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 Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Hardcover, $21.952. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
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Paperback, $13.953. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Paperback, $134. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
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Paperback, $13.955. How to Be Good by Nick Hornby
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Paperback, $136. Empire Falls by Richard Russo
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Paperback, $14.957. Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
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Paperback, $138. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
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Paperback, $14.959. Please Don't Kill the Freshman by Zoe Trope
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Paperback, $4.9510. The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
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Paperback, $13.9511.Hostage by Robert Crais
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Paperback, $7.9912. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis
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Paperback, $1413. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
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Hardcover, $12.7914. Stupid White Men & Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation by Michael Moore
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Hardcover, $24.9515. Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler
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Paperback, $14.9516. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
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Paperback, $7.9917. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
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Paperback, $1418. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Paperback, $6.9919. The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
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Paperback, $7.9920. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
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