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I Was Told There'd Be Cake
by Sloane Crosley  
Powells.com Staff Pick Funny, charming, and self-effacing, Sloane Crosley's essays will resonate with you, whether or not you grew up playing Oregon Trail on the computer or have ever locked yourself out of your house — twice in the same day. Crosley's voice is...
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The Glass Castle: a Memoir
by Jeannette Walls Publisher Comments Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in...
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Harvesting the Heart
by Jodi Picoult Publisher Comments Jodi Picoult earned rave notices for her debut novel, Songs of the Humpback Whale. Now this gifted young writer turns her considerable literary talents to the story of a young woman overcome by the demands of having a family. Written with astonishing...
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A Man without a Country
by Kurt Vonnegut
Publisher Comments A Man without a Country is Kurt Vonnegut's hilariously funny and razor-sharp look at life (If I die — God forbid — I would like to go to heaven to ask somebody in charge up there, Hey, what was the good news and what was the bad news?), art (To...
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The Inheritance of Loss: A Novel
by Kiran Desai
Publisher Comments From the author of Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard comes a masterpiece set in a corner of the Himalayas where a rising insurgency challenges the old way of life — Kiran Desai's new novel about belonging and estrangement, exile and homecoming, is...
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Lost in Austen: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure
by Em Campbell Webster Publisher Comments Bringing together Jane Austen's most beloved characters and storylines-a clever, playful, interactive, and highly entertaining approach to the wildly popular novels in which you, the reader, decide the outcome. Name: Elizabeth Bennet. Mission: To marry...
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Breakfast At Tiffany's
by Truman Capote
Powells.com Staff Pick This is my author fantasy: me, Truman Capote, a front porch on a summer afternoon that stretches lazily into evening, and of course, mint juleps. I can't think of anyone else whose stories I'd rather hear told. Word for word, measure for...
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Vanishing Acts
by Jodi Picoult Publisher Comments New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her ability to tap into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she explores what happens when a young woman's past — a past she didn't even know she had — catches up to...
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The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
Publisher Comments Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the...
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Perfect Match
by Jodi Picoult Publisher Comments How far would or should a mother go to protect her child? That is the issue at the heart of Jodi Picoult's compelling novel, now available in a new edition....
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir
by Augusten Burroughs
Powells.com Staff Pick "Burroughs has a way of writing reminiscent of David Sedaris. His mock-naivete is a little shocking, a little naughty. He confesses to things that most people just don't admit to in polite conversation. But the twinkle in the eye is there, the nudge in...
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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Publisher Comments Privileged young narrator Amir comes of age during the last peaceful days of the monarchy in Afghanistan, then must endure revolution, invasion and a country's long struggle to triumph over violent forces....
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The Great Gatsby
by F Scott Fitzgerald Publisher Comments The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds' third book, The Great Gatsby (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James...
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Zorro: A Novel
by Isabel Allende
Powells.com 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...
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The Good Earth: Oprah Book Club #6
by Pearl S. Buck
Publisher Comments Though more than sixty years have passed since this remarkable novel won the Pulitzer Prize, it has retained its popularity and become one of the great modern classics. "I can only write what I know, and I know nothing but China, having always lived...
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The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation (P.S.)
by Paulo Coelho Publisher Comments Coelho's parable of good versus evil relates the story of a stranger who enters a remote village and proposes a wager to the town: if someone turns up murdered within a week, he'll give the town enough gold to make everyone wealthy....
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Alchemist (98 Edition)
by Paulo Coelho
Powells.com Staff Pick Whether you want to take a journey or to be reassured that life is filled with wonder and magic, this beautifully optimistic book is for you. Follow Santiago, a shepherd who follows a dream to find treasure hidden under the pyramids, but ends up finding...
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
by Mitch Albom Publisher Comments From the author of the number one New York Times bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie comes this long-awaited follow-up, an enchanting, beautifully crafted novel that explores a mystery only heaven can unfold. Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels...
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The Last Days of Dogtown
by Anita Diamant Publisher Comments A wonderfully rich historical novel which illuminates a small but vivid chapter of nineteenth century America. Her earlier novel "The Red Tent" was a word-of-mouth bestseller in the US and the UK....
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Peace Like a River
by Leif Enger
Powells.com Staff Pick Peace Like a River is a beautiful, uplifting tale told from the perspective of a boy growing up in the Midwest. Sweet, harsh, moving, and true, it includes faith, family, and miracles all wrapped up in adventure. Recommended by Linda, Powells.com...
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