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Best Seller List for August 13, 2010
Hardcover Fiction
Titles highlighted in yellow are
owned by our library - turquoise
is on order
| This Week |
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Last Week |
Weeks on List |
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1 |
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by
Stieg Larsson. The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker
and a journalist. |
1 |
11 |
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2 |
THE RED QUEEN, by
Philippa Gregory. More intrigue during the War of the Roses, centered
on Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII; by the author of “The Other
Boleyn Girl.” |
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1 |
| 3 |
THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. A
young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi. |
4 |
71 |
| 4 |
STAR ISLAND, by Carl Hiaasen. A
paparazzo attempting to kidnap a drug-addled pop star grabs her stunt double
by mistake. |
2 |
2 |
| 5 |
THE REMBRANDT AFFAIR,
by Daniel Silva. The art restorer and assassin Gabriel Allon discovers
that there are deadly secrets behind a stolen painting. |
3 |
3 |
| 6 |
FLY AWAY HOME, by
Jennifer Weiner. A senator’s extramarital affair affects his wife and
daughters. |
5 |
4 |
| 7 |
PRIVATE, by James
Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The head of an investigation company
pursues the murderer of his best friend’s wife. |
6 |
6 |
| 8 |
DEATH’S EXCELLENT VACATION,
edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner. A collection of
tales of paranormal holidays, including a new Sookie Stackhouse story. |
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1 |
| 9 |
THE SEARCH, by
Nora Roberts. The only survivor of a serial killer has found peace,
but her life is shaken by a new man and a copycat murderer. |
7 |
5 |
| 10 |
SIZZLING SIXTEEN,
by Janet Evanovich. The bounty hunter Stephanie Plum comes to the aid
of a cousin with gambling debts. |
8 |
7 |
| 11 |
HANGMAN, by Faye
Kellerman. Decker and Lazarus investigate the disappearance of a
professional killer’s wife and a nurse’s gruesome murder. |
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1 |
| 12 |
BURN, by Nevada
Barr. Anna Pigeon, on leave from the National Park Service, moves to New
Orleans. |
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1 |
| 13 |
SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY, by Gary
Shteyngart. A tender but doomed love affair in a future America on the
verge of collapse |
11 |
2 |
| 14 |
THE GLASS RAINBOW,
by James Lee Burke. A man with ties to an evil ex-convict is dating the
Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux’s daughter. |
9 |
4 |
| 15 |
SCARLET NIGHTS,
by Jude Deveraux. In Edilean, Va., a woman’s engagement falls apart
when she discovers that her fiancé’s mother is a notorious criminal. |
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Best Seller List for August 13, 2010
Hardcover Non-Fiction
Titles highlighted in yellow are
owned by our library
| This Week |
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Last Week |
Weeks on List |
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1 |
_____ MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern.
A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of
the author’s father. |
1 |
14 |
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2 |
THE OBAMA DIARIES, by Laura Ingraham.
A satirical fictional journal with commentary, by the conservative political
commentator. |
2 |
4 |
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3 |
ANGELINA, by Andrew Morton. A
biography of Angelina Jolie, actress and humanitarian. |
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1 |
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4 |
THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis.
The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their
foresight. |
4 |
21 |
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5 |
CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea
Handler. More humorous personal essays. |
3 |
22 |
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6 |
PACKING FOR MARS, by Mary Roach. A
humorous investigation of life without gravity in the space program, by the
author of “Stiff” and “Bonk.” |
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1 |
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7 |
OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.
Why some people succeed, from the author of “Blink.” |
5 |
89 |
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8 |
SLIDING INTO HOME,
by Kendra Wilkinson with Jon Warech. The life of the reality TV star and
former Playboy cover model. |
9 |
5 |
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9 |
EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON, by S. C. Gwynne.
The story of Quanah Parker, the last and greatest chief of the Comanches. |
10 |
7 |
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10 |
MEDIUM RAW, by Anthony Bourdain. The
author of "Kitchen Confidential" looks critically at changes in the food and
restaurant cultures. |
6 |
9 |
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11 |
WAR, by Sebastian Junger. The intense
lives of American soldiers in a lethal corner of Afghanistan, by the author
of “The Perfect Storm.” |
11 |
13 |
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12 |
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS,
by Rebecca Skloot. The story of the woman whose cancer cells were
cultured without her permission in 1951. |
7 |
24 |
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13 |
FIFTH AVENUE, 5 A.M., by Sam Wasson.
The making of the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s" and its cultural influence. |
16 |
4 |
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14 |
FOUR FISH, by Paul Greenberg. The
fate of four species in the global fisheries market. |
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1 |
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15 |
COMING BACK STRONGER,
by Drew Brees with Chris Fabry. The N.F.L. quarterback recovered from
an injury to play for the New Orleans Saints. |
8 |
5 |
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