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Bestsellers


Published September 23, 2007


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Hardback bestsellers for the week ended Sept. 8, according to the New York Times.

Fiction

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini) A friendship between two women in Afghanistan against the backdrop of war.

2. The Wheel of Darkness (Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child) An abbot asks an FBI agent to help find a stolen relic with evil powers.

3. Bones to Ashes (Kathy Reichs) A forensic anthropologist is enlisted to examine a girl's skeleton in Canada, where her friend vanished.

4. Dark Possession (Christine Feehan) A counselor for abused women is wooed by a shape-shifter.

5. The Elves of Cintra (Terry Brooks) The second in the Genesis of Shannara series.

 

Nonfiction

1. Giving (Bill Clinton) The former president describes people and projects that save lives.

2. Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (edited by Brian Kolodiejchuk)Writings and reflections on her spiritual journey.

3. Lone Survivor (Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson) The survivor of a Navy SEAL operation describes his comrades and his escape.

4. Dead Certain (Robert Draper) A portrait of George W. Bush as a willful optimist.

5. Quiet Strength (Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker) A memoir by the first black coach to win a Super Bowl.

 

Advice, how-to, miscellaneous

1. The Secret (Rhonda Byrne) The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.

2. The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About (Kevin Trudeau) Diet advice.

3. The Dangerous Book for Boys (Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden) Tying knots, more.

4. The Astonishing Power of Emotions (Esther and Jerry Hicks) Teachings on how to understand and employ emotions.

5. The Age of Speed (Vince Poscente) Finding balance in increasingly demanding times.

[Last modified September 19, 2007, 17:36:14]


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