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Top selling books at Powells.com at 2 a.m. for Tuesday, May 13
#1
Audition Signed 1st Edition
by Barbara Walters
Special
Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: "I want to be you." My stock reply is always: "Then you have to take the whole package." And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $29.95
#2
Western Garden Book (07 Edition)
by Kathleen Norris (ed.) Brenzel
Nature Studies
Gardeners throughout the region will be welcoming a thoroughly updated and fresh-looking edition of the bible of Western gardening. With a new, easy-to-read design, more plant photography, larger illustrations, and more than 8,000 plant listings--500 of... (read more)
Used, Trade Paper
Your price: $17.00
List price: $34.95
#3
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Social Movement in History Is Restoring Grace, Justice, and Beauty to the World
by Paul Hawken
Environmental Studies
Feeling crushed beneath the weight of ominous news, borderline-apocalyptic statistics, and global warming alerts that offer no recourse but panic? Paul Hawken's Blessed Unrest is the book you've been waiting for. Here is a call to arms with concrete... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $11.20
List price: $16.00
#4
The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper Signed
by Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift
Featured Titles
Just when you thought the last thing the world needed was another book on weeknight cooking, along comes an entirely fresh take on the subject. As they do on their weekly show, host Lynne Rossetto Kasper and producer Sally Swift approach their topic with... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $35.00
#5
Lavinia: A Novel
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Literature
A living legend who leaps fearlessly across genre boundaries, Ursula Le Guin offers one of her very best novels to date in this retelling of Virgil's The Aeneid, told from a perspective that very often got lost in even the most compelling Greek myths... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $16.80
List price: $24.00
#6
Practical Electronics for Inventors 2ND Edition
by Paul Scherz
Electricity
THE BOOK THAT MAKES ELECTRONICS MAKE SENSEThis intuitive, applications-driven guide to electronics for hobbyists, engineers, and students doesn't overload readers with technical detail. Instead, it tells you-and shows you-what basic and advanced... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $14.98
List price: $39.95
#7
Unaccustomed Earth
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Literature
Unaccustomed Earth is in many ways a deeply and authentically sad book. I would not advise reading the stories too quickly; they will each haunt you for days afterward (and, unusually in a collection like this, they are all equally strong). But Lahiri's... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $17.50
List price: $25.00
#8
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah Book Club #61)
by Eckhart Tolle
Religion Western
The highly anticipated follow-up to the 2,000,000 copy bestselling inspirational book, The Power of Now. With his bestselling spiritual guide The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle inspired millions of readers to discover the freedom and joy of a life lived... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $14.00
#9
The Host Signed
by Stephenie Meyer
Special
The author of the Twilight series of #1 bestsellers delivers her brilliant first novel for adults: a gripping story of love and betrayal in a future with the fate of humanity at stake. Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $25.99
#10
Taking Charge of Your Fertility Rev Edition
by Toni Weschler
Child Care and Parenting
Includes bibliographical references (p. 432-444) and index.... (read more)
Sale, Softcvr W/Comp Media
Your price: $10.98
List price: $23.95
#11
Caring for Llamas & Alpacas: A Health and Management Guide (2nd Edition)
by DVM and Ingrid Asmus Clare Hoffman
Agriculture
Spiral bound for easy reference in your Barn! Topics covered: Buying a Llama or Alpaca Congenital Defects Digestive Problems Down Llama or Alpaca Eyes Giving Injections Heat and Cold Problems Herd Health Lameness Lumps and Bumps Mastitis... (read more)
New, Spiral
Your price: $24.95
#12
Indiespensable Subscription (Unlimited)
Special
Powell's new subscription club delivers the best new books, with special attention to leading independent publishers. Signed first editions. Inventive, original sets. Exclusive printings.... Every six weeks, another installment to read and admire... (read more)
New, Set
Your price: $39.95 per shipment
#13
Out Stealing Horses: A Novel
by Per Petterson
Featured Titles
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)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $9.80
List price: $14.00
#14
The Enjoyment of Music, Shorter 10th Edition (Part 1)
by Kristine Forney and Joseph Machlis
Adobe Reader eBooks
Used by more than 3.5 million students, The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades. The Tenth Edition reaffirms this status in a thoughtful revision offering a more diverse repertory and a stronger... (read more)
Adobe Reader Ebooks, Electronic
Your price: $13.13
#15
Mexican Everyday
by Rick Bayless
Cooking and Food
At last, a cookbook that brings Mexican food within easy reach, companion to the all-new PBS series. In his previous books, Rick Bayless transformed America's understanding of Mexican cuisine, introducing authentic dishes and cooking methods as he walked... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $29.95
#16
Easy Spanish Step-By-Step: Master High-Frequency Grammar for Spanish Proficiency-FAST!
by Barbara Bregstein
Foreign Languages
A proven grammar-based approach that gets you communicating in Spanish with confidence, right away Easy Spanish Step by Step proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. Grammatical rules and concepts are... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $11.95
#17
The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth through Music
by Victor L. Wooten
Music
From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor L. Wooten comes The Music Lesson, the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. Then, from nowhere it seemed, a teacher arrived.... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $10.50
List price: $15.00
#18
Audition: A Memoir
by Barbara Walters
Film and Television
Young people starting out in television sometimes say to me: "I want to be you." My stock reply is always: "Then you have to take the whole package." And now, at last, the most important woman in the history of television journalism gives us that... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $29.95
#19
Gulag Archipelago : 1918-1956 (02 Edition)
by Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn
General
Drawing on his own incarceration and exile, as well as on evidence from more than 200 fellow prisoners and Soviet archives, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn reveals the entire apparatus of Soviet repression -- the state within the state that ruled all... (read more)
Used, Trade Paper
Your price: $10.00
List price: $18.95
#20
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Sociology
Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Mortenson and Relin's Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time is a powerful contribution to that arsenal. If there... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $15.00
#21
Perfect Digital Photography by Jay Kinghorn
#22
Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work by Mel Bartholomew
#23
The Secret: Extended Edition (Full Screen)
#24
America, Fascism, and God: Sermons from a Heretical Preacher by Davidson Loehr
#25
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idoms and Phrasal Verbs by Richard A. Spears
#26
Core Performance Guide by New Buildings Institute
#27
Pride (Seven Deadly Sins) by Michael Eric Dyson
#28
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom by Simon Winchester
#29
From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel by Joshua Tickell
#30
McGraw-Hill's GED with CDROM (McGraw-Hill's GED) by Mcgraw Hill
#31
Careless in Red: A Novel (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels) by Elizabeth George
#32
The Gnostic Bible by Willis Barnstone
#33
California Girl by T. Jefferson Parker
#34
ABC for Book Collectors 8th Edition by John Carter
#35
I'll Be Sober in the Morning: Great Political Comebacks, Putdowns & Ripostes by Chris Lamb
#36
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
#37
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
#38
All About Love : New Visions (00 Edition) by bell hooks
#39
Plague of Doves Signed by Louise Erdrich
#40
New Seeds of Contemplation (Shambhala Library) by Thomas Merton
#41
Mind and Brain : Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force (02 Edition) by Jeffrey M. Schwartz
#42
Morris' Disappearing Bag by Rosemary Wells
#43
Oxford Picture Dictionary by Norma Shapiro
#44
Moyers on Democracy by Bill Moyers
#45
The Simple Art of Perfect Baking by Flo Braker
#46
The Splendid Grain by Rebecca Wood
#47
The Lazarus Project Signed by Aleksandar Hemon
#48
Gentle Birth Choices: Book with DVD by Barbara Harper
#49
The Dud Avocado (New York Review Books Classics) by Elaine Dundy
#50
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) by Barbara Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver
