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Humor

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance -- Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance -- Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jane Austen
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In Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith has paired Austen... (read more)

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!
by Jonathan Goldstein
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A hilarious re-imagining of the heroes of the Old Testament for a modern world-and the neurotic, demanding reader. In the beginning...there was humor. Sure, it's the foundation for much of Western morality and the cornerstone of world literature. But let'... (read more)

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Politics and Business
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I Am America (and So Can You!)
I Am America (and So Can You!)
by Stephen Colbert
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Congratulations--just by looking at this webpage, you became 25% more patriotic. From Stephen Colbert, the host of television's highest-rated punditry show The Colbert Report, comes the book to fill the other 23 hours of your day. I Am America (And So... (read more)

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Anthologies
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If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia
If You Didn't Bring Jerky, What Did I Just Eat?: Misadventures in Hunting, Fishing, and the Wilds of Suburbia
by Bill Heavey
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For nearly a decade, Bill Heavey, an outdoorsman marooned in suburbia, has written the “Sportsman’s Life” column on the back page of Field & Stream, where he does for hunting and fishing what David Feherty does for golf and Lewis... (read more)

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Narrative
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Last Words
Last Words
by George Carlin
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As one of America's preeminent comedic voices, George Carlin saw it all throughout his extraordinary fifty-year career and made fun of most of it. Last Words is the story of the man behind some of the most seminal comedy of the last half century... (read more)

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Mortar and Pestle Kit (Original Famous Teacher Family Brand Mini Kits)
Mortar and Pestle Kit (Original Famous Teacher Family Brand Mini Kits)
by Gabrielle Tolliver
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In earlier times, a sign with a mortar and pestle image marked the location of the town’s apothecary. Today this age-old, two-part tool still comes in handy for grinding spices, making pesto, concocting herbal remedies and potpourris, and other... (read more)

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Religious
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
by A. J. Jacobs
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From the bestselling author of The Know-It-All comes a fascinating and timely exploration of religion and the Bible. Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to dive in... (read more)

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The Recently Deflowered Girl: The Right Thing to Say on Every Dubious Occasion
The Recently Deflowered Girl: The Right Thing to Say on Every Dubious Occasion
by Edward Gorey
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An infectiously funny guide to post-deflowerment decorum, with illustrations by a master of the absurd. For more than half a century Miss Hyacinthe Phypps has been offering guidance on proper behavior. Her simple rules of propriety and common sense have... (read more)

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Fowl Play
Fowl Play
by Don Donovan
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This new title makes a welcome addition to the flock of small, but attractively packaged gift books with international appeal. Fowl Play’s deliberately clichéd, but perennially popular quotations, set alongside a range of amusing, full-colour... (read more)

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Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" (Calvin and Hobbes)
Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" (Calvin and Hobbes)
by Bill Watterson
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Calvin and Hobbes touched the hearts (and funny bones) of the millions who read the award-winning strip.One look at this Calvin and Hobbes collection and it is immediately evident that Bill Watterson's imagination, wit, and sense of adventure were... (read more)

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Guests | November 23, 2009

Daniel Nester: IMG A Tour Around One Writer's Family Tree



Greetings, Powell's readers. My name is Daniel Nester and I will be a guest here for the week. Thanks to the fine people Powell's for having me here... Continue »
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    How to Be Inappropriate

    Daniel Nester
Guests | November 5, 2009

Ben Thompson: IMG Badass Authors: Alexander Solzhenitsyn



"One word of truth will outweigh the whole world" When you're in a Stalin-era Soviet Gulag, merely managing to haul your ass out of bed, trudge... Continue »
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Contributors | November 2, 2009

Jeffrey Koterba: IMG Jeffrey Koterba at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing



[Editor's Note: Jeffrey Koterba reads at the Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing on Friday, November 6th, 2009, at 7 p.m. Click here for... Continue »
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    Inklings

    Jeffrey Koterba
Review-a-Day | October 24, 2009

Rollin' in the D'oh!



The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History by John Ortved Reviewed by Chris Bolton Powells.com In The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized... Continue »
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