Local bestsellers

September 19, 2008 at 6:58PM

local bestsellers

fiction:

1. Anathem, by Neal Stephenson ($29.95, William Morrow). A follow-up to the Baroque Cycle trilogy.
2. Red Knife, by William Kent Krueger ($25, Atria). The daughter of a powerful businessman dies as a result of her meth addiction.
3. Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer ($19.99, Little, Brown) The third book in the Twiilight series.

4. Breaking Dawn, by Stephenie Meyer ($22.99, William Morrow). New novel in the Twilight series.

5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows ($22, Dial Press). An author gets letters of inspiration from readers.

nonfiction:
1. Hot, Flat and Crowded, by Thomas L. Friedman ($27.95, Farrar, Straus and Giroux). A look at challenges the United States faces. 2. The War Within, by Bob Woodward ($32, Simon & Schuster). The author's fourth book about the Bush presidency.
3. The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch ($21.95, Hyperion). Guide to a satisfying life.
4. Breakthrough, by Suzanne Somers ($25.95, Crown). A guide to wellness.

5. Way of the World, by Ron Suskind ($25.99, Harper). The author's thoughts on how the United States has lost its way.


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