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Georgie's Picks
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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) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper 
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One Shot: A Jack Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Novels) by Lee Child Staff Pick Everybody remembers their first roller coaster ride. The train turns a corner, there are no tracks ahead, and the contents of your stomach are making their way towards your mouth. Miraculously, tracks appear, your stomach settles, and the ride is over... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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One Step Behind (Kurt Wallander Mysteries # 7 ) by Henning Mankell Staff Pick Discover Europe's favorite mystery writer. Sweden's Henning Mankell writes a first-rate police procedural that also serves as an indictment of contemporary society. His characters are fully drawn, full of frailties, unexpected courage, and are utterly... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh Staff Pick Wow! A first novel with an intriguing plot and totally believable characters. An excellent writer who allows you to empathize with a protagonist who is not always deserving.... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Arthur and George: A Novel by Julian Barnes Staff Pick Can I already announce the best book of 2006 in January? If so, here it is! With his customary elegant prose and intricate and wry observational skill, Julian Barnes narrates the true story of the relationship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and George... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby Staff Pick Name one other book critic that consistently makes you laugh out loud without denigrating the work of his subject. Right, you can't. (If you can, please, let me know.) Hornby's monthly "What I've Been Reading" columns for the Believer magazine (collected... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure: Stories by Jack Pendarvis Staff Pick Pendarvis devises small worlds inhabited by the strangest people: A teenager reveals his ingenious idea for a revenge comic book series called "Sex Devil"; the mercilessly redundant owner of a "High, Squeaky Voice" dreams of his audio book career; and... (read more) List Price $19.75 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Hardcover
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An Unpardonable Crime by Andrew Taylor Staff Pick This wonderful, elegant mystery is a real page-turner. The historical context of 19th-century England and the inclusion of a young Edgar Allan Poe make this unique thriller truly irresistible.... (read more) List Price $34.25 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls by Matt Ruff Staff Pick Seattle author Matt Ruff presents one of the most inventive and addictive novels of recent memory. Protagonist Andrew Gage suffers from multiple personality disorder. When he meets a young woman suffering from the same affliction, the fragile coexistence... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Staff Pick Ishiguro takes a meditative look at childhood, loss of innocence, and human deception and the drive for survival. This is a haunting narrative that is joyous and sad at once — reminiscent of Philip K. Dick, but with a very literary and poignant eye for... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Trudeau Vector: A Novel by Juris Jurjevics Staff Pick Part Smilla's Sense of Snow and part John le Carré espionage thriller, The Trudeau Vector is chilling and addictive. I found myself up very late, with bitten nails and pages flying by. Yet for all its adherence to the mystery and thriller genres The... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Lighthouse: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery by P. D. James Staff Pick P. D. James's peerless reputation comes from her skillful combination of elegant prose and sharp psychological insight with wonderfully complex mysteries. She is a wise, eloquent, and humane novelist who explores all manner of human frailty with the same... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Instant Cook by Donna Hay Staff Pick When you can finally drag yourself away from the glorious photographs and into the kitchen to start cooking, you will be richly rewarded by these delicious, elegant, and surprisingly simple recipes. Hay's style is clean and uncomplicated, and she offers... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Giada's Family Dinners by Giada De Laurentiis Staff Pick From simple to prepare after-work dinners to hearty and generous meals for ten or more, Giada's recipes can really be used everyday with little fuss and much reward. The language is warm, the recipes are clear, uncluttered, and surprisingly rich and... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch Staff Pick "I urge everyone to read this book. The cover shows a picture of serenity, a scene from the beach of Lake Kivu in Rwanda. The landscape is devoid of human beings and an empty chair sits on the sand. The title in red stands out starkly from this backdrop.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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