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From paperbacks to a waste of paper, hardcovers to hard-to-believe-it-was-even-published, and non-fiction full of fictitiousness to fiction that’s real in somebody’s world, the bestseller list has them all! Sometimes you just have to read between the lines.
Fiction
Flirting Your Way Out of Traffic Tickets and More, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Secrets of Eden: Adam Took the First Bite, by Chris Bohjalian
Kisser? I Hardly Know Her!, by Stuart Woods
The Wolf at The Door Who Cried Boy, by Jack Higgins
I, Sniper, You, Jane, by Stephen Hunter
Dear John, Surely You Know the Rest, by Nicholas Sparks
The Shack Minus the Love, by William P. Young
Olive Kitteridge: As if Being Named After a Piece of Mediterranean Fruit Wasn’t Bad Enough, by Elizabeth Strout
The Time Traveler’s Wife and His Mistresses Throughout the Ages, by Audrey Niffenegger
Let the Great World Spin Until All the Bad Guys Get Dizzy and Fall Off, by Colum McCann
The Piano Teacher’s Roaming Hands, by Janice Y.K. Lee
The Elegance of the Hedgehog and Other Lies of Nature, by Muriel Barbery
The Elusive Bride and the Longest Engagement on Record, by Stephanie Laurens
Shutter Island, Venetian Blind Bay, by Dennis Lehane
Ecstasy Unveiled and Covered Back Up Again ‘Cos It’s Kinda Gross, by Larissa Ione
Non-Fiction
I Am Ozzy: Give Me Your Bat, by Ozzy Osbourne with Chris Ayres
Have a Little Faith: An Affair With Ms. Hill, by Mitch Albom
Staying True to My Lawyer, by Jenny Sanford
The Lost City of Zzyzx Has Been Found in California by David Grann
Blink: What Coca Cola Shouldn’t Have Done in 1986, by Malcolm Gladwell
The Next 100 Years Will See No Change in Sex, Taxes, or Anyone’s Ability to Produce Release a Good Rap Song, by George Friedman
Animals Make Us Humans Clean Up After Them, by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson
The Kind Diet: A Fairy Tale, by Alicia Silverstone
The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes After Decades of Eating Like Nothing Was Wrong, by Bob Greene, John J. Merendino and Janis Jibrin
The 4-Hour Workweek & The 4-Dollar Paycheck by Timothy Ferriss
The Belly Fat Cured by Liposuction, by Jorge Cruise
Skinny Bitches Get Published Faster than Fat Bitches, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
Children’s Books
Red Sings from Treetops After Pushing Blue to the Ground, by Joyce Sidman
Listen to the Wind: It’s Saying Get the Hell to the Basement, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
How Do Dinosaurs Say I Love You When They No Longer Exist?, by Jane Yolen
My Heart Is Like a Zoo Only Not as Stinky, by Michael Hall
Sweet Little Lies: A Child’s Guide to Success Via Passive-Aggressive Violations of Ethics, by Lauren Conrad
Incarceron: Another Made-Up Word to Add to Your Already Failing Grasp of the English Language, by Catherine Fisher
The Twilight Sage, Rosemary, & Thyme, by Stephenie Meyer
Rainbow Magic That Could be Explained to You Scientifically if Your Parents Weren’t Home-Schooling Creationists, by Daisy Meadows
