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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Staff Pick One-third of the world's population are introverts, and we are quietly going to take over the world while you extroverts are busy yapping it up and not paying attention. Don't say you haven't been warned.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Staff Pick An autistic math genius sets out to solve the murder-by-pitchfork of a neighbor's dog. The narrator's autism gives a terrific, interesting depth to his voice. Incredibly well done, Mark Haddon's debut novel is sweet, original, and moving.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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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Mink River by Brian Doyle Staff Pick I haven't enjoyed a book this much in so long! Set in a tiny coastal Oregon town, this story is populated with characters who seem to leap off the page and speak their lines into your ear. They are that real. Brian Doyle breaks all the so-called "rules... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beautiful Ruins (P.S.) by Jess Walter Staff Pick Jess Walter gets nearer the Pulitzer with Beautiful Ruins. Chance meetings during the 1962 filming of Cleopatra in Italy set in motion events that spiral into the present day. Walter captures perfectly how the best part of life is that it doesn't turn... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Staff Pick John Green has so cleanly sidestepped anything precious, sentimental, and heart-warming in The Fault in Our Stars, it's a wonder he was even able to write about two teenagers diagnosed with cancer. These are some fertile fields for tweeness, indeed. Oh... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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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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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: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Eragon (Inheritance Cycle #01) by Christopher Paolini Staff Pick "This first novel is dynamite; it makes a great read for the young adult in you. This is a classic 'sword and sorcery novel' with a boy, a dragon, and a sword. Paolini's book is a little reminiscent of other books you may have read, but his own voice... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Staff Pick Both a cautionary tale for bad men and a clarion call for unhappy women, Gone Girl is a compelling page-turner that does not let up. Every few pages another bombshell drops, and the tension is exquisite! While Nick Dunne lackadaisically plans to show up... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Staff Pick This coming-of-age story absolutely shines. Charlie is your average teenager trying to navigate the treacherous waters of adolescence, yet he's so much more than that. Recognizing something special in Charlie, a teacher feeds him literature and tries to... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Vintage) by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Staff Pick In this thought-provoking and profoundly inspiring book, Kristof and WuDunn reveal the cruel and maddening reality faced by women who experience violence and oppression. Half the Sky will stir feelings of admiration and discomfort, and hopefully sow the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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New and Selected Poems, Volume One by Mary Oliver Staff Pick With themes that are deceptively simple yet immense in view, Mary Oliver's poetry is a constant surprise. Time spent immersed in her language is time pleasurably spent.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison Staff Pick Working at Catacombs warehouse, I run across many, many cookbooks, and more often than not take them home to try them out. This cookbook has quickly become one of my favorites. Every recipe — really, every one! — that I've tried so far has been... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $23.00 Used - Hardcover
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Staff Pick In this thought-provoking and profoundly inspiring book, Kristof and WuDunn reveal the cruel and maddening reality faced by women who experience violence and oppression. Half the Sky will stir feelings of admiration and discomfort, and hopefully sow the... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Sea of Monsters: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #02) by Rick Riordan Staff Pick It is really cool when the second book in a series is even better than the first one... In The Sea of Monsters, Percy has to rescue his best friend, Grover, and he has to cross the Sea of Monsters (the Bermuda Triangle) to find the golden fleece. Sound... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One by Rick Riordan Staff Pick Percy Jackson is not normal. He's got ADHD and attention deficit, and he's been kicked out of every school he's ever attended. Now he discovers he's a half blood: half human, half Olympian god. But his problems are only beginning. Someone has stolen Zeus'... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks Staff Pick What is it that Frank has hidden up in the attic that could possibly tell the future? What does his father keep locked away in his private study? And when will his mentally disturbed brother, who escaped from the asylum, get home? Iain Banks's first... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon 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... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Staff Pick We didn't read this in high school. The assigned book was The Scarlet Letter, which was already a favorite of mine. Recently, however, I decided that I'd ignored To Kill a Mockingbird for too long. If you haven't read it, or if it's been awhile since you... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Mass Market
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