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Original Essays | September 9, 2013

Chris Bolton: IMG A Smash Is Born



Editor's note: Chris Bolton is not only a former Powell's employee, he was also once the primary writer for this blog. So we are particularly proud... Continue »
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    Smash: Trial by Fire

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Today (October 1, 2013)

  1. Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir
    New Hardcover $26.00

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Linda Ronstadt, whose 45-year career has encompassed a wide array of musical styles, weaves together a captivating story of her origins and rise to stardom in the music scene of the 1960s and '70s. In Simple Dreams (Simon & Schuster), Ronstadt reveals the eclectic and fascinating journey that led to her long-lasting success, including stories behind many of her beloved songs. Ronstadt will be joined in conversation by Peter Ames Carlin, author of Bruce.

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  1. Julia Child Rules: Lessons on... New Hardcover $24.95

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1005 W Burnside St. Portland, OR 503 228 4651

If Julia Child stood for anything, it was the pleasure found in sharing good food with good people, working hard and being content (even when things aren't going your way), and living with joy and abandon. In Karen Karbo's new book, Julia Child Rules (Skirt!), she shares the universal themes we can all learn from the master of French cooking and shows us how to savor life.

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Tomorrow (October 2, 2013)

  1. Subtle Bodies Signed Edition Used Hardcover $18.50

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3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. Beaverton, OR 503 228 4651

In his long-awaited new novel, Subtle Bodies (Knopf), Norman Rush, author of the National Book Award-winning Mating, returns home, giving us a sophisticated, often comical romp through the particular joys and tribulations of marriage and the dilemmas of friendship. Subtle Bodies is filled with unexpected, funny, telling aperçus alongside a deeper, moving exploration of the meanings of life.

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  1. The Woman Who Lost Her Soul Signed... Used Hardcover $19.50

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1005 W Burnside St. Portland, OR 503 228 4651

With his first novel in 20 years, National Book Award-winner Bob Shacochis returns to occupied Haiti in The Woman Who Lost Her Soul (Atlantic Monthly Press). Set over 50 years and in four countries backdropped by different wars, Shacochis's new novel brings to life an intricate portrait of catastrophic events that led up to the war on terror and the America we are today.

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October 9, 2013

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October 22, 2013

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October 24, 2013

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    1005 W Burnside St. Portland, OR 503 228 4651

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October 25, 2013

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    3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. Beaverton, OR 503 228 4651

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