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Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
by Chris Ware  
Powells.com Staff Pick Brightly and beautifully designed, this "comic book" is encyclopedic, dense eye-candy illustrating an oppressively sad story of injury and loneliness. Ware's book is a semi-autobiographical account of his first contact with the father who...
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Calvin & Hobbes Sunday Pages 1985-1995
by Bill Watterson
Powells.com Staff Pick Along with The Far Side and Bloom County, Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes (briefly) revitalized the comics page for much of the '80s and '90s. Sadly, nothing has since come close, making this the perfect time to revisit Watterson's oeuvre. Mixing the...
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Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
Powells.com Staff Pick Along with The Far Side and Bloom County, Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes (briefly) revitalized the comics page for much of the '80s and '90s. Sadly, nothing has since come close, making this the perfect time to revisit Watterson's oeuvre. Mixing the...
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A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers
by Hillary Carlip
Powells.com Staff Pick Hillary Carlip takes her collection of abandoned grocery lists and personifies their authors as she imagines them. Complete with hilarious photographs (reminiscent of Cindy Sherman) and profiles of each shopper, A la Cart cracked me up like that one egg...
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In the Shadow of No Towers
by Art Spiegelman
Powells.com Staff Pick "Three years after the terrorist attacks, the once-incomprehensible has become part of our routine, a fact of our daily lives, perhaps taken for granted by those whose lives were not directly, irrevocably altered by the disaster. In the Shadow of No...
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The Complete Peanuts: 1950-1952
by Charles M. Schulz
Powells.com Staff Pick It can be hard to remember a time when Snoopy wasn't an insurance salesman and Charlie Brown didn't stare at us from a million Hallmark cards — in short, when Peanuts was still sharp and funny and relevant. Thank God, then, for the Complete Peanuts...
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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
by Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht and Dozens of Experts
Powells.com Staff Pick Are you one of those take-charge guys or gals? Do you seek vital knowledge that'll make you a hero? How to fend off a shark? How to break down a door? How to deliver a baby in a taxicab? Then you need The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook...
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Fierce Pajamas an Anthology of Humor W
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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Graphic Novels: Everything You Need to Know
by Paul Gravett
Powells.com Staff Pick Whether you're a novice or longtime reader, there's something of interest for you in Graphic Novels, an insightful and entertaining introduction to an art form whose popularity is growing steadily. Recommended by Bolton, Powells.com...
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The Boondocks: Because I Know You Don't Read the Newspaper
by Aaron McGruder
Powells.com Staff Pick Unfortunately, The Boondocks is not carried in the Oregonian, our local paper. This is unfortunate because Boondocks is a Doonesbury for the nineties: a sharp political commentary disguised as a comic strip. Fortunately for everyone, though, Boondocks...
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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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McSweeney's Quarterly Concern Issue 13
by Chris Ware
Powells.com Staff Pick "Ware has assembled a gorgeous tapestry of sumptuous illustrations and odd but compelling stories that suggests comix are still a long way from cookie-cutter formulas and mass-market acceptance. If you're already a comix fan, you'll treasure it. If you...
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Big Fat Lies!: The Fiendishly Deceptive Trivia Card Game
by Mental Floss
Powells.com Staff Pick Test your trivia knowledge as well as your skill at detecting lies with this entertaining and addictive new game. Recommended by Ted, Powells.com...
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Yukon Ho! (Calvin and Hobbes)
by Bill Watterson
Powells.com Staff Pick Along with The Far Side and Bloom County, Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes (briefly) revitalized the comics page for much of the '80s and '90s. Sadly, nothing has since come close, making this the perfect time to revisit Watterson's oeuvre. Mixing the...
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A Dirty Job
by Christopher Moore
Powells.com Staff Pick Do you need an introduction to Christopher Moore? His latest, A Dirty Job, has demons, hell hounds, and, of course, Death. Charlie Asher is one of those sweet, loveable guys — you know, the kind of guy who has heard the "let's be friends" speech...
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There's Treasure Everywhere (Calvin and Hobbes)
by Bill Watterson
Powells.com Staff Pick Along with The Far Side and Bloom County, Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes (briefly) revitalized the comics page for much of the '80s and '90s. Sadly, nothing has since come close, making this the perfect time to revisit Watterson's oeuvre. Mixing the...
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by David Sedaris
Powells.com Staff Pick One of these days I'll find the time to construct an actual review of Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, but until I do let these words stand as my pledge: You will not regret purchasing this book. Further: You're unlikely to find more pure...
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The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
by Matt Groening
Powells.com Staff Pick I hate television, but I love The Simpsons.And I'm not the only one. The Simpsons is the most intelligent show on television and millions know it. Portland certainly knows it: Matt Groening is from Portland and many of the characters on the show are...
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Love All the People: Letters, Lyrics, Routines
by Bill Hicks
Powells.com Staff Pick "Hicks's humor wasn't for everyone, and during his lifetime, few had a chance to hear it. Love All the People gives a talented and insightful performer a second lease on life. What is tragic about Hicks's belated renaissance is that it seems very little...
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Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection
by Bill Watterson
Powells.com Staff Pick Along with The Far Side and Bloom County, Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes (briefly) revitalized the comics page for much of the '80s and '90s. Sadly, nothing has since come close, making this the perfect time to revisit Watterson's oeuvre. Mixing the...
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