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Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age
by Arthur Herman  
Powells.com Staff Pick An ambitious and masterful work of history, Herman's sweeping narrative details the 40-year rivalry between two incredible figures. Recommended by Chandler, Powells.com...
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Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
by Rafe Esquith
Powells.com Staff Pick Few teachers get the recognition that Rafe Esquith has received during his extraordinary career, but in this case, it is so richly deserved. In a recent poll, over 60 percent of Americans said our country is headed in the "wrong direction." As I read...
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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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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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Uncommon Arrangements: Seven Marriages
by Katie Roiphe
Powells.com Staff Pick Reminiscent of Composing a Life, Mary Catherine Bateson's famous study of women's lives, Katie Roiphe's Uncommon Arrangements gives us a compelling sociological look at the inner workings of marriage. Culled from the histories of seven marriages from...
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Rules of Deception
by Christopher Reich
Powells.com Staff Pick Christopher Reich has improved upon his already quick-paced style to deliver one of the year's finest tension-filled adventures. Not only a pulse-pounding thriller, but also a clever story of international espionage and intrigue, Rules of Deception...
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The Dawn Patrol
by Don Winslow
Powells.com Staff Pick This is a great summer read. In Southern California, part-time P.I. and full-time surfer Boone Daniels and his crew of fellow surf fanatics (the Dawn Patrol) take on criminals, giant waves, and the heroic demands of true friendship. It's an excellent...
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1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
by Gavin Menzies Publisher Comments The New York Times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the European Renaissance to Chinese exploration in the fifteenth century The brilliance of the...
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Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid
by J Maarten Troost
Powells.com Staff Pick Lost on Planet China is a must-read. The book, like its subject matter, contains multitudes. It's a travel-history-political-business-humor book. Roll Bill Bryson, Daniel Boorstin, and Thomas Friedman together and you get an idea of the scope of Troost's...
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Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
by Atul Gawande
Powells.com Staff Pick Who among us hasn't trembled at the very prospect of entering a doctor's office? It should give us all comfort, then, that bestselling author, general surgeon, and MacArthur Fellow Atul Gawande has written Better, a book that challenges surgeons to...
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Hellboy #08: Darkness Calls
by Mike Mignola
Powells.com Staff Pick Excited for this summer's sure-to-be blockbuster Hellboy II? Sate your appetite for the unearthly with Darkness Calls, the latest Hellboy collection, which pits the eponymous hero against a coven of witches and offers numerous pleasures for longtime...
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U-Turn: What If You Woke Up One Morning and Realized You Were Living the Wrong Life?
by Bruce Grierson
Powells.com Staff Pick Bruce Grierson has written a beautiful, intelligent book about what constitutes a meaningful life; it is often funny, though never flippant, and its overriding tone is one of urgent curiosity: how do we end up doing what we feel we are meant to do...
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Proust Was a Neuroscientist
by Jonah Lehrer
Powells.com Staff Pick The young Lehrer's keen portraits make for a winning read. Using Woolf, Stravinsky, Cézanne, Whitman, and a handful of others, he shows how art has given us as much insight into the human mind as science has. Recommended by Josephine, Powells.com...
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The Art of Mexican Cooking: Traditional Mexican Cooking for Aficionados
by Diana Kennedy
Powells.com Staff Pick There is no advocate of Mexican cooking who is more informed than Diana Kennedy. Passionate home cooks will find this classic, now back in print, an essential reference for creating authentic Mexican food. From casual to festive, these reliable...
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Matter
by Iain M. Banks
Powells.com Staff Pick Matter continues Iain Banks's humorous, thrilling, and complex universe, the Culture, where interstellar ships are the smartest and funniest characters of them all. Recommended by Doug Chase, Powells.com...
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Away
by Amy Bloom
Powells.com Staff Pick Lyrical and moving, terribly sad but funny, too, Away is a major accomplishment and a pleasure to read. Amy Bloom's language is precise and graceful, and her characters and their journeys make America in the 1920s shine with life. Recommended by Tessa,...
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Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
by Ian W. Toll
Powells.com Staff Pick The birth of the U.S. Navy and its coming-of-age engagements are the subject of this richly told and intriguing history. More than a maritime account, this action-filled read skillfully relates the struggles of our country in its infancy. Recommended...
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The First Billion
by Christopher Reich Publisher Comments Christopher Reich electrified readers with Numbered Account and The Runner, his first two international thrillers. Now the "New York Times bestselling author whose work has been called "gripping" ("Chicago Tribune), "chilling" ("The Denver Post...
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Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking
by Masaharu Morimoto
Powells.com Staff Pick Morimoto is a standout among today's food celebrities, and his new book of Japanese cooking — filled with delicious, approachable recipes — has universal appeal. With more Americans being turned on to Japanese cuisine as a new way to enjoy...
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Lopsided: How Having Breast Cancer Can Be Really Distracting
by Meredith Norton Publisher Comments A hilarious and wickedly irreverent look at life with cancer Lopsided is not your ordinary cancer memoir. Meredith Norton chronicles every step of her experience, starting with her bizarre symptoms while living in Paris to moving back home to California...
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