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Powell's
Powell's Books is the largest independent used and new bookstore in the world. We carry an extensive collection of out of print rare, and technical titles as well as many other new and used books in every field.
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6 locations
Powell's Technical Books
33 NW Park Avenue
Portland OR 97209
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland OR 97214
Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside
Portland OR 97209
Powell's Books at PDX
7000 NE Airport Way
Portland OR 97218
Powell's Books for Home and Garden
3747 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland OR 97214
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton OR 97005
news & blog search for Powell's...
Dec 30, 20082GQ ~ 2 Gyrlz Quarterly
sez jon:Good People Of Portland: Happy New Year. I'm writing to invite you to a reading I'm doing on January 8 at Powell's at 7:30 pm. It's for a new collection of short stories I wrote called Livability.And also, while...
Dec 30, 2008The Writing Center
The Powell's Blog is having a contest: name your favorite word and tell them why it's your favorite, and you could win a free copy of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary.You should start thinking about this soon, though. The deadline is January 5th. And last time we checked, your odds were 1 in 926...
Jackie Pants posted a photo:
After an acceptable sleeping-in period, besides watching bowl games, what else is there to do on New Year's Day?
I know I'm not the only one who doesn't give a rat's ass about American Football.
Places to Go
The Burnside Powell's Books (1005 W Burnside) is open 10am to 9pm. And unlike on Xmas day, all the [...]
Jan 1, 2009Flickr photos tagged 'portland'
Immortal Thrill-Seeker posted a photo:
This is my Little Jenna wearing her new hat she picked up at REI when we went there to pick up YakTrax during the big snowstorm. Interestingly, and unwittingly, she bought the exact same hat that Ara bought at REI earlier. And yes, that's Powell's bookstore in the background with the not-so-silky-smooth bokeh-ish out-of-focus-ness behind her.
My family does the Xmas thing on Xmas eve, so I have traditionally spent part of Xmas day at Powell's (1005 W Burnside). The downtown Powell's is open 10am to 6pm today. It's the best place on Xmas to encounter Portland's non-Xian literati (read: cute Jewish girls - though of course I have [...]
Dec 27, 2008Damn Portlanders
Why are there so many shockingly attractive Portlanders who have nothing better to do on a Saturday night than shop for books?
Completely unrelatedly, how does one go about flirting in a bookstore?
Completely unrelatedly, how does one go about flirting in a bookstore?
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It's a tired but true cliché that every Vice President of the U.S. is just a heartbeat away from the most powerful job in the world — a job they've never really interviewed for.
Veeps
(Top Shelf) tells the sordid, head-scratching, perversely entertaining stories of these men we've chosen to ride shotgun in the biggest rig in democracy. As we prepare to usher in a new VP, join us for an alternately hilarious and horrifying (but always illuminating) look back at past ones.
Jan 5, 2009
Be a witness to history at our live feed of Barack Obama's presidential inauguration! We'll have souvenirs, refreshments, and camaraderie galore.
Jan 1, 2009
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED
Join us the first Monday of every month for a meeting focusing on graphics and video for Macs. Bring your questions and tips to share with the group.
In raw and beautiful prose, debut novelist Nami Mun delivers
Miles from Nowhere
(Riverhead), the story of a young woman who is at once tough and vulnerable, world-weary and naive, faced with insurmountable odds and yet fiercely determined to survive. In the process, Mun creates one of the most indelible characters in recent fiction. "[E]xplosive....[A] gritty and empathic coming-of-age tale," praises Booklist (starred review).