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Bestsellers


Published October 28, 2007


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Hardback bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 13, according to the New York Times.

 

Fiction

1. World Without End (Ken Follett) Love and intrigue in Kingsbridge, a medieval English cathedral town.

2. Playing for Pizza (John Grisham) An American quarterback joins the Italian National Football League.

3. The Choice (Nicholas Sparks) How choices affecta North Carolina man and the neighbor he loves.

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

5. Dark of the Moon (John Sandford) Virgil Flowers investigates murders in a small Minnesota town.

 

Nonfiction

1. I Am America (and So Can You!) (Stephen Colbert, et al.) Comedy Central's mock pundit weighs in.

2. Clapton (Eric Clapton) The guitar great looks back on his life and music.

3. My Grandfather's Son (Clarence Thomas) A memoir from the Supreme Court associate justice.

4. The Age of Turbulence (Alan Greenspan) The former Federal Reserve Board chairman's memoirs.

5. Celebrity Detox (Rosie O'Donnell) The TV star considers the "fame game."

 

Advice, how-to, miscellaneous

1. Deceptively Delicious (Jessica Seinfeld) Tips and recipes to fool children into eating right.

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

3. Be the Pack Leader (Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier)"Calm-assertive-energy" helps improve life for your dog - and you.

4. The Dangerous Book for Boys (Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden) Skipping stones, tying knots and other essential activities.

5. The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About (KevinTrudeau) Why people are getting fatter, and how to overcome obesity.

[Last modified October 26, 2007, 16:38:15]


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