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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 and beautiful, frightening and overwhelming. Though torn between the contrary desires of racing through this perfectly paced tale or savoring every complex and unique sentence, I was hooked from the beginning. Not much of a fantasy fan? Me, neither. Read this book anyway. Recommended by Dianah, Powells.com Available July 3, 2012 Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper 
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State of Wonder (P.S.) by Ann Patchett Staff Pick What if women could become pregnant into their 70s? What if a woman's fertility could be increased exponentially? What if the ever-encroaching biological clock disappeared? Ann Patchett takes us deep into the Amazon in search of answers to these questions in her latest novel. The amazingly long fertility window in the female members of the Lakashi Amazonian tribe is the subject of study for a group of doctors. When head researcher Dr. Swenson, after a decade of study, refuses to come home, share her work, or even report back to her bosses, Dr. Eckman, is sent in after her. When Dr. Eckman turns up dead, Dr. Singh is sent in to bring back his body, but also to shake loose Dr. Swenson's research results. What follows is a terrific story of survival, curiosity, culture shock and acclimation, as Dr. Singh makes her way through the jungle and finally tracks down Dr. Swenson. A story thread involving a deaf-mute child, who has somehow defected from a rival tribe, is sweet and eventually astonishing. Patchett has laser-like insight into her characters; they never feel anything less than real. With anacondas, a hailstorm of arrows, unsanitary surgery, big-business-pharmaceutical greed, ethnocentric interference, and a great story buoyed by wonderful characters, this is must read. |
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Bin Laden's Bald Spot: And Other Stories by Brian Doyle Staff Pick I'm not normally a fan of short-story collections — in fact, I hate them. They're too insignificant, too shallow, too constrained. Yet, it seems that anything Brian Doyle writes is instantly able to hook me. Here you have the quirkiest collection of characters ever cobbled together (Bin Laden's barber, anyone?). Doyle managed to circumvent my entrenched bias and made me a believer in the absolute perfection of a short story written well. If you haven't read him, do yourself a favor and pick up anything he's done; enjoy the meandering, quixotic, and singular musings of Portland's own Brian Doyle. Recommended by Dianah, Powells.com Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades Trilogy #1) by E. L. James Publisher Comments When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Partial History of Lost Causes by Jennifer duBois Publisher Comments In Jennifer duBois's mesmerizing and exquisitely rendered debut novel, a long-lost letter links two disparate characters, each searching for meaning against seemingly insurmountable odds. In St. Petersburg, Russia, world chess champion Aleksandr Bezetov... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Cove by Ron Rash Publisher Comments Here is a magnificent tale that captures the wondrous beauty of nature and love — and the darkness of superstition and fear — from one of America's most exciting contemporary novelists. With The Cove, Ron Rash, author of the acclaimed New... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - 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: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain Publisher Comments A ferocious firefight with Iraqi insurgents at "the battle of Al-Ansakar Canal"—three minutes and forty-three seconds of intense warfare caught on tape by an embedded Fox News crew—has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $18.19 Sale - Hardcover
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This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. for by Augusten Burroughs Publisher Comments From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes a groundbreaking book that explores how to survive the "un-survivable" and will challenge your notion of self-help books To say that Augusten Burroughs has lived an unusual... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Cream of Kohlrabi by Floyd Skloot Publisher Comments Floyd Skloot was named one of the fifty most inspiring authors in the world by the magazine Poets & Writers, and he has been called the Willie Mays of memoirists by The San Francisco Chronicle. In Skloot's short fiction, people face the starkest... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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BestsellersTuesday,May 29, 2012 |
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Friday Reads
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F**k! Should Writers Swear?
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Lysander Has a Plan
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I'm a Writer... Now What Do I Do with My Life?
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I'm a Writer... Should I Also Know How to Perform Triple Back Flips?
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Sex Tips for Authors (Well, What Authors Trade Instead of Sex Tips)
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