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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 Zinester's Guide to Portland (2007): A Low/No Budget Guide to Visiting and Living in Portland, Oregon
by Shawn Granton and Nate Beaty Publisher Comments Shawn Granton (Ten Foot Rule) and Nate Beaty (Brainfag Comics) edited a really comprehensive guide of things to do in Portland, OR. Features tons of information on various neighborhoods, bridges, eateries, hangouts, bars, places that sell zines, and how...
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation with Sticker
by Lynne Truss Publisher Comments We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species...
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Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
by Jen Lancaster
Publisher Comments Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life — until real life kicked her to the curb. She had the perfect man, the perfect job — hell, she had the perfect life — and there was no reason to think it wouldn't last. Or maybe there was, but...
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Penguin Sudoku 2006
by David J. Bodycombe Publisher Comments Penguin Sudoku 2006 contains 365 brainteasers, randing from easy to mind-bogglingly difficult. It provides a daily fix for the hardened Sudoko fan and sets an addictive challenge for novices....
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus: In Dictionary Form (21st Century Reference)
by Barbara Ann Kipfer Publisher Comments Combining scholarly authority with a new awareness of today’s communication demands, Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus is the simple, reliable way to find the perfect word for your needs. It features an easy-to-use dictionary format plus a...
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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments Simon Winchester delivers an account of the seventy-year odyssey and key players behind the making of the unrivalled Oxford English Dictionary....
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.)
by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history....
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Elements of Style
by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White Publisher Comments You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. The revisions to the new edition are purposely kept minimal in order to...
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Vox Super Mini Spanish & English Dic 2ND Edition
by Vox Publisher Comments For when you need the right word in Spanish--fast At the office, on the road, or in the school room, no portable Spanish/English dictionary offers you more of what you need in order to understand or be understood than Vox Super-Mini Spanish and English...
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Found II: More of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World
by Davy Rothbart Publisher Comments Found II, the follow-up to the acclaimed national bestseller, contains an engrossing, eye-opening assortment of the latest and greatest lost, tossed, and forgotten items — love notes, shopping lists, doodles, and diary entries — from around the...
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Reflexology
by Barcharts Synopsis This 4-page laminated guide contains detailed illustrations of pressure points of the hands & feet and is color coded and mapped from multiple views. Illustrations by award-winning medical illustrator Vince Perez....
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines
by Thomas C. Foster Publisher Comments What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey? Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface — a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or...
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The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World
by A J Jacobs Publisher Comments 33,000 PAGES 44 MILLION WORDS 10 BILLION YEARS OF HISTORY 1 OBSESSED MAN Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), The Know-It-All chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible quest to read the...
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Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner
by Dean Karnazes Publisher Comments Ultrarunning legend Dean Karnazes has run 262 miles-the equivalent of ten marathons-without rest. He has run over mountains, across Death Valley, and to the South Pole-and is probably the first person to eat an entire pizza while running. With an insight,...
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Oxford American Dictionary
by Oxford Publisher Comments The one dictionary for americans who need to use their language well....
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The Areas of My Expertise
by John Hodgman
Powells.com Staff Pick Which state is known for its mustaches? How much should you tip a lullaby singer? Hodgman is a genius. Who knew that complete world knowledge could be so hysterically funny? Recommended by Dave, Powells.com...
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The Mother Tongue
by Bill Bryson
From Powells.com "Everything, it seems, is interesting to Bill Bryson. The marvel is that he can make it all interesting to us....Bryson's book, Mother Tongue...is the one that convinced me he could probably write informatively and with humor about anything. I mean, who...
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Spanish Verbs
by Barcharts Synopsis Basics of Spanish verbs in our easily accessible format. This 6-page laminated guide includes: verb components, verb types, regular verbs, reflex verbs, passive voice, imperative mood, irregular verbs, useful verbs (regular & irregular)....
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Spanish Grammar
by Not Available (na) Synopsis Basics of Spanish grammar in our easily accessible format. This 4-page laminated guide includes: rules of stress, syllabification & capitalization, nouns & pronouns, articles & adverbs, comparatives & superlatives, adjectives & prepositions, verbs and...
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