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Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories by Tobias Wolff Publisher Comments "One of our most exquisite storytellers" (Esquire) gives us his first collection in over a decade: ten potent new stories that, along with twenty-one classics, display his mastery over a quarter century. Tobias Wolff's first two books, In the Garden... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The System of the World: #03 Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson Staff Pick The concluding volume of the Baroque Cycle mixes swashbuckling adventure, historical romance, mathematics, and Isaac Newton into a frothy brew that's truly irresistible.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande Staff Pick Who among us hasn't trembled at the very prospect of entering a doctor's office? It should give us all comfort, then, that bestselling author, general surgeon, and MacArthur Fellow Atul Gawande has written Better, a book that challenges surgeons to... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Staff Pick Peter and the Starcatchers is a nearly perfect, swashbuckling adventure that's sure to please girls and boys alike. A brilliantly conceived prequel to Peter Pan.... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore Staff Pick You Suck is a comedy with real bite! Fans of Christopher Moore or vampire fiction (or just curious newcomers) will find this a juicy, deliciously hilarious tale. Read it freely... and leave behind some of the happiness you bring!... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Lost Colony: Artemis Fowl, Book Five (Artemis Fowl #05) by Eoin Colfer Staff Pick The fifth book in this venerable series finds young criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl up to his nefarious tricks. This time he has to fend off a demon invasion by unraveling the mystery of a time spell. Fans of the series won't be disappointed by this... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (the Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart Staff Pick You already know from the title whether you want this book. If you love The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, and their first book, America (the Book), then prepare yourself for a hilarious, tear-stained laugh-fest that will send neighbors running with alarm... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun by J. R. R. Tolkien Staff Pick Tolkien fans don't need to be told that a new, previously unpublished work by The Master is a major event. The surprise here is that Tolkien narrates Norse mythology with the same energy, wit, and excitement with which he brings hobbits to life.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo Staff Pick When did Northern Europe turn into a hotbed of great crime novels? Fans of Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson can rejoice, as Scandinavian writer Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole series continues with The Devil's Star. Expect a bit of gloom and introspection, yes... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality by Jonathan Weiner Staff Pick The new work from acclaimed science writer Jonathan Weiner is a remarkable book about a remarkable idea: immortality. As globe-trotting as a Dan Brown novel, Long for This World introduces an international cast of scientists, researchers, and dreamers... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Life by Keith Richards and James Fox Staff Pick This riveting autobiography by celebrated (and famously hard-living) guitar legend Keith Richards reads with the unforgettable hook and crisp ferocity of the best Rolling Stones songs — most of which you'll rush to replay after learning about their... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $8.95 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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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach Staff Pick If you haven't read Mary Roach's previous bestsellers Bonk and Stiff (shame on you!), Packing for Mars is as good an introduction to Roach as you'll find. Space travel hasn't been this funny or intriguing since Douglas Adams — and best of all, it's... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Zorro: A Novel by Isabel Allende Staff Pick When was it decided that literary writers shouldn't write about adventure? Once upon a time authors like Stevenson and Dumas were associated with swashbucklers, now classics, Treasure Island and The Three Musketeers; today they'd be laughed right out of... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Star Trek: The Original Series 365 by Paula M. Block and Terry J. Erdmann Staff Pick Whether you enjoy Star Trek as a guilty pleasure or you genuinely embrace it as the pinnacle of sci-fi radness, you'll love this book! Beam it up and you'll spend an entire year boldly making bad puns.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.25 Sale - Hardcover
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The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends: A Very Trippy Miscellany by Adriano Sack Staff Pick You're sitting at a bar with friends, and the conversation hits a lull. Someone excuses herself to get the next round and buy some time. But you don't need it, because you've read The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends and you're loaded with an... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage by Anthony Brandt Staff Pick Our modern conveniences were built on the backs of the brave (and sometimes foolish) souls who endured unimaginable hardship to tame a savage, unpredictable world. The Man Who Ate His Boots relates the fascinating stories of the explorers who spent 35... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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The System of the World: Baroque Cycle #03 by Neal Stephenson Staff Pick The concluding volume of the Baroque Cycle mixes swashbuckling adventure, historical romance, mathematics, and Isaac Newton into a frothy brew that's truly irresistible.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Homeland Insecurity: Complete News Archives, Volume 17 (Onion Ad Nauseam) by Onion Staff Pick Deck the halls with hilarity, as the editors of the Onion compile their fiercest, funniest pieces from the satirical newspaper that lampoons the best, worst, and weirdest in America.... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Strain (Strain Trilogy #1) by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan Staff Pick This first volume of a new trilogy achieves the impact of early Stephen King: it grabs you with sheer storytelling bravado, pulling you into one riveting sequence after the next. Don't wait for the movie — the real thrills are on the page!... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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