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By Post Staff   |  Uncategorized  |  June 25, 2009

Hardcover
Fiction

1. Relentless*, by Dean Koontz. Bantam; $27. A writer is pursued by a sociopathic critic.
2. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane*, by Katherine Howe. Voice; $25.99. A graduate student is caught up in her research on a healer accused of witchcraft in Salem.
3. The Bourne Deception*, by Eric Van Lustbader. Grand Central; $27.99. Robert Ludlum’s character Jason Bourne helps to avert a possible world war.
4. The Scarecrow, by Michael Connelly. Little, Brown; $27.99.
5. Medusa, by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos. Putnam, $27.95
6. Skin Trade, by Laurell K. Hamilton. Berkley; $26.95.
7. Shanghai Girls, by Lisa See. Random House; $25.
8. Roadside Crosses*, by Jeffery Deaver. Simon & Schuster; $26.95. A California kinesics expert pursues a killer who stalks victims using information they’ve posted online.
9. Gone Tomorrow, by Lee Child. Delacorte; $27.
10. Matters of the Heart, by Danielle Steel. Delacorte; $27.
11. The 8th Confession, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Little, Brown; $27.99.
12. Dead and Gone, by Charlaine Harris. Ace; $25.95.

Nonfiction
1. Liberty and Tyranny, by Mark R. Levin. Threshold Editions; $25.
2. Horse Soldiers, by Doug Stanton. Scribner; $28.
3. Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown; $27.99.
4. Renegade, by Richard Wolffe. Crown; $26.
5. Prairie Tale*, by Melissa Gilbert. Simon Spotlight Entertainment; $26. Overcoming substance abuse and bad relationships, by the star of “Little House on the Prairie.”
6. A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, by Bill O’Reilly. Broadway; $26.
7. The Last Best Hope*, by Joe Scarborough. Crown Forum; $26. Advice for the Republicans and for America, from the host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, a former congressman.
8. Home Game, by Michael Lewis. Norton; $23.95.
9. Always Looking Up, by Michael J. Fox. Hyperion; $25.99.
10. The Girls From Ames, by Jeffrey Zaslow. Gotham; $26.
11. Soul Survivor*, by Andrea Leininger and Bruce Leininger with Ken Gross. Grand Central; $24.99. The authors discover that their young son is reliving the life of a dead World War II fighter pilot.
12. How the Mighty Fall, by Jim Collins. Jim Collins/Harper

Paperback
Fiction

1. My Sister’s Keeper, by Jodi Picoult. Pocket; $7.99.
2. Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris. Ace; $7.99.
3. Rogue*, by Danielle Steel. Dell; $7.99. A divorced doctor about to remarry faces a quandary when her ex-husband asks her to work with him on a humanitarian project.
4. Sail, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. Vision; $9.99.
5. Salvation in Death, by J.D. Robb. Berkley; $7.99.
6. Right Next Door, by Debbie Macomber. Mira; $7.99.
7. Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown. Pocket; $9.99.
8. The Last Oracle, by James Rollins. Harper; $7.99.
9. The Front, by Patricia Cornwell. Berkley; $7.99.
10. The Last Patriot, by Brad Thor. Pocket; $9.99.
11. The Book Of Lies, by Brad Meltzer. Grand Central; $7.99.
12. From Dead to Worse, by Charlaine Harris. Ace; $7.99.

Nonfiction
1. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin; $15.
2. When You are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris. Back Bay/Little, Brown; $15.99.
3. Glenn Beck’s Common Sense*, by Glenn Beck. Mercury Radio Arts/Threshold Editions; $11.99. Thomas Paine-inspired thoughts on government.
4. Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay/Little, Brown; $15.99.
5. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan. Penguin; $15.
6. Liberal Fascism, by Jonah Goldberg. Broadway; $17.
7. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, by Tucker Max. Citadel/Kensington; $15.95.
8. American Lion, by Jon Meacham. Random House, $18. Andrew Jackson in the White House.
9. The Tipping Point, by Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay/Little, Brown; $14.95.
10. Too Fat To Fish, by Artie Lange with Anthony Bozza. Spiegel & Grau; $16.
11. Public Enemies*, by Bryan Burrough. Penguin; $16. A history of the early days of the FBI.
12. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin; $15.

West Palm Beach Top 10 books on Amazon.com Last Week

1, Glenn Beck’s Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine, Beck, Glenn, P, Simon & Schuster
2. More Than a Carpenter, McDowell, Josh D., P, Tyndale House Pub
3. Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Christian Families & Churches, Russell D. Moore, P, Crossway Books
4. Concise Anthology of American Literature, McMichael, George, P, Pearson Higher Education
5. The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography: A Monthly Guide for CCD Imaging with Amateur Telescopes (Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series), Kier, Ruben, P, Springer
6. Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Levin, Mark R., H, Simon & Schuster
7. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen (Stephanie Plum Novels), Evanovich, Janet, H, Holtzbrinck Publishers
8. Catastrophe, Morris, Dick, H, Harper Collins
9. No Man Left Behind: How to Build and Sustain a Thriving, Disciple-Making Ministry for Every Man in Your Church, Morley, Patrick, H, Moody Press
10. Becoming a Resonant Leader: Develop Your Emotional Intelligence, Renew Your Relationships, Sustain Your Effectiveness, Richard E. Boyatzis, P, Harvard Business School Press

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