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The Overstory

A Novel

by Richard Powers ...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in FictionWinner of the William Dean Howells MedalWinner of France's Grand Prix de Littérature AméricaineFinalist for the Man Booker PrizeFinalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book AwardFinalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award"Monumental. . . . A gigantic fable of genuine truths." --Barbara Kingsolver, The New York Times Book Review**The Overstory i. ... Read more

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**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in FictionWinner of the William Dean Howells MedalWinner of France's Grand Prix de Littérature AméricaineFinalist for the Man Booker PrizeFinalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book AwardFinalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award"Monumental. . . . A gigantic fable of genuine truths." --Barbara Kingsolver, The New York Times Book Review**The Overstory i.
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Bewilderment

A novel

by Richard Powers ...

**OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZEA heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Overstory.Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021 by New York, Chicago Tribune, BookPage, Literary Hub, The Millions, New Statesmen and Times of London**The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life ... Read more

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**OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZEA heartrending new novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Overstory.Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021 by New York, Chicago Tribune, BookPage, Literary Hub, The Millions, New Statesmen and Times of London**The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life
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Playground

A Novel

by Richard Powers ...

**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOOKER PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 KIRKUS PRIZEFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Overstory comes an epic tale of love, friendship and humanity’s next great adventure.**When two brilliant misfits bond at an elite Chicago private school—one a white legacy kid named Todd Keane and the other, Rafi Young, a Black scholarship ... Read more

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**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOOKER PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 KIRKUS PRIZEFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Overstory comes an epic tale of love, friendship and humanity’s next great adventure.**When two brilliant misfits bond at an elite Chicago private school—one a white legacy kid named Todd Keane and the other, Rafi Young, a Black scholarship
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Plowing the Dark

A Novel

by Richard Powers ...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Playground . " Plowing the Dark is virtual reality composed in a language that will never go obsolete." —Kevin Berger, The San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewIn a digital laboratory on the shores of Puget Sound, a band of virtual-reality researchers races to complete the Cavern, an empty white room that can bec... ... Read more

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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Playground . " Plowing the Dark is virtual reality composed in a language that will never go obsolete." —Kevin Berger, The San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewIn a digital laboratory on the shores of Puget Sound, a band of virtual-reality researchers races to complete the Cavern, an empty white room that can bec...
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Gain

A Novel

by Richard Powers ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Playground braids together two very different stories in a novel on "the Promethean messianism of corporate America" (Greil Marcus, San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle).In one story, Laura Body, divorced mother of two and a real-estate agent in the small town of Lacewood, Illinois, plunges into a new existence when she learns that she has ovarian cancer. In ... Read more

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Playground braids together two very different stories in a novel on "the Promethean messianism of corporate America" (Greil Marcus, San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle).In one story, Laura Body, divorced mother of two and a real-estate agent in the small town of Lacewood, Illinois, plunges into a new existence when she learns that she has ovarian cancer. In
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The Gold Bug Variations

A Novel

by Richard Powers ...

National BestsellerNational Book Critics Circle Award NomineeFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Playground and The Overstory, a magnificent double love story of two young couples separated by a distance of twenty-five years."The most lavishly ambitious American novel since Gravity's Rainbow . . . An outright marvel." — Washington PostStuart Ressler,... ... Read more

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National BestsellerNational Book Critics Circle Award NomineeFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Playground and The Overstory, a magnificent double love story of two young couples separated by a distance of twenty-five years."The most lavishly ambitious American novel since Gravity's Rainbow . . . An outright marvel." — Washington PostStuart Ressler,...
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Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked

Explaining the “What If” in Science, Geography, and the Absurd

by Joesph Pisente ...

Narrated by Richard Powers ...

Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

Looking for something filled with fun facts and trivia questions and answers? Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked will entertain you for hours.When you take the most absurd parts of history, science, economics, and geography, you end up with a pretty confusing picture of humanity. Why do we have borders? What’s the furthest you can get from the ocean? How do you qualify as a country? And why ... Read more

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Looking for something filled with fun facts and trivia questions and answers? Answers to Questions You’ve Never Asked will entertain you for hours.When you take the most absurd parts of history, science, economics, and geography, you end up with a pretty confusing picture of humanity. Why do we have borders? What’s the furthest you can get from the ocean? How do you qualify as a country? And why
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The Echo Maker

A Novel

by Richard Powers ...

Winner of the National Book AwardFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and the Oprah's Book Club selection Bewilderment comes Richard Powers's The Echo Maker, a powerful novel about family and loss.“Wise and elegant . . . The mysteries unfold so organically and stealthily that you are unaware of his machinations until they come to stunning fruition . . . Powers accomplishes ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Winner of the National Book AwardFrom the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory and the Oprah's Book Club selection Bewilderment comes Richard Powers's The Echo Maker, a powerful novel about family and loss.“Wise and elegant . . . The mysteries unfold so organically and stealthily that you are unaware of his machinations until they come to stunning fruition . . . Powers accomplishes
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Generosity

An Enhancement

by Richard Powers ...

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author's "provocative . . . dazzling" novel delves into the possibilities and consequences of finding the genetic basis for happiness (Ron Charles, The Washington Post).A refugee from the Algerian civil war, Thassadit Amzwar has not only survived terrible trauma, but also emerged from it with an unflagging sense of joy and optimism. Could it be that her infectious joy ... Read more

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The Pulitzer Prize–winning author's "provocative . . . dazzling" novel delves into the possibilities and consequences of finding the genetic basis for happiness (Ron Charles, The Washington Post).A refugee from the Algerian civil war, Thassadit Amzwar has not only survived terrible trauma, but also emerged from it with an unflagging sense of joy and optimism. Could it be that her infectious joy
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Context

Further Selected Essays on Productivity, Creativity,Parenting, and Politics in the 21st Century

by Cory Doctorow ...

Narrated by Richard Powers ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

One of the web's most celebrated high-tech culture mavens returns with this second collection of essays and polemics. Discussing complex topics in an accessible manner, Cory Doctorow's visions of a future where artists have full freedom of expression is tempered with his understanding that creators need to benefit from their own creations. From extolling the Etsy makerverse to excoriating Apple ... Read more

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One of the web's most celebrated high-tech culture mavens returns with this second collection of essays and polemics. Discussing complex topics in an accessible manner, Cory Doctorow's visions of a future where artists have full freedom of expression is tempered with his understanding that creators need to benefit from their own creations. From extolling the Etsy makerverse to excoriating Apple
... Read more
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Moonheart

by Charles de Lint ...

Narrated by Richard Powers ...

Series Audiobook 1984 - The Moonheart Series
Unabridged

19 hours 59 min

When Sara and Jamie discovered the artifacts, they sensed the pull of a dim, distant place, a world of misty forests, ancient magics, mythical beings, ageless bards … and restless evil.Now, with their friends and enemies alike—Blue, the biker; Keiran, the folk musician; the Inspector from the RCMP; and the mysterious Tom Hengyr—Sara and Jamie are drawn into this enchanted land through the portals ... Read more

$44.99 CAD

When Sara and Jamie discovered the artifacts, they sensed the pull of a dim, distant place, a world of misty forests, ancient magics, mythical beings, ageless bards … and restless evil.Now, with their friends and enemies alike—Blue, the biker; Keiran, the folk musician; the Inspector from the RCMP; and the mysterious Tom Hengyr—Sara and Jamie are drawn into this enchanted land through the portals
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Experimenting with Babies

50 Amazing Science Projects You Can Perform on Your Kid

by Shaun Gallagher ...

Narrated by Richard Powers ...

Unabridged

3 hours 47 min

When the empirical meets the adorableBabies can be a joy—and hard work. Now they can also be a 50-in-1 science project kit!This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral development—using your own bundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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When the empirical meets the adorableBabies can be a joy—and hard work. Now they can also be a 50-in-1 science project kit!This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral development—using your own bundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds
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