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Find textbooks at Alibris!

NOTE: Overstock bests Amazon's prices and is "blue."

THE BOOKS WITH "BUZZ":
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story:

True Compass: A Memoir
by Edward M. Kennedy.

Read Barack Obama's vision for America:

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama

Boran2 and maryb2004 recommend:

The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime
by Jasper Fforde

Must-have information for all presidents-and citizens-of the twenty-first century?

Physics for Future Presidents: The Science behind the Headlines
Richard A. Muller

rae recommends:

Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire
by Morris Berman.

On BooMan’s shelf:

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

This looks interesting:

Adventure Divas
by Holly Morris

Here’s a good one from
Elizabeth Gilbert:

Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

"Crash" * Best Motion Picture, Academy Awards * Only $11.79 at Overstock * 2006 SAG Winner, Best Ensemble

Check out
Powell's new section:
NEW FAVORITES

Selected new arrivals at 30% off

Recommended by Indianadem and ejmw:
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Wellstone

From northcountry’s bookshelf:

The New Golden Age:
The Coming Revolution Against
Political Corruption and Economic Chaos
by Ravi Batra

A novel about contractors in Iraq from the woman that runs The Spy That Billed Me:

Outsourced: A Novel
from RJ Hillhouse.


Great Deals
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Find mystery novels by Nancy Pickard ("Kansas")



Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power by Phyllis Bennis (interviewed on DN!)


Featured by Keith Olbermann, New (Powell's Sale): Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum (whose other books merit serious consideration)


"Explosive" State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
by James Risen


The book the CIA doesn't want you to read: Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
Larry Johnson's review


BT's all-time best seller:

PERMACULTURE:
A Designers' Manual

$79.95 * Sale: $59.95


Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women's History (Third Edition)


The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor And Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!


The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan


Green Press Initiative
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Journalistas: 100 Years of the Best Writing and Reporting by Women Journalists by Eleanor Mills * NYT review


Bury Me Standing: the Gypsies & Their Journey


1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus



Brokeback Mountain
by Annie Proulx
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Check out Powell's
"At The Movies"


Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World by Noam Chomsky (Power & Terror: Post 9-11 Talks)


The Price of Privilege:

How Parental Pressure and
Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of
Disconnected and Unhappy Kids

by Madeline Levine


Save 35-70% on
name brand clothing,
footwear, and outdoor gear
at SierraTradingPost.com

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We listened to PEN American Center's "State of Emergency" and found 1940s books by Curzio Malaparte only at Alibris. (Selection (MP3) excerpted from "The Skin.")

Alibris - Books You Thought You'd Never Find
Banned Books * Are you a fan of Film Noir, Art House, Documentaries or Hong Kong Action? * Searching for a long-lost children's book or a first printing of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue on vinyl? Find it at Alibris!

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The eagles owe Philadelphia $8 million for loans taken out in 1985 for skyboxes.  They were supposed to pay back in 2001, but have held everything up in court over an exhibition game that was cancelled. they are hoping to tie the city down with lawsuits so we give up on the money.

You know how much it would cost to keep out libraries open? $8 million dollars.

And the eagles have the nerve to go around boasting about their commitment to the community, about their literacy initiatives and bookmobile and athletic programs.  But when it comes to paying the debt that would keep the library open, they are nowhere to be found.

For a team that's benefited so much from Philly (never mind the skybopxes, we ponyed up $200 million for their stadium), they sure haven't done much for us in return.

I say boycott the fuckers.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 08:19:22 AM EST
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   Thats pretty scummy. But I still have to root for them because well they are the Eagles. All NFL teams are extorting taxpayers. Its how its done now.  Try to organize locally to get the money. Good luck to you.
   I have never been to an Eagles game but have been to many Phillies and Flyers games. My son and I spend a ton of money at the games and on hotel rooms and eating out. I'm hoping some of that is tax money that the city receives. Is that being naive?

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; now we know that it is bad economics;" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
by Salunga on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 09:38:26 AM EST
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we get some of it.
Also, I'd like to call out right-wing dingaling Fliers owner Ed Snider for doing the right thing: he stepped up to the plate and is funding the ice rinks that are supposed to close.

Ed walks the walk, even if he did subject us to Sarah Palin. Jeff Luuuuurie, where aaaaare you???

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 10:54:43 AM EST
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I saw that and you may want to also thank Flyers fans for booing the shit out of Palin. Eight or nine of the flyers players live in center city. I think thats pretty cool.

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; now we know that it is bad economics;" - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
by Salunga on Thu Dec 4th, 2008 at 11:10:56 AM EST
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