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Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton Staff Pick Hamilton is the chef-owner of acclaimed NYC restaurant Prune. Her memoir is compelling, harrowing, beautifully written, and utterly charming, whether she's invoking memories of fields of fireflies or gritty kitchen realities. Anthony Bourdain loves this... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper 
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Staff Pick Okay, never mind that The Shadow of the Wind starts off in a wonderfully mysterious bookstore and that there's a romantic element that is not schmaltzy, but "timeless" in the best sense of the word. What I loved was how I thought I knew where the author... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Staff Pick An utter delight. This enchanting tale has long been a favorite of mine. It has just been reissued to coincide with the soon to be released movie version. Set in 1930s England, this story of young love beguiles with moated castles, moonlight swims, high... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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One Step Behind (Kurt Wallander Mysteries # 7 ) by Henning Mankell Staff Pick Discover Europe's favorite mystery writer. Sweden's Henning Mankell writes a first-rate police procedural that also serves as an indictment of contemporary society. His characters are fully drawn, full of frailties, unexpected courage, and are utterly... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Mirror Mirror: A Novel by Gregory Maguire Staff Pick Maguire's latest retelling of a classic fairy tale is Snow White set in Renaissance Italy and features Lucrezia Borgia as the wicked stepmother. Intriguing, surreal, exotic, and sensual, the author's style is mature, assured, and utterly engaging. This... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost Staff Pick When Troost followed his wife to a small island nation he expected Bali Hai. Instead he found an isolated, polluted, boiling hot hellhole. His wonderful tale is both hilarious and thrilling. This original adventure offers enjoyment and also allows... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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City of Light by Lauren Belfer Staff Pick "This is a beautifully written historical mystery. A century ago, Buffalo, New York, was one of the premier American cities. Against this fascinating backdrop, Belfer weaves the story of Louisa Barrett, a modern women beset by dark secrets and embroiled... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Blood, Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton Staff Pick Hamilton is the chef-owner of acclaimed NYC restaurant Prune. Her memoir is compelling, harrowing, beautifully written, and utterly charming, whether she's invoking memories of fields of fireflies or gritty kitchen realities. Anthony Bourdain loves this... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Summer Guest by Justin Cronin Staff Pick This wonderful story follows three generations of a family who run a fishing camp in Maine. From the horrors of war, from the loneliness of exile, from the devastation of terminal illness, the camp offers the consolations of beauty, of love, of home... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey Staff Pick Adultery, betrayal, scandal, murder, and tragedy abound in this elegantly written history of the wives of the Tudor King. The author makes the story fresh and offers new insights into the role played by each very different woman.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Field of Darkness: A Novel by Cornelia Read Staff Pick Heroine Madeline Dare is a descendant of the rarefied world of East Coast old money. She also cracks wise and shoots from the hip, literally. At once a first-rate mystery, this well-told tale is also a brilliant and witty portrait of class resentments in... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dragon Bones (03 Edition) by Lisa See Staff Pick This is a first-rate mystery set in the beautiful Three Gorges area of China. The story moves at high speed through murder, smuggling, ancient myth, and fanatical cults. Lisa See creates a moving look at a natural wonder soon to disappear forever behind... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale by Gillian Gill Staff Pick Absolutely fascinating biography of a brilliant Victorian woman, her times, and her hugely interesting family. Florence struggled successfully against all the conventions of her time and Gill tells her story with nuance, skill, and empathy. This is one... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Vanished Man (Lincoln Rhyme Novels) by Jeffery Deaver Staff Pick Imagine a killer who's a cross between Hannibal Lecter and David Copperfield!?! Yes, really. I didn't discover Deaver until I read The Vanished Man, his latest. Now I'm a major fan. It's a top-notch thriller — and you'll never again watch a magic... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Staff Pick When you start a novel with your protagonist selecting any book they want from a place called the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, you're going to get a bookseller's attention. Ruiz Zafon's novel works on so many levels for me. As a story, it resonates... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman and John Lawrence Staff Pick I reread Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy every year or so and was thrilled with this short story, the latest installment in the saga of Lyra Belacqua. Enhanced with maps and illustrations, it’s a wonderful story and a collectible gem.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Cup of Light by Nicole Mones Staff Pick When Lia Frank travels to China to evaluate a cache of rare antique porcelain she enters an exotic world full of danger, mystery, and romance. I was so entranced by the story I actually went to see a real "chicken cup" at the Metropolitan Museum in New... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Mirror Mirror: A Novel by Gregory Maguire Staff Pick Maguire's latest retelling of a classic fairy tale is Snow White set in Renaissance Italy and features Lucrezia Borgia as the wicked stepmother. Intriguing, surreal, exotic, and sensual, the author's style is mature, assured, and utterly engaging. This... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Staff Pick An utter delight. This enchanting tale has long been a favorite of mine. It has just been reissued to coincide with the soon to be released movie version. Set in 1930s England, this story of young love beguiles with moated castles, moonlight swims, high... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Any Human Heart by William Boyd Staff Pick List Price $15.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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