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Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga #4)
by Stephenie Meyer Powells.com Staff Pick I can't remember a more highly anticipated book that doesn't begin with "Harry Potter and the...." Far from just a young adult horror book, this last volume in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga is an old-fashioned romance of the highest order, with legions...
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
by David Sedaris Powells.com Staff Pick Always a delight, never a disappointment, David Sedaris has come out with his finest offering yet. He has a deft touch, moving between sarcasm and sadness or, in this collection, between redneck babysitters and quitting smoking. Recommended by Beth...
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The Pillars of the Earth
by Ken Follett Publisher Comments Ken Follett, internationally-acclaimed master of split-second suspense, author of six #1 bestsellers, reaches beyond the expected to achieve his most brilliant and remarkable novel. The epic story of the building of a cathedral in 12th century England...
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah Book Club #61)
by Eckhart Tolle Publisher Comments 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...
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski Publisher Comments Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is...
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union (P.S.)
by Michael Chabon Powells.com Staff Pick This book's premise is FDR's suggestion, back when Israel was being created, that the Jewish Diaspora settle in Alaska. Chabon makes that scenario a reality, except that when the book begins, the Sitka District is set to revert to Alaskan control...
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Bigfoot: I Not Dead
by Graham Roumieu Powells.com Staff Pick In my many years of gallivanting through the forest with my dear friend Sasquatch, we've often discussed fictional portrayals of him in books and on film. Somehow, these depictions always miss the essential bigfootiness of my huge, hairy companion. But...
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Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody
by Eric Origen Publisher Comments A brilliant parody of the children's classic Goodnight Moon, built around the coming end of the worst presidency ever. Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody is a hilarious and poignant visual requiem for the Bush administration. In it we see a childlike...
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Songs without Words (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Ann Packer Powells.com Staff Pick Every once in a while a book comes along that is so astonishing you can't find words to articulate how you feel about it instead you give away your copy and say, "Just read it." In this unnerving and utterly moving novel about the depth of women'...
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The Time Paradox Signed
by Eoin Colfer Publisher Comments Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy...
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The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal
by Laurie Notaro Powells.com Staff Pick If you gave David Sedaris a sex change and about nine shots of tequila, you'd have Laurie Notaro. Not that she's a drinker, but she is the kind of fearless that most people need alcoholic fortification to be. Far from triggering a chortle, or even a...
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What I Talk about When I Talk about Running
by Haruki Murakami Powells.com Staff Pick Offers sparkling insights not only about the author's life, but about life itself. Recommended by Gerry, Powells.com...
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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
by Jeremy Scahill Powells.com Staff Pick Enter the secretive world of the most powerful private army on the planet. Here Scahill exposes the disturbing story of Blackwater, a shadowy private company offering specialized military services for hire. A dark study of both the organization and the...
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How Fiction Works
by James Wood Publisher Comments What makes a story a story? What is style? What's the connection between realism and real life? These are some of the questions James Wood answers in How Fiction Works, the first book-length essay by the preeminent critic of his generation. Ranging...
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The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
by Leonard Mlodinow Publisher Comments In this irreverent and illuminating book, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, change, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a...
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Travels with Herodotus (Vintage International)
by Ryszard Kapuscinski Powells.com Staff Pick Several months ago, I happened upon a copy of The Shadow of the Sun. From its opening pages, I understood why I'd been hearing such laudatory praise about Ryszard Kapuściński for years here was some of the most astonishing travel writing...
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Cry Wolf: An Alpha and Omega Novel
by Patricia Briggs Publisher Comments 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...
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
by Jane Mayer Publisher Comments A dramatic and damning narrative account of how America has fought the War on Terror. In the days immediately following September 11th, the most powerful people in the country were panic-stricken. The radical decisions about how to combat terrorists...
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Powells.com Staff Pick Perfect for book groups, a charming series of letters make up this short novel set in post-WWII Europe. The correspondents, drawn together by their love of books and affection for each other, collectively tell a moving tale of endurance and friendship in...
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America America Signed
by Ethan Canin Publisher Comments From Ethan Canin, bestselling author of The Palace Thief, comes a stunning novel, set in a small town during the Nixon era and today, about America and family, politics and tragedy, and the impact of fate on a young man’s life. In the early 1970s...
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