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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #07) by J. K. Rowling Staff Pick I couldn't imagine a better ending for this extraordinary series. J. K. Rowling, thank you for staying true to your vision.... (read more) List Price $34.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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American Gods: A Novel by Neil Gaiman Staff Pick Do you ever wonder where gods go when all their worshippers are gone? Neil Gaiman tries to answer that question. Some live quiet lives in the Midwest, some don't remember who they are, and others have plans. Gaiman, as always, has a unique voice and good... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dune by Frank Herbert Staff Pick I'm sure other Powell's employees have chosen Dune as a staff pick, and for good reason: It's a science fiction classic. It is densely written and almost prophetic in nature. The spice, and the desert wars over it, sound so very much like our current... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Staff Pick If your only experience with Catch-22 was reading it for a class in high school — or if you haven't even read it at all — you owe it to yourself to revisit this book. It's a comic masterpiece, yes, but more than that: Catch-22 is a blast of anarchic... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon Staff Pick The story of two young comic book artists in 1940s New York City, Jewish boys, one of whom fled the German steamroller heading toward his home in Czechoslovakia in a coffin, Chabon's third and best novel is utterly original, a generous fictional addition... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Persuader: A Jack Reacher Novel by Lee Child Staff Pick If you don't read Reacher, you don't know Jack. So, dive headfirst into this taut and brutal tale of hero Jack Reacher — a lone drifter, a trained killer, a man of justice — as he rights wrongs and defends the helpless. It's author Lee Child's best... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Mass Market
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International) by Cormac McCarthy Staff Pick No Country for Old Men includes both familiar and uncharted territory for Cormac McCarthy. His prose is lean and cadenced, but his formidable characters and intricate plot are as rich as ever. This is a novel of uncompromising beauty and power -- one of... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson Staff Pick An amazing history that recounts the inconceivable events surrounding the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Larson's tale captures a time and place that vividly come to life. The central characters in this tale are Daniel H. Burnham, the architect... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One 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: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Staff Pick An autistic math genius sets out to solve the murder-by-pitchfork of a neighbor's dog. The narrator's autism gives a terrific, interesting depth to his voice. Incredibly well done, Mark Haddon's debut novel is sweet, original, and moving.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Staff Pick Since I found Funke's work two years ago, she has become one of my favorite children's fantasy writers. Her award-winning debut novel (in English translation), The Thief Lord, was followed by Inkheart and even a children's picture book, Princess Knight ... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Staff Pick Magic green pills spill, accidentally, onto the ground beneath a peach tree. A peach appears overnight, the only fruit the tree has ever produced; by morning, it's swollen to the size of a houseboat, and soon enough James Henry Trotter is climbing aboard... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides Staff Pick Long before Jeffrey Eugenides gave us the Pulitzer Prize-winning Middlesex, he delivered this dark jewel of a novel. Set in small town America, this study of a broken family of suicidal sisters will shock you. It is so compelling, you will be absolutely... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides Staff Pick This engrossing Pulitzer Prize-winner is the utterly amazing story of a hermaphrodite. It is so emotionally accurate and insightful that it reads like a memoir. It's also laugh-out-loud funny. Beautifully written and remarkable in its scope and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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One Shot: A Jack Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Novels) by Lee Child Staff Pick Everybody remembers their first roller coaster ride. The train turns a corner, there are no tracks ahead, and the contents of your stomach are making their way towards your mouth. Miraculously, tracks appear, your stomach settles, and the ride is over... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Staff Pick Heralded upon release for its elegance and restraint, The Remains of the Day has become a classic of British literature and one of my favorite books! Ishiguro's simple, painstakingly precise language beautifully captures a man and an era that... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Novel by Khaled Hosseini Staff Pick Never mind the sophomore slump — this book devours that cliché. As well as illuminating the rich history and familial culture behind war-torn Afghanistan, A Thousand Splendid Suns is filled with authentic relationships and characters that are... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick Staff Pick The Man in the High Castle is one of the first and best "alternate history" novels ever published. Turtledove and Flint should both have altars to Philip K. Dick in their homes.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Eldest (Inheritance Cycle #02) by Christopher Paolini Staff Pick In his online newsletter Alagaesia, Christopher Paolini shares, "Writing Eldest was one of the hardest things I've ever done, as was writing Eragon, although in different ways. I pushed myself with Eldest, both in terms of the characters, the story, and... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Push by Sapphire Staff Pick Sapphire pulls no punches with her story of Precious Jones, an illiterate, inner-city 16-year-old who is yet again pregnant with her father's child. Through her eyes, life is indeed precious — even riven as hers is. Raw, angry, bleak, and... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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