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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Staff Pick 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) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Staff Pick Somewhere along the way to guru-dom, Malcolm Gladwell got tagged as a business writer. Fair enough — The Tipping Point speaks more powerfully to the principles of succesful marketing than any pedestrian semester in the classroom. But while raves from... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell Staff Pick Gladwell's appeal can be traced directly to his studied obsession with familiar objects and events, and his remarkable talent for synthesizing complicated ideas into compelling stories. In The Tipping Point, the author set out to describe how ideas... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath Staff Pick Some ideas become success stories, others don't stick around. In this no-nonsense look at successful communication the brothers Heath examine the principles of "stickiness" considering the elements needed to make a particular idea take hold. An... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell Staff Pick If you've ever wondered what so-and-so had that you didn't, you need to read Outliers. Gladwell's writing is always engaging, especially when he illuminates the mysterious elements that allow one person to succeed beyond all others.... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis Staff Pick The roots of the bubble and the story of Wall Street's collapse can be told no clearer — nor with as much humor — as by Michael Lewis. If you read only one book that explains the current economic crisis, make it The Big Short.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi Staff Pick Ramit Sethi's I Will Teach You to Be Rich is a personal finance book that just might actually deliver on its promise. Sethi covers the big stuff — saving, budgeting, and investment — but he offers concrete recommendations (e.g., which online savings... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy by Raj Patel Staff Pick Raj Patel's remarkable and ambitious new book asks some basic economic and political questions and comes up with surprising solutions. Patel explores ways we might more accurately value the world, arguing that our current market system is deeply flawed... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Upside Down by Eduardo Galeano Staff Pick Journalist, historian, poet, author — there is no other writer whose style is comparable to that of Eduardo Galeano. The Uruguayan penner, best known for his acclaimed Memory of Fire trilogy, further indicts our culture of privilege in Upside Down... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed by Shirley O Corriher Staff Pick Part scientist, part cook, and all storyteller, Shirley Corriher gives you the tools you need to 'fiddle' with a recipe. She gives cause and effect of ingredients, techniques, and methods for your culinary science experiments. Whether your dish succeeds... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt Staff Pick Once again John Berendt proves he is a powerful magnet for eccentrics. With clever proficiency, Berendt depicts for readers a host of quirky characters, providing an exclusive glimpse into the Venice you won't see as a tourist. Gossipy yet wholly... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $2.96 Used - Trade Paper
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What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell Staff Pick Twenty-two of Malcolm Gladwell's favorite "adventures," all previously published in the New Yorker, come together in this engaging book. Gladwell's contagious curiosity helps us understand how other people feel about the topics of homelessness, ketchup... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (10th Anniversary Edition) by Stephen King Staff Pick Whether or not you read Stephen King's fiction, if you're interested in writing, you'll love this book. Now in a handsome paperback anniversary edition.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell Staff Pick Somewhere along the way to guru-dom, Malcolm Gladwell got tagged as a business writer. Fair enough — The Tipping Point speaks more powerfully to the principles of succesful marketing than any pedestrian semester in the classroom. But while raves from... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and Online by Kari Chapin Staff Pick Dreaming of quitting your day job and opening up an Etsy shop? Kari Chapin, with help from crafty experts like Amy Karol (Bend the Rules with Fabric) and Megan Reardon (notmartha.org), has written a timely and inspiring guide to starting, marketing, and... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Brew to Bikes: Portland's Artisan Economy (Openbook) by Charles Heying Staff Pick Whether you're a local looking to confirm what you've always suspected about your hometown (that it's awesome) or an outsider looking to understand (and perhaps emulate) Portland's unique artisan economy, Brew to Bikes is a delightful and inspirational... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise by Georges Perec Staff Pick French experimental writer and Oulipo member Georges Perec was commissioned in the late 1960s to "use a computer's basic mode of operation as a writing device." Writing within a self-imposed set of constraints aimed at mimicking a computer's internal... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis Staff Pick Lewis describes the causes of the financial crisis with clarity, while putting it all in a very human context by focusing on a few of the individuals involved. It would have been easy for Lewis to second guess — in retrospect, it seems crazy to have... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur by Pamela Slim Staff Pick I work for Powell's — a pretty far cry from a "corporate prison" — but even so, I found Escape from Cubicle Nation to be equal parts inspirational and practical. Mixing contemporary research with anecdotes and exercises, Slim's engaging book will... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan Ariely Staff Pick Why are we more motivated about our work when we feel it has meaning? Can we increase our enjoyment of an activity by interrupting it? Why do we believe that information from a dating web site, which reads more like a baseball card than a personality... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $7.97 Sale - Hardcover
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