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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. “77 Shadow Street” by Dean Koontz

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

E-BOOKS

1. “The Winter Sea” by Susanna Kearsley

2. “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins

3. “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins

4. “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins

5. “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett

6. “Private” by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro

7. “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson

8. “Island of Lost Girls” by Jennifer McMahon

9. “Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back” by Todd Burpo

10. “True Colors” by Kristin Hannah