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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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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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Magical Thinking: True Stories
by Augusten Burroughs Publisher Comments From the #1 bestselling author of Running with Scissors and Dry--a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking, twisted, and absolutely magical collection. True stories that give voice to the thoughts we all have but dare not mention. It begins with a...
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Assassination Vacation
by Sarah Vowell
Powells.com Staff Pick Leave it to Sarah Vowell to roam across America in search of the motivations and culture of political murder. Obsessive, edifying, and, of course, witty, Assassination Vacation is unlike any other historical tourism or travel writing book you'll ever...
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The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #01)
by Rick Riordan Publisher Comments What if the gods of Olympus were alive in the 21st Century? What if they still fell in love with mortals and had children who might become great heroes — like Theseus, Jason and Hercules? What if you were one of those children? Such is the...
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A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
Publisher Comments The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway's frank portrayal of the love between...
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Summerland
by Michael Chabon
Powells.com Staff Pick I started reading Summerland on a road trip and couldn't put it down. I was hooked from the moment Ethan and a ragtag group of characters — including a depressed Sasquatch and the rudest fairy princess you can imagine — embark on their quest to...
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Ender's Game (Ender Wiggins Saga #1)
by Orson Scott Card Publisher Comments Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind...
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The Pleasure of My Company
by Steve Martin
Powells.com Staff Pick Who knew the one-time "wild and crazy guy" would go on to such literary success? Following the smashing reception of Shopgirl, The Pleasure of My Company proves Steve Martin is no fluke. This tale of an obsessive-compulsive loner is hilarious, tender,...
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Absolute Friends
by John le Carré Publisher Comments An absolutely triumphant bestseller — everywhere hailed as the masterpiece toward which John le Carré has been building since the fall of communism. This epic tale of loyalty, betrayal, and international espionage spans the lives of two friends...
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The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
Publisher Comments Sue Monk Kidd's ravishing debut novel has stolen the hearts of reviewers and readers alike with its strong, assured voice. Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred...
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A Gentleman's Game: A Queen & Country Novel
by Greg Rucka Publisher Comments Her name is Tara Chace. Within hours she can convince you that she's the woman of your dreams. Or she can kill you with her bare hands. Head of Special Operations for the British Secret Intelligence Service, she no longer has to take the field...
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The Sound and the Fury: The Corrected Text
by William Faulkner
Powells.com Staff Pick Faulkner is in a class of his own, and this is his best work. Moving seamlessly from its opening incoherence to its revelatory finale, it's almost as if he is teaching you how to read the novel as you are reading it! A family drama with some of the...
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The Amulet of Samarkand: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book One (Bartimaeus Trilogy #01)
by Jonathan Stroud Publisher Comments Presenting a thrilling voice in children's literature — a witty, gripping adventure story featuring a boy and his not-so-tame djinni. Nathaniel is a young magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious...
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The Cat in the Hat (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
by Dr Seuss Publisher Comments Illus. in color. The Cat in the Hat came to play one rainy, nothing-to-do afternoon. His hilarious antics are "recommended for all libraries."--(starred) School Library Journal....
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
Powells.com Staff Pick "It is a perfect book to make you feel good about the underdogs of the world. This book makes you feel like anyone can be a hero." Jonathan, Powells...
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Anansi Boys
by Neil Gaiman
Powells.com Staff Pick "Anansi Boys is Neil Gaiman's best novel yet. It may lack the epic scope of American Gods, but page for page it provides a higher level of satisfaction. This is Gaiman at his wittiest, most uninhibited; we feel the author having fun with his creations...
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Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
Publisher Comments When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll....
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Persuader: A Jack Reacher Novel
by Lee Child
Powells.com Staff Pick If you don't read Reacher, you don't know Jack. So, dive headfirst into this taut and brutal tale of hero Jack Reacher — a lone drifter, a trained killer, a man of justice — as he rights wrongs and defends the helpless. It's author Lee...
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