BOOK REVIEW

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Fiction

*--* Fiction weeks on list 1. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $22.99) 38 The final book in the “Twilight” saga finds Bella choosing immortality. 2. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $19.99) Bella 41 must choose between her lover and a friend, between life and death. 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 14 (Amulet: $12.95) Greg’s dad enlists him in sports to toughen him up. 4. Long Lost by Harlan Coben (Dutton: $27.95) Private eye 4 Myron Bolitar takes the case of a woman accused of murdering her ex. 5. First Family by David Baldacci (Grand Central : $27.99) 1 A child is kidnapped from a birthday party at Camp David. 6. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by 38 Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial Press: $22) A writer corresponds with islanders after German occupation. 7. Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & 1 Schuster: $25.95) The case of a man accused of murdering his wife reveals a medical phenomenon. 8. Little Bee by Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster: $24) 8 The lives of two married British journalists and a Nigerian teenager collide. 9. The Associate by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A law 12 school grad’s dark secret is used to blackmail him into stealing files from a law firm. 10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Knopf: 13 $24.95) A journalist explores the cold-case disappearance of a Swedish teen heiress. *--*

*--* Nonfiction 1. Liberty and Tyranny by Mark R. Levin (Threshold 5 Editions: $25) The talk-radio personality’s call to revitalize the conservative vision in America. 2. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey 12 (Amistad: $23.99) The talk-show host lets women inside the mind-set of a man. 3. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $27.99) 23 An exploration of the background of high achievers. 4. Real Solutions for Busy Moms by Kathy Ireland 1 (Howard: $23.99) How to balance the responsibilities of a busy home life. 5. Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion: 4 $25.99) The actor’s emotional and spiritual outlook in his struggle with Parkinson’s disease. 6. House of Cards by William D. Cohan (Doubleday: 6 $27.95) A narrative chronicling the fall of Bear Stearns and the Wall Street meltdown. 7. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) 106 Life’s secrets, distilled. 8. Columbine by Dave Cullen (Twelve: $26.99) A 2 journalist reconstructs the psychological journey of two teenage boys who became killers. 9. Mommywood by Tori Spelling (Simon Spotlight 1 Entertainment: $25) The actress reveals the struggles to raise normal kids in Hollywood. 10. In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms by Laura Schlessinger 2 (Harper: $25.99) The family therapist provides advice to mothers staying home with their children. *--*

1. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri ($15)

2. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer ($10.99)

3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer ($10.99)

4. The Shack by William P. Young ($14.99)

5. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery ($15)

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Nonfiction

1. The Soloist by Steve Lopez ($15)

2. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ($15)

3. God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens ($14.99)

4. Night by Elie Wiesel ($9)

5. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle ($14)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.