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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
by Steve Martin  
Powells.com Staff Pick At times uproarious, often sentimental, and always laced with the wit and charm we've come to expect from Steve Martin, this is a warm and enjoyable portrait of his life in stand-up from childhood to his last show in 1981. Recommended by Ann, Powells....
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
Powells.com Staff Pick This learned and amusing work covers the origin of the universe to the human genome. A welcome journey with Bryson in typical wise and witty fashion. Recommended by...
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The Sea: A Novel
by John Banville
Powells.com Staff Pick Banville's fluid prose glides over the pages of The Sea, a rich story filled with heart and bittersweet longing. I pored over the luminescent descriptions of time and place and the beautiful characters that make up this world. Clearly the Man Booker was...
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Women
by Annie Leibovitz
Powells.com Staff Pick Annie Leibovitz got her start at Rolling Stone in the early seventies. There she made a name for herself and produced some of the publication's most well-known photographs, including the famous shot of a naked John Lennon wrapping himself around a...
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John, Paul, George and Ben
by Lane Smith
Powells.com Staff Pick A charming introduction to the Founding Fathers, John, Paul, George, and Ben is filled with Lane Smith's characteristic whimsical and sly illustrations — not to mention his hilarious take on history! Sure to please picture book lovers of all ages....
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The Silver Spoon Cookbook
by Editors of Phaidon Press
Powells.com Staff Pick The classic Italian cooking bible is now translated for the first time. Immaculate design meets the most delicious of recipes. No cook worth his salt should be without it! Recommended by Georgie, Powells.com...
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The Stories of John Cheever
by John Cheever
Powells.com Staff Pick "I finished ['The Swimmer'] remarkably satisfied, but piqued, and randomly began to consume the stories one after another. This collection contains pieces spanning more than thirty years of Cheever's career. He writes old-fashioned stories with dateless...
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On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Publisher Comments The great philosopher's major work on ethics, along with ECCE HOMO, Nietzche's remarkable review of his life and works. Translated by Walter Kaufmann....
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Written on the Body
by Jeanette Winterson
Publisher Comments The most beguilingly seductive novel to date from the author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. Winterson chronicles the consuming affair between the narrator, who is given neither name nor gender, and the beloved, a complex and confused married woman....
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Oz Clarke's Introducing Wine: A Complete Guide for the Modern Wine Drinker
by Oz Clarke
Powells.com Staff Pick From the basics to expert tips, this exceptional guide to the oft esoteric world of wine is complete and easy to read. Highly recommended. Recommended by Ann...
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character
by Richard P Feynman
Publisher Comments The outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original. In this phenomenal national bestseller, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard P. Feynman recounts in his inimitable voice his adventures...
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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
by Nathaniel Fick
Powells.com Staff Pick Possibly unequaled in its detail and candor, One Bullet Away takes readers to the depths of Marine life, in peacetime and in war, all the while avoiding the clichés generally associated with military memoirs. Nathaniel Fick's bracing and...
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Elizabeth Costello
by J. M. Coetzee
Powells.com Staff Pick One of Jill's Top Five picks for 2004. To read more staff Top Five lists click here....
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Elizabeth Costello
by J M Coetzee
Powells.com Staff Pick "Elizabeth Costello is as good as fiction gets. Recently awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, J. M. Coetzee has surpassed his already transcendent talent for characterization with this divine portrayal of his most complicated protagonist to date...
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Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology
by Paul Broks
Powells.com Staff Pick "Into the Silent Land is a revealing study of the importance, as well as the limitations, of science in helping to define the nature of self. It's also a fascinating portrayal of bizarre and morbid medical accounts involving the physiology and anatomy of...
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Decoding the Universe: How the New Science of Information Is Explaining Everything in the Cosmos, from Our Brains to Black Holes
by Charles Seife
Powells.com Staff Pick Though the idea of information theory as the foundation of all of science is not new, Seife presents his argument in a fresh, compelling way that's practicable to the lay reader. The material covered is certainly absorbing, but it's Seife's fluid and...
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On Power and Ideology: The Managua Lectures
by Noam Chomsky
Synopsis One of Chomsky's most accessible books, this succinct series of lectures lays out the parameters of his foreign policy analysis....
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Raichlen's Indoor! Grilling
by Steven Raichlen
Powells.com Staff Pick No one can touch Steve Raichlen in the realm of grilling. He is king. Here Raichlen brings his devotion and expertise indoors, providing a wide variety of sumptuous recipes, almost all of which include helpful tips and instructions on how to retool each...
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The Planets
by Dava Sobel
Powells.com Staff Pick Using scientific facts and cultural background, Sobel continues in her witty and knowledgeable fashion with this absorbing ode to our solar system. Lyrical, personal, and engaging. Recommended by Ann, Powells.com...
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Paul Klee Rediscovered
by Stefan Frey
Publisher Comments Known for their subtle and vibrant color, their fantastic dream images, their wit, and their playful imagination, the works of painter Paul Klee are among the most famous and recognizable of modern art. In this ground-breaking new volume, an essential...
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