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Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman and Brett Helquist Staff Pick A Neil Gaiman story at any length is a treat. Odd and the Frost Giants is like the perfect finger food: brief but intensely, deliciously satisfying. If you aren't a fan of Norse mythology when you open the cover, you will be by the time you close it.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski Staff Pick The perfect book to curl up with on a blustery afternoon, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a not-so-simple tale of a Wisconsin boy and his dogs. An eloquent exploration of both inner and outer landscapes, this novel will wind about your psyche and will... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Staff Pick In this thought-provoking and profoundly inspiring book, Kristof and WuDunn reveal the cruel and maddening reality faced by women who experience violence and oppression. Half the Sky will stir feelings of admiration and discomfort, and hopefully sow the... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Sibley Guide to Trees by David Allen Sibley Staff Pick In his new book, David Allen Sibley shifts his focus from birds to trees, including gorgeous illustrations and fascinating information. The Sibley Guide to Trees will dramatically change the way you look at your backyard, your neighborhood, and the... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing (Best American Science & Nature Writing) by Elizabeth Kolbert Publisher Comments Elizabeth Kolbert, one of today's leading environmental journalists, edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. Bringing together promising new voices and prize-winning favorites, this collection is "a... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Home by Marilynne Robinson Staff Pick Where Gilead was an introspective masterpiece of reflection and contemplation, Home is a refreshingly honest portrait of familial relationships over time. Robinson carefully breathes life into these characters with each passing sentence, until by the end... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Touch of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse Novels) by Charlaine Harris Publisher Comments Visit our Sookie Stackhouse series feature page. View our feature on Charlaine Harris’s A Touch of Dead. Every Sookie Stackhouse short story ever written—in one special volume—from the New York Times bestselling author. New York Times... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne Staff Pick Talking Heads fans will flock to this book. Bicycle enthusiasts will shove each other out of the way to get the first copy. But it's the cyclists who are also Talking Heads fans that you really have to watch out for, because they're going to be... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Paper Towns by John Green Publisher Comments Two-time Printz Medalist John Green's New York Times bestseller, now in paperback Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Revolution : Manifesto (08 Edition) by Ron Paul Publisher Comments Available in paperback for the first time. This Much Is True: You Have Been Lied To. The government is expanding. Taxes are increasing. More senseless wars are being planned. Inflation is ballooning. Our basic freedoms are disappearing. The Founding... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book of Genesis by R. Crumb Publisher Comments Envisioning the first book of the bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, reveals here the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Originally thinking that we would do a take off of Adam and Eve, Crumb... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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Nation by Terry Pratchett Publisher Comments Alone on a desert island — everything and everyone he knows and loves has been washed away in a storm — Mau is the last surviving member of his nation. He's completely alone — or so he thinks until he finds the ghost girl. She has no... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Savory Baking by Mary Cech Staff Pick No one should have to face the cruel winter months without this book. With amazing recipes — like, pizza with fingerling potatoes and crispy bacon, scones stuffed with caramelized red onions and brie, and a shiitake mushroom and garlic souffl... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Best American Comics 2009 by Charles Burns Publisher Comments The Best American Comicsshowcases the work of both established and up-and-coming contributors. Editor Alison Bechdel creater of the cult comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For" and author ofFun Home has culled the best stories from graphic... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell Publisher Comments Dr. Peter Brown is an intern at Manhattan's worst hospital, with a talent for medicine, a shift from hell, and a past he'd prefer to keep hidden. Whether it's a blocked circumflex artery or a plan to land a massive malpractice suit, he knows what evil... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins Staff Pick Just when you were almost out of topics to argue about, here comes Richard Dawkins with another defense of evolution. But hang on — The Greatest Show on Earth isn't some enraged polemic, but a well-reasoned, intriguing counter-attack on Intelligent... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman by Jon Krakauer Staff Pick Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild knows he was born to write about quirky, iconoclastic characters who travel their own road, ultimately leading to a tragic demise. Where Men Win Glory is every bit as captivating and even more timely than... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Year of the Flood 1st Edition by Margaret Atwood Staff Pick A companion novel to Atwood's magnificent Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood conveys a very different perspective of the coming dystopian catastrophe. Darkly funny, incredibly believable, and surprisingly hopeful, Atwood's new novel is one of her very... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra: Leven Thumps #04 by Obert Skye Publisher Comments The dreams of mankind are in grave danger. The Dearth, the true evil beneath the soil, rises above ground and gains the strength he needs to defeat Leven Thumps. Lev, now the Want, is also gaining strength and must discover his new power before the... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice (With Audio CD) by Judy Schachner Staff Pick Holy hot tamales! El Skippito is my favorite Siamese cat, and in his fifth adventure he is off to Mars. Judy Schachner created another excellent read-aloud full of imagination, silly songs, and Spanish vocabulary. I dare any kid on your holiday list not... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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