Bestsellers

June 17, 2012

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Hardcover Fiction

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A 15-year-old fends for himself after his parents are arrested for robbing a bank.
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Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell's vicious maneuvering continue in this sequel to "Wolf Hall."
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Hunger Games winners face the consequences of their victory.
(Scholastic: $17.99)
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A middle-age retiree re-evaluates his mediocre existence.
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Irving’s newest involves AIDS, sexual identity and the loss that comes with growing up.
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No one is safe in the final installment of the Hunger Games trilogy.
(Scholastic: $17.99)
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Carter and Sadie must rely on a magical ghost to stop Apophis in this final book of the Kane Chronicles.
(Hyperion: $19.99)
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A comic reimagining of Star Wars' Dark Lord as a doting father.
(Chronicle: $14.95)
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A year in the social life of three twentysomethings set in Jazz-Age New York City.
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An ambitious Bangladeshi woman moves to New York to marry a man she met over the Internet
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Vincent Van Gogh's Parisian artist friends seek the truth behind his untimely death in this rollicking adventure.
(Morrow: $26.99)
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Minnesota cop Lucas Davenport's investigates the nightmarish killing of an entire family in upscale neighborhood.
(Putnam: $27.95)
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The “Three Wise Men” as murderous thieves help Joseph, Mary & Jesus escape to Egypt.
(Grand Central: $24.99)
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Tris and Tobias' bond is tested when they rise up against their dystopian boundaries.
(Katherine Tegen Books: $17.99)
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A black Korean War vet returns to his dead-end life in a small Georgia town.
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The Seven Kingdoms are imperiled again in the fifth “Song of Ice and Fire” book.
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An enemy is revealed while Sookie Stackhouse investigates a murder.
(Ace: $27.95)
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Hardcover Nonfiction

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A critical look at Barack Obama and his administration.
(Regnery: $27.95)
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A woman on the verge embarks on a 1,100-mile solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Colin Powell & Tony Koltz
The four-star general former Secretary of State shares his "Thirteen Rules" for successful leadership.
(Harper: $27.99)
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LBJ’s sudden presidency, the Civil Rights Act and war on poverty.
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A scientific explanation and exploration of the creative process.
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: $26)
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The first lady tells how her White House kitchen garden grows.
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Brutal and hilarious hard-knock life advice from someone who has been there.
(St. Martin's: $24.99)
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The story of Louis Zamperini, a World War II bombardier, POW and Olympian.
(Random House: $27)
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The Allman brother reflects on his long road traveled.
(William Morrow: $27.99)
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How the unconscious mind shapes our experiences and interactions with the world.
(Pantheon: $25.95)
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Observations on pop culture and the world of TV from the Bravo host.
(Henry Holt: $25)
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The actors examine how their father/son relationship has informed their lives.
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The SEAL Team 5 member recounts battles in Ramadi and his recue mission in Afghanistan.
(Little, Brown: $27.99)
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Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy
The dynamics between sitting presidents and their predecessors.
(Simon & Schuster: $32.50)
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The writer's cross-country road trip with his special needs son.
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: $26)
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The author and journalist reflects on marriage, mothers and feminism.
(Random House: $26)
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The secret history of the private enclaves and mind-boggling estates of Los Angeles.
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A collection of essays and speeches on bird poachers in Cyprus, the tragic death of a friend and more.
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux: $26)
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