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America (Paperback)
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Published: Simon Pulse, 08/01/2003
America is a troubled fifteen year old boy. Trauma in his past has brought him to a residential treatment program, but falling through crack after crack and finding no support, America is reluctant to share with his new therapist. After what he's gone through though, I don't see how anyone can blame him. E. R. Frank, herself a social worker, has constructed a raw, affecting portrait of a boy beaten down by life, struggling to figure out where he fits in the world. —Casey S.
Slugs (Paperback)
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 05/01/1983
"Slick a slug with Super Glue, Stick it on your sister Sue. Place another, maybe two, In her favorite high-heel shoe."
I bet my mother regrets giving me this book when I was little... I know my brother does. There really are so many things that you can do with slugs. But beware! They might fight back in the end. This is one of the few books that I still keep on my coffee table. —Casey S.
Blood's A Rover (Hardcover)
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Published: Knopf, 09/01/2009
With Blood's A Rover Ellroy concludes his Underworld USA trilogy. The book opens by dropping the reader smack in the middle of an armored car heist that reads like a scene from a Sam Peckinpah movie starring Lee Marvin or Charles McGraw. From there the story propels across a crazy tapestry of American history filtered through the three headed hydra point of view of Ellroy's main characters; Wayne Tedrow Jr. (a little older, wiser, darker), crooked G man Dwight Holly (as corrupt and corruptible as ever), and the new guy, wheelman/wannabe PI Don (Crutch) Crutchfield, a slimy little perverted peephole squinter and pantie sniffer. These three are joined by such historical luminaries of striking corruption and mendacity as J. Edgar Hoover, Howard Hughes, Richard Nixon, and a cadre of killers, commies, pushers, freaks, and drug runners. Blood's A Rover is a big, ballsy, brutal book that could only have been written by the Demon Dog of American crime fiction—James Ellroy. —Matt
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Published: Vintage, 09/01/2009
The largest, most complete collection of vampire stories ever bound between two covers. Featuring over twenty diverse authors and spanning over one hundred years of literature, this collection is a must have for any fan of ghoulish tales. —Rich
Drood (Paperback)
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Published: Back Bay Books, 02/01/2010
Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins are your guides on this opium-fueled sojourn through the back alleys and underground catacombs of Victorian London. In this haunting and beguiling story, Simmons re-imagines Dickens' true inspiration behind his final novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood. This is a well written, creepy and enigmatic look into the dark, obsessed and demented corners of two of the greatest literary minds of the Nineteenth Century. —Jamil
Plants Don't Drink Coffee (Paperback)
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Published: Archipelago Books, 07/01/2009
This could be a book about childhood or about old age or about what childhood and old age have in common. Also about sport or craft, and how each can invade your mind and body. These stories spread out like the roots of a tree and then you're back at the plant. —Karen
The Kindly Ones (Paperback)
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Published: Harper Perennial, 02/01/2010
You may have heard about this novel. It won France's prestigious Prix Goncourt as well as The Literary Review's Bad Sex in Fiction Award. It has been hotly debated by reviewers and readers with fans lauding Littell's creativity and virtuosity and proclaiming it a modern War & Peace. Detractors counter that it is obscene, crude and glorifying of violence and perversion. I, personally, thought it was excellent. The writing is inspired and it exhibited an exceptional scope of literary vision and execution. Yes, it is the story of a Nazi, there is stomach-turning violence and a few incestuous acts and fantasies, but let's remember that this is based on The Oresteia which Aeschylus wrote 2500 years ago. Have we really evolved to such a moral high ground since then? You'll never know what all of the fuss is about unless you've read it for yourself! —Jamil
Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker (Hardcover)
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Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 10/01/2009
McManus has written a very entertaining and informative history of Poker. He covers the cards, rules, stories, and legends from 6th century Korea to 21st century Las Vegas. A great read for all players and fans of the game. —Carl
Dark Places (Hardcover)
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Published: Wheeler Publishing, 08/01/2009
She was 7 years old. She witnessed the brutal slaughter of her 2 sisters and mother. She accused her brother who now sits in prison and she has no contact. 25 years later Libby suffers deeply. Not until the "kill club" creeps find her does she begin to question her brother's guilt. The author flashes back between the day of the crime to the present. The truth—you won't see it coming! —Seth
Japanese Hot Pots: Comforting One-Pot Meals (Paperback)
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Published: Ten Speed Press, 09/01/2009
Cold, tired and hungry? It's time for Japanese Hot Pots. Food from all over Japan—I like Hiroshima Oyster Hot Pot (with or without noodles), and Salmon Hot Pot from Hokkaido. Begins with an illustrated ingredients guide but nearly everything here is easy to find and easy to cook. Dig in. —Karen
Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead (Paperback)
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Published: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 09/01/2009
What is your favorite flavor of zombie plague? Evil virus? Cosmic radiation? Divine retribution? Well, all of these and more are collected here in this delicious anthology of flesh eating undead mayhem from some of the world's greatest authors. —Rich
Pete & Pickles (Hardcover)
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Published: Philomel, 11/01/2008
This book is a masterpiece of children's literature on so many levels I don't even know where to begin. The illustrations are wonderfully playful and demonstrative, some of which are homages to great masterpieces of world art. (See if you can spot them!) The story is beautiful—both heart-warming and tear-jerking. I absolutely love this book, and I think everyone (young and old) will adore it too. —Jamil
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Published: Scribner, 01/01/2010
Based on actual events and family lore, this novel tells the amazing story of three brothers who run moonshine in the Virginia hills during the late 20's/early 30's. Bondurant's writing is masterful, especially when the action gets intense (there were several times when I had to look away from the book and take a deep breath). This is a prime example of the remarkable things that can happen when a talented author gets hold of a powerful story. "There's only two things up in them Franklin County hills for those who are looking: stump whiskey and free ass whippin's." —Jamil
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories (Paperback)
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Published: Vintage, 06/01/1989
A co-worker was stunned at my confession that I had never read any Raymond Carver. She immediately stopped whatever it was that she was doing and went on a hunt for this short story I absolutely had to read. That weekend I got all cozy in my chair and opened up this book to the story she bookmarked for me. 3/4ths of the way through the story I was so terrified I almost closed the book—a page after that I was weeping tears of joy. After I finished the story I sat there in a daze. I was clearly shaken—shaken the way Dostoevsky shakes you—to the bone. —Jake
p.s. The story was "A Small, Good Thing"
The Other City (Paperback)
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Published: Dalkey Archive Press, 06/01/2009
The allure of that other, hidden place (first discovered between the pages of a very strange book) is what entices a traveler to embark on a surreal journey. Yes, it is Prague, but which Prague and when? We're left to wonder, enchanted. —Karen
Bluets (Paperback)
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Published: Wave Books, 10/01/2009
For years, the poet Maggie Nelson told people that she was writing a book about the color blue—without having written a word. What started as "and appreciation, an affinity" turned into something else—"it became somehow personal." In Bluets, Nelson turns philosophical investigation into poetry—reflecting on the loss of a relationship and the paralysis of a friend. I couldn't read this book slow enough. It's brilliant—highly recommended. —Molly
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Published: History Link, 07/01/2009
Long before the space age came to lower Queen Anne Hill and we were all invited to take a peek at the 21st century (where's my jetpack?) and required to take visiting relatives up 605 feet, Seattle was host to the Alaska Yukon Exposition in 1909, on what is now the UW campus. This incredibly illustrated and well-researched book chronicles the history of Seattle's first World's Fair, an event that ran four months in 1909 and attracted 3.7 million visitors. Interesting facts: it was the first World's Fair to make a profit, it provided a national platform for women's suffrage, and was designed by the Olmstead brothers. This book is full of fun and interesting history for both locals and out of town guests. —Matt
Nothing to Be Frightened Of (Paperback)
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Published: Vintage, 10/01/2009
In the process of wrestling with the idea of his own mortality, Barnes has only the resources of the living (or once living) to construct this amazing book. With an astoundingly reflective scope that ranges from the deaths of his parents; discussions with his atheist brother; analysis of art, religion and philosophical wanderings we not only confront his inner maze of fear, musings and unanswerable questions, but we confront our own. For the seeker in us all, this book is not to be missed. —Jennifer
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Published: Harper, 10/01/2009
A wild, mad, drunken, raucous, heartfelt and hilarious account of Ferguson's life leading to the Late Late Show and finally American Citizenship. Ferguson writes very well—a rarity when it comes to celebrity memoirs. This is a exceptionally satisfying and enjoyable book for its candidness and sense of humor. Plus you get a list of Craig's ten favorite soups! —Greg
Pacific Agony (Paperback)
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Published: Semiotext(e), 10/01/2009
Reginald Fortiphton is the best cynics to come out of literature since Ignatius J. Reilly. Under false pretenses, Fortiphton procures a job as a travel writer and is sent to the Pacific Northwest to enlighten the east coast about its virtues. Instead, he churns out pages of vitriol on the locals' affectations, living on his publisher's dime while he descends into a manic-depressive state fueled by drugs and alcohol. Fortiphton's travelogue is footnoted by a member of numerous historical societies who is appalled by his observations and desperate to gain back credibility. You'll laugh, you'll cry, your belief that there are still books being published that are something honest—something new—will be reaffirmed. —Molly
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Published: Bison Books, 09/01/2009
Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser has written a most exquisite memoir. Though short in pages he gently reflects on his family long departed with sentimental prose. I had not read any of his work prior to this book, and now I will seek him out. The love and devotion over the many years his family lives is deeply felt in his words. The story lingers as a gift one loves. —Seth
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks (Paperback)
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Published: Three Rivers Press, 10/01/2009
Just in time for Zombie season! What more needs to be said? Killer illustrations. —Tracy
Dying Inside (Paperback)
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Published: Orb Books, 03/01/2009
David Selig is a telepathic whose gift/curse is waning and dying. Robert Silverberg has written a brilliant and intimate portrait of a man whose life force is draining from him. First published in 1972, Silverberg's novel didn't find a broad audience—it should because it is extraordinary. It brings to mind Dante's Inferno. I'd put it along side many so-called "literary" novels that have met with much more whoopla. —Greg
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Published: Graywolf Press, 09/01/2009
Stephen Elliott’s part-true crime story, part memoir is one wild ride through his thunderous history with his abusive father, adolescent group homes, drug addiction and a developing dependency on his cure for writer’s block—Adderall. Hans Reiser, accused of murdering his Russian mail order bride, becomes known to Elliott through Sean Sturgeon who he crossed paths with in San Francisco's underground S&M scene. Sturgeon's tale of his love for his best friend's (Reiser's) wife and her eventual murder was just the type of tale to break Elliott's writer's block. But as Reiser's murder trial plays out Sturgeon himself confesses to killing 8 people refusing to reveal their names. Elliott writes at a relentless pace about depression, anger and his urges to be hurt and humiliated. Join Elliott as he pulls back the layers of an unbelievable story told with piercing candor. —Seth
The Dollmaker (Paperback)
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Published: Scribner, 06/01/2009
Have you ever loved a book so much you almost can't talk about it? This is mine. A sprawling family saga; moving, heartbreaking, triumphant as nothing else I've ever read. At the center of this story of a family uprooted from rural Kentucky to the inferno of Detroit during WWII towers Gertie Nevins, a character so real, so admirable you'll never forget her. I want everyone to read this book. —Peter
Little Bee (Hardcover)
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Published: Simon & Schuster, 02/01/2009
This was one of the most powerful and moving stories I've read in a long time. A mother, a refugee, a toddler, and a dead husband whose lives are all intertwined in this beautifully written novel. —Tracy
Slow Loris (Paperback)
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Published: Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 04/01/2002
It takes Loris ten minutes to eat a satsuma... an hour to scratch his bottom. Most of the time he just prefers to sleep. The zoo visitors, even the other animals think he's boring. But Loris doesn't care. He has a secret. Assumptions of another are turned upside down in this wonderfully illustrated picture book. Out since 2002, I just found and fell in love with it. —Hanna
Mister Skylight (Paperback)
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Published: Copper Canyon Press, 09/01/2009
The best way I can think to describe the poetry of Capn Skoog is to say that it grabs you by the skull and demands to be examined. With unlikely phrasings he twists moments into sculptures of the ephemeral. All the stuff of life is here, reassembled, re-imagined, and made more meaningful for the attention paid. —Christopher
Star Wars: Death Troopers (Hardcover)
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Published: LucasBooks, 10/01/2009
Once upon a time a genius took two items, chocolate and peanut butter, and combined them to make something far greater than the sum of its parts. Now Joe Schreiber has done something similar, though perhaps not as appetizing, by combining STAR WARS with ZOMBIES! —Rich
A Summer of Hummingbirds (Paperback)
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 03/01/2009
This is simply the most fascinating work of nonfiction I've read in years. Intrigue, sex, scandal, jealousy; but mostly an incomparable set of brilliant writers, thinkers, and artists emerging and shining the light forward from the darkness of the post-Civil War threshold. —Peter
Tone Deaf in Bangkok: And Other Places (Paperback)
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Published: Global Directions/Things Asian Press, 04/01/2009
Finally, a book by Janet Brown, a very gifted writer, a keen observer of the world, and one of the most wicked wits around. I love this collection of stories about life in Bangkok, feeling the outsider, and aging. —Tracy
Ayn Rand and the World She Made (Hardcover)
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Published: Nan A. Talese, 10/01/2009
This is a fascinating biography of one of the most complex and colorful women in 20th century America. Heller's brilliant study covers Rand's life, literary works, and philosophy in rich detail. This is a very readable and important book. —Carl
The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
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Published: Modern Library, 02/01/1993
What kind of city do you want to live in? Jane Jacobs helped save some of the best parts of New York City and helped us realize that progress can be defined as restoring and preserving varied streetscapes and walkable neighborhoods. This book spells out what we know intuitively: combine the old with the new. And it tells us why. Essential reading. —Karen
How to Cook a Wolf (Paperback)
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Published: North Point Press, 10/01/1988
Written to aid cooks during the meager years of WWII Fisher's advise is once again relevant. While I wouldn't recommend trying all of her recipes (I just can't do canned salmon) some are very intriguing and probably quite good. But hard times aside, the author's sage tips, and her wit and charm, make this title timeless. —Pamela
The Road Home (Paperback)
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Published: Back Bay Books, 05/01/2009
Jobless and widowed, a small stash of money and vodka in his single bag, Lev, 42, leaves his unnamed Eastern European country, his beloved village, Mother and 5-year-old daughter, for better opportunities in London. In the city he endures backbreaking work, puts up with unwelcome behavior and homesickness. Rose Tremain paints a textured picture of an immigrant's story with a Dickensian cast of characters and a protagonist whose integrity, pain, and bravery are at once admirable and heartbreaking. —Hanna
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
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Published: Knopf, 05/01/2009
This book is awesome! While reading it a strange thing happened to me... I began to think that marathons are rather short. Born to Run is full of whacko ultra-marathon characters, one of which is the elusive Caballo Blanco (AKA Gypsy Cowboy, his ultimate fighting nickname.) Caballo Blanco, an American free spirit, bailed on everything and relocated to Mexico where he could live like a hermit and run. He befriends the Tarahumara, a gentle reclusive tribe of Indians who literally run 100 mile races through Mexico's deadly Cooper Canyons! If you love to run and you haven't read this, then you're in for a treat. —Jake
The Redbreast (Paperback)
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Published: Harper Paperbacks, 01/01/2009
Perfect choice for anyone looking for a great crime novel that is full of action and a taste of WWII history. Quick paced and intelligently written, don't let this one pass you by. —Jillian
Veg Out Vegetarian Guide to Seattle & Portland (Paperback)
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Published: Gibbs Smith Publishers, 09/01/2004
Whether you're looking for Thai, Indian, Chinese, or American food, this guide will point you to the best vegetarian restaurants in Seattle (including my all-time favorite, The Sunlight Cafe, for their nutburger). Other favorites are Araya's vegetarian place for their lunch buffet and Cedar's on Brooklyn for their palak paneer. Enjoy! —Charlotte
When You Reach Me (Hardcover)
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Published: Wendy Lamb Books, 07/01/2009
This is one of those books that sort of defies description. If I tell you it's about 12 year old Miranda and her friend Sal, or Miranda's mother's upcoming appearance on The $20,000 Pyramid, or the crazy guy on the corner, or the appearance of the mysterious notes, I would really be missing the point. The point is for you to read and discover. Truly wonderous. —Holly
The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British (Paperback)
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 08/01/2009
For the Anglophiles and the relatives, a shocking, funny, and very entertaining study of our friends across the pond. Often jawdropping and I had to keep asking my friends "is this true?" Well, you couldn't make this stuff up. —Karen
Hard Rain Falling (Paperback)
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Published: NYRB Classics, 09/01/2009
Jack Levitt is a white orphan teen scraping by on the streets of Portland where he meets Billy Lancing, a black teenager just off the bus from Seattle who is wise beyond his years when it comes to handling a pool cue. By the time they meet again in San Quentin over a decade later, a lot has happened, This book is about real pain and real desperation, but it is also about love that is honest, unexpected and heartbreaking. Its beauty and power lie in its refusal to dishonor these characters with easy redemption or simple solutions. —Casey O.
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Published: Stackpole Books, 06/01/2001
This is the most inspired, knowing and literary nautical writing I have ever encountered. It is a work that captures a man's dream, yet achieves this with hardly a glimpse of that adventurer. For this is a book of the sea... and of salt and canvas and wind and sun. it is a book that makes the heart leap at the promise held by the horizon. The Saga of Cimba is simply, yet magnificently, the saga of life. —Jamie
How Fiction Works (Paperback)
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Published: Picador, 07/01/2009
How Fiction Works is not a "how to", an exercise in worrying about what you haven't read, or an escape from doing the reading and writing yourself. It is gorgeous, celebratory, surprising, funny, and cheeky. And it encourages you to read and write more. —Karen
The Last Good Kiss (Paperback)
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Published: Vintage, 11/01/1988
The Last Good Kiss is a hard hitting, gritty, and graphic hard-boiled novel about some pretty nasty people doing some very nasty things. It is squarely on the P.I. tradition established by the likes of Hammet, Chandler, and Ross MacDonald, but C.W. Sughrue is no cleverly quipping cynic in a fedora. Sughrue is a detective who lives in a broken world yet seems to be hoping that the next case might lead to one good thing on the horizon, one good reason to live, one good thing to believe in. An exceptionally well-written modern hard-boiled pulp novel. —Matt
The Secret Scripture (Paperback)
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 04/01/2009
Heroes of the Valley (Hardcover)
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Published: Hyperion, 01/01/2009
The author of the fantastic Bartimaeus Trilogy is back with a new epic fantasy. Heroes of the Valley tells the story of diminutive would-be hero Halli Sveinson. Halli revels in the tales of the heroes of old, especially his family's namesake Svein, who battled the murderous Trows. Halli longs to be like Svein: to perform heroic deeds and to be remembered for all time. So when a great tragedy rekindles an ancient blood feud between Halli's family and a neighboring clan, Halli gets the chance to become a hero much sooner than he expects. Another spectacular fantasy from Stroud, whose prose is always mesmerizing and whose stories demand to be read in one sitting. —Casey S.
Cheap (Hardcover)
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Published: Penguin Press HC, The, 07/01/2009
Much has been written in recent years about the economic effect of discount stores; but where did this perception come from? Atlantic correspondent Ellen Ruppel Shell chronicles our initial distrust of cheap to its current popularity. From food, to clothing and furniture this comprehensive volume analyzes the real price of cheap. —Holly
Flight (Paperback)
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Published: Grove Press, 03/01/2007
Can an individual and a society ever heal from a violent past? This is the question Sherman Alexie left me pondering after readig this devastating and beautifully crafted book. What is read as a wild ride into the darkness of America's violent past (and present), through the eyes of a 15 year old Irish/Indian boy eventually leads the reader to the realization that we all have a profound responsibility for one another. Flight did a thorough job of shaking me to the core yet leaving me with hope. —Jennifer
Going Bovine (Hardcover)
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Published: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 09/01/2009
Fans of John Green will love Bray's first foray into contemporary teen drama. At first, the story of a sleepy Texas town inhabited by chronic underachiever Cameron Smith begins to unfold. But after Cameron learns of his inexplicable contraction of Mad Cow Disease and subsequent visit by what could be his guardian angel, Cameron embarks on a divinely inspired road trip to save the world. Part fantasy, part teen angst tale, Going Bovine is a hilarious journey into the mind of a teenage boy. —Casey S.
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Published: Spiegel & Grau, 01/01/2009
Ta-Nehisi Coates' memoir is a coming-of-age story, set in inner-city Baltimore, at once hearkening to landmark memoirs of identity in the '60s but with its own unique power and footing in this perilous time. An amazing account of his relationship with his father marks this unforgettable tale. —Rick
This Is Where I Leave You (Hardcover)
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Published: Dutton Adult, 08/01/2009
Judd Foxman, the protagonist in this hilarious novel, is in the midst of one big mess. Not only has he discovered his wife in bed with his boss, his father has just died. And as if this wasn't enough, he learns that his atheist father's dying wish was for the family to sit shiva for a week. And what a family it is: a sharky, wise-cracking, darkly comic bunch of characters forced to remain together for seven days as they go through the motions of religious mourning. Tropper is a master of dialogue and his voice is fresh and true. Hands down one of the funniest books I've ever read. —Laurie
The Housekeeper and the Professor (Paperback)
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Published: Picador, 02/01/2009
A young single mother goes to work for a professor whose short term memory resets every day in this beautiful, bittersweet novel. This is a story of friendship and of love (including the love of baseball), a dreamy little novel. —Karen
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Published: Hill and Wang, 07/01/2009
"What traitors books can be! You think they're backing you up, and they turn on you. Others can use, too, and there you are, lost in the middle of the moor, in a great welter of nouns and verbs and adjectives." -from the book.
This sumptuously illustrated edition won't betray you. —Holly
Paroles: Selected Poems (Paperback)
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Published: City Lights Books, 01/01/2001
I discovered this book of poetry in a used bookstore in Santa Barbara when I was in my early twenties. Paroles, or "Words," was originally published in 1946 in Paris. Jacques Prevert was a part of the surrealist movement and his poetry usually centers on life in Paris. Enjoy! —Jillian
Ash (Hardcover)
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 09/01/2009
A healer's daughter, orphaned and in the clutches of an evil stepmother is haunted by a ghostly visitor in this retelling of Cinderella. Not normally my kind of thing but I was spellbound!! A gread read for young adults and for older folks too. True love comes in all stripes. —Karen
John Henry Days (Paperback)
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Published: Anchor, 05/01/2002
Zeitoun (Hardcover)
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Published: McSweeney's, 07/01/2009
The Cellist of Sarajevo (Paperback)
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Published: Riverhead Trade, 03/01/2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Paperback)
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Published: Vintage, 06/01/2009
CAUTION: Do not begin this book unless you're prepared to devour the pages—preceding sleep, food. Pure adrenaline rush, this is the most compelling mystery I've ever read. The good news—there are two sequels coming. —Peter
Pure Simple Cooking: Effortless Meals Every Day (Paperback)
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Published: Ten Speed Press, 04/01/2009
As a budding foodie with very little experience in the kitchen this book has been a catalyst and tutor. Full of short, bold ingredient lists and quick, uncomplicated instructions, each recipe skillfully expedites the process of preparing an exquisite meal. This is a wonderful cookbook for those just beginning to cook and those who would like to make impressive meals with less time and labor. —Dylan
Memory (Paperback)
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Published: Simon & Schuster, 12/01/2008
Fiction and reality are almost inseparable in this award-winning novella. The author is also narrator and tells a tale of high-ended emotions, of family secrets, loss and grief, haunted pasts as he comes of age to learn of all. A beautifully translated story—highly recommended. —Seth
Herbert's Wormhole (Hardcover)
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Published: HarperCollins, 05/01/2009
My 9 year old devoured this book, carted it off to a playdate, read it aloud to his friends, and we never saw our copy again.... What more can you ask for? —Tracy
The Boat: Stories (Paperback)
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Published: Vintage, 08/01/2009
In Nam Le's first collection, each story has a scope and depth one might expect from a veteran writer. They include a struggling Vietnamese American writer in Iowa, an assassin in Colombia, small-town life in Australia, an American woman visiting Tehran, and more. These stories traverse more than the complexities of geography; they stare straight at imperfection, disconnection, age, cultural clash, and the limitless possibilities for life in an infinitely varied by strangely congruent human world. A lesser writer would get lost in creating a book of these grand expanses, but Nam Le has the empathy and unique talent to master it. —Jennifer
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 06/01/2009
A fierce and compassionate book about a man's relationship with Johannesburg in which he has lived his entire life. Vladislavic renders the disparity and insecurity that pulses throughout the city by focusing on the ubiquitous security devices: steering wheel locks and bulging key rings to serve the ever increasing number of locks. A masterful tour of the city, Vladislavic is a perceptive and eloquent witness to the mundane, the strange, the beautiful and the brutal. —Casey O.
Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Paperback)
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Published: Harper Perennial, 11/01/2008
You could devote a lifetime—nay—two to discovering the author of the timeless and brilliant plays. OR you could be greatly entertained and equally informed by Bill Bryson in his succinct biography. (Then you could tell all those Oxfordians that they are full of old air.) —Holly



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