by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin  
Powells.com Staff Pick Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Mortenson and Relin's Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time is a powerful contribution to that arsenal. If there... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Walter Isaacson  Publisher Comments By the author of the acclaimed bestseller Benjamin Franklin, this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang...(read more) Your price $22.40 (Sale - Hardcover) check for other copies 
by Michael Paterniti Publisher Comments Albert Einstein's brain floats in a Tupperware bowl in a gray duffel bag in the trunk of a Buick Skylark barreling across America. Driving the car is journalist Michael Paterniti. Sitting next to him is an eighty-four-year-old pathologist named Thomas Harvey, who performed the autopsy on Einstein in 1955 -- then simply removed the brain and took it home. (read more) Your price $6.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Powells.com Staff Pick Not long after her thirtieth birthday, on the heels of an ugly divorce, Elizabeth Gilbert traveled for a year, to Italy, India, and finally Indonesia. In Italy she wanted to explore the art of pleasure (pasta, wine, handsome men speaking a beautiful... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin  Powells.com Staff Pick Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Mortenson and Relin's Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time is a powerful contribution to that arsenal. If there... (read more) Your Price $25.95 (New - Hardcover) check for other copies 
by Barack Obama Publisher Comments “A government that truly represents these Americans–that truly serves these Americans–will require a different kind of politics. That politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won’t be pre-packaged... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by William Shatner Publisher Comments “It is now Bill Shatner’s universe---we just live in it.”---New York Daily News After almost sixty years as an actor, William Shatner has become one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. And it seems as if Shatner is... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your Price $17.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for other copies
by Susan Marks Publisher Comments IN 1945, FORTUNE MAGAZINE named Betty Crocker the second most popular American woman, right behind Eleanor Roosevelt, and dubbed Betty America's First Lady of Food. Not bad for a gal who never actually existed. "Born" in 1921 in Minneapolis, Minnesota... (read more) Your Price $9.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for other copies
by Pico Iyer
Powells.com Staff Pick In The Open Road, Pico Iyer gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Dalai Lama. This is more than a history book, though. The author shares his personal day-to-day spiritual journey in a way that will speak to Westerners. It's a wonderful book; I couldn'... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your Price $16.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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Wednesday May 14, 2008
Entertainment and Performing Arts by Helen Mirren Publisher Comments Helen Mirren has been an internationally acclaimed actress -- and the recipient of many awards, transferring between stage, cinema and television -- for over 40 years. Known in her youth for a forthright style, a liberated attitude and a bohemian outlook,... (read more) Your Price $35.00 (New - Hardcover) check for other copies
by David G. Dalin Synopsis The definitive account of the little-known 1920s Palestinian leader who allied himself with Hitler and forms the hidden link between the fascism of the twentieth century and the new fascism of the twenty-first.... (read more) Your Price $19.99 (New - Mp3 Cd) check for other copies 
by John R. Crawford
Powells.com Staff Pick John Crawford, like many others, joined the National Guard for college money, not to fight a war. Just short of graduating, he found himself called to active duty to serve in Baghdad during the Iraq invasion. A view of the war not portrayed on national... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
Artists Architects and Photographers by Ralph Steadman Publisher Comments In the spring of 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for when he met Hunter S. Thompson at the Kentucky Derby. Their remarkable collaboration resulted in the now-legendary Gonzo Journalism, which... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Patricia Corbett Publisher Comments Verdura's beguiling jewelry, from ruby hearts wrapped with braided gold rope to scallop shells studded with precious stones. The exquisite creations of Fulco di Verdura (1898-1978) are noted for their glorious exuberance and refined glamour. Verdura left... (read more) Your Price $34.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Sarah Vowell
Powells.com Staff Pick Leave it to Sarah Vowell to roam across America in search of the motivations and culture of political murder. Obsessive, edifying, and, of course, witty, Assassination Vacation is unlike any other historical tourism or travel writing book you'll ever... (read more) Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
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