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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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Dissolution
by C J Sansom
Powells.com Staff Pick With extremely good writing and a clever interweaving of history, C. J. Sansom has introduced a new mystery series that focuses on Tudor England and a protagonist who works for Thomas Cromwell. I'm looking forward to further investigations by this sharp,...
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The Great Fire
by Shirley Hazzard
Powells.com Staff Pick You may already be familiar with some of the fanfare associated with Shirley Hazzard's novel The Great Fire, as it was her first novel in twenty years. Aldred Leith is one of those living in what's left of the Pacific Theatre in the years immediately...
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The Dream of Scipio
by Iain Pears
Powells.com Staff Pick "This is a most unusual plotline — three men's lives are paralleled throughout history at times of great spiritual and political crisis and how each comes to terms with their significant roles that must be played out. So, we have the fall of the...
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Acqua Alta
by Donna Leon
Powells.com Staff Pick "If you haven't treated yourself to this mystery series yet, you owe it to yourself to indulge. Venice in the rain. Get out your hip boots. There's a crime to be solved." Mark, Powells...
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A Noble Radiance
by Donna Leon
Powells.com Staff Pick "Anything that takes place in Venice immediately grabs my attention. This mystery series offers up a domestic side of the city without the usual romantic overlay and has subtly drawn characters in the detective Brunetti and his family. I can't wait to...
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Book of Salt (03 Edition)
by Monique Truong
Powells.com Staff Pick I enjoyed this book for its quirky story line — a young Vietnamese cook, who is also gay, comes to live in Paris with his brother who is an aspiring chef. After a brief stint working alongside his sibling he loses the job and comes to inquire for a...
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The Cutting Room
by Louise Welsh
Powells.com Staff Pick Wow! A first novel with an intriguing plot and totally believable characters. An excellent writer who allows you to empathize with a protagonist who is not always deserving. Mark Ingraham, Powells...
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Dirt Music
by Tim Winton
Powells.com Staff Pick Undoubtedly one of the best novels published over the last several years, Dirt Music takes place in the wilds of Australia's West Coast. It follows the adventures (and misadventures) of a young poacher as he runs afoul of his village's headman, and is...
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The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women & the Artists They Inspired
by Francine Prose
Powells.com Staff Pick In nine mini-biographies Prose finds the qualities in each woman that defines her as a muse. Elegantly written. Fascinatingly unique. Mark Ingraham, Powells...
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The Accidental Connoisseur: An Irreverent Journey Through the Wine World
by Lawrence Osborne
Powells.com Staff Pick Just a pleasurable romp through the wine industry, spotlit by the many illustrious people behind the scenes who own and run the wineries around the world. Mark, Powells.com...
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An Unfinished Season
by Ward Just
Powells.com Staff Pick "After reading A Dangerous Friend and now this recently published novel, I am astonished by the lack of attention Ward Just receives. He's a wonderful writer with keen insights into the social, political, and psychological climate of post World...
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Iron Council
by China Miéville
Powells.com Staff Pick In Iron Council, China Miéville delivers us back to the teeming metropolis of New Crobuzon. Its citizens (a fantastic array of creatures) are on the brink of revolution, and its government will use any means necessary to control the...
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Blood of Victory
by Alan Furst
Publisher Comments “In 1939, as the armies of Europe mobilized for war, the British secret services undertook operations to impede the exportation of Roumanian oil to Germany. They failed. “Then, in the autumn of 1940, they tried again.” So begins Blood...
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Lost Nation
by Jeffrey Lent
Synopsis Bestselling author Lent retruns with "Lost Nation." Set in the early 19th century, the story opens with a man known only as Blood guiding an oxcart of rum toward a land where the luckless--or outlawed--have made a fresh start....
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Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from the New Yorker
by David Remnick
Powells.com Staff Pick This makes the perfect gift for those who love a literary hit with their humor. A wonderful wide-ranging selection to read aloud with others or simply snicker at in the privacy of one's own personal reading space. Mark, Powells...
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Voice of the Violin (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries)
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Powells.com Staff Pick As with most things Italian, this story exudes atmosphere. It has an engaging inspector in Montalbano. Lean yet literate, this series is sure to gain popularity in the U.S. as it already has in Italy. Mark Ingraham, Powells...
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Crescent
by Diana Abu-Jaber
Powells.com Staff Pick This is a kind of pampering. One enters a woman's world steeped with sensual and lyrical concerns. Psychology is laced with luxurious metaphor. A very insightful and pleasurable read. Mark, Powells...
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Lost Soldiers
by James Webb
Publisher Comments Once in a great while there comes a novel of such emotional impact and acute insight that it forever changes the way a reader sees a nation or an era. Writing with an unerring sense of suspense and of history experienced firsthand, James Webb takes us on...
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Codex
by Lev Grossman
Powells.com Staff Pick This clever literary thriller concentrates on a series of incidents that appear straightforward but grow more and more complicated as our protagonist's mission to track down an ancient codex runs eerily parallel to a virtual reality game he's become...
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