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fiction / bay area |
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7 |
squirrel seeks chipmunk, by David Sedaris (Little, Brown; 176 pages; $21.99) |
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2 |
11 |
freedom, by Jonathan Franzen (FSG; 562 pages; $28) |
| 3 |
3 |
25 |
the girl who kicked the hornet's nest, by Stieg Larsson (Knopf; 563 pages; $27.95) |
| 4 |
14 |
7 |
fall of giants, by Ken Follett (Dutton; 985 pages; $36) |
| 5 |
7 |
3 |
the confession, by John Grisham (Doubleday; 432 pages; $28.95) |
| 6 |
5 |
2 |
mary ann in autumn: a tales of the city novel, by Armistead Maupin (Harper; 304 pages; $25.99) |
| 7 |
4 |
2 |
tower of midnight, by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (Tor; 864 pages; $29.99) |
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10 |
7 |
by nightfall, by Michael Cunningham (FSG; 238 pages; $25) |
| 9 |
9 |
2 |
moonlight mile, by Dennis Lehane (Harper; 320 pages; $26.99) |
| 10 |
12 |
85 |
the help, by Kathryn Stockett (Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam; 464 pages; $24.95) |
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nonfiction / bay area |
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decision points, by George W. Bush (Crown; 512 pages; $35) |
| 2 |
1 |
3 |
life, by Keith Richards (Little, Brown; 564 pages; $29.99) |
| 3 |
5 |
4 |
autobiography of mark twain: vol. 1, by Mark Twain; edited by Harriet Elinor Smith and other editors of the Mark Twain Project (University of California Press; 736 pages; $34.95) |
| 4 |
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1 |
i remember nothing, by Nora Ephron (Knopf; 137 pages; $22.95) |
| 5 |
4 |
2 |
cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff (Little, Brown; 368 pages; $29.99) |
| 6 |
2 |
6 |
at home: a short history of private life, by Bill Bryson (Doubleday; 497 pages; $28.95) |
| 7 |
7 |
6 |
spiritual envy: an agnostic's quest, by Michael Krasny (New World Library; 249 pages; $22.95) |
| 8 |
3 |
8 |
the daily show with jon stewart presents earth, by (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race, by Jon Stewart) |
| 9 |
6 |
3 |
barefoot contessa how easy is that?: fabulous recipes & easy tips, by Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter; 256 pages; $35) |
| 10 |
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1 |
atlantic, by Simon Winchester (Harper; 512 pages; $27.99) |
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paperbacks / fiction / bay area |
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cutting for stone, by Abraham Verghese (Vintage; 688 pages; $15.95) |
| 2 |
3 |
39 |
little bee, by Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster; 304 pages; $14) |
| 3 |
2 |
5 |
the finkler question, by Howard Jacobson (Bloomsbury; 320 pages; $15) |
| 4 |
4 |
73 |
the girl with the dragon tattoo, by Stieg Larsson (Vintage; 608 pages; $14.95) |
| 5 |
5 |
34 |
the girl who played with fire, by Stieg Larsson (Vintage; 630 pages; $15.95) |
| 6 |
8 |
10 |
half broke horses, by Jeannette Walls (Scribner; 288 pages; $15) |
| 7 |
6 |
12 |
a gate at the stairs, by Lorrie Moore (Vintage; 336 pages; $15) |
| 8 |
7 |
17 |
the lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver (Harper; 544 pages; $16.99) |
| 9 |
13 |
2 |
too much happiness, by Alice Munro (Vintage; 320 pages; $15) |
| 10 |
9 |
27 |
tinkers, by Paul Harding (Bellevue Literary; 192 pages; $14.95) |
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paperbacks / nonfiction / bay area |
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zeitoun, by Dave Eggers (Vintage; 368 pages; $15.95) |
| 2 |
4 |
2 |
just kids, by Patti Smith (Ecco; 320 pages; $16) |
| 3 |
2 |
7 |
inside of a dog: what dogs see, smell, and know, by Alexandra Horowitz (Scribner; 353 pages; $16) |
| 4 |
5 |
9 |
zagat: san francisco bay area restaurants 2011, by (Zagat; 336 pages; $14.95) |
| 5 |
3 |
3 |
stones into schools: promoting peace with education in afghanistan and pakistan, by Greg Mortenson (Penguin; 448 pages; $16) |
| 6 |
9 |
2 |
infinite city: a san francisco atlas, by Rebecca Solnit (University of California Press; 157 pages; $24.95) |
| 7 |
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12 |
the good soldiers, by David Finkel (Picador; 316 pages; $15) |
| 8 |
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15 |
where men win glory, by Jon Krakauer (Anchor; 480 pages; $15.95) |
| 9 |
15 |
193 |
three cups of tea, by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (Penguin; 349 pages; $16) |
| 10 |
7 |
30 |
mennonite in a little black dress: a memoir of going home, by Rhoda Janzen (Holt; 272 pages; $14) |
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fiction / national |
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towers of midnight, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson |
| 2 |
1 |
2 |
the confession, by John Grisham |
| 3 |
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1 |
indulgence in death, by J.D. Robb |
| 4 |
4 |
24 |
the girl who kicked the hornet's nest, by Stieg Larsson |
| 5 |
3 |
4 |
american assassin, by Vince Flynn |
| 6 |
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1 |
moonlight mile, by Dennis Lehane |
| 7 |
2 |
3 |
worth dying for, by Lee Child |
| 8 |
7 |
6 |
fall of giants, by Ken Follett |
| 9 |
6 |
3 |
in the company of others, by Jan Karon |
| 10 |
11 |
6 |
squirrel seeks chipmunk, by David Sedaris |
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nonfiction / national |
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life, by Keith Richards |
| 2 |
2 |
2 |
broke, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe |
| 3 |
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1 |
unbearable lightness, by Portia de Rossi |
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4 |
3 |
earth, by (THE BOOK), by Jon Stewart and others) |
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1 |
me, by Ricky Martin |
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1 |
they call me baba booey, by Gary Dell'Abate with Chad Millman |
| 7 |
4 |
4 |
the last boy, by Jane Leavy |
| 8 |
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1 |
in fifty years we'll all be chicks, by Adam Carolla |
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happy ever after, by Nora Roberts |
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72 |
the girl with the dragon tattoo, by Stieg Larsson |
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33 |
the girl who played with fire, by Stieg Larsson |
| 4 |
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38 |
little bee, by Chris Cleave |
| 5 |
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41 |
cutting for stone, by Abraham Verghese |
| 6 |
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2 |
for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, by Ntozake Shange |
| 7 |
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74 |
the art of racing in the rain, by Garth Stein |
| 8 |
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9 |
half broke horses, by Jeannette Walls |
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4 |
the finkler question, by Howard Jacobson |
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91 |
sarah's key, by Tatiana de Rosnay |
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196 |
eat, pray, love, by Elizabeth Gilbert |
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5 |
inside of a dog, by Alexandra Horowitz |
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192 |
the glass castle, by Jeannette Walls |
| 4 |
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197 |
three cups of tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin |
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2 |
stones into scholes, by Greg Mortenson |
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5 |
secretariat, by William Nack |
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45 |
are you there, vodka? it's me, chelsea, by Chelsea Handler |
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7 |
the accidental billionaires, by Ben Mezrich |
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