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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Powells.com Staff Pick
I absolutely loved Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close a most precious
and delightful novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. Oskar Schell made me laugh,
smile, and just feel good. He is a charmer who's won my heart through the
tears and the joy... ( read more)
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The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
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Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred... ( read more)
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Holidays on Ice
by David Sedaris
Publisher Comments
A new holiday classic from the author of the bestselling Naked and Barrel Fever!
Holidays On Ice collects six of David Sedaris's most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as a last-minute coaster or ice scraper. This... ( read more)
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The Glass Castle: a Memoir
by Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in... ( read more)
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Tell No One
by Harlan Coben
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Dr. David Beck has relived the horror of what happened eight years ago: the last night he saw his wife alive. When a message appears on his computer, a phrase only he and his dead wife know, Beck is taunted by the impossible--that somewhere, somehow... ( read more)
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The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
by Naomi Wolf
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The End of America should be required reading for every American. Rather than giving us a partisan 600-page tome on the crimes of the Bush administration, Naomi Wolf lays out clearly and concisely how we as a people have allowed our government to move... ( read more)
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Blindness
by Jose Saramago
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A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" which spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal element holds everyone captive, stealing food rations and raping women. There is one eyewitness to... ( read more)
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The Tender Bar: A Memoir
by J R Moehringer
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Torn between the feminine comfort of his mother and the masculine camaraderie he finds in a series of bars and taverns, Moehringer details his difficult but loving upbringing.... ( read more)
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A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Novel
by Khaled Hosseini
Powells.com Staff Pick
Never mind the sophomore slump — this book devours that cliché. As well as illuminating the rich history and familial culture behind war-torn Afghanistan, A Thousand Splendid Suns is filled with authentic relationships and characters that are... ( read more)
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire
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When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the... ( read more)
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
by Tracy Kidder
Powells.com Staff Pick
Beautifully told, and entirely inspiring, Mountains Beyond Mountains is an exceptional look at the heroic life of Dr. Paul Farmer. Providing health care for hundreds of thousands in a remote, impoverished region of Haiti, Farmer's incomparable dedication... ( read more)
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein
Powells.com Staff Pick
I'm grateful I let the canine narrator Enzo into my life. His story of life with his people had me in love by page five and in tears by page 10. It's a heartwarming, emotional reading experience.
Recommended by Kathi, Powells.com... ( read more)
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No Country for Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy
Powells.com Staff Pick
This may not be Cormac McCarthy's best book, or even one of the best books of the year (in fact, its construction is a bit incoherent), yet I remain a sucker for the peculiar blend of melancholy and savagery that permeates all of McCarthy's work... ( read more)
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers
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The literary sensation of the year, a book that redefines both family and narrative for the twenty-first century. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is the moving memoir of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his... ( read more)
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Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
by Julie Powell
Powells.com Staff Pick
Finally, someone willing to admit just how dirty a kitchen can get! Powell's story is at once a comic tale of struggling to find one's balance in the adult world, and a witty exploration of why — and how — we cook. Gastronomes, as well as those... ( read more)
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The Motel Life: A Novel (P.S.)
by Willy Vlautin
Powells.com Staff Pick
Vlautin is a natural. He's managed to craft a debut novel that is funny, sad, uplifting, and honest, in a voice that seems effortless and yet leaves room for both the imagination of the reader and the growth of the writer. Vlautin is the kind of author... ( read more)
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The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage
by Cathi Hanauer
Powells.com Staff Pick
Great essays like these give you an opportunity to look at the world through another person's eyes and re-examine your own experiences. The 26 included here take you on a journey through the a myriad women's lives. I laughed, I cried, I felt better about... ( read more)
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The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
by Louise Murphy
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In the last months of the Nazi occupation of Poland, two children are left by their father and stepmother to find safety in a dense forest. Because their real names will reveal their Jewishness, they are renamed "Hansel" and "Gretel." They wander in the... ( read more)
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The Gun Seller
by Hugh Laurie
Powells.com Staff Pick
The Gun Seller reminds me of a well-made gin and tonic — crisp, hip, and refreshing, with a droll twist of lime. Recommended by Carrie, Powells... ( read more)
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The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
From Powells.com
Very
rarely does a novel have as significant an impact as has The Poisonwood
Bible. Though it has received a great deal of critical recognition
– it was, after all, a finalist for the Pulitzer
Prize – what has really distinguished... ( read more)
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