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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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Cryptonomicon
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Neal Stephenson
Peter Young
, January 01, 2013
Cryptonomicon begins with a real time haiku, and journeys from pre-WWII to post-today, showcasing Stephenson's rich imagination throughout. It's big, but exhilarating all the way. You will meet characters having roots in the Baroque Cycle and learn how PGP works, and why it has to.
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Born to Run a Hidden Tribe Superathletes & the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
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Christopher McDougall
Peter Young
, September 02, 2011
Personal experiences, scientific studies, mythological runners and races. It was hard to read because every few pages I was inspired to go out for a run. If you run, you'll love it. If you don't run, you soon will.
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Right Mistake Socrates Fortlow 03
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Walter Mosley
Peter Young
, April 06, 2011
Despite occasional horrific violence, Walter Mosely, in the person of Socrates Fortlow, shares truths we all need to recognize. And he makes it go down easy.
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Infinite Jest
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David Foster Wallace
Peter Young
, January 02, 2011
Wallace was clearly a tortured artist, a great talent. A huge complex of interwoven stories told by myriad voices in sentences that sometimes span whole pages, but that make easy sense. It was great fun to read. Beware that you will need to set aside a month or two. It's worth it.
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The Highest Tide
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Jim Lynch
Peter Young
, June 27, 2008
Combining descriptions like James Lee Burke, albeit of the tidal flats rather than the Bayou, phrasing to match Richard Powers, characters reminiscent of John Irving's, and the story telling power of Norman McClean, Jim Lynch's The Highest Tide is a very good beginning. We want some more.
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