by David Gilmour  Publisher Comments At the start of this brilliantly unconventional family memoir, David Gilmour is an unemployed movie critic trying to convince his fifteen-year-old son Jesse to do his homework. When he realizes Jesse is beginning to view learning as a loathsome chore, he offers his son an unconventional deal: Jesse could drop out of school, not work, not pay rent — but he must... (read more) Your price $15.39 (Sale - Hardcover) check for other copies 
by Tan Twan Eng Publisher Comments An epic novel nominated for the Man Booker Prize, this extraordinary debut tells the story of a young man's perilous journey through...(read more) Your price 16.76 (Sale - Hardcover) check for other copies
by Haruki Murakami Publisher Comments A short, sleek novel of encounters set in the witching hours of Tokyo between midnight and dawn, and every bit as gripping as Haruki Murakami's masterworks The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Kafka on the Shore. At its center are two sisters: Yuri, a fashion model sleeping her way into oblivion; and... (read more) Your price $9.76 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for other copies
by Michele Hauf Publisher Comments When the full moon rises, his urgent sexual desire becomes overpowering...and satisfying his demanding lust is the one way he can stop his transformation. But now he's stranded in the middle of nowhere, with a storm raging outside, and moonrise imminent. And only the beautiful stranger who rescued him can... (read more) Your price $.99 (Sale - Microsoft eBook) check for other copies
by Barbara Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver  
Powells.com Staff Pick After 25 years in the Arizona desert, in 2004, Kentucky-bred Barbara Kingsolver moved back to the Appalachians, to a Virginia farm just hours from her childhood home. Family called. "Returning," she explains in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, "would allow my... (read more) Your Price $14.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies 
by Randy Pausch Publisher Comments "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." — Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled "The Last Lecture." Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while... (read more) Your Price $21.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Natalie Angier
Powells.com Staff Pick Another winner from one of the best science writers around, The Canon, like Bill Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything, provides a pleasurable understanding of science. Recommended by Beth, Powells.com... (read more) Your Price $15.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Wendy Johnson Publisher Comments Gardening at the Dragon's Gate is fundamental work that permeates your entire life. It demands your energy and heart, and it gives you back great treasures as well, like a fortified sense of humor, an appreciation for paradox, and a... (read more) Your price $17.50 (Sale - Hardcover) check for other copies
by Ursula K. Le Guin Publisher Comments In The Aeneid, Virgil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of... (read more) Your price $16.80 (Sale - Hardcover) check for other copies
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by Paul Hawken Publisher Comments The New York Times bestselling examination of the worldwide movement for social and environmental change. Paul Hawken has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person dot.causes, these groups collectively comprise the largest... (read more) Your price $11.20 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for other copies
Publisher Comments Written by Six Feet Under scribe Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl is a heartfelt comedy starring Academy-Award nominated Ryan Gosling as Lars Lindstrom a loveable introvert whose emotional baggage has kept him from fully embracing life. After years of what is almost solitude, he invites... (read more) Your price $25.15 (Sale - DVD) check for other copies
by Alexander McCall Smith Publisher Comments In the latest installment of this infinitely enjoyable and best-selling series, Precious Ramotswe is doing what she does best — helping people with their problems and enjoying the simple pleasures of life. Mma Ramotswe is busy investigating her... (read more) Your Price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Per Petterson
Powells.com Staff Pick How we translate our past actions and experiences is at least as important as those actions and experiences themselves. Out Stealing Horses, itself superbly translated from the Norwegian, follows the arc of Trond Sander's life as he reflects during a... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your Price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Sheridan Hay Publisher Comments Eighteen years old and completely alone, Rosemary arrives in New York from Tasmania with little other than her love of books and an eagerness to explore the city. Taking a job at a vast, chaotic emporium of used and rare books called the Arcade, she knows she has found... (read more) Your price $10.46 (New - Hardcover) check for other copies
by Siri Hustvedt Publisher Comments The Sorrows of an American is a soaring feat of storytelling about the immigrant experience and the ghosts that haunt families from one generation to another. When Erik Davidsen and his sister, Inga, find a disturbing note from an unknown woman among their dead father's papers, they believe he may be... (read more) Your price $17.50 (Sale - Hardcover) check for other copies
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