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September 11, 2006

New Bestsellers 9/11/06

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.

E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
* = Titles that have previously appeared on the bestseller lists but are new to our catalog.

Fiction

Terry Brooks. Armageddon's Children
Fifty years from now, the world is a very different place. Thousands live in highly fortified strongholds, and demons have taken over. The Knights of the Word are on a quest to rescue a group of young people who hold the hope of the world. (NYT #6, PW #4)

Stephanie Laurens. To Distraction
The gentlemen of the Bastion Club have proven their courage while fighting England's enemies, but nothing has prepared them for dealing with that most formidable of challenges: the opposite sex. (USA #5)

Debbie Macomber. 6 Rainier Drive
This latest novel in Debbie's popular Cedar Cove series continues the story line established in 50 Harbor Street. The Lighthouse Restaurant burned to the ground in an act of arson and the prime suspect is a young ex-employee named Anson Butler, who disappeared right after the fire. (USA #3)

Claire Messud. The Emperor's Children
A novel about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way - and not - in New York City. (NYT #5, PW #7)

FOOL ME ONCE, by Fern Michaels. (Kensington, $24.) A young woman grapples with revelations about her mother's true identity and her past. (NYT #16)

Walter Mosley. Fortunate Son
Eric and Tommy despite their differences are as close as two humans can be, after tragedy rips their makeshift family apart, the lives of these boys split. In a powerful story of modern-day resilience and redemption, Tommy and Eric forge their separate ways in the world, each confronting his own challenges. (E #8)

Anna Quindlen. Rise and Shine
It's an otherwise ordinary Monday when Meghan Fitzmaurice's perfect life hits a wall. A household name as the host of Rise and Shine, the country's highest-rated morning television talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial break - but not before she does something that, in an instant, marks the end of an era, not only for Meghan, who is unaccustomed to dealing with adversity, but also for her younger sister, Bridget. (NYT #1, PW #1, USA #6)

Nora Roberts. Morrigan's Cross
As a storm rages, the tale of a powerful vampire's lust for destruction--and of the circle of six charged by the goddess Morrigan to stop her--begins in this brand-new trilogy. (USA #1)

Karen Traviss. Star Wars: Legacy of the Force Bloodlines
Civil war looms as the fledgling Galactic Alliance confronts a growing number of rebellious worlds?and the approaching war is tearing the Skywalker and Solo families apart. (USA #12)

Nonfiction

Pearl Cleage. We Speak Your Names: A Celebration
For three days - from May 13 to 15, 2005 - a distinguished group of women was invited to celebrate the enduring achievements of twenty-five of their mentors and role models - and in the process pay tribute to the long, glorious tradition of African American accomplishment. The centerpiece of the weekend was the reading aloud of Pearl Cleage's poem "We Speak Your Names," written especially for the occasion and appearing here for the first time in this keepsake book. (E #4)

Michael Eric Dyson. Come Hell or High Water
Displaying the intellectual rigor, political passion, and personal empathy that have won him acclaim and fans all across the color line, Michael Eric Dyson offers a searing assessment of the meaning of Hurricane Katrina. Combining a fresh look at the key players in the disaster with his deep knowledge of black migrations and government policy over decades, Dyson provides the historical context that has been sorely missing from public conversation. (E #7)

Chris Gardner. The Pursuit of Happyness
At the age of twenty, Milwaukee native Chris Gardner, just out of the Navy, arrived in San Francisco to pursue a promising career in medicine. Considered a prodigy in scientific research, he surprised everyone and himself by setting his sights on the competitive world of high finance. Yet no sooner had he landed an entry-level position at a prestigious firm than Gardner found himself caught in a web of incredibly challenging circumstances that left him as part of the city's working homeless and with a toddler son. (E #6)

J. Randy Taraborrelli. Elizabeth
From the bestselling author of "Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Ranier," comes this fascinating biography of film legend Elizabeth Taylor. (NYT #11, PW #13)

ENOUGH, by Juan Williams. (Crown, $25.) The NPR senior correspondent attacks the "phony leaders, dead-end movements and culture of failure that are undermining black America." (NYT #12)