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October 24, 2006

New Bestsellers 10/23/06

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.

The Criticas Fiction and Nonfiction lists have been updated for October.

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

Michael Connelly. Echo Park
Detective Harry Bosch, now in the Open-unsolved Unit, receives a call from the DA telling him a serial killer has confessed to several murders. Harry must interview the man about a case he couldn't crack involving the murder of a 22-year-old woman whose body was never found. (NYT #2, PW #2, USA #8)

Vince Flynn. Act of Treason
Promising an explosive conclusion, "Act of Treason" is the eighth thriller by "New York Times" bestselling author Flynn featuring the spine-tingling exploits of CIA operative Mitch Rapp. (NYT #3, PW #3, USA #7)

Lemony Snicket. The End: A Series of Unfortunate Events #13
Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe. (USA #1)

Stuart Woods. Short Straw
Ed Eagle, Santa Fe's preeminent trial lawyer, first introduced in Woods's Santa Fe Rules, finds himself in extreme domestic difficulties. On the morning of his fiftieth birthday, as he is about to open his elegant new law offices, Eagle learns that he is in the sort of trouble usually reserved for his unluckiest clients. Quickly marshaling his resources, which include two private detectives, an accused murderer, an ace ex-IRS agent, he begins a campaign to save his law practice, his wealth, his reputation, and his self-respect from the astonishing machinations of the person closest to him. (NYT #6, PW #6)

Nonfiction

Lou Dobbs. War on the Middle Class
Offering solutions as well as commentary, prominent CNN host and commentator Lou Dobbs unleashes his manifesto on the vanishing American dream. (NYT #9, PW #11)

Carly Fiorina. Tough Choices
By accepting the CEO job at Hewlett-Packard, an iconic company that had lost its way, Carly Fiorina confirmed her status as the most powerful businesswoman in America. But she also made herself a target for everyone who disliked her bold leadership style and resented her rapid rise. (NYT #8, PW #8)

John Grisham. The Innocent Man
Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. In his first work of nonfiction, John Grisham delivers his most extraordinary thriller yet. (NYT #1, PW #1, USA #2)

Suzanne Somers. Ageless
In this eagerly anticipated follow-up to "The Sexy Years," Somers gives an inspiring, medically validated approach to the aging process and maintaining a healthy, vibrant, sexually active life--no matter what one's age. (PW #6, USA #12)

Donald J. Trump & Robert T. Kiyosaki. Why Want You to be Rich
The world is facing many challenges and one of them is financial. The entitlement mentality is epidemic, creating people who expect their countries, employers, or families to take care of them. Donald Trump and Robert Kiyosaki, both successful businessmen, are natural teachers and have joined forces to address these challenges. They believe you cannot solve money problems with money. You can only solve money problems with financial education. Trump and Kiyosaki want to teach you to be rich. (PW #3, USA #9)

PW Religion

Joel Rosenberg. Epicenter: Why Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future
Novelist Rosenberg, an evangelical Christian and former Orthodox Jew, explores the issues surrounding the Middle East. (#8)