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July 01
Selected by Nicole from Wilmington, North Carolina
Nicole won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $60.
July 02
Selected by Yolande from Covington, Kentucky
Yolande won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Skinny Dip
by Carl Hiaasen
Yolande's comments:
"This book has it all! Murder, love, hate, marriage, adultery, comedy, tension, great characters and fabulous settings." (read more)
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July 03
Selected by Victoria from Chelmsford, Massachussetts
American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps
by Philip Weiss
Victoria's comments:
"In 1976, Peace Corps volunteer Deborah Gardner was murdered in the tiny country of Tonga. The investigation and trial that followed are an intriguing expose of how the cases of missing and murdered Americans are treated abroad." (read more)
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Used - Hardcover
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July 04
Selected by Jason from Beverly Hills, California
Jason won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
American Gods: A Novel
by Neil Gaiman
Jason's comments:
"American Gods is a dark roadtrip novel through the heartland, both real and imagined, of modern-day America. Released from prison early following the death of his wife, Shadow takes a job for an enigmatic man named Wednesday, only to find himself caught in the middle of a war between the old gods and the modern-day gods of technology. Shadow and Wednesday form an unlikely duo, pulling bank heists and visiting roadside attractions, while gearing up for a climactic showdown with Wednesday's adversary, the mysterious Mr. World." (read more)
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July 05
Selected by Eric from Mililani, Hawaii
Eric won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
July 06
Selected by Kat from San Luis Obispo, California
Kat won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
by Christopher Moore
"Christopher Moore?s Lamb is an utterly hilarious take on the story of Jesus. Told from the perspective of Jesus? smart-ass best friend, Biff, it is irreverent without being disrespectful. Lamb, or any of Moore?s books, would be perfect for someone who has read all of Tom Robbins?s titles and is looking for something new, or just for anyone who needs a good laugh." Billie B., Powells.com (read more)
Your price $8.00
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July 07
Selected by Maxine from Portland,
Maxine won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
July 08
Selected by Mary Meghan from Eugene, Oregon
Mary Meghan won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Angle of Repose
by Wallace Stegner
Confined to a wheelchair, retired historian Lyman Ward sets out to write his grandparents' remarkable story, chronicling their days spent carving civilization into the surface of America's western frontier. Through the prism of one family, this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel illuminates the American present against the fascinating background of its past. (read more)
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July 09
Selected by Seamus from Las Vegas, Nevada
Seamus won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
by Barry Schwartz
In the spirit of Alvin Toffler's Future Shock, Schwartz's work is a "brilliant" (Christian Science Monitor) and "persuasive" (Business Week) social critique of people's obsession with choice, and how it contributes to anxiety, dissatisfaction, and regret. (read more)
Your price $6.50
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July 10
Selected by Jenny from Long Beach, California
Jenny won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
July 11
Selected by Meg from Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Meg won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Brown: The Last Discovery of America
by Richard Rodriguez
"The recurrent strands of [Rodriguez's] thought...gain new resonance each time and stand, in the end, for the complexity of a whole greater than the sum of its parts." Anthony Walton, The New York Times Book Review (read more)
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July 12
Selected by Hamid from St. Catharines, Canada
Hamid won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Observatory Mansions
by Edward Carey
"Carey's prose is charming, wry and comic. However melancholy a turn the story takes, Francis's self-deluded narration is beguiling and his misanthropy is that of a selfish and naïve child that one cannot help but indulge. Though Observatory Mansions is gothic in premise and quirky in character, Carey does not rely on black humor or irony. Rather he is impossibly romantic, and can sometimes capture a hopeless longing, a rejected olive branch, or a sad fate, with the tiniest of sentences."
Georgie, Powells.com (read more)
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July 13
Selected by Sarah from Endicott, New York
July 14
Selected by Rod from Minneapolis, Minnessotta
Rod won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
Goodbye, Goodness: A Novel
by Sam Brumbaugh
Brumbaugh writes with the exquisite, tossed-off precision of a master chef preparing an early dinner for friends. Readers of Michael Cunningham, Rick Moody, Leonard Michaels, and Jeffrey Eugenides will be thrilled at the arrival of this new voice ? and this new take on coming-of-age while fervently reckoning with the past. Goodbye, Goodness is a simultaneously hopeful and bleakly realistic, hilarious, and devastatingly sad book about the American dream coming to the end of the line. (read more)
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July 15
Selected by Martha from Justin, Texas
Bush at War
by Bob Woodward
Based on hundreds of interviews with officials in the White House and throughout the Administration, Woodward's account will provide listeners with the first in-depth, behind-the-scenes story of the new, untested president and his advisors as they respond to the worst act of terror on American soil, fight an entirely unprecedented war, and battle a faltering economy. (read more)
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July 16
Selected by Jena from Ashland, Ohio
Jena won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
The House on Mango Street (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Sandra Cisneros
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros has been recognized by critics, professors, and readers alike as one of most important contributions to modern literature. This landmark story collection relates the triumphant coming-of-age of young Esperanza Cordero who finds her own voice and inner potential to overcome the impediments of poverty, gender, and her Chicana-American heritage. (read more)
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July 17
Selected by Sarah from Endicott, New York
Sarah won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
by Stephen Greenblatt
"Sure, there's been enough Shakespeare biographies written to fill the old Globe Theatre. But not by eminent Harvard Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt, who combines cultural history with a close reading of the bard's work to envision what Shakes's life might have been like....Why you should read it: It's the most detailed biography of the greatest poet in the English language." Anna Godbersen (read more)
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Used - Hardcover
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July 18
Selected by Marc from Milwaukie, Oregon
Marc won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Alienist
by Caleb Carr
Marc's comments:
"Loved the book. Took me back in time like I was there! And a fast-paced read like a summer blockbuster Mystery Movie!" (read more)
Your price $2.95
Used - Mass Market
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July 19
Selected by Carol from San Jose, USA
Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin
by Paul Feig
Paul Feig is the two-time Emmy-nominated creator of Freaks and Geeks, the author of Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence, the director of episodes of Arrested Development, and the writer and director of the feature film I Am David.
Infused with the same witty and infectiously readable style of...Kick Me, Superstud chronicles the trials and tribulations of Feig's young dating life with all the same excruciating detail as an on-air gastric bypass ? and you just won't be able to tear yourself away. (read more)
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July 20
Selected by Carolyn from Portland,
Carolyn won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
July 21
Selected by Steve from Endicott, New York
Steve won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Gracefully Insane: Life and Death Inside America's Premier Mental Hospital
by Alex Beam
"Gracefully Insane is a captivating and entertaining biography of Boston's McLean Hospital, an asylum for the elite established in the early 19th century and still in operation today. Throughout are compelling and often humorous stories about both staff and the institution's inhabitants, some of whom included such celebrities as James Taylor, Robert Lowell, Sylvia Plath, Ray Charles, and Susanna Kaysen. Inseparable from the history of the hospital is the fascinatingly strange and unsettling history of early psychiatric treatment, my favorite parts of the book. Early techniques employed included ice-water baths, moral management, lobotomies, and insulin-induced comas. Satisfying on many levels, Beam's engaging writing will grab readers within the first few pages." Michal, Powells.com (read more)
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July 22
Selected by Vanessa from Oakland, California
Vanessa won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl
Vanessa's comments:
"Special effects are cool in movies, but there's no substitute for reading the original Dahl!"
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
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July 23
Selected by Lindsay from Sudbury, Massachusetts
Lindsay won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
July 24
Selected by Donna from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Donna won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
July 25
Selected by Brian from Lexington, Kentucky
Brian won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
July 26
Selected by April from Plainfield, Illinois
April won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
I Know This Much Is True
by Wally Lamb
Set against the vivid panoply of twentieth-century America and filled with richly drawn, memorable characters, this deeply moving and thoroughly satisfying novel brings to light humanity's deepest needs and fears, our aloneness, our desire for love and acceptance, our struggle to survive at all costs. Joyous, mystical, and exquisitely written, I Know This Much Is True is an extraordinary reading experience that will leave no reader untouched. (read more)
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July 27
Selected by Jeff from Oakland, California
Jeff won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare
by Philip Short
How did a utopian dream of shared prosperity mutate into one of the worst nightmares humanity has ever known? To understand this almost inconceivable mystery, Philip Short explores Pol Pot's life from his early years to his death. Short spent four years traveling throughout Cambodia interviewing the surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge movement, many of whom have never spoken before, including Pol Pot's brother-in-law and the former Khmer Rouge head of state. He also sifted through the previously closed archives of China, Russia, Vietnam, and Cambodia itself to trace the fate of one man and the nation that he led into ruin. (read more)
Your price $11.95
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July 28
Selected by Bill from Chelsea, Massachusetts
The Road to Mars
by Eric Idle
With Monty Python's Flying Circus, Idle proved he was one of the funniest people in the world. Now he tells the story of a comedy team, accompanied by a robot, on an interplanetary vaudeville circuit of the future?a fabulous trip through a "universe expanding at the speed of laughter." (read more)
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July 29
Selected by Nora from Falls Church, Virginia
An Anthropologist on Mars: Seven Paradoxical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
Nora's comments:
"One neurologists chronicles of some of his most interesting patients. By examining the workings of various rare neurological phenomena, Sacks discloses illuminating ideas about how our minds really work. And who ever thought neurology would come hand in hand with hilarity?" (read more)
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July 30
Selected by Kelly from Santa Barbara, California
Kelly won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $60.
July 31
Selected by Terri from Tucson, Arizona
Terri won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
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