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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer Publisher Comments Foer's unlikely journey from chronically forgetful science journalist to U.S. Memory Champion frames a revelatory exploration of the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives. On average, people squander forty days annually... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - 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) Your price: $14.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt Publisher Comments One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Stephen Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt Staff Pick This entertaining and heartbreaking story is told by a fabulous narrator, Eli Sisters. Eli and his brother Charlie are hired killers in late 19th-century Oregon and California, and this is the tale of their final job.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Orphan Master's Son: A Novel of North Korea by Adam Johnson Publisher Comments An epic novel that elevates its acclaimed author to a whole new level, The Orphan Master’s Son is a stunning work of fiction that follows a young man’s undercover journey in the world’s most mysterious dictatorship, North Korea. Pak Jun... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami Staff Pick Part of the thrill was the anticipation. After waiting for over a year for its publication, I grabbed 1Q84 and swallowed it whole. While it read simply and progressed slowly, it filled like a three-course meal. Being a long-term Murakami fan, I have seen... (read more) List Price $30.50 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Settlers of Catan (4th Edition) by Mayfair Games Staff Pick The land is Catan. To win, you must assert your agricultural dominance through trade and luck to create a combination of: the longest road, the largest army, the building of settlements, and development cards. The first player to 10 points claims victory.... (read more) Your price: $42.00 Gifts - Miscellaneous
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Reamde by Neal Stephenson Publisher Comments From the extraordinary Neal Stephenson comes an epic adventure that spans entire worlds, both real and virtual. The black sheep of an Iowa farming clan, former draft dodger and successful marijuana smuggler Richard Forthrast amassed a small fortune over... (read more) Your price: $18.99 New - Trade Paper
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Art of Fielding (12 Edition) by Chad Harbach Staff Pick If it weren't for the Morning News Tournament of Books, I would never have read The Art of Fielding. Â Baseball? Â No, thanks. Â But have no fear it's not really a book about baseball. Henry Skrimshander is a shortstop prodigy who lives and... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Pulphead: Essays by John Jeremiah Sullivan Staff Pick I love collections of essays. I almost always have one (or two or three) in a pile on my bedside table. But not since I first read A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace have I loved a book of essays as much as I loved... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 4 by Robert A. Caro Publisher Comments Book Four of Robert A. Caro's monumental The Years of Lyndon Johnson displays all the narrative energy and illuminating insight that led the Times of London to acclaim it as "one of the truly great political biographies of the modern age. A... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock Staff Pick In The Devil All the Time, Pollock mixes equal parts Tod Browning (Freaks) and Davis Grubb (The Night of the Hunter) to concoct an entirely original work that is as heartfelt as it is visceral. Simply put, it's an astonishing debut novel.... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Disappearing Tardis Mug by Unemployed Philosopher's Guild Publisher Comments Remember when the tenth Doctor first arrived on the scene? All he needed was a good cup of tea to really get going. And once some hot liquids got into him, he was really able to strut his stuff. And now you can too, with this awesome Doctor Who Heat... (read more) Your price: $11.95 Gifts - Miscellaneous
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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable Publisher Comments Years in the making-the definitive biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Train Dreams: A Novella by Denis Johnson Publisher Comments A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 One of The Economists 2011 Books of the Year One of NPRs 10 Best Novels of 2011 Denis Johnsons Train Dreams is an epic in miniature, one of his most evocative and poignant fictions. Robert Grainer is a day laborer... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens by Christopher Hitchens Publisher Comments Arguably collects the finest work by America's foremost rhetorical Pugilist (the Village Voice) in one volume for the first time. Spanning four remarkable decades, this collection includes the author's masterful early writings on civil rights, Vietnam... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Troubled Man by Henning Mankell Publisher Comments The much-anticipated return of Henning Mankell's brilliant, brooding detective, Kurt Wallander. On a winter day in 2008, Hakan von Enke, a retired high-ranking naval officer, vanishes during his daily walk in a forest near Stockholm. The... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Pale King by David Foster Wallace Staff Pick The Pale King, David Foster Wallace's posthumously published novel, is an awe-inspiring tornado of a book. Even unfinished, it's worlds above what most writers can do: mesmerizing readers with a novel about IRS agents and boredom is a transcendent feat... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Weber's Smoke: A Guide to Smoke Cooking for Everyone and Any Grill by Jamie Purviance Publisher Comments If you can grill, you can smoke. Now you can add smoke flavor to almost any food on any grill. Weber's Smoke shows you how and inspires you with recipes that range from the classic (Best-on-the-Block Baby Back Ribs) to the ambitious (Smoked Duck and... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor Publisher Comments From the renowned director of the British Museum, a kaleidoscopic history of humanity told through things we have made. When did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were cows domesticated and why do we feed their milk to our children... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $31.00 Used - Hardcover
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