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Local bestselllers

Last update: May 9, 2008 - 1:16 PM

LOCAL BESTSELLERS

Based on sales at select area bookstores

1. The Plague of Doves, by Louise Erdrich ($25.95, Harper). Innocents are blamed for the slaughter of a family.

2. So Brave, Young and Handsome, by Leif Enger ($24, Atlantic). An outlaw sets out to correct his misdeeds.

3. Sundays at Tiffany's, by James Patterson ($24.99, Little, Brown). A woman gets reacquainted with her childhood imaginary friend.

4. Child 44, by Tom Rob Smith ($24.99, Grand Central). A serial killer is loose in this Stalin-era Russian tale.

5. The Whole Truth, by David Baldacci ($26.99, Grand Central). A defense contractor manipulates conflicts.

1. The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch ($21.95, Hyperion). A guide to seizing every moment of life.

2. A Wolf at the Table, by Augusten Burroughs ($24.95, St. Martin's). The author's memoir about his father.

3. The Revolution: A Manifesto, by Ron Paul ($21, Grand Central). Presidential candidate's thoughts on government.

4. Just Who Will You Be? by Maria Shriver ($14.95, Hyperion). An inspirational guide.

5. The Blue Zone, by Dan Buettner ($26, National Geographic). The author's search for secrets to long life.