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August 01
Selected by Shannon from Missoula, Montana
August 02
Selected by Cole from Glasgow, Scotland
Cole won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
Florida Roadkill
by Tim Dorsey
Cole's comments:
"This is a Elmore Leonard-Hunter S.Thompsonesqe kaleidoscope of wacko Sunshine State stealth sex, stealth drugs and stealth crime. A very funny black comedy." (read more)
Your price $3.95
Used - Mass Market
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August 03
Selected by Mindy from Las Vegas, Nevada
Mindy won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
August 04
Selected by Debra from North Haven, Connecticut
Debra won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
A Suspension of Mercy
by Patricia Highsmith
Debra's comments:
"By now everybody's heard of the Ripley series by Patricia Highsmith -- "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and its four sequels — but other books by this author are equally deserving of a look. My favorite of the non-Ripley novels is A Suspension of Mercy, which has a simple, amusing premise: a mystery writer wants to know what it would be like to murder someone, his wife, so he can write about it. While his wife is away, therefore, he acts out the murder, burying an old, rolled up carpet in a secluded spot, for example, as if it in fact contained her body. This being a Highsmith novel, the husband's deceit and stubbornness land him in trouble. As usual, Highsmith's writing is deceptively simple. She can describe the most mundane of activities and have you sitting at the edge of your seat, fearful of what will happen next." (read more)
Your price $7.50
Used - Trade Paper
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August 05
Selected by Lisa from Rock Hill, South Carolina
Lisa won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth
by Samantha Weinberg
"Samantha Weinberg's A Fish Caught in Time is like Dava Sobel's Longitude or Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman ? great fun to read yet seriously informative. All three of these journalist-authors know how to craft a good story." Michael Dirda, The Washington Post (read more)
Your price $4.50
Used - Trade Paper
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August 06
Selected by Carol from Rutherford, New Jersey
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
"Extraordinary, so original, and so enriching....A rare creation in the somehow exhausted world of late 20th-century fiction....Readers will come to the end feeling sorry to leave [this] richly textured and carefully wrought world." Stephen King, The Washington Post Book World (read more)
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August 07
Selected by Martha from Portland, Oregon
Shot in the Heart
by Mikal Gilmore
Martha's comments:
"An exquisitely written book about a painful and angst-filled family, fascinating to me because it is mainly set here in Portland." (read more)
Your price $6.50
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August 08
Selected by Jennifer from Cincinnati, Ohio
The Dogs of Babel
by Carolyn Parkhurst
"The Dogs of Babel is the most unique and imaginative book I have read in recent times. Parkhurst is a wonderful writer and her story is daring, tender and full of surprises as well as wisdom and insight. I simply could not put it down." John Searles, author of Boy Still Missing (read more)
Your price $1.50
Used - Hardcover
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August 09
Selected by S. from St. Catharines, Canada
S. won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $80.
August 10
Selected by Debbie from McMinnville, Oregon
The Brothers K
by David James Duncan
"[Duncan's] massive second effort is well worth the wait. It is a stunning work: a complex tapestry of family tensions, baseball, politics and religion, by turns hilariously funny and agonizingly sad....The book ends with a quiet grace note ? a reprise of its first images ? to satisfyingly close the narrative circle." Publishers Weekly (read more)
Your price $8.50
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August 11
Selected by Joe from Vancouver, Washington
Joe won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
DNA: The Secret of Life
by James D Watson
"James Watson has beeen an eyewitness to every revolution in molecular biology, from the double helix to the genome. He sees further and more clearly than anybody else in the field. Give this fabulously good book to anybody who wants to understand what the excitement is all about." Matt Ridley, author of Genome (read more)
Your price $19.95
Used - Hardcover
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August 12
Selected by Randy from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 13
Selected by Mona from New Hartford, New York
Mona won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
August 14
Selected by Bill from Iowa City, Iowa
Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan
Bill's comments:
"A sexy SF Noir. Raymond Chandler meets William Gibson and Jeff Noon. An impressive debut novel which appears to be first in a series. I can not wait for the next installment." (read more)
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August 15
Selected by Kelly from Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dry: A Memoir
by Augusten Burroughs
"Burroughs's story of getting dry will go straight into your bloodstream and leave you buzzing, exhilarated, and wiped out....In the end, it's all up to Burroughs, and to give the end away would be criminal, for this memoir operates on a high level of involvement and suspense." Kirkus Reviews (read more)
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August 16
Selected by Jan from Battle Ground, Washington
August 17
Selected by Jean from Plymouth, Minnesota
August 18
Selected by A. from Eugene, Oregon
A. won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $100.
Geography Club
by Brent Hartinger
A's comments:
"This book is incredible. It's bold, inspiring and unique. Brent Hartinger also captured the first person voice and told the story flawlessly. I'd recommend this book to anyone." (read more)
Your price $8.95
Used - Hardcover
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August 19
Selected by Sharyl from Nashua, New Hampshire
August 20
Selected by Kim from Durham, North Carolina
Kim won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
August 21
Selected by Nancy from Seattle, Washington
August 22
Selected by Marty from Los Angeles, California
The Tax Inspector
by Peter Carey
"To summarize the novel's characters or its twisted plot is to risk making the book sound simply cartoonish....In fact, there's something extremely likable about all this, and especially about the way Mr. Carey gives the combative Catchprices great complexity and depth." The New York Times Book Review (read more)
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August 23
Selected by Jennie from Portland, Oregon
August 24
Selected by Susan from Springfield, Oregon
Kushiel's Chosen: Kushiel's Legacy #2
by Jacqueline Carey
Susan's comments:
"This is the 2nd book in the Kushiel series. Wow! It was fantastic: so big, and more engrossing than the first book in the series, Kusheils Dart. This is the continuing story, told in the first person, of a unique courtesan, who is a scion of the god Kushiel. There is an entire new pantheon out there, for us fantasy lovers. Loads of intrigue, action, romance, mayhem, and humor. Very satisfying." (read more)
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August 25
Selected by Mona from New Hartford, New York
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
"Sue Monk Kidd's eccentric, inventive, and ultimately forgiving novel is reminscent of the work of Reynolds Price in its ability to create a truly original Southern voice." Anita Shreve (read more)
Your price $4.95
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August 26
Selected by Jennifer from Moscow, Idaho
Jennifer won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Partly Cloudy Patriot
by Sarah Vowell
"The Partly Cloudy Patriot shines full sun on the United States of America, cheerfully pointing out a range of ways to participate patriotically in the pursuit of happiness. Sarah Vowell carries out her patriotic duty flawlessly: She finds happiness in this flawed land." Leorah Avidor, Seattle Weekly (read more)
Your price $5.50
Used - Hardcover
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August 27
Selected by Matt from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
You Shall Know Our Velocity!
by Dave Eggers
"Is the book any good? Yes. It's terrific....[T]he delivery is deadpan and heartfelt, the adventures absurdist and valiant....Eggers reaches us with his postcards from a sharp, high edge, and we are grateful." Celia McGee, New York Daily News (read more)
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August 28
Selected by Rod from Eugene, Oregon
Rod won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
August 29
Selected by Patti from Toronto, Ontario
Patti won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs
Patti's comment:
"Published in 1961 and still valid today, Jane Jacobs explains how a city functions and how we function with a city. It'll make you look at your surroundings a little differently. Seems especially important now, given the state of suburban sprawl." (read more)
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August 30
Selected by Marianne from Atlanta, Georgia
August 31
Selected by Jonathan from Salina, Kansas
Jonathan won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
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