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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
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Gary Kinder
Robert Schindler
, January 19, 2012
An incredible combination of history and technology in one volume, with the extra additions of mystery and adventure. A fabulous story of the loss of a great ship carrying millions in gold bullion and the successful recovery.
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13 Cent Killers The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam
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John Culbertson
Robert Schindler
, November 11, 2011
The author has a story to tell, but unfortunately it looks like he is telling it from a 9th grade perspective. Between the poor writing style and his repeated political rants, it is difficult to follow the history of the events he relates. In spite of that, this childish prose is a valuable historical addition to the history of the conflict in Vietnam. And of course, the old cliche, "Never let the truth get in the way of a good war story" probably applies.
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The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival
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Sara Tuval Bernstein
Robert Schindler
, March 28, 2011
If this book doesn't bring you to tears, you have no heart. The writer, Louisa Loots Thornton, does a magnificent job of bringing Seren Tuvel's story to life - and death. I could not put this down. A great addition to the memoirs of the Holocaust.
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The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship
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Joanna Burger
Robert Schindler
, March 28, 2011
Joanna Burger brings her ornithological knowledge to this book and her love of animals shines through as well. There is plenty of technical information about the lives of parrots and birds in general, but her personal interactions with these parrots will bring tears to your eyes.
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97 Orchard an Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
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Jane Ziegelman
Robert Schindler
, March 28, 2011
Food writing is one of my favorite genres, and Jane Ziegelman does a wonderful job. She gives the reader insights into the living conditions of the tenements over a long period and shows how they adapted and morphed their foods to their new land. Sometimes she gets off topic a bit, but those vignettes are just as interesting. I have recommended this to all my foodie friends.
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Hope Is The Thing With Feathers A Person
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Christopher Cokinos
Robert Schindler
, January 01, 2011
This book offers fascinating insights into species that have vanished from the North American continent since the arrival of Europeans. Though humans might not have been directly responsible for their disappearance, the author makes it clear that we are also not without fault.
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General Shermans Christmas Savannah 1864
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Stanley Weintraub
Robert Schindler
, July 27, 2010
The author clearly is more interested in putting forth his viewpoints than presenting history. Unfortunately, he's often wrong. That issue notwithstanding, this book will make any good Southerner want to go slap a Yankee. Sherman and his troops are shown to be inhuman brutes with no sense of right and wrong.
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Art Of Racing In the Rain
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Garth Stein
Robert Schindler
, September 27, 2009
I would give this book five stars except that it's so damned heartwrenching. Stein does a superb job of bringing out emotion. I finished the book with tears streaming down my cheeks, and I cannot recall the last time that happened. This is a great book.
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Inheriting the Trade A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave Trading Dynasty in U S History
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Thomas Norman DeWolf
Robert Schindler
, September 27, 2009
This book came close to making me physically ill..not because of the subject matter (slavery), but because of the spineless, simpering family who were ASHAMED of their family six generations back. I resent the hours of my life lost reading this.
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Lanterns on the Levee Recollections of a Planters Son
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William Alexa Percy
Robert Schindler
, September 10, 2009
Lanterns on the Levee is a magnificent look at a bygone culture; the Southern planter class. William Percy, a man of letters, offers his perspective on his life and the region of the Mississippi Delta. A must-read for any student of the Lost Cause.
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Ghost Train to the Eastern Star on the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar
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Paul Theroux
Robert Schindler
, March 05, 2009
This is a much brighter perspective than Theroux had in "Railway Bazaar"; the reader will get far more out of the book if he has read its predecessor. Theroux's musings and reminisces, as well as his perspective on the many places he visits and people he meets, make this well worth the time. I was disappointed when I finished it, only because I wouldn't have more to read!
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Roads Driving Americas Great Highways
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Larry McMurtry
Robert Schindler
, February 12, 2009
A disappointment; the author, brilliant as he usually is, doesn't seem to have any purpose or direction in the book, and unfortunately doesn't even seem to have any interest in the travel itself. This will not be a classic travel book.
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Travels
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Michael Crichton
Robert Schindler
, January 23, 2009
This book is interesting in that it has two distinct parts. The first section are his memories of medical school, which I found fascinating. The second section, while still good, was fragmented as he jumped between travel and spiritual seeking. Taken individually, they would have been fine, but as a collection it didn't quite work.
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Best American Travel Writing 2008
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Bourdain, Anthony
Robert Schindler
, January 23, 2009
Like any anthology, some stories are better than others. Overall, the theme is kinda dark; lots of travel in oppressive regimes like the Congo and Turkmenistan. I guess that's because Bourdain's style is dark, too. The last essay by Catherine Watson is a keeper!
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The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food
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Judith Jones
Robert Schindler
, November 28, 2008
This book is a treasure for lovers of food and books about food. Judith Jones' descriptions of the meals she and her husband cook have me drooling and heading to the kitchen. And her insights into the literary side of the culinary world are a delight as well. A great gift for a foodie friend.
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State by State (Book and DVD Set)
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Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey
Robert Schindler
, November 28, 2008
This book was a great disappointment to me. Calling any of these essays an accurate description of a state is like taking one perspective of the blind man touching the elephant to describe the entire animal. A few of the essays are excellent, but the majority are weak and rambling. The DVD is far better than the book, and this coming from someone who doesn't like movies.
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