Today's Dose by Fiona from Portland, Oregon Fiona, click here to claim your prize. by Ernest Callenbach Fiona's Comments "This is a wonderful book that begins to explore realities of America's impending environmental crisis. Washington, Oregon, and Northern California have annexed from the United States, creating Ecotopia. Ecotopia has minimal pollution, and once buried streams and rivers have been revived and now flow through the streets." (read more) Your price $16.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for other copies |
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May 08 Selected by Beren from Portland, Oregon Beren won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $60. by Morgan Hunt Beren's Comments: "Morgan Hunt's follow up to Sticky Fingers was everything I hoped it would be: the lyric-related title, the unusual method of murder...and the complex capers of Tess Camillo, San Diego lesbian computer-jockey/math-lover/cancer survivor/lusty lady on the verge of menopause looking for love, justice and Italian food." (read more) Your price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for other copies Selected by Anne from Jacksonville, Florida by Tim Guest Anne's Comments: "The book...explores a very interesting subject.... Your price $19.95 (Sale - Hardcover) check for other copies Selected by Sharon from Mechanicsville, Virginia Sharon won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20. by Jane Kotapish Sharon's Comments: "I fell in love with Kotapish's stylish, lyrical phrasing and imagery....The book's plot weaves like a stage whisper throughout the novel -- the character's first-person musings and point of view reveal much more than any action, and the main theme of the novel emerges as a loose, haunting thread that reticulates her emotional quest: the redemption of a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship....This is Jane Kotapish's first novel, and as an entranced reader, I consider myself a new fan." (read more) Your price $24.00 (New - Hardcover) check for other copies |
May 07 Selected by Prashanth from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India by J. M. Coetzee Prashanth's Comments: "No other tale of crime against humanity has been told with such intensity. Every page is a heart-wrenching experience....A timeless masterpiece." (read more) Your price $5.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies Selected by Debbi from Boise, Idaho Debbi won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20. by Joanne Harris Debbi's Comments: "I have just finished the most delicious book! Magic, Paris, folklore, chocolate....[A] wonderful story that will keep you wanting more. This sequel to Chocolat is even better than the original." (read more) Your price $24.95 (New - Hardcover) check for other copies Selected by David from Solvang, California David won a Powells.com gift certificate worth $20. by Gary Lutz David's Comments: "Lutz manages to tangle words into sentences that snort fear into syntax and then as the aroma of the language begins to curl the buds of the tongue it becomes clear that the reader is dining in a kind of lyrical greasy spoon, where even the pigs in a blanket are a mad capped ambrosia. If you ever really want to understand the sentence, read Lutz." (read more) Your price $14.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for other copies |







