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March 01
Selected by Mark from Madison, Wisconsin
Mark won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 02
Selected by Stacy from Portland, Oregon
Stacy won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Our Lady of the Forest
by David Guterson
Stacy's comments:
"No one in my recent readings nails dialogue, characters, and place like Guterson in this book. Because Snow Falling on Cedars was made into a movie, I shied away from it, but after reading this novel, I'm an absolute fan of Guterson's exacting senses and the perfect pitch of his prose." (read more)
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March 03
Selected by Arthur from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Arthur won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 04
Selected by B.D. Brian from Regina, Canada
B.D. Brian won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Small Island
by Andrea Levy
B. D. Brian's comments:
"Well-deserved winner of both the 2004 Whitbread Book of the Year and the prestigious 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction." (read more)
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March 05
March 06
Blood of Victory
by Alan Furst
Furst is in direct alignment with the sensibilities of Graham Greene. He writes a very literary spy story in a lean, subtle, and natural style. Mark Ingraham, Powells.com (read more)
Your price $4.50
Used - Trade Paper
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March 07
Selected by Maggie from Chicago, Illinois
Maggie won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $60.
The Age of Spiritual Machines
by Ray Kurzweil
The "ultimate thinking machine" ("Forbes")--whose predictions for the future are startling, provocative, and closer to fruition than one might think--takes a serious and surprising look at the future that reads like great science fiction and offers a framework for envisioning the 21st century. Illustrations & diagrams. (Technology) (read more)
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March 08
Selected by A from Aloha, Oregon
A won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 09
Selected by Anya from Yakima, Washington
Anya won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Confessor
by Daniel Silva
"Accomplished...as elegantly written as its predecessors...a compelling piece of fiction, one that manages to be both superior entertainment and a hard look at serious issues." The Washington Post
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Used - Mass Market
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March 10
Selected by Michael from Seattle, Washington
Michael won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 11
Selected by Mary from Albany, New York
Arrogance (04 Edition)
by Scott
"Arrogance is a vivid, galvanizing exploration of the shaping of an artist soul. Joanna Scott knows from the inside what most onlookers can at best guess about. She's insightful, just, and tough." Frederick Busch (read more)
Your price $10.00
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March 12
Selected by Fred from San Jose, California
Fred won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
March 13
Selected by David from Columbia, Missouri
David won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 14
Selected by Anja from Spokane, Washington
Anja won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
High and Mighty: The Dangerous Rise of the SUV
by Keith Bradsher
"High and Mighty is an expose in the best tradition. Keith Bradsher takes a phenomenon we all think we're familiar with ? and then explains its hidden history and startling consequences in eye-opening ways. Anyone who has an SUV in the family or who faces SUVs on the road will want to know what's in this book." James Fallows (read more)
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March 15
Selected by Betty from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Betty won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 16
Selected by Leslie from Monroe, Louisiana
Leslie won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
"While he experienced fully the sordid realities of his time, [Orwell] remained miraculously uncontaminated....The book is a very graphic piece of reportage and wryly amusing." The Atlantic Monthly (read more)
Your price $8.00
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March 17
Selected by Kirstin from New York, New York
Kirstin won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Galatea 2.2
by Richard Powers
"It takes a pedantic flair to particularize the ins and outs of artificial intelligence, and Powers' exposition of the linguistic and perceptual intricacies underlying consciousness is nothing less than brilliant." John Updike, New Yorker (read more)
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March 18
Selected by L.S. from Seattle, Washington
L.S. won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 19
Selected by Jenny from Tucson, Arizona
Jenny won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Animal Crackers
by Hannah Tinti
"A whimsical cross between the Dr. Doolittle books and The Life of Pi. Original and funny, but also tough, touching, shocking, and enthralling." Stephen Dixon, author of Frog, Interstate, and I (read more)
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Used - Hardcover
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March 20
Selected by Colleen from Washington, D.C.
Colleen won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 21
Selected by L.S. from Seattle, Washington
L.S. won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Ha-Ha
Enter the luminous, silent world of The Ha-Ha. Through the power of language, Dave King takes you into the mind of the main character, a man who cannot speak or write, but who is filled with unspoken words. King illustrates how relationships are built on many different foundations and the depth of this character comes from his struggle to overcome his self-imposed idea of what he can communicate or accomplish in his life. The Ha-Ha makes you realize the beauty and limitations of the spoken word. Miriam, Powells.com
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March 22
Selected by Mona from Madison, New York
Mona won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 23
Selected by G. L. from Portland, Oregon
G. L. won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Epicure's Lament
by Kate Christensen
"The excitement in reading this (for those who find it exciting) is partly the whooshing release of the repressed and partly the thrill of transgression. It feels both wicked and daringly honest....The Epicure's Lament becomes funnier the more Hugo begins to engage with the people he purports to loathe...."
Laura Miller, Salon.com (read more)
Your price $15.00
New - Trade Paper
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March 24
Selected by Anju from Vancouver B.C., Canada
Anju won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
"In The Tipping Point, the author sets out to describe how ideas, products, messages, and behaviors travel through culture. In Blink, his follow-up, he considers how effective decisions are made....Gladwell?s appeal can be traced directly to his studied obsession with familiar objects and events, and his remarkable talent for synthesizing complicated ideas into compelling stories."
Dave, Powells.com (read more)
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March 25
Selected by Stoney from Belleville, Pennsylvania
Stoney won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 26
Selected by Stacy from San Diego, California
DisneyWar
by James B. Stewart
Stacy's comments:
"This book is exceptional. It's packed full of insight into Hollywood history, family ties, studio execs and their massive egos, and the rollercoaster ride of the Disney Empire. Brings to mind the term Celebrity CEO. For fans of Vanity Fair Magazine, anyone who enjoyed The Art of the Steal, and those interested in psychology and the ego, this is a must read." (read more)
Your price $9.95
Used - Hardcover
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March 27
Selected by Mary from Portland, Oregon
March 28
Selected by Anessa from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Anessa won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $60.
Evil: An Investigation
by Lance Morrow
In a singular survey of this mysterious but all-too-often palpable force, a veteran "Time" magazine essayist offers a sustained look at the ways evil manifests itself in history and in the human heart. (read more)
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March 29
Selected by Roxanne from Olympia, Washington
Roxanne won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Saturday
by Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan's new novel is generous, contemplative, and moving ? and
in good company, joining classics like Mrs. Dalloway and Ulysses that take place during a single day. McEwan intricately weaves characters and themes towards an eloquent and wrenching finale, and the beauty of his prose propels the plot with poetic momentum. Saturday is a gentle, brilliant, and inspiring work.
Recommended by Jill, Powells.com
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March 30
Selected by Rose from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Rose won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Fat Girl: A True Story
by Judith Moore
This autobiography is written in a totally authentic voice. Ms. Moore pulls no punches in describing how it felt to be a fat child, raised by an unloving and abusive mother and grandmother, and how it felt to be abandoned by her father. Although it sounds like it was depressing, it actually was a story of survival. (read more)
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March 31
Selected by Alec from Binghamton, New York
Alec won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Metropolis
"[A] thick, scrappy book with no fear of anachronism -- or of anything else, for that matter. And Ms. Gaffney gives it the unstoppable vigor of a weed in concrete, one that shoots up where it shouldn't and branches out in any way it pleases."
Janet Maslin, The New York Times (read more)
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