Book-loving residents of and visitors to the city of Portland, Ore., are already familiar with the legendary labyrinthine charms of Powell's City of Books, the largest new-and-used bookstore in the world. Powells.com, the online equivalent of this bibliophile's paradise, brings the Powell's experience to the Web including a bestseller list that reflects the eclectic tastes of Powell's customers. Salon.com is pleased to present it here.
1. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Paperback, $7.992. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
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Paperback, $13.953. The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
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Paperback, $13.954. Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
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Paperback, $135. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
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Paperback, $7.996. Stupid White Men & Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation by Michael Moore
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Hardcover, $24.957. Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler
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Paperback, $14.958. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Paperback, $139. Please Don't Kill the Freshmen by Zoe Trope
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Paperback, $4.9510. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
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Paperback, $1511. Empire Falls by Richard Russo
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Paperback, $14.9512. P Is for Peril by Sue Grafton
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Paperback, $7.9913. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
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Paperback, $14.9514. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis
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Paperback, $1415. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
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Paperback, $13.9516. Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden
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Paperback, $14.9517. A Painted House by John Grisham
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Paperback, $7.9918. The Shelters of Stone by Jean Auel
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Hardcover, $28.9519. Seabiscuit by Lauren Hillenbrand
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Paperback, $1520. Turnabout by Margaret P. Haddix
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