Sunday, October 14, 2012

New York Times Best Seller List (10/14/12)

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FICTION BEST SELLERS

1     The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
The sudden death of a parish councilman reveals bitter social divisions in an idyllic English town.

2     Winter of the World

Members of five interrelated families from five countries grapple with the tumultuous historical events of the years 1939-49.   

3     Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
A woman disappears on her fifth anniversary; is her husband a killer?

4     A Wanted Man by Lee Child
A carload of people involved in a conspiracy pick up a disheveled hitchhiker. 

5     The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom

A fable about the inventor of the world’s first clock, who returns to our world after centuries of
banishment.

6     This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz
Stories of love, loss and family history.

7     Low Pressure by Sandra Brown
A woman makes disturbing discoveries — and acquires a stalker — when she writes a book about her sister’s murder.

8     ZOO by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
A young biologist warns world leaders about the reasons for escalating animal attacks on cities.

 

9     Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
Fathers and sons in Berkeley and Oakland, Calif.

10    Rapture by J.R. Ward
After a man stumbles in front of the reporter Mels Carmichael’s car, both find they’re in over their heads.

11    Founders by James Wesley Rawles

After society collapses, America’s fate is in the hands of the few who are qualified to return it to
the state the founders intended.

12    Delusion in Death by J.D. Robb

Lt. Eve Dallas investigates a mass delusion at a bar her husband owns.

13   Severe Clear by Stuart Woods

Stone Barrington travels to Bel-Air for the opening of a luxury hotel, where terrorists have targeted the president.

14    A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin
After a colossal battle, the Seven Kingdoms face new threats

15    The Tombs by Clive Cussler
Sam and Remi Fargo, a husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team, search for the tomb of
Attila the Hun.