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  PowellsBooks.news December 16

In This Edition:
Picks from our Holiday Catalog, The Powells.com Interview with Eoin Colfer, Original Essay: Alexander McCall Smith, Signed Editions: Augusten Burroughs, Gift Cards, New Arrivals: DVDs, New Arrivals: eBooks, Powell's Q&A: Norberto Fuentes, Powell's Q&A: Sam Stephenson, Powell's Souvenirs, Guest Blogger: Theodore Gray, Bestsellers

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Return to the Hundred Acre Wood
Return to the Hundred Acre Wood
by David Benedictus

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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
by Jane Austen and Ben Winters

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True Compass: A Memoir
True Compass: A Memoir
by Edward M. Kennedy

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Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives (DK Eyewitness Travel Guides)
by DK Publishing

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Pictorial Webster's Stamp Set
Pictorial Webster's Stamp Set
by Johnny Carrera

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You Better Not Cry Signed Edition
You Better Not Cry Signed Edition
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Lost: The Complete Fifth Season (Full Screen)
Lost: The Complete Fifth Season (Full Screen)


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Angels and Demons (Widescreen)
Angels and Demons (Widescreen)


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Inventory: 16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists
Inventory: 16 Films Featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls, 10 Great Songs Nearly Ruined by Saxophone, and 100 More Obsessively Specific Pop-Culture Lists
by A.V. Club

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Temptation and Surrender
Temptation and Surrender
by Stephanie Laurens

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

1 A Shadow Falls
A Shadow Falls
by Nick Brandt and Peter Singer and Vicki Goldberg

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2 Indiespensable Subscription (3 Shipments)
Indiespensable Subscription (3 Shipments)

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3 Introduction to Permaculture
Introduction to Permaculture
by B. C. Mollison

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4 The Grand Central Baking Book: Breakfast Pastries, Cookies, Pies, and Satisfying Savories from the Pacific Northwest's Celebrated Bakery
The Grand Central Baking Book: Breakfast Pastries, Cookies, Pies, and Satisfying Savories from the Pacific Northwest's Celebrated Bakery
by Piper Davis and Ellen Jackson

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5 Ratio: The Simple Codes behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
Ratio: The Simple Codes behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
by Michael Ruhlman

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6 The National Parks: America's Best Idea
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

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7 Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn

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8 Lost Lore: A Celebration of Traditional Wisdom from Foraging and Festivals to Seafaring and Smoke Signals
Lost Lore: A Celebration of Traditional Wisdom from Foraging and Festivals to Seafaring and Smoke Signals
by Una McGovern and Paul Jenner

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9 The Book of Genesis
The Book of Genesis
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10 The Lacuna
The Lacuna
by Barbara Kingsolver

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Jill Owens: IMG The Powells.com Interview with Eoin Colfer
| 1 comment By Jill Owens

Interviews | Yesterday, 2:00pm

Eoin Colfer is best known for his bestselling Artemis Fowl series, which inspires fanatical devotion in its fans. Entertainment Weekly raved: "The world that Colfer creates is as vivid and fantastical as any shire, Gotham, or galaxy far, far away... Continue

And Another Thing... (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #6)
And Another Thing... (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #6)
by Eoin Colfer

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Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others
| 0 comments By Alexander McCall Smith

Original Essays | December 12, 2009

I have recently written a novel about life in England during the Second World War. I felt some concern before I tackled this theme — the War... Continue

La's Orchestra Saves the World
La's Orchestra Saves the World
by Alexander McCall Smith

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Norberto Fuentes: IMG Powell's Q&A: Norberto Fuentes
| 0 comments By Norberto Fuentes

Powell's Q&A, Q&A | December 13, 2009

Norton has just published The Autobiography of Fidel Castro, a novel that took seven years of my life to complete as I got inside the skin of Fidel. Perhaps it will take more than that to... Continue

The Autobiography of Fidel Castro
The Autobiography of Fidel Castro
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Sam Stephenson: IMG Powell's Q&A: Sam Stephenson
| 0 comments By Sam Stephenson

Powell's Q&A, Q&A | December 10, 2009

I've been studying the life and work of photographer W. Eugene Smith for 13 years. My first book (Dream Street, 2001) was about his extended, unfinished essay on the city of Pittsburgh in the 1950s. While... Continue

The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965
The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965
by Sam Stephenson and W. Eugene Smith

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Theodore Gray: IMG The Cornucopia of Home Science
| 0 comments By Theodore Gray

Guests | December 7, 2009

Reading old books of science experiments for children, it's easy to become nostalgic for the days when you could buy jugs of sulfur and mercury at... Continue

The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe
by Theodore Gray

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