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The Year of the Flood (Large Print) by Margaret Atwood Staff Pick Margaret Atwood's haunting companion to Oryx and Crake will leave you hungry for another book in this "speculative fiction" universe. Written in the alternating voices of young and initially naive Ren and nostalgic but wounded Toby, the novel explores... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $24.75 New - Trade Paper
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The Casual Vacancy (Large Print) by J.K. Rowling Staff Pick J. K. Rowling's new book is a little like Harry Potter — if Hagrid never came to collect Harry and instead the novel focused on the dysfunctions of the Dursleys and all their neighbors. That being said, The Casual Vacancy still possesses Rowling's... (read more) List Price $39.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Outliers-large Print (09 Edition) 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 $29.99 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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Thorndike Core #1: On Canaan's Side (Large Print) by Sebastian Barry Staff Pick Sebastian Barry's ability to explore the inner workings of human thought and emotion are paired with his innate ability to capture these things on paper. His novels often read like memoirs: he is somehow able to create characters that are so real, you... (read more) Your price: $40.95 New - Hardcover
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A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World (Large Print Press) by Tony Horwitz Staff Pick With the same sly humor and neighborly curiosity he brought to Confederates in the Attic and Blue Latitudes, in A Voyage Long and Strange Tony Horwitz roams the New World, surveying the destinations of history's foremost explorers: Leif Eiriksson... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Marriage Plot (Large Print) by Jeffrey Eugenides Staff Pick Addressing the ubiquitous love triangle, The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides is a perfectly executed character study of three college students — Leonard, Madeleine, and Mitchell — who variously are a couple, are not a couple, were a couple,... (read more) Your price: $36.25 New - Hardcover
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The Elusive Bride (Large Print) (Black Cobra Quartet) by Stephanie Laurens Staff Pick I have a hard time turning down a Stephanie Laurens novel, especially since they are such cotton-candy fun. The Elusive Bride, the second book in the Black Cobra quartet, has all the trademark Laurens staples: a valiant but conflicted hero, a strong but... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Cinder (Lunar Chronicles #1) (Large Print) by Marissa Meyer Staff Pick What's so remarkable about Cinder is how well Marissa Meyer translated this very old fairy tale into modern and futuristic terms. She takes a character that is often pigeonholed as being too compliant, too nice, and makes her into a fiery heroine who you... (read more) Your price: $25.25 New - Hardcover
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Turn of Mind (Large Print) (Basic) by Alice Laplante Staff Pick Dr. Jennifer White is a retired hand surgeon, who, unfortunately, is moving toward late-stage dementia. When her best friend is murdered and found with fingers surgically removed from one hand, Dr. White is the prime suspect. Yet, how to build a case... (read more) Your price: $35.25 New - Hardcover
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The Sense of an Ending (Large Print) by Julian Barnes Staff Pick Julian Barnes won the Man Booker Prize for this lyrical little tome, and, in spite of the controversy surrounding the prize and the 2011 shortlist, I believe he deserved the award. It's the kind of book that one races through, stopping every now and then... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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The Snowman (Large Print) by Jo Nesbo Staff Pick If you're making a list of hot Nordic mysteries, Nesbø's Harry Hole series should be among the top. Perfectly paced, this ambitious and gripping thriller is impossible to put down.... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Secrets of Mary Bowser LP (Large Print) by Lois Leveen Staff Pick Based on the true story of an emancipated slave who risked her life to spy on the Confederacy for the Union during the Civil War, this book is a must-read. Written with grace and passion, fantastic historical detail and fully realized characters, The... (read more) Your price: $17.99 New - Trade Paper
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Ten Things I Love about You (Large Print) by Julia Quinn Staff Pick Julia Quinn's witty Regency romance novels are the perfect summer beach read. While I've yet to hit the beach this summer (well, here in Oregon, we call it the "coast"), I still enjoyed Ten Things I Love about You. A country girl, her betrothed — an... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Large Print) (Thorndike Basic) by Greg Mortenson Staff Pick If you're feeling crushed by the grim news reports of our ongoing, never-ending overseas warfare, replenish your spirit with Stones into Schools. This remarkable book from the author of Three Cups of Tea will pull you out of your seat and send you into... (read more) List Price $43.25 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Wuthering Heights (Large Print) by Emily Bronte Staff Pick If you have read any of the classics but you haven't read Wuthering Heights, you should probably amend that immediately. It's one of the only books I was required to read in high school that I actually enjoyed.... (read more) List Price $20.50 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Plague of Doves (08 Edition) by Louise Erdich Staff Pick Darker than many of Louise Erdrich's other works, A Plague of Doves is the story of the unsolved murder of a North Dakota family that will haunt the reader long after the pages have ceased turning.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Magician King (Large Print) (Thorndike Reviewers' Choice) by Lev Grossman Staff Pick At this point, I love this series. The sequel to The Magicians really gets dark and fantastic, and the adventures are rich and mind-bending, to say the least. I'll admit that I'm not a big Narnia fan, but adults who are will probably also really dig The... (read more) Your price: $33.25 New - Hardcover
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A Thousand Splendid Suns: A (Large Print) (Readers Circle) 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 $33.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Faith (Large Print) by Jennifer Haigh Staff Pick Touching on one of today's hot-button topics, pedophilic priests, Faith is an exercise in rollercoaster emotions. This story explores the heart-rending situation of Father Art Breen, who finds himself accused of sexually abusing a young boy in his... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Trade Paper
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Half Magic (Large Print) by Edward Eager Staff Pick I love this story. Four children (one brother and three sisters) find a magic coin. They don't initially understand the coin's special properties or how to use it without causing unwanted mayhem — since only half of a wish comes true when wished in the... (read more) Your price: $12.25 New - Trade Paper
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