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Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson 9780393343625
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Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History
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On Mount Hood: A Biography of Oregon's Perilous Peak
Jon BellJon Bell 9781570618581
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Vintage)
Cheryl StrayedCheryl Strayed 9780307476074
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Beautiful Ruins (P.S.)
Jess WalterJess Walter 9780061928178
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Alif the Unseen
G. Willow WilsonG. Willow Wilson 9780802121226

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Psychology
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
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One-third of the world's population are introverts, and we are quietly going to take over the world while you extroverts are busy yapping it up and not paying attention. Don't say you haven't been warned.... (read more)

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Maritime Northwest Garden Guide: Planning Calendar for Year-Round Organic Gardening
by Carl Elliott and Rob Peterson
Staff Pick
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
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The Shadow of the Wind
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic -- and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
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In 1854, as a cholera epidemic ravaged London, prevailing wisdom blamed "miasma"; in other words, "bad air" was spreading the disease. One prominent physician disagreed. It was Dr. John Snow's work outside of the lab, however — his innovative mapmaking,... (read more)

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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Vintage)
by Cheryl Strayed
Staff Pick
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Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
Staff Pick
Both a cautionary tale for bad men and a clarion call for unhappy women, Gone Girl is a compelling page-turner that does not let up. Every few pages another bombshell drops, and the tension is exquisite! While Nick Dunne lackadaisically plans to show up... (read more)

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Mink River
by Brian Doyle
Staff Pick
I haven't enjoyed a book this much in so long! Set in a tiny coastal Oregon town, this story is populated with characters who seem to leap off the page and speak their lines into your ear. They are that real. Brian Doyle breaks all the so-called "rules... (read more)

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Watership Down: A Novel
by Richard Adams
Staff Pick
Bunnies, community, fantasy, adventure, danger — a classic pick for anyone who likes Brian Jacques, C. S. Lewis, or Erin Hunter.... (read more)

List Price $17.00
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Sale - Trade Paper

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
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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
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Used - Trade Paper

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