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mattaluck - sorry about that, I think I got stuck on the first word in the title of your post -
Sorting which is what View Manager primarily does, not selection.
VM works fine in the cover grid, although its not so obvious without being able to see the columns. There's a right click
Sort By that Kovid implemented with/for the cover grid.
Oh, and your not an idiot - the "match all/match any" options are missed by many people - including myself, twice
BR