Complete book coverage for Oct. 11, 2009

A quest to find the most expensive guitar in the world.

Oct. 11, 2009

Last year, I won the lottery.

Oct. 11, 2009

After taking acceptance of evolution for granted, the author addresses Darwin doubters in ‘The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.’

Oct. 11, 2009

How religion tamed the human species; how a form of theological expression from the Middle Ages could help us recover our understanding of God.

Oct. 11, 2009

An honest, powerful, violent rendering of the Bible’s first book.

Oct. 11, 2009

A monumental collection from the prolific late author prompts a unique guide to his work by our reviewer.

Oct. 11, 2009

Reflections on the animal kingdom and humans’ interconnectedness with nature.

Oct. 11, 2009

A new edition of ‘Frankenstein’ shows the contributions of her husband, Percy. Plus: In praise of Dan Brown’s ‘The Lost Symbol’; why is the Bilderberg Group so secret?

Oct. 11, 2009

A loved one’s death takes on unexpected dimensions.

Oct. 11, 2009

Plus: ‘Water’ from Alphabet City, and ‘Irises: Vincent van Gogh in the Garden’ by Jennifer Helvey

Oct. 11, 2009

Fiction Weeks on list1.The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (Doubleday: $25.99) Harvard professor Robert Langdon uses his symbology skills to find a missing Freemason in Washington, D.C.3 2.Blood’s A Rover by James Ellroy (Knopf : $28.95) A bank heist sets off an escapade through 60s L.A. with run-ins with the Mob, the FBI and Howard Hughes. 1 3.The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam: $24.95) The lives of a maid, a cook and a college graduate become intertwined while changing a Mississippi town. 18 4.An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (Delacorte Press: $30) A romance blooms during colonial times with consequences centuries later. 25.Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press: $17.99) The winners of the annual Hunger Games face the consequences of their victory.46.A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore (Knopf : $25.95) A naive Midwestern college coed takes a job as a nanny for a recently adopted toddler.47.Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $19.99) Bella must choose between her lover and a friend, between life and death.648.The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (Knopf: $25.95) A hacker implicated in two murders must revisit her past to prove her innocence. 109.The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central: $24.99) A brother and sister begrudgingly spend the summer with their estranged pianist father and discover the meaning of unconditional love.4 10.The White Queen by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone: $25.99) The wars of the Plantagenets, who ruled England before the Tudors, enmeshed with the mystery of the missing princes in the Tower of London.7 11.The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood (Nan A.

Oct. 11, 2009

Fiction 1. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ($14.95) 2.

Oct. 11, 2009