(Gallery/Scout, $16). By Ruth Ware. A travel writer on a cruise searches for a missing woman that no one else saw. [29]
2. THE WHISTLER
(Bantam, $17). By John Grisham. An investigator with the Florida Board on Judicial conduct receives information from a whistleblower that accuses judges across the country. [5]
3. LILAC GIRLS
(Ballantine, $17). By Martha Hall Kelly. The lives of three women are disrupted by the outbreak of World War II. [24]
(Broadway Books, $16). By Ernest Cline. In a future where people spend more time in virtual reality, a contest turns deadly and contestants confront what they are trying to hide from. [5]
5. ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
(Scribner, $17). By Anthony Doerr. A story of two children whose paths collide during World War II. [19]
(Grand Central Publishing, $15.99). By Nicholas Sparks. A man who had it all finds himself raising his daughter as a single father after he uncovers the truth about his marriage. [2]
(Flatiron Books, $16.99). By Liane Moriarty. A last minute bbq invitation causes betrayal, lust and intrigue among a pair of couples. [3]
(Anchor, $13). By Chinua Achebe. Twin dramas in the history of an Ibo village in Nigeria. [4]
(St. Martin's Griffin, $16.99). By B. A. Paris. A domestic thriller about a couple that appears to have it all. [6]
(Anchor, $15.95). By Margaret Atwood. A dystopian novel set in a theocratic-totalitarian state. [29]
1. THE GLASS CASTLE : A MEMOIR
(Scribner, $17). By Jeannette Walls. A daughter's memoir of her eccentric parents and unorthodox upbringing. [122]
(Andrews McMeel, $14.99) By Rupi Kaur. A collection of poetry and prose about survival. [61]
3. MINDSET : NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS
(Ballantine Books, $17). By Carol Dweck. Stanford University psychologist discusses the link between mindset and success. [84]
4. YOU ARE A BADASS : HOW TO STOP DOUBTING YOUR GREATNESS AND START LIVING AN AWESOME LIFE
(Running Press, $16). By Jen Sincero. A guide that outlines how to live your best life. [74]
5. THE 5 LOVE LANGUAGES : THE SECRET TO LOVE THAT LASTS
(Northfield, $15.99). By Gary Chapman. A guide to help communicate in relationships [237]
6. THE OTHER WES MOORE : ONE NAME, TWO FATES
(Spiegel Grau, $16). By Wes Moore. Two boys with the same name, born a year apart, with similar childhoods, become very different adults. [1]
7. SOLVE : FINDING GOD'S SOLUTIONS IN A WORLD OF PROBLEMS
(Abingdon Press, $9.99). By Talbot Davis. A closer look at Nehemiah in the Bible and how the struggles he faced mirrors to the our issues today. [1]
8. SHE'S STILL THERE : RESCUING THE GIRL IN YOU
(Harper Collins Christian Pub, $16.99). By Chrystal Evans Hurst. How women can take back their life and become the person they always wanted to be. [1]
9. HOW TO READ LITERATURE LIKE A PROFESSOR : A LIVELY AND ENTERTAINING GUIDE TO READING BETWEEN THE LINES, REVISED EDITION
(Harper Perennial, $15.99). By Thomas C. Foster. An explanation on how to read literature in an analytical way. [53]
10. OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS
(Back Bay Books, $16.99). By Malcolm Gladwell. Challenging assumptions about success. [50]
(Doubleday, $28.95). By John Grisham. A young novelist investigates a rare book dealer who dabbles in the black market. [10]
(Ballantine Books, $27). By Debbie Macomber. A woman develops a romance with a local church pastor, but the return of her brother threatens to derail her relationship. [2]
(Little, Brown Books, $28). By Michael Connelly. A detective who works the late shift is assigned to two cases that drives her to extremes. [4]
(Gallery, $26.99). By Ruth Ware. A deadly game concocted by four boarding-school friends has repercussions that follow them into adult life. [3]
5. THE LAST TUDOR : (THE PLANTAGENET AND TUDOR NOVELS)
(Touchstone, $27.99). By Philippa Gregory. Mary Grey must avoid catching the attention of Queen Elizabeth in order to keep her family's secrets. If Mary fails, she will face the same fate as her sisters - imprisonment or death. [1]
(Viking, $27). By Amor Towles. A Russian aristocrat is under house arrest in Moscow. [31]
(William Morrow, $27.99). By Karin Slaughter. Years after a horrific night that left her mother dead, Charlie is a witness to a town tragedy that brings up unwanted memories. [1]
8. HOUSE OF SPIES : A NOVEL (GABRIEL ALLON)
(Harper, $28.99). By Daniel Silva. Another installment in the Gabriel Allon series centered on hunting down an ISIS mastermind. [5]
9. MRS. FLETCHER (Scribner, $26). By Tom Perrotta. A single mother delves into the world of porn while her son adapts to college life. [2]
10. THE PARIS SPY : A MAGGIE HOPE MYSTER
(Bantam, $26). By Susan Elia MacNeal. Spy Maggie Hope is in Nazi occupied Paris and is on the quest to find her sister and fellow spy Erica Calvert. Calvert went missing and with, research about Normandy that'll play a key part in the D-Day invasion. [1]
1. HILLBILLY ELEGY: A MEMOIR OF A FAMILY AND CULTURE IN CRISIS
(HarperCollins, $27.99). By J. D. Vance. A venture capitalist examines why the white working-class feels left behind. [55]
CONSCIENCE OF A CONSERVATIVE : A REJECTION OF DESTRUCTIVE POLITICS AND A RETURN TO PRINCIPLE
(Random House, $27). By Jeff Flake. Senator Jeff Flake looks into the current conservative party and calls for the party to refocus. [1]
2. THE EMIGRANT EDGE : HOW TO MAKE IT BIG IN AMERICA
(Howard Books, $26). By Brian Buffini. Born and raised in Ireland, Brian Buffini outlines how he made it big in America despite only arriving with 92 dollars. [1]
3. THE SUBTLE ART OF NOT GIVING A F*CK: A COUNTERINTUITIVE APPROACH TO LIVING A GOOD LIFE
(HarperOne, $24.99). By Mark Manson . A different approach to living a happier life that argues against the idea of a positive attitude leads to a happy life. [19]
4. CONSCIENCE OF A CONSERVATIVE : A REJECTION OF DESTRUCTIVE POLITICS AND A RETURN TO PRINCIPLE
(Random House, $27). By Jeff Flake. Senator Jeff Flake looks into the current conservative party and calls for the party to refocus. [2]
5. AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE
(Twelve, $28). By Al Franken. The senator from Minnesota recounts how the grandson of Belarussian immigrants became a comedian and a legislator. [11]
6. OF MESS AND MOXIE : WRANGLING DELIGHT OUT OF THIS WILD AND GLORIOUS LIFE
(HarperCollins Christian Pub., $22.99). By Jen Hatmaker. A collection of short stories depicting snippets of the author's life that intertwines themes of courage, fun [1]
7. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY
(Norton, $18.95). By Neil deGrasse Tyson. The astrophysicist offers an introductory lesson on the cosmos. [15]
8. THE BIG LIE : EXPOSING THE NAZI ROOTS OF THE AMERICAN LEFT
(Regnery Publishing, $29.99). By Dinesh D'Souza. A political commentator's take on the link between the Democratic Party and Nazis. [2]
9. WHY BUDDHISM IS TRUE : THE SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY OF MEDITATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT
(Wright Robert, $27). By Robert Wright. Combining psychology and neuroscience, a look at why and how meditation works. [1]
10. DEVIL'S BARGAIN : STEVE BANNON, DONALD TRUMP, AND THE STORMING OF THE PRESIDENCY
(Penguin Press, $27). By Joshua Green. A look into the relationship between Steve Bannon and Donald Trump in the 2016 election. [4]
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