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A Noble Radiance by Donna Leon Staff Pick "Anything that takes place in Venice immediately grabs my attention. This mystery series offers up a domestic side of the city without the usual romantic overlay and has subtly drawn characters in the detective Brunetti and his family. I can't wait to... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Mass Market
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Queen of the South by Arturo Perez-Reverte Staff Pick This is the most full-blown novel yet from Pérez-Reverte, with a wonderfully drawn main character and a very intriguing plotline. If you've already enjoyed his work you'll be quite pleased with this one.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Codex: A Novel by Lev Grossman Staff Pick This clever literary thriller concentrates on a series of incidents that appear straightforward but grow more and more complicated as our protagonist's mission to track down an ancient codex runs eerily parallel to a virtual reality game he's become... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Book of Salt by Monique Truong Staff Pick I enjoyed this book for its quirky story line — a young Vietnamese cook, who is also gay, comes to live in Paris with his brother who is an aspiring chef. After a brief stint working alongside his sibling he loses the job and comes to inquire for a... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Peace Like a River by Leif Enger Staff Pick "A lean and lovingly told story, drawn from Midwestern life, sparked with moments of the miraculous."... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Iron Council by China Mieville Staff Pick In Iron Council, China Miéville delivers us back to the teeming metropolis of New Crobuzon. Its citizens (a fantastic array of creatures) are on the brink of revolution, and its government will use any means necessary to control the uprising. Fans of... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Acqua Alta by Donna Leon Staff Pick "If you haven't treated yourself to this mystery series yet, you owe it to yourself to indulge. Venice in the rain. Get out your hip boots. There's a crime to be solved."... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Mass Market
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Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson Staff Pick Tracy Waterhouse is an oversized gem of a character well worth chasing after through this perplexing maze of a plot. When she impulsively decides to buy an abused child from a prostitute on the street, mayhem ensues. Just try to keep up. You'll... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from the New Yorker by David Remnick Staff Pick This makes the perfect gift for those who love a literary hit with their humor. A wonderful wide-ranging selection to read aloud with others or simply snicker at in the privacy of one's own personal reading space.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard Staff Pick The Great Fire is one of the most sophisticated novels I’ve read in years. Beautiful writing and acute psychological insights.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri Staff Pick As with most things Italian, this story exudes atmosphere. It has an engaging inspector in Montalbano. Lean yet literate, this series is sure to gain popularity in the U.S. as it already has in Italy.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears Staff Pick "This is a most unusual plotline — three men's lives are paralleled throughout history at times of great spiritual and political crisis and how each comes to terms with their significant roles that must be played out. So, we have the fall of the Roman... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx Staff Pick What engages the reader in this story is not a traditional plot line; rather, it's a garland of overtly detailed vignettes and anecdotes about a place and a roster of quirky characters that Proulx obviously loves creating. There's wit and wackiness... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber Staff Pick This is a kind of pampering. One enters a woman's world steeped with sensual and lyrical concerns. Psychology is laced with luxurious metaphor. A very insightful and pleasurable read.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber Staff Pick This is a kind of pampering. One enters a woman's world steeped with sensual and lyrical concerns. Psychology is laced with luxurious metaphor. A very insightful and pleasurable read.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Dirt Music by Tim Winton Staff Pick Undoubtedly one of the best novels published over the last several years, Dirt Music takes place in the wilds of Australia's West Coast. It follows the adventures (and misadventures) of a young poacher as he runs afoul of his village's headman, and is... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh Staff Pick Wow! A first novel with an intriguing plot and totally believable characters. An excellent writer who allows you to empathize with a protagonist who is not always deserving.... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh Staff Pick Wow! A first novel with an intriguing plot and totally believable characters. An excellent writer who allows you to empathize with a protagonist who is not always deserving.... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears Staff Pick "This is a most unusual plotline — three men's lives are paralleled throughout history at times of great spiritual and political crisis and how each comes to terms with their significant roles that must be played out. So, we have the fall of the Roman... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin Staff Pick This is the second translated installment of the Detective Fandorin mysteries, equally as engaging as the first, The Winter Queen. Here we have a plot akin to Agatha Christie with an assortment of eccentric suspects all held on a steamship bound to... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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