This week's list of local best-sellers is from Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2201 Preston Road, Plano. National best-sellers are from The New York Times. Parentheses indicate book's position last week; indicates first week on list.
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HARDBACK FICTION | | 1. | Fearless Fourteen, by Janet Evanovich | | 2. | Tailspin, by Catherine Coulter | | 3. | Sail, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan | | 4. | Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer | | 5. | The Host, by Stephenie Meyer | | 6. | Chasing Harry Winston, by Lauren Weisberger | | 7. | The Last Oracle, by James Rollins | | 8. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, by Jeff Kinney | | 9. | Rogue, by Danielle Steel | | 10. | America America, by Ethan Canin |
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HARDBACK NONFICTION | | 1. | The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow | | 2. | Servant Leadership, by Robert Greenleaf | | 3. | The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi | | 4. | When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris | | 5. | What Happened, by Scott McClellan | | 6. | Fleeced, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann | | 7. | How Not to Look Old, by Charla Krupp | | 8. | The Total Money Makeover, by Dave Ramsey | | 9. | The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria | | 10. | Spend 'til the End, by Laurence Kotlikoff and Scott Burns |
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PAPERBACK FICTION | | 1. | The Shack, by William Young | | 2. | Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer | | 3. | New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer | | 4. | The Secret Servant, by Daniel Silva | | 5. | The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho |
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PAPERBACK NONFICTION | | 1. | Wisdom of Our Fathers, by Tim Russert | | 2. | Same Kind of Different as Me, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore with Lynn Vincent | | 3. | Cowboy Ethics, by James Owen | | 4. | Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin | | 5. | 90 Minutes in Heaven, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey |
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NATIONAL
HARDBACK FICTION | | 1. | (–) | Fearless Fourteen, by Janet Evanovich | | 2. | (1) | Sail, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan | | 3. | (3) | The Host, by Stephenie Meyer | | 4. | (6) | Chasing Harry Winston, by Lauren Weisberger | | 5. | (5) | Love the One You're With, by Emily Giffin | | 6. | (2) | Nothing to Lose, by Lee Child | | 7. | (4) | Plague Ship, by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul | | 8. | (7) | The Broken Window, by Jeffery Deaver | | 9. | (–) | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski | | 10. | (–) | No Choice But Seduction, by Johanna Lindsey |
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HARDBACK NONFICTION | | 1. | (1) | When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris | | 2. | (2) | What Happened, by Scott McClellan | | 3. | (4) | The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi | | 4. | (7) | Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler | | 5. | (–) | Big Russ & Me, by Tim Russert | | 6. | (8) | Audition, by Barbara Walters | | 7. | (5) | The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria | | 8. | (–) | Wisdom of Our Fathers, by Tim Russert | | 9. | (9) | Me of Little Faith, by Lewis Black | | 10. | (6) | The Downhill Lie, by Carl Hiaasen |
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PAPERBACK FICTION | | 1. | (1) | The Shack, by William Young | | 2. | (3) | The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini | | 3. | (2) | Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen | | 4. | (–) | Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult | | 5. | (–) | Barefoot, by Elin Hilderbrand |
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PAPERBACK NONFICTION | | 1. | (–) | Big Russ & Me, by Tim Russert | | 2. | (1) | Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin | | 3. | (3) | Wisdom of Our Fathers, by Tim Russert | | 4. | (2) | The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama | | 5. | (4) | Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert |
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