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BEST SELLERS

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Fiction

1. End of Watch: By Stephen King. The conclusion of the Bill Hodges trilogy. 2. Foreign Agent: By Brad Thor. The counterter­rorism operative Scot Harvath searches for an informant who compromise­d a U.S. mission in Syria. 3. The Girls: By Emma Cline. In the summer of 1969, a California teenager is drawn to a Manson-like cult. 4. Tom Clancy: Duty and Honor: By Grant Blackwood. A secretive German organizati­on is trying to kill Tom Clancy’s character Jack Ryan Jr. (Tom Clancy died in 2013.) 5. Here’s to Us: By Elin Hilderbran­d. Sparks fly as a celebrity chef’s ex-wives pile into a small cabin in Nantucket to join his widow for the reading of his will. 6. The Girl on the Train: By Paula Hawkins. A psychologi­cal thriller set in the environs of London. 7. After You: By Jojo Moyes. In a sequel to “Me Before You,” Louisa Clark tries to put her life back together after the death of Will Traynor. 8. Before the Fall: By Noah Hawley. After a private jet crashes, a firestorm of media madness ensues. 9. The Last Mile: By David Baldacci. In a sequel to “Memory Man,” Amos Decker helps the FBI investigat­e the case of a killer who wins a reprieve. 10. The Emperor’s Revenge: By Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison. Juan Cabrillo teams up with a former CIA colleague to thwart a plan involving the death of millions and internatio­nal economic meltdown.

Nonfiction

1. Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: The Patriots: By David Fisher. Stories of the American Revolution; a companion volume to the Fox News series. 2. Hamilton: The Revolution: By Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. The libretto of the Grammy-, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, annotated by its creator, along with backstage photos, a production history and interviews with the cast. 3. When Breath Becomes Air: By Paul Kalanithi. A memoir by a physician who received a diagnosis of Stage IV lung cancer at the age of 36. 4. Grit: By Angela Duckworth. A psychologi­st argues that passion and perseveran­ce are the keys to success. 5. Five Presidents: By Clint Hill with Lisa McCubbin. A retired Secret Service agent discusses his experience with presidents from Eisenhower to Ford. 6. Valiant Ambition: By Nathaniel Philbrick. The relationsh­ip between George Washington and Benedict Arnold. 7. The Gene: By Siddhartha Mukherjee. This overview of the history and science of genetics also considers moral questions and prospects for advances in treating disease. 8. Between the World and Me: By Ta-Nehisi Coates. A meditation on race in America. 9. Every Little Step: By Bobby Brown with Nick Chiles. The performer looks back at his career, his tumultuous marriage to Whitney Houston and his relationsh­ip with their daughter, Bobbi Kristina. 10. Shoe Dog: By Phil Knight. A memoir by the founder of Nike.

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