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A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver Staff Pick I bought A Poetry Handbook when I entered my first poetry-writing class as an undergrad. My professor was a notorious curmudgeon who didn't spare anyone's feelings and expected each progressive class in the term "to separate the sheep from the goats." I... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Brave on the Page: Oregon Writers on Craft and the Creative Life by Laura Stanfill Staff Pick I'm really, really not just picking this because I have an essay in the collection. Really. This sweet, little book is wonderfully indie (printed solely and beautifully using an Espresso Book Machine, one of which lives at Powell's City of Books) and... (read more) Your price: $11.50 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: $8.00 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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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: $7.95 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: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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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) Your price: $17.00 New - Trade Paper
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Lost Lore: A Celebration of Traditional Wisdom from Foraging and Festivals to Seafaring and Smoke Signals by Una McGovern and Paul Jenner Staff Pick Drawing on folklore, tradition, and superstition, this amusing collection is packed with the wisdom you wish your grandparents had passed down to you. It includes methods to cure drunkenness, predict the sex of a baby, and make antidotes to poison — in... (read more) Your price: $32.33 New - Hardcover
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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) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 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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The Lifespan of a Fact by John D'Agata and Jim Fingal Staff Pick Though listed as a reference book, The Lifespan of a Fact is really a heated and often hilarious battle between essayist John D'Agata and his fact checker at the Believer, Jim Fingal. John's flippant responses frustrate Jim so much that he retaliates by,... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to Cook the Perfect Day by Nikki McClure Staff Pick Equal parts art book and recipe collection, this darling volume is everything you'd expect from the lovely Nikki McClure. Featuring her iconic paper-cut illustrations along with simple recipes, the artist's rendition of her "perfect food day" will... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do by Samantha Ettus Staff Pick Debbi Fields on baking chocolate chip cookies, Bob Vila on how to paint a room, Ira Glass on how to tell a story... Life lessons from those who know best.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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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: $7.50 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: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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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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: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In the Company of Angels by Thomas E Kennedy Staff Pick It's a rare book that can both haunt and inspire. The lead characters' efforts to recover from shattering events are traced with compassion, deep intelligence, and an almost miraculous hope. As if that weren't enough, the home life of the psychotherapist... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language) by American Heritage Staff Pick This is a great family dictionary with wonderful color pictures and a thumb index. A perfect addition to any home library.... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities by John M. Carrera Staff Pick This "visual dictionary of curiosities" is charming, quirky, and endlessly entertaining. (It's also very hard to put down.) Fascinating images reproduced from wood engravings illustrate words from albatross and abracadabra to zibeth and zodiac."... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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