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A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Novel
by Khaled Hosseini  
Powells.com Staff Pick Never mind the sophomore slump — this book devours that cliché. As well as illuminating the rich history and familial culture behind war-torn Afghanistan, A Thousand Splendid Suns is filled with authentic relationships and characters that are...
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Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Powells.com Staff Pick Rather than a grim manifesto on the world's problems, Jeffrey Sachs offers readers what he calls the four key goals of a global society — prosperity for all, the end of extreme poverty, stabilization of the global population, and environmental...
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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
by Eric Weiner
Powells.com Staff Pick Eric Weiner takes an entertaining romp around the world in search of geographical happiness, and I was willingly taken along for the ride. His self-professed Eeyore-centric take on the world and his grumpy wit made his discourse all the more fun...
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Pravda
by Edward Docx
Powells.com Staff Pick Sharp, compelling, and dark. Edward Docx is fantastically gifted with prose and weaves a complex family saga and literary thriller. With descriptive powers rivaling Le Carre, and a setting that hops between Russia, London and New York, I devoured this...
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Astrid and Veronika (07 Edition)
by Olsson
Powells.com Staff Pick This book is a knock-out. But what a gentle punch. In the face of their personal losses, a friendship slowly and intimately develops between two women on a quiet plot of land near a small town in Sweden. This is a truly absorbing read that is sure to...
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The Female Brain
by Louann Brizendine
Powells.com Staff Pick Although initially turned off by the title, The Female Brain was one the most revealing gender studies I have ever read. More a case for feminism than a case for gender superiority, Brizendine explores the physiological reasons behind the differences in...
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Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith (07 Edition)
by Lamott
Powells.com Staff Pick Anne Lamott's books give me the sensation of a refreshing spring rain. Suddenly, everything looks clean, bright, and just plain noticeable again. Her surprising turns of phrase, her wit, and her ability to write with a light but insightful hand make this...
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The Maytrees
by Annie Dillard
Powells.com Staff Pick Readers used to Dillard's nonfiction nature writing might initially be surprised at this novel about the subtle undercurrents that make up love. The surprise won't last; Dillard does in The Maytrees what she always does — asks big brave questions of...
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Night Train to Lisbon
by Pascal Mercier
Powells.com Staff Pick The story of a dependable, rather boring classic-languages professor at a Swiss lycée. Mundus, as he is called, seems to thrive on predictability. One rainy morning on his way to the school he encounters a woman possibly considering suicide. He...
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The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth about Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage
by Cathi Hanauer
Powells.com Staff Pick Great essays like these give you an opportunity to look at the world through another person's eyes and re-examine your own experiences. The 26 included here take you on a journey through the a myriad women's lives. I laughed, I cried, I felt better about...
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Belong to Me
by Maris De Los Santos
Powells.com Staff Pick Belong To Me is a portrait of suburban assimilation filled with heart, laughter, and recognition. Marisa de los Santos manages to write about the funny, awkward situations that so many of us have endured, while creating characters as real as your own...
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Digging to America
by Anne Tyler
Powells.com Staff Pick Anne Tyler put her skilled pen to paper and wrote a powerful novel of America's melting pot. Brought together by international adoptions, two family's lives intertwine and illuminate America's cultural spectrum and all its universalities of human nature....
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The Anxiety of Everyday Objects
by Aurelie Sheehan
Powells.com Staff Pick This book is the aspiring artist's chick lit. Follow the travails of Winona Bartlett, a wannabe filmmaker who works as a secretary by day. Anyone who has been a non-filmmaking filmmaker or something similar will find this book engaging and witty. A...
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Peony in Love
by Lisa See
Powells.com Staff Pick Lisa See aptly follows her blockbuster novel, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, with a lovely book that immerses the reader deep into 17th-century Chinese culture. Part love story, part ghost story, part historical fiction; See hangs the bones of her...
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How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship and Musical Theater
by Marc Acito
Powells.com Staff Pick Former theatre geeks unite! I truly enjoyed this nostalgic romp through the life of Edward Zanni, a young thespian in suburban New Jersey. Edward's quest to attend Juilliard and the madness and mayhem that surround him turn the pages of this great story....
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Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story
by Timothy B. Tyson
Powells.com Staff Pick "We cannot address the place we find ourselves because we will not acknowledge the road that brought us here." No law can ever change the hearts of men. Timothy B. Tyson chronicles the painful legacies of racism in Oxford, North Carolina, in 1970. The...
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(Not That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions
by Steve Almond
Powells.com Staff Pick Funny. Really, really funny. I have been a fan of Steve Almond's books for what seems like forever, but Not That You Asked is the show-stopper of them all. A hilarious tome, with lots of laugh-out-loud details. Recommended by Danielle, Powells.com...
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Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
by Steve Almond
Powells.com Staff Pick Here's a great recipe: Take one often-obsessed-upon food item, one aptly named author, and an enormous amount of writing talent. Mix them all together and you have Candyfreak. A great book that melts in your mind, not in your hand. Danielle, Powells...
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Heartsick: A Novel
by Chelsea Cain
Powells.com Staff Pick One of the best thrillers I've read in years, Heartsick is taut, edgy, and disturbing, and Archie Sheridan is a compelling new character. I eagerly anticipate the next book in this new series. Recommended by Carrie, Powells...
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Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker
by James McManus
Powells.com Staff Pick This book is the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil of high stakes poker. Author James McManus used his Harper's advance money to immerse himself into tournament poker. The result is an engrossing and bizarre account of Las Vegas gambling. Go ahead...
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