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A GATE AT THE STAIRS, by Lorrie Moore (Knopf; 322 pages; $25.95) - 1
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INHERENT VICE, by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin; 369 pages; $27.95) 4 4
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THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson (Knopf; 503 pages; $25.95) 2 6
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SOUTH OF BROAD, by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese; 528 pages; $29.95) 5 4
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THE SOWER, by Kemble Scott (Vox Novus; 232 pages; $23.95) - 1
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THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult; 464 pages; $24.95) 6 10
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206 BONES, by Kathy Reichs (Scribner; 320 pages; $26.99) 10 2
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CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese (Knopf; 541 pages; $26.95) - 3
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CATCHING FIRE: 2nd of the Hunger Games Series, by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic; 400 pages; $17.99) - 1
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NUTURESHOCK: New Thinking About Children, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman (Twelve; 336 pages; $24.99)
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ZEITOUN, by Dave Eggers (McSweeney's; 342 pages; $24) 1 9
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OUTLIERS: The Story of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown; 320 pages; $27.99) 2 40
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STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS, by Tracy Kidder (Random House; 304 pages; $26) - 1
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FARM CITY: The Education of an Urban Farmer, by Novella Carpenter (Penguin; 276 pages; $25.95) 3 12
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THE HEALING OF AMERICA: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care, by T.R. Reid (Penguin; 277 pages; $25.95) - 1
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SHOP CLASS AS SOUL CRAFT: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work, by Matthew B. Crawford (Penguin; 246 pages; $25.95) 6 13
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BORN ROUND: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater, by Frank Bruni (Penguin; 368 pages; $25.95) - 1
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THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne (Atria/ Beyond Words; 198 pages; $14.95) - 1
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BORN TO RUN: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, by Christopher McDougall (Knopf; 287 pages; $24.95) 10 2
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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson (Vintage; 608 pages; $14.95) 1 11
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OLIVE KITTERIDGE, by Elizabeth Strout (Random House; 304 pages; $14) 2 22
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THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, by Muriel Barbery (Europa Edition; 336 pages; $15) 4 38
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MY LIFE IN FRANCE, by Julia Child (Anchor; 368 pages; $15) 3 4
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THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial Press; 277 pages; $22) 5 17
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JULIE & JULIA: My Year of Cooking Dangerously, by Julie Powell (Back Bay/Little, Brown; 400 pages; $14.99) 10 6
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MY STROKE OF INSIGHT: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey, by Jill Bolte Taylor (Plume; 224 pages; $15) - 1
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GANG LEADER FOR A DAY: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets, by Sudhir Venkatesh (Penguin; 320 pages; $16) - 1
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A SEA OF TROUBLES, by Donna Leon (Penguin; 256 pages; $14) - 1
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THE WHITE TIGER, by Aravind Adiga (Free Press; 608 pages; $14.95) - 1
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