Jeff's Staff Picks

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories By Flannery O'Connor Cover Image
$14.99
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ISBN: 9780156364652
Published: Mariner Books - August 23rd, 1977

Whatta me and Harold Bloom have in common? Nothin', I thought. I was wrong! We both love Flannery O'Connor. A Good Man is Hard To Find hilights her amazing talents -- for dialogue and dialect, for propriety contrasted with the ghastly, and a rather dark sense of humor.


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Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence By Bill James Cover Image
$20.99
ISBN: 9781416552741
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Published: Scribner - May 8th, 2012

From the one-of-kind mind of Bill James, famous for revolutionizing the way we think about baseball, comes a “thought-provoking meditation” (Seattle Times) and epic tour through American crime—now available in paperback.

The man who revolutionized the way we think about baseball examines our cultural obsession with murder—delivering a u


The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival (Vintage Departures) By John Vaillant Cover Image
$18.00
ISBN: 9780307389046
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Published: Vintage - May 3rd, 2011

My favorite book in 2010. {Editor's note: Jeff's original shelf-talker for this book also includes a frightening drawing of a tiger claw.}


How We Decide By Jonah Lehrer Cover Image
$14.95
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ISBN: 9780547247991
Published: Mariner Books - January 1st, 2010

This look at the role of emotions in decision making has been a hit with everyone I've recommended it to. For such a young guy, Mr. Lehrer is a master at communicating the intricacies of neuroscience to lay-folks like me. Filled with rad and relevant examples, this title's a winner.
He also says signs sell items, no matter what the sign says. Right on!


Candide: Or Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) By Francois Voltaire, Theo Cuffe (Translated by), Michael Wood (Introduction by), Chris Ware (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Francois Voltaire, Theo Cuffe (Translated by), Michael Wood (Introduction by), Chris Ware (Illustrator)
$17.00
ISBN: 9780143039426
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Published: Penguin Classics - October 25th, 2005

My favorite novel from before the age of television. A classic of French literature, which unlike the rest of it held my attention, this novel is fast-paced, wise, and hilarious. This edition is beautiful! Take that, Leibniz!


The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel By Margaret Atwood Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780385490818
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Published: Anchor - March 16th, 1998

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (The New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.


Zelda: A Biography By Nancy Milford Cover Image
$18.99
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ISBN: 9780062089397
Published: Harper Perennial Modern Classics - November 29th, 2011

“Profound, overwhelmingly moving . . . a richly complex love story.” — New York Times


Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids By Daniel Loxton, Donald R. Prothero, Michael Shermer (Foreword by) Cover Image
$34.95
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ISBN: 9780231153201
Published: Columbia University Press - August 6th, 2013

Though a scientist, Daniel Loxton is clearly a sympathizer to the cryptozoological quest. In Abominable Science, Loxton and his co-author Donald Prothero examine the evidence, or lack thereof, for the existence of some familiar beasts (Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster). In the process, the pair reveal the vagaries of human perception, including the influence of larger forces such as monster movies and dinosaur exhibits -- as well as A LOT of fakery. 

Get to the root of your favorite cryptid!


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