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Jeremy Garber is the Events Coordinator for Powell's Books. In addition to the printed word, he has a lasting affinity for vinyl records, alphabet hotels, hummingbirds, fresh berries, and baseball (Go Phils!).

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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey
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Reading Sometimes a Great Notion (I finally made it past the first 100 labyrinthine pages after many failed attempts) had such a profound impact on me; it spoke so directly to my core and to what brought me to the land of big trees and ocean breeze (I'm... (read more)

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Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt
by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco
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Telegraph Avenue
by Michael Chabon
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by Michael Pollan
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Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
by Ahmir Thompson
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Bruce
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A Common Pornography: A Memoir
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