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MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood Staff Pick In the powerful finale to her too-close-for-comfort dystopian/apocalyptic trilogy (following the mind-blowingly awesome Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood), Atwood leaves us with an epic tale filled with survival, humor, and — ultimately... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.57 Sale - Hardcover
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Fahrenheit 451: The Temperature at Which Book Paper Catches Fire, and Burns by Ray Bradbury Staff Pick Fahrenheit 451 is probably one of the most important books ever written. If the world of this novel comes to pass, I will be this book. (You'll have to read it to see what I mean.)... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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Grendel by John Gardner Staff Pick It's easy to find oneself in the thrall of hanks of blond hair and mead-fueled heroism, but it is a more difficult task to regard, with care, the heart of a monster. The monster (but is he?) in question is Grendel, an introspective animal who loves his... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire #5) by George R. R. Martin Staff Pick For more than half of a decade, fans of George R. R. Martin's New York Times-bestselling series Song of Ice and Fire have been crazy with anticipation, their minds racing with burning questions and open-ended theories. Days have been spent rereading the... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Staff Pick Touted as an adult's version of Harry Potter, The Night Circus actually lives up to its hype. It's the story of a couple of magicians, a circus, and a duel. And, of course, it's so much more. Morgenstern's creation is astounding and intricate, delicate... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Staff Pick Reading a dystopian novel that so closely matches the current political and cultural situation seems like an exercise in depression, yet part of the truly visceral response to this novel seems due to the realization that it could so easily happen in... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi Staff Pick I don't reread books often; I just don't have the time. But this is one book that will get reread annually, if not more often. While the bulk of Redshirts is a comedic romp that gleefully skewers the conventions of sci-fi television, the three codas at... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Cloud Atlas: A Novel by David Mitchell Staff Pick While it was hard to narrow down my list to just five "best of" picks, I didn't have to think twice about what would be my favorite book of the year. In Cloud Atlas Mitchell again uses the format of connecting short stories with recurring motifs into a... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Ishmael by Daniel Quinn Staff Pick For those of us who have been in the rat race of modern culture long enough that we have stopped thinking, and for those of us who have never deeply examined our place in the world, this book is an awakening. It just may change the way you think about... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Staff Pick I had many books on my to-read list, but this one jumped straight to the top as soon as I got my hands on a copy. It has everything I love about video games and cartoons and anime from the '80s. The pacing of the book is great, and it quickly became one... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Android: Netrunner Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games Staff Pick A great card game for two players that emphasizes strategy and deck construction. Both players pick a different faction to play (either Runners or Corporations) and build a deck to defeat the other. Both factions play completely differently from each... (read more) Your price: $39.95 Gifts - Miscellaneous
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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: Stories and a Novella by George Saunders Staff Pick Taking its title from its opening story, set dystopically enough in a Civil War historical reenactment park, George Saunders's first book still sweeps my legs out from under me. Twain and Vonnegut are heavyweights named as his predecessors, but Saunders... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) by Suzanne Collins Staff Pick Never have I been more excited for a sequel to be released than after I read Hunger Games, and thankfully, Suzanne Collins delivered. I burned through Catching Fire like it was on fire, hurtling through the revelations and heart-stopping twist. I am... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Dog Stars (Vintage Contemporaries) by Peter Heller Staff Pick A post-apocalyptic story with an open, elegant heart, Heller's debut novel follows a pilot, Hig, and an ex-military man, Bangley, in their fight for survival. Although stuck together in an uneasy partnership, they each flawlessly compensate for the... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Staff Pick Forty-two. Now read this classic to see what we're talking about. Sort of. It's pretty complicated you better read the book. Bring a towel.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Mass Market
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Staff Pick I know you shouldn't recommend books that you are only halfway through, but this is such a lush tapestry of a book I can't resist. Like a moist rich chocolate torte, Strange and Norrell is the sort of book you ration out to avoid finishing it too soon... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Staff Pick Weird happenings at NYC's Museum of Natural History follow the discovery of a 19th-century, mass grave. Spines cut from corpses. Impalements on dinosaur horns. It's all frightful enough to rouse the FBI's quirkiest investigator — the pale, enigmatic... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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The Alchemist (Insight) by Paulo Coelho Staff Pick Whether you want to take a journey or to be reassured that life is filled with wonder and magic, this beautifully optimistic book is for you. Follow Santiago, a shepherd who follows a dream to find treasure hidden under the pyramids, but ends up finding... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Forever War (09 Edition) by Joe Haldeman Staff Pick Dealing with time dilation, the realities of war, sexuality, and the ever-changing definition of what it means to be human, Joe Haldeman's Hugo Award-winning Forever War is not to be missed.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett Staff Pick This is a wonderful fantasy full of wit, witches, and suspense. Written by the well-known author of the Discworld series, A Hat Full of Sky follows the marvelous We Free Men but stands well on its own. So sit back and enjoy this great summer read.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Mass Market
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