BOOK REVIEW

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Fiction

*--* Fiction weeks on list 1. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $22.99) 37 The final book in the “Twilight” saga finds Bella choosing immortality. 2. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $19.99) Bella 40 must choose between her lover and a friend, between life and death. 3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by 37 Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial Press: $22) A writer corresponds with islanders after German occupation. 4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 13 (Amulet: $12.95) Greg’s dad enlists him in sports to toughen him up. 5. Long Lost by Harlan Coben (Dutton: $27.95) Private eye 3 Myron Bolitar takes the case of a woman accused of murdering her ex. 6. The Women by T.C. Boyle (Viking: $27.95) Frank Lloyd 9 Wright’s life as told by four women who loved him. 7. Little Bee by Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster: $24) 7 The lives of two married British journalists and a Nigerian teenager collide. 8. The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $25.99) 35 Aliens take over the minds of humans. 9. The Long Fall by Walter Mosley (Riverhead: $25.95) A 3 former bad guy turned P.I. tries to redeem himself. 10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Knopf: 12 $24.95) A journalist explores the cold-case disappearance of a Swedish teen heiress. *--*

*--* Nonfiction 1. Liberty and Tyranny by Mark R. Levin (Threshold 4 Editions: $25) The talk-radio personality’s call to revitalize the conservative vision in America. 2. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey 11 (Amistad: $23.99) The talk-show host lets women inside the mind-set of a man. 3. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown: $27.99) 22 An exploration of the background of high achievers. 4. House of Cards by William D. Cohan (Doubleday: 5 $27.95) A narrative chronicling the fall of Bear Stearns and the Wall Street meltdown. 5. Always Looking Up by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion: 3 $25.99) The actor’s emotional and spiritual outlook in his struggle with Parkinson’s disease. 6. The Lost City of Z by David Grann (Doubleday: $27.50) 6 Col. Percy Fawcett’s quest to find an ancient Amazonian society. 7. In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms by Laura Schlessinger 1 (Harper: $25.99) The family therapist provides advice and support to mothers choosing to stay at home with their children. 8. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow 50 (Hyperion: $21.95) A professor’s terminal cancer inspires a call to seize life’s moments. 9. Cloris by Cloris Leachman (Kensington: $24) The 1 award-winning actress discusses her life and career in the spotlight. 10. The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss (Crown: 16 $19.95) A blueprint for living life on your own terms. *--*

1. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer ($10.99)

2. The Shack by William P. Young ($14.99)

3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer ($10.99)

4. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga ($14)

5. The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery ($15)

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Nonfiction

1. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ($15)

2. The Soloist by Steve Lopez ($15)

3. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ($15)

4. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama ($14.95)

5. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell ($15.99)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.