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by Jon Krakauer Publisher Comments The extraordinary bestselling true story of a young man's uncompromising pilgrimage that ended in tragedy.... (read more) Your Price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Erik Larson Powells.com Staff Pick An amazing history that recounts the inconceivable events surrounding the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Larson's tale captures a time and place that vividly come to life. The central characters in this tale are Daniel H. Burnham, the architect... (read more) Your Price $5.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments Subtitled, "The Great American Earthquake Of 1906". From the bestselling author of "The Map That Changed The World" and "Krakatoa" comes this enthralling story of the extraordinary earthquake that took place in San Francisco in 1906. He brings together... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Bill Bryson Publisher Comments Following an urge to rediscover his youth, Bill Bryson left his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that would take him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a notebook. With a razor wit and a kind heart, Bryson serves up a colorful tale of... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Chris Rose Publisher Comments 1 Dead in Attic is a collection of stories by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, recounting the first harrowing year and a half of life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Celebrated as a local treasure and heaped with national praise, Rose... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Timothy Egan Powells.com Staff Pick A fresh, stirring look at the Dust Bowl and Depression, Timothy Egan follows the personal dramas of a handful of families, allowing their voices to reveal the environmental and human tragedies that rocked the nation. Grippingly detailed, this exciting... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Andrew Doughty Publisher Comments Hailed by the "New York Times" as a must for any serious traveler and "Cond Nast" as "the best Kaua'i guidebook," this humorous and easy-to-use sixth edition reveals even more hidden gems, including a 68-page activities chapter, and a unique adventures... (read more) Your Price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by George Howe Colt Publisher Comments In this intimate and poignant history of a sprawling century-old summer house on Cape Cod, George Howe Colt reveals not just one family's fascinating story but a vanishing way of life. Faced with the sale of the treasured house where he had spent forty... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Rick Bass Publisher Comments A passionate memoir about the great divides in Rick Bass's beloved Yaak Valley, the West as a whole, and himself. A poignant look at the thirty-year journey of one of our country's great naturalist writers, Why I Came West explores how Rick Bass fell in... (read more) Your Price $24.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by John M Barry Powells.com Staff Pick "An account of the Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America. When the river flooded, it was possible to travel in a boat, east to west in the South, two hundred miles. The book is an account of how engineers had tried to control the... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Michael Perry Publisher Comments <... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Bob Sehlinger Publisher Comments From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide(R) to Walt Disney World(R) A Tourist's Best Friend --Chicago Sun-Times Indispensable --The New York Times Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide(R): Every attraction ranked and... (read more) Your Price $16.99 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Susan Orlean Publisher Comments The orchid thief in Susan Orlean's mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Tim Cahill Publisher Comments “Let’s get lost together . . . ” Lost in My Own Backyard brings acclaimed author Tim Cahill together with one of his—and America’s—favorite destinations: Yellowstone, the world’s first national park. Cahill has... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
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