by Jon Krakauer  
Publisher Comments The extraordinary bestselling true story of a young man's uncompromising pilgrimage that ended in tragedy.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your Price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Bill Bryson Publisher Comments Following an urge to rediscover his youth, Bill Bryson left his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that would take him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a notebook. With a razor wit and a kind heart, Bryson serves up a colorful tale of... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Erik Larson
Powells.com Staff Pick An amazing history that recounts the inconceivable events surrounding the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, Larson's tale captures a time and place that vividly come to life. The central characters in this tale are Daniel H. Burnham, the architect... (read more) Your Price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments Subtitled, "The Great American Earthquake Of 1906". From the bestselling author of "The Map That Changed The World" and "Krakatoa" comes this enthralling story of the extraordinary earthquake that took place in San Francisco in 1906. He brings together... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Timothy Egan
Powells.com Staff Pick A fresh, stirring look at the Dust Bowl and Depression, Timothy Egan follows the personal dramas of a handful of families, allowing their voices to reveal the environmental and human tragedies that rocked the nation. Grippingly detailed, this exciting... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by George Howe Colt Publisher Comments In this intimate and poignant history of a sprawling century-old summer house on Cape Cod, George Howe Colt reveals not just one family's fascinating story but a vanishing way of life. Faced with the sale of the treasured house where he had spent forty... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Chris Rose
Publisher Comments 1 Dead in Attic is a collection of stories by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, recounting the first harrowing year and a half of life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Celebrated as a local treasure and heaped with national praise, Rose... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Andrew Doughty Publisher Comments Hailed by the "New York Times" as a must for any serious traveler and "Cond Nast" as "the best Kaua'i guidebook," this humorous and easy-to-use sixth edition reveals even more hidden gems, including a 68-page activities chapter, and a unique adventures... (read more) Your Price $15.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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Tuesday July 8, 2008
by John M Barry
Powells.com Staff Pick "An account of the Mississippi flood of 1927 and how it changed America. When the river flooded, it was possible to travel in a boat, east to west in the South, two hundred miles. The book is an account of how engineers had tried to control the... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Michael Perry
Publisher Comments <... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Kate Chynoweth Publisher Comments From the streets of San Francisco to the slopes of Lake Tahoe to the vineyards of Napa and Sonoma, this revised and updated travel guide highlights the best places for couples of all ages and tastes.... (read more) Your Price $8.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by John Maclean Publisher Comments "Pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified sitting."--"National Geographic Adventure" <BR>The Thirtymile Fire in the North Cascade Range near the Canadian border of Washington began as a simple mop-up operation; in a few... (read more) Your Price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Larry Mcmurtry Publisher Comments In this sweeping dual biography, McMurtry explores the lives, the legends, and above all the truth about two larger-than-life American figures: Buffalo Bill Cody and Annie Oakley.... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Larry Mcmurtry Publisher Comments New in paperback What was achieved and destroyed, what was made up and forgotten in the American West as the continent was mapped, the natives were displaced, and exploits were transformed into legends? In this acclaimed collection, Larry McMurtry... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
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