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by David Sedaris  
Publisher Comments A new holiday classic from the author of the bestselling Naked and Barrel Fever! Holidays On Ice collects six of David Sedaris's most profound Christmas stories into one slender volume perfect for use as a last-minute coaster or ice scraper. This... (read more) Your Price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Eric Schlosser
Powells.com Staff Pick "What we eat has changed more in the last forty years than in the last forty thousand," Schlosser observes, yet most Americans know very little about how that food is made, where, by whom, and at what cost. Fast Food Nation traces the industry's... (read more) Your Price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Peter Robb  Publisher Comments In late 1995 Giulio Andreotti, seven-time prime minister of Italy and once called "the finest political mind in Europe," went on trial both for murder and for his association with the Sicilian Mafia. With hundreds of witnesses still to be called, there... (read more) Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies 
by Mike Davis Publisher Comments To its official boosters, "Los Angeles brings it all together." To its detractors, it is "The Big Nowhere." No one has better captured L.A.'s bizarre role as both utopia and dystopia than Davis, the author of this mordantly elegant and wide-ranging work... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Brian Greene
Powells.com Staff Pick "Brian Greene presents the bizarre world of quantum mechanics and string theory using language accessible to all while taking the reader on an exciting journey through a truly unusual universe." Blane, Powells... (read more) Your Price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Wade Davis Publisher Comments In the 1940s, biologist Richard Evans Schultes uncovered many of the secrets of the rain forest, relying not only on his own prodigious investigations, but on the wisdom passed down by local tribes. Thirty years later his student, Wade Davis, followed in... (read more) Your Price $9.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by E. B. White Publisher Comments Beloved by generations, Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little are two of the most cherished stories of all time. Now, for the first time ever, these treasured classics are available in lavish new collectors' editions. In addition to a larger trim size, the... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Peter Reinhart
Publisher Comments Co-founder of the legendary Brother Juniper's Bakery, author of the landmark books Brother Juniper's Bread Book and Crust & Crumb, and distinguished instructor at the world's largest culinary academy, Peter Reinhart has been a leader in America's... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your Price $18.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Karen Armstrong
From Powells.com In 1965, at the tender age of seventeen, Karen Armstrong took vows of poverty and chastity and entered a Catholic convent. However, she soon realized she was not suited to monastic life and left. Her 1981 memoir of her years as a novice became a... (read more) Your Price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Truman Capote
Publisher Comments Available for the first time in a single volume are the three holiday stories that Truman Capote regarded as among his greatest works of short fiction. Two of these childhood memoirs — "A Christmas Memory" and "The Thanksgiving Visitor" — center... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Michael S Sanders
Powells.com Staff Pick Immerse yourself in the customs and culture of Les Arques, France, a hilltop village untouched by the modern era that struggles to remain vital. Part travelogue, part exploration of French cuisine, Michael Sanders's charming book reveals the traditions... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Ian McEwan
Publisher Comments In this rich novel by the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel "Amsterdam, " a young girl unwittingly tells a tale that turns her family upside down. Brilliant and utterly enthralling in its depiction of childhood, love and war, England and class... (read more) Your Price $11.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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Publisher Comments "Once in a great while, a natural history book changes the way people look at the world. In 1838, John ames Audubon's "Birds of America was one...In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson produced "Field Guide to the Birds...Now comes "The Sibley Guide to Birds." <... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your Price $22.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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