Welcome to Powell's Bestseller Room. If you're looking for a dependable recommendation, you're in the right place. Each week we stock our shelves with our customers' current favorites. And since Powell's prides itself on our cut-above-the-rest clientele, why not follow their lead?
Top selling books at Powells.com at 7 a.m. for Friday, July 18
#1
Out Stealing Horses: A Novel
by Per Petterson
Literature
Hailed by critics across the globe, showered with awards, Out Stealing Horses is a book that true lovers of the written word will hold close to their hearts. With its captivating prose and characters who burrow under your skin and refuse to come out, Per... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $9.80
List price: $14.00
#2
City of Thieves Signed 1st Edition
by David Benioff
Special
As wise and funny as it is thrilling and original — the story of two young men on an impossible adventure. A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. His grandmother... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $24.95
#3
Poetry as Spiritual Practice: Reading, Writing, and Using Poetry in Your Daily Rituals, Aspirations, and Intentions
by Robert McDowell
Literary Criticism
"[When we read and write poetry,] it is as if a long-settled cloud in our mind suddenly dissipates, and we are divine once again." — from the Introduction Poetry is the language of devotion in prayer, chant, and song. Reading and writing poetry... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $14.00
List price: $20.00
#4
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga #4)
by Stephenie Meyer
Children's
Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight Saga concludes with Breaking Dawn. Join us at Powell's City of Books to celebrate the release of this long-anticipated book! On Friday, August 1, we are thrilled to host Bella's Ball, a midnight release party for... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $16.09
List price: $22.99
#5
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting & Pruning Techniques
by Tracy Disabato Aust
Gardening
The difference between a garden that looks its best for a few brief days and one that delights the eye for weeks and months on end is frequently just a matter of good planning and judicious care. Tracy DiSabato-Aust has devoted years to studying how to... (read more)
Used, Hardcover
Your price: $21.00
List price: $29.95
#6
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Biography
Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Mortenson and Relin's Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time is a powerful contribution to that arsenal. If there... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $15.00
#7
In the Woods
by Tana French
Mystery
The only thing more exciting than a great thriller is a terrific debut by a great thriller writer! Tana French makes a tremendous splash with In the Woods, a harrowing mystery in the vein of Mystic River that wholly earns the comparison. I dare you to... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $9.80
List price: $14.00
#8
The Shack
by William P. Young
General
Mackenzie Allen Philips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $14.99
#9
Action English Pictures
by Norika Takahashi
Foreign Languages
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $29.95
#10
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
by Siegfried Engelmann
Child Care and Parenting
Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read? Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading? Are you worried that your child will become lost in overcrowded classrooms? Did you know that early readers hold an... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $8.98
List price: $22.00
#11
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
by Simon Winchester
Biography
A truly fascinating book. Winchester captures the mood of China during the chaos of WWII and shows just how enormous an endeavor Joseph Needham undertook in writing his scientific history "for an audience already highly prejudiced against China and the... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $27.95
#12
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
by Sloane Crosley
Humor
Funny, charming, and self-effacing, Sloane Crosley's essays will resonate with you, whether or not you grew up playing Oregon Trail on the computer or have ever locked yourself out of your house — twice in the same day. Crosley's voice is... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $9.80
List price: $14.00
#13
You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty
by Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz
Health and Medicine
The original "You: The Owners Manual" book showed how bodies work in general, and "You: On a Diet" explained how bodies lose weight and stay fit. In their latest book in the phenomenally bestselling series, Drs. Roizen and Oz illuminate the mysterious... (read more)
Used, Hardcover
Your price: $17.95
List price: $26.00
#14
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
by Jane Mayer
Politics
"The Dark Side" is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the U.S. has made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that have not only violated the Constitution and American values, but... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $27.50
#15
Baboon
by Kate Banks
Children's
On his first trip into the world, a baby baboon meets a very slow turtle and concludes that the world is slow. But then, as his mother takes him farther afield, he sees much more: he watches a hungry crocodile, a thundering herd of elephants, a swift... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $6.95
#16
Oxford Russian Dictionary 3RD Edition
by Oxford
Foreign Languages
The first truly comprehensive, English-Russian/Russian-English to be published in either Russia or the West, The Oxford Russian Dictionary has become the standard reference work for students of Russian as well as for Russian speakers living in the United... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $19.98
List price: $55.00
#17
Turtle Feet: The Making and Unmaking of a Buddhist Monk
by Nikolai Grozni
Biography
Nikolai Grozni was a music prodigy, a jazz pianist training at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, when suddenly he decided to transform his life. He moved to India to become a Buddhist monk — shaving his head, learning Tibetan, and... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $17.46
List price: $24.95
#18
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah Book Club #61)
by Eckhart Tolle
Religion Western
The highly anticipated follow-up to the 2,000,000 copy bestselling inspirational book, The Power of Now. With his bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $14.00
#19
Indiespensable Subscription (Unlimited)
Special
Powell's new subscription club delivers the best new books, with special attention to leading independent publishers. Signed first editions. Inventive, original sets. Exclusive printings.... Every six weeks, another installment to read and admire... (read more)
New, Set
Your price: $39.95 per shipment
#20
Cry Wolf
by Patricia Briggs
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Now Briggs begins an extraordinary new series set in Mercy Thompson's worldbut with rules of its own. INTRODUCING THE ALPHA AND OMEGA NOVELS... Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attackand became one herself. After... (read more)
New, Mass Market
Your price: $7.99
#21
When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions (Plus) by Sue Monk Kidd
#22
Compleat Bolo: Compleat Bolo by Keith Laumer
#23
Come Fly with Us!: A Global History of the Airline Hostess by Johanna Omelia
#24
City of Thieves: A Novel by David Benioff
#25
Twilight (Twilight Saga #1) by Stephenie Meyer
#26
Players Handbook :Ad&D by Tsr 2010
#27
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Signed by David Wroblewski
#28
The Niagara River (Grove Press Poetry Series) by Kay Ryan
#29
Usa Folded Map by Unique Media
#30
Spiritual Warfare by Jed McKenna
#31
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
#32
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
#33
The Mother Trip by Ariel Gore
#34
How Fiction Works by James Wood
#35
Bird Feats of Montana: Including Yellowstone and Glacier National Park by Deborah Richie Oberbillig
#36
Introduction to Permaculture by B. C. Mollison
#37
Rough Guide India 6TH Edition by Rough Guides
#38
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman
#39
Cliffsquickreview Writing: Grammar, Usage, and Style (Cliffs Quick Review) - Study Notes - Study Notes by Jean Eggenschwiller
#40
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
#41
Body Movers by Stephanie Bond
#42
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
#43
Watership Down by Richard Adams
#44
The Road (Oprah's Book Club Selection #57) by Cormac McCarthy
#45
Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen
#46
The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot by Naomi Wolf
#47
The Outlander by Gil Adamson
#48
The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal by Laurie Notaro
#49
Boomsday: A Novel by Christopher Buckley
#50
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #02) by Jeff Kinney
