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Jill Biden

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton

Growing up, Jill Biden had wanted two things: a marriage like her parents' – strong, loving, and full of laughter – and a career. An early heartbreak had left her uncertain about love, until she met Joe. She soon found herself falling in love, learning to balance life as a mother, wife, educator, and political spouse. Through the challenges of public scrutiny, complicated family dynamics, and personal losses, she grew alongside her family, and she extended the family circle at every turn: with her students, military families, friends and staff at the White House, and more. The former Second Lady’s new memoir, Where the Light Enters (Flatiron), is a candid, heartwarming glimpse into the creation of a beloved American family, and the life of a…

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Less of More: Pursuing Spiritual Abundance in a World of Never Enough

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland

The Constitution guarantees the right to the pursuit of happiness. But for most Americans, what this means is the pursuit of more – more money, more prestige, more stuff. Far from offering happiness and satisfaction, this relentless pursuit has only left us exhausted, isolated, miserable, and wondering if there is a better way. Pastor Chris Nye’s Less of More (Baker) exposes the American pursuit of more for what it truly is: an attempt to satisfy our souls with the temporary instead of the eternal.

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Sunnyside Streetcars: The Streetcars of Southeast Portland

Powell's Books on Hawthorne 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland

Streetcars played a key role in the frenzy of development that followed the completion of the first bridges across the Willamette River in Portland in 1887. In 1889, Southeast Portland residents raised their own money to fund one of the first electric street railways in the country. By 1891, rival companies had merged to form the largest streetcar system in the West. Richard Thompson’s Sunnyside Streetcars (America Through Time) traces the history of streetcars in Southeast Portland.

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