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Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades: The Complete Guide to Organic Gardening
by Steve Solomon  Publisher Comments Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades is an invaluable resource for any gardener looking to become more knowledgeable and grow better vegetables. The book features basic info on soils, composting, chemical-free fertilizing, efficient water usage, and...
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The Complete Persepolis
by Marjane Satrapi Publisher Comments Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi's best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi's unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic...
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The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World
by Tim Harford 
Powells.com Staff Pick Tim Harford's follow-up to his breakout bestseller, The Undercover Economist, is a panoramic view of the role of economics in our lives, from our jobs and marriages to our cities and even the history of human civilization. The Logic of Life sheds...
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Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey
Powells.com Staff Pick Reading Sometimes a Great Notion (I finally made it past the first 100 labyrinthine pages after many failed attempts) had such a profound impact on me; it spoke so directly to my core and to what brought me to the land of big trees and ocean breeze (I'm...
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Urban Dictonary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
by Aaron Peckham Publisher Comments Urbandictionary.com is a wildly successful site that encourages users to define the world with their own unique terms. In Urban Dictionary, site founder Aaron Peckham culls his more than 170,000 definitions for the funniest, wittiest, and most...
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The Egg and I
by Betty Bar Macdonald Publisher Comments Reissue of this immortal, hilarious, and heartwarming classic about working a chicken farm in the Northwest....
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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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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures
by Anne Fadiman
Publisher Comments Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction When three-month-old Lia Lee Arrived at the county hospital emergency room in Merced, California, a chain of events was set in motion from which neither she nor her parents nor her doctors...
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel
by Michael Chabon
Powells.com Staff Pick This book's premise is FDR's suggestion, back when Israel was being created, that the Jewish Diaspora settle in Alaska. Chabon makes that scenario a reality, except that when the book begins, the Sitka District is set to revert to Alaskan control...
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Jim the Boy
by Tony Earley
Publisher Comments Tony Earley gives us a luminous portrait of a ten-year-old boy growing up in the Depression-era town of Aliceville, North Carolina: "As the sun began to set, Jim and the uncles watched the last yellow light of the day slide up the mountain toward the...
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Trout Are Made of Trees
by April Pulley Sayre Publisher Comments How can a leaf become a fish? Join two young children and their dads to find out, as they observe life in and around a stream. Energetic collage art and simple, lyrical text depict the ways plants and animals are connected in the food web. Back matter...
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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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Change of Heart Signed
by Jodi Picoult Publisher Comments The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a spellbinding tale of a mother's tragic loss and one man's last chance at gaining salvation. Can we save ourselves, or do we rely on others to do it? Is what we believe always the truth?...
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Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Klaus Dodds Publisher Comments In places such as Iraq or Lebanon, moving a few feet on either side of a territorial boundary can be a matter of life or death, dramatically highlighting the connections between geography and politics. This Very Short Introduction illuminates the concept...
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Persephone Classics)
by Winifred Watson Publisher Comments "Why has it taken more than half a century for this wonderful flight of humor to be rediscovered?"-Guardian "The sweetest grown-up book in the world."-Sunday Times "Everyone, no matter how poor or prim or neglected, has a second chance to blossom in the...
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Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life
by Ed Begley Jr. Publisher Comments From the pioneer of eco-conscious living... A committed environmentalist for more than thirty years, Ed Begley, Jr., has always tried to "live simply so others may simply live." Now, as more and more of us are looking for ways to reduce our impact on...
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God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question -- Why We Suffer
by Bart D. Ehrman Publisher Comments In times of questioning and despair, people often quote the Bible to provide answers. Surprisingly, though, the Bible does not have one answer but many "answers" that often contradict one another. Consider these competing explanations for suffering put...
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Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism
by Kevin Phillips Publisher Comments The bestselling author reveals how the U.S. financial sector has hijacked our economy and put Americaas global future at risk In American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips warned us of the perilous interaction of debt, financial recklessness, and the increasing...
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The Complete Book of Raw Food: Healthy, Delicious Vegetarian Cuisine Made with Living Foods
by Lori Baird Publisher Comments Once thought to be a somewhat dull collection of salads and sprouts, raw food has become the hottest new trend in the food world. It's been featured in stories in the New York Times, the New York Post and Vegetarian Times. And whether you're a raw food...
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What the Dead Know
by Laura Lippman
Publisher Comments Thirty years ago two sisters disappeared from a shopping mall. Their bodies were never found and those familiar with the case have always been tortured by these questions: How do you kidnap two girls? Who'or what'could have lured the two sisters away...
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