January 29th - New York Times Best Sellers


Hardcover Fiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett, REVIEW
2. KISSER, by Stuart Woods
3. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown, REVIEW
4. THE BURNING LAND, by Bernard Cornwell
5. THE FIRST RULE: a Joe Pike novel, by Robert Crais

Hardcover Nonfiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, REVIEW
3. STONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson, REVIEW
4. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
5. GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin, REVIEW

Children's Books

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, by Jerry Pinkney, REVIEW
2. ALL THE WORLD, by Liz Garton Scanlon 
3. LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND “THREE CUPS OF TEA”, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth, REVIEW
4. BUBBLE TROUBLE, by Margaret Mahy 
5. THE CURIOUS GARDEN, written and illustrated by Peter Brown, REVIEW  

Released this Week
(The following new releases are on order)

Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton

Worst Case by James Patterson

Secrets of Eden: A Novel by Chris Bohjalian

The 39 Clues Book 7: The Viper's Nest by Peter Lerangis

The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down by  Andrew Young  (should be released this week)

On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System by Henry M. Paulson

So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us by Beth Moore

The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It by Scott Patterson

I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne

January 22nd - New York Times Best Sellers


Hardcover Fiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett, REVIEW
2. THE FIRST RULE: a Joe Pike novel, by Robert Crais
3. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown, REVIEW
4. THE SWAN THIEVES: a novel, by Elizabeth Kostova
5. THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks

Hardcover Nonfiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, REVIEW
2. COMMITTED : A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage, by Elizabeth Gilbert, REVIEW
3. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
4. GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin, REVIEW
5. STONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson, REVIEW

Children's Books

Top 5 at a Glance
1. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
2. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
3.  LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND “THREE CUPS OF TEA”, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth, REVIEW
4. FAMILY HUDDLE, written by Peyton Manning, Eli Manning and Archie Manning. Illustrated by Jim Madsen
5. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, by Jerry Pinkney, REVIEW


Released this Week
(The following new releases are on order)

Blood Ties: A Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel by Kay Hooper

Hot Rocks by Nora Roberts

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese

January 15th - New York Times Best Sellers


Hardcover Fiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett, REVIEW
2. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown, REVIEW
3. NOAH’S COMPASS, by Anne Tyler, REVIEW
4. IMPACT, by Douglas Preston
5. I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson

Hardcover Nonfiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. COMMITTED : A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage, by Elizabeth Gilbert, REVIEW
2. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
3. THE CHECKLIST MANIFESTO, by Atul Gawande, REVIEW
4. GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin, REVIEW
5. STONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson, REVIEW

Children's Books

Top 5 at a Glance
1. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
2. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
3. SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE, by Judy Schachne
4. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder, REVIEW
5. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, by Jerry Pinkney, REVIEW


Released this Week
(The following new releases are on order)

The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins

Kisser: A Stone Barrington Novel by Stuart Woods

The Endless Forest: A Novel by Sara Donati

The Burning Land: A Novel by Bernard Cornwell

The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris

Just Kids by Patti Smith

The Art of Avatar: James Cameron's Epic Adventure by Lisa Fitzpatrick

January 8th - New York Times Best Sellers


Hardcover Fiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown, REVIEW
2. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett, REVIEW
3. I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson
4. SIZZLE, by Julie Garwood
5. FIRED UP, by Jayne Ann Krentz

Hardcover Nonfiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
2. GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin, REVIEW
3. WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell, REVIEW
4. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
5. STONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson, REVIEW


Top 5 at a Glance
 1. SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS, by Jane O’Connor
2. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
3. THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, adapted by Chris Schoebinger from the story by Glenn Beck
4. THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, by Clement C. Moore (There are many version of this book, check the card catalog)
5. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder



Released this Week
(The following new releases are on order)

The First Rule (Joe Pike Novels) by Robert Crais

Magic Tree House: Leprechaun in Late Winter by Mary Pope Osborne

The Swan Thieves: A Novel by Elizabeth Kostova 

Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America by Peter Biskind

Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime by John Heilemann, Mark Halperin
 

January 1st - New York Times Best Sellers


Hardcover Fiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown, REVIEW
2. I, ALEX CROSS, by James Patterson
3. UNDER THE DOME, by Stephen King, REVIEW
4. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett, REVIEW
5. PIRATE LATITUDES, by Michael Crichton, REVIEW


Hardcover Nonfiction

Top 5 at a Glance
1. GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin, REVIEW
2. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
3. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others
4. TRUE COMPASS, by Edward M. Kennedy, REVIEW
5. OPEN, by Andre Agassi, REVIEW


Children's Books

Top 5 at a Glance
1. SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS, by Jane O’Connor
2. THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, adapted by Chris Schoebinger from the story by Glenn Beck
3. THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, by Clement C. Moore (There are many version of this book, check the card catalog)
4. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
5.  WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder



Released this Week
(The following new releases are on order)

Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert

Impact by Douglas Preston

Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler

An Irish Country Girl: A Novel by Patrick Taylor

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