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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 Dangerous Book for Boys
by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden
Powells.com Staff Pick These volumes, The Dangerous Book for Boys and The Daring Book for Girls, are utterly brimming with tips, tools, maps, pictograms, glossaries, advice, game rules, blueprints... you name it! They're fantastic guidebooks for kids. And, truth be told, I...
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Art of Dramatic Writing Rev Edition
by Lajos Egri
Powells.com Staff Pick If you begged me to give you the title of one "how-to" book on the topic of screenwriting and wouldn't give up until I told you, then it would have to be this classic introduction to the craft. Often used as a textbook in screenwriting classes...
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Reading Like a Writer : a Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want To Write Them (06 Edition)
by Francine Prose
Powells.com Staff Pick Reading Like a Writer is a treasure chest. You can crack it open at any chapter and come away enriched. Prose is one of the best teachers around, and for the price of a paperback, you are getting an Ivy League education in writing. For people who love...
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Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (Sixth Edition, 2 Volumes; with CD-ROM)
by Oxford University Press
Powells.com Staff Pick This updated two-volume edition is as wonderful as expected and is the next best thing to owning the 20-volume granddaddy version. Word-nerd heaven. Recommended by Kay, Powells.com...
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A Poetry Handbook
by Mary Oliver
Powells.com Staff Pick I bought A Poetry Handbook when I entered my first poetry-writing class as an undergrad. My professor was a notorious curmudgeon who didn't spare anyone's feelings and expected each progressive class in the term "to separate the sheep from the goats." I...
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The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong
by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson
Powells.com Staff Pick This book should be titled "It's Not What You Think." Because practically every answer in the book could begin with that phrase. What a great collection of facts about our world! Find out the truth about all kinds of things, from the first animal in...
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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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Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win
by William C. Taylor and Polly LaBarre
Powells.com Staff Pick With access to thirty-two companies across a wide range of industries — from Craigslist to Southwest Airlines to Pixar Animation Studios — the cofounder of Fast Company teams with one of the magazine's senior editors to profile the most...
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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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Eats, Shoots and Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!
by Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons
Powells.com Staff Pick With illustrated sentences like, "Eat here, and get gas," alongside, "Eat here and get gas," how can you resist? Introduce children to this small, but important punctuation mark. Who knew that a comma could be as funny as a punch line? A good time (and a...
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Seventy-eight Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published and Fourteen Reasons Why It Just Might
by Pat Walsh
Powells.com Staff Pick This is an essential guide for would-be authors. It is also an utter delight to read, full of sly anecdotes and blunt (almost wincingly so) advice. Georgie, Powells...
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How to Read and Why
by Harold Bloom
Powells.com Staff Pick If Michael Jordan offered a seminar on jumping, you can bet anyone with a pair of Nikes would want to attend. Just so, when Harold Bloom published a book called How to Read and Why it went straight onto the New York Times Bestseller list. As a...
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Thinking like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction -- and Get It Published
by Susan Rabiner and Alfred Fortunato
Powells.com Staff Pick "A former Powell's employee who has published many magazine articles recommended this book to me, and I in turn recommend it to anyone who has ever had the vague thought of writing a nonfiction book. Thinking like Your Editor will help sweep away the...
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The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century
by Paul Krugman
Powells.com Staff Pick Though Paul Krugman has been sounding the alarm twice a week in his New York Times column, he is no alarmst. That such a distinguished economist has become so distressed about current policies should concern citizens of all political persuasions. That he...
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Walking on Water: Reading, Writing, and Revolution
by Derrick Jensen
Powells.com Staff Pick Both a critique of the current educational system and an excellent look at the writing and communication, Walking on Water is based on Jensen's own experiences teaching writing classes at Eastern Washington University and Pelican Bay state prison in...
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Yiddish with George and Laura
by Ellis Weiner and Barbara Davilman
Powells.com Staff Pick Yiddish with Dick and Jane fans now have a new Yiddish-speaking WASP family story to thoroughly enjoy. George the macher, Bar the farbisseneh, and the whole mishpocha express themselves. Recommended by Emma, Powells.com...
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The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do
by Samantha Ettus
Powells.com Staff Pick Debbi Fields on baking chocolate chip cookies, Bob Vila on how to paint a room, Ira Glass on how to tell a story... Life lessons from those who know best. Recommended by Scott...
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Remarkable Reads: 34 Writers and Their Adventures in Reading
by J. Peder Zane
Powells.com Staff Pick Ask just about any author why they write and you're likely to hear a story about a book they once read. In Remarkable Reads, thirty-four accomplished authors each remember one such book. Together, these short personal essays deliver a fascinating glimpse...
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The Cat Owner's Manual
by David Brunner
Powells.com Staff Pick Sweet and stylish, this guide may not be cuddly, but it is indispensable for cat owners or those needing to know what's involved in adding a feline to their home. Recommended by...
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