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by Marya Hornbacher  Publisher Comments The luminous first novel by Marya Hornbacher, the acclaimed author of Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, is a moving and passionate story of a death from despair -- and a stricken family's passage through grief toward the hope, solace, and... (read more) Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for other copies 
by Elin Mccoy Publisher Comments This is the story of how an American lawyer raised on Coca-Cola caused a revolution in the way wines around the globe are made, sold, and talked about. The world's most influential wine critic, Robert M. Parker, Jr., has dominated the international wine... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Neal Stephenson Publisher Comments In the year 1689, a cabal of Barbary galley slaves -- including one Jack Shaftoe, aka King of the Vagabonds, aka Half-Cocked Jack -- devises a daring plan to win freedom and fortune. A great adventure ensues -- a perilous race for an enormous prize of... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Barbara Kingsolver Publisher Comments The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but... (read more) Your Price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Christopher Bram Publisher Comments Previously titled Father of Frankenstein, this acclaimed novel was the basis for the 1998 film starring Sir Ian McKellen, Lynn Redgrave, and Brendan Fraser. It journeys back to 1957 Los Angeles, where James Whale, the once-famous director of such... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Gwendolyn Brooks Publisher Comments The classic volume by the distinguished modern poet, winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, showcases an esteemed artist's technical mastery, her warm... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your Price $7.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by John Colapinto Publisher Comments In 1967, after a twin baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment that would alter his gender. The case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine—and a total failure. As Nature Made Him tells the... (read more) Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Wex Publisher Comments A delightful excursion through the Yiddish language, the culture it defines and serves, and the fine art of complaint Throughout history, Jews around the world have had plenty of reasons to lament. And for a thousand years, they've had the perfect... (read more) Your Price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Michael S. Gazzaniga Publisher Comments A provocative and fascinating look at new discoveries about the brain that challenge our ethics. The rapid advance of scientific knowledge has raised ethical dilemmas that humankind has never before had to address. Questions about the moment when life... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $7.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
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Tuesday May 13, 2008
by Robert M. Pirsig Publisher Comments A narration of a summer motorcycle trip undertaken by a father and hisson, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance becomes a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions on how to live. The narrator's relationship with his son leads to... (read more) Your Price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Bruce Feiler Publisher Comments Both a heart-racing adventure and an uplifting quest, Walking the Bible describes one man's epic odyssey—by foot, jeep, rowboat, and camel—through the greatest stories ever told. From crossing the Red Sea to climbing Mt. Sinai to touching the... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Peter Hessler Publisher Comments A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country... (read more) Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Richard Yancey Publisher Comments Twelve years ago, Richard Yancey answered a blind ad in the newspaper offering a salary higher than what he’ d made over the three previous years combined. It turned out that the job was for the Internal Revenue Service -- the most hated and feared... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Michael Chabon Powells.com Staff Pick Readers expecting The Further Adventures of Kavalier and Clay may be disappointed, but Michael Chabon's The Final Solution is an unforgettable novella that will delight Sherlock Holmes fans even as it presents the ultimate crime: one whose scope even the... (read more) Your Price $5.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Sharon Waxman Publisher Comments < p> The 1990s saw a shock wave of dynamic new directing talent that took the Hollywood studio system by storm. At the forefront of that movement were six innovative and daring directors whose films pushed the boundaries of moviemaking and... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for other copies
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Read the INK Q&A with Victor Wooten and save 30% on The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth through Music.
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