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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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Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa
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Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Krystal
, August 15, 2012
An interesting history of eating disorders. Perhaps they were not as prevalent in the past as they are currently, but eating disorders were still present. This book looks at both why people (primarily women) have had eating disorders over time as well as society's reactions to those who have eating disorders (and hypothesizing the role society may have played).
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Eating in the Light of the Moon How Women Can Transform Their Relationship with Food Through Myths Metaphors & Storytelling
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Anita Johnston
Krystal
, August 15, 2012
Dr. Johnston uses the age old method of story telling to talk about why women tend to get stuck in their preoccupations with food and/or body image. I found what she had to say was very relevant, though she is somewhat repetitive, particularly in the beginning chapters of the book. For me, the best part of the book was when she would use women's personal stories to illustrate her points. I really like that the book can be read as a whole, but that the chapters also stand on their own. Although the emphasis of this book is on disordered eating, I think the concepts in the book can be applied much more broadly.
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I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Telling the Truth about Perfectionism Inadequacy and Power
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Brene Brown
Krystal
, August 13, 2012
I think this is a great book and I often recommend it to clients. Not many people could write about shame and make it easy to read, but Brene Brown does just that. I appreciated her own honesty in sharing personal stories of shame alongside her research. I think that takes a lot of courage and I find it to be empowering in my own life. I will certainly re-read this book several times and I'm sure that each time I will take something new from it.
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
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Erik Larson
Krystal
, May 13, 2008
This book is full of information, history, suspense, and murder. It is made even more intriguing knowing that it is solidly based on fact. The plot jumps back and forth between a story about the World Fair and a heart wrenching murder mystery. The World Fair is important contextual information under which the murders took place and the murderer got away with it, but the amazing level of detail depicted in this book should really have been its own book. Having the two stories running concurrently in this book took away some of the magic of each story. While I enjoyed the overall book, I think both stories would have been done more justice to be their own individual story.
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Social Animal 9th Edition
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Elliot Aronson
Krystal
, June 28, 2007
Aronson provides a good overview of the research on human behavior. Even though the book is an overview of research, it does not come across like a textbook. Instead, Aronson uses examples to make it understandable and easy to read. If you are interested in human behavior, this is a good read.
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Murphys Boy
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Torey L Hayden
Krystal
, April 06, 2007
Hayden portrays the life of a boy who has endured unspeakable pain realistically and empathically. She writes about the difficulties of treating a child with selective mutism, portraying the difficulties, but also instilling hope that he can recover. It is a heart wrenching tale of a troubled youth and someone who really cared. All of Hayden's work seems to have one underlying theme which is a belief that those children that so many have given up on can actually get better and be competent members of our society because one person cared enough to see them through their tough times.
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Learned Optimism
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Martin E P Seligman
Krystal
, April 06, 2007
Seligman reports on studies of how optimism effects people. He discusses the benefits that optimists appear to have over pessimists in many areas of life. Seligman discusses the reasons why people may have an optimistic or pessimistic view on life. The book includes Seligman's Attributional Style Questionnaire so that you may determine which way you tend to perceive the world.
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The Center of Winter
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Marya Hornbacher
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
During a dep Minnesota winter, a family's lives are forever changed when Arnold gives in to the darkness and commits suicide. The story is told from altering points of view of 6-year-old Kate, 12-year-old Esau, and Clair, former wife and current mother, who is just trying to make it through. Information is not lost in the changes in narration, but rather more depth is created from the different points of view.
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Fire Lover
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Joseph Wambaugh
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
John Orr is a California arson investigator who is very dedicated to his job. Those closest to too never would have suspected that he would become an infamous arsonist. This book does a good job of telling John Orr's story and at the same time telling how the prosecution was able to build a case against him.
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Walden Two
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B F Skinner
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
[a]B.F. Skinner [/a]tells the tale of an utopian society that exists alongside traditional society. The utopian society is founded upon behavioralist principles. I particularly liked that even Skinner did not seem to think that this would ever be a lifestyle for everyone.
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In a Sunburned Country
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Bill Bryson
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
[a]Bill Bryson[/a] writes in a way that incorporates facts that one would typically shrug off and manages to make them memorable. His descriptions make the reader want to jump on a plane and see the place he is describing in person.
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White Oleander
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Janet Fitch
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
Astrid is a young girl when her mother goes to jail, so she ends up in foster care. The influence of her complicated relationship with her mother is present in every home she goes to. She is forced to deal with growing up without a mother in an ever changing and usually hostile world.
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Electric Kool Aid Acid Test
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Tom Wolfe
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
Before [kw]LSD[/kw] was illegal, the government tested it on humans, so did [kw]Ken Kesey[/kw]. [a]Tom Wolfe[/a] takes the reader on an adventure through the [kw]'60s[/kw] following [kw]Ken Kesey[/kw] and the [kw]Merry Pranksters [/kw]as they traveled thoughout the country doing [kw]drugs[/kw] and gaining a following. This book gives the reader a sense of what it would have been like to be a part of the [kw]counter-culture [/kw]in the [kw]'60s[/kw].
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Girls He Adored
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Jonathan Nasaw
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
Max, a mild mannered man, has a secret, so secret that he doesn't even know it. There is more than one person living in his body. One day, one of his alternate personalities kidnapps his psychiatrist and takes her to his home. She must try and figure out who she is dealing with before it is too late.
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Sybil
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Flora Rheta Schreiber
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
Sybil is the story of one woman who has 16 people living in one body. Her and her therapist work together to make these 16 people aware of one another, so that Sybil may lead a normal life.
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Valley of the Dolls
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Jacqueline Susann
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
Anne is a young woman who wants to get away from the town were she grew up and all that is expected of her. She has big dreams of finding love in the big city. On her quest for love, she makes two good friends, Neely and Jennifer. The three of them support each other and compete for love and fame.
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Time Quintet 01 Wrinkle in Time
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Madeleine LEngle
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
Meg, a young girl with little self confidnce, loves her family. Her and her younger brother have a special connection and she does everything that she can to protect him. She learns more about her family, her world, and most importantly about herself throughout the book. [kw]A Wrinkle In Time[/kw] is a great book because even though it may be classified as a juvenile book, people of all ages can enjoy it. It is great to have a book with a good storyline that talks about science and has a strong female character.
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Night
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Elie Wiesel
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
[a]Elie Wiesel[/a] was taken from his childhood home and happy life to a German Nazi Concentration Camp. He takes the reader through his frightening journy and his ultimate survival.
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Desert Solitaire
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Edward Abbey
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
[t]Desert Solitaire[/t] is [a]Edward Abbey's [/a]description his of time as a park ranger at [kw]Arches National Park[/kw]. His time there, spent mostly in solitude, allowed him to ponder many issues pertaining to America's National Parks. He does not understand why his fellow American's do not feel the same way he does about America's untouched wilderness. I believe that many of his ideas about National Parks that were true when this book was written, will remain true for many years to come.
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Wasted A Memoir Of Anorexia & Bulimia
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Marya Hornbacher
Krystal
, August 20, 2006
[a]Marya Hornbacher[/a] allows readers to really get inside of her head as she details her life and death struggle with [kw]anorexia[/kw] and [kw]bulimia[/kw]. Nothing in this book is sugar coated or glossed over. The way it is written allows the reader to share in Marya's triumphs and feel the desparation of her worst moments.
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