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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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Poisonwood Bible
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Barbara Kingsolver
Sorry Gnat
, January 01, 2010
Clearly a book with multidimensional themes, one of them being skin color privilege, and then fundamentalism and spirituality have their duke out sessions, and insight into the deep happenings in the Congo, and the US's blind actions in the name of most likely "democracy." Outstanding book-incredible author.
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Things The Grandchildren Should Kn Eels
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Mark Oliver Everett
Sorry Gnat
, November 06, 2008
Things the Grandchildren Should Know, the title mislead me, and I am a memoir addict, can sniff em out anywhere, stuck upside down in library shelves, lying out on a park bench. This cruise through books led me to Powell's site, and I thought, Oh good, something I can leave with my granddaughter." Not exactly like controlling beyond the grave, but just making sure wise things would be said, and she could read them through her evolving years. Not so, but nevertheless he had me, the author had me. First few sentences, honest, clearly written, and I'm off to find the book. thanks
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Limits of Power The End of American Exceptionalism
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Andrew J Bacevich
Sorry Gnat
, August 16, 2008
Bacevich was on Bill Moyers last night. He was brilliant, perceptive and cast a wide net of facts and insights into the deep structure of Presidential Power, our now being an Imperialist nation (my words); and incredible perceptions as if one from the future looking back, like a brain surgeon, noting what shard in the brain, or heart for that matter, crippled our nation. His book is a must read.
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Eleven Blunders that Cripple Psychotherapy in America
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Nicholas A. Cummings
Sorry Gnat
, June 18, 2008
I was quite interested in reading this excerpt, hoping I would like it. I did like his previous book but was disappointed because of the author's misrepresentation of same as memoir. If this is fiction, and continues on in the same way, dialogue, not showing, telling, reporting, it won't work. Frey has a unique style, and he could just about pull it off, but I am not sure. Just continued reporting doesn't work in fiction, it makes it flat, one dimensional. He is intriguing tho.
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Boys Of My Youth
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Jo Ann Beard
Sorry Gnat
, October 10, 2006
Where is Jo Ann Beard? I fell into verbal enchantment upon reading the preface to The Boys of My Youth, her pre-verbal memories, little, a boy doll named Hal with blue eyes and lickable hands and feet made of vinyl," lovable to her more than humans and the adventures that followed; a must and whimsied read causing a lot of chortles; great writing! I have been waiting for her next book!
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