Recordpub.com - One for the Books: Picture Books for Young Children

I have found a nice selection of picture books for really young children.

"What's Inside Your Tummy, Mommy?" by author and illustrator Abby Cocovini is an interactive picture book for parents to share with their young children when a brother or sister is on the way. Without information overload, little children can follow along on the growth of the baby with a picture of a life-size fetus that can actually be folded across Mom's growing tummy, showing how the baby fits in and how big it is each month. Henry Holt and Co. Ages 2 to 8.

Sylvan Dell Publishing has several new books out, and each comes with an educational games and activities section at the back.

"Animals Are Sleeping" by Suzanne Slade, illustrated by Gary R. Phillips, offers brightly colored illustrations of different animals as they sleep, with very simple, soothing accompanying words, only a few to each page. The flamingo is shown sleeping "standing up," the sloth "upside down," birds "perched in a tree." Ages 2 to 6.

"Sort It Out!" by Barbara Mariconda is told in rhyme and has simple, friendly, colorful illustrations by Sherry Rogers. Packy the Packrat is told to put away his things by sorting them into categories. But several things belong in more than one group: the turtle has a hard outer shell, but it also fits with the things that are green. Ages 4 to 8.

"The Best Nest" by Doris L. Mueller has very pretty, detailed illustrations by Sherry Neidigh that show off the unique qualities of nature's critters. The birds ask clever Magpie how to build a good nest. As she describes each stage of construction, the others think they've heard enough and go off one by one to build their own nest, without learning the rest of the instructions. That's why every bird builds its nest a different way. Ages 4 to 8. (Note: There is another book with this title that is one of my favorites, about a bird that isn't satisfied and searches for a better home, then realizes that she had the best nest all along. I recommend both.)

The last of the Sylvan Dell books is "Blackberry Banquet" by Terry Pierce, illustrated by Lisa Downey. The blackberries are ripening, and the animals in the forest come out to take a taste of them, including the "munching mouse," the very colorful "busy-busy" bluebird, squirrel, fox and deer. When a bear shows up, he scares the deer, who frightens the fox, who shocks the squirrel, etc. Ages 4 to 8. For online audio readings, more activities and matching stuffed animals, visit www.SylvanDellPublishing.com or call 877-958-2600, toll free.

"Duck Soup" by Jackie Urbanovic continues the adventures of "Duck at the Door." Max the duck is trying to create his soup "masterpiece," adding a little of this and a little of that. When he goes out to the garden for more fresh ingredients, his friends show up and, unable to find him, assume that he fell into the pot and became duck soup. So they pour the soup into the sink, through the strainer, to "save" him. HarperCollins. Ages 4 to 8.*

"Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany" is written by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. I love these colorful illustrations. Nancy finds "fancy" words to use in place of more common words -- for example, "joyous" instead of "happy" and "excursion" for "trip." This is probably a girl's book -- there's a lot of pink! HarperCollins. Ages 4 to 7.*

"Amelia Bedelia and the Cat" by Herman Parish has ink and watercolor pictures by Lynn Sweat. The popular Amelia finds a kitten and wants to take good care of it, so she asks around to find out how to be a good cat caretaker. But the cat is mischievous and the confused Amelia finally admits she has "a lot to learn about cats." Greenwillow Books. Ages 4 to 8.*

"Read All About It!" by first lady Laura Bush and her daughter, Jenna Bush, has bright, beautiful, lively illustrations by Denise Brunkus. Tyrone Brown is "a professional student and class clown" who can't be bothered with books. He and his best friends would rather do "real" things, such as solve math problems and do science experiments. But one day, as his teacher reads a book aloud, the characters come to life, from Benjamin Franklin to a fire-breathing dragon. When the teacher reads about a pig, it becomes very real to the students, but when she finishes the book and closes it, the pig disappears. Everyone is upset and goes looking for him, finally finding him -- and all the other characters -- waiting for them in the library. HarperCollins. Ages 4 to 8.

"The Incredible Book Eating Boy" by Oliver Jeffers is very clever. Henry loves books, but not to read; he eats them. He starts with a word, then a sentence, then a page, etc. As he keeps eating, he keeps getting smarter. Eventually he gives up eating the books and just reads them. But he has taken a giant bite out of the back corner of this book! The illustrations are very unusual, with a mixed-media approach, such as typewriting on graph paper, oil paints on lined paper, a dictionary page with painting over it. Philomel Books. Ages 4 to 8.

Everybody knows the story of Cinderella, but "Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella" tells it from many different cultures at once. Author Paul Fleischman and illustrator Julie Paschkis have woven together lines from the fairy tale versions told in Mexico, Korea, Iraq, Zimbabwe, India, Poland, Ireland and more, with illustrations to match each country's tale. What does she wear to the ball? In Indonesia, a crocodile brings her "a sarong made of gold," in China, "a cloak sewn of kingfisher feathers," and in Japan, "a kimono red as sunset." There's also a simple map for locating the countries. Henry Holt and Co. Ages 5 and up.

*Here's some more fun: Children can e-color a picture of Max the duck, help Fancy Nancy catch butterflies, unscramble words for Amelia Bedelia and more online at

http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/GamesAndContests/Games.aspx

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BOOK NOTES,
One for the Books Extra Online Exclusives:
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The Book Discussion Group at the Reed Memorial Library in Ravenna will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 9 to discuss "Daughter of Fortune" by Isabel Allende. The library also will be offering a movie and book discussion group meeting called Reel Readers starting in June. The first topic is "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." The movie will start at 5:30 p.m. June 18 and a discussion of the book and movie will follow. For more information, call the library at 330-296-2827, ext. 202.
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Here's a nice summer books preview from USA TODAY:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-05-21-summer-books-calendar_N.htm

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Here's a link to a marvelous column by Joan Chittister:

http://ncrcafe.org/node/1852

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Will Self has won the 2008 Wodehouse prize for comic fiction.

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2282158,00.html

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Wow! Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan has apparently written a scathing indictment of his Bush administration bosses in a memoir (to be published next week) titled "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception. Here are links to the New York Times article and to politico.com:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/washington/28mcclellan.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10649.html

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The French-American Foundation and The Florence Gould Foundation have announced the winners of the 21st annual Translation Prizes for the Best English Translations of French Prose in 2007.

In the fiction category, the winner was Linda Coverdale for her translation of Ravel by Jean Echenoz (The New Press). In the non-fiction category, the winner was Linda Asher for her translation of The Curtain by Milan Kundera (HarperCollins).

For a list of all the finalists and the past winners, follow this link:

http://www.frenchamerican.org/cms/culturalprograms?nid=227&title=Press%20Release%20-%20Translation%20Prize%20-%20Finalists%20for%20books%20published%20in%202007&pic=4

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From The Learned Owl:

LOCAL CHILDREN'S NOVELIST TO VISIT LEARNED OWL FOR FRIDAY FRESH VOICES SERIES

Local author Tanya Pilumeli will be at The Learned Owl Book Shop (204 N. Main St., Hudson) on Friday, June 27, from 7 to 8 pm discussing and signing her debut children's fantasy novel, "The DragonFly Keeper" (Fava Press), geared for ages 8 and up. It is part of the Friday Fresh Voices series. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.

Pilumeli has constructed a tale that carries the reader through four continents of feasting and adventure. It is filled with accurately researched descriptions of remote places and foods. The DragonFly Keeper" follows the adventures of sisters Manuela and Silvia as they travel the world to save the DragonFly Keeper. Using a form of travel involving a magical stone, they try to avoid danger as they try to rescue the DragonFly Keeper and save the world from death by despair. The sisters realize that in order to do this they must learn to cooperate. Humorous and exciting, this book is sure to please.

Tanya Pilumeli has an MA in English Literature from John Carroll University and has taught at six colleges and universities. She has also published poetry and done poetry workshops in classrooms. She is a member of SCBWI and The Academy of American Poets. This is her first children's novel. She lives in Geneva, Ohio, with her family. For more information, contact The Learned Owl Book Shop at 330-653-2252 or 1-800-968-2685 or visit www.learnedowl.com.
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from Shelf Awareness -- New Books Out June 3:

When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Me of Little Faith by Lewis Black
Plague Ship (Oregon Files) by Clive Cussler
Death and Honor by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
The Other by David Guterson
Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11 by Lynn Spencer
Resolution by Robert B. Parker
The Spies of Warsaw: A Novel by Alan Furst
Nothing to Lose by Lee Child
Mistress of the Sun: A Novel by Sandra Gulland
Promise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst
Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny by Hill Harper
Champions Body-for-LIFE by Art Carey

New in paperback:

Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 6) by J.R. Ward
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Publishers Weekly On-Sale Calendar for Comics, Graphic Novels:

May 27, 2008:
Justice Vol. 1 (DC)
Countdown to Final Crisis Vol. 1 (DC)
Sorrow (Image)
Immortal Iron Fist Vol. 2 (Marvel)
Skyscrapers of the Midwest (Adhouse Books)
Number 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 (Fantagraphics)
Johnny Boo Vol. 1: Best Little Ghost in the World (Top Shelf)
Boneyard Vol. 4 (NBM)
The Reformed Vol. 1 (Del Ray Manga)
Legend Vol. 2 (Yen Press)
I, Otaku: Struggle in Akihabara Vol. 2 (Seven Seas Entertainment)
Rurouni Kenshin VizBig Ed. Vol. 2 (Viz Media)
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The shortlist for the James Tait Black Memorial Prizes:

http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2008/april/james-tait-black

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Book Sense book picks for May:

http://www.booksense.com/bspicks/May08.jsp

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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Odd Hours" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
2. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
3. "Love the One You're With" by Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press)
4. "The Front" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam)
5. "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday)
6. "Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown)
7. "Swine Not?: A Novel Pig Tale" by Jimmy Buffett (Little, Brown)
8. "Phantom Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam)
9. "Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible" by Troy Denning (Del Rey)
10. "Careless in Red" by Elizabeth George (HarperCollins)
11. "The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
12. "Bright Shiny Morning" by James Frey (HarperCollins)
13. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein (HarperCollins)
14. "Twenty Wishes" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
15. "The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II" by Jeff Shaara (Ballantine)

NONFICTION/GENERAL
1. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)
2. "Audition" by Barbara Walters (Knopf)
3. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
4. "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)
5. "Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs" by Elissa Wall (William Morrow)
6. "Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within." by Maria Shriver (Hyperion)
7. "The Post-American World" by Fareed Zakaria (W.W. Norton)
8. "A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father" by Augusten Burroughs (St. Martin's Press)
9. "Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness" by Kathy Freston (Weinstein Books)
10. "Ghosts Among Us: Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side" by James Van Praagh (HarperOne)
11. "The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport" by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf)
12. "The Revolution: A Manifesto" by Ron Paul (Grand Central Publishing)
13. "The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life" by Arthur Agatston and Joseph Signorile (Rodale Books)
14. "A Time to Fight" by Jim Webb (Broadway Books)
15. "Escape" by Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer (Broadway Books)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Hollow" by Nora Roberts (Jove)
2. "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
3. "Hide" by Lisa Gardner (Bantam)
4. "Invisible Prey" by John Sandford (Berkley)
5. "Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal" by Eric Van Lustbader (Vision)
6. "Shoot Him if He Runs" by Stuart Woods (Signet)
7. "Simple Genius" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
8. "Dark Desires After Dusk" by Kresley Cole (Pocket)
9. "Bungalow 2" by Danielle Steel (Dell)
10."Pandora's Daughter" by Iris Johansen (St. Martin's Press)
11. "The Sleeping Doll" by Jeffery Deaver (Pocket Star)
12. "The Devil Who Tamed Her" by Johanna Lindsey (Pocket)
13. "The Woods" by Harlan Coben (Signet)
14. "Natural Born Charmer" by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Avon)
15. "Secrets of Surrender" by Madeline Hunter (Dell)

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle (Plume)
2. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media)
3. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)
4. "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin)
5. "Skinny B----" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Running Press)
6. "The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment" by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library)
7. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)
8. "The Friday Night Knitting Club" by Kate Jacobs (Berkley)
9. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
10. "Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World" by Lisa Lillien (St. Martin's Griffin)
11. "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press)
12. "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult (Washington Square Press)
13. "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog " by John Grogan (Harper)
14. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (Harper)
15. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin)
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USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback
1. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion) (NF-H)
2. "The Hollow" by Nora Roberts (Jove) (F-P)
3. "Odd Hours" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-H)
4. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-H)
5. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-P)
6. "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle (Plume) (NF-P)
7. "Audition" by Barbara Walters (Knopf) (NF-H)
8. "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
9. "Love the One You're With" by Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press) (F-H)
10. "The Battle of the Labyrinth: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4" by Rick Riordan (Hyperion) (F-H)
11. "Hide" by Lisa Gardner (Bantam) (F-P)
12. "The Front" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) (F-H)
13. "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-P)
14. "Bungalow 2" by Danielle Steel (Dell) (F-P)
15. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers) (F-H)
16. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-H)
17. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media) (F-P)
18. "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday) (F-H)
19. "Raven Rise" by D.J. MacHale (Simon & Schuster Children's) (F-H)
20. "Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown) (F-H)
21. "Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs" by Elissa Wall (William Morrow)
22. "Phantom Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam) (F-H)
23. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words) (NF-H)
24. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) (NF-P)
25. "Three Cups Of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) (NF-P)
26. "Skinny B----" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Running Press)
27. "The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment" by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library) (NF-P)
28. "Dylan: The Clique Summer Collection" by Lisi Harrison (Poppy) (F-P)
29. "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler (Simon Spotlight Entertainment) (NF-H)
30. "Swine Not?: A Novel Pig Tale" by Jimmy Buffett (Little, Brown) (F-H)
31. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet) (F-H)
32. "Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness" by Kathy Freston (Weinstein Books) (NF-H)
33. "Tempting Evil" by Allison Brennan (Ballantine) (F-P)
34. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet) (F-H)
35. "Invisible Prey" by John Sandford (Berkley) (F-H)
36. "Pandora's Daughter" by Iris Johansen (St. Martin's Press) (F-H)
37. "The Friday Night Knitting Club" by Kate Jacobs (Berkley) (F-P)
38. "Eat This Not That!" by David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding (Rodale) (NF-H)
39. "The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H)
40. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) (F-P)
41. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) (F-P)
42. "Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible" by Troy Denning (Del Rey) (F-H)
43. "Bright Shiny Morning" by James Frey (HarperCollins) (F-H)
44. "The Devil Who Tamed Her" by Johanna Lindsey (Pocket) (F-P)
45. "Dark Desires After Dusk" by Kresley Cole (Pocket) (F-P)
46. "Secrets of Surrender" by Madeline Hunter (Dell) (F-P)
47. "The Post-American World" by Fareed Zakaria (W.W. Norton) (NF-H)
48. "Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within." by Maria Shriver (Hyperion) (NF-H)
49. "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult (Washington Square Press) (NF-P)
50. "Hungry Girl: Recipes and Survival Strategies for Guilt-Free Eating in the Real World" by Lisa Lillien (St. Martin's Griffin) (NF-P)
Reporting stores include: Amazon.com, B. Dalton Bookseller, Barnes & Noble.com, Barnes & Noble Inc., Books-A-Million and Bookland, Booksamillion.com, Borders Books & Music, Bookstar, Bookstop, Brentano's, Davis Kidd Booksellers in Nashville, Jackson, Memphis, Tenn., Doubleday Book Shops, Hudson Booksellers, Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati, Cleveland), Powell's Books (Portland, Ore.), Powells.com, R.J. Julia Booksellers (Madison, Conn.), Schuler.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS

FICTION
1. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
2. "Odd Hours" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
3. "Love the One You're With" by Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press)
4. "The Front" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam)
5. "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday)
6. "Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown)
7. "Phantom Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam)
8. "Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Invincible" by Troy Denning (Del Rey)
9. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers)
10. "The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
11. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
12. "Swine Not?: A Novel Pig Tale" by Jimmy Buffett (Little, Brown)
13. "Careless in Red" by Elizabeth George (HarperCollins)
14. "Bright Shiny Morning" by James Frey (HarperCollins)
15. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein (HarperCollins)

NONFICTION
1. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)
2. "Audition" by Barbara Walters (Knopf)
3. "Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness" by Kathy Freston (Weinstein Books)
4. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
5. "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)
6. "The Post-American World" by Fareed Zakaria (W.W. Norton)
7. "Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs" by Elissa Wall (William Morrow)
8. "Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within." by Maria Shriver (Hyperion)
9. "Ghosts Among Us: Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side" by James Van Praagh (HarperOne)
10. "The Revolution: A Manifesto" by Ron Paul (Grand Central Publishing)
11. "A Time to Fight" by Jim Webb (Broadway Books)
12. "The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life" by Arthur Agatston and Joseph Signorile (Rodale Books)
13. "A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father" by Augusten Burroughs (St. Martin's Press)
14. "The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport" by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf)
15. "Escape" by Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer (Broadway Books)
The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bookstar, Bookstop, Borders, Brentano's, Coles, Coopersmith, Doubleday, Scribners and Waldenbooks stores, as well as sales from online retailers Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.
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The following authors are making the media rounds, talking about their books:
--Richard A. Clarke, author of Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters
--Carlos Acosta, author of No Way Home: A Dancer's Journey from the Streets of Havana to the Stages of the World
--Senator James Webb, author of A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America
--Michael Paul Mason, author of Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and its Aftermath
--Marwan Muasher, author of The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation
--Laura Bush and Jenna, Read All About It!
--Kirk Cameron, Still Growing
--Elissa Wall, author of Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
--Doug Fine, author of Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living
--Bob Morris, author of Assisted Loving: True Tales of Double Dating with My Dad
--Fred Burton, author of Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
--Clayton Eshleman, author of An Alchemist with One Eye on Fire
--Elinor Burkett, author of Golda
--Richard A. Clarke, author of Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters
--David Sirota, author of The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington
-- Scott McClellan, author of What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
--Allan M. Brandt, author of The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America
--OMickey Rapkin, author of Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory
--Paul Dickson and Thomas Allen, The Bonus Army: An American Epic
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Here are links to other recent One for the Books columns:

Farewell, Harry Potter -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/2313851

Armchair Traveling -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/1919262

Global Inhumanity -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/2253081

Bookmarks -- http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/110723

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