Staff Picks

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Paperback)

$14.95

ISBN-13: 9780307454546
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Published: Vintage, 06/01/2009

Cutting edge literary writing and a first class mystery. In Lisbeth Salander, Stieg Larsson has created the years most compelling, fascinating, and unique character.
-Peter (And everyone else!)

I'm Down: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Mishna Wolff

$13.99

ISBN-13: 9780312379094
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin, 06/01/2010

I'm Down by Mishna Wolff, is a hilarious memoir about a young white girl growing up in a black neighborhood with her white father, who thinks he's black.

-Heather

Miles from Nowhere (Paperback)

By Nami Mun

$14.00

ISBN-13: 9781594483981
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Published: Riverhead Trade, 09/01/2009

Raw, stunning, and riveting. Rarely can anyone write of such harrowing experiences with such beauty.

-Peter

A Ticket to the Circus: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Norris Church Mailer

$26.00

ISBN-13: 9781400067947
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Published: Random House, 04/01/2010

Married to Norman Mailer, this is a sensitive, thoughtful, and beautiful memoir of and incredible woman married to a larger than life man. Captivating.

-Ebba

The Complete Persepolis: Now a Major Motion Picture (Paperback)

By Marjane Satrapi

$24.95

ISBN-13: 9780375714832
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Published: Pantheon, 10/01/2007

Persepolis reveals the past and culture of Iran that is unknown to today’s world. With such intriguing subject matter and excellent storytelling, you can’t go wrong with this book.

-Lucy

Never Let Me Go (Paperback)

By Kazuo Ishiguro

$15.00

ISBN-13: 9781400078776
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Published: Vintage, 03/01/2006

Kazuo Ishiguro created a mysterious and enchanting world in Never Let Me Go. When I started reading this book I couldn't put it down.

-Lucy

The Other (Hardcover)

By David Guterson

$24.95

ISBN-13: 9780307263155
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Published: Knopf, 06/01/2008

Another tale of lives lived in unique circumstances.

-Colleen

The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of Tyranny (Hardcover)

By Wendell Steavenson

$24.99

ISBN-13: 9780061721786
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Published: Harper, 03/01/2009

A gripping account of the rise and fall of one of Saddam Hussein’s favorite generals- a hero of the Iran/Iraq war. A fascinating insight into the psyche of the Iraqi People

-Peter

Sonata for Miriam (Paperback)

By Linda Olsson

$15.00

ISBN-13: 9780143114703
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 03/01/2009

Sonata for Miriam is a fabulous book and a great read. One of the best books I've read all year.

-Colleen

On Chesil Beach (Paperback)

By Ian Mcewan

$13.95

ISBN-13: 9780307386175
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Published: Anchor, 06/01/2008

A profoundly moving story of what can happen when things are not said.

-Peter

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson (Paperback)

By Louise Rennison

$8.99

ISBN-13: 9780064472272
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Published: HarperTeen, 04/01/2001

This diary-style series is great for teens and laugh out loud funny.

-Heather

Child 44 (Mass Market Paperback)

By Tom Rob Smith

$7.99

ISBN-13: 9780446402392
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Published: Grand Central Publishing, 04/01/2009

One of those great stories that keeps you up all night.

-Ebba

Miss American Pie: A Diary of Love, Secrets and Growing Up in the 1970s (Paperback)

By Margaret Sartor

$11.95

ISBN-13: 9781596912014
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Published: Bloomsbury USA, 05/01/2007

This book is funny! It is a quick read and can brighten anyone’s day.

-Lucy

Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity (Paperback)

By Kerry Cohen

$13.99

ISBN-13: 9781401309923
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Published: Hyperion, 06/01/2009

This chronicle or dangerous sex and failed relationships is painfully honest. A book that may help teenagers steer clear of the whole mess- while those who survived similar ordeals will appreciate the telling.

-Colleen