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March 01
Selected by C from Plantation, Florida
C won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 02
Selected by Pamela from Lakeview, Michigan
Pamela won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
An Unfinished Life
by Mark Spragg
Pamela's comments:
"Loved [An Unfinished Life]; and we are having a book discussion at the library tonight. VERY good read. Great writer also." (read more)
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March 03
Selected by Alexis from Cullowhee, North Carolina
Alexis won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 04
Selected by Josephine from Rutherford, New Jersey
Josephine won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Laments
by George Hagen
The Laments are an undeniably quirky family. They live by the principle, "anywhere but here" as they move from South Africa to the Persian Gulf to Rhodesia to England, and ultimately suburban New Jersey, in search of their place in the world.
Josephine's comments:
"Excellent family story, plus insightful thoughts on life as an expat and a foreigner." (read more)
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March 05
Selected by Catherine from Richmond, Canada
Catherine won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Mark Twain: A Life
by Ron Powers
"[A] work of comprehensive scholarship worthy of its subject....[Powers] manages to stick close to the facts...creating a narrative that is, incredibly, exciting, given our familiarity with the broad outlines of Twain's life."
Kansas City Star (read more)
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March 06
Selected by Karen from Lincoln City, Oregon
March 07
Selected by Adeleye from Accra, Ghana
Adeleye won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
March 08
Selected by Karen from Bangor, Maine
Karen won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Sea: A Novel
by John Banville
"Banville's fluid prose glides over the pages of The Sea, a rich story filled with heart and bittersweet longing. I pored over the luminescent descriptions of time and place and the beautiful characters that make up this world."
Ann, Powells.com (read more)
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March 09
Selected by Brian from Cincinnati, Ohio
Brian won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Big Show: High Times and Dirty Dealings Backstage at the Academy Awards
Did you ever wonder how the world's biggest stars work together for one night at the Academy Awards? In The Big Show Steve Pond has the answer, and it ain't pretty. Pond had nearly total access to rehearsals and production sessions for the Oscars and he reveals some fascinating stories and secrets. Pond knows which stars are easy, which are high maintenance, and which ones are impossible. He also says one host is a dream to work with, while others aren't. (read more)
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March 10
Selected by Julie from Colorado Springs, Colorado
Julie won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
In the Company of the Courtesan: A Novel
by Sarah Dunant
"Within the pages of this book you will find passion and cruelty, loyalty and betrayal. Follow the storyteller, a dwarf who accompanies the courtesan in her flight from a ravaged Rome, on his journey from refugee to merchant prince (or high-class pimp, anyway). I was engaged by the story; I love the characters ? the poets and painters, the whores and witches who wander the streets of 16th-century Venice."
Beth, Powells.com
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March 11
Selected by Dianne from Honolulu, Hawaii
Dianne won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Firehouse
by David Halberstam
"[Q]uite an achievement....Understandably, some portraits are more rounded than others....More often, the descriptions click, Halberstam succeeds in bringing his subjects back to life, and we ache as we suddenly remember that this man is no more. Fine work that will leave most readers with even higher esteem for firefighters." Kirkus Reviews (read more)
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March 12
Selected by Cynthia from Edmonds, Washington
She's Come Undone (Oprah's Book Club)
by Wally Lamb
In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. At once a fragile girl and a hard-edged cynic, so tough to love yet so inimitably lovable, Dolores is as poignantly real as our own imperfections. She's Come Undone includes a promise: You will never forget Dolores Price. (read more)
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March 13
Selected by Laura from Buffalo, New York
Laura won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
This Boy's Life: A Memoir
by Tobias Wolff
This unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning....As Toby fights for identity and self-respect against the unrelenting hostility of a new stepfather, his experiences are at once poignant and comical, and Wolff does a masterful job of re-creating the frustrations and cruelties of adolescence. (read more)
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March 14
Selected by Anthony Paul from Sioux Falls , South Dakota
The Tent
by Margaret Atwood
Anthony Paul's comments:
"Her writing speaks on a broad range of subjects, reflecting the times we live in with deadly accuracy and knifeedge precision." (read more)
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March 15
Selected by Sydney from Toronto, Canada
Sydney won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell
Sydney's comments:
"What an incredible story: the history of New York City told through the cultivation and eventual demise of the lowly oyster. From Henry Hudson's uncharted turn into the bay between Brooklyn and Staten Island, it's an envrionmental, sociological and historical study of New York City all rolled into one. Fascinating." (read more)
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March 16
Selected by Matthew from Ottawa, Canada
Matthew won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Brooklyn Follies: A Novel
by Paul Auster
From the bestselling author of Oracle Night and The Book of Illusions, an exhilarating, whirlwind tale of one man's accidental redemption. The Brooklyn Follies is Paul Auster's warmest, most exuberant novel, a moving and unforgettable hymn to the glories and mysteries of ordinary human life. (read more)
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March 17
Selected by Kirstin from New York, New York
Kirstin won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Accidental: A Novel
by Ali Smith
"The Accidental, Ali Smith's dazzling new novel, explores the modern family in all its chaos, darkness, and love, using some of the most inventive prose seen in recent years. Smith's story is bewitching, her characters empathetic, and her craft impeccable. Funny, alluring, and intelligent, The Accidental is a masterful work by a marvelous writer."
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March 18
Selected by Sean from Portland, Oregon
Sean won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President
by Justin A Frank
Sean's comments:
"Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President looks at everything from the family dynamics of the Bush household to the rhetoric the President uses in speeches, and paints a picture that is sometimes sympathetic, sometimes disturbing, and always illuminating." (read more)
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March 19
Selected by Erin from Eugene, Oregon
Erin won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Death of a Red Heroine
by Xiaolong Qiu
Inspector Chen must battle the political climate of Shanghai and seek the help of a former lover in order to solve the murder of a National Model Worker who was a celebrity of utmost probity. (read more)
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March 20
Selected by Michele from Reisterstown, Maryland
Michele won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 21
Selected by Amanda from Stoughton, Wisconsin
Amanda won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The People's Act of Love
by James Meek
The People's Act Of Love is a big Russian novel written in English. In the tradition of such greats as Cold Mountain and The March, Meek renders war's horror ? the cruelty and humanity of people in extremis. (read more)
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March 22
Selected by Kenneth from Portland, Oregon
Kenneth won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
March 23
Selected by Kathy from Minneapolis, Minnessotta
Kathy won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Full Catastrophe Living : Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind To Face Stress, Pain, and Illness (90 Edition)
by Jon Kabat-zinn
It is everywhere around us. Even worse, it gets inside us: sapping our energy, undermining our health, and making us more vulnerable to anxiety, depression, and disease. Now, based on Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn?s renowned mindfulness-based stress reduction program, this groundbreaking book shows you how to use natural, medically proven methods to soothe and heal your body, mind, and spirit. (read more)
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March 24
Selected by Eric from Portland, Oregon
March 25
Selected by Laura from Houston, Texas
Laura won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
March 26
Selected by Jenny from Atlanta, Oregon
A Dirty Job
by Christopher Moore
"Dizzyingly inventive and hypnotically engaging, A Dirty Job is...like no other book I've ever read." Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked and Son of a Witch (read more)
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March 27
Selected by C from Beaverton, Oregon
C won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
March 28
Selected by Kathleen from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kathleen won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Day My Butt Went Psycho!
by Andy Griffiths
"Some of Griffith's details are hilarious (a fluffy pink toilet seat cover is the perfect tool for trapping bums, who 'are powerless to resist them'), others plain disgusting (Zack and Eleanor hitch a ride on an exploding bum pimple), but young readers will likely get a kick out of it all (there's even a glossary included)." Publishers Weekly (read more)
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March 29
Selected by Michelle from Phoenix, Arizona
Michelle won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Closed Circle: A Novel
by Jonathan Coe
"[A]s witty and acerbic as Evelyn Waugh's war trilogy ? Coe, as I've written elsewhere, is a kind of Waugh on the left: publicly ruthless, yet finally a little more merciful to his characters." Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times (read more)
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March 30
Selected by Mike from Mahwah, New Jersey
March 31
Selected by Lisa from Tumwater, Washington
Lisa won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
The Lincoln Lawyer
by Michael Connelly
"Michael Connelly is as fully at home in the world of a criminal defense lawyer as he has always been in the realm of investigators and cops. All the qualities that have deservedly brought him a legion of readers are on display again here: brisk pacing, clever twists, artful writing and an atmosphere of complete authority on every page. Another terrific book from a terrific writer." Scott Turow (read more)
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