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Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco Staff Pick Chris Hedges's writing and reportage is consistently trenchant and unequivocal, notable for its discerning examinations and penetrating insights. Joe Sacco's award-winning work as a cartoonist is as distinctive as it is compassionate. Combining the... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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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 $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen Staff Pick I read Winterdance while camping in the mountains of eastern Oregon when it was cold, very cold (though I was snug and warm in my sleeping bag), but I was glad to not be experiencing the Arctic climes in the book. Gary Paulsen describes cold and snow the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit Staff Pick "Rebecca Solnit's marvelous new book of essays, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, is about the spaces between stability and risk, solitude, and the occasional claustrophobia of ordinary life. She explores the mysterious without puncturing the mystery, and... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors Staff Pick Every summer Philip Connors runs away from home. He spends half the year in a remote fire lookout savoring the solitude and the joy of monotasking. His wonderful book, Fire Season, will make you want to quit your job, sell the house, and find your own... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Arms Kalish Staff Pick Those of us who feel like we're "just getting by" will be both humbled and inspired by Kalish's tales of life on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression. Her humorous and heart-warming depiction of a childhood spent working the land and, in doing so... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Very Recent History: An Entirely Factual Account of a Year (C. Ad 2009) in a Large City by Choire Sicha Staff Pick In Very Recent History, Choire Sicha, two-time editor of Gawker and cofounder of The Awl, manages to do three seemingly disparate things at once. First, he's written a kind of guide to our times for a visitor from far in the future. Our everyday life has... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson Staff Pick There is nothing on this planet that Bryson cannot make fascinating. In his hands, exploring the minutiae of his house becomes an adventure. (Granted, his house is a Victorian vicarage in Norfolk, England.) At Home is a joyful, chatty dip into the... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Nathaniel Philbrick Staff Pick Nathaniel Philbrick, author of Mayflower, has written a gripping history of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Cinematic in scope and deft in characterization, The Last Stand captures a defining moment in our nation's past. It's history at its finest.... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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You Can't Win by Jack Black Staff Pick Train hopping, diamond heists, safe cracking, jailbreaks, hobo conventions, opium dens, and murder are littered throughout these pages. Jack Black recounts his stories of organized and honorable thievery in the waning years of the Wild West with such a... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Wildmen, Wobblies & Whistle Punks: Stewart Holbrook's Lowbrow Northwest (Northwest Reprints) by Stewart Hall Holbrook Staff Pick The great Stewart Holbrook was a storytelling titan and remains one of the most important writers in Pacific Northwest history. Wildmen, Wobblies and Whistle Punks is a career-spanning collection of over two dozen pieces set mostly in Holbrook's beloved... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish Staff Pick Those of us who feel like we're "just getting by" will be both humbled and inspired by Kalish's tales of life on an Iowa farm during the Great Depression. Her humorous and heart-warming depiction of a childhood spent working the land and, in doing so... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Crack in the Edge of the World 1st Edition by Simon Winchester Staff Pick "If you liked Krakatoa, The Professor and the Madman, or any of Winchester's other works, you'll like this one. He explains geological ideas well, and is well on his way to being the new ambassador of geology's influence on human history. He places... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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Coop: A Family, a Farm, and the Pursuit of One Good Egg (P.S.) by Michael Perry Staff Pick Coop is perfect for anyone dreaming of a "simple" life in the country — and for those already living it. Perry is a brilliant storyteller, and this is a funny and poignant account of his unorthodox childhood and his current quest for some cred as a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns Staff Pick The dazzling companion volume to the acclaimed Ken Burns documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea chronicles the fascinating history of the world-renowned United States National Park system. Four hundred pages of richly composed text by... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Floor of Heaven: A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush by Howard Blum Staff Pick Not to be missed by fans of history, Blum's tale of the Klondike Gold Rush reads like the best fiction. A lively narrative populated with a colorful cast of characters, the allure of Alaska and her gold comes across as a wild adventure story that offers... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express by Christopher Corbett Staff Pick "Corbett demonstrates the imprecise nature of history right off by telling the story of the first pony express rider leaving St. Joseph from all known sources. His lively style carries you through the morass of differing opinions, beginning with the... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson Staff Pick Bill Bryson has tackled the Appalachian Trail, troublesome words, Captain James Cook, and repatriation. After the entertaining (and just slightly ambitious) Short History of Nearly Everything, he turns the spotlight back on himself. "This is a book about... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell by Mark Kurlansky Staff Pick Mark Kurlansky is King of the microhistory. Much like his previous books Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World and Salt: A World History, The Big Oyster goes way beyond the usual scope of food history, this time detailing the oyster's... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul by Karen Abbott Staff Pick Take one bordello. Muddle it with a bit of turn-of-the-century Chicago. Add a few characters to the mix, including the Everleigh sisters, John Barrymore, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., William Howard Taft, and Al Capone, and you serve up quite a cocktail... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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