Saturday, December 26, 2009

Los Angeles Times Bestsellers--Fiction: December 27, 2009

1. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
3. Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
4. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
5. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
6. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
8. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
9. I, Alex Cross by James Patterson
10. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly
11. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
12. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
13. Hollywood Moon by Joseph Wambaugh
14. Under the Dome by Stephen King
15. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

Los Angeles Times Bestsellers--Non-Fiction: December 27, 2009

1. Open by Andre Agassi
2. What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
3. Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson
4. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
5. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
6. Lit by Mary Karr
7. Guinness World Records 2010
8. Going Rogue by Sarah Palin
9. Super Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
10. Last Words by George Carlin with Tony Hendra
11. Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
12. I Used to Know That by Caroline Taggart
13. Thank Heaven by Leslie Caron
14. The Imperial Cruise by James Bradley
15. The Possibility of Everything by Hope Edelman

Friday, December 18, 2009

Afternoon Book Discussion Group -- 2010 Schedule

The afternoon book discussion group has announced their book choices for 2010. They will meet the fourth Thursday of the month (except for Nov. and Dec.) from 1:00-2:30 p.m. in the small meeting room (in the basement). New members are always welcome.

January 28, 2010
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

February 25, 2010
Playing for Pizza by John Grisham

March 25, 2010
The Given Day by Dennis Lehane

April 22, 2010
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen

May 27, 2010
Honolulu by Alan Brennert

June 24, 2010
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

July 22, 2010
The Secret Between Us by Barbara Delinsky

August 26, 2010
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson

September 23, 2010
Dewey: The Small-Town Library cat Who Touched the World by Micki Myron

October 28, 2010
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

November 18, 2010 (3rd Thursday)
Black Girl/White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates

December 16, 2010 (3rd Thursday)
The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Los Angeles Times Bestsellers-Fiction: December 20, 2009

1. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
2. Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro
3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
4. Hollywood Moon by Joseph Wambaugh
5. Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
6. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
7. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
8. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
9. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
10. I, Alex Cross by James Patterson
11. Under the Dome by Stephen King
12. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
13. The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk
14. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
15. Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly

Los Angeles Times Bestsellers--Non-Fiction: December 20, 2009

1. Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson
2. Open by Andre Agassi
3. What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
4. Guinness World Records 2010 by Guinness World Records
5. Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
6. Going Rogue by Sarah Palin
7. The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb
8. Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
9. I Used to Know That by Caroline Taggart
10. Last Words by George Carlin
11. Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon
12. When the Game Was Ours by Larry Bird and Earvin Magic Johnson
13. Los Angeles, Portrait of a City by Kevin Starr & Jim Heimann
14. SuperFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
15. Arguing With Idiots by Glenn Beck