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August 01
Selected by James from Lawrenceville, Georgia
James won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
God Is Dead
by Ron Currie Jr
James's Comments:
"James's comments:
"I've been enjoying Ron's award-winning fiction for a few years now. He's a gifted, highly imaginative and very generous writer....This book is enjoyably devastating on so many levels, and will haunt you long after you've finished it."" (read more)
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August 02
Selected by Clark from Pocatello, Idaho
Clark won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Lullaby
by Chuck Palahniuk
Clark's Comments:
"Clark's comments:
"Chuck Palahniuk is one of the most skilled writers in the field today. His style is unique, in a class of its own. If you have not read this book yet, now is the time."" (read more)
Your price $4.50
Used - Trade Paper
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August 03
Selected by Bridget from Port Charlotte, Florida
Bridget won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Red River
by Lalita Tademy
Bridget's Comments:
"Bridget's comments:
"[U]ndeniably powerful. Set against the backdrop of the 'Reconstruction' after the Civil War in Colfax, Louisiana, and the very real 'Riot of Colfax' on April 13th, 1873, we meet two special families, The Smiths and The Tademys....This story is overflowing with incredible, inspiring pride and should be on the bookshelf of every school library. There is a certain aura about this story mingling the insurmountable love and respect they have for one another, and their duty to their children and community, making this book totally unforgettable."" (read more)
Your price $9.95
Used - Hardcover
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August 04
Selected by David from Fayetteville, North Carolina
How to Hepburn Signed Edition
by Karen Karbo
David's Comments:
"David's comments:
"A startling revelation of 'Kate the Great,' a woman, an actress, a sister, and...who still has a worldwide impact on-screen, as well as off-screen. The personal, and rare work of a legendary starlet."" (read more)
Your price $13.50
Used - Hardcover
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August 05
Selected by Jennifer from Portland, Oregon
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why
by Bart D. Ehrman
Jennifer's Comments:
"Jennifer's comments:
"This is a fascinating book, I found it hard to put down....Many would like to think that God took over the printing presses and out popped the Bible -- but that is far from the truth. And the truth is far more fascinating especially as older documents have come to light and into the hands of scholars who can interpret them....Dr. Ehrman does a great job explaining how the New Testament came to be, how it's been transcribed for hundreds of years, how and why things have been added, even how scholars KNOW they've been added or changed and finally -- whether or not those changes actually make a difference in our understanding of Jesus and Christianity. For anyone who wants an understanding of New Testament writings this is a must read."" (read more)
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August 06
Selected by Andreina from Stockton, California
Andreina won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $60.
August 07
Selected by Bryan from Portland, Oregon
Bryan won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Motel Life: A Novel (P.S.)
by Willy Vlautin
Bryan's Comments:
"Bryan's comments:
"This is an incredible novel....I read it on the bus, and particularly in the evenings, when fatigued, worried what would happen if I burst into tears after laughing out loud in some passages. Would fellow passengers think I was crazy? The critical reviews are right â€" this is an honest book, a hard and yet compassionate book, and truly American in its style."" (read more)
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August 08
Selected by Bonnie from El Cerrito, California
Bonnie won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Three Bags Full
by Leonie Swann
Bonnie's Comments:
"Bonnie's comments:
"This is a charming and engaging mystery of the English cozy variety...but what really makes this novel stand out is Ms. Swann's fully-realized ovine protagonists....This is a lovely lark of a novel for anyone who has had enough of the anthropomorphizing of Hollywood animated and computer-enhanced live-action features; I hope they never turn it into a movie."" (read more)
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August 09
Selected by Gypsi from Knoxville, Tennessee
August 10
Selected by Shelbi from Milwaukie, Oregon
Shelbi won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories
by David Sedaris
Shelbi's Comments:
"Shelbi's comments:
"I love finding out what writers are reading. David Sedaris collected and edited these short stories and compiled them to raise money for an after school tutoring organization that helps kids discover their voices in writing. This is one of the best short story collections out there. It brings both contemporary and classic authors together, has both heart-breaking and laugh-out-loud moments."" (read more)
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August 11
Selected by Laura from Portland, Oregon
August 12
Selected by Natalie from Waco, Texas
Yo! Yes?
by Chris Raschka
Natalie's Comments:
"Natalie's comments:
"I read this book to kids who range between 14 months and 2 years old and each one of them love it....I love it too. It is so awesome to sit and read and after each page the kids are repeating each word."" (read more)
Your price $10.00
Used - Hardcover
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August 13
Selected by Gail from Bakersfield, California
Gail won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $60.
The Dowry: A Novel of Ireland
by Walter Keady
Gail's Comments:
"Gail's comments:
"Desperate to fulfill his obligations as a priest and a De Valerian, Father Donovan masterminds a simple plan to provide dowries for the marriageable girls of Coshlawn Crann. Naturally things go wrong. Written with an obvious delight in the many twists and turns of life and of human nature, reading this 'novel of Ireland' is like a cozy gossip with an old friend."" (read more)
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August 14
Selected by Serene from Oakland, California
Serene won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop
by Steve Kowit
Serene's Comments:
"Serene's comments:
"This is the best writing manual I've ever read, and I've read a ton of them. I had the good fortune to have the author as a poetry instructor in college, but the book is the reason I got published â€" the first three exercises I did in the book were my first three published poems. If you ever wanted to write a poem that's not only evocative and lyrical, but in clear English and not pretentious, this is the book for you."" (read more)
Your price $8.00
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August 15
Selected by Ernest from Lexington, Kentucky
The Song Before It Is Sung
by Justin Cartwright
Ernest's Comments:
"Ernest's comments:
"This is a gripping, enriching portrait of actual events explored through the lens of a fine novelist with a sense of the moral and political ambiguity. It concerns the entanglement of the lives of Elys Mendel (British political philosopher Isaiah Berlin) and Axel von Gottberg (German aristocrat Adam von Trott), two fellow Rhodes scholars, who become caught up in the unfolding vortex of powerful forces that led to World War II and the persecution and death of millions of Jews."" (read more)
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Used - Hardcover
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August 16
Selected by Alfred from Portland, Oregon
Adele & Simon
by Barbara McClintock
Alfred's Comments:
"Alfred's commnets:
"This book is a treat for both the reading parent and the listening child. The story concerns a loving, if exasperated, older sibling trying to take her brother home from school. At every stop Simon, the little boy, loses something. The art, evoking early 20th century Paris, is gorgeous and even parents will be challenged to find the missing item on each page. There is even a page filled with artists of the era."" (read more)
Your price $17.99
New - Hardcover
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August 17
Selected by Sandra from Cornwall, PE, Canada, Canada, , Canada
The Book of the Dead
by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Sandra 's Comments:
"Sandra's comments
"Anyone lucky enough to pick up a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is in for a great treat. Book of the Dead is the third book in a trilogy featuring Agent Pendergast â€" surely one of the most unusual FBI agents in fiction."" (read more)
Your price $0.95
Used - Mass Market
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August 18
Selected by Brian from Beaverton, Oregon
Brian won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $80.
Sandworms of Dune (Dune)
by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Brian's Comments:
"Brian's comments:
"The constant balance of power and struggle for both humans and machine in religious, social, moral, and theoretical reasoning is continued in the series....A must for Dune fans who look forward to the end of the series. Brian and Kevin's distinctiveness continue to add to Frank Herbert's creation."" (read more)
Your price $8.50
Used - Hardcover
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August 19
Selected by Cheron from Reno, Nevada
Cheron won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
August 20
Selected by Gypsi from Knoxville, Tennessee
August 21
Selected by Angela from Portland, Oregon
Angela won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
The Theory and Practice of Hell: The German Concentration Camps and the System Behind Them
by Eugen Kogon
Angela's Comments:
"Angela's comments:
"This book is truly not for the faint of heart. Kogon, held in Buchenwald for five years, provides, in excruciating, painful detail the vulgar, unrelenting violence and death perpetuated on Jews and other prisoners in the National Socialist's concentration camps. Unlike the bulk of memoirs written by Jews after the Holocaust, Kogon provides, in a dispassionate voice, damning information about the operation, politics, functions and society of these institutions. He writes about the random violence, the pecking order among the inmates, the dissolute camp guards and leadership, the constant, unrelenting hunger, and the endless labor. There is no way anyone — including Jewish Holocaust deniers — can read this book and not know horror."" (read more)
Your price $9.00
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August 22
Selected by Jacqueline from Portland, Oregon
August 23
Selected by Sue from Atascadero, California
Sue won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $40.
Behind the Scenes at the Museum
by Kate Atkinson
Sue's Comments:
"This book flowed for me. I love her writing style. It was funny, poignant and heartbreaking at different times....My book club was divided in half with loving this book or not caring for it. I was enthralled from beginning to end with the characters and Atkinson's way with words." (read more)
Your price $6.95
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August 24
Selected by Ted from Portland, Oregon
Ted won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Lottery: A Novel
by Patricia Wood
Ted's Comments:
"With his IQ one point above retardation Perry L. Crandall wins millions in the Washington State Lottery....Values such as friends, family, intelligence, 'common sense' and the standards we set for ourselves and others are seen through a new pair of eyes. A quick, well-written read." (read more)
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August 25
Selected by Cathy from Sammamish, Washington
Cathy won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell
Cathy's Comments:
"This is an amazing book. Six mini-novels, nested inside each other, each told in a different genre, a different voice, from a different time period....[A] clever and wise and completely original look at the human race and the migration of souls through time." (read more)
Your price $14.70
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August 26
Selected by Jennifer from Vancouver, Washington
Jennifer won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Here They Come
by Yannick Murphy
Jennifer's Comments:
"[A] beautifully written story told from the perspective of an unnamed 13-year-old girl living with her eccentric family in the tenements of New York sometime in the 1970's....The author uses powerful, symbolic prose to keep the reader interested from page one to the very end." (read more)
Your price $12.75
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August 27
Selected by Mick from Needham, Massachusetts
Mick won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Dreamland
by Kevin Baker
Mick's Comments:
"Dreamland is magic. It weaves in time, lives, texture, history, grit, city life and a world that few have seen in NYC. It tells many stories expertly and centers around life in Coney Island at the turn of the 20th century. This was the first novel in Baker's New York City trilogy and it's a gem." (read more)
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August 28
Selected by Kay from Brooklyn, New York
Kay won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina
by Chris Rose
Kay's Comments:
"Chris Rose gives voice to the voiceless and powerless city and her people devastated by Hurricane Katrina. This collection of columns is a love song to a city that comes palpably alive through his words. By turns heartbreaking and uplifting, it is required reading for anyone who loves New Orleans." (read more)
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August 29
Selected by Cathy from San Antonio, Texas
Cathy won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
August 30
Selected by Deborah from Newport News, Virginia
Deborah won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey through Madness
by Elyn R. Saks
Deborah's Comments:
"[E]nlightening, brutally honest, yet a compassionate and hopeful look at this extraordinary person's battle with her demons. When she could have spent the rest of her life in an institution she has triumphed and reached out to the millions of mentally ill in this country offering them help and insight. A much needed biography." (read more)
Your price $15.00
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August 31
Selected by Susan from Portland, Oregon
Susan won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20.
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by Jeff Lindsay
Susan's Comments:
"I adored this book and its sequel. Dexter is primal and complex. He lives in an entirely different place than the rest of us, and he appeals to a part of me that wishes I could do away with all the bad people in the world...without being a sociopath, of course. The Showtime series has done this book justice, with only a handful of minor changes." (read more)
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