Bestsellers

Jan. 15, 2012

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Hardcover Fiction

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A middle-age retiree re-evaluates his mediocre existence.
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The clock is ticking on Harry Bosch’s retirement as he probes a Chateau Marmont crime.
(Little, Brown: $27.99)
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The characters of Pride and Prejudice are drawn into a tale of murder.
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Greg gets trapped in the house during a snowstorm.
(Abrams: $13.95)
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A man goes back in time to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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Hunger Games winners face the consequences of their victory.
(Scholastic: $17.99)
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No one is safe in the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy.
(Scholastic: $17.99)
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The nature of relationships revolve in the life of a gifted college baseball player.
(Little, Brown: $25.99)
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An orphan in a Paris train station must retrieve a secret notebook left by his dead father.
(Scholastic: $24.99)
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Two alternating stories, 50 years apart both leading to the American Museum of Natural History.
(Scholastic: $29.99)
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Don’t let appearances fool you in this multilayered narrative about loyalty and loss.
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In this pseudonym-concealed author’s parody of Margaret Wise Brown’s classical tale, too many wired-up distractions keep youngsters awake.
(Blue Rider Press: $14.95)
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A former marijuana smuggler is at the center of a recently hacked online game in this techno thriller.
(Morrow: $35)
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Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney
While running for re-election, President Jack Ryan and his team struggle against a shadowy organization
(Putnam: $28.95)
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A year in the social life of three twentysomethings set in Jazz-Age New York City.
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Kinsey Millhone reports a shoplifter in a lingerie store and triggers a chain of events.
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A young boy's sea voyage in the early 1950s from Sri Lanka to England.
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The final book of the "Millennium Trilogy" has Lisbeth Salander in peril.
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Hardcover Nonfiction

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A portrait of the late Apple visionary as revealed by those in his inner circle.
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Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
The dramatic events in spring 1865 leading to President Lincoln's assassination.
(Holt: $28)
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The story of Louis Zamperini, a World War II bombardier, POW and Olympian.
(Random House: $27)
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A history of humanity told through 100 man-made artifacts at the British Museum.
(Viking: $45)
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An engaging portrait of the longest-ruling female leader of imperial Russia.
(Random House: $35)
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The rediscovery of an ancient poem by Lucretius inspired the Renaissance.
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The secret history of the private enclaves and mind-boggling estates of Los Angeles.
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Trusting our intuition in business and personal decisions from the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $30)
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How the financial crisis transformed global economies such as Greece, Ireland and Iceland.
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Didion recounts the painful story of her daughter’s death.
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Unscientific observations on romance, friendship, and Hollywood from "The Office" actress/writer.
(Crown Archetype: $25)
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A new collection of essays offers a view of the man behind the words.
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A memoir filled with musings on motherhood Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, Al Pacino and more.
(Random House: $26)
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The Lakers legend reveals his demons in this candid autobiography.
(Little, Brown: $27.99)
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A keepsake editon of a young boy's visit to heaven.
(Thomas Nelson: $21.99)
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A third book by the comedian/talk show host filled with humorous observations from the last few years .
(Grand Central: $26.99)
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reissue of the poet's blending of the practical and mythic in 11 impressionistic pieces.
(New Directions: $18.95)
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Tim Tebow with Nathan Whitaker
The Denver Bronco’s quarterback reveals how his faith and family values have defied convention.
(Harper: $26.99)
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Paperback Nonfiction

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Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent
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