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In this June 5, 2012, photo, a customer reads a book by the Espresso Book Machine, known as Opus, at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington. Self-publishing has been made easier since the machine by On Demand Books debuted in 2006. The machine also can makes copies of out-of-print editions. The first machine was installed briefly at the World Bank’s bookstore. Through a partnership with Xerox, the company now has machines in about 70 bookstores and libraries across the world including London; Tokyo; Amsterdam; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Melbourne, Australia; and Alexandria, Egypt. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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BOOK WORLD Bestsellers — June 10, 2012
(Numbers in brackets represent weeks on the list)
(Click on the author’s name to be linked to Book World’s review)
NONFICTION HARDCOVER
1. I HATE EVERYONE ... STARTING WITH ME
(Berkley, $25.95). By Joan Rivers. The wily comedian’s latest round of insults. [1]
2. IT WORKED FOR ME: IN LIFE AND LEADERSHIP
(Harper, $27.99). By Colin Powell with Tony Koltz. A memoir from a man of considerable accomplishments. [3]
3. AMERICAN GROWN: THE STORY OF THE WHITE HOUSE KITCHEN GARDEN AND GARDENS ACROSS AMERICA
(Crown, $30). By Michelle Obama [2]
4. A GOOD MAN REDISCOVERING MY FATHER, SARGENT SHRIVER
(Henry Holt, $24). By Mark K. Shriver. Honoring a legacy. [1]
5. THE AMATEUR: BARACK OBAMA IN THE WHITE HOUSE
(Regnery, $27.95). By Edward Klein. Another character attack on the workings of the White House. [4]
6. THE GREAT DESTROYER: BARACK OBAMA’S WAR ON THE REPUBLIC
(Regnery, $29.95). By David Limbaugh. Right-wing vitriol runs in the family, it seems. [1]
7. THE ART OF INTELLIGENCE: LESSONS FROM A LIFE IN THE CIA’S CLANDESTINE SERVICE
(Penguin Press, $27.95). By Henry A. Crumpton [4]
8. CREATING INNOVATORS: THE MAKING OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL CHANGE THE WORLD
(Scribner, $27). By Tony Wagner. Educating to encourage thinking outside the box. [1]
9. CONFRONT AND CONCEAL: OBAMA’S SECRET WARS AND SURPRISING USE OF AMERICAN POWER
(Crown, $28). By David E. Sanger [1]
10. THE SKINNY RULES: THE SIMPLE, NONNEGOTIABLE PRINCIPLES FOR GETTING TO THIN
(Ballantine, $26). By Bob Harper with Greg Critser [4]
FICTION HARDCOVER
(Berkley, $27.95). By Laurell K. Hamilton. A girl’s abduction — by vampires, no less — calls for the services of Anita Blake. [1]
2. THE STORM
(Putnam, $27.95). By Clive Cussler and Graham Brown. A sinister scheme to permanently alter weather patterns comes to the attention of NUMA. [2]
3. CALICO JOE
(Doubleday, $24.95). By John Grisham. A tale of father and son, redemption and the great American pastime — baseball. [9]
4. GONE GIRL
(Crown, $25). By Gillian Flynn. A model couple has their marriage crumble when the wife vanishes and the husband is a prime suspect. [1]
5. THE INNOCENT
(Grand Central, $27.99). By David Baldacci. A hit gone wrong sets off a dangerous chain of events in this new Will Robie thriller. [8]
6. 11TH HOUR
(Little, Brown, $27.99). By James Patterson & Maxine Paetro. Time is running out in the Women’s Murder Club’s efforts to solve two gruesome crimes. [5]
7. SPRING FEVER
(St. Martin’s, $25.99). By Mary Kay Andrews. A woman convinced she’s over her ex has second thoughts when his wedding ceremony grinds to a halt. [1]
8. STOLEN PREY
(Putnam, $27.95). By John Sandford The gangland-style murder of an entire family (dogs, too) unsettles Lucas Davenport. [4]
(Henry Holt, $28). By Hilary Mantel. The continued machinations of Tudor England in this sequel to the Booker Prize-winning “Wolf Hall.” [5]
10. A BLAZE OF GLORY
(Ballantine, $28). By Jeff Shaara. It’s the Battle of Shiloh — bloody and gory — in this launch of a new Civil War trilogy. [2]
NONFICTION PAPERBACK
1. IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS: LOVE, TERROR, AND AN AMERICAN FAMILY IN HITLER’S BERLIN
(Broadway, $16). By Erik Larson [6]
(Atria, $24.99). By Rachel Ray. A wide array of burger recipes, including patties made from unorthodox proteins. [1]
3. OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS
(Back Bay, $16.99). By Malcolm Gladwell. Assumptions about success challenged. [23]
4. EAT TO LIVE: THE AMAZING NUTRIENT-RICH PROGRAM FOR FAST AND SUSTAINED WEIGHT LOSS
(Little, Brown, $15.99). By Joel Fuhrman [4]
5. THE FIFTH DISCIPLINE FIELDBOOK: STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR BUILDING A LEARNING ORGANIZATION
(Broadway Business, $35). By Peter M. Senge et al. [1]
6. THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
(Broadway, $16). By Rebecca Skloot. How one woman’s death from cervical cancer in 1951 led to the creation of the prodigious HeLa cell line. [62]
7. MINDSET: THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS (Ballantine, $16). By Carol S. Dweck. Why one’s attitude is as important as talent. [9]
8. THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS
(Northfield, $14.99). By Gary D. Chapman. Knowing that special someone. [37]
9. THE GREATER JOURNEY: AMERICANS IN PARIS
(Simon & Schuster, $20). by David McCullough. The tangible influence of the City of Light. [4]
10. THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE
(College Board, $21.99). This revised manual offers 10 practice tests and loads of tips. [110]
FICTION PAPERBACK
(Vintage, $15.95). By E.L. James. The first of a British e-book erotic trilogy that has become a publishing phenomenon. [11]
(Vintage, $15.95). By E.L. James. Book two in the trilogy finds Ana still enraptured by Christian — and a reconciliation. [8]
(Vintage, $15.95). By E.L. James. How traditional a couple are Ana and Christian? The trilogy’s conclusion answers all. [7]
(Bantam, $17; Spectra, $8.99) By George R.R. Martin. The first book of the fantasy epic “A Song of Ice and Fire.”; the HBO miniseries’ second seasons began April 1. [21]
(Berkley, $16). By Nora Roberts. The Inn BoonsBoro opens to great acclaim after a painstaking renovation — and a romance is rekindled. [6]
(Grand Central, $14.99). By James Patterson. The president and his daughter are kidnapped as a biological attack on Washington, D.C.’s water supply is unleashed. [3]
(Mira, $7.99). By Debbie Macomber. The novellas “Jury of His Peers,” “Any Sunday” and the title’s namesake. [2]
(HarperPerennial, $15.99). By Ann Patchett. Set deep in the Amazon, this tale binds together pharmaceutical research and its tolls, both ethical and emotional. [5]
9. TICK TOCK
(Vision, $9.99). By James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge. A trio of twisted killers stalk NYC in this Det. Bennett outing. [1]
(Bantam, $8.99). By Janet Evanovich. A Hawaiian sojourn goes terribly wrong for Stephanie Plum, as her seatmate on the flight is murdered — and she could be next. [4]
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 10, 2012. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright 2012 by Nielsen BookScan. (The right-hand column of numbers represents weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The bestseller lists in print alternate between hardcover and paperback; the complete list can be found online.)
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