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Blood, Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton Staff Pick Hamilton is the chef-owner of acclaimed NYC restaurant Prune. Her memoir is compelling, harrowing, beautifully written, and utterly charming, whether she's invoking memories of fields of fireflies or gritty kitchen realities. Anthony Bourdain loves this... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Above Portland by Bruce Forster and Chet Orloff Staff Pick Finally, my fantasy of seeing Portland from the air is fulfilled! Not by riding in a traffic copter, as I'd imagined, but by turning the pages of this gorgeous book. Celebrated Oregon photographer Bruce Forster's low-level aerial photos (including a few... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Swamplandia! by Karen Russell Staff Pick Russell's debut novel is in a literary class of its own. Swamplandia! is a mystical, fascinating coming-of-age story told from the perspective of the charming 13-year-old Ava. A shabby tourist attraction in Florida and unpredictable family members flavor... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose Staff Pick At the heart of the immense and growing interest in Lewis and Clark in recent years stands this book. WWII historian Stephen Ambrose had long harbored a private obsession for the Expedition of the Corps of Discovery, and in Undaunted Courage he was able... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides Staff Pick Addressing the ubiquitous love triangle, The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides is a perfectly executed character study of three college students — Leonard, Madeleine, and Mitchell — who variously are a couple, are not a couple, were a couple,... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Room by Emma Donoghue Staff Pick Emma Donoghue mines current headlines for her harrowing account of a young women held captive in a room for years. Forced to bear a child by her captor, "Ma" becomes increasingly desperate to escape her one-room hell. On the other hand, Jack, her 5-year-... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock Staff Pick In The Devil All the Time, Pollock mixes equal parts Tod Browning (Freaks) and Davis Grubb (The Night of the Hunter) to concoct an entirely original work that is as heartfelt as it is visceral. Simply put, it's an astonishing debut novel.... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Staff Pick This coming-of-age story absolutely shines. Charlie is your average teenager trying to navigate the treacherous waters of adolescence, yet he's so much more than that. Recognizing something special in Charlie, a teacher feeds him literature and tries to... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Pop-Up: Everything You Need to Create Your Own Pop-Up Book by Frances Castle and Ruth Wickings Staff Pick Unfold the mystery behind pop-up books. This guide contains everything you need to construct your own pop-up book, including basic folds, techniques, and hands-on examples. No scissors or glue needed because all the pieces are press-out and self-adhesive.... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Work Song by Ivan Doig Staff Pick From the moment Morgan steps off the train and discovers that the trunk holding all his worldly possessions is missing — and that the stationmaster thinks it's just a ruse — this story, about a man who can't escape his past yet longs for a chance at... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Battle of the Labyrinth: Percy Jackson and the Olympians #04 by Rick Riordan Staff Pick Percy Jackson is not normal. He's got ADHD and attention deficit, and he's been kicked out of every school he's ever attended. Now he discovers he's a half blood: half human, half Olympian god. But his problems are only beginning. Someone has stolen Zeus'... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Cain by Jose Saramago Staff Pick The late José Saramago was quite the prolific writer, having composed over 30 books, including an array of acclaimed novels, poetry, and journals. Actively writing until his death at the age of 87 in 2010, the Portuguese Nobel laureate's international... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson Staff Pick Robopocalypse is mesmerizing and explosive. Underlining the uncertainty, violence, and fear surrounding cataclysmic events involving rogue technology, Daniel Wilson has skillfully incorporated a tenderness and fragility into the robot monstrosities. This... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The House in the Night Board Book by Susan Marie Swanson Staff Pick A beautiful Caldecott-winning picture book, now made into a board book. The simple black, white, and gold pictures are warm and comforting. This rhythmic story with few words follows the light as it travels from the outside and into a home, illuminating... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Board Book
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Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People by Amy Sedaris Staff Pick Very few people could pull off a book like this, but, rest assured, Amy Sedaris has. Featuring craft projects for crab-claw roach clips, countless pompon-related items, and everything in between, this hilarious book is a perfect gift for the DIYer with a... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff Staff Pick Mystery, academic comedy, ghost story, literary romance... Monsters of Templeton is a rich, rewarding debut whose pieces stitch together seamlessly. A smart pleasure, it is one of my favorite (and most frequently recommended) books of the year.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Good Meat: The Complete Guide to Sourcing and Cooking Sustainable Meat by Deborah Krasner Staff Pick Good Meat is big (over 200 recipes!), thorough, beautiful, and written by a James Beard award winner, to boot. With a focus on sourcing and preparing sustainably raised meat, this is an essential volume for compassionate and conscientious carnivores.... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Turn of Mind by Alice Laplante Staff Pick Dr. Jennifer White is a retired hand surgeon, who, unfortunately, is moving toward late-stage dementia. When her best friend is murdered and found with fingers surgically removed from one hand, Dr. White is the prime suspect. Yet, how to build a case... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Peak by Roland Smith Staff Pick When 14-year-old Peak Marcello is caught scaling a skyscraper to place his signature graffiti tag, he is offered a choice: spend three years in juvenile detention, or climb Mt. Everest with his long-absent father. And though the choice might be easy... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Mass Market
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While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction by Kurt Vonnegut Staff Pick Alas, Kurt Vonnegut is still dead. Luckily for grieving readers, the cascade of Vonnegut's work continues to flow. This book features 16 previously unpublished stories from the early years of his career, each of which will delight his longtime fans.... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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