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by Nancy Milford  
Publisher Comments Thomas Hardy once said that America had two great attractions: the skyscraper and the poetry of Edna St. Vincent Millay. The most famous poet of the Jazz Age, Millay captivated the nation: She smoked in public, took many lovers (men and women, single and... (read more)  List Price $16.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by John Grisham Publisher Comments Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $1.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by David Quammen Publisher Comments In 1981 David Quammen began what might be every freelance writer's dream: a monthly column for Outside magazine in which he was given free rein to write about anything that interested him in the natural world. His column was called "Natural Acts," and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Val McDermid Publisher Comments Mapping the minds of murderers is what Dr. Tony Hill does better than anyone. So when a twisted killer starts targeting psychologists across Northern Europe, Hill is the obvious choice to track the executioner's mental and physical journey. Except that... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $5.45 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Jamie Zeppa
Publisher Comments In 1989, Jamie Zeppa, a naïve, well-educated twenty-three-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, commits to a two-year teaching contract in Bhutan against the wishes of both her fiancé, Robert, and her controlling grandfather. Following orientation here and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Jan Fennell
Powells.com Staff Pick This book makes the perfect companion to Patricia McConnell's excellent The Other End of the Leash. Where McConnell explains the difference between primates and canines from an animal behaviorist's perspective, Fennell gives clear, practical steps on how... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Carol Field Publisher Comments With life in Italy becoming increasingly urbanized and Americanized, le nonne (Italian for "the grandmothers") are the last generation that knows the rich traditions and unique dishes of the country's towns, valleys and hilltops. Carol Field goes... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $18.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by John Colapinto
Publisher Comments Just how did Cal Cunningham -- a twenty-five-year-old bookstore stockboy who is new to Manhattan and who has never written anything -- publish a bestselling novel that sells to the movies for a million dollars?A mysterious roommate, a timely bike... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Karen Salmansohn Publisher Comments A guide to one of the hottest spots on earth. A unique and revolutionary book that's also hilarious.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Michael Ondaatje
Powells.com Staff Pick A fascinating exploration of the art of film editing (among other pursuits) in the form of extended conversations between acclaimed author Michael Ondaatje (The English Patient) and Oscar-winning film editor Walter Murch (The Godfather, Apocalypse Now... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $17.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Steven Pinker Publisher Comments Our conceptions of human nature affect everything aspect of our lives, from child-rearing to politics to morality to the arts. Yet many fear that scientific discoveries about innate patterns of thinking and feeling may be used to justify inequality, to... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price $12.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Lemony Snicket Publisher Comments In anticipation of the forthcoming release of The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book the Tenth) don't miss this depressing opportunity to warn even more readers off Lemony Snicket. Finally, here is the definitive – and only –... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price $4.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Spencer Drate Publisher Comments A visual history of the seven-inch record.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $11.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Ben Hogan Publisher Comments You'll see a difference the next time you pick up a club after you've read Ben Hogan's Power Golf — one of the best golf instruction books ever written. Here the master shares a lifetime of championship secrets to help you improve every phase of... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price $4.95 (Used - Mass Market) check for new and sale copies
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by John Feinstein Synopsis John Feinstein tells the story of the 1977 fight which changed the lives of basketball players Rudy Tomjanovitch and Kermit Washington forever. Feinstein chronicles the "untold story", the drastic response of the NBA, the conspiracy theories about the... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Tony Horwitz
Powells.com Staff Pick In a highly entertaining adventure, Tony Horwitz rides the wake of Captain James Cook, recreating the history of his pioneering voyages, the stories of his island landings, and the lasting impact his contact had on the indigenous populations... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price $9.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Neil Gaiman
Powells.com Staff Pick Those of you who are tired of waiting for a new Harry Potter novel might do well to pick up this little gem. Young Coraline finds a secret passage that leads her to a living nightmare. This book is scary, but not too scary, a little creepy, and... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price $7.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Carol Shields
Publisher Comments I'm not interested, the way some people are, in being sad. I've had a look, and there's nothing down that road. Well now! What about the ripping sound behind my eyes, the starchy tearing of fabric, end to end; what about the need I have to curl up my... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $7.25 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Ian Phillips
Powells.com Staff Pick If you occasionally take pleasures in the innocent misfortune of others, this one is for you. Each page tells the story of desperation as owners resort to the one hope that someone will find and return their precious pets. If it weren't for lost snakes... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Peter Robb
Publisher Comments In late 1995 Giulio Andreotti, seven-time prime minister of Italy and once called "the finest political mind in Europe," went on trial both for murder and for his association with the Sicilian Mafia. With hundreds of witnesses still to be called, there... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price $5.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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