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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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Third Policeman
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Flann OBrien
Samsara
, January 21, 2009
At first this book didn't seem to have much of a cohesive plot, but by the time it got to the bicycle love scene, everything began to come together. Genius.
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Barrons GRE Graduate Record Examination With CDROM
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Barrons
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, January 21, 2009
I used this book and the Kaplan GRE guide to study and I found this one vastly superior. The Kaplan book merely provides test taking tips. The Barron version has test taking tips as well, but also vocabulary lists (with the ones most often seen on the GRE highlighted), in-depth math instructions, and a more detailed guide to the writing portion. The Barron's also comes with a computer based practice test included on disk.
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Atmospheric Disturbances
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Rivka Galchen
Samsara
, November 15, 2008
An homage to Cortazar's Hopscotch by way of Borges? Or maybe a Murakami-esque wild sheep chase by way of Pynchon? Whatever the literary antecedents, this novel is unique amongst all of the other current works by young novelists.
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Sew What Skirts 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics
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Francesca DenHartog
Samsara
, March 01, 2008
Wow, this book is amazing. I went from not being able to sew at all, to being able to see a skirt in a magazine and then replicating it without a pattern! And because you use your own measurements rather than a pattern, every skirt fits perfectly.
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Poisonwood Bible
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Barbara Kingsolver
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, October 08, 2007
It's been a long time since a book has affected me as much as The Poisonwood Bible. Kingsolver reminds us that "ignorance is not innocence" and reveals to us our complicity as Americans in the tragedy of the Congo. No longer can I claim ignorance or innocence, but by accepting my small portion of responsibility, I feel empowered, and compelled, to make changes in my life. The Poisonwood Bible is much more than just the emotional "women's literature" that we've come to expect from Oprah's Bookclub. Instead it's a passionate call to arms for all Americans to examine our unacknowledged privilege and do something about it.
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Difference Engine
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William Gibson
Samsara
, October 06, 2007
This book is the best representative of the steampunk genre. A tale of mystery and intrigue set in an England that never was, where velocipedes and airships coexist. The setting is too luscious too describe.
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Big Bang The Origins Of The Universe
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Simon Singh
Samsara
, July 21, 2007
The Big Bang is a primer on the history of astrophysics targeted to the armchair admirer of science rather than the professional. Singh manages to keep the narrative entertaining (who would imagine that this book would feature a drunken moose!?!) while blowing your mind with complex scientific theories. I would as often laugh out loud as I would run up to the nearest person to try to explain to them my newfound understanding of relativity.
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One Good Turn
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Kate Atkinson
Samsara
, July 15, 2007
Over the course of four days, the lives of a handful of strangers intersect as they become unwitting participants in a string of murders. But like its predecessor, Case Histories, the mystery is secondary to the beautiful and painful moments of everyday life that Atkinson captures. I couldn't put this book down, not because I was in suspense and needed to know "whodunit," but because I didn't want to leave these characters' lives.
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Cloud Atlas
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David Mitchell
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, December 30, 2006
It's impossible to give a coherent summary of this book since in actuality there are 6 plots, with 6 entirely different narrative styles. And each of them will have you divided: on the one hand, you want to turn the page and discover what happens next. On the other hand, you want to reread each line, keeping the taste of his words on your tongue as long as possible. I think my vocabulary tripled from reading this book. So did my capacity for hope. Read it. Now.
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Theft
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Peter Carey
Samsara
, November 12, 2006
A complicated art theft? Who cares? A love story? Yawn. To say I entered this book reluctantly is an understatement. But I soon found that the plot elements were irrelevant; the story is carried by the two narrators, Butcher and Hugh. One an alcoholic ex-genius, the other an idiot savant, each is an unreliable and infintely amusing storyteller. Their stories contradict each other at times, leaving you uncertain if anything in the book is true or even relevant. You may not care about how the painting was stolen, but you'll follow along just to see what Butcher and Hugh say next.
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