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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending May 4, 2008

2008-05-08T07:58:00.000-07:00

Three Northwest writers are on this week's Northwest Bestseller list: Lavinia, by Portland author Ursula K. Le Guin; The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss; and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending May 4, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith
2. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
3. The Plague of Doves, Louise Erdrich
4. The Girl With No Shadow, Joanne Harris
5. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
6. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
7. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
8. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz
9. Lavinia, Ursula K. Le Guin
10. So Brave, Young, and Handsome, Leif Enger

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Bonk, Mary Roach
2. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
3. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
4. Armageddon in Retrospect, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
5. A Wolf at the Table, Augusten Burroughs
6. The Open Road, Pico Iyer
7. Just Who Will You Be?., Maria Shriver
8. A Remarkable Mother, Jimmy Carter
9. Bad Money, Kevin Phillips
10. A Voyage Long and Strange, Tony Horwitz

MASS MARKET

1. Suffer the Little Children, Donna Leon
2. Bad Luck and Trouble, Lee Child
3. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
4. Index to Murder, Jo Dereske
5. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
6. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
7. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
8. Simple Genius, David Baldacci
9. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut
10. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 3), Erin Hunter
2. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
3. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
4. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
5. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
6. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
10. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)

The Pacific Northwest Independent Bestseller List is 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.

The Rosetta Key by William Dietrich

2008-04-30T12:36:00.000-07:00

Surviving murderous thieves, a nerve-racking sea voyage, and the deadly sands of Egypt with Napoleon's army, American adventurer Ethan Gage solved a five-thousand-year-old riddle with the help of a mysterious medallion. But the danger is only beginning. . . .

Gage finds himself hurled into the Holy Land in dogged pursuit of an ancient Egyptian scroll imbued with magic, even as Bonaparte launches his 1799 invasion of Israel, which will climax at the epic siege of Acre. Pursuing Napoleon to France, where the general hopes ancient secrets will catapult him to power, the wily and inventive Gage faces old enemies with unlikely new friends, and must use wit, humor, derring-do, and an archaeological key to prevent dark powers from seizing control of the world.

For lovers of stirring historical adventure laden with intriguing mystery and puzzles galore, The Rosetta Key is a terrific thrill ride not to be missed.

About the Author

William Dietrich is the author of Napoleon's Pyramids, Scourge of God, and Hadrian's Wall. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, historian, and naturalist, he is a staff writer at the Seattle Times and a professor at Western Washington University. He lives in Anacortes, Wash.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 27, 2008

2008-04-30T12:28:00.000-07:00

A bestseller's bonanza for Northwest authors this week: four books on the Northwest Bestsellers list. Lavinia, by Portland author Ursula K. Le Guin, is on the list, along with The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss. Also, Napoleon's Pyramids, by Anacortes, Wash., author William Dietrich. And, in the children's book area, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is there, too. Week ending April 27, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith
2. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
3. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
4. Lavinia, Ursula K. Le Guin
5. The Girl With No Shadow, Joanne Harris
6. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
7. Hold Tight, Harlan Coben
8. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
9. Passage, Lois McMaster Bujold
10. Our Story Begins, Tobias Wolff

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Just Who Will You Be?, Maria Shriver
2. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
3. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
4. Bonk, Mary Roach
5. The Open Road, Pico Iyer
6. Armageddon in Retrospect, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
7. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
8. Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts
9. Bad Money, Kevin Phillips
10. Beautiful Boy, David Sheff

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Bad Luck and Trouble, Lee Child
3. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
4. The Innocent Man,, John Grisham
5. The Woods, Harlan Coben
6. What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman
7. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
8. The American Heritage Dictionary, American Heritage (Eds.)
9. Napoleon's Pyramids, William Dietrich
10. Tell No One, Harlan Coben

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Outcast (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 3), Erin Hunter
2. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
4. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
5. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
6. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
7. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
9. Queste (Septimus Heap Book 4), Angie Sage
10. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

2008-04-29T07:51:00.000-07:00

In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king?s daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills. Lavinia is a book of love and war, generous and austerely beautiful, from a writer working at the height of her powers.

Lavinia grows up knowing nothing but peace and freedom, until suitors come. Her mother wants her to marry handsome, ambitious Turnus. But omens and prophecies spoken by the sacred springs say she must marry a foreigner?that she will be the cause of a bitter war?and that her husband will not live long. When a fleet of Trojan ships sails up the Tiber, Lavinia decides to make her own destiny, and she tells us what Vergil did not: the story of her life, and of the love of her life.

About the Author

URSULA K. LE GUIN is the author of numerous short stories, essays, volumes of poetry, books for children, and novels. Among her honors are a National Book Award, five Hugo and five Nebula Awards, the Kafka Award, a Pushcart Prize, and the Howard Vursell Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 20, 2008

2008-04-23T17:36:00.000-07:00

Two northwest authors remain on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week: The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending April 20. 2008. Order these books through northwest-books.com.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Miracle at Speedy Motors, Alexander McCall Smith
2. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
4. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
5. The Girl With No Shadow, Joanne Harris
6. Hold Tight, Harlan Coben
7. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
8. Our Story Begins, Tobias Wolff
9. Lush Life, Richard Price
10. World Without End, Ken Follett

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. Just Who Will You Be?, Maria Shriver
2. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
3. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
4. Bonk, Mary Roach
5. Armageddon in Retrospect, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
6. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
7. The Open Road, Pico Iyer
8. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
9. Beautiful Boy, David Sheff
10. Don'ts for Husbands, Blanche Ebbutt

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Bad Luck and Trouble, Lee Child
3. Simple Genius, David Baldacci
4. The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank
5. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
6. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
7. Wicked, Gregory Maguire, Douglas Smith (Illus.)
8. S Is for Silence, Sue Grafton
9. 21: Bringing Down the House, Ben Mezrich
10. The Woods, Harlan Coben

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
2. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
3. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
4. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
7. Queste (Septimus Heap Book 4), Angie Sage
8. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
9. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
10. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)

The Lyncher in Me by Warren Read

2008-04-16T12:54:00.000-07:00

In June 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, a mob of over 10,000 convened upon the police station, inflamed by the rumor that black circus workers had raped a white teenage girl?charges that would later be proven false. Three men were dragged from their cells and lynched in front of the cheering crowd.

More than eighty years later, Warren Read?a fourth-grade teacher, devoted partner, and father to three boys?plugged his mother's maiden name into a computer search engine, then clicked on a link to a newspaper article that would forever alter his understanding of himself. Louis Dondino, his beloved great-grandfather, had incited the deadly riot on that dark summer night decades before.

In his poignant memoir, Read explores the perspectives of both the victims and the perpetrators of this heinous crime. He investigates the impact?the denial, anger, and alcoholism?that the long-held secret of his ancestors had on his family, calling even himself to task. Through this examination of the generations affected by one horrific night, he discovers that to fully realize ourselves we must take responsibility for "our deep-seated fears that lead us to emotional, social, or physical violence."

About the Author

Warren Read is a writer who teaches elementary school on Bainbridge Island, Washington. In 2003 Duluth unveiled what remains the most significant memorial to lynching victims in the United States. Read was the final speaker of the day. Serving as a representative of his family's violent legacy, he willingly shouldered responsibility for his ancestor's actions.

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Moon San Juan Islands by Don Pitcher

2008-04-16T12:52:00.000-07:00

Travel writer and ecologist Don Pitcher knows the best way to experience the San Juan Islands, from sea kayaking off Orcas Island to whale-watching near Victoria. Don offers unique trip strategies for a wide-range of travelers, including Romantic San Juans and On the Water, a section devoted to kayaking and boating enthusiasts. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations, Moon San Juan Islands has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Every Moon guidebook includes recommendations for must-see sights and many regional, area, and city-centered maps. With guidance on visiting the Whale Museum on San Juan Island, camping in Moran State Park, and biking the 30-mile loop on Lopez Island, Moon San Juan Islands gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience. With expert writers, first-rate strategic advice, and an essential dose of humor, Moon Handbooks are the cure for the common trip.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 13, 2008

2008-04-16T12:47:00.000-07:00

Just two northwest authors are on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week: The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending April 13, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
2. Lush Life, Richard Price
3. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
4. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
5. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
6. The Appeal, John Grisham
7. Small Favor, Jim Butcher
8. World Without End, Ken Follett
9. Girls in Trucks, Katie Crouch
10. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
2. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
3. Beautiful Boy, David Sheff
4. The Open Road, Pico Iyer
5. Armageddon in Retrospect, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
6. Bonk, Mary Roach
7. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
8. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
9. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
10. Things I Learned from Knitting (Whether I Wanted to or Not), Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

MASS MARKET

1. Bad Luck and Trouble, Lee Child
2. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
3. Simple Genius, David Baldacci
4. Spanish Dagger, Susan Wittig Albert
5. The Woods, Harlan Coben
6. The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss
7. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
8. Atonement, Ian McEwan
9. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
10. 1984, George Orwell

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
3. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
7. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
8. The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 4), John Flanagan
9. Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House #39), Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca (Illus.)
10. The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 6, 2008

2008-04-09T09:02:00.000-07:00

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
2. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
3. Lush Life, Richard Price
4. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
5. Small Favor, Jim Butcher
6. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
7. Our Story Begins, Tobias Wolff
8. Dreamers of the Day, Mary Doria Russell
9. Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult
10. The Appeal, John Grisham

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. Beautiful Boy, David Sheff
3. Armageddon in Retrospect, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
4. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
5. The Open Road, Pico Iyer
6. The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby
7. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan
8. Home, Julie Andrews
9. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
10. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Bad Luck and Trouble, Lee Child
3. What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman
4. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
5. 21: Bringing Down the House, Ben Mezrich
6. I Heard That Song Before, Mary Higgins Clark
7. The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank
8. Atonement, Ian McEwan
9. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
10. 1984, George Orwell

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
3. Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House #39), Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca (Illus.)
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
5. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
6. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
8. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
9. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
10. The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 4), John Flanagan

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending March 30, 2008

2008-04-03T09:56:00.000-07:00

Three northwest authors are on the Northwest Bestsellers list again this week: The Think About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead by David Shields, The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. Lush Life, Richard Price
3. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
4. Dreamers of the Day, Mary Doria Russell
5. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
6. The Appeal, John Grisham
7. Remember Me?, Sophie Kinsella
8. Our Story Begins, Tobias Wolff
9. Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult
10. World Without End, Ken Follett

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. Beautiful Boy, David Sheff
3. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
4. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
5. The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
6. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
7. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
8. The Third Jesus, Deepak Chopra
9. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
10. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp

MASS MARKET

1. Bad Luck and Trouble, Lee Child
2. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
3. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
4. Quantico, Greg Bear
5. What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman
6. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
7. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
8. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon
9. Whitethorn Woods, Maeve Binchy
10. Atonement, Ian McEwan

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
3. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
4. Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House #39), Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca (Illus.)
5. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
6. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
7. The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 4), John Flanagan
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
9. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
10. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie

Dancing with Rose by Lauren Kessler

2008-03-31T10:40:00.000-07:00

One journalist?s riveting - and surprisingly hopeful - in-the-trenches look at Alzheimer?s, the disease that claimed her mother?s life. ike many loved ones of Alzheimer?s sufferers, Lauren Kessler was devastated by the ravaging disease that seemed to turn her mother into another person before claiming her life altogether. To deal with the pain of her loss, and to better understand the confounding aspects of living with a disease that afflicts four and a half million people every year, Kessler enlisted as a caregiver at a facility she calls Maplewood. Life inside the facility is exhausting and humbling, a microenvironment built upon the intense relationships between two groups of marginalized people: the victims of Alzheimer's and the underpaid, overworked employees who care for them. But what surprises Kessler more than the disability and backbreaking work is the grace, humor, and unexpected humanity that are alive and well at Maplewood.

Dancing with Rose is forceful and funny, clear-eyed and compelling. An intriguing narrative about the relationships and realities of end-of-life care, it stars an endearing cast of characters who give a human face to what has always been considered a dehumanizing condition. Illuminating and beautifully written, Kessler's immersion offers a new, optimistic view on what Alzheimer?s has to teach us.

About the Author

Lauren Kessler is the author of five works of narrative nonfiction, including the Washington Post bestseller Clever Girl and the Los Angeles Times bestseller The Happy Bottom Riding Club. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine, O magazine, and The Nation. She directs the graduate program in literary nonfiction at the University of Oregon.

Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

2008-03-28T12:57:00.000-07:00

Tree of Smoke showed every sign of being Denis Johnson's "big book": 600+ pages, years in the making, with a grand subject (the Vietnam War). And in the reading it lives up to every promise. It's crowded with the desperate people, always short of salvation, who are Johnson's specialty, but despite every temptation of the Vietnam dreamscape it is relentlessly sober in its attention to on-the-ground details and the gradations of psychology. Winner: National Book Award. Winner: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award.

This is the story of Skip Sands?spy-in-training, engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong?and the disasters that befall him thanks to his famous uncle, a war hero known in intelligence circles simply as the Colonel. This is also the story of the Houston brothers, Bill and James, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert into a war in which the line between disinformation and delusion has blurred away. In its vision of human folly, and its gritty, sympathetic portraits of men and women desperate for an end to their loneliness, whether in sex or death or by the grace of God, this is a story like nothing in our literature.

Tree of Smoke is Denis Johnson?s first full-length novel in nine years, and his most gripping, beautiful, and powerful work to date.

About the Author

Denis Johnson is the author of five novels, a collection of poetry and one book of reportage. He is the recipient of a Lannan Fellowship and a Whiting Writer?s Award, among many other honors for his work. He lives in northern Idaho.

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending March 23, 2008

2008-03-28T12:48:00.000-07:00

Three northest authors on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week: The Think About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead by David Shields, The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. And, Alaska author Sue Henry's paperback edition of The Refuge is on the list this week, too. Week ending March 23, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. The Appeal, John Grisham
3. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
4. Lush Life, Richard Price
5. Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult
6. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
7. Dreamers of the Day, Mary Doria Russell
8. Another Thing to Fall, Laura Lippman
9. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
10. The Soul Thief, Charles Baxter

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. Beautiful Boy, David Sheff
3. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
4. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
5. The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
6. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
7. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
8. The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby
9. Reconciliation, Benazir Bhutto

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman
3. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
4. Atonement, Ian McEwan
5. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
6. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
7. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon
8. Next, Michael Crichton
9. The Refuge, Sue Henry
10. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 4), John Flanagan
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
4. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
6. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
7. The Final Warning (Maximum Ride, #4), James Patterson
8. Fancy Nancy Bonjour, Butterfly, Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.)
9. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
10. Pat the Bunny, Dorothy Kunhardt

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending March 16, 2008

2008-03-20T08:28:00.000-07:00

Again, just two northest authors on the Northwest Bestsellers list this week: The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week of March 16, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. Lush Life, Richard Price
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
4. Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult
5. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
6. The Appeal, John Grisham
7. Dreamers of the Day, Mary Doria Russell
8. World Without End, Ken Follett
9. Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana, Anne Rice
10. Duma Key, Stephen King

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
3. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
4. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
5. The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby
6. A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
7. The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
8. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
9. The Three Trillion Dollar War, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Linda J. Bilmes
10. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
3. In Dublin's Fair City, Rhys Bowen
4. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
5. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
6. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
7. Whitethorn Woods, Maeve Binchy
8. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.)
9. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
10. The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
4. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
5. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
6. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
8. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
9. The Nixie's Song (Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1), Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
10. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices From a Medieval Village, Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd (Illus.)

The Thing About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead by David Shields

2008-03-14T09:52:00.000-07:00

The Thing About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead
by David Shields

Mesmerized?at times unnerved?by his ninety-seven-year-old father?s nearly superhuman vitality and optimism, Seattle author David Shields undertakes an investigation of the human physical condition. The result is this exhilarating book: both a personal meditation on mortality and an exploration of flesh-and-blood existence from crib to oblivion?an exploration that paradoxically prompts a renewed and profound appreciation of life.

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The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw by Bruce Barcott

2008-03-14T09:50:00.000-07:00

The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw
by Bruce Barcott

Award-winning Seattle author Bruce Barcott chronicles Sharon Matola?s inspiring crusade to stop a multinational corporation in its tracks. Ferocious in her passion, she and her confederates?a ragtag army of courageous locals and eccentric expatriates?endure slander and reprisals and take the fight to the courtroom and the boardroom, from local village streets to protests around the world.

"Barcott?s compelling narrative is suspenseful right up to the last moment." ?Publisher's Weekly

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Mar. 9, 2008

2008-03-12T10:38:00.000-07:00

Just two northwest authors on this week's NW Bestsellers list: The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending March 9, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. Change of Heart, Jodi Picoult
4. Lush Life, Richard Price
5. The Appeal, John Grisham
6. An Incomplete Revenge, Jacqueline Winspear
7. Red Bird, Mary Oliver
8. The Commoner, John Burnham Schwartz
9. World Without End, Ken Follett
10. The Outlaw Demon Wails, Kim Harrison

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne
3. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
4. Beautiful Boy, David Sheff
5. The World Without Us, Alan Weisman
6. The Third Jesus, Deepak Chopra
7. The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
8. The Age of American Unreason, Susan Jacoby
9. Old Friend From Far Away, Natalie Goldberg
10. The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, Bruce Barcott

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Atonement, Ian McEwan
3. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon
4. What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman
5. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition, Merriam-Webster (Eds.)
6. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
7. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut
8. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
9. Deep Storm, Lincoln Child
10. The Overlook, Michael Connelly

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
4. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
6. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
8. The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1), Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
9. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
10. Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.)

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 24, 2008

2008-02-27T09:37:00.000-08:00

A new book from North Bend, Wash., author Earl Emerson, Primal Threat, popped up on this week's Northwest Bestsellers fiction list. Also on the NW Bestsellers list are The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending February 24, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. An Incomplete Revenge, Jacqueline Winspear
4. The Appeal, John Grisham
5. Strangers in Death, J.D. Robb
6. Stranger in Paradise, Robert B. Parker
7. The Senator's Wife, Sue Miller
8. World Without End, Ken Follett
9. Duma Key, Stephen King
10. Primal Threat, Earl Emerson

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
3. A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
4. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks
5. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)
6. Old Friend From Far Away, Natalie Goldberg
7. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
8. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
9. The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
10. The Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Atonement, Ian McEwan
3. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
4. Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card
5. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
6. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
7. The Watchman, Robert Crais
8. 1984, George Orwell
9. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
10. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
4. Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
5. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
6. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
7. The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1), Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
8. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney
10. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 17, 2008

2008-02-20T10:31:00.000-08:00

We have five Northwest authors on this week's Northwest Bestsellers list. Two new books, Portland author G.M. Ford's Nameless Night and Seattle author Kristin Hannah's Firefly Lane are on the hardcover fiction list, along with The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss. Seattle author Mary Daheim's The Alpine Scandal is on the paperback list. And, finally, Seattle author Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is on the children's list. This is a great showing for Northwest authors.

Week ending February 17, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Appeal, John Grisham
2. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
3. Duma Key, Stephen King
4. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
5. My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead, Jeffrey Eugenides (Ed.)
6. World Without End, Ken Follett
7. Firefly Lane, Kristin Hannah
8. Life Class, Pat Barker
9. Nameless Night, G.M. Ford
10. Sharp Teeth, Toby Barlow

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)
3. Reconciliation, Benazir Bhutto
4. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
5. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
6. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
7. A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
8. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
9. The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
10. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Atonement, Ian McEwan
3. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
4. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
5. Whitethorn Woods, Maeve Binchy
6. Next, Michael Crichton
7. The Alpine Scandal, Mary Daheim
8. The Faithful Spy, Alex Berenson
9. The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory
10. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Fancy Nancy Bonjour, Butterfly, Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.)
4. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
5. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
6. Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
7. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
8. Bratfest at Tiffany's (The Clique #9), Lisi Harrison
9. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney

Nameless Nights by G.M. Ford

2008-02-14T14:59:00.001-08:00

Nameless Night
by G.M. Ford

He wowed critics with his Frank Corso and Leo Waterman series, catapulting to the upper ranks of contemporary crime writers with each riveting new thriller. Now, G.M. Ford is back with a brand-new book, his first stand-alone novel, featuring a man with no name, no past?and at the center of a conspiracy so pervasive he's forced to run from the only home he's ever known?straight into the abyss?in his search for truth. . . . G.M Ford lives in Oregon and is currently working on his next novel. Read More

The Alpine Traitor by Mary Daheim

2008-02-14T14:58:00.001-08:00

The Alpine Traitor
by Mary Daheim

Emma Lord is shocked to hear the outrageous news: The Advocate is embroiled in a takeover bid. Worse, the ruthless acquisitioners are the heirs of Emma?s longtime and tragically departed lover, Tom Cavanaugh. They have come to Alpine?to stay. Soon, battle lines are drawn and war is declared. Then the first casualty is discovered facedown at the Tall Timber Motel. Mary Daheim has been a journalist, an editor, a public relations consultant, and a freelance writer, but fiction was always her medium of choice. Read More

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 10, 2008

2008-02-14T14:50:00.000-08:00

Again, two books from Northwest authors are the latest Northwest Bestseller's list. The Hearts of Horses, by Molly Gloss, remains on the list, as well as the award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Week ending February 10, 2008.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Appeal, John Grisham
2. World Without End, Ken Follett
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
4. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
5. 7th Heaven, James Patterson, Maxine Paetro
6. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
7. People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
8. Plum Lucky, Janet Evanovich
9. Beautiful Children, Charles Bock
10. Life Class, Pat Barker

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)
3. The Thing about Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead, David Shields
4. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
5. Memo to the President Elect, Madeleine Albright
6. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
7. I Am America (and So Can You!), Stephen Colbert
8. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
9. A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
10. Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. Atonement, Ian McEwan
3. The Alpine Scandal, Mary Daheim
4. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
5. The Gift of Fear, Gavin De Becker
6. Puss 'n Cahoots, Rita Mae Brown
7. The Innocent Man, John Grisham
8. The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger
9. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury
10. Next, Michael Crichton

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
4. Bratfest at Tiffany's (The Clique #9), Lisi Harrison
5. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
6. Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney
7. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
8. The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman
9. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

2008-02-07T08:44:00.000-08:00

Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah

Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It?s about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you---and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you?ll never forget . . . one you?ll want to pass on to your best friend.

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Sizzle and Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz

2008-02-07T08:43:00.000-08:00

Sizzle and Burn
by Jayne Ann Krentz

From the author who also hits bestseller lists under the names Jayne Castle and Amanda Quick, this is a delightful new caper filled with suspense and wit-and the steamy Victorian passion her devoted readers love. With more than 25 million books sold, Jayne Ann Krentz "excels at crafting superior, sexy romantic suspense" (Booklist), and with her Arcane Society novels-written under both the Krentz and Amanda Quick names-she has thrilled readers with paranormal plots and passionate love stories. In her latest novel, a member of the Society must recruit a reluctant woman to use her psychic gift against a powerful enemy.

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Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 3, 2008

2008-02-06T17:27:00.000-08:00

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. The Appeal, John Grisham
2. Duma Key, Stephen King
3. A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
4. World Without End, Ken Follett
5. The Hearts of Horses, Molly Gloss
6. People of the Book, Geraldine Brooks
7. The Senator's Wife, Sue Miller
8. Life Class, Pat Barker
9. Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
10. The Reserve, Russell Banks

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. In Defense of Food, Michael Pollan
2. The Zookeeper's Wife, Diane Ackerman
3. The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
4. The Daring Book for Girls, Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
5. The Geography of Bliss, Eric Weiner
6. Free Lunch, David Cay Johnston
7. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp
8. The Great Awakening, Jim Wallis
9. The Nine, Jeffrey Toobin
10. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne (Ed.)

MASS MARKET

1. The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
2. The Shape Shifter, Tony Hillerman
3. Atonement, Ian McEwan
4. Puss 'n Cahoots, Rita Mae Brown
5. Plum Lovin', Janet Evanovich
6. The Gift of Fear, Gavin de Becker
7. Whitethorn Woods, Maeve Binchy
8. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary, Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.)
9. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
10. The Innocent Man, John Grisham

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder
2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
3. The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick
4. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
5. Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3), Stephenie Meyer
6. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer
7. The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
8. The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
9. The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1), Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney

New Northwest Books

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending May 4, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

The Rosetta Key by William Dietrich

About the Author

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 27, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

About the Author

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 20, 2008

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HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

The Lyncher in Me by Warren Read

About the Author

Moon San Juan Islands by Don Pitcher

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 13, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Apr. 6, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending March 30, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

Dancing with Rose by Lauren Kessler

About the Author

Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

About the Author

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending March 23, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending March 16, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

The Thing About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead by David Shields

The Thing About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead by David Shields

The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw by Bruce Barcott

The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw by Bruce Barcott

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Mar. 9, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 24, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 17, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

Nameless Nights by G.M. Ford

Nameless Night by G.M. Ford

The Alpine Traitor by Mary Daheim

The Alpine Traitor by Mary Daheim

Northwest Bestsellers - wk ending Feb. 10, 2008

HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

MASS MARKET

CHILDREN'S TITLES

The Thing About Life is that One Day You'll be Dead
by David Shields

The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw
by Bruce Barcott

Nameless Night
by G.M. Ford

The Alpine Traitor
by Mary Daheim

Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah

Sizzle and Burn
by Jayne Ann Krentz