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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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Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming by Paul Hawken Staff Pick Feeling crushed beneath the weight of ominous news, borderline-apocalyptic statistics, and global warming alerts that offer no recourse but panic? Paul Hawken's Blessed Unrest is the book you've been waiting for. Here is a call to arms with concrete... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche by Gary Krist Staff Pick You think you've got it bad trudging uphill in the snow every day to work and back? Just imagine you're stuck inside one of two trains trapped in the Cascade Mountains during a catastrophic blizzard... and then an avalanche hits! The only thing more... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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My Abandonment by Peter Rock Staff Pick Based on a true story, My Abandonment is a riveting, unforgettable novel about what it's like to live just beyond the fringes of what we call civilization. Rock finds the tender truth of the 13-year-old protagonist, and the reader can't help but be... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us (with Bitchin' Soundtrack) by Steve Almond Staff Pick Steve Almond loves rock and roll. That love exudes from every page of this hilarious book. Sometimes outrageous, sometimes agonizing, but always painfully honest, this is a memoir for anyone who thrills to a crunchy riff, big hair, and leather pants.... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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True Compass: A Memoir by Edward M. Kennedy Staff Pick Too long a late-night-comedy punch line, the late Senator Kennedy led an undeniably fascinating life. Filled with riveting stories and enlivened by Kennedy's refreshing candor, True Compass is a fitting tribute to a life that was almost too big for one... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler Staff Pick Chelsea Handler may not be everyone's cup of vodka. But for those who love her E! talk show, and fans of juicy gossip splashed with liberal doses of alcohol and laughter, Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea will shake and stir you.... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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My Abandonment by Peter Rock Staff Pick Based on a true story, My Abandonment is a riveting, unforgettable novel about what it's like to live just beyond the fringes of what we call civilization. Rock finds the tender truth of the 13-year-old protagonist, and the reader can't help but be... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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More Information Than You Require by John Hodgman Staff Pick Is there really such a thing as too much information? Not in this case. Hodgman's follow-up to The Areas of My Expertise is packed with even more lists, charts, and made-up facts that are so brilliant and hilarious you'll wish they were true!... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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This Is NPR: The First Forty Years by Cokie Roberts et al. Staff Pick Hard to imagine NPR is only 40 years old! (What did people listen to before then? Static?) This fascinating chronicle of NPR's history features its most famous personalities and a CD full of the very best "driveway moments."... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Hellboy #08: Darkness Calls by Mike Mignola Staff Pick Excited for this summer's sure-to-be blockbuster Hellboy II? Sate your appetite for the unearthly with Darkness Calls, the latest Hellboy collection, which pits the eponymous hero against a coven of witches and offers numerous pleasures for longtime... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Flush by Carl Hiaasen Publisher Comments You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup. Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor — which has made taking a dip at... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Boomsday by Christopher Buckley Staff Pick If your introduction to Christopher Buckley was the hilarious film of his novel Thank You for Smoking, you owe it to yourself to read Buckley's latest book and see how excruciatingly funny he is on the page. Like so many of his works, Boomsday chases... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Staff Pick If you've read The Shadow of the Wind, you won't need to read another word — you were likely so enthralled with Carlos Ruiz Zafón's breathtaking literary thriller that you've already ordered your copy of Angel's Game. For those who don't know, Zaf... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Lifetime of Secrets: A Postsecret Book by Frank Warren Staff Pick Who doesn't love that feeling of looking through someone else's mail without the risk of getting caught? Here, Warren presents another collection of intimate confessions, shared secrets, and endless pleasure for voyeurs and students of the human... (read more) List Price $28.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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More Information Than You Require by John Hodgman Staff Pick Is there really such a thing as too much information? Not in this case. Hodgman's follow-up to The Areas of My Expertise is packed with even more lists, charts, and made-up facts that are so brilliant and hilarious you'll wish they were true!... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Likeness by Tana French Staff Pick It's hard to follow up a sterling debut with something that's equally riveting — and even harder to come up with a better book than the first one. But Tana French has pulled off just this feat with The Likeness, a harrowing novel that will keep you up... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Sharp Objects: A Novel by Gillian Flynn Staff Pick Gillian Flynn's debut novel is a literary thriller that will shock and repulse you, even as it draws you inexorably into its tangled, sadistic web of deceit, secrets, and horrific revelations. With her vivid characters and sharp-edged dialogue, Flynn is... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog by Dave Barry Staff Pick One expects hilarity and satire from beloved humorist Dave Barry, but heartwarming and tender? Surprisingly, he pulls it off with aplomb. A perfect holiday gift for loved ones!... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Plague of Doves (Large Print) by Louise Erdrich Staff Pick Darker than many of Louise Erdrich's other works, A Plague of Doves is the story of the unsolved murder of a North Dakota family that will haunt the reader long after the pages have ceased turning.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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