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Books

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    Inspired by the lives of her own grandparents, who came to America from northern Italy in the early 20th century, Adriana Trigiani’s “The Shoemaker’s Wife” might be considered the ur-story behind her string of heartwarming family sagas.
  • Library’s most popular
    FICTION1. “ Explosive Eighteen” by Janet Evanovich 2. “ Kill Alex Cross ” by James Patterson 3. “ Private: #1 Suspect ” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro 4.
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Local best-sellers

Books

Last week’s best-selling books at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at Jefferson Pointe:

FICTION

1.

Locked On

by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney

2.

11/22/1963

by Stephen King

3.

The Litigators

by John Grisham

4.

Kill Alex Cross

by James Patterson

5.

Red Mist

by Patricia Cornwell

6. “

The Drop

by Michael Connelly

7

.

“Death Comes to Pemberley

by P.D. James

8.

Explosive Eighteen

by Janet Evanovich

9. “

The Best of Me

by Nicholas Sparks

10.

V is for

Vengeance” by Sue Grafton

NON-FICTION

1. “

Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson

2.

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination

that Changed America Forever

by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard

3.

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival,

Resilience, and Redemption

by Laura Hillenbrand

4.

Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero

by Chris Matthews

5. “

Being George Washington: The Indispensable Man, as You’ve Never Seen Him

by Glenn Beck

6.

Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back

by Todd Burpo

7.

Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy

by Bill Clinton

8.

Nearing Home: Life, Faith,

and Finishing Well

by Billy Graham

9.

Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope

by Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly and Jeffrey Zaslow

10.

Throw Them All Out

by Peter Schweizer

E-BOOKS

1.

Plain Fear

by Leanna Ellis

2.

“The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

3. “A Secret Wish

by Barbara Freethy

4.

Catching Fire

by Suzanne Collins

5.

The Help

by Kathryn Stockett

6.

Kill Alex Cross

by James Patterson

7. “

Locked On

by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney

8. “

Mockingjay

by Suzanne Collins

9.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

10.

Red Mist

by Patricia Cornwell