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Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland,
OR
97209
United States of America
Work 503 228 4651
45.52306687976776,
-122.68125772476196
Powell's City of Books is a book lover's paradise, the largest used and new bookstore in the world. Located in downtown Portland, Oregon, and occupying an entire city block, the City stocks more than a million new and used books. Nine color coded rooms house over 3,500 different sections, offering something for every interest, including an incredible selection of out-of-print and hard-to-find titles. Each month, the Basil Hallward Gallery (located upstairs in the Pearl Room) hosts a new art exhibit, as well as dozens of author events featuring acclaimed writers, artists, and thinkers such as Roddy Doyle, Joyce Carol Oates, Michael Chabon, Annie Leibovitz, and President Jimmy Carter. The City's Rare Book Room gathers autographed first editions and other collectible volumes for readers in search of a one-of-a-kind treasure. Every day at our buyers' counter in the Orange Room we purchase thousands of used books from the public. Powell's purchases special collections, libraries, and bookstore inventories as well. A few facts about the City of Books: • 68,000 square feet packed with books. • We buy 3,000 used books over the counter every day. • Approximately 3,000 people walk in and buy something every day. • Another 3,000 people just browse and drink coffee. • Our parking garage provides space for 40 cars (ok, so there are bigger parking garages). • We stock 122 major subject areas and more than 3,500 subsections. • You'll find more than 1,000,000 volumes on our shelves. • Approximately 80,000 book lovers browse the City's shelves every day in Portland and via the Internet. So is our mother ship the world's largest bookstore? Heck, it may be bigger than your whole town. The Washington Post called Powell's "perhaps the best bookstore in the world." If you're in the local area, we offer walking tours of the City to individuals and groups. You can also browse our store map online in .PDF format. If you've already placed an order for a book via our website and would like to check on its status, please email the internet office at help@powells.com.
map and directions
Daily: 9am - 11pm
Book buying hours:
Daily: 9am - 8:30pm
Rare Book Room:
Daily: 11am - 7pm or by appointment
Powell's Technical Books
33 NW Park Avenue
Portland,
OR
97209
United States of America
Work 503 228 4651
45.52348030550463,
-122.67920851707458
Created for techies of all stripes, Powell's Technical Books carries an unrivaled selection of all the latest tech-oriented publications. High-level mathematics, physics, electronics, telecommunications, metallurgy, and all the engineering disciplines are some of the more prominent selections amongst this store's 82,000-plus volumes. All levels of computer books are represented, from the most basic Quickstart Guide to an entire subsection on algorithmic theory. Once just a small corner of the City of Books, Powell's Technical Books has grown into its own location, covering some 10,000 square feet of retail floor space. Located just two blocks to the east, it's within easy walking distance of Powell's flagship store, the City of Books. And if you need a break from book browsing, take a look at the store's collection of museum-quality collectible computers, including the Apple Macintosh (circa 1984) and the IMSAI 8080 (circa 1975!). Takes you back, doesn't it? Once the matriarch of Powell's Technical Books, Fup, the store cat, could be found greeting visitors and lounging on the shelves amidst electrical engineering and quantum physics tomes. Fup passed away in 2007 at the age of 19, but her legacy lives on in our biweekly newsletter column and in our hearts. We miss you, Fup. May you rest peacefully on the big bookshelf in the sky. (Read Assistant Manager Ron Silberstein's obituary for our furry friend.) On a sunny day, Portland's North Park Blocks, just outside the store's windows, offer a great place to take a walk, sit in the sun, pitch a game of horseshoes, or just soak up the ambiance of one of America's most beautiful cities.
map and directions
WE’RE MOVING! In late September find us at our new location 2 blocks west at 10th and Couch St.
Monday - Saturday: 9am - 9pm
Sunday: 11am - 7pm
Book buying hours:
Powell's Technical Books is no longer purchasing books for its inventory. Please sell your books at Powell's City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside Street.
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton,
OR
97005
United States of America
Work 503 228 4651
45.49436771181202,
-122.81029343605042
Powell's Books has served Beaverton, Oregon, with a west-side location since 1984. In November 2006, Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing opened, confirming the company's commitment to Beaverton customers. The new store location with 32,500 square feet is more than double the space of the previous Cascade Plaza location and rivals the City of Books in downtown Portland. (Okay, we may be pushing it with that statement since the Burnside location is over 68,000 square feet of retail space!) With over half a million used, new, rare, and hard-to-find titles, it's very easy to get lost in the aisles of Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing. "I think we take the best elements of all the Powell's stores and roll them into one," says store manager Paul Smailes. "We have the big store feel of the City of Books, a very large technical book selection to serve our neighbors like Tektronix, Intel, and Nike, along with the largest children's book section of any book store on the West Coast." An expanded author events space and upgraded amenities bring more best-selling authors and children's events to Cedar Hills Crossing. Each month the store hosts authors such as Mirielle Guiliano, Erik Larson, Nick Bantok, and Christopher Kimball. The funky atmosphere of a Powell's Bookstore and a knowledgeable book-loving staff complete this biblio paradise in Portland's western suburbs. The entirety of the Cedar Hills Crossing mall is Wi-Fi enabled, so you can connect your laptop to the wireless network from anywhere in our store.
map and directions
Monday - Saturday: 9am - 10pm
Sunday: 10am - 9pm
Book buying hours:
Monday - Saturday: 9am - 8pm
Sunday: 10am - 8pm
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland,
OR
97214
United States of America
Work 503 228 4651
45.51214382316533,
-122.62604981660843
From appropriately funky beginnings in a slightly funky neighborhood, Powell's on Hawthorne has grown into the largest used and new bookstore on Portland's east side. Located in a vibrant, diverse, and highly desirable neighborhood, Powell's on Hawthorne now covers more than 10,000 square feet of retail space and offers more than 200,000 used and new books. The atmosphere is relaxed, but the store is big enough to warrant a map. Not as extensive as the labyrinth at the City of Books, Powell's on Hawthorne is divided into just three rooms, each named for a neighborhood landmark: Madison, Hawthorne, and Tabor. The latter is named for Mt. Tabor, the world's only extinct volcano residing within city limits. Powell's on Hawthorne hosts lively and interesting author readings several times each week in its Tabor Room. Adjacent to the reading space, readers congregate in The Fresh Pot, an inviting corner of the store serving delicious homemade pastries and other sweet delights, along with some of the best coffee in a town that really knows its coffee. Judy Jewell says, "My favorite thing about working at the Hawthorne store is the lively feeling of community I get from my co-workers and customers. I think next best is the great used books we see here. You just never know what's going to turn up or who's going to turn up to buy it. Like the other day, we got in this copy of Huber the Tuber, a book about tuberculosis. We thought it was goofy and charming so we put it in the front window. That same afternoon, a customer snatched it up, saying it was her first book. Her father had been a lung doctor, and the book had come out when she was a toddler. She was way thrilled and we were all pretty tickled about it."
map and directions
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 10pm
Friday - Saturday: 9am - 11pm
Sunday: 9am - 9pm
Book buying hours:
Daily: 9am - 8pm
Powell's Books for Home and Garden
3747 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
Portland,
OR
97214
United States of America
Work 503 228 4651
45.51236185397973,
-122.62664794921875
Whether it's instruction for home and garden projects, inspiration for decorating and remodeling, or books on cooking and entertaining, Powell's Books for Home & Garden carries the latest to help enhance your nest. In addition to ideas to transform your space, we stock a wide range of books on crafts like knitting, jewelry making, and woodworking, as well as information on the latest approach to landscape design and gardening. You'll also find here a unique selection of items from around the world: cooking utensils, tablecloths, garden tools and accessories, antique prints, quality dishware, and more. Plus, Powell's Books for Home & Garden is only two doors down from Powell's on Hawthorne, a quintessential general bookstore and hangout. About the Neighborhood The Hawthorne District lies across the Willamette River from downtown and is home to funky shops, restaurants, coffee houses, and pubs. Of Portland's neighborhoods, Hawthorne is "the bohemian." It reflects an urban niche where alternative is considered mainstream, and tie-dyes aren't a thing of the past. Here a hint of patchouli drifts from stores; a flower vendor brightens the sidewalk scenery; "art car" sightings are commonplace (cars decorated hood to trunk with treasures ranging from high-heeled shoes to bowling trophies); and trendsetters shop in hip used-clothing boutiques. On any given evening, live music spills from the open doors of pubs, bibliophiles linger at Powell's, and sidewalk tables host many a brew enthusiast. Brews, that is, as in beer and coffee.
map and directions
Monday - Saturday: 9am - 9pm
Sunday: 9am - 8pm
Powell's Books at PDX
7000 NE Airport Way - Suite 2250
Portland,
OR
97218
United States of America
Work 503 228 4651
45.588996160486325,
-122.59589910507202
Powell's currently has three locations at Portland International Airport, our main store in the Oregon Market with satellite stores in the C and D concourses. Within all three branches, Powell's PDX offers an eclectic mix of the latest bestsellers, popular fiction and non-fiction, choice used books, games, toys and a wide range of gifts. Travelers usually don't expect to find a used bookstore in an airport, but book loving wanderers have made Powell's Books PDX a primary destination since 1988. We're not a magazine stand that carries a few books: we're a full-service bookstore offering all the amenities and services found at other Powell's locations. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff offers quick, on-the-mark recommendations for long flights, all-day business trips, vacation reading, journeys involving long hours with restless children, or any other combinations of factors involving your travel plans. Powell's Books at PDX offers bookbuying during all business hours. Small buys (up to 3 books) can be done over the counter. Larger buys are by drop-off only and usually require two days for a buyer to be able to assess the buy. The seller then returns to pick up either the books, a trade slip, or cash.
map and directions
Oregon Market location:
Daily: 6am - 10pm
Concourse C location:
Daily: 5am - 9pm
Concourse D location:
Daily: 5am - 5:30pm
and 8am - 11pm
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Calendar of Events
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Dave Mustaine Booksigning
A founding member of Metallica, Dave Mustaine was officially fired from the band for his alcoholism and personal conflicts. But he went on to start the equally popular heavy metal band Megadeth. In Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir (It Books), he recounts the highs and lows of a life in hard rock.
Please note: This event is a booksigning only from 12:30-2:30 p.m..
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Nick Zinner, Zachary Lipez, & Stacy Wakefield
In the outstanding collaboration Please Take Me off the Guest List (Akashic), Nick Zinner's photographs evoke the world he travels with his band the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, while Zachary Lipez's essays recount his adventures as a bartender, drug abuser, bookstore clerk, metal fan, miserable adolescent, and relentless skirt chaser. The book is designed by Zinner's and Lipez's longtime collaborator, book artist Stacy Wakefield.
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Brent Weeks
In Brent Weeks's The Black Prism (Orbit), Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in a world where color is the basis of all magic. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: five years to achieve five impossible goals. But when Guile discovers he has a son, he must decide what he's willing to pay to protect a secret.
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David Finkel
Combining the action of Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down with the literary tone of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, David Finkel's The Good Soldiers (Picador) is an unforgettable work of reportage that looks at those in the surge, the heroes and the ruined, returning from the Iraq War. This event is co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Oregon and Oregon Humanities.
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Terry Brooks
The survivors of the Great Wars that devastated the world must now face unimaginable challenges in Bearers of the Black Staff (Del Rey), the first of two new novels, set in the prehistory of Shannara, by New York Times-bestselling author Terry Brooks.
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William Gibson
Iconic visionary William Gibson returns with Zero History (Putnam), his first new novel since the New York Times bestseller Spook Country. Hollis Henry's face used to be known worldwide, but in the post-crash economy, she's a journalist in need of a job. The last person she wants to work for is Hubertus Bigend, twisted genius of global marketing, but there's no way to tell an entity like Bigend that you want nothing more to do with him.
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S. M. Stirling
In The High King of Montival (Roc), the newest volume of S. M. Stirling's post-apocalyptic series chronicling a modern world without technology, Rudi Mackenzie returns to Montival in the Pacific Northwest, where he will face the legions of the Prophet. To achieve victory, he must assemble a coalition of those who had been his enemies a few months before and forge them into an army that can rescue his homeland.
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Deadly Diversions Mystery Book Group
This month we meet to discuss The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Join us!
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Win McCormack
A collection of Win McCormack's investigative articles published in Oregon magazine, The Rajneesh Chronicles (Tin House Books) covers the establishment of the city of Rajneeshpuram in Central Oregon in mid-1981 to its dramatic disintegration at the end of 1985, during which time it housed a notorious cult that unleashed the first act of bioterrorism on U.S. soil
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Poets Charles Goodrich & Mike O'Connor
In Going to Seed (Silverfish Review Press), Charles Goodrich chronicles the changing seasons manifested in his garden, evoking "plants and animals, and our deep human congress with the earth in exquisitely drawn poems" (Gary Young). Washington poet Mike O'Connor presents his new book, Immortality (Pleasure Boat).
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The Young Writer's Workshop
The Young Writer's Workshop is a community for 10- to 18-year-olds who love to write. Come to share your work and get feedback, and learn how award-winning children's authors create their stories. This month, we are joined by authors Carmen Bernier Grand and Pamela Smith Hill for a discussion on plot.
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The Last Man on the Mountain
In a book that combines The Great Gatsby with Into Thin Air, Jennifer Jordan's The Last Man on the Mountain (W. W. Norton) reveals the untold story of Dudley Wolfe and America's ill-fated 1939 expedition to K2, the world's second-highest mountain.
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Inara Scott
The Candidates (Hyperion), the first book in Inara Scott's Delcroix Academy series for young adults, puts a paranormal spin on private school. Dancia Lewis has a secret: whenever she sees a person threaten someone she cares about, things "happen." Dancia does all she can to stay under the radar, but when recruiters from the prestigious Delcroix Academy offer her a scholarship, she reluctantly accepts.
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Writers Reflect on 9/11
At this collective reading, we'll reflect on the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and discuss the ways people were moved to restore beauty and bring healing in the face of community tragedy. Local authors Tom Spanbauer, Tami Lynn Kent, Jessica Maxwell, Sara Guest, and Jennifer Lauck will read from their work.
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Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings (Tor Books) is the first volume of The Stormlight Archive, a new epic fantasy series from New York Times-bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, who was chosen to complete Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.
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Lauren Kessler
Funny, poignant, and insightful, Lauren Kessler's My Teenage Werewolf (Viking) explores the fascinating and scary world of today's teen and the relationship between a mother and her daughter. Publishers Weekly says, "Mothers of girls in particular will be alternately amused, horrified, and entertained as they view the turmoil and triumphs of adolescence from Kessler's insightful perspective."
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Rhys Bowen
Lady Georgiana Rannoch accepts an invitation from the Queen to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. But at the macabre-looking castle, Georgie finds the bride with blood running down her chin, and a wedding guest is poisoned. In Rhys Bowen's Royal Blood (Berkley), it's up to Georgie to save the nuptial festivities before "undeath" does the lovers part.
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Science Fiction Book Group
This month we meet to discuss We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. Join us!
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David Plouffe
David Plouffe not only led the effort that put Barack Obama in the White House -- he also helped to change the face of politics forever. The Audacity to Win (Penguin) tells his story of that groundbreaking achievement, with lessons on how the Democrats can secure victory in the future.
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Ken Scholes
In Antiphon (Tor Books), the third novel in Ken Scholes's Psalms of Isaak series, nothing is as it seems. The ancient past is not dead. The hand of the Wizard Kings still reaches out to challenge the Androfrancine Order, to control the magick and technology that they sought to claim for their own.
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Jonathan Franzen
From the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections comes Freedom (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), a darkly comedic novel about family. Jonathan Franzen's intensely realized characters struggle to learn how to live in an ever-confusing world -- one with the temptations and burdens of liberty, the thrills of teenage lust, the shaken compromises of middle age, the wages of suburban sprawl, and the heavy weight of empire.
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M. K. Hobson
In the tradition of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell comes Native Star (Spectra Books), a brilliant first novel that fuses history, fantasy, and romance as M. K. Hobson presents an enchanted take on the wild West.
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Foster Church
Small towns punctuate the landscape of Oregon and Washington, burrowing in crinkles of hills, sitting alongside mighty rivers, surviving in desert canyons and sagebrush plains, and perching at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. In Discovering Main Street (OSU Press), Foster Church reveals the unexpected and unique pleasures of exploring small towns, what he calls "the last frontier of American tourism."
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Mark Haskell Smith
Mark Haskell Smith's Baked (Grove Press) is a hilarious, rip-roaring romp from a talented, utterly original novelist, a journey packed with a delicious cast of characters, including a string-theory-obsessed cop, a paramedic with a kinky streak, a cougar starlet, and an entrepreneur who wants to turn his medical marijuana Compassion Centers into the Starbucks of pot.
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Fourth Annual Rose City Romance Group Signing
Join us in supporting local romance authors at our fourth annual Rose City Romance event! Meet these talented women, ask questions, and get books autographed in a casual setting. Featured authors include:
Alexis Morgan: Dark Warrior Untamed
Lucy Monroe: Close Quarters and Moon Craving
Christina Crooks: Sweet and Dirty
Margaret Mallory: Knight of Passion
Delilah Marvelle: Mammoth Book of Regency Romance
Meljean Brook: Demon Blood
Jessa Slade: Forged of Shadows
Elisabeth Naughton: Entwined
Amanda Forester: Highlander's Sword
Mary Vine: A Place to Land
Gerri Russell: Seducing the Knight
Jean Johnson: Shifting Plains and Bedtime Stories
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Julia Glass
In The Widower's Tale (Pantheon), the fourth novel from bestselling author Julia Glass, 70-year-old Percy Darling enjoys a vigorous but solitary life in a quirky farmhouse outside Boston -- until, in a complex scheme to help his oldest daughter through a crisis, he allows a progressive preschool to move into his barn. The abrupt transformation of Percy's rural refuge into a lively, youthful community compels him to reexamine the choices he's made.
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Stepping Out of Self-Deception
Anatta is the Buddhist teaching on the nonexistence of a permanent, independent self. Rodney Smith's Stepping Out of Self-Deception (Shambhala Publications) examines this notoriously puzzling and elusive concept, demonstrating how it can be the key to accessing the joy of deep insight into reality.
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Saturday, September 18th @ 1:00PM
Pastaworks
3735 SE Hawthorne Blvd (503) 232-1010
Sasha Davies & Cole Danehower
Whether at the market, your local cheese shop, or traveling, Sasha Davies' The Guide to West Coast Cheese (Timber Press) is the ultimate reference for selecting, identifying, and savoring the cheeses of California, Oregon, and Washington. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and helpful maps, Cole Danehower's Essential Wines and Wineries of the Pacific Northwest (Timber Press) is an in-depth guide that will enable wine lovers everywhere to plan their touring, select their wines, and explore and discover the riches of the Northwest's wine country. Please note: this event takes place at Pastaworks on Hawthorne, 3735 SE Hawthorne Blvd.
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Saturday, September 18th @ 2:00PM
Bagdad Theater
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. (503) 236-9234
Artemis Rocks! with Eoin Colfer
Join bestselling author Eoin Colfer for the Artemis Rocks! show. Eoin will perform a monologue, interview Artemis Fowl for the first time ever, take questions from the audience, and sign copies of the brand-new Artemis Fowl book, The Atlantis Complex (Hyperion). The show will feature original songs and music videos and a very special giveaway (while supplies last). Please note: This event is free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Poets Dan Raphael & Penelope Scambly Schott
Containing works from the first 13 collections from Northwest poet Dan Raphael, Impulse and Warp (Wordcraft of Oregon) is a beautiful, 160-page book of poems that remain unmatched in imagination. From Penelope Scambly Schott comes Crow Mercies (Calyx), winner of the first Sarah Lantz Memorial Poetry Book Prize. This collection stitches generations together: a woman's eulogy, elegy, and ode to gestating, dying, and living long enough to see clearly.
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Rowan Jacobsen
Terroir is French for taste of place. In American Terroir (Bloomsbury), James Beard Award-winning author Rowan Jacobsen explores many of the North American foods that depend on place for their unique flavor, including salmon from Alaska's Yukon River and honey from the tupelo-lined banks of the Apalachicola River.
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Edward Ugel
In the humorous and heartfelt I'm with Fatty (Weinstein Books), Edward Ugel shares with readers his difficult yet inspiring journey through his yearlong attempt to regain his health and change his life by losing 50 pounds in 50 weeks.
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Oldman's Brave New World of Wine
Weary of buying the same old wines again and again? With Oldman's Brave New World of Wine (W. W. Norton), PBS wine guru Mark Oldman is here to rescue your taste buds with a groundbreaking guide to irresistible wines of moderate cost and maximum appeal.
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Susan Casey
Susan Casey follows a unique tribe of extreme surfers as they seek to conquer the holy grail of their sport: a 100-foot wave. In her mesmerizing account, The Wave (Doubleday), the exploits of Laird Hamilton and his fellow surfers are juxtaposed against with scientists' urgent efforts to understand the destructive powers of waves.
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Charles Yu
Winner of the National Book Foundation's Five-Under-35 Award, Charles Yu delivers his debut novel, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Pantheon), a razor-sharp, ridiculously funny, and utterly touching story of a son searching for his father through quantum space-time.
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Becoming Jimi Hendrix
Steven Roby and Brad Schreiber's Becoming Jimi Hendrix (Da Capo Press) is a revealing look at the formative period in which the legendary guitarist developed his playing style on the "chitlin' circuit" before finding superstardom.
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Laurie Frankel
When Jill becomes both pregnant and single at the end of one spring semester, she and her two closest friends plunge into an experiment in tri-parenting, tri-schooling, and tri-habitating as grad students in Seattle. Naturally, everything goes wrong, but in ways no one sees coming. In The Atlas of Love (St. Martin's Press), her sparkling and wise debut novel, Laurie Frankel's unforgettable heroines prove that home is simply where the love is.
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Freddie Wilkinson
When 11 men perished on the slopes of K2 in August 2008, it was one of the deadliest single events in Himalayan climbing and made headlines around the world. With One Mountain Thousand Summits (New American Library), Freddie Wilkinson offers an insider's account of one of the deadliest and most controversial tragedies in mountaineering history.
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Inna Segal
In her new guide to health and wellness, The Secret Language of Your Body (Atria Books/Beyond Words), Inna Segal helps readers understand the messages of the body, offering a unique, step-by-step method to assist in returning the body to its natural state of health.
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Dreaming in Chinese
In sharing what she discovered about Mandarin, and how those discoveries helped her understand a culture that had at first seemed impenetrable, Deborah Fallows's Dreaming in Chinese (Walker & Company) opens up China to Westerners more completely, perhaps, than it has ever been before. This event is co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Oregon.
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Robert B. Reich
Aftershock (Knopf) delivers a brilliant reading of the economic crisis and how Americans should deal with its aftermath. This event presented by Powell's Books and the World Affairs Council of Oregon.
Please note: This ticketed event takes place at the First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave. Tickets, $25-$35 ($35 tickets include a copy of Aftershock), are available through the World Affairs Council at www.worldoregon.org.
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Mary Catherine Bateson
Mary Catherine Bateson sees aging today as an "improvisational art form calling for imagination and willingness to learn." In her ardent, affirming study, Composing a Further Life (Knopf), she relates the experiences of men and women -- herself included -- who, upon entering this second adulthood, have found new meaning and new ways to contribute, composing their lives in new patterns.
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The Sheikh's Batmobile
What happens to our pop culture when it meets another culture head-on -- especially one that, according to some, is completely at odds with our own? In The Sheikh's Batmobile (Soft Skull Press), pop culture commentator Richard Poplak explores what becomes of his and America's obsessions -- pop songs and sitcoms, Hollywood movies and shoot-'em-up video games, muscle cars and punk music -- when they make their way into the Muslim world.
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Laura Numeroff
Otis and Sydney and the Best Birthday Ever (Abrams), a sweet children’s tale by Laura Numeroff, author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, introduces readers to two lovable bears who understand that friendship is the only thing needed to make any day special.
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Sara Gruen
After the extraordinary success of her beloved, bestselling debut, Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen returns with Ape House (Spiegel & Grau), another immensely charming, endlessly surprising, and engaging novel in which a family of bonobo apes teaches us what it means to be human.
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Classics Book Group
This month we meet to discuss Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Join us!
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Wednesday, September 29th @ 7:00PM
Bagdad Theater
3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. (503) 236-9234
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro, one of Hollywood's most popular and imaginative storytellers and the creator of the Oscar-winning Pan's Labyrinth, presents The Fall (William Morrow), the new book in his vampire epic. This event is co-sponsored by the Northwest Film Center's School of Film.
Please note: This ticketed event takes place at the Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. Tickets, $26.99, include admission and a copy of The Fall, and are available at the Bagdad Theater, the Crystal Ballroom, and Ticketmaster.
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Yiyun Li
In his new collection of spellbinding stories, Gold Boy, Emerald Girl (Random House), Yiyun Li, the acclaimed author of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, delivers exquisite fiction filled with suspense, depth, and beauty.
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Chandra Hoffman
In Chandra Hoffman's debut novel, Chosen (Harper), a young caseworker at a Portland adoption agency becomes increasingly entangled in the lives of adoptive and birth parents and faces life-altering choices when an extortion attempt goes horribly wrong.
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My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me
The fairy tale lives again in My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me (Penguin), a collection of 40 new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction, including Neil Gaiman, Aimee Bender, Kelly Link, and more! Tonight's event with editor Kate Bernheimer includes sets performed by musicians Willy Vlautin, Liz Brown, Megan Pickerel, and Herman Jolly.
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Emma Donoghue
Told entirely in the language of an energetic, pragmatic five-year-old named Jack, Emma Donoghue's Man Booker Prize-nominated Room (Little Brown) is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.
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