BESTSELLERS
OCT. 26, 2014
Fiction
1. Blood of Olympus by Rick 1 Riordan (Hyperion: $19.99) Earth mother Gaea plans to sacrifice two of the demigods unless they defeat her army of giants.
2. Lila by Marilynne 1 Robinson (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $26) A return to 1950s Iowa with Pastor Ames and his recently wed much younger, pregnant wife.
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3. Edge Follett of (Dutton: Eternity $36)by Ken The final Trilogy book spansin the the Century1960s through the 1980s.
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4. Some Smiley Luck (Knopf:by Jane $26.95) The multi-generationalpost-WWI history of a Midwestern farm family spanning 30 years. 5. All the Light We Cannot 23
See by Anthony Doerr (Scribner: $27) A blind French girl and a German teenager meet in occupied France during World War II.
6. The Children Act by Ian 5 McEwan (Nan A. Talese: $25) A married couple’s midlife crisis told from the wife’s perspective. 7. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki 10 and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami (Knopf: $25.95) A Tokyo railroad engineer revisits his painful past. 8. The Assassination of 1
Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel (Henry Holt: $27) A dark collection of contemporary tales about madness, loss and being too polite.
9. Deadline by John 1 Sandford (Putnam: $27.95) The suspicious case of dognappings and the murder of a reporter in rural Minnesota.
10. The Bone Clocks by 6 David Mitchell (Random House: $30) A series of interconnected tales centered on a 15-year-old runaway with psychic powers.
Nonfiction
1. Not That Kind of Girl by 3 Lena Dunham (Random House: $28) A memoir from the creator and star of HBO’s “Girls,” filled with candid and intimate essays.
2. Killing Patton by Bill 3 O’Reilly and Martin Dugard (Holt: $30) The circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of the famous WWII general.
3. Expectation Hangover by 1 Christine Hassler (New World Library: $24.95) A step-by-step treatment plan on recovering from disappointments.
4. Being Mortal by Atul 1 Gawande (Metropolitan: $26) The surgeon addresses modern medicine’s role in enhancing quality of life and comfort near death.
5. Worthy Fights by Leon 1 Panetta (Penguin Press: $36) The ex-CIA director critiques President Obama’s policies.
6. Agents of the Apocalypse 1 by David Jeremiah (Tyndale House: $24.99) An exploration of the Book of Revelation’s prophecies in today’s world. 7. Minecraft: Construction 2
Handbook by Scholastic (Scholastic: $7.99) A guide to creating theme parks, buildings and other inventions in the online video game.
8. The Innovators by Walter 1 Isaacson (Simon & Schuster: $35) A history of the visionaries, inventors and personalities who created the digital revolution. 9. Minecraft: Combat 7
Handbook by Scholastic (Scholastic: $7.99) Tips on defending yourself from monsters and enemy players in the online building game.
10. What I Know for Sure by 6 Oprah Winfrey (Flatiron: $24.99) A collection of 14 years of inspirational columns from O, the Oprah Magazine.