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New Arrivals
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Science Fiction and Fantasy
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From the Dust Returned
From the Dust Returned
by Ray Bradbury
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Ray Bradbury, America's most beloved storyteller, has spent a lifetime carrying readers to exhilarating and dangerous places, from dark street comers in unfamiliar cities and towns to the edge of the universe. Now, in an extraordinary flight of the... (read more)

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Paperback Favorites
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Out Stealing Horses
Out Stealing Horses
by Per Petterson
Staff Pick
Hailed by critics across the globe, showered with awards, Out Stealing Horses is a book that true lovers of the written word will hold close to their hearts. With its captivating prose and characters who burrow under your skin and refuse to come out, Per... (read more)

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Literature
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Love Medicine (P.S.)
Love Medicine (P.S.)
by Louise Erdrich
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The stunning first novel in Louise Erdrich's Native American series, Love Medicine tells the story of two families — the Kashpaws and the Lamartines. Written in Erdrich's uniquely poetic, powerful style, it is a multigenerational portrait of strong... (read more)

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General
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The Known World
The Known World
by Edward P. Jones
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In one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, Edward P. Jones, two-time National Book Award finalist, tells the story of Henry Townsend, a black farmer and former slave who falls under the tutelage of William Robbins, the most powerful man in... (read more)

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Environmental Studies
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
by Barbara Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
Staff Pick
After 25 years in the Arizona desert, in 2004, Kentucky-bred Barbara Kingsolver moved back to the Appalachians, to a Virginia farm just hours from her childhood home. Family called. "Returning," she explains in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, "would allow my... (read more)

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Humor
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Tales of the City (P.S.)
Tales of the City (P.S.)
by Armistead Maupin
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For more than three decades Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City has blazed its own trail through popular culture—from a groundbreaking newspaper serial to a classic novel, to a television event that entranced millions around the world. The first... (read more)

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US History
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A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (P.S.)
A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (P.S.)
by Howard Zinn
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Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of — and in the words of — America's women, factory workers, African... (read more)

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Travel
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Shadow of the Silk Road (P.S.)
Shadow of the Silk Road (P.S.)
by Colin Thubron
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To travel the Silk Road, the greatest land route on earth, is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions, and inventions. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart, and camel, Colin Thubron covered some... (read more)

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Poetry
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Selected Poems (P.S.)
Selected Poems (P.S.)
by Gwendolyn Brooks
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The classic volume by the distinguished modern poet, winner of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, showcases an esteemed artist's technical mastery, her warm... (read more)

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Biography
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Truck: A Love Story (P.S.)
Truck: A Love Story (P.S.)
by Michael Perry
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The author of Population: 485 returns, delivering a truckload of humor, heart, and...gardening tips? Think Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, complete with stock cars, sexy vegetables, and a laugh track. "All I wanted to do was fix my old... (read more)

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Sale Books
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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar (P.S.)
Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and Nelson's Battle of Trafalgar (P.S.)
by Adam Nicolson
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In October 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson, the most brilliant sea commander who ever lived, led the British Royal Navy to a devastating victory over the Franco-Spanish fleets at the great battle of Trafalgar. It was the foundation of Britain's nineteenth... (read more)

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Used Books
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Don Quixote
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes and Edith Grossman
Staff Pick
Edith Grossman's translation of Don Quixote has quickly become a favorite, lauded by academics and common readers alike. Don't fail to check this out, the world's first modern novel.... (read more)

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Bestsellers

Tuesday,
May 29, 2012
From the Dust Returned
  1. From the Dust Returned
    by Ray Bradbury
  2. Out Stealing Horses
    by Per Petterson
  3. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
    by Muriel Barbery
  4. In the Woods
    by Tana French
  5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
    by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
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