Welcome to Powell's Bestseller Room. If you're looking for a dependable recommendation, you're in the right place. Each week we stock our shelves with our customers' current favorites. And since Powell's prides itself on our cut-above-the-rest clientele, why not follow their lead?
Top selling books at Powells.com at 12 p.m. for Friday, July 25
#1
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga #4)
by Stephenie Meyer
Children's
Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight Saga concludes with Breaking Dawn. Join us at Powell's City of Books to celebrate the release of this long-anticipated book! On Friday, August 1, we are thrilled to host Bella's Ball, a midnight release party for... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $16.09
List price: $22.99
#2
Out Stealing Horses: A Novel
by Per Petterson
Literature
Hailed by critics across the globe, showered with awards, Out Stealing Horses is a book that true lovers of the written word will hold close to their hearts. With its captivating prose and characters who burrow under your skin and refuse to come out, Per... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $9.80
List price: $14.00
#3
The Shack
by William P. Young
Mystery
Mackenzie Allen Philips's youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in this midst of his... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $14.99
#4
In the Woods
by Tana French
Mystery
The only thing more exciting than a great thriller is a terrific debut by a great thriller writer! Tana French makes a tremendous splash with In the Woods, a harrowing mystery in the vein of Mystic River that wholly earns the comparison. I dare you to... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $9.80
List price: $14.00
#5
Watchmen
by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Graphic Novels
To call Watchmen a graphic novel is to not understand the complexities of its story. Watchmen is a dark, brooding novel, full of unrelenting characters, a bitter sense of humor, and a cynical worldview It's just a coincidence that it is a novel... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $19.99
#6
I Was Told There'd Be Cake
by Sloane Crosley
Humor
Funny, charming, and self-effacing, Sloane Crosley's essays will resonate with you, whether or not you grew up playing Oregon Trail on the computer or have ever locked yourself out of your house — twice in the same day. Crosley's voice is... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $9.80
List price: $14.00
#7
Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons
by Siegfried Engelmann
Children's
Is your child halfway through first grade and still unable to read? Is your preschooler bored with coloring and ready for reading? Are you worried that your child will become lost in overcrowded classrooms? Did you know that early readers hold an... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $8.98
List price: $22.00
#8
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Asia
Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Mortenson and Relin's Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time is a powerful contribution to that arsenal. If there... (read more)
Used, Trade Paper
Your price: $10.50
List price: $15.00
#9
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
by David Sedaris
Humor
Always a delight, never a disappointment, David Sedaris has come out with his finest offering yet. He has a deft touch, moving between sarcasm and sadness or, in this collection, between redneck babysitters and quitting smoking. Recommended by Beth... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $18.19
List price: $25.99
#10
Turtle Feet: The Making and Unmaking of a Buddhist Monk
by Nikolai Grozni
Biography
Nikolai Grozni was a music prodigy, a jazz pianist training at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, when suddenly he decided to transform his life. He moved to India to become a Buddhist monk — shaving his head, learning Tibetan, and... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $17.46
List price: $24.95
#11
New Moon (Twilight Saga #2)
by Stephenie Meyer
Children's
Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight Saga concludes with Breaking Dawn. Join us at Powell's City of Books to celebrate the release of this long-anticipated book! On Friday, August 1, we are thrilled to host Bella's Ball, a midnight release party for... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $10.99
#12
Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions
by Christian Lander
Humor
Have you ever wondered what white people are all about? From modern furniture to Oscar parties to self-deprecating humor, hardwood floors, irony, and knowing what's best for poor people, the white race is finally demystified thanks to Christian Lander's... (read more)
Sale, Trade Paper
Your price: $9.80
List price: $14.00
#13
Among the Hidden: The Shadow Children Book One (Shadow Children #01)
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Children's
Luke has never been to school. He's never had a birthday party, or gone to a friend's house for an overnight. In fact, Luke has never had a friend. Luke is one of the shadow children, a third child forbidden by the Population Police. He's lived his... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $6.99
#14
Twilight (Twilight Saga #1)
by Stephenie Meyer
Children's
Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight Saga concludes with Breaking Dawn. Join us at Powell's City of Books to celebrate the release of this long-anticipated book! On Friday, August 1, we are thrilled to host Bella's Ball, a midnight release party for... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $10.99
#15
Mutant Message From Forever (98 Edition)
by Marlo Morgan
Literature
Following her modern classic and worldwide bestseller < I> A Mutant Message Down Under, < /I> Marlo Morgan's long-awaited second novel is a tale of self-enlightenment about aboriginal twins separated at birth and the searchfor roots that... (read more)
Used, Trade Paper
Your price: $8.00
List price: $13.00
#16
Water for Elephants (07 Edition)
by Gruen
General
An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a... (read more)
Used, Trade Paper
Your price: $8.00
List price: $13.95
#17
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
by Jane Mayer
Politics
"The Dark Side" is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the U.S. has made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that have not only violated the Constitution and American values, but... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $27.50
#18
Poetry as Spiritual Practice: Reading, Writing, and Using Poetry in Your Daily Rituals, Aspirations, and Intentions
by Robert McDowell
Literary Criticism
"[When we read and write poetry,] it is as if a long-settled cloud in our mind suddenly dissipates, and we are divine once again." — from the Introduction Poetry is the language of devotion in prayer, chant, and song. Reading and writing poetry... (read more)
Sale, Hardcover
Your price: $14.00
List price: $20.00
#19
Portland Happy Hour Guidebook (2008 Edition)
by Cindy Anderson
Pacific Northwest
Bigger and better! Eat, drink, and be happy; and save money too! Find more than 170 rated reviews on Portland's best Happy Hours. Enjoy high-end restaurant quality food and ambiance for less. Pick all the right places to meet up with friends! You can use... (read more)
New, Trade Paper
Your price: $15.00
#20
Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book
by Rufus Seder
Children's Nonfiction
A book that will charm and amuse any little one on your list. The horse really gallops; the chimp really swings from a tree — all through the magic of "scanimation." Recommended by Lorraine, Powells.com... (read more)
New, Hardcover
Your price: $12.95
#21
The House on Mango Street (Vintage Contemporaries) by Sandra Cisneros
#22
Secrets, Lies, and Algebra (Do the Math) by Wendy Lichtman
#23
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Signed by David Wroblewski
#24
Eclipse (Twilight Saga #3 ) by Stephenie Meyer
#25
Power of Now : Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment (99 Edition) by Eckhart Tolle
#26
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
#27
The Inheritance of Loss: A Novel by Kiran Desai
#28
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
#29
The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'roark Dowell
#30
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
#31
Utopia (Penguin Classics) by Thomas More
#32
Greek Doctors Diet Cookbook by Fedon Lindberg
#33
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
#34
Shock Doctrine : the Rise of Disaster Capitalism (07 Edition) by Naomi Klein
#35
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
#36
Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War by Joe Bageant
#37
A Death in the Family by James Agee
#38
Officer Buckles and Gloria by Rathmann
#39
How Fiction Works by James Wood
#40
Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G Walker
#41
Jazz Theory Book (95 Edition) by Mark Levine
#42
Wheelocks Latin 6TH Edition by Frederic M Wheelock
#43
Night by Elie Wiesel
#44
Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place (06 Edition) by E.l. Konigsburg
#45
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
#46
Babymouse: Queen of the World! by Jennifer Holm and Matt Holm
#47
Goodnight Bush: An Unauthorized Parody by Erich Origen
#48
Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad
#49
The Lost Sisterhood: The Return of Mary Magdalene, the Mother Mary, and Other Holy Women by Julia Ingram
#50
Stick It in Spanish More Stick It in Spa by Ice Water Press
