Wednesday, February 16, 2011

SK CHOICE/ TOP 20 BOOKS 02-16-11

1. CLEOPATRA--STACY SCHIFF * (3 weeks at #1)
NonFiction/A biography of the last Queen of Egypt.
2. BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER--AMY CHUA *
NonFiction/A Mother raises her children the Chinese way.
3. A DARKER SHADE OF BLUE--JOHN HARVEY
Fiction/A collection of short stories from a master of British crime.
4. THE SENTRY--ROBERT CRAIS
Fiction/Joe Pike is caught up in a vengeful murderous force.
5. THE LONGEST WAR--PETER L BERGEN
NonFiction/The enduring conflict between American and Al Qaeda.
6. AS ALWAYS JULIA--JOAN REARDON
NonFiction/The letters of Julia Child & Avis Devoto.
7. THE DEATH INSTINCT--JED REBENFELD
Fiction/A story of suspense set amidst the 1920 Wall Street bombing.
8. THE CALLING OF THE GRAVE--SIMON BECKETT
Fiction/UK forensics expert Dr David Hunter tracks a serial killer.
9. WHAT THE NIGHT KNOWS--DEAN KOONTZ *
Fiction/Sometimes the dead return to continue the carnage.
10. A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES--DEBORAH HARKNESS
Fiction/A witches act of magic releases an assortment of undead.
11. SAL MINEO--MICHAEL GREGG MICHAUD *
NonFiction/Biography of the late film star.
12. FULL DARK, NO STARS--STEPHEN KING *
Fiction/A collection of 4 stories of horror driven by twists of fate.
13. COPPERMINE--KEITH ROSS LECKIE *
Fiction/Two Inuit hunters go on trial for murder in Northern Canada.
14. THE CRASH OF TWA FLIGHT 260--CHARLES M WILLIAMS
NonFiction/The February 1955 airliner crash in New Mexico.
15. IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE--MICHAEL WALTRIP
NonFiction/The race car driver recounts the 2001 Daytona 500.
16. THE EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES--SIDDHARTHA MUKERJEE *
NonFiction/A biography of cancer.
17. DEWEY'S NINE LIVES--VICKI MYRON *
NonFiction/Nine true feline tales of inspiration as told by "Dewey's Mom".
18. MARY ANN IN AUTUMN--ARMISTEAD MAUPIN
Fiction/Continuing adventures that began with "Tales of the City".
19. ROSEANNEARCHY--ROSEANNE BARR
NonFiction/The comedian unleashes her opinions on the world today.
20. THE HELP--KATHRYN STOCKETT
Fiction/A tale of 3 black housekeepers in Mississippi in the 1960s.

NEW ENTRIES IN BOLD YELLOW TYPE
*--DENOTES TITLE REACHED #1 ON THE CHART

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