by Kurt Vonnegut  
Publisher Comments A Man without a Country is Kurt Vonnegut's hilariously funny and razor-sharp look at life (If I die — God forbid — I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news?), art (To... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Hardcover) 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 $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Cathi Hanauer
Powells.com Staff Pick Great essays like these give you an opportunity to look at the world through another person's eyes and re-examine your own experiences. The 26 included here take you on a journey through the a myriad women's lives. I laughed, I cried, I felt better about... (read more) Your Price $3.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Seamus Heaney
Powells.com Staff Pick "I resignedly picked it up at last on the tail end of a history binge, telling myself, 'Okay, I'm finally going to slog through it. Just get it over with.' And I discovered all my trepidation had been for naught. This isn't an 'accessible for a... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser Publisher Comments Deceptively simple and surprisingly addictive, Not Quite What I Was Planning is a thousand glimpses of humanity — six words at a time. One Life. Six Words. What's Yours? When Hemingway famously wrote, "For Sale: baby shoes, never worn," he... (read more) Your Price $12.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Eggers Publisher Comments From Q & A by Dave Eggers A group of senators and assemblypersons were pressing The Best American Nonrequired Reading on a number of questions relating to the collection, so we decided to kill that stone in the shape of an introduction in the shape of a... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your Price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Susie Bright Publisher Comments The best of the best. The hottest of the hot. To mark its fifteenth anniversary, the top-selling erotica series achieves a scorching new climax with a special edition showcasing standout stories from the entire series as well as never before... (read more) Your Price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Mavis Gallant Publisher Comments A NEW YORK REVIEW BOOKS ORIGINAL Mavis Gallant is a contemporary legend, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker for close to fifty years who has, in the words of The New York Times, radically reshaped the short story for decade after decade. Michael... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Garrison Keillor Publisher Comments A must-have collection for fans of Garrison Keillor and all lovers of... good poems. Every day people tune in to The Writer's Almanac on public radio and hear Garrison Keillor read them a poem. And here, for the first time, is an anthology of poems... (read more) Your Price $16.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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Wednesday May 14, 2008
Miscellaneous International Poetry by Leonard Cohen Publisher Comments Leonard Cohen wrote the poems in Book of Longing—his first book of poetry in more than twenty years—during his five-year stay at a Zen monastery on Southern California's Mount Baldy, and in Los Angeles, Montreal, and Mumbai. This dazzling... (read more) Your Price $13.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Robert Hass and Stephen Mitchell
Powells.com Staff Pick The best collection of wedding-related poetry I found. The editors also include an useful primer on wedding service scripts (in case you're writing your own), presenting standard examples from Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Zen traditions. Dave... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Liz Nakazawa
Powells.com Staff Pick A wonderful collection of work by 33 Oregon poets that celebrates the state (and state of mind) of Oregon, eco-region by eco-region, west to east, from the Pacific coast to the high desert country and the Blue Mountains. Editor Liz Nakazawa describes... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Philip Lamantia and John Hoffman Publisher Comments Two long-lost volumes from the classic Beat period. Tauis Philip Lamantia's mystical second collection of poems, originally slated for publication in 1955, but suppressed by the poet due to his evolving religious beliefs. Journey to the Endcontains the... (read more) Your Price $12.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Sue Miller Publisher Comments Bestselling novelist and acclaimed teacher Sue Miller continues the tradition of identifying the best young writers on the cusp of their careers in this year’s volume of Best New American Voices. Here are stories culled from hundreds of writing... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by The Paris Review and Philip Gourevitch Publisher Comments Since The Paris Review was founded in 1953, it has given us invaluable conversations with the greatest writers of our age, vivid self-portraits that are themselves works of finely crafted literature. From William Faulkner's determination that a great... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your Price $11.20 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
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