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*--* Fiction weeks on list 1. First Family by David Baldacci (Grand Central: $27.99) A 2 child is kidnapped from a birthday party held at Camp David. 2. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $19.99) Bella 42 must choose between life and death. 3. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall 1 Smith (Pantheon: $23.95) Precious Ramotswe finds herself in need of her own detection talents. 4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 15 (Amulet: $12.95) Greg’s dad enlists him in sports to toughen him up. 5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by 39 Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial Press: $22) A writer corresponds with islanders after German occupation. 6. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $22.99) 39 The final book in the “Twilight” saga finds Bella choosing immortality. 7. Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & 2 Schuster: $25.95) The case of a man accused of murdering his wife reveals a medical phenomenon. 8. The 8th Confession by James Patterson (Little, Brown : 1 $27.99) The murders of a priest and high society couple test the limits of the Women’s Murder Club. 9. Long Lost by Harlan Coben (Dutton: $27.95) Myron Bolitar 5 takes the case of a woman accused of murder. 10. The Associate by John Grisham (Doubleday: $27.95) A law 13 school grad’s secret is used to blackmail him into stealing files from a law firm, putting his life in danger. *--*

*--* Nonfiction 1. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $27.99) 24 An exploration of the background of high achievers. 2. Liberty and Tyranny by Mark R. Levin (Threshold 6 Editions: $25) The talk-show radio personality’s call to revive the U.S. conservative vision. 3. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey 13 (Amistad: $23.99) The talk-show host lets women inside the mind-set of a man. 4. Mommywood by Tori Spelling (Simon Spotlight 2 Entertainment: $25) The actress reveals the struggles to raise normal kids in Hollywood. 5. Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion: 5 $25.99) The actor’s emotional and spiritual outlook in his struggle with Parkinson’s disease. 6. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow 52 (Hyperion: $21.95) A professor’s terminal cancer inspires a call to seize life’s moments. 7. The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words: $23.95) 107 Life’s secrets, distilled. 8. Columbine by Dave Cullen (Twelve: $26.99) A 3 journalist reconstructs the psychological journey of two teens who became killers. 9. Anticancer by David Servan-Schreiber (Viking: 1 $25.95) The cancer survivor promotes lifestyle changes. 10. Cloris by Cloris Leachman (Kensington: $24) The 2 award-winning actress discusses her life and career. *--*

1. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri ($15)

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

3. City of Thieves by David Benioff ($15)

4. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga ($14)

5. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith ($12.95)

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Nonfiction

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

2. The Soloist by Steve Lopez ($15)

3. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ($15)

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

5. Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut ($15)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.