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Non-Fiction

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Elizabeth Gilbert

$15.00

A celebrated writer pens an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Michael Pllan

$16.00

Pollan writes about the ecology of the food humans eat and why--what it is, in fact, that we are eating. Discussing industrial farming, organic food, and what it is like to hunt and gather food, this is a surprisingly honest and self-aware account of the evolution of the modern diet.

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Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

Rhoda Janzen

$14.00
In the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron comes Janzen's hilarious and moving memoir about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis.

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Children's

The Cardturner: A Novel About Imperfect Partners and Infinite Possibilities

Louis Sachar

$17.99

In this enlightening novel about the human condition from the bestselling author of "Holes," readers follow Alton Richards' wry observations about what he encounters as he deals with his blind Uncle Trapp, the world of bridge, and his parents' pushy goals.

 

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The Overton Window

Glenn Beck

$26.00

Seamlessly weaving together American history, frightening facts about the country's present condition, and a fast-paced plot, Beck's new thriller considers the consequences the nation will soon face if its citizens continue to take their freedom for granted.

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The Tourist

Olen Steinhauer

$14.99

When the arrest of a long-sought-after assassin sets off an investigation into one of Milo Weaver's oldest colleagues and exposes new layers of intrigue, the former CIA agent goes back undercover to find out who's holding the strings once and for all.

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The Summer I Turned Pretty

Jenny Han

$9.99

Belly has spent her summers at the beach house with Conrad and Jeremiah, who had never noticed her noticing them. Every summer Belly hoped it would be different. This time, it is. The summer that Belly turns pretty is the summer that changes everything--for better and for worse.

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The Color Purple

Alice Walker

$14.95

Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love and independence provided by her close friend Shug, pushes her finally toward an awakening of her creative and loving self.

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