Saturday, October 23, 2010

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers.

Fiction:
*1 THE REVERSAL, by Michael Connelly.

The defense lawyer Mickey Haller and the L.A.P.D. detective Harry Bosch join forces against a child-killer.
*2 FALL OF GIANTS, by Ken Follett.
Five interrelated families from five countries are caught in the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution.
*3 FREEDOM, by Jonathan Franzen.
A family of Midwestern liberals during the Bush years; by the author of "The Corrections."
*4 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson.
The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.
*5 SAFE HAVEN, by Nicholas Sparks.
The arrival of a mysterious young woman in a small North Carolina town raises questions about her past.
*6 SQUIRREL SEEKS CHIPMUNK, by David Sedaris.
The humorist looks at human nature through stories with animals as characters.
*7 DON'T BLINK, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan.
A reporter finds himself involved in a war between the Italian mob and the Russian mafia.
*8 PAINTED LADIES, by Robert B. Parker.
Spenser’s latest assignment is to provide protection during the ransoming of a stolen painting.
*9 PROMISE ME, by Richard Paul Evans.
On Christmas Day, a woman with family problems meets a handsome, mysterious stranger.
*10 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
*11 BAD BLOOD, by John Sandford.
Virgil Flowers is summoned to investigate a monstrous multigenerational conspiracy.
*12 LEGACY, by Danielle Steel.
A writer’s stunning family discovery leads to Paris, the French aristocracy and a mysterious Sioux ancestor.
*13 GETTING TO HAPPY, by Terry McMillan.
Revisiting the four women from “Waiting to Exhale."
*14 ROOM, by Emma Donoghue.
A mother’s prison is her young son’s entire world.

Nonfiction:
*1 OBAMA'S WARS, by Bob Woodward.
( 973.973 Woodward )
The inside story of how decisions were made on the war in Afghanistan, the campaign in Pakistan and the fight against terrorism.
*2 EARTH (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart and others. ( 818.602 Stewart )
A visitor’s guide to the human race, presented by "The Daily Show."
*3 AT HOME, by Bill Bryson. ( 643 Bry )
The evolution of private life as exemplified by the houses we live in.
*4 PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS, by Bill O'Reilly. ( 973.932 O'reilly )
The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.
*5 WASHINGTON, by Ron Chernow. ( 973.41 Coming Soon)
A biography of the first president.
*6 THE GRAND DESIGN, by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.
( 523.1 Hawking )
Central questions of philosophy and science, from the author of “A Brief History of Time.”
*7 Sh*t MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern. ( 818 Hal )
A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author’s father.
*8 IS IT JUST ME?, by Whoopi Goldberg. ( 818.602 Goldeberg )
The actress provides a humorous take on the ill effects of the loss of civility in today’s society.
*9 THE WAVE, by Susan Casey. ( 551.463 Casey )
A look at giant oceanic waves and the scientists and surfers who love them.
*10 GROWING UP LAUGHING, by Marlo Thomas. ( B Thomas )
The actress-comedian’s memoir is as much about comedy as it is about her life in it.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

NY TIMES BEST SELLERS

The Orangeburg Library now has the following titles which are New York Times Best Sellers.

Fiction:
*1 FREEDOM, by Jonathan Franzen.
A family of Midwestern liberals during the Bush years; by the author of "The Corrections."
*2 SAFE HAVEN, by Nicholas Sparks.
The arrival of a mysterious young woman in a small North Carolina town raises questions about her past.
*3 THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, by Stieg Larsson.
The third volume of a trilogy about a Swedish hacker and a journalist.
*4 BAD BLOOD, by John Sandford.
Virgil Flowers is summoned to investigate a monstrous multigenerational conspiracy.
*5 MINI SHOPAHOLIC, by Sophie Kinsella.
Keeping a surprise party on budget has domestic perils.
*6 WICKED APPETITE, by Janet Evanovich.
A dangerous man needs Elizabeth Tucker’s help to find an ancient power source.
*7 THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.
A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s Mississippi.
*8 ROOM, by Emma Donoghue.
A mother’s prison is her young son’s entire world.
*9 SANTA FE EDGE, by Stuart Woods.
A murder in a golfer’s hacienda brings Ed Eagle a new client.
*10 GETTING TO HAPPY, by Terry McMillan.
Revisiting the four women from “Waiting to Exhale," 15 years later.
*11 THE POSTCARD KILLERS, by James Patterson and Liza Marklund. An N.Y.P.D. detective and a Swedish reporter search for the killer of young couples.
*12 LOST EMPIRE, by Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood.
Sam and Remi Fargo, a husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team, pursue an important relic.
*13 APE HOUSE, by Sara Gruen.
Bonobos disappear from a research laboratory and turn up on reality TV, to the consternation of a scientist who studies them; from the author of “Water for Elephants.”

Nonfiction:
*1 EARTH (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart and others. ( 818.602 Stewart )
A visitor’s guide to the human race, presented by "The Daily Show.
*2 THE GRAND DESIGN, by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow.
( 523.1 Hawking )
Central questions of philosophy and science, from the author of “A Brief History of Time.”
*3 PINHEADS AND PATRIOTS, by Bill O'Reilly. ( 973.932 O'reilly )
The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.
*4 Sh*t MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern.
( 818 Hal )
A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author’s father.
*5 WHITE HOUSE DIARY, by Jimmy Carter.
( 973.926 Car )
The diary Carter kept during his presidency, with annotations.
*6 EVEN SILENCE HAS AN END, by Ingrid Betancourt.
( 986.106 Betancourt )
Betancourt, a Colombian presidential candidate at the time, was kidnapped by leftist guerrillas in 2002 and held for six years.
*7 THE WAVE, by Susan Casey. ( 551.463 Casey )
A look at giant oceanic waves and the scientists and surfers who love them.
*8 A JOURNEY, by Tony Blair. ( B BLAIR )
A memoir by the former British prime minister.
*9 THE LOST DOGS, by Jim Gorant.
( 636.083 Gorant )
The story of the animals rescued from the dogfighting ring that involved the football player Michael Vick.
*10 THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis.
( 330.973 Lewis )
The people who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight.
*11 OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. ( 302 Gla )
Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunity — from the author of “Blink.”
*12 THE WARMTH OF OTHER SUNS, by Isabel Wilkerson.
( 304.80973 Wil )
The Great Migration of blacks who fled the South, starting in 1915.
14* AFTERSHOCK, by Robert B. Reich. ( Coming Soon )
Looking at the future of the United States economy, the Clinton-era labor secretary fears that inevitable national belt-tightening could trigger a political convulsion.
*15 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca Skloot
( B LACKS )
The story of a woman whose cancer cells were cultured without her permission in 1951.