Bestsellers

Nov. 11, 2012

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Hardcover Fiction

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A wife mysteriously disappears on her fifth wedding anniversary.
(Crown: $25)
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An empty council seat stirs up petty hypocrisies in a small English town.
(Little, Brown: $35)
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A Cuban-American cop is at the center of a racial controversy in this social satire set in Miami.
(Little, Brown: $30)
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A jailed attorney knows who murdered a federal judge.
(Doubleday: $28.95)
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A collection of stories centered on a young Dominican man's search for love.
(Riverhead: $26.95)
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A small group of survivors try to fight back 100 years after a massive army of vampires wiped out civilization.
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The Greek and Roman demigods unite to defeat the Earth Mother, Gaea.
(Disney Hyperion: $19.99)
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Married agents on the hunt for an elusive masterminds behind the USS Cole bombing.
(Grand Central: $27.99)
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A jazz themed record store on the border of Oakland and Berkeley is threatened by a big time developer.
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Two young soldiers try to survive the horrors of war in Iraq.
(Little, Brown: $24.99)
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George and Harold travel back in time to kindergarten in this ninth book in the series.
(Scholastic: $9.99)
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Book two of the Century trilogy finds the characters from “Fall of Giants” swept up in war.
(Dutton: $36)
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An unhappy mother goes missing in Seattle in this humorous family drama.
(Little, Brown: $25.99)
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A young boy sets out to uncover who brutally attacked his mother on an Indian reservation.
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Inspector Harry Hole must prove the boy he helped raise is not guilty of murder.
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The inventor of the world’s first clock must teach humans the true meaning of time.
(Hyperion: $24.99)
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A cop's son involvement in organized crime during prohibition takes him from Boston to the streets of Cuba.
(Morrow: $27.99)
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Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell's vicious maneuvering continue in this sequel to "Wolf Hall."
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Hardcover Nonfiction

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Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
A recounting of the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
(Henry Holt: $28)
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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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A Navy SEAL's firsthand account of the mission that killed Osama bin Laden.
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Thirty-one blessings and promises to recite daily.
(FaithWords : $21.99)
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A memoir from the rock musician reveals creative doubts and fears.
(Blue Rider Press: $30)
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A satirical guide to fixing America from The Colbert Report host.
(Grand Central: $28.99)
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The songwriter-guitarist for The Who offers a frank assessment of what drives him.
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The former Talking Heads frontman explores the business of making music.
(McSweeney's: $32)
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An examination of the increasing gap between the country's rich and poor.
(Penguin Press: $27.95)
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The rockstar take a candid look back at his life on and off the stage.
(Crown Archetype: $27)
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John Lennon & Hunter Davies
A collection of personal letters from the late musician.
(Little, Brown: $29.99)
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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 career of Edward Curtis, photographer of Native Americans.
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: $28)
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Funny anecdotes on the challenges of motherhood.
(Abrams: $18.95)
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The late author writes of his last dying days.
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An insider's tale of life at one of Wall Street's most powerful banks.
(Grand Central: $27.99)
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The transformation of Barbra Streisand from an unknown to a superstar performer.
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: $30)
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