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Bestselling Used Books for May 14

  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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Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon
by Chuck Palahniuk

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"Fugitives and Refugees is more than a book about the weird people and dark corners of Portland. Tucked surreptitiously between chapters are eleven 'postcards,' which, cobbled together, make up a sort of memoir of Palahniuk's years in his adopted city... (read more)

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Photography

The Camera: The New Ansel Adams Photography Series, Book 1 The Camera: The New Ansel Adams Photography Series, Book 1
by Ansel Adams

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Little, Brown and Company, the sole authorized publisher of Ansel Adams' books, calendars, and posters, in redoubling its efforts to ensure that this legendary artist's work remains fresh and appealing to bookstore customers into the next century. The... (read more)

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Shadow Spinner (Jean Karl Books) Shadow Spinner (Jean Karl Books)
by Susan Fletcher

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Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how... (read more)

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Science Fiction and Fantasy

Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel
by Joe Hill

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Judas Coyne is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals...a used hangman's noose...a snuff film. An aging death-metal rock god, his taste for the unnatural is as widely known to his legions of fans as the notorious excesses of his youth. But... (read more)

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The Energy of Prayer: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice The Energy of Prayer: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice
by Thich Nhat Hanh

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In order to understand why people pray, The Energy of Prayer examines the applications and effectiveness of prayer in Buddhist and other spiritual traditions. Arguing that prayer is not about asking some external force for what we need, but about... (read more)

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The Exile The Exile
by Allan Folsom

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John Barron, the youngest cop on the LAPD’s elite 5-2 squad, gets a baptism of blood and fire as he encounters the most haunting case and villains he’s ever faced. Trapped in a web of global intrigue, Barron and his sister, Rebecca, are swept... (read more)

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Mystery

Simple Genius Simple Genius
by David Baldacci

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In a world of secrets, human genius is power. And sometimes it is simply deadly... A three-hour drive from Washington, D.C., two clandestine institutions face each other across a heavily guarded river. One is the world's most unusual laboratory, whose... (read more)

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Graphic Novels

The Hard Goodbye -- 2nd Edition (Frank Miller's Sin City #01) The Hard Goodbye -- 2nd Edition (Frank Miller's Sin City #01)
by Frank Miller

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Take your favorite film noir, inject it with a hefty dose of testosterone, bind it with the twisted genius of Frank Miller (auteur of The Dark Knight Returns and other seminal graphic works), and light the fuse. The explosive result is a dark, bloody... (read more)

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Westerns

Dark Canyon Dark Canyon
by Louis Lamour

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When Gaylord Riley walked away from the Coburn gang, he had money and a dream. He worked hard and built a cabin, gathered a herd of cattle, and fell in love with Marie Shattuck. But when he is confronted with false accusations of rustling and murder... (read more)

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World History

The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-In) The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-In)
by Ernesto Che Guevara

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Special movie tie-in edition of Che Guevara's youthful travel diaries to coincide with the Fall release of Redford and Salles's film of the book. Says director Walter Salles: "If the film reaches a younger audience, I hope it will inspire people to read... (read more)

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Sports and Fitness

An Incomplete and Inaccurate History of Sport: And Other Random Thoughts from Childhood to Fatherhood An Incomplete and Inaccurate History of Sport: And Other Random Thoughts from Childhood to Fatherhood
by Kenny Mayne

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Painstakingly faithful to its title, Kenny Mayne's book is neither complete nor is it particularly accurate. Ostensibly an A-to-Z encyclopedia of all known sports, many sports are never mentioned. There's not a word about rugby, volleyball, Roller Derby,... (read more)

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Foreign Languages

Harrap's Latin American Spanish Phrasebbok Harrap's Latin American Spanish Phrasebbok
by Harraps

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Never get lost in translation again! Ideal for the vacation or business traveler, the handy, pocket-size Harraps Latin American Spanish Phrasebook covers every topic--from trains, planes, and automobiles, to hotels, health, and restaurants. You get... (read more)

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Humor

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
by Steve Martin

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At times uproarious, often sentimental, and always laced with the wit and charm we've come to expect from Steve Martin, this is a warm and enjoyable portrait of his life in stand-up from childhood to his last show in 1981. Recommended by Ann, Powells.... (read more)

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