Chris

A most fortunate accident befell his family when Chris was about 8 years old. His little brother broke the television set and Dad said "No new TV. We're going to read." So while his peers grew up with the Cleavers and the Partridge Family, Chris was having adventures with John Carter of Mars (Edgar Rice Burroughs) and solving mysteries with the Hardy Boys and Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie).

New to Durango, Chris is excited to be a part of Maria's Bookshop. He's also attempting to craft a novel of his own in his "spare" time (gotta do something with that English degree) . He loves the savvy use of language by authors such as William Shakespeare, Vladimir Nabokov and Ivan Doig, to name a few. He has a bazillion different interests, is a supporter of National Parks and sustainability, and enjoys being outdoors, silence (it's golden), and growing food.

When not hawking books, Chris runs an online rare print business, Darvill's Rare Prints, with his partner.

Five Quarters of the Orange (Paperback)

By Joanne Harris

$13.99

ISBN-13: 9780061214608
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Perennial, 01/01/2007

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Confessions of a Pagan Nun (Paperback)

By Kate Horsley

$12.95

ISBN-13: 9781570629136
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Shambhala, 09/01/2002

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Water for Elephants (Paperback)

By Sara Gruen

$13.95

ISBN-13: 9781565125605
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 05/01/2007

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Leon and the Place Between (Hardcover)

By Grahame Baker-Smith (Illustrator), Angela Mcallister

$16.99

ISBN-13: 9780763645465
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Templar, 08/01/2009

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)

By Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

$14.00

ISBN-13: 9780385341004
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dial Press Trade Paperback, 05/01/2009

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The End of Money and the Future of Civilization (Paperback)

By Thomas H. Greco, Jr., Thomas H. Greco, Jr.

$19.95

ISBN-13: 9781603580786
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 06/01/2009

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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)

By Eckhart Tolle

$14.00

ISBN-13: 9781577314806
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: New World Library, 08/01/2004

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Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture (Paperback)

By Toby Hemenway

$29.95

ISBN-13: 9781603580298
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 05/01/2009

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The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre! (Paperback)

By Carleen Madigan (Editor), Carleen Madigan (Editor)

$18.95

ISBN-13: 9781603421386
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Storey Publishing, 02/01/2009

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