en Copyright 2009, Powells.com Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:00:06 PST Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:00:06 PST webmaster@powells.com http://powells.com/favicon.png Powells.com, yo! Experienced tour leader and trekker extraordinaire Greg Witt brings cultural sensitivity and humor, as well as concise practical information, to Ultimate Adventures: A Rough Guide to Adventure Travel. Whether your appetite for adrenaline takes you to arctic freezes, ocean depths, or sweltering deserts, this book will tell you the how, why, and when to plan your ultimate adventure. ]]> Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:22:28 PST A singular meditation on how the natural and human worlds both collide and connect in violence and beauty, Finding Beauty in a Broken World is a work of uncommon perceptions that dares to find intersections between arrogance and empathy, tumult and peace. "[A] beautiful mosaic of loss and renewal that affirms, with striking lucidity, the need for reverence for all of life," hails Booklist (starred review). ]]> Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:20:05 PST An intriguing tale of darts, drugs, and death, The Dart League King is an "absorbing and intelligent novel" about "how even the most banal choices we make...can have a life-altering impact" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:00:59 PST Jasper Rees's A Devil to Play is the true story of an unlikely midlife crisis spent conquering 16 feet of wrapped brass tubing widely regarded as the most difficult instrument to master, as well as the most treacherous to play in public. "Rees's self-assigned quest turns into an amiable romp with quiet bits of inspiration," hails Publishers Weekly. ]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:35:30 PST Jetpack Dreams is a hilarious pop-socio-cultural history of the greatest invention that never was — the jetpack — and a participatory journey through the bizarre subculture of jetpack enthusiasts in search of a working model. Publishers Weekly declares, "This snappily written, often funny book should attract dreamers of both sexes and all ages."]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:40:25 PST If the world is flat, as the prophets of globalization proclaim, then what happens on the underside? Alex Perry answers with Falling Off the Edge, his eye-opening journey through the planet's most dangerous hotspots. "Perry, to his great credit, is on the beat, scratching under surfaces and helping to clear away the obfuscation around this important issue," says Kirkus Reviews. ]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:21:57 PST Number one New York Times-bestselling author and two-time Oprah's Book Club pick Wally Lamb delivers his first novel in over a decade — an extraordinary work of prodigious scope and ambition that explores the consequences of violent events, and the chaos that ensues. "[A] tour de force," proclaims Entertainment Weekly. "The Hour I First Believed is his best yet (Grade: A)." ]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:17:37 PST From the bestselling, award-winning author of A Conspiracy of Paper comes his most powerful historical mystery yet. Set in post-Revolutionary War America, The Whiskey Rebels is a superb rendering of a vivid and perilous age. "A raucous mix of historical fiction and action-adventure thriller," hails Booklist. ]]> Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:35:25 PST For Things the Grandchildren Should Know, Mark Oliver Everett draws upon the relentless tragedies in his life (that also inspire his highly acclaimed music with the indie rock group the Eels) to pen a memoir that is a rich and poignant narrative on coming of age, love, death, and the creative vision. Kirkus Reviews calls it "refreshing and bracing. A great big grin of a book, winced out through gritted teeth."]]> Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:34:07 PST The eagerly awaited third book in Gregory Maguire's beloved Wicked trilogy has arrived! At once a portrait of a would-be survivor and a panoramic glimpse of a world gone shrill with war fever, A Lion Among Men is written with the sympathy and power that have made his books contemporary classics. "An absolute must-read for fans of this ever-evolving dark fairy tale," cheers Booklist. ]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:24:05 PST Winner of the Washington Writers' Publishing House fiction prize, the stories in David Taylor's Success probe the lives of people caught in an increasingly intertwined world, close to home and abroad. Exploring a human calculus of love, betrayal, and fantasy, this moving collection makes those dramas vivid. ]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:23:35 PST Second Helpings of Roast Chicken is the sequel to the phenomenally successful Roast Chicken and Other Stories, which was voted as the most useful cookbook of all time by Waitrose Food Illustrated. This new book takes 47 of Simon Hopkinson's favorite ingredients as a starting point and provides new inspiration to Hopkinson's many fans. ]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:23:05 PST In A People's History of Sports in the United States, sportswriter Dave Zirin offers a rollicking, rebellious, myth-busting history of sports in America that puts politics in the ring with pop culture. Booklist calls it a "thought-provoking, contrarian take on American sport." In this INK Q&A, Zirin describes his literary pilgrimage to Powell's, explains why writers are better liars than other people (maybe), and more! ]]> Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:21:58 PST The New York Times-bestselling author of Reading Like a Writer returns with Goldengrove, an emotionally powerful novel about love and loss filled with echoes of the classics Vertigo and Pygmalion. In this INK Q&A, Francine Prose shares the most interesting letter she's gotten from a reader, the best book she's ever read, and more!]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:08:53 PST A masterpiece of narrative history that vividly brings to life the original crime of the century, American Lightning shows the lasting impact the 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times offices had on three remarkable individuals and, through them, the country itself. In this INK Q&A, Blum shares the excitement of writing for the Village Voice in the '70s, five books he's given to girlfriends, and more!]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:04:25 PST