useful--new book that explores the power of selling in our lives.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in nine Americans works in sales. Every day more than fifteen million people earn their keep by persuading someone else to make a purchase.

Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern Fame by Ty Burr

Softcover 

How—and why—do we obsess over movie stars? How does fame both reflect and mask the person behind it? How have the image of stardom and our stars’ images altered over a century of cultural and technological change? Do we create celebrities, or do they create us? Ty Burr, film critic for The Boston Globe, answers these questions in this lively and fascinating anecdotal history of stardom, with all its blessings and curses for star and stargazer alike. From Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin to Archie Leach (a.k.a. Cary Grant) and Marion Morrison (a.k.a. John Wayne), Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts, and such no-cal stars of today as the Kardashians and the new online celebrity (i.e., you and me), Burr takes us on an insightful and entertaining journey through the modern fame game at its flashiest, most indulgent, occasionally most tragic, and ultimately, its most revealing.

Donated by: The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, NH

Item Special Note

• Winner must pick up this item at The Music Hall Box Office, Monday-Saturday, 12:00pm-6:00pm, after November 20th.
• Item is non-transferable.
• Item is not redeemable for cash.