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September 01
Selected by Michael from Starkville, Mississippi
Michael won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 02
Selected by L. M. from Berkeley, California
L. M. won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 03
Selected by Pam from Kennewick, Washington
Pam won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Maisie Dobbs
by Jacqueline Winspear
"Meet Maisie Dobbs, who in 1929 launches her career as a private investigator and finds herself drawn back to the Great War she thought she'd long since put behind her: an unexpected beginning for Maisie ? and a rare treat for mystery fans." Charles Dodd, author of A Fearsome Doubt (read more)
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September 04
Selected by Grace from McLean, Virginia
Grace won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 05
Selected by Randall from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sayonara, Gangsters
by Genichiro Takahashi
Randall's comments
"A great book from 1981 that was only translated into English last year. It got some press on its release but then disappeared quickly. None of the chain bookstores seem to carry it, which is a real shame. It deserves to be more widely read."
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September 06
Selected by Chris from Vancouver, Washington
Chris won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
September 07
Selected by Ellenor from Carmel, Indiana
Ellenor won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
"I think it is the best-written, best-designed and most moving novel I have read in many years. Beginning with a tiny incident among ordinary boys, it ends by being as deep and as big as evil itself. As I read the story I had the feeling of climbing a tower and looking at wider and wider prospects of human nature, each bleaker than the last.... The characters are real, the tragedy is inevitable, the setting is perfectly chosen. I shall recommend this book to anyone who tells me that the novel is no longer a work of art." Aubrey Menen (read more)
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September 08
Selected by Anagha from Portland, Oregon
Anagha won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 09
Selected by Tom from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tom won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Crossing to Safety (Modern Library Classics)
by Wallace Stegner
Tom's comments:
"A quiet lyrical masterpiece which transcends and conquers our conceptions of marriage, friendship, and what it means to be human. Stegner explores how everyday moments shape and transform our lives in ways we couldn't possibly imagine." (read more)
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September 10
Selected by John from New York, New York
John won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 11
Selected by Carmen from Washington, D.C.
Carmen won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 12
Selected by Stacy from San Diego, California
The Art of the Steal
by Christopher Mason
Stacy's comments:
"The Art of the Steal is a social and economic commentary on our times. And you learn a little something about priceless pieces of art. It's shocking how much money, greed, and ego surrounds 44 million dollar Picassos. Reads like a thriller. Completley fascinating." (read more)
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September 13
Selected by Ellenor from Carmel, Indiana
Ellenor won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace Thackeray
"There are scenes of all sorts; some dreadful combats, some grand and lofty horse-riding, some scenes of high life, and some of very middling indeed; some love-making for the sentimental, and some light comic business; the whole accompanied by appropriate scenery, and brilliantly illuminated with the Author's own candles." William Makepeace Thackeray (read more)
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September 14
Selected by Rob from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rob won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 15
Selected by Blue from Charlottesville, Virginia
Blue won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
by Susanna Clarke
"'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' is unquestionably the finest English novel of the fantastic written in the last seventy years. It's funny, moving, scary, otherworldly, practical and magical, a journey through light and shadow — a delight to read, both for the elegant and precise use of words, which Ms. Clarke deploys as wisely and dangerously as Wellington once deployed his troops, and for the vast sweep of the story, as tangled and twisting as old London streets or dark English woods. It is a huge book, filled with people it is a delight to meet, and incidents and places one wishes to revisit, which is, from beginning to end, a perfect pleasure." Neil Gaiman (read more)
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September 16
Selected by Gypsi from Knoxville, Tennessee
Gypsi won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Trying Neaira: The True Story of a Courtesan's Scandalous Life in Ancient Greece
by Debra Hamel
"Hamel's treatment of this complicated story is outstanding not only for its comprehensive (yet remarkably concise) presentation of the social and historical context of fourth-century Athens, but also, perhaps supremely, for its tact....Hamel responds to the same injustices as a historian, presenting them clearly and with a minimum of expressed judgment....Hamel demolishes Apollodoros's case with objectivity and rigor." Ingrid D. Rowland, New Republic (read more)
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September 17
Selected by Kris from Vestal, New York
Kris won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Way of All Flesh (Modern Library)
by Samuel Butler
Kris's comments:
"Though published in 1903, a year after Butler's death, this work has incredible contemporaneity. It demonstrates, by following several generations of a bourgeois Victorian family, how the beliefs of prior generations play a remarkably influential role in the fortunes of those who follow. Reading this novel may well cause many to reevaluate their views of the institution of the family." (read more)
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September 18
Selected by Sam from St. Catharines, Canada
Sam won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 19
Selected by Patricia from Omaha, Nebraska
Patricia won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
A Noble Radiance
by Donna Leon
"Anything that takes place in Venice immediately grabs my attention. This mystery series offers up a domestic side of the city without the usual romantic overlay and has subtly drawn characters in the detective Brunetti and his family. I can't wait to read her newest installment, Uniform Justice, which is just out in hardback." Mark Ingraham, Powells.com
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September 20
Selected by Jon from Madison, Wisconsin
September 21
Selected by Floyd from Portland, Oregon
Floyd won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
September 22
Selected by Garrett from Washington, DC
Garrett won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Blue Blood
by Edward Conlon
Garrett's comments:
"This is the best book about being a police officer I've ever read. A Harvard-educated NYPD detective explores the mindset of a cop and the tensions of modern policing, mixing together great tales and heartrending realism for a compelling read." (read more)
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September 23
Selected by Mick from Needham, Massachusetts
Mick won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Dubin's Lives
by Bernard Malamud
Mick's comments:
"Malamud is famed for his superb short stories, but this little known novel is a gem. This tale of an aging biographer, his lives, and how he copes with his life, his wife, his lover, his friends, neighbors, and all that swirls around himm make for an engaging and thought-provoking novel." (read more)
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September 24
Selected by Bonnie from Lafayette, California
Bonnie won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 25
Selected by Anagha from Portland, Oregon
September 26
Selected by Al from St. Paul, Minnesota
September 27
Selected by Micky from Santa Barbara, California
Heaven Lake
"Americans didn't invent youthful naiveté, of course, but they patented it quickly.... [O]ur canon is dominated by stories of young men striding into the world, only to find it a more complicated and compromising place than they'd anticipated. John Dalton's thoughtful debut novel, Heaven Lake, is a worthy descendent of that tradition.... This is a story as sensitive to the complexities and beauties of China as to the territory of the human heart." Ron Charles, The Christian Science Monitor (read more)
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September 28
Selected by Jackie from Portland, Oregon
Jackie won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $80.
September 29
Selected by Ryan from Ginowan, Japan
Ryan won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
September 30
Selected by Jesse from St.Catharines, Canada
Jesse won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
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