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The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini  
Publisher Comments An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and...
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People of the Book: A Novel
by Geraldine Brooks
Powells.com Staff Pick Give me a mystery (one that is structured around an antiquarian book, no less!), a historical setting, and an exquisite writer like Geraldine Brooks, and I am suddenly avoiding daily rituals like sleep and food. Nothing could deter me from turning the...
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie
Powells.com Staff Pick Once I started this book, I couldn't stop reading. Not only is this young adult book funny and touching — it feels so real. Anyone of any age who has struggled to know themselves and has fought for happiness will find resonance in the words and...
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The Shack
by William P Young Synopsis Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his "Great...
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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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The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins
Powells.com Staff Pick A typically bold and incisive book from one of our great science writers, The God Delusion pulls no punches. I gave a hardcover copy to my cousin last year, and he hasn't stopped citing passages since. "There are lots of people out there," Dawkins notes...
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The Age of American Unreason
by Susan Jacoby Publisher Comments Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Susan Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon--one that is at odds with our heritage of Enlightenment reason and with modern, secular knowledge and science. With mordant wit, she...
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama Publisher Comments “A government that truly represents these Americans–that truly serves these Americans–will require a different kind of politics. That politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won’t be pre-packaged...
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
by Malcolm Gladwell
Powells.com Staff Pick "Blink is riveting and entertaining, not to mention quite brief, which makes for a very fast read — but it stays with you....Few books can change your worldview or cause you to rethink your every action and response to the world around you. Not only...
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The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
by Pico Iyer
Powells.com Staff Pick In The Open Road, Pico Iyer gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Dalai Lama. This is more than a history book, though. The author shares his personal day-to-day spiritual journey in a way that will speak to Westerners. It's a wonderful book; I couldn'...
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World without End
by Ken Follett Publisher Comments Ken Follett has 90 million readers worldwide. The Pillars of the Earth is his bestselling book of all time. Now, eighteen years after the publication of The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett has written the most-anticipated sequel of the year —...
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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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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
by Barbara Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
Powells.com Staff Pick After 25 years in the Arizona desert, in 2004, Kentucky-bred Barbara Kingsolver moved back to the Appalachians, to a Virginia farm just hours from her childhood home. Family called. "Returning," she explains in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, "would allow my...
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks
Powells.com Staff Pick Musicophilia is a fascinating look at music and its effects on our brains. Who but Oliver Sacks could make such a compulsively readable book? Recommended by Beth, Powells.com...
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No Country for Old Men (05 Edition)
by Cormac Mccarthy
Powells.com Staff Pick This may not be Cormac McCarthy's best book, or even one of the best books of the year (in fact, its construction is a bit incoherent), yet I remain a sucker for the peculiar blend of melancholy and savagery that permeates all of McCarthy's work...
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency)
by Alexander McCall Smith Publisher Comments In the latest installment of this infinitely enjoyable and best-selling series, Precious Ramotswe is doing what she does best — helping people with their problems and enjoying the simple pleasures of life. Mma Ramotswe is busy investigating her...
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
by Bill McKibben
Powells.com Staff Pick "Timely and useful. This valuable benchmark is a substantial contribution to the rethinking of unlimited economic expansion." Recommended by Ted, Powells.com...
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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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This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
by Daniel J. Levitin
Powells.com Staff Pick A revelation for music buffs and science geeks — and all the better if you happen to be both. How do memory and music work together? What makes timbre? How do writers like Lennon and McCartney, or John Coltrane and Miles Davis, manipulate our...
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The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch Publisher Comments "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." — Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while...
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