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Flight Behavior
by Barbara Kingsolver
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Flight Behavior transfixes from its opening scene, when a young woman's narrow experience of life is thrown wide with the force of a raging fire. In the lyrical language of her native Appalachia, Barbara Kingsolver bares the rich, tarnished humanity of... (read more)

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How Music Works
by David Byrne
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How Music Works is David Byrne's remarkable and buoyant celebration of a subject he has spent a lifetime thinking about. In it he explores how profoundly music is shaped by its time and place, and he explains how the advent of recording technology in the... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'Book store nation, in the history of mankind there has never been a greater country than America. You could say we\'re the #1 nation at being the best at greatness. But as perfect as America is in every single way, America is broken. And we can\'t exchange', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '3', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'sq1_section' => 'FILMTV-ACTOR BIO', 'binding' => 'Hardcover', 'copyright' => '2012', 'online_only' => '0', 'xeno_id' => '699PA', 'dustjacket' => '', 'id' => '4313264', 'isbn' => '9780446583978', 'op_code' => '', 'publisher' => 'Grand Central Publishing', 'received_date' => '20130821', 'author_key' => 'colbertstephen', 'bookscape_id' => '15928619', 'sold_out' => '0', 'title' => 'America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren\'t', 'price' => '10.98', 'class' => 'REMAINDERS', 'attributes' => '0', 'COG_basis' => '0.00', 'author' => 'Stephen Colbert', 'section' => 'Film and Television-Actor Biographies', 'title_key' => 'americaagainrebecominggreatnessweneverwerent', 'condition_code' => '', 'preorder' => '0', 'COG' => '3.60', 'slipcase' => '', 'inkey' => '18-9780446583978-5', 'list_price' => '28.99', 'class_external' => 'Sale', 'newly_arrived' => '0', 'store' => '18', 'sectionkey' => 'FilmandTelevisionActorBiographies', 'create_date' => '20130812', 'qty' => '360', 'notes' => '' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '200', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9780446583978' }; $VAR1 = { 'sq1_section' => 'FILMTV-ACTOR BIO', 'binding' => 'Hardcover', 'copyright' => '2012', 'online_only' => '0', 'xeno_id' => '699PA', 'dustjacket' => '', 'id' => '4313264', 'isbn' => '9780446583978', 'op_code' => '', 'publisher' => 'Grand Central Publishing', 'received_date' => '20130821', 'author_key' => 'colbertstephen', 'bookscape_id' => '15928619', 'sold_out' => '0', 'title' => 'America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren\'t', 'price' => '10.98', 'class' => 'REMAINDERS', 'attributes' => '0', 'COG_basis' => '0.00', 'author' => 'Stephen Colbert', 'section' => 'Film and Television-Actor Biographies', 'title_key' => 'americaagainrebecominggreatnessweneverwerent', 'condition_code' => '', 'preorder' => '0', 'COG' => '3.60', 'slipcase' => '', 'inkey' => '18-9780446583978-5', 'list_price' => '28.99', 'class_external' => 'Sale', 'newly_arrived' => '0', 'store' => '18', 'sectionkey' => 'FilmandTelevisionActorBiographies', 'create_date' => '20130812', 'qty' => '360', 'notes' => '' };

America Again: Re-Becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't
by Stephen Colbert
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Book store nation, in the history of mankind there has never been a greater country than America. You could say we're the #1 nation at being the best at greatness. But as perfect as America is in every single way, America is broken. And we can't exchange... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'Sensei Wu\'s ninjas may work together, but they are actually all very different and unique. Little ninjas everywhere can now learn everything there is to know about their favorite Masters of Spinjitzu in DK\'s LEGO® Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '4', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '18.99', 'isbn' => '9780756698126', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'DK Publishing', 'title' => 'Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '200', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9780756698126' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '18.99', 'isbn' => '9780756698126', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'DK Publishing', 'title' => 'Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia' };

Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
by DK Publishing
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Sensei Wu's ninjas may work together, but they are actually all very different and unique. Little ninjas everywhere can now learn everything there is to know about their favorite Masters of Spinjitzu in DK's LEGO® Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'The Care for our World play set includes everything you need to create and explore your own wildlife habitat. Simply punch out and assemble the pre-cut animals and plants, and use the habitat box as a backdrop for hours of imaginative play. Care for', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '5', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '34.95', 'isbn' => '9781935414636', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Karen Robbins', 'title' => 'Care for Our World Play Set ' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '191', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9781935414636' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '34.95', 'isbn' => '9781935414636', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Karen Robbins', 'title' => 'Care for Our World Play Set ' };

Care for Our World Play Set
by Karen Robbins
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The Care for our World play set includes everything you need to create and explore your own wildlife habitat. Simply punch out and assemble the pre-cut animals and plants, and use the habitat box as a backdrop for hours of imaginative play. Care for... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'Thinking of visiting Portlandia? Discover all that this magical, dreamy city has to offer with Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors. Inside you\'ll find: A comprehensive guide to all restaurants and food carts, including extensive use of symbols to signify', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '6', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '16.99', 'isbn' => '9781455520589', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein', 'title' => 'Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '112', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9781455520589' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '16.99', 'isbn' => '9781455520589', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein', 'title' => 'Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors' };

Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors
by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein
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Thinking of visiting Portlandia? Discover all that this magical, dreamy city has to offer with Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors. Inside you'll find: A comprehensive guide to all restaurants and food carts, including extensive use of symbols to signify... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'DVDs of Season One and Season Two of IFC\'s hit series Portlandia.', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '7', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => undef, 'isbn' => '0778854191792', 'price' => undef, 'author' => '', 'title' => 'Portlandia (Seasons 1 and 2)' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '120', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '0778854191792' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => undef, 'isbn' => '0778854191792', 'price' => undef, 'author' => '', 'title' => 'Portlandia (Seasons 1 and 2)' };

Portlandia (Seasons 1 and 2)
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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'The long-awaited cookbook by Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen — home cook, photographer, and celebrated food blogger. Deb Perelman loves to cook. She isn\'t a chef or a restaurant owner — she\'s never even waitressed. Cooking in her tiny', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '8', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '35.00', 'isbn' => '9780307595652', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Deb Perelman', 'title' => 'The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '22', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9780307595652' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '35.00', 'isbn' => '9780307595652', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Deb Perelman', 'title' => 'The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook' };

The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
by Deb Perelman
Publisher Comments
The long-awaited cookbook by Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen — home cook, photographer, and celebrated food blogger. Deb Perelman loves to cook. She isn't a chef or a restaurant owner — she's never even waitressed. Cooking in her tiny... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'Robots and kids: a perfect combination. From R2-D2 to the Transformers to WALL-E, robots are a source of endless fascination. Now comes an irresistible book and kit that shows how to make ten different robots — that move — out of the most', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '9', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'sq1_section' => 'CH-STUFF', 'binding' => 'Miscellaneous', 'copyright' => '2012', 'online_only' => '0', 'xeno_id' => '699PA', 'dustjacket' => '', 'id' => '4313501', 'isbn' => '9780761154662', 'op_code' => '', 'publisher' => 'Workman Publishing', 'received_date' => '20130626', 'author_key' => 'malonerobert', 'bookscape_id' => '15723071', 'sold_out' => '0', 'title' => 'Recycled Robots: 10 Robot Projects', 'price' => '10.98', 'class' => 'REMAINDERS', 'attributes' => '0', 'COG_basis' => '0.00', 'author' => 'Robert Malone', 'section' => 'Children\'s-Stuff', 'title_key' => 'recycledrobots10robotprojects', 'condition_code' => '', 'preorder' => '0', 'COG' => '4.00', 'slipcase' => '', 'inkey' => '18-9780761154662-3', 'list_price' => '24.95', 'class_external' => 'Sale', 'newly_arrived' => '0', 'store' => '18', 'sectionkey' => 'ChildrensStuff', 'create_date' => '20130613', 'qty' => '102', 'notes' => '' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '104', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9780761154662' }; $VAR1 = { 'sq1_section' => 'CH-STUFF', 'binding' => 'Miscellaneous', 'copyright' => '2012', 'online_only' => '0', 'xeno_id' => '699PA', 'dustjacket' => '', 'id' => '4313501', 'isbn' => '9780761154662', 'op_code' => '', 'publisher' => 'Workman Publishing', 'received_date' => '20130626', 'author_key' => 'malonerobert', 'bookscape_id' => '15723071', 'sold_out' => '0', 'title' => 'Recycled Robots: 10 Robot Projects', 'price' => '10.98', 'class' => 'REMAINDERS', 'attributes' => '0', 'COG_basis' => '0.00', 'author' => 'Robert Malone', 'section' => 'Children\'s-Stuff', 'title_key' => 'recycledrobots10robotprojects', 'condition_code' => '', 'preorder' => '0', 'COG' => '4.00', 'slipcase' => '', 'inkey' => '18-9780761154662-3', 'list_price' => '24.95', 'class_external' => 'Sale', 'newly_arrived' => '0', 'store' => '18', 'sectionkey' => 'ChildrensStuff', 'create_date' => '20130613', 'qty' => '102', 'notes' => '' };

Recycled Robots: 10 Robot Projects
by Robert Malone
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Robots and kids: a perfect combination. From R2-D2 to the Transformers to WALL-E, robots are a source of endless fascination. Now comes an irresistible book and kit that shows how to make ten different robots — that move — out of the most... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'Kids love origami — and what could be cooler than transforming a piece of paper into Boba Fett, Princess Leia, Yoda, or R2-D2? And not just any paper, but custom-designed paper illustrated with art from the movies. Star Wars® Origami marries', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '10', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'sq1_section' => 'CRAFT-ORIGAMI', 'binding' => 'Trade Paper', 'copyright' => '0', 'online_only' => '0', 'xeno_id' => '699PA', 'dustjacket' => '', 'id' => '4313507', 'isbn' => '9780761169437', 'op_code' => '', 'publisher' => 'Workman Publishing', 'received_date' => '20130920', 'author_key' => 'alexanderchris', 'bookscape_id' => '15396028', 'sold_out' => '0', 'title' => 'Star Wars Origami: 36 Amazing Paper-Folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away...', 'price' => '8.98', 'class' => 'REMAINDERS', 'attributes' => '0', 'COG_basis' => '0.00', 'author' => 'Chris Alexander', 'section' => 'Crafts-Origami', 'title_key' => 'starwarsorigami36amazingpaperfoldingprojectsgalaxyfarfaraway', 'condition_code' => '', 'preorder' => '0', 'COG' => '3.48', 'slipcase' => '', 'inkey' => '18-9780761169437-5', 'list_price' => '16.95', 'class_external' => 'Sale', 'newly_arrived' => '0', 'store' => '18', 'sectionkey' => 'CraftsOrigami', 'create_date' => '20130226', 'qty' => '636', 'notes' => '' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '200', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9780761169437' }; $VAR1 = { 'sq1_section' => 'CRAFT-ORIGAMI', 'binding' => 'Trade Paper', 'copyright' => '0', 'online_only' => '0', 'xeno_id' => '699PA', 'dustjacket' => '', 'id' => '4313507', 'isbn' => '9780761169437', 'op_code' => '', 'publisher' => 'Workman Publishing', 'received_date' => '20130920', 'author_key' => 'alexanderchris', 'bookscape_id' => '15396028', 'sold_out' => '0', 'title' => 'Star Wars Origami: 36 Amazing Paper-Folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away...', 'price' => '8.98', 'class' => 'REMAINDERS', 'attributes' => '0', 'COG_basis' => '0.00', 'author' => 'Chris Alexander', 'section' => 'Crafts-Origami', 'title_key' => 'starwarsorigami36amazingpaperfoldingprojectsgalaxyfarfaraway', 'condition_code' => '', 'preorder' => '0', 'COG' => '3.48', 'slipcase' => '', 'inkey' => '18-9780761169437-5', 'list_price' => '16.95', 'class_external' => 'Sale', 'newly_arrived' => '0', 'store' => '18', 'sectionkey' => 'CraftsOrigami', 'create_date' => '20130226', 'qty' => '636', 'notes' => '' };

Star Wars Origami: 36 Amazing Paper-Folding Projects from a Galaxy Far, Far Away...
by Chris Alexander
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Kids love origami — and what could be cooler than transforming a piece of paper into Boba Fett, Princess Leia, Yoda, or R2-D2? And not just any paper, but custom-designed paper illustrated with art from the movies. Star Wars® Origami marries... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'Since winning the Pulitzer Prize for his spectacular 2000 novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon has gone on to write a diverse array of books restrained by neither style nor genre. Of the distinctive qualities to be found', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '11', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '27.99', 'isbn' => '9780061493348', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Michael Chabon', 'title' => 'Telegraph Avenue' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '200', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Staff Pick', 'isbn' => '9780061493348' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '27.99', 'isbn' => '9780061493348', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Michael Chabon', 'title' => 'Telegraph Avenue' };

Telegraph Avenue
by Michael Chabon
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Since winning the Pulitzer Prize for his spectacular 2000 novel, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon has gone on to write a diverse array of books restrained by neither style nor genre. Of the distinctive qualities to be found... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'The culinary revolution that has transformed restaurant menus around the world is also making its way into home kitchens. The Cooking Lab, publisher of the encyclopedic six-volume set Modernist Cuisine, which immediately became the definitive reference', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '12', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '140.00', 'isbn' => '9780982761014', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Nathan Myhrvold and Maxime Bilet', 'title' => 'Modernist Cuisine at Home' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '5', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9780982761014' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '140.00', 'isbn' => '9780982761014', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Nathan Myhrvold and Maxime Bilet', 'title' => 'Modernist Cuisine at Home' };

Modernist Cuisine at Home
by Nathan Myhrvold and Maxime Bilet
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The culinary revolution that has transformed restaurant menus around the world is also making its way into home kitchens. The Cooking Lab, publisher of the encyclopedic six-volume set Modernist Cuisine, which immediately became the definitive reference... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'A science book like no other, The Where, the Why, and the How turns loose 75 of today\'s hottest artists onto life\'s vast questions, from how we got here to where we are going. Inside these pages some of the biggest (and smallest) mysteries of the natural', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '13', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '24.95', 'isbn' => '9781452108223', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Jenny Volvovski and Julia Rothman and Matt Lamothe', 'title' => 'The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '200', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9781452108223' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '24.95', 'isbn' => '9781452108223', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Jenny Volvovski and Julia Rothman and Matt Lamothe', 'title' => 'The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science' };

The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science
by Jenny Volvovski and Julia Rothman and Matt Lamothe
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A science book like no other, The Where, the Why, and the How turns loose 75 of today's hottest artists onto life's vast questions, from how we got here to where we are going. Inside these pages some of the biggest (and smallest) mysteries of the natural... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'From the acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World, blistering gangster noir meets howling absurdist comedy as the forces of good square off against the forces of evil, and only an unassuming clockwork repairman and an octogenarian former superspy can save', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '14', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '15.95', 'isbn' => '9780307743626', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Nick Harkaway', 'title' => 'Angelmaker (Vintage Contemporaries)' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '92', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9780307743626' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '15.95', 'isbn' => '9780307743626', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Nick Harkaway', 'title' => 'Angelmaker (Vintage Contemporaries)' };

Angelmaker (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Nick Harkaway
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From the acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World, blistering gangster noir meets howling absurdist comedy as the forces of good square off against the forces of evil, and only an unassuming clockwork repairman and an octogenarian former superspy can save... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '15', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '29.99', 'isbn' => '9780316133265', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'The Onion', 'title' => 'The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia of Existing Information' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '200', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9780316133265' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '29.99', 'isbn' => '9780316133265', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'The Onion', 'title' => 'The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia of Existing Information' };

The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia of Existing Information
by The Onion
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Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever... (read more)

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$VAR1 = { 'blurb' => 'A collection of 120 recipes exploring the flavors of Jerusalem from the New York Times bestselling author of Plenty, one of the most lauded cookbooks of 2011. In Jerusalem, Yotam Ottolenghi re-teams with his friend (and the co-owner of his restaurants', 'enter_date' => '2013-01-07', 'placement' => '16', 'section_url' => 'HolidayGiftGuide', 'section' => 'Holiday Gift Guide', 'stock' => { 'list_price' => '35.00', 'isbn' => '9781607743941', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi', 'title' => 'Jerusalem: A Cookbook' }, 'has_blurb' => '1', 'num_sold' => '200', 'img_maybe' => '1', 'type' => 'Publisher Comments', 'isbn' => '9781607743941' }; $VAR1 = { 'list_price' => '35.00', 'isbn' => '9781607743941', 'price' => undef, 'author' => 'Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi', 'title' => 'Jerusalem: A Cookbook' };

Jerusalem: A Cookbook
by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi
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A collection of 120 recipes exploring the flavors of Jerusalem from the New York Times bestselling author of Plenty, one of the most lauded cookbooks of 2011. In Jerusalem, Yotam Ottolenghi re-teams with his friend (and the co-owner of his restaurants... (read more)

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Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
by Timothy Egan
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Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan
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"Who Could That Be at This Hour?" (All the Wrong Questions)
by Lemony Snicket
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Hallucinations
by Oliver Sacks
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