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October 31, 2005

New Bestsellers 10/31/05

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.

The Library Journal Lists of Most Borrowed Books in Public Libraries for Fiction and Nonfiction were updated for November 1.

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

Fiction

Robert Ludlum. The Ambler Warning
Locked away in a secret government facility designed to hide former intelligence employees whose ramblings might endanger ongoing operations, Hal Ambler is kept heavily medicated and closely watched. With the help of a sympathetic nurse, Hal manages to clear his mind of its drug-induced haze and pull off a daring escape. Now he's out to discover who stashed him away and why. . . . (NYT #6, PW #8, WSJ #11)

Lemony Snicket. The Penultimate Peril
The Baudelaire orphans disguise themselves as employees of the Hotel Denoument and find themselves pursued by the evil Count Olaf and by others. (USA #1, WSJ #1)

Nicholas Sparks. At First Sight
Jeremy Marsh is now living in Boone Creek, North Carolina, married to Lexie Darnell, and awaiting the birth of their daughter. But, just as when things a looking goods, an unsettling and mysterious message brings trouble from the past. (NYT #1, PW #1, USA #3, WSJ #2)

Amy Tan. Saving Fish from Drowning
On an ill-fated art expedition into Burma, 11 Americans leave their Floating Island Resort for a Christmas-morning tour--and disappear. Through twists of fate, they encounter a tribe awaiting the return of a leader and the mythical book of wisdom that will protect them from the ravages of the Myanmar military regime. (NYT #9, PW #6, WSJ #7)

Nonfiction

Andrew Weil. Healthy Aging
Dr. Weil draws on the longest-running medical studies, as well as on the secrets of longevity that he has gathered firsthand from cultures around the world, to write a book about aging that is unlike any other in the breadth and depth of its information and understanding. (PW #2, USA #12, WSJ #3)

WSJ Business

Seth Godin. Big Moo
In 2003, Godin's "Purple Cow" challenged organizations to stand out in a world of brown cows--i.e. to create a "big moo." For this follow-up book, he worked with 32 of the world's smartest thinkers to gather insights for the concept. The result is a simple book that's fun to read and perfect for groups to share, discuss, and apply. (#8)

Now in the Catalog
The following items has been on the bestsellers lists, but was not available in the catalog, we now have it available.

PHENOMENON, by Sylvia Browne with Lindsay Harrison. (Dutton, $24.95.) A guide to the paranormal from a self-described psychic.

Joan Didion. The Year of Magical Thinking
Chronicles the year following the death of her husband, fellow writer John Gregory Dunne, while the couple's only daughter, Quintana, lay unconscious in a nearby hospital suffering from pneumonia and septic shock.

SYMPTOMS OF WITHDRAWAL, by Christopher Kennedy Lawford. (Morrow, $25.95.) The son of Peter Lawford and Patricia Kennedy, a Washington and Hollywood insider, recalls his substance abuse and recovery.

Carole Radziwill. What Remains
A glittery fairy tale stitched with unthinkable tragedy, this is the true American story about a girl from a small town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a prince, Anthony Radziwill, nephew of the late President John F. Kennedy.

A CRACK IN THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, by Simon Winchester. (HarperCollins, $27.95.) A popular historian draws on his geological background to describe the Great California Earthquake of 1906.