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Kitchen, Home, and Garden
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Introduction to Permaculture
Introduction to Permaculture
by B. C. Mollison
Publisher Comments
Written to introduce readers to Permaculture concepts and design strategies. Topics include: energy efficient site analysis, planning and design methods, house placement, design for temperate, dry-land and tropical regions, urban Permaculture garden... (read more)

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General Gift Books
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Permaculture: A Designers' Manual
Permaculture: A Designers' Manual
by Bill Mollison
Publisher Comments
Permaculture (permanent agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people... (read more)

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Moleskine Notebooks City Guides
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Moleskine Paris City Notebook
Moleskine Paris City Notebook
by Moleskine
Publisher Comments
A special guidebook, to buy for your own use or as a gift for your friends. Ideal for those who travel, whether to see the sights or for work, as a way of organizing your trip and to preserve it for your memory and your records. Perfect for those... (read more)

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Gifts under $10
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter #3)
by J. K. Rowling
Publisher Comments
For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only... (read more)

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Science and Technology
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by Brian Greene
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"Brian Greene presents the bizarre world of quantum mechanics and string theory using language accessible to all while taking the reader on an exciting journey through a truly unusual universe."... (read more)

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Spirituality and Self Help
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Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
by Thich Nhat Hanh
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Anger. It can not only ruin our health and our spirits, but destroy lives as well. In this timely, compassionate, and important new book, the great spiritual teacher and author of Living Buddha, Living Christ provides real help for transforming the... (read more)

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Travel
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Baghdad Without a Map
Baghdad Without a Map
by Tony Horwitz
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This wild and comic tale of Middle East misadventure is "a very funny and frequently insightful look at the world's most combustible region. Fearlessness is a valuable quality in a travel writer, and Mr. Horwitz...seems as intrepid as they come". (The... (read more)

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Children and Young Adults
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Everyone Poops (My Body Science)
Everyone Poops (My Body Science)
by Taro Gomi
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Find this title in our Gross-O-Rama kids' gift pack, hand-selected by Powell's Kids' Team.... (read more)

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Nature and Outdoors
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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior
by David Sibley
Publisher Comments
"Once in a great while, a natural history book changes the way people look at the world. In 1838, John ames Audubon's "Birds of America was one...In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson produced "Field Guide to the Birds...Now comes "The Sibley Guide to Birds." <... (read more)

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Moleskine Notebooks Pocket Notebooks
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Moleskine Pocket Plain Notebook
Moleskine Pocket Plain Notebook
by Moleskine
Publisher Comments
Endlich gibt es sie wieder, die legendären Moleskine-Notizbücher. Ernest Hemingway, Oscar Wilde und Bruce Chatwin bannten Ihre Gedanken zwischen zwei schwarze Umschläge aus Maulwurfshaut" (englisch: moleskin). Auch Vincent van Gogh und... (read more)

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Sale Books
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Zathura
Zathura
by Chris Van Allsburg
Publisher Comments
On the last page of the Caldecott-winning book Jumanji, young Danny Budwing is seen running after his brother, Walter, with a game tucked under his arm. Now after twenty years, Chris Van Allsburg is ready to reveal what happens when Danny and Walter roll... (read more)

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Used Books
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Red Ranger Came Calling
Red Ranger Came Calling
by Berkeley Breathed
Publisher Comments
While spending Christmas in 1939 with a well-meaning aunt, a young boy who does not believe in Santa Claus has an unusual experience that changes his thinking.... (read more)

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Introduction to Permaculture
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    by Bill Mollison
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    by Elizabeth Strout
  4. The Lazarus Project
    by Aleksandar Hemon
  5. My Sister's Keeper
    by Jodi Picoult
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