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Bestselling Used Books for May 15

  1. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
  2. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
  3. Power of Now : Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment (99 Edition) by Eckhart Tolle
  4. The Glass Castle: a Memoir by Jeannette Walls
  5. Simple Genius by David Baldacci
  6. The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Joy Become Real by Williams And Nicholson
  7. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
  8. Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey
  9. Time Warp Trio #02: Not-So-Jolly Roger, the Twt R/I by Jon Scieszka
  10. Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
  11. Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult
  12. One Shot by Lee Child
  13. The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town by John Grisham
  14. Sunset Western Garden Book 8TH Edition by Sunset
  15. The Cat in the Hat (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) by Dr Seuss
  16. Hiking Hot Springs in the PNW 3RD Edition Falcon by Evie Litton
  17. Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon by Chuck Palahniuk
  18. Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein
  19. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
  20. The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in Iraq by John R. Crawford

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Sometimes a Great Notion Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey

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Foliage Foliage
by Harold Feinstein

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In "Foliage", Harold Feinstein returns to the natural forms that he chronicled in One Hundred Flowers. Elegantly designed and lavishly produced, this book contains 100 luscious color photographs of plants. An introduction by popular gardening author... (read more)

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Oh, the Places You'll Go! Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Dr Seuss

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In this joyous ode to life, Dr. Seuss addresses graduates of all ages – from nursery school to medical school – and gives them the get-up-and-go to move mountains with the unrivaled exuberance and charm that have made Dr. Seuss books favorites... (read more)

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The Crying of Lot 49 (Perennial Fiction Library) The Crying of Lot 49 (Perennial Fiction Library)
by Thomas Pynchon

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The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self knowledge.... (read more)

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Religion Eastern

Kama Sutra (Keep It Simple) Kama Sutra (Keep It Simple)
by Vatsyayana And Hooper

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Kiss the competition goodbye! Six new titles in Spring 2002 make our illustrated how-to guides better than ever. The only guide you'll ever need to revolutionize your lovemaking. Learn the secrets of sensuality from this 2,000 year-old classic. Spice up... (read more)

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Popular Fiction

The Whole Truth The Whole Truth
by David Baldacci

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Dick, I need a war. Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to perception manage his company to even more riches by manipulating international... (read more)

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Mystery

The Woods The Woods
by Harlan Coben

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It's been 20 years since Paul Copeland's sister walked into the woods, never to be seen again. Her body was never found. Now, Paul is the prosecutor for Essex County, New Jersey, immersed in one of the biggest cases of his career--a case that will change... (read more)

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Graphic Novels

Naruto Volume 7 Naruto Volume 7
by Masashi Kishimoto

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As the fight rages within the Forest of Death, Sasuke struggles with the strange force growing inside him, spreading from the curse-mark Orochimaru burned into his neck. It could leave him dead or send him on a bloodthirsty quest for power. (Graphic... (read more)

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Westerns

Folly and Glory (Berrybender Narratives) Folly and Glory (Berrybender Narratives)
by Larry Mcmurtry

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In this brilliant saga -- the final volume of The Berrybender Narratives and an epic in its own right -- Larry McMurtry lives up to his reputation for delivering novels with "wit, grace, and more than a hint of what might be called muscular nostalgia... (read more)

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World History

The Places In Between The Places In Between
by Rory Stewart

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In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness

Jeet Kune Do the Bruce Lee Library Volume 3 Jeet Kune Do the Bruce Lee Library Volume 3
by Bruce Lee

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The development of Bruce Lee's unique martial art form, its principles, core techniques, lesson plans, and illustrative sketches are presented here in Lee's own words.... (read more)

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Foreign Languages

501 Spanish Verbs 6TH Edition With CD Rom 501 Spanish Verbs 6TH Edition With CD Rom
by Christopher Kendris

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'(back cover) Learning Spanish is Twice as Easy with This Helpful 2-in-1 Combination! The easy-to-use reference book gives you: The most common Spanish verbs, one verb per page, conjugated in all tenses Formation of the present and past participles in... (read more)

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Humor

I Am America (and So Can You!) I Am America (and So Can You!)
by Stephen Colbert

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Stephen Colbert is America — and since we live in America, we must also live in him. Think long and hard about that as you devour this book which should be required reading for all Americans, and by "Americans" I mean "Stephen Colbert's body parts."... (read more)

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