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Ceremony
by Leslie Marmon Silko  
Powells.com Staff Pick Ceremony cast a spell on me; I read it over the course of a day, reluctantly putting it down only to eat and walk with the dog. It is the story of Tayo, whose soul has been horribly broken, and of his perilous journey back to wholeness. How rare it is...
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Reservation Blues
by Sherman Alexie Publisher Comments In this bestselling winner of the American Book Award, the life of Spokane Indian Thomas Builds-the-Fire irrevocably changes when blues legend Robert Johnson miraculously appears on his reservation and passes the misfit storyteller his enchanted guitar....
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The Poisonwood Bible (P.S.)
by Barbara Kingsolver
Publisher Comments The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but...
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The Inheritance of Loss: A Novel
by Kiran Desai
Publisher Comments From the author of Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard comes a masterpiece set in a corner of the Himalayas where a rising insurgency challenges the old way of life — Kiran Desai's new novel about belonging and estrangement, exile and homecoming, is...
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
by Mitch Albom Publisher Comments It’s been ten years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now–twelve million copies later–in a new afterword, Mitch Albom reflects again on the meaning of Morrie’s life lessons and the gentle,...
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
Publisher Comments Set in 19th-century China, See's national bestseller tells a story of two young women who find solace with each other, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their lifelong friendship suddenly threatens to...
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Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Powells.com Staff Pick I don't read a lot of lit, because, honestly, I get bored easily; and even though I had a million little things nagging at me to put down this book, I couldn't. So I suppose that's about the best gauge of how good it is. The characters are so real, so...
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My Sister's Keeper
by Jodi Picoult
Publisher Comments Written with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity, this novel is about a teen who was conceived as a bone marrow match for her sister Kate, and what happens when she begins to question who she really is....
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Pedro Paramo
by Juan Rulfo Publisher Comments Beseeched by his dying mother to locate his father, Pedro Paramo, whom they fled from years ago, Juan Preciado sets out for Comala. Comala is a town alive with whispers and shadows - a place seemingly populated only by memory and hallucinations. Built on...
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Peace Like a River
by Leif Enger
Powells.com Staff Pick Peace Like a River is a beautiful, uplifting tale told from the perspective of a boy growing up in the Midwest. Sweet, harsh, moving, and true, it includes faith, family, and miracles all wrapped up in adventure. Recommended by Linda, Powells.com...
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
by Michael Chabon
Powells.com Staff Pick The story of two young comic book artists in 1940s New York City, Jewish boys, one of whom fled the German steamroller heading toward his home in Czechoslovakia in a coffin, Chabon's third and best novel is utterly original, a generous fictional addition...
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A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole
Powells.com Staff Pick If ever a book deserved to be made into a movie, it is this one. Join in the follies of Ignatius J. Reilly as he fights for personal justice. He is a hilarious and often misunderstood character, one you won't easily forget. Recommended by...
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All the Pretty Horses
by Cormac McCarthy
Publisher Comments Now a major motion picture from Columbia Pictures starring Matt Damon, produced by Mike Nichols, and directed by Billy Bob Thornton. <BR>The national bestseller and the first volume in Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy, All the Pretty Horses is the...
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The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Powells.com Staff Pick Okay, never mind that The Shadow of the Wind starts off in a wonderfully mysterious bookstore and that there's a romantic element that is not schmaltzy, but "timeless" in the best sense of the word. What I loved was how I thought I knew where the author...
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The History of Love: A Novel
by Nicole Krauss
Powells.com Staff Pick In this brilliant work on love and loss, two stories, past and present, merge. With compassion and humor, Nicole Krauss writes a beautiful and incredibly imaginative novel, delivering readers through twists and turns to arrive at a wholly satisfying...
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Everything Is Illuminated
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Powells.com Staff Pick This book has been out for a few years, and maybe everyone has already read it. It's a story told in three ways: Jonathan Safran Foer is looking for someone who helped his grandfather escape the Nazis during World War II; Alex is the translator Foer...
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The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
Powells.com Staff Pick "The Handmaid's Tale, despite its scenarios of great despair, is ultimately a hopeful book — Offred, and others, simply cannot be human without the possibility of hope, and therein lies the strength of the resistance. Twenty years after it was first...
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The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
Publisher Comments Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the...
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Motherless Brooklyn (99 Edition)
by Jonathan Lethem
Powells.com Staff Pick The narrator, Lionel Essrog, known as The Human Freakshow, suffers with Tourette's syndrome and though you might not want to know him in real life, he's got to be one of the most brilliant characters ever created. His quirky rants put me off at first...
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The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
Powells.com Staff Pick One of the best works of contemporary literature. This rare work of fiction by Roy is a gem. Her intensity and intellect are felt in both her nonfiction and in her fiction. Recommended by Adrienne, Powells.com...
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