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Welcome to Lyon Books!Shop for new books by using the search box below. Of course, we can special order just about anything. We are Chico’s full-service, family run, independent, downtown bookstore...available nationwide! |
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Book signing and reading Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness is a warm and engaging set of portraits of three contemporary farmers who, whether innovative or old-school, are the Davids to the Goliath of massive corporate agriculture. Lisa Hamilton’s writing is easy and delightful to read, and her love of the land and admiration for the farmers is clear. It’s like the Eat, Pray, Love of farming. You’ll come away informed and inspired. Join us for this free event at Lyon Books! Our new video series (let us know if you like it!) features a recipe from Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes by Giada De Laurentiis. A big thank you to the authors, illustrators, musicians and poets who have appeared at Lyon Books in 2008:
Will Allen: The War on Bugs Lizann Bassham: One of Another James C. Bettencourt: America's Choice - America's Shame Tom Blodget: The Musicapaedia Series Brad Buchanan: Swimming the Mirror Francis X. Callahan: Does W Stand For Worst? Jeanne E. Clark: Ohio Blue Tips Debbie Cobb and Steve Ferchaud: Gracie's Big Adventure Shari Edwards: As I Remember Nick Ellena: Flashbacks--From Here and There Mike Farrell: Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist Amaji Fox: Faeries of Bidwell Park Nikki Grimes: Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope Jan Hasak: Mourning Has Broken Tom Hayes: Jump Point: How Network Culture is Revolutionizing Business Anna Hourihan: Children of Immortal Bliss Victoria Hunt: Animal Omens Lin Jensen: Pavement Troy Jollimore: Tom Thomson in Purgatory Bryan Tso Jones: Raking The Hollow Bones Patrica Wellingham Jones: A Gathering Glance George Keithley: Starry Messenger Gayle Kimball, Ph.D.: Essential Energy Tools David Kulczyk: California Justice: Shootouts, Lynching and Assassinations in the Golden State Scott Lawson: Saga of a Mountain Meadow: A History of Bucks Ranch and Bucks Lake Joel Magnuson: Mindful Economics Phyl Manning: Here is the African Jungle, Kiti on Ice Bill Martin: The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents Teresa Matthews: Cancer: The Adventure of Your Life! Sally Allen McNall: Trying to write a poem without the word blood in it, Rescue, How to Behave at the Zoo Steve Metzger co-authored with Jack Rawlins: The Writer's Way Stacy Mitchell: Big-Box Swindle Debra Moon: Chico Carole Oles:Waking Stone: Inventions on the Life of Harriet Hosmer Dorothy J. Parker: You too could go to Federal Prison! Priscilla Reed: Lost Rider James Rozendaal: Sandy Paris: Loving Your Age At Any Age Linda Kathleen Peelle: Sylvia's Book Steve Peruski: My friend and Teacher Sammie Char Prieto: Entre dos mundos: Between Two Worlds Gene H. Russell: The Land of Orland Sunny Schwartz: Dreams from The Monster Factory David Henry Sterry: Master of Ceremonies Holly Taylor and Eric Peter: Merry Xmas Daniel Paul Thomas: 100 Miles John Villani: Art Towns California Zu Vincent: The Lucky Place Carrie Watson: Quad Spring Warren: Turpentine William Wilhelm: Code Two 'n' a Half Robert Woods: Travels with Cornbinder Susan Wooldridge: Foolsgold Bonnie Worthington: Engine Ed's Colorful Train Marcia Zimmerman: 7-Color Cuisine |
 I just can't stop thinking about this novel. A Harvard professor just turning fifty starts to notice her memory isn't working as well as usual. Alarmingly quickly, her memory loss progresses, and she is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease. She admirably tries to keep going in her life and profession, but her career, family relationships, and friendships take turns she never expected. The story is told in the first person, and the empathetic reader is treated to what it feels like to lose your mind. This book is frightening but ultimately hopeful, and one that you won't forget. -- Heather  Fans of Maeve Binchy will be delighted to find Fiona, one of the heroines of her previous book, Nights of Rain and Stars, appearing in her new book, Heart and Soul. Other friends from other novels put in appearances as well, and it felt neighborly keeping tabs on them. The setting is a newly created clinic in Dublin for patients who are recuperating from heart attacks. That scenario alone makes for interesting stories. Add the characters that are setting up the clinic, and the medical staff, and you have a darn good yarn. This is Maeve Binchy at her finest. While the story wasn't earth-shaking, it was hard to put down. It was endearing and I was sorry when it ended. -- Laura Wells  In this surprising gem of a book, you will find sharp wit, sly humor, and raw grief. Little Bee introduces herself with a fresh and original voice, hopeful despite the bleak circumstance of being a sixteen-year-old Nigerian refugee in a British prison. Sarah is a mid-life, middle-class, working mom whose life has taken too many unexpected turns at once. Little Bee and Sarah find hope and redemption in caring for each other and Sarah's small son, who prefers to be called Batman. After I finished reading this book, I was surprised to discover that it was written by a man, because the women's voices are so authentic. Highly recommended! -- Heather  Imagine a jewel of water glittering on the bent tip of a blade of field grass. This novel is all of that...unexpectedly glittering, fragile, and precious because of its small place in time. With an unusual and unconstrained writing style, Paul Harding introduces us to fathers and sons who observe the textured richness of the natural world and the lives around them. The book is small and can be savored like poetry. It actually caused me to think differently; I don't mean to come to a different conclusion, but to actually think in a different way. If you like Michael Ondaatje, don't miss this one. Original and powerful! -- Heather  Our price: $9.95 Exploring life, relationships & love within 100 Miles.  Our price: $19.99 Rich with local history.  Our price: $19.99 Offers a historic look at Quincy, California through images.  Our price: $35.00 Copious information about the corporate chemical companies—makers of war materials—and their successful efforts to push poisons into agriculture.  Our price: $14.00 A sweeping saga of the western frontier in the 1870s, filled with colorful characters, stark images, and absurd situations. Edward Turrentine Bayard III ("Turpentine"), a tubercular easterner, is sent to a Nebraska sanitarium to heal his lungs. Instead, through a series of mishaps and coincidences, this wide-eyed innocent is launched on a cross-country odyssey, involving wealthy entrepreneurs, Mormons, Indians, and a variety of rustic frontier types. There's no shortage of sudden death and grim gore, all of which remains comically on the surface. Characters come and go, often violently, but astonishingly, the sweetness of the story keeps it afloat. |
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