Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Nov. 25, 2007

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending November 25, 2007.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. Confessor, Terry Goodkind
4. World Without End, Ken Follett
5. The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold
6. Double Cross, James Patterson
7. Home to Holly Springs, Jan Karon
8. Tree of Smoke, Denis Johnson
9. Stone Cold, David Baldacci
10. Run, Ann Patchett

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Daring Book for Girls, Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.)
2. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
3. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
4. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
5. You: Staying Young, Michael F. Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
6. Deceptively Delicious, Jessica Seinfeld
7. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
8. The Age of Turbulence, Alan Greenspan
9. Our Dumb World, The Onion (Eds.)
10. The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Web of Evil, J.A. Jance
3. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
4. Next, Michael Crichton
5. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
6. Wicked, Gregory Maguire, Douglas Smith (Illus.)
7. Treasure of Khan, Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
8. Fatal Remedies, Donna Leon
9. Wild Fire, Nelson DeMille
10. I Am Legend, Richard Matheson

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
4. The Girls' Book, Juliana Foster
5. The Boys' Book, Dominique Enright
6. Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones, Judith Schachner
7. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
8. Winter in White, Robert Sabuda
9. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
10. One Snowy Night, M. Christina Butler, Tina Macnaughton (Illus.)

Ocean Seasons

Ocean Seasons

by Ron Hirschi (Author), Kirsten Carlson (Illustrator)

In fun, fanciful form, children learn about plants and animals that are joined through the mix of seasons, food webs and habitats beneath the waves. While set in the Pacific, similar changes occur in all the world s oceans.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Nov. 18, 2007

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending November 18, 2007.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. Confessor, Terry Goodkind
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
4. World Without End, Ken Follett
5. Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
6. Gentlemen of the Road, Michael Chabon
7. Bridge of Sighs, Richard Russo
8. Run, Ann Patchett
9. Home to Holly Springs, Jan Karon
10. The Chase, Clive Cussler

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
2. You: Staying Young, Michael F. Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
3. The Daring Book for Girls, Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.)
4. Deceptively Delicious, Jessica Seinfeld
5. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
6. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
7. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
8. Boom!, Tom Brokaw
9. Our Dumb World, The Onion (Eds.)
10. The Coldest Winter, David Halberstam

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Wild Fire, Nelson DeMille
3. Treasure of Khan, Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler
4. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
5. Web of Evil, J.A. Jance
6. Fatal Remedies, Donna Leon
7. Cross, James Patterson
8. Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman
9. A Redbird Christmas, Fannie Flagg
10. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
4. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
5. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
6. Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones, Judith Schachner
7. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
8. The Girls' Book, Juliana Foster
9. Snakehead, Anthony Horowitz
10. Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy, Matthew Reinhart

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Nov. 11, 2007

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending November 11, 2007.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
2. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
3. Home to Holly Springs, Jan Karon
4. The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold
5. Gentlemen of the Road, Michael Chabon
6. Run, Ann Patchett
7. World Without End, Ken Follett
8. Bridge of Sighs, Richard Russo
9. The Chase, Clive Cussler
10. Book of the Dead, Patricia Cornwell

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. You: Staying Young, Michael F. Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
2. Deceptively Delicious, Jessica Seinfeld
3. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
4. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
5. The Daring Book for Girls, Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.)
6. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
7. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver
8. The Age of Turbulence, Alan Greenspan
9. Our Dumb World, The Onion (Eds.)
10. The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein

MASS MARKET

1. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
2. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
3. Fatal Remedies, Donna Leon
4. Wild Fire, Nelson DeMille
5. Under Orders, Dick Francis
6. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.)
7. 1984, George Orwell
8. Brother Odd, Dean R. Koontz
9. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
10. Lord of the Flies, William Golding

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Seder
2. Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones, Judith Schachner
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
4. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
5. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
6. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
7. Skippyjon Jones, Judith Schachner
8. The Alphabet From A to Y With Bonus Letter Z!, Steve Martin, Roz Chast
9. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson
10. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer

A Chef's Bounty by William King

A Chef's Bounty - Celebrating Oregon's Cuisine
by William King (Editor), Rick Schafer (Photographer)

In celebration of Oregon?s culinary landscape, A Chef?s Bounty features recipes from the notable culinary entities within the state, and presents vignettes on Oregon?s agricultural products and producers. Selected chefs contributed their signature recipes that capture the texture and flavor unique to the state. Read More

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Nov. 4, 2007

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association and Book Sense. Most of these books aren't books from the Pacific Northwest, but are books that are currently selling well in the Pacific Northwest. Week ending November 4, 2007.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
2. Home to Holly Springs, Jan Karon
3. The Almost Moon, Alice Sebold
4. World Without End, Ken Follett
5. Bridge of Sighs, Richard Russo
6. Gentlemen of the Road, Michael Chabon
7. Run, Ann Patchett
8. The Abstinence Teacher, Tom Perrotta
9. Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
10. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
2. You: Staying Young, Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz
3. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
4. Deceptively Delicious, Jessica Seinfeld
5. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
6. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
7. The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein
8. The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs
9. The Art of Simple Food, Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.)
10. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman

MASS MARKET

1. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
2. Cross, James Patterson
3. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
4. Fatal Remedies, Donna Leon
5. Bleeding Hearts, Ian Rankin
6. 1984, George Orwell
7. True Colors, Karen Traviss
8. Pegasus Descending, James Lee Burke
9. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
10. Mistral's Kiss, Laurell K. Hamilton

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. The Alphabet From A to Y With Bonus Letter Z!, Steve Martin, Roz Chast
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
4. Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones, Judith Schachner
5. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
6. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, Dave Barry
7. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
9. Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy, Matthew Reinhart
10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling