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Books

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

FICTION

1.

11/22/1963

by Stephen King

2.

The Litigators

by John Grisham

3.

Locked On

by Tom Clancy, Mark Greaney

4.

Kill Alex Cross

by James Patterson

5.

Death Comes to Pemberley

by P.D. James

6. “

The Best of Me

by Nicholas Sparks

7

.

Red Mist

by Patricia Cornwell

8.

Explosive Eighteen

by Janet Evanovich

9. “

The Drop

by Michael Connelly

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.

Through My Eyes

by Tim Tebow, Nathan Whitaker

8.

Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well

by Billy Graham

9.

Seriously... I’m Kidding

by Ellen Degeneres

10.

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

by Robert K. Massie

PAPERBACKS

1. “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett

2.

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

by Todd Burpo

3. “

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

4.

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

by Max Brooks

5.

The Art of Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein

6.

The Tiger’s Wife

by Téa Obreht

7. “

Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom

by Jennifer S. Holland

8. “

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot

9.

The Next Always

by Nora Roberts

10. “Sarah’s Key” by

Tatiana de Rosnay