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In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters Publisher Comments In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a brutal war, creating an atmosphere of fear and confusion... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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City of Thieves by David Benioff Staff Pick Set during the Germans' brutal siege of Leningrad in World War II, City of Thieves is a harrowing, surreal, and surprisingly funny odyssey through a land ravaged by war, where two young soldiers on an impossible mission encounter the best and worst of... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Stud Book by Monica Drake Publisher Comments A sharp-edged satire of contemporary motherhood from a comic novelist on the rise. In the hip haven of Portland, Oregon, a pack of unsteady but loyal friends asks what it means to bring babies into an already crowded world. Sarah studies animal behavior... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed Staff Pick I know this title is everywhere right now. I was very fortunate to get an advanced copy, and I immediately fell in love. Why? Well, like many, my favorite books are those that seem to have been written just for me. I deeply understood the raw ache of... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien Publisher Comments One of the first questions people ask about The Things They Carried is this: is it a novel, or a collection of short stories? The title page refers to the book simply as "a work of fiction," defying the conscientious reader's need to categorize this... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth by Mark Mazzetti Publisher Comments A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter’s explosive account of the transformation of the CIA and America’s special forces into competing covert manhunting and killing operations — the new American way of war Osama bin Laden’s... (read more) This Edition: SOLD OUT add to wish list |
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Publisher Comments With frizzy orange hair, a plus-sized body, sarcastic demeanor, and "unique learning profile," Danielle Levine doesn't fit in even at her alternative high school. While navigating her doomed social life, she writes scathing, self-aware, and... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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On Mount Hood: A Biography of Oregon's Perilous Peak by Jon Bell Staff Pick Some 50 miles southeast of Portland lies the highest peak in the state of Oregon: Mount Hood, a 700,000-year-old stratovolcano. The fourth tallest in the Cascade range (around 11,240 feet high), Mount Hood is currently rated fourth by the U.S. Geological... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen Staff Pick Well, first, I am a sucker for any book set at the circus. But throw in the massive talent that Sara Gruen has and then tell me a love story? Far from the cliché book club pick, Water for Elephants will be read for your next club meeting and then you'll... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko Staff Pick Ceremony cast a spell on me; I read it over the course of a day, reluctantly putting it down only to eat and walk with the dog. It is the story of Tayo, whose soul has been horribly broken, and of his perilous journey back to wholeness. How rare it is... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Publisher Comments The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz Publisher Comments The most talked about — and praised — first novel of 2007, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who, from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sense of an Ending (Vintage International) by Julian Barnes Staff Pick Julian Barnes won the Man Booker Prize for this lyrical little tome, and, in spite of the controversy surrounding the prize and the 2011 shortlist, I believe he deserved the award. It's the kind of book that one races through, stopping every now and then... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Staff Pick Touted as an adult's version of Harry Potter, The Night Circus actually lives up to its hype. It's the story of a couple of magicians, a circus, and a duel. And, of course, it's so much more. Morgenstern's creation is astounding and intricate, delicate... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Staff Pick After the umpteenth customer recommended this book to me, I made it my book club pick. The first few lines made me a bit nervous (because it could have gone so terribly wrong, you see), but I was laughing and crying within the first three pages. I... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Glaciers (Tin House New Voice) by Alexis Smith Staff Pick Alexis Smith's diminutive novella lies somewhere between poetry and prose. So lyrical and so delicate, Glaciers slowly unspools as we follow Isabel on a routine day. Her inner life is rich and minutely detailed, and even though she is alone, her world... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero Publisher Comments Who knew vegetables could taste so good? Moskowitz and Romero's newest delicious collection makes it easier than ever to live vegan. You'll find more than 250 recipes--plus menus and stunning color photos--for dishes that will please every palate. All... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton Publisher Comments From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The House at Riverton, a novel that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through generations and across continents as two women try to uncover their family’s secret past A tiny girl is... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Staff Pick This is an absolutely fascinating account of a line of cells that would proliferate to such a degree that they became immortal. Shaved from a tumor in a poor black woman in the 1950s, cultured without her knowledge, and grown to amazing proportions... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Looking for Alaska by John Green Publisher Comments From the #1 bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery New York Times bestseller USA Today bestseller Publishers Weekly bestseller Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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