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The Complete Persepolis The Complete Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi

Publisher Comments
Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic... (read more)

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Remainder (Vintage Originals) Remainder (Vintage Originals)
by Tom McCarthy

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A man is severely injured in a mysterious accident, receives an outrageous sum in legal compensation, and has no idea what to do with it. Then, one night, an ordinary sight sets off a series of bizarre visions he can't quite place. How he goes... (read more)

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An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England
by Brock Clarke

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Hilariously twisted and yet somehow still burning with heart, An Arsonist's Guide will be eminently accessible (and very funny) to readers of any background. Lit majors, however, may take special delight in watching the source of so many dull lectures go... (read more)

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365: No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners 365: No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners
by Rachael Ray

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Bestselling cookbook phenom and Food Network megastar Ray is back with her most indispensable cookbook yet, filled with enough 30-minute recipes and variation to put something different and irresistible on the table every night for an entire year. 16... (read more)

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The Historian: A Novel The Historian: A Novel
by Elizabeth Kostova

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This is the perfect summer read — I promise. From Anne Rice to Stephen King to Bram Stoker and beyond, desire for tales from the crypt never seems to die. Even if you believe the Dracula legend has been bludgeoned to the thinnest pulp, you will be... (read more)

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Home Land Home Land
by Sam Lipsyte

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A caustic and hilarious story about Lewis Miner, a man afflicted by a terrible high school experience and blessed with an acid tongue that takes no prisoners. Lipsyte's sentences are creations of absolute wonder and terrific angst. Recommended by Kevin... (read more)

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Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name (P.S.) Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name (P.S.)
by Vendela Vida

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Let me say first that I read this book because of the title. Much like buying a book for its cover, I was drawn in by the possibility that this poetic directive would yield a satisfying story. I was not disappointed; there's a lot to appreciate here... (read more)

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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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One of the 20th century's enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world, and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall... (read more)

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The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
by Alan Greenspan

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The Age Of Turbulence is Alan Greenspanas incomparable reckoning with the contemporary financial world, channeled through his own experiences working in the command room of the global economy longer and with greater effect than any other single living... (read more)

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Step on a Crack Step on a Crack
by James Patterson

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During a state funeral for a beloved former First Lady in New York City's largest cathedral, the unthinkable occurs. Armed men disguised as monks seize the church and seal themselves inside, along with more than one hundred of the most powerful people in... (read more)

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The Geography of Love: A Memoir The Geography of Love: A Memoir
by Glenda Burgess

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“If I had given it much thought, I might have hesitated to marry a man for whom at the age of 45 much of the past was too painful to consider--for either of us. Truthfully, thought had little to do with it.  Instinct did--the instinct to seize... (read more)

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Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan
by Hillary Carlip

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An adventurous young woman defies all the conventions of her star-studded yet ordinary Los Angelino life in wonderfully unexpected ways in this offbeat, coming-of-age memoir.... (read more)

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The Hearts of Horses The Hearts of Horses
by Molly Gloss

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A breakout novel from the author of The Jump-Off Creek, the heartwarming story of a determined young woman with a gift for gentling wild horses In the winter of 1917, when a young woman shows up at his doorstep looking for work breaking horses, George... (read more)

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The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z! The Alphabet from A to Y with Bonus Letter Z!
by Steve Martin and Roz Chast

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Acclaimed entertainer and bestselling author Steve Martin and cartoonist Roz Chast team up in a weird, wonderful excursion through the alphabet. In 26 alliterative couplets, Martin conjures up much more than mere apples and zebras, as Chast contributes... (read more)

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The Rape of Nanking The Rape of Nanking
by Iris Chang

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In December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking. Within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered -- a death toll exceeding that of the atomic blasts of Hiroshima and Nagasaki... (read more)

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Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Sixth Edition, 2 Volumes; with CD-ROM) Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Sixth Edition, 2 Volumes; with CD-ROM)
by Oxford University Press

Powells.com Staff Pick
This updated two-volume edition is as wonderful as expected and is the next best thing to owning the 20-volume granddaddy version. Word-nerd heaven. Recommended by Kay, Powells.com... (read more)

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Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer
by Jen Lancaster

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Personal Training, Session One: I'm standing at the front desk, waiting for the mythical "Barbie" to appear. While I was sucking down water and aspirin earlier today, trying to shed my hangover, I started thinking about how judgmental I can be. I mean... (read more)

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The Road The Road
by Cormac McCarthy

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Being one of the few who didn't care for No Country for Old Men, I couldn't wait to read The Road. It is a spare, fierce novel, more a return to the writing in Outer Dark. It drew me in immediately; I didn't want to put it down, and kept reading until I... (read more)

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Cherry: A Memoir Cherry: A Memoir
by Mary Karr

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From Mary Karr, author of the bestselling The Liars' Club: the vibrant — often hilarious — story of her tumultuous teens and sexual coming-of-age Mary Karr told the prizewinning tale of her hardscrabble Texas childhood with enough literary... (read more)

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A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World A Persistent Peace: One Man's Struggle for a Nonviolent World
by John Dear

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A Persistent Peace, John Dear's autobiography, invites readers to follow the decades-long journey and spiritual growth of this nationally known peace activist, and to witness his bold, decisive, often unpopular actions before government officials... (read more)

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Used - Hardcover

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