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New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 11/12/2009 - 10:03am
Top 5 at a Glance
1. SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
2. THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER, adapted by Chris Schoebinger from the story by Glenn Beck. Illustrated by Brandon Dorman.
3. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
4. NUBS, by Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery and Kirby Larson
5. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
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Hardcover Fiction

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 11/12/2009 - 9:59am
Top 5 at a Glance
1. FORD COUNTY, by John Grisham
2. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown
3. KINDRED IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb
4. THE GATHERING STORM, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
5. THE LACUNA, by Barbara Kingsolver
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Hardcover Advice

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 11/12/2009 - 9:54am
Top 5 at a Glance
1. IT’S YOUR TIME, by Joel Osteen
2. THE PIONEER WOMAN COOKS, by Ree Drummond
3. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday
4. KNOCKOUT, by Suzanne Somers
5. REINVENTING THE BODY, RESURRECTING THE SOUL, by Deepak Chopra
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Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 11/12/2009 - 9:48am
Top 5 at a Glance
1. BORN OF FIRE, by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham
3. CROSS COUNTRY, by James Patterson
4. YOUR HEART BELONGS TO ME, by Dean Koontz
5. ANGELS AT CHRISTMAS, by Debbie Macomber
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Hardcover Nonfiction

New York Times Book Reviews - Thu, 11/12/2009 - 9:44am
Top 5 at a Glance
1. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
2. SUPERFREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
3. WHAT THE DOG SAW, by Malcolm Gladwell
4. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others
5. THE BOOK OF BASKETBALL, by Bill Simmons
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Arlington National Cemetery, alive with history in new book

USAToday Books - Wed, 11/11/2009 - 11:22pm
Robert Poole's On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetary, takes an in-depth look at the cemetery in time for ...


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TBR: Inside the List

New York Times Book Reviews - Wed, 11/11/2009 - 10:27pm
Hulk Hogan’s memoir enters the hardcover nonfiction list at No. 12. Another former grappler, John Irving, hits the fiction list at No. 4. Do I smell a matchup?
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'The Day the Falls Stood Still' captures the spirit of Niagara

USAToday Books - Wed, 11/11/2009 - 7:58pm
Cathy Marie Buchanan's debut novel is a paean to the Niagara River and its famous falls.


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Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing

USAToday Books - Wed, 11/11/2009 - 6:53pm
John Grisham's short-story collection makes a No. 2 debut; Barbara Kingsolver puts some truth in her newest novel; and Fancy ...


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5 questions for Bruce McCall

USAToday Books - Wed, 11/11/2009 - 6:21pm
What to do with old-fashioned books, now that you can download them to your Kindle? Writer/illustrator Bruce McCall has some ...


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Scary worlds entwine in A.S. Byatt's 'Children's Book'

USAToday Books - Tue, 11/10/2009 - 9:04pm
In fact or fiction, the world is not a safe place for children. That is a foundation stone of A.S. Byatt's sweeping novel The ...


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Agassi opens up about his life, tennis and new book

USAToday Books - Mon, 11/09/2009 - 2:56pm
For a life lived in the public eye, Andre Agassi kept his tormented soul out of the limelight. But in his new autobiography, ...


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She Did Go Home Again

New York Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/09/2009 - 1:59pm
A wonderfully intelligent and frank memoir about the Mennonite upbringing Rhoda Janzen returned to after an emotional and physical crisis.
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Children’s Books: Color Schemes

New York Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/09/2009 - 11:41am
An illustrated poem about the seasons; a story about a penguin searching for new colors; and a collection of classic fairy tales with vivid pictures.
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Children’s Books: Snow Zone

New York Times Book Reviews - Mon, 11/09/2009 - 10:19am
Books about a squirrel waiting for winter; a bunny having a snow day; and Santa getting ready for Christmas.
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Children’s Books: Field Guides to Fairies

New York Times Book Reviews - Sat, 11/07/2009 - 4:18pm
A recent crop of fairy-themed novels and reworked fairy tales is proving the resilience of an age-old genre.
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Children’s Books: Boys at War

New York Times Book Reviews - Sat, 11/07/2009 - 10:07am
A young adult novel about an 18-year-old American soldier struggling under the weight of his experience in Iraq.
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Short Cuts

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 11/06/2009 - 11:36pm
The life of Robert Altman, told in interviews with nearly 200 of his friends, colleagues and family members.
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Master of Disaster

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 11/06/2009 - 7:32pm
John Irving’s new novel follows a father and son through 50 years in “a world of accidents.”
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Children’s Books: Poached, Then Coddled

New York Times Book Reviews - Fri, 11/06/2009 - 5:33pm
A duck discovers a huge speckled egg in “The Odd Egg”; readers free a frog by opening the pop-up book “Big Frog Can’t Fit In.”
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