Looking for a great read? NAASR's got you covered. Here are highlights of some of our newest books, and you can browse the NAASR Bookstore online for hundreds more. If you are searching for something in particular and don’t find it, email us to see if we have it or can order it.
Online Ordering
Order online through the NAASR Bookstore. Books can be shipped or held for sidewalk pickup. Email us to arrange a time for pick-up.
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Celebrate the Republishing of I Ask You, Ladies and Gentlemen!
Through July 15, 2020, purchase Leon Surmelian's classic book, add Paul Ignatius's book 5 x 3: Fifteen Books by Great Armenian Writers and receive 50% off 5 x 3 automatically.
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Leon Surmelian’s personal tale of deep sorrow and profound gratitude, of terrible loss and a lively embrace of life itself. The out-of-print book, first published in 1945, a bestseller in its time, was internationally acclaimed and translated into many languages. Link to I Ask You, Ladies and Gentlemen
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Mixing the keen observations of an astute and experienced reader with the personal observations and witty asides of a born raconteur, Ignatius brings a fresh perspective to books that are both familiar and obscure, including a selection from Leon Surmelian. Link to 5 x 3
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Sultanic Saviors and Tolerant Turks: Writing Ottoman Jewish History, Denying the Armenian Genocide
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By looking at the complexities of inter-religious relations, Holocaust denial, genocide and ethnic cleansing, and confronting some long-standing historical stereotypes, Baer sets out to tell a new history that goes against Turkish antisemitism and admits to the Armenian genocide.Link to Sultanic Saviors and Tolerant Turks
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Lavash not only reveals how to make the ubiquitous and doable flatbread lavash, the UNESCO-recognized bread of Armenia, but also shares 60+ recipes of what to eat with it, from soups and salads to hearty stews paired with lots of fresh herbs. Link to Lavash
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Filled with over 115 recipes, the Vegan Armenian Kitchen highlights the plant-based and Lenten staples present in both Armenia and the diaspora, and includes a selection of veganized classics. Link to Vegan Armenian Kitchen
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We Armenians Survived!: Battle of Marash 1920
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This is an unbelievable story of luck and the life affirming instincts of Armenians, including the author’s family, who not only survived this devastating battle but grew to find more strength, after being enmeshed in one of the more brutal genocidal events within the larger period of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923 in Turkey. Link to We Armenians Survived
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New Books on Armenians and Kurds
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Embattled Dreamlands explores the complex relationship between competing national myths, imagined boundaries and local memories in the threefold-contested geography referred to as Eastern Turkey, Western Armenia or Northern Kurdistan. Link to Embattled Dreamlands
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Armenians and Kurds in the Late Ottoman Empire has five original articles, which were first presented at a conference organized by Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program and by Dr. Ümit Kurt. Link to Armenians and Kurds
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Mayda: Echoes of Protest ~ A novel
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The pioneering author, Srpuhi Dussap, advocated for an equal role for women in the traditional Armenian society of Constantinople through her controversial novel of romance, betrayal, and reconciliation. Her compelling story was widely read and became an inspiration for future generations. After more than a century, Mayda is now available in English for the first time. Link to Mayda
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Browse the New Arrivals section of the bookstore for exceptional new books published in 2019. Link to New Arrivals
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