Recordpub.com - One for the Books: Not Just for the Guys

With Father's Day approaching, it's time to look at some books by and for the guys. But look out, fellas, because these are so good the ladies will want to borrow them.

"All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House" is the true story of Akron resident and Beacon Journal writer David Giffels' attempt to restore an old house to its original beauty. When Giffels' wife finds out she's expecting Baby No. 2, they go hunting for a larger home and find a big, run-down old mansion in Akron. Giffels admits that he loves restoring and reconstruction projects, but this fixer-upper needs an awesome amount of work. He is driven by a challenge, a "wholly impractical, mostly secret yearning to find peace through chaos," and he has just enough knowledge to be dangerous. He gives us terrifying descriptions of the state of the house -- including smells so vivid that I needed some fresh air: "The ceiling drooped heavily and dripped with cobwebs and flaking paint and strange extensions that looked like stalactites made of dirt. The thick plaster on the walls was reduced to piles of horsehair-infused sand on the floor and the walls were stained and restained with rust streaks and calcified blotches where the leaky steam lines and water pipes had left their mark. The walls seemed poisonous. The whole basement smelled of something that had been soaked and dried and soaked and dried until its scent had texture in three dimensions: one old, one new, and one fermenting." Oh, dear Lord. There is so much wrong with the house, I'm amazed he didn't turn his back on it in the beginning: there's no running water; the roof, windows -- 733 panes of glass -- and drainpipes are compromised; the flooring and walls are warped and filled with holes; not to mention that raccoons and other critters have been or still are in residence.

But he's filled with an image of the house's former glory, and he's tantalized by the idea of "a life of butler's buttons and summer bedrooms" in a mansion a mile from Stan Hywet. As we live through the renovations with the nice, self-effacing guy and his gentle wife and son, we see how all the work affects their lives, and he says that "as much as I was trying to change this house, it was changing me more." This absolutely lovely book is an intimate, funny, heart-warming and heart-breaking memoir, with occasional commentary from Gina, the usually patient wife. This is so well written; it's a keeper.

If a mystery is to your liking, it's a happy day. Les Roberts has brought back popular Cleveland private investigator Milan Jacovich for his 14th adventure in "King of the Holly Hop." When Milan attends his 40-year class reunion, he finds a typical group of classmates: the beauty, the jock, the geek, the annoying organizer, the brooding Vietnam veteran, the guy who became a celebrity, and the class bully. When one classmate turns up dead, another becomes Suspect No. 1, and Milan is hired to investigate. He admits that the years have changed him: "I've become cynical and suspicious of everyone," he says, but "when you get to know me I'm really cuddly." He's no longer smoking, he's switched from coffee to tea per his doctor's advice, and he's eating whole wheat bread. Roberts is up to date with his local references -- he mentions Progressive Field and "The Q" -- and Milan wears a Kent State sweatshirt. This is a really fun read, with nicely building tension and interesting character relationships. It's a good, solid mystery.

For a bit of inspiration, check out "Wide Awake: The Future Is Waiting Within You" by Erwin Raphael McManus. The Christian-based motivational speaker writes about his own background as an example of how believing can make anything happen. "Dream big so you can live big," he says. He is a pastor, artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, iconoclast and comedian, and he runs a mission in Los Angeles, where his nondenominational following includes people from a diversity of ethnic backgrounds. His eight-step guide to living a life beyond your wildest dreams is as follows: Dream, Discover, Adapt, Expect, Focus, Create, Enjoy and Invest. He devotes a chapter to each and adds another: "Imagine." The book comes out in July.

I have two good picks for country music fans. "The Adventures of Slim and Howdy" was written by country singers Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn with the help of Bill Fitzhugh. The idea for the characters began in the liner notes of the duo's CDs. Two good ole boys from the South drink, fight, sing, dodge trouble and save a beautiful damsel in distress. I was surprised how entertaining this book is, with a quiet kind of humor: "The thing Howdy liked about Slim was his easygoing confidence. He seemed like a no-nonsense kind of guy. Serious without being prickly. Accountable. Couldn't understand why he didn't wear a hat, but, as he knew, people were funny." It's a raucous adventure and comes packaged with a CD of an exclusive Brooks & Dunn song.

"A Guitar and a Pen: Stories by Country Music's Greatest Songwriters" was put together by John Bohlinger and Justin Stelter. The 26 stories are a mix of fiction and nonfiction penned by a variety of writers, from Charlie Daniels, Tom T. Hall, Kris Kristofferson and Bobby Braddock to Tia Sellers and Janis Ian. There's something for everyone, and the stories are really enjoyable.

Sports enthusiasts can meet a real pro in "A Champion's Mind: Lessons from a Life in Tennis" by Pete Sampras with Peter Bodo. Sampras talks about the events that helped shape who he is and how he made himself into one of the greatest tennis players of all time. "This book will tell you who I really am," he writes. He includes anecdotes about his decision to turn pro at the age of 17, his championships, meeting his wife, and his health problems.

Finally, here's one for all of us: "My Hero: Military Kids Write About Their Moms and Dads" edited by Allen Appel and Mike Rothmiller. Children ages 7 to 14 draw pictures and write about their hopes and fears, their pride in their military parents, and how it feels to be left behind as a mom or dad goes off to serve in a time of war. Some are funny; some will touch your heart: "He is in Iraq. As bullets fly by him and bombs explode, my dad still writes to my family, telling us to keep our chins high."

For a list of best-sellers and other book news, go to www.recordpub.com, click on "Lifetimes," and check out "One for the Books" online. Send news to Books@recordpub.com.

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BOOK NOTES,
One for the Books Extra Online Exclusives:
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From The Guardian: The winners of the Red House awards have been named. "Skulduggery Pleasant won the books for older readers category as well as being the overall winner. The other category winners were Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chis Riddell (books for younger readers) and Penguin by Polly Dunbar (books for younger children). Last year's winner was Andy Stanton with You're a Bad Man Mr Gum!"

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2283179,00.html

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from The Guardian: "A locket containing what is believed to be Jane Austen's hair is expected to reach more than 5,000 pounds at auction." The auction is June 18.
For more, and a photo, go to:

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2283438,00.html

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Who's the U.S. poet laureate? Could you answer the question posed to Sen. John McCain recently? (I didn't know this stuff.)

http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/06/03/mccain-poetry-pop-quiz/

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According to Cindy Adams at the New York Post, there are many more books coming out revealing "the truth" about the president's administration. But that's all she'll say:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06042008/gossip/cindy/tell_alls_coming_about_dubya_113818.htm

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The handwritten Harry Potter "prequel" has brought in $49,000 at a charity auction.

story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080610/people_nm/arts_rowling_auction_dc;_ylt=AkyfOYYTA7DKpjSTVZokItBdDxkF

link to reproduction of J.K. Rowling's card: http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/home.do

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According to Cindy Adams in the New York Post, Barack Obama is about to be swift-boated by the far right. For "swift-boated," of course, read "made the target of an organized mass of lies and exaggerations. In other words, a rerun of what the GOP did to John Kerry.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06112008/gossip/cindy/beware_of_swift_book__obama_114932.htm

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The NCR Cafe recommends some alternate books for beach reading this summer that can plump up your faith:

http://ncrcafe.org/node/1873

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The winner of the Orange Broadband prize for fiction is Rose Tremain for "The Road Home."

http://books.guardian.co.uk/orange2008/story/0,,2283729,00.html

More awards:

Ben Franklin: http://www.pma-online.org/pubresources/benfrank2008_winners.aspx

The Audies: http://www.audiopub.org/pdfs/2008%20Audies%20winners.pdf

ForeWord magazine's Book of the Year: http://www.forewordmagazine.com/botya/

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Here's a link to even MORE book news that I've picked from wire stories and other sources just for you:

http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3863262

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from Yahoo --

"There's no better time to kick back and relax with a good book than during the summer, and Yahoo! users are on the hunt for books of all genres. Yahoo! Search Data has been seeing a boom in specific book searches over the past 30 days, showing what could be the season's "hot reads." The popular options for bookworms range from memoirs and exposs, to popular fiction and self-improvement titles. Even cupcake decorating is hot right now! Specific information can be found below:

Top Book Related Searches on Yahoo!
1 James Patterson's "Sail" (To be released: June 9)
2 Scott McClellan's "What Happened" (Released: May 28)
3 Barbara Walters's "Audition: A Memoir" (Released: May 6)
4 Meg Wolitzer's "The Ten-Year Nap" (Released: March 27)
5 Karen Tack's "Hello Cupcake" (Released: April 24)
6 Douglas R. Andrew's "Millionaire by 30" (Released: April 30)
7 Kathy Freston's "Quantum Wellness" (Released: May 20)
8 Terrance Dean's "Hiding in Hip Hop" (Released: May 13)
9 Sharon Mehdi's "The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering" (Released: March 1)
10 Randy Pausch's "The Last Lecture" (Released: April 8)
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In the movie "Sex and the City," Carrie is reading a book titled "Love Letters of Great Men" -- which doesn't exist. But there's been a flurry of activity in bookstores and online from people trying to find a copy. I wonder who will publish one first. Here's a link to the AP story.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080610/imaginary_sex_book.html?.v=1

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from Shelf Awareness -- New Books Out June 9 and 10:

Sail by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel by Ruth Rendell
How to Be Single: A Novel by Liz Tuccillo
The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel by Jeffery Deaver
Married Lovers by Jackie Collins

New in paperback:

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Hellboy Volume 8: Darkness Calls by Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo and Dave Stewart

Books out June 17:

Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
No Choice But Seduction: A Malory Novel by Johanna Lindsey
The Sister by Poppy Adams
One in a Million by Kimberla Lawson Roby
The Beach House by Jane Green

In paperback:

Return to Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux
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Publishers Weekly On-Sale Calendar for Comics, Graphic Novels:

June 4, 2008
Lobster Johnson Vol. 1: Iron Prometheus
Infinity Inc Vol. 1: Luthor's Monsters (DC)
Wormwood: Calamari Rising (IDW Publishing)
Tellos: Colossal Vol. 1 (Image)
Penace Relentless (Marvel)
Muzz (Amaze Ink/ Slave Labor)
Kingdom of the Winds (NetComics)
Hollow Fields Vol. 2 (Seven Seas Entertainment)
Rosario and Vampire Vol. 1 (Viz Media)
Metro Survive Vol. 2 (DR Masters Publications)
Red (Digital Manga Publishing)
Honey and Clover Vol. 2 (Viz Media)

June 11, 2008
Question: The Five Books of Blood (DC)
Burnout (DC/Minx)
Fog Mound Book 2: Faradawn (Simon & Schuster)
Vinyl Underground Vol. 1: Watching the Detectives (DC/ Vertigo)
The Ride Vol. 2 (Image)
Captain America Vol. 1: Death of a Dream (Marvel)
Marvel Zombies 2 (Marvel)
Sunshine Sketch Vol. 1 (Yen Press)
Gimmick Vol. 1 (Viz Media)
Zombie Loan Vol. 3 (Yen Press)
Forget About Love Vol. 1 (Tokyopop)
One Pound Gospel Vol. 2 (Viz Media)
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Publishers Weekly On-Sale Calendar for Children's Books:

July 2008

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Clique Summer Collection #4: Kristen by Lisi Harrison
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Disney Bunnies: Thumper's Scary Night by Laura Driscoll
Lost and Found by Andrew Clements, illus. by Mark Elliott
Stop in the Name of Pants! by Louise Rennison
Little Scholastic: Alphabet by Jill Ackerman, illus. by Fiona Land

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Inheritance Cycle Omnibus: Eragon and Eldest by Christopher Paolini
You Can Do It! by Tony Dungy, illus. by Amy June Bates
Encyclopedia Mythologica: Fairies and Magical Creatures by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda
What If... All the Rumors Were True by Liz Ruckdeschel and Sara James

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Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer

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What's Your Red Rubber Ball?! by Kevin Carroll

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Battle Begins by Rob Valois
Star Wars: Clone Wars Visual Guide

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Madam President by Lane Smith
Cinderella's Fairy-Tale Wedding by Lisa Ann Marsoli
Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell's Tea Party by Lara Bergen
Baby Einstein: Touch and Feel Neighborhood Animals by Julie Aigner-Clark
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from HarperCollins: "Reading Warriors"

" Between family trips, summer camp and warm weather fun, it's easy for even the most dedicated young reader to fall behind on their summer reading list. This summer, help your child make reading part of their summer fun with the Reading Warriors Summer Reading Challenge. Visit www.readingwarriors.com to find tips on how you can become a Reading Mentor and learn how your child can download summer reading guides and earn exclusive reader rewards from Erin Hunter's bestselling Warriors books!"
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For a list of best-selling Christian books, visit:

http://www.ecpa.org/bestseller/index.php

For news about books of interest to the Jewish community, visit:

http://www.jewishbooksusa.com/

(Be patient -- a lot of that one seems to be under construction.)
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Nothing to Lose" by Lee Child (Delacorte)
2. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
3. "Plague Ship" by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul (Putnam)
4. "Blood Noir" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley)
5. "Love the One You're With" by Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press)
6. "Chasing Harry Winston" by Lauren Weisberger (Simon & Schuster)
7. "Odd Hours" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
8. "Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown)
9. "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday)
10. "The Front" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam)
11. "Death and Honor" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Putnam)
12. "Phantom Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam)
13. "Devil May Care" by Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming (Doubleday)
14. "The Spies of Warsaw" by Alan Furst (Random House)
15. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein (HarperCollins)
NONFICTION/GENERAL
1. "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" by David Sedaris (Little, Brown)
2. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)
3. "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception" by Scott McClellan (PublicAffairs)
4. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
5. "Audition" by Barbara Walters (Knopf)
6. "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)
7. "The Post-American World" by Fareed Zakaria (W.W. Norton)
8. "Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within." by Maria Shriver (Hyperion)
9. "Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness" by Kathy Freston (Weinstein Books)
10. "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)
11. "The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport" by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf)
12. "Always By My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other" by Jim Nantz (Gotham)
13. "Me of Little Faith" by Lewis Black (Riverhead)
14. "Sex and the City" by Amy Sohn (Collins)
15. "Ghosts Among Us: Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side" by James Van Praagh (HarperOne)
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Lover Enshrined" by J.R. Ward (Signet)
2. "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Vison)
3. "High Noon" by Nora Roberts (Jove)
4. "The Judas Strain" by James Rollins (Harper)
5. "The Lost Duke of Wyndham" by Julia Quinn (Avon)
6. "The Hollow" by Nora Roberts (Jove)
7. "Not Another Bad Date" by Rachel Gibson (Avon)
8. "Hide" by Lisa Gardner (Bantam)
9. "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
10. "Always Dakota" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
11. "The Sleeping Doll" by Jeffery Deaver (Pocket Star)
12. "Simple Genius" by David Baldacci (Warner Books)
13. "Waiting for Nick/Considering Kate" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)
14. "Damien" by Jacquelyn Frank (Zebra)
15. "With Every Breath" by Lynn Kurland (Jove)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media)
2. "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle (Plume)
3. "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin)
4. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)
5. "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press)
6. "The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment" by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library)
7. "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett (NAL)
8. "Skinny B----" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Running Press)
9. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)
10. "The Friday Night Knitting Club" by Kate Jacobs (Berkley)
11. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
12. "Dreams from my Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press)
13. "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult (Washington Square Press)
14. "Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog " by John Grogan (Harper)
15. "Eat This Not That!" by David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding (Rodale)

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback
1. "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" by David Sedaris (Little, Brown) (NF-H)
2. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers) (F-H)
3. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-P)
4. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion) (NF-H)
5. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-H)
6. "High Noon" by Nora Roberts (Jove) (F-P)
7. "Nothing to Lose" by Lee Child (Delacorte) (F-H)
8. "Lover Enshrined" by J.R. Ward (Signet) (F-P)
9. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media) (F-P)
10. "Step on a Crack" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Vison) (F-P)
11. "Always Dakota" by Debbie Macomber (Mira) (F-P)
12. "The Lost Duke of Wyndham" by Julia Quinn (Avon) (F-P)
13. "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle (Plume) (NF-P)
14. "Hide" by Lisa Gardner (Bantam) (F-P)
15. "Waiting for Nick/Considering Kate" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette) (F-P)
16. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-H)
17. "The Judas Strain" by James Rollins (Harper) (F-P)
18. "Alicia: Clique Summer Collection 3" by Lisi Harrison (Poppy) (F-P)
19. "Plague Ship" by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul (Putnam) (F-H)
20. "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception" by Scott McClellan (PublicAffairs) (NF-H)
21. "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
22. "The Hollow" by Nora Roberts (Jove) (F-P)
23. "Bungalow 2" by Danielle Steel (Dell) (F-P)
24. "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-P)
25. "Odd Hours" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-H)
26. "Blood Noir" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley) (F-H)
27. "Love the One You're With" by Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press) (F-H)
28. "The Battle of the Labyrinth: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4" by Rick Riordan (Hyperion) (F-H)
29. "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)
30. "Chasing Harry Winston" by Lauren Weisberger (Simon & Schuster) (F-H)
31. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) (NF-P)
32. "Not Another Bad Date" by Rachel Gibson (Avon) (F-P)
33. "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett (NAL) (F-P)
34. "The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment" by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library) (NF-P)
35. "The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream" by Barack Obama (Three Rivers Press) (NF-P)
36. "Skinny B----" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Running Press)
37. "Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown) (F-H)
38. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet) (F-H)
39. "The Horsemaster's Daughter" by Susan Wiggs (Mira) (F-P)
40. "The Friday Night Knitting Club" by Kate Jacobs (Berkley) (F-P)
41. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet) (F-H)
42. "Audition" by Barbara Walters (Knopf) (NF-H)
43. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words) (NF-H)
44. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) (F-P)
45. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) (F-P)
46. "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler (Simon Spotlight Entertainment) (NF-H)
47. "Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook: Roleplaying Game Core Rules" by Wizards RPG Team (Wizards of the Coast) (NF-H)
48. "The Front" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam) (F-H)
49. "Eat This Not That!" by David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding (Rodale) (NF-H)
50. "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult (Washington Square Press) (NF-P)

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS

FICTION
1. "Nothing to Lose" by Lee Child (Delacorte)
2. "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
3. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
4. "Plague Ship" by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul (Putnam)
5. "Love the One You're With" by Emily Giffin (St. Martin's Press)
6. "Blood Noir" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley)
7. "Chasing Harry Winston" by Lauren Weisberger (Simon & Schuster)
8. "Odd Hours" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
9. "Sundays at Tiffany's" by James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown)
10. "Shadow of Power" by Steve Martini (William Morrow)
11. "Snuff" by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday)
12. "The Front" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam)
13. "Devil May Care" by Sebastian Faulks writing as Ian Fleming (Doubleday)
14. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers)
15. "Death and Honor" by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Putnam)
NONFICTION
1. "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" by David Sedaris (Little, Brown)
2. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)
3. "What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception" by Scott McClellan (PublicAffairs)
4. "Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook: Roleplaying Game Core Rules" by Wizards RPG Team (Wizards of the Coast)
5. "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" by Chelsea Handler (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)
6. "Audition" by Barbara Walters (Knopf)
7. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
8. "The Post-American World" by Fareed Zakaria (W.W. Norton)
9. "StrengthsFinder 2.0" by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)
10. "Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness" by Kathy Freston (Weinstein Books)
11. "The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport" by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf)
12. "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)
13. "Just Who Will You Be? Big Question. Little Book. Answer Within." by Maria Shriver (Hyperion)
14. "Always By My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other" by Jim Nantz (Gotham)
15. "Sex and the City" by Amy Sohn (Collins)

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The following authors are making the media rounds, talking about their books:
--Jana Kohl, author of A Rare Breed of Love: The True Story of Baby and the Mission She Inspired to Help Dogs Everywhere
--Ben Jones, author of Redneck Boy in the Promised Land: The Confessions of 'Crazy Cooter'
--George Lakoff, author of The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain
--Uwem, author of Say You're One of Them
--Ahmed Rashid, author of Descent into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
--Joe Nocera, author of Good Guys and Bad Guys: Behind the Scenes with the Saints and Scoundrels of American Business
--Jill Bolte Taylor, author of My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
--Sir Lawrence Freedman, author of A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East
--Scott McClellan, author of What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
--Chelsea Handler, author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
--Kathy Freston, author of Quantum Wellness: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to Health and Happiness
--David Iglesias, author of In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration
--Philip Bobbitt, author of Terror and Consent: The Wars for the Twenty-First Century
--David Sedaris, author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames
--Bill Eppridge, A Time it Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties
--Scott McClellan, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
--Lauren Weisberger, Chasing Harry Winston
--Salman Rushdie, The Enchantress of Florence
--David Cay Johnston, Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)
--Jana Kohl, A Rare Breed of Love: The True Story of Baby and the Mission She Inspired to Help Dogs Everywhere
--George Lakoff, The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain
--John Assaraf, The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life
--Tony Danza, Don't Fill Up on the Antipasto: Tony Danza's Father-Son Cookbook
--Mickey Rapkin, author of Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory
--Stephanie Klein, author of Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp
--Stanley Bing, author of Executricks: Or How to Retire While You're Still Working
--Lynn Spencer, author of Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11
--Pete Hamill, who wrote the essay for A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties, photographs by Bill Eppridge
--Barbara Walters, author of Audition: A Memoir
--Jeff Foxworthy, How to Really Stink at Golf
--David Sedaris, When You Are Engulfed in Flames
--Richard Engel, War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq
--Tito Ortiz, author of This Is Gonna Hurt: The Life of a Mixed Martial Arts Champion
--David Iglesias, In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration
--Jeff Sharlet, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
--George Will, One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation
--Carl Hiaasen, author of The Downhill Lie
--Benjamin Nugent, author of The American Nerd
--Dana Jennings, author of Sing Me Back Home: Love, Death and Country Music
--Ellen Hawley, author of Open Line
--Steve Kluger, author of My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park
--Catherine Gilbert Murdock, author of Princess Ben
--Ted Sorensen, author of Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
--Bill Eppridge, photographer for A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties, essay by Pete Hamill
--Isabel Allende, author of The Sum of Our Days
--Pete Hamill, who wrote the essay for A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties, photographs by Bill Eppridge
--Marshall Goldman, author of Petrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia
--Gordon Ramsay, author of Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food
--Stanley Bing, Executricks: Or How to Retire While You're Still Working
--Ann Leary (wife of actor Denis), Outtakes From a Marriage
--Steve Kluger, My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park
--Catherine Gilbert Murdock, author of Princess Ben
--Lynn Spencer, Touching History: The Untold Story of the Drama That Unfolded in the Skies Over America on 9/11
--Andrew Sean Greer, The Story of a Marriage
--Lewis Black, Me of Little Faith
--Fred Burton, author of Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
--Jeff Foxworthy, How to Really Stink at Golf
--Ted Sorensen, Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
--Rita Rudner, author of I Still Have It . . . I Just Can't Remember Where I Put It: Confessions of a Fiftysomething
--Pete Hamill, essayist, and Bill Eppridge, photographer, for A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties
--Jim Nantz, author of Always By My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other
--Gilbert King, author of The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder and the Search for Justice in the American South
--Robert Kagan, author of The Return of History and the End of Dreams
--Chris Myers Asch, author of The Senator & the Sharecropper: The Freedom Struggles of James O. Eastland & Fannie Lou Hamer
--Tony Horwitz, author of A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
--Steve Martini, Shadow of Power
--Joey Altman, Without Reservations: How to Make Bold, Creative, Flavorful Food at Home
--Jim Nantz, author of Always by My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other
--Ted Sorensen, author of Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
--Richard Engel, War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq
--Paula Uruburu, American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, The Birth of the "It" Girl and the Crime of the Century
--Sarah Sentilles, A Church of Her Own: What Happens When a Woman Takes the Pulpit
--Robert Kagan, author of The Return of History and the End of Dreams
--Gilbert King, The Execution of Willie Francis: Race, Murder and the Search for Justice in the American South
--Chris Myers Asch, The Senator & the Sharecropper: The Freedom Struggles of James O. Eastland & Fannie Lou Hamer
--Jerry Newcombe, co-author of How Would Jesus Vote? A Christian Perspective on the Issues.
--Tony Horwitz, A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
--Debra Winger, author of Undiscovered
--Hill Harper, author of Letters to a Young Sister: Define Your Destiny
--Senator James Webb, author of A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America
--Tom Brokaw, author of Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the '60s and Today
--Oscar De La Hoya, author of American Son
--Jackie Collins, author of Married Lovers
--Mark Ukra, author of The Ultimate Tea Diet
--Ralph Reed, author of Dark Horse: A Political Thriller
--Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood
--Tony Judt, author of Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century
--Simon Winchester, The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
--Peter Matthiessen, Shadow Country
--Ian Frazier, Lamentations of the Father
--Steven Wax, Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror - A Public Defender's Inside Account
--Patrick Cockburn, author of Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shia Revival, and the Struggle for Iraq
--Ralph Reed, author of Dark Horse: A Political Thriller
--Jules Asner, author of Whacked
--Virginia Boyd, author of One Fell Swoop
--DeLaune' Michel, author of The Safety of Secrets
-- Jackie Collins, author of Married Lovers
--Rob Walker, author of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are
--Scott McClellan, author of What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
-- Rick Shenkman, author of Just How Stupid Are We?: Facing the Truth About the American Voter
--David Hajdu, author of The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
--Pedro Noguera, The Trouble with Black Boys: And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education
--Roger Mudd, The Place to Be: Washington, CBS, and the Glory Days of Television News
--Alan Rabinowitz, Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and Greed
--Ron Hansen, Exiles (based on the life of poet and Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins)
--Mehmet Oz, YOU: The Owner's Manual
--Marnie Old, author of He Said Beer, She Said Wine
--Jorge Ramos, author of The Gift of Time: Letters from a Father
--Richard Price, author of Lush Life
--Louise Hay, author of You Can Heal Your Life
--Char Margolis, author of Discover Your Inner Wisdom: Using Intuition, Logic, and Common Sense to Make Your Best Choices
--Richard Engel, author of War Journal: My Five Years in Iraq
--Margaret Weis, Amber and Blood
--Rena Fruchter, author of I'm Chevy Chase . . . and You're Not
--Trisha Yearwood, author of Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours
--Kenneth R. Miller, author of Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul
--Laton McCartney, author of The Teapot Dome Scandal: How Big Oil Bought the Harding White House and Tried to Steal the Country
--Ted Sorensen, author of Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
--Marine Captain Eric Navarro, author of God Willing: My Wild Ride with the New Iraqi Army
--Peter Schweizer, author of Makers and Takers: Why Conservatives Work Harder, Feel Happier, Have Closer Families, Take Fewer Drugs, Give More Generously, Value Honesty More, Are Less Materialistic and Envious, Whine Less . . . And Even Hug Their Children More Than Liberals
--Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, co-author of Healthcare, Guaranteed: A Simple, Secure Solution for America
--David Lida, First Stop in the New World
--Steven Kurutz, Like a Rolling Stone: The Strange Life of a Tribute Band
--Sue Halpern, Can't Remember What I Forgot: The Good News from the Front Lines of Memory Research

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