Outliers
by Malcolm Gladwell.
Little, Brown. $27.99.
An exploration of the
background of high-achievers.
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch with
Jeffrey Zaslow. Hyperion. $21.95.
A professor’s terminal
cancer inspires a call to seize life’s moments.
American Lion
by Jon Meacham. Random
House. $30.
Andrew Jackson’s path to
the White House.
Goodnight Bush
by Erich Origen and Gan
Golan. Little, Brown. $14.99.
A parody of the children’s
classic Goodnight Moon.
Dewey
by Vicki Myron with Bret
Witter. Grand Central. $19.99.
The effect that a cat
named Dewey Readmore Books had on an Iowa library and its patrons.
Hot, Flat, and Crowded
by Thomas L. Friedman.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $27.95.
Solutions to
overpopulation and global warming.
Holidays on Ice
by David Sedaris. Little,
Brown. $16.99.
Comical tales of holiday
traditions.
Why we Suck
by Denis Leary. Viking.
$26.95.
The comedian’s biting
social commentary on the state of the world.
Annie Leibovitz at Work
by Annie Leibovitz. Random
House. $40.
The photographer dissects
and explains the making of her favorite photos.
Too Fat to Fish
by Artie Lange. Spiegel
& Grau. $24.95.
The actor, comedian and
Howard Stern sidekick shares his life stories.
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Breaking Dawn
by Stephenie Meyer.
Little, Brown. $22.99.
The final book in the
"Twilight" saga finds Bella choosing immortality.
The Private Patient
by P.D. James. Knopf.
$25.95.
A murder investigation
focuses on the staff of a plastic-surgery clinic.
A Mercy
by Toni Morrison. Knopf.
$23.95.
A slave girl is sold by
her mother in late 1600s America to give her a better life.
Arctic Drift
by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler. Putnam. $27.95.
The US and Canada are on
the brink of war in this novel.
Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer.
Little, Brown. $19.99.
Bella must choose between
her lover and a friend, and between life and death.
The Guernsey Literary and
Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and
Annie Barrows. Dial Press. $22.
A writer corresponds with
islanders after German occupation.
Your Heart Belongs to Me
by Dean Koontz. Bantam.
$27.
A heart transplant
recipient is stalked by a mysterious woman resembling the donor.
The Brass Verdict
by Michael Connelly.
Little, Brown. $26.99.
A luckless attorney
defends a studio executive accused of offing his wife and her lover.
The Hour I First Believed
by Wally Lamb. Harper.
$29.95.
A couple seek to
reconstruct their lives after a school shooting.
The Story of Edgar
Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski. Ecco.
$25.95.
A mute dog breeder is
banished by his uncle a la "Hamlet."
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