Cart
|
|
my account
|
wish list
|
help
|
800-878-7323
Hello, |
Login
MENU
Browse
See All Subjects
New Arrivals
Bestsellers
Featured Preorders
Award Winners
Audio Books
Used
Staff Picks
Staff Picks
Picks of the Month
25 Best 21st Century Sci-Fi & Fantasy
25 Books to Read Before You Die
25 PNW Books to Read Before You Die
25 Women to Read Before You Die
50 Books for 50 Years
Gifts
Gift Cards & eGift Cards
Powell's Souvenirs
Journals and Notebooks
Games
Sell Books
Events
Find A Store
Don't Miss
Creatives on Creating Sale
Comfort Me With Novels Sale
Welcome to the Chapterverse Sale
Powell's Author Events
Oregon Battle of the Books
Audio Books
Get the Powell's newsletter
Visit Our Stores
Powell's Staff:
Five Book Friday: In Memoriam
(0 comment)
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...
Read More
»
Brontez Purnell:
Powell’s Q&A: Brontez Purnell, author of ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt’
(0 comment)
Rachael P.:
Starter Pack: Where to Begin with Ursula K. Le Guin
(0 comment)
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
Customer Comments
Jonathan Fincher has commented on (2) products
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
by
Marjane Satrapi
Jonathan Fincher
, April 10, 2008
I read the whole book in two sittings, and the only reason I stopped reading in the middle was because it was 4 AM. A deeply engrossing and personal account of the Iranian revolution. Since the whole thing is told from a child's perspective, the politics of the situation are barely touched upon, leaving simply what life was like for people before and after an oppressive regime came to power. It ranks up there with Maus as proof that comic books can achieve the status of high art.
Was this comment helpful? |
Yes
|
No
(18 of 35 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment
Complications A Surgeons Notes on an Imperfect Science
by
Atul Gawande
Jonathan Fincher
, April 10, 2008
An intriguing, well-written book that will haunt you every time you're in a hospital. Gawande doesn't hold back as he explains that -- despite all the advances in science and medicine over the years -- doctors are still fairly clueless in many areas, and medical practices rely on chance quite a bit. The only fault of this book is that all the medical philosophies can drag at times. Overall though, this is very approachable look at the medical world through a doctor's keen eyes.
Was this comment helpful? |
Yes
|
No
(7 of 13 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment