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Our Dumb World
by The Onion
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The folks at the Onion are up to their usual shenanigans, this time bringing us an informative and wildly inaccurate atlas that fans will love.... ( read more)
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
by Christopher Moore
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Christopher Moore's Lamb is an utterly hilarious take on the story of Jesus. Told from the perspective of Jesus' smart-ass best friend, Biff, it is irreverent without being disrespectful. Lamb, or any of Moore's books, would be perfect for someone who... ( read more)
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House Calls: How We Can All Heal the World One Visit at a Time
by Patch Adams
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With an introduction by holistic health M. D. and bestselling author Andrew Weil, this primer on wellness includes tips for visiting loved ones, tips that are essential to the healing process, how to be a good doctor and how to be a good hospital patient.... ( read more)
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris
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A new collection from David Sedaris is cause for jubilation. His recent move to Paris has inspired hilarious pieces, including "Me Talk Pretty One Day", about his attempts to learn French. His family is another inspiration. "You Can't Kill the Rooster... ( read more)
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Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes
by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein
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Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of the national bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, aren't falling for any election year claptrap — and they don't want their readers to either! In Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington... ( read more)
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Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin
by Kathy Griffin
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Official Book Club Selection is Kathy Griffin unplugged, uncensored, and unafraid to dish about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show. (It's also her big chance to score that coveted book club... ( read more)
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Age Doesn't Matter Unless You're a Cheese: Wisdom from Our Elders
by Kathryn Petras
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Full of surprise, insight, humour, perspective, celebration, inspiration and a kind of offhand, poignant poetry, AGE DOESN'T MATTER UNLESS YOU'RE A CHEESE - title courtesy of Billie Burke - shares hundreds of the best things men and women over sixty have... ( read more)
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The Bloom County Library, Volume One: 1980-1982 (Library of American Comics)
by Berkeley Breathed
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Berkley Breathed's Bloom County was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed newspaper strips of all time. Bloom County ran from December 8th, 1980 to August 6th, 1989 and was published in an astounding 1200 newspapers on a daily basis. The huge... ( read more)
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Garfield Classics #01: Garfield at Large
by Jim Davis
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Like every great lasagna, Garfield was born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant on a winter's night in 1978, while outside snow fell like gratd Parmesan cheese. He weighed five pounds, six ounces at birth--that's big for a kitten!--and right from the... ( read more)
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I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence (07 Edition)
by Amy Sedaris
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An unconventional hostess offers a warm and witty guide to the art of entertaining, furnishing a treasury of recipes, helpful advice, and offbeat tips on how to pull off a party with extraordinary flair regardless of the occasion, covering such topics as... ( read more)
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Guests | November 5, 2009
By Ben Thompson
"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...
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Contributors | November 2, 2009
By Jeffrey Koterba
[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...
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Review-a-Day | October 24, 2009
By Review-a-Day
The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History by John Ortved Reviewed by Chris Bolton Powells.com In The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized...
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Guests | September 10, 2009
By Sam Barry
"Yes, Sam, but how do I write a bestseller?" That's a question I am going to pretend I am often asked so I can tell you about my five-point plan...
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Guests | September 8, 2009
By Sam Barry
A recent New York Times article that a friend told me about but that I am too lazy to read reports that many classroom teachers around the nation...
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