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January 25, 2005

New Bestsellers 1/24/05

The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.

NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
WSJ = Wall Street Journal

Fiction

ALONE, by Lisa Gardner. (Bantam, $24.) A sniper with the Massachusetts State Police faces a wrongful-death lawsuit ? and a killer who's on the loose. (NYT #9)

John Grisham. The Broker
In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. (NYT #1, PW #1, USA #1, WSJ #1)

Nonfiction

Jack Canfield. The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
Get ready to transform yourself for success. Jack Canfield, cocreator of the phenomenal bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, turns to the principles he's studied, taught, and lived for more than 30 years in this practical and inspiring guide that will help any aspiring person get from where they are to where they want to be. (PW #11, WSJ #11)

102 MINUTES , by Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn. (Times Books/Holt, $26.) Two journalists at The New York Times describe people's struggle to survive inside the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. (NYT #12)

Newt Gingrich. Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America
A grass root call to action and will set the debate for the new administration and Congress. (NYT #6, PW #12, WSJ #13)

Malcolm Gladwell. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
How do we make decisions--good and bad--and why are some people so much better at it than others? Thats the question Malcolm Gladwell asks and answers in the follow-up to his huge bestseller, The Tipping Point. (NYT #2, PW #4, USA #9, WSJ #4)

ANIMALS IN TRANSLATION , by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson. (Scribner, $25.) How autism can help lead to an understanding of the brains, emotions and talents of animals. (NYT #10)