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Atonement by Ian McEwan Staff Pick A young girl sees her older sister and a man in a situation she doesn't understand, and subsequently makes an accusation that changes the course of all three lives. This is a study of a life-long search for forgiveness and atonement. McEwan is at his... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover 
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The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Staff Pick Could a bookseller's favorite book really be a children's Christmas picture book? I am often asked to name my favorite book — an impossible question to answer, really — and I find myself mentioning The Polar Express time and again (not without... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene Staff Pick "Brian Greene presents the bizarre world of quantum mechanics and string theory using language accessible to all while taking the reader on an exciting journey through a truly unusual universe."... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters from Around the World by Ian Phillips Staff Pick If you occasionally take pleasures in the innocent misfortune of others, this one is for you. Each page tells the story of desperation as owners resort to the one hope that someone will find and return their precious pets. If it weren't for lost snakes... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Jack Cole & Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits by Art Spiegelman Staff Pick In 1941, Jack Cole, formerly an illustrator and later a cartoonist for Playboy, introduced the world to Plastic Man, a superhero who, due to an unfortunate accident with a horrible acid, developed the incredible ability to transform himself into any... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Flexible
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Big If by Mark Costello Staff Pick Vi Asplund, a Secret Service agent, returns to her childhood home to protect the vice president as he campaigns in the New Hampshire primary. Jens, her brother, still lives in Portsmouth, writing code for a wildly successful computer game. If Mark... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka Staff Pick A breathtaking debut. Also a painter, Otsuka creates complex scenes and well-rounded characters with astonishing efficiency. Line by line her minimalist strokes disguise the massive canvas on which she's working: the internment of more than 120,000... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before by Tony Horwitz Staff Pick Blue Latitudes is an enjoyable and often hilarious journey into the amazing life and adventures of Captain James Cook and his crew. There is no better way to learn nautical history than to bring an Aussie, and a bottle of grog, along.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Killing Kind by John Connolly Staff Pick I only recently discovered John Connolly. His suspense novels transcend the genre with elegant prose and complex psychological insight. Be warned though. This latest novel featuring detective Charlie Parker is a deftly plotted page-turner that is WAY... (read more) Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Mendeleyev's Dream: The Quest for the Elements by Paul Strathern List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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From Here, You Can't See Paris: Seasons of a French Village and Its Restaurant by Michael S Sanders List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Ultimate Simpsons in a Big Ol' Box: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family Seasons 1-12 by Matt Groening List Price $44.85 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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