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Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
by Mo Willems  
Powells.com Staff Pick Mo Willems will soon be recognized as the prodigious force that drove adults back to picture books, yet kids will love Leonardo as much as adults. The striking palette and artful design showcase Willems's talent as a gifted artist and storyteller. Plus...
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Sale: $4.98 Mass Market 
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Bangkok 8
by John Burdett
Powells.com Staff Pick Karma and crime collide in the exotic, erotic environs of a city that's both sensual and spiritual. As spicy and satisfying as a rich Thai meal. B. J., Powells...
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Sale: $7.98 Trade Paper
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The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Powells.com Staff Pick Okay, never mind that The Shadow of the Wind starts off in a wonderfully mysterious bookstore and that there's a romantic element that is not schmaltzy, but "timeless" in the best sense of the word. What I loved was how I thought I knew where the author...
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Sale: $14.98 Hardcover List Price $34.99
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #07)
by J. K. Rowling
Powells.com Staff Pick The seeds planted throughout the series bear fruit in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. How did Dumbledore's nose get broken? Or his hand burned to a crisp? You will find all the answers here. This is the finest book in the series; the writing is...
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Sale: $6.98 Trade Paper List Price $15.99
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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 Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Powells.com Staff Pick Okay, never mind that The Shadow of the Wind starts off in a wonderfully mysterious bookstore and that there's a romantic element that is not schmaltzy, but "timeless" in the best sense of the word. What I loved was how I thought I knew where the author...
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Sale: $6.98 Trade Paper List Price $14.00
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The Geographer's Library
by Jon Fasman
Powells.com Staff Pick The hunt for alchemical treasure through the ages threads through this literary whodunit. A small town cub reporter is drawn into the dangerous hunt and encounters murders, smugglers and mayhem. Lots of fun! Recommended by Kathi, Powell's City of Books...
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Sale: $5.98 Trade Paper List Price $14.95
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
by Malcolm Gladwell
Powells.com Staff Pick Somewhere along the way to guru-dom, Malcolm Gladwell got tagged as a business writer. Fair enough — The Tipping Point speaks more powerfully to the principles of succesful marketing than any pedestrian semester in the classroom. But while raves...
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Citizen Vince
by Jess Walter
Powells.com Staff Pick It's 1980 and Vince Camdon is caught between the worlds of criminal New York and sleepy, law abiding Spokane, Washington. And he can't even decide who to vote for in the upcoming election. With characters that recall Richard Russo at his finest, Jess...
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Sale: $6.98 Trade Paper List Price $13.95
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The Motel Life: A Novel (P.S.)
by Willy Vlautin
Powells.com Staff Pick Vlautin is a natural. He's managed to craft a debut novel that is funny, sad, uplifting, and honest, in a voice that seems effortless and yet leaves room for both the imagination of the reader and the growth of the writer. Vlautin is the kind of author...
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Sale: $6.98 Hardcover List Price $15.95
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The Hello, Goodbye Window
by Norton Juster and Chris Raschka
Powells.com Staff Pick Chris Raschka's artwork enlivens this charming tale from Phantom Tollbooth author Norton Juster. The pages are flush with colorful illustrations of a little girl and her grandparents, whose house has a very special window to greet and bid farewell to all...
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The Family Tree
by Carole Cadwalladr
Powells.com Staff Pick "The Family Tree combines all that you could wish of a novel — humor, pathos, sex, and tragedy. In a wry voice, reminiscent of Kate Atkinson's, Cadwalladr unravels a complicated and unerringly compelling story of three generations of women. Not to...
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Sale: $6.98 Hardcover List Price $18.99
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Peter and the Shadow Thieves
by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Powells.com Staff Pick A perfect adventure for a lazy summer day, Peter and the Shadow Thieves is Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's thrilling follow-up to Peter and the Starcatchers. The new book is every bit as clever and exciting, as it sweeps us from the fantasia of Neverland...
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The Way the Crow Flies (P.S.)
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
Powells.com Staff Pick Ann-Marie MacDonald writes beautifully; her words wrap around you and envelop you. The Way the Crow Flies is engaging and evocative. She captures the pure joy and pain of childhood better than anyone since Margaret Atwood. That would be enough but then...
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Desert Solitaire
by Edward Abbey
Powells.com Staff Pick This memoir by Edward Abbey recounts his years as a park ranger working at Arches National Park in Utah. Abbey's keen eye and sharp writing clearly impart the beauty of the desert and the importance of preserving our limited natural resources. His...
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Wake Up, Sir!: A Novel
by Jonathan Ames
Powells.com Staff Pick Wake Up, Sir! is a brilliant work of fiction that just happens to be laugh-out-loud funny, to boot (though it also has a stirring underlying sadness). Jonathan Ames is a daring and deeply honest writer whose work abounds with tender and heartbreaking...
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Sale: $9.98 Hardcover List Price $25.00
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Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
by Ted Kerasote
Powells.com Staff Pick Because I love dogs, Merle's Door was my favorite book this year. Merle lives with his owner, Ted, in the Grand Tetons. (He "found" Ted on one of Ted's many hunting explorations.) This book is a beautiful record of the relationship of a true wilderness...
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Dissolution
by C J Sansom
Powells.com Staff Pick With extremely good writing and a clever interweaving of history, C. J. Sansom has introduced a new mystery series that focuses on Tudor England and a protagonist who works for Thomas Cromwell. I'm looking forward to further investigations by this sharp,...
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Sale: $7.98 Trade Paper List Price $13.99
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The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold
Powells.com Staff Pick By the time The Lovely Bones landed on bookstore shelves it had become the most highly anticipated book of the season. Then came the astonishingly enthusiastic critical response. Within two months, a million copies were in print. Still, readers...
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Sale: $10.98 Hardcover List Price $23.95
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Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name
by Vendela Vida
Powells.com Staff Pick Let me say first that I read this book because of the title. Much like buying a book for its cover, I was drawn in by the possibility that this poetic directive would yield a satisfying story. I was not disappointed; there's a lot to appreciate here...
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