en Copyright 2008, Powells.com Fri, 9 May 2008 18:00:20 PST Fri, 9 May 2008 18:00:20 PST webmaster@powells.com http://powells.com/favicon.png Powells.com, yo! The Outlander by Gil Adamson, a review from Washington Post Book World by Ron Charles.]]> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:01 PST Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach
Reviewed by Fiona from Portland, Oregon. ]]> Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:01 PST Seizing Destiny: How America Grew from Sea to Shining Sea by Richard Kluger, a review from The New Republic Online by Alan Taylor.]]> Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:01 PST not going to cry! No matter how many tearful confessions she might wring from Dave while he's trying to control the interview, we shan't shed a tear. True, original essays from Marisa Silver (The God of War) and Simon Winchester (The Man Who Loved China) are deeply touching. And we're practically moved to tears of joy by the INK Q&As from Elizabeth George (Careless in Red), Victor Wooten (The Music Lesson), and Taras Grescoe (Bottomfeeder) — practically, but not quite. I have to confess, guest blogger Mary Roach (Bonk) prompted some tears of laughter, but those don't count. You won't get us, Barbara! Not even... oh, damn. [Sob!]]]> Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:01 PST Fool on the Hill (A Tess Camillo Mystery) by Morgan Hunt
Reviewed by Beren from Portland, Oregon. ]]> Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:01 PST The first woman to co-anchor a network news program. Arguably the most influential interviewer of the 20th century. An American icon. Barbara Walters addresses it all in her incredible new memoir, but in fact it's her family story — the human story, pocked with inevitable failures and regrets — that forms the backbone of Audition. In conversation with Powell's, Walters talked about Baba Wawa, the art of not interrupting, life choices as evidenced by two Hepburns, W's muddy barn, NBC in the 1800s, and a remarkable life, both on- and off-camera.]]> Wed, 7 May 2008 10:06:00 PST The Region of Lost Names by Fred Arroyo, a review from National Book Critics Circle by Rigoberto González .]]> Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:01 PST Waiting for the Barbarians by J. M. Coetzee
Reviewed by Prashanth from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. ]]> Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:01 PST An eye-opening look at aquaculture that does for seafood what Fast Food Nation did for beef. From North American Red Lobsters to fish farms and research centers in China, Taras Grescoe's Bottomfeeder takes readers on an illuminating tour through the 55-billion-dollar-a-year seafood industry.]]> Tue, 6 May 2008 15:38:57 PST From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes The Music Lesson, the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. In this INK Q&A, Wooten shares his favorite breakfast, what inspires him to write, and more!]]> Tue, 6 May 2008 15:19:20 PST In her eagerly anticipated new novel, Careless In Red, New York Times-bestselling author Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley in a stunning mystery in which he's caught in the middle of a seemingly perfect crime. In this INK Q&A, George shares her literary pilgrimages (there have been several!), which fictional character she'd like to date, and more!]]> Tue, 6 May 2008 14:18:33 PST Tue, 6 May 2008 14:07:46 PST Tue, 6 May 2008 14:03:52 PST Life on the Mississippi (Modern Library Classics) by Mark Twain, a review from The Atlantic Monthly by .]]> Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:01 PST Second Lives: A Journey through Virtual Worlds by Tim Guest
Reviewed by Anne from Jacksonville, Florida. ]]> Tue, 6 May 2008 00:00:01 PST