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Literature

The Yiddish Policemen's Union (P.S.) The Yiddish Policemen's Union (P.S.)
by Michael Chabon
Powells.com Staff Pick
This book's premise is FDR's suggestion, back when Israel was being created, that the Jewish Diaspora settle in Alaska. Chabon makes that scenario a reality, except that when the book begins, the Sitka District is set to revert to Alaskan control... (read more)

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Photography

Photography (Eyewitness Companions) Photography (Eyewitness Companions)
by Tom Ang
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Using the award-winning design of the Eyewitness Travel Guides-combining maps, cutaway views, and specially commissioned photographs-Eyewitness Companions are the ultimate visual handbooks to a wide range of subjects.... (read more)

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Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book
by Rufus Butler Seder
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A book that will charm and amuse any little one on your list. The horse really gallops; the chimp really swings from a tree — all through the magic of "scanimation." Recommended by Lorraine, Powells.com... (read more)

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Science Fiction and Fantasy

Spook Country Spook Country
by William Gibson
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Spook Country is Gibson at the top of his game, with gorgeous detail, page-turning suspense, and fascinating characters. If you've never read this author in the past because his work was categorized as science fiction, pick up this book, which is all too... (read more)

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Religion Eastern

A Book of Five Rings A Book of Five Rings
by Miyamoto Musashi
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Translated by V. Harris. Japan's answer to the Harvard MBA...Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen-or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for... (read more)

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Popular Fiction

The Wheel of Darkness The Wheel of Darkness
by Douglas Preston
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FBI Special Agent Pendergast is taking a break from work to take Constance on a whirlwind Grand Tour, hoping to give her closure and a sense of the world that she's missed. They head to Tibet, where Pendergast intensively trained in martial arts and... (read more)

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Mystery

The Mystery Dollar Mystery Book The Mystery Dollar Mystery Book
by Murder We Wrote @ Powell's Books
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Case File #123 I had tailed Mrs. Mullray to the City of Books, a top notch kind of a joint just about a hundred miles south of nowhere. It had been raining pretty hard that night but I didn't need to use the brights or the wipers to keep tabs on... (read more)

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Graphic Novels

The Best American Comics 2006 The Best American Comics 2006
by Harvey Pekar and Anne Elizabeth Moore
Powells.com Staff Pick
Art and words meld in explosive and provocative ways in this fantastic and diverse sampling of the best new comics in America. No super heroes, no kids' stuff: just great storytelling. Recommended by Clyde, Powells.com... (read more)

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Westerns

North to the Rails North to the Rails
by Louis Lamour
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Tom Chantry wore no gun and wished no man harm.  French Williams was a ruthless cattleman more than willing to use his weapon.  But Tom needed Williams to help him drive a herd north to Dodge.  Setting off together on a... (read more)

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World History

The Would-Be Commoner: A Tale of Deception, Murder, and Justice in Seventeenth-Century France The Would-Be Commoner: A Tale of Deception, Murder, and Justice in Seventeenth-Century France
by Jeffrey Ravel
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In the tradition of The Return of Martin Guerre, a dramatic tale of false identity, murder, and bigamy that riveted France during the reign of Louis XIV From the historian Jeffrey Ravel comes a scandalous tale of imposture that sheds new light on French... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness

Chi Running: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running Chi Running: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running
by Danny Dreyer
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More than 24 million people run in the United States alone, but 65 percent will have to stop at least once this year because of injury. Still others will choose to run through the pain. But in this groundbreaking book, ultramarathoner Danny Dreyer... (read more)

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Foreign Languages

Vox Everyday Spanish & English Dictionary 2ND Edition Vox Everyday Spanish & English Dictionary 2ND Edition
by Vox
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More than ever before, the Spanish language is changing; now the Vox Everyday Spanish and English Dictionary is changing right along with it! The convenient, handy-sized second edition is still more readable and easier to use than comparable dictionaries,... (read more)

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Humor

Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody
by Eric Origen
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A brilliant parody of the children's classic Goodnight Moon, built around the coming end of the worst presidency ever. Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody is a hilarious and poignant visual requiem for the Bush administration. In it we see a childlike... (read more)

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