Nonfiction/General
1.
THE QUEST: ENERGY, SECURITY, AND THE REMAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD
(Penguin, $20). By Daniel Yergin. [1]
2.
EAT TO LIVE: THE AMAZING NUTRIENT-RICH PROGRAM FOR FAST AND SUSTAINED WEIGHT LOSS, REVISED EDITION
(Little, Brown, $9.99). By Joel Fuhrman. [2].
3.
THE CHEW: FOOD. LIFE. FUN
(Hyperion, $19.99). By Mario Batali, Gordon Elliott and Carla Hall. [1]
4.
THE OFFICIAL SAT STUDY GUIDE
(College Board, $21.99). By Board College. This revised manual offers 10 practice tests and loads of tips [121].
5.
NIGHT
(Hill & Wang, $9.95). By Elie Wiesel. The terrifying account of his experiences in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. [76]
6.
CATHERINE THE GREAT: PORTRAIT OF
A WOMAN
(Random House, $20). By Robert K. Massie. The remarkable life of the German princess who became empress of Russia. [1]
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 [75].
8.
THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES: THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS
(Northfield, $14.99). By Gary D. Chapman. Knowing that special someone. [43]
9.
THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS: THE EPIC STORY OF AMERICA’S GREAT MIGRATION
(Vintage, $16.95). By Isabel Wilkerson. [1]
10.
2013 ZAGAT WASHINGTON DC/BALTIMORE RESTAURANT
(Zagat Survey, $15.95). By Zagat Survey [1].
Hardcover Fiction
1.
THE CASUAL VACANCY
(Little, Brown, $35). By J.K. Rowling. A local election tears apart an idyllic English town. [1]
2.
WINTER OF THE WORLD
(Duttons, $36). B
y Ken Follett. Book two of the Century Trilogy continues through World War II. [2]
3.
GONE GIRL
(Crown, $25). By Gillian Flynn. A model couple’s marriage crumble when the wife vanishes and the husband is a prime suspect. [17]
4.
THE TIME KEEPER
(Hyperion, $24.99). By Mitch Albom. The inventor of the first clock is punished for measuring a force greater than him. [4].
5.
THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER
(Riverhead Books, $26.95). By Junot Diaz. A short-story collection that features characters from “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.” [3].
6.
A WANTED MAN
(Delacorte, $28). By Lee Child. Reacher hithces a ride to Virginia that leads him right into a conspiracy. [3].
7.
LOW PRESSURE
(Grand Central, $26.99). By Sandra Brown. A successful author must confront her demons while being stalked. [2].
8.
ZOO
(Little, Brown, $27.99). By James Patterson. A lion attack leads a young biologist on a quest to save the world. [4].
9.
DELUSION IN DEATH
(Putnam, $27.95). By J.D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas investigates the death of 80 people. [2]
10.
SEVERE CLEAR
(Putnam, $26.95). By Stuart Woods. Stone Barrington oversees a Hollywood event, but soon things go seriously awry. [2]
Hardcover Nonfiction/General
1.
NO EASY DAY: THE FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE MISSION THAT KILLED OSAMA BIN LADEN
(Dutton, $26.95). By Mark Owen. A Navy SEAL gives his account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. [4].
2.
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND THE FREE MARKET CURE: WHY PURE CAPITALISM IS THE WORLD ECONOMY’S ONLY HOPE
(McGraw-Hill, $28. By John A. Allison [1].
3.
THE PRICE OF POLITICS
(Simon & Schuster, $30). By Bob Woodward. The Washington Post reporter turns his eye on the economic debates of the Obama years. [3].
4.
THE CIRCLE MAKER: PRAYING CIRCLES AROUND YOUR BIGGEST DREAMS AND GREATEST FEARS
(Zondervan, $19.99). By Mark Batterson. [14]
5.
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. [7].
6.
I DECLARE: 31 PROMISES TO SPEAK OVER YOUR LIFE
(Faithwords, $21.99). By Joel Osteen. [2]
7.
STRENGTHS FINDER 2.0: ... ONLINE TEST FROM GALLUP’S “NOW, DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS”
(Gallup Press, $24.95). By Tom Rath. [95]
8.
MUGGED: RACIAL DEMAGOGUERY FROM THE SEVENTIES TO OBAMA
(Sentinel, $26.95). By Ann Coulter. [1].
9.
THE SIGNAL AND THE NOISE: WHY SO MANY PREDICTIONS FAIL-BUT SOME DON’T
(Penguin, $27.95). By Nate Silver. [1]
10.
HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED: GRIT, CURIOSITY, AND THE HIDDEN POWER OF CHARACTER
(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27). By Paul Tough. [2].
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