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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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Solitude of Prime Numbers
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Paolo Giordano
bankapa
, January 08, 2012
My favorite books are those that I find myself struggling to read more slowly and occasionally put down as I near the end of the book. The reason is that I know once I finish this book, I will have to say goodbye to characters I have come to know and love. This is one of those books. Alice and Mattia are very real in their sadness and their ways of dealing with the pain that life has given them. Their awkward friendship ranges from raw and painful to endearing and sweet. These unique and beautiful characters provide not only an interesting story, but also insight into the minds of some troubled youths and an empathetic view of those with behavior we just don't understand. The characters in the The Solitude of Prime Numbers will stick with me, and I know that at some point I will read it again.
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Animal Vegetable Miracle A Year of Food Life
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Barbara Kingsolver
bankapa
, January 01, 2010
This is a delightful, entertaining, and at times bittersweet, story of how one family put their beliefs about food and sustainability into action and lived for an entire year off of food grown locally and in their own backyard. This book is practical, informative and a joy to read. It is an inspiration for both cooks and gardeners, especially those of us who dream of the possibility of growing a large portion of our diets. Not that it's necessarily a how-to book, but it is filled with gardening knowledge and there is gold (or perhaps potatoes?) to be mined from within its pages. It is also for those of us who care about the future of food in this country and want to learn more about why and how we need to find sustainable solutions. Most importantly, it is for anyone who loves a good story. My 11 and 14 year old boys enjoyed hearing the chapter about the chickens!
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