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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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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: $12.50 Used - 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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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: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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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: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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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: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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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: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Captain Alatriste by Arturo Perez-Reverte Staff Pick Is the literary adventure novel coming back into vogue? While Pérez-Reverte has always been an advocate of the form (not to mention one of its finest practitioners), the double whammy of Isabel Allende's thrilling Zorro and the U.S. edition of Captain... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.95 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) Your price: $26.99 New - 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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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America by Thomas L. Friedman Staff Pick Friedman doesn't just have the world's greatest moustache — he's also a sharp writer and keen thinker. The world needs this book — and we can consider ourselves fortunate that someone as clever as Friedman has written it.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Bigfoot: I Not Dead by Graham Roumieu Staff Pick In my many years of gallivanting through the forest with my dear friend Sasquatch, we've often discussed fictional portrayals of him in books and on film. Somehow, these depictions always miss the essential bigfootiness of my huge, hairy companion. But... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Hardcover
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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 $8.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross Staff Pick Among its many other innovations, the 20th century was the first to truly have its own soundtrack. New Yorker music critic Alex Ross is nothing if not ambitious, and, as he tracks the history of 20th-century music (and the music of 20th-century history... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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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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Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende Staff Pick With a multitude of vivid characters and lush settings — from Saint-Domingue sugar plantations to 19th-century New Orleans — this book is everything you expect from Isabel Allende, an epic that swells with beauty, anguish, and, above all, passion.... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Looking Glass Wars (Looking Glass Wars) by Frank Beddor Staff Pick In the wake of Harry Potter, YA fantasy novels have become a dime a dozen. Luckily there are gems like The Looking Glass Wars that stand out. This lively, engaging adventure will thrill anyone who's ever read the Alice in Wonderland books and wished they... (read more) List Price $8.99 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: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction by Kurt Vonnegut Staff Pick Alas, Kurt Vonnegut is still dead. Luckily for grieving readers, the cascade of Vonnegut's work continues to flow. This book features 16 previously unpublished stories from the early years of his career, each of which will delight his longtime fans.... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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