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 $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Jeannette Walls Publisher Comments Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale 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) List Price $14.00 Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Carl Abbott Synopsis Carl Abbott reports how Portland became a model of American urban planning. "A panoramic portrait."--Carl Abbott reports how Portland became a model of American urban planning. "A panoramic portrait."--... (read more) Your Price $18.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Melissa Faye Greene
Powells.com Staff Pick Millions of children are left without parents in Ethiopia as the result of AIDS. A skilled and graceful exploration of this crisis, Greene's moving account of one woman's actions shows the tremendous impact one person can make. Haregewoin is a genuine... (read more) Your Price $15.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Kate Ascher Publisher Comments How much do you really know about the systems that keep a city alive? The Works: Anatomy of a City contains everything you ever wanted to know about what makes New York City run. When you flick on your light switch the light goes on: how? When you put... (read more) Your Price $20.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Michele Novotni Publisher Comments Focusing on social skills training for adults with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (AD/HD), this book offers solutions for tackling behavior that is often inattentive, impulsive, and hyperactive. Advice is given on how to handle common social... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Mark Leonard Publisher Comments Those who believe Europe is weak, ineffectual and sclerotic are wrong. Europe might look frail and feeble against American military might, but that expression of power is shallow and narrow. Or so says Mark Leonard, one of Europe's brightest new policy... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your Price $5.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Lee Eisenberg Publisher Comments Describes how the author successfully secured his family's financial future by changing jobs and moving halfway across the country, sharing the stories of numerous baby boomers that offer insight into achieving key financial goals. By the author of... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
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Friday May 9, 2008
by Howell Raines Publisher Comments Howell Raines has gone fly fishing with presidents of the United States and legends of the sport, as well as relatives, childhood friends, and his two sons. Casting deep into the waters of his tumultuous and momentous life -- his storied career at the... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Torey L Hayden Publisher Comments Jadie never spoke. She never laughed, or cried, or uttered any sound. Despite efforts to reach her, Jadie remained locked in her own troubled world--until one remarkable teacher persuaded her to break her self-imposed silence. Nothing in all of Torey... (read more) Your Price $4.95 (Used - Mass Market) check for new and sale copies
by Silja J. A. Talvi Publisher Comments More and more women — mothers, grandmothers, wives, daughters, and sisters — are doing hard prison time all across the United States. Many of them are facing the prospect of years, decades, even lifetimes behind bars. Oddly, there's been little... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your Price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Stanley Williams Publisher Comments A gripping tale of personal revolution by a man who went from Crips co-founder to Nobel Peace Prize nominee, author, and antigang activist When his L.A. neighborhood was threatened by gangbangers, Stanley Tookie Williams and a friend formed the Crips... (read more) Your Price $16.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Robert W Mcchesney Publisher Comments In this brilliant new book, Robert W. McChesney, one of America's leading media scholars and activists, brings both his authoritative analysis and unparalleled historical knowledge to bear on the growing but only fitfully successful field of media... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Douglas Valentine Synopsis Based largely on interviews with former agents and supported with extensive documentation, 'The Strength of the Wolf' presents a definitive history of the US Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), from its birth in 1930 until its wrenching termination in... (read more) Your Price $10.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
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