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The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White and Maira Kalman Staff Pick The classic bible of grammar and clear writing, illustrated with the delightful art of Maira Kalman. A must-have and a great gift.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson Staff Pick This book should be titled "It's Not What You Think." Because practically every answer in the book could begin with that phrase. What a great collection of facts about our world! Find out the truth about all kinds of things, from the first animal in... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan Staff Pick Michael Pollan may be incapable of uninteresting writing. Discerning and lucid, his works tend to provoke the reader to engage themselves (at least in thought, if not deed) well beyond the final page. Second Nature: A Gardener's Education is Pollan's... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden Staff Pick These volumes, The Dangerous Book for Boys and The Daring Book for Girls, are utterly brimming with tips, tools, maps, pictograms, glossaries, advice, game rules, blueprints... you name it! They're fantastic guidebooks for kids. And, truth be told, I... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Into the Garden: A Wedding Anthology: Poetry and Prose on Love and Marriage by Robert Hass and Stephen Mitchell Staff Pick The best collection of wedding-related poetry I found. The editors also include an useful primer on wedding service scripts (in case you're writing your own), presenting standard examples from Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Zen traditions.... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt Staff Pick Lying is a craft, but bullshitting is an art. "Hence the familiar notion of the 'bullshit artist,'" moral philosopher Harry Frankfurt reminds us in this fun, erudite treatise. On Bullshit surely ranks as one of the best gift books to come along in quite... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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More Show Me How: Everything We Couldn't Fit in the First Book Instructions for Life from the Everyday to the Exotic by Lauren Smith Staff Pick Is this a strangely entertaining reference book or a reference book of strange entertainment? I'm not sure, but I know this much: you'll laugh just as often as you'll learn, whether it's how to divide a unibrow, paint a car, shoot sexy home movies, or... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Flexible
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The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects (More Crystals and New Age) by Barbara G Walker Staff Pick "One of my favorite ways of reading is to pull a book off the shelf and open it at random. That's the great thing about reference books like dictionaries or encyclopedias. These books are treasure troves — dip in anywhere, let chance take you, lead... (read more) List Price $28.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (P.S.) by Francine Prose Staff Pick Reading Like a Writer is a treasure chest. You can crack it open at any chapter and come away enriched. Prose is one of the best teachers around, and for the price of a paperback, you are getting an Ivy League education in writing. For people who love... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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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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Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives by Lajos Egri Staff Pick If you begged me to give you the title of one "how-to" book on the topic of screenwriting and wouldn't give up until I told you, then it would have to be this classic introduction to the craft. Often used as a textbook in screenwriting classes, Lajos... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (the Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart Staff Pick You already know from the title whether you want this book. If you love The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, and their first book, America (the Book), then prepare yourself for a hilarious, tear-stained laugh-fest that will send neighbors running with alarm... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Writing the Life Poetic: An Invitation to Read and Write Poetry by Sage Cohen Staff Pick Ever wonder if you have what it takes to write a poem? Sage Cohen says, "Yes, you can!" Cohen, a Portland-based teacher and author of the poetry collection Like the Heart, the World, insists that poetry is available to anyone and everyone. She offers a... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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How to Build a Fire: And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew by Erin Bried Staff Pick This cute collection draws on the wisdom of 10 real grandfathers, with advice on how to grow and maintain a beard, change a flat, tie a bow tie, season a cast-iron skillet, and more. A charming, back-to-basics resource for young gentlemen and ladies... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home by Susan Hill Staff Pick Struck by the sudden realization that she possesses quite a few books she's never read, author Susan Hill decides to take a year off buying books so that she can read, and reread, the many treasures in her possession. Howards End Is on the Landing is the... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose Staff Pick Reading Like a Writer is a treasure chest. You can crack it open at any chapter and come away enriched. Prose is one of the best teachers around, and for the price of a paperback, you are getting an Ivy League education in writing. For people who love... (read more) List Price $23.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett Staff Pick Wow! What a fascinating book about a fascinating man: John Gilkey, professional book thief. Hoover Bartlett seems to have a hard time untangling herself from her story, which gives the book an interesting discordant feel. It is practically impossible to... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Inventory: 16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists by A. V. Club Staff Pick The Onion can do little wrong, in my eyes, and this hilarious collection of pop-culture lists from the writers of the A. V. Club proves it once again. This book is perfect for anyone with a sense of humor who's ingested any pop culture in the last 30... (read more) List Price $20.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks by Bethany Keeley Staff Pick As an editor, I have a "special" place in my heart for the unintentional hilarity caused by grammatical gaffes, unfortunate typos, and poor punctuation, so Bethany Keeley's Book of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks gave me plenty of chuckles.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Thinking like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction -- and Get It Published by Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunato Staff Pick "A former Powell's employee who has published many magazine articles recommended this book to me, and I in turn recommend it to anyone who has ever had the vague thought of writing a nonfiction book. Thinking like Your Editor will help sweep away the... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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