Saturday, November 27, 2010

Los Angeles Times Bestseller List : Fiction--November 28, 2010

1. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
A collection of animal tales dealing with contemporary issues.

2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
Greg confronts puberty without his best friend.

3. The Confession by John Grisham
A man confesses to a crime he committed days before the execution of another man, wrongly convicted.

4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Next by Stieg Larsson
The final book of the "Millennium Trilogy" has Lisbeth Salander in peril.

5. Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time) by Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan
The final battle begins as the sun sets on the Third Age.

6. Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre
A vacationing couple help a defecting Russian criminal.

7. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
A new group of heroes return to Camp Half-Blood.

8. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
Revenge and twists of fate are underlying themes in King's most recent collection of eerie tales.

9. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The breakdown of a Midwestern family.

10. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
In a post-apocalyptic future, kids are forced to fight in gladiator-like matches to the death.

Los Angeles Times Bestseller List : Non-Fiction--November 28, 2010

1. Life by Keith Richards with James Fox
The seemingly-eternal musician shares his life as a Rolling Stone.

2. Decision Points by George W. Bush
Critical choices that shaped the former president's time in the White House.

3. I Remember Nothing by Nora Ephron
Reflections on life and the relentless march of time.

4. Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff
The infamous Queen of Egypt as a political power player.

5. Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain (edited by Harriet E. Smith)
Newly unexpurgated, this first volume commemorates the 100 anniversary of Twain's death.

6. Broke by Glenn Beck
How adhering to the Constitution can return America to greatness.

7. Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
A Jesuit priest recounts working with L.A. youth through his gang intervention program.

8. The Power by Rhonda Byrne
Using emotions to create positive outcomes.

9. Blessings of a B Minus by Wendy Mogel
Tips for raising teenagers drawn from Judaic wisdom and child psychology.

10. The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
God and quantum theory.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Los Angeles Times Fiction Bestseller List: November 21, 2010

1. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
A collection of animal tales dealing with contemporary issues.

2. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The breakdown of a Midwestern family.

3. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
A new group of heroes return to Camp Half-Blood.

4. Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time) by Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan
The final battle begins as the sun sets on the Third Age.

5. Moonlight Mile by Dennis Lehane
Boston detectives revisit an old case when a girl goes missing again 12 years later.

6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Next by Stieg Larsson
The final book of the "Millennium Trilogy" has Lisbeth Salander in peril.

7. The Confession by John Grisham
A man confesses to a crime he committed days before the execution of another man, wrongly convicted.

8. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
In a post-apocalyptic future, kids are forced to fight in gladiator-like matches to the death.

9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney
Greg confronts puberty without his best friend.

10. Worth Dying For by Lee Child
Ex-military cop, Jack Reacher takes on bad guys in a Nebraska town.

Los Angeles Times Bestseller List for Non-Fiction: November 21, 2010

1. Life by Keith Richards with James Fox
The seemingly-eternal musician shares his life as a Rolling Stone.

2. Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
A Jesuit priest recounts working with L.A. youth through his gang intervention program.

3. Earth: (The Book) A Visitors Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart
Our species via "The Daily Show".

4. Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff
The infamous Queen of Egypt as a political power player.

5. Unbearable Lightness by Portia De Rossi
The actress' battles with eating disorders and her sexuality.

6. Decision Points by George W. Bush
Critical choices that shaped the former president's time in the White House.

7. Broke by Glenn Beck
How adhering to the Constitution can return America to greatness.

8. Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain (edited by Harriet E. Smith)
Newly unexpurgated, this first volume commemorates the 100 anniversary of Twain's death.

9. Blessings of a B Minus by Wendy Mogel
Tips for raising teenagers drawn from Judaic wisdom and child psychology.

10. The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
God and quantum theory.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Los Angeles Times Bestseller List for Fiction November 14, 2010

1. The Confession by John Grisham
A man confesses to a crime he committed days before the execution of another man, wrongly convicted.

2. Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre
A vacationing couple help a defecting Russian criminal.

3. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
A new group of heroes return to Camp Half-Blood.

4. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The breakdown of a Midwestern family.

5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Next by Stieg Larsson
The final book of the "Millennium Trilogy" has Lisbeth Salander in peril.

6. Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
Five families struggle against the events of World War I.

7. Worth Dying For by Lee Child
Ex-military cop, Jack Reacher takes on bad guys in a Nebraska town.

8. The Reversal by Michael Connelly
Mickey Haller, with Harry Bosch's help, hopes to nail a seemingly exonerated child killer.

9. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
A collection of animal tales dealing with contemporary issues.

10. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
In a post-apocalyptic future, kids are forced to fight in gladiator-like matches to the death.

Los Angeles Times Bestseller List for Non-fiction: November 14, 2010

1. Life by Keith Richards with James Fox
The seemingly-eternal musician shares his life as a Rolling Stone.

2. Broke by Glenn Beck
How adhering to the Constitution can return America to greatness.

3. Earth: (The Book) A Visitors Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart
Our species via "The Daily Show".

4. Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain (edited by Harriet E. Smith)
Newly unexpurgated, this first volume commemorates the 100 anniversary of Twain's death.

5. The Wave by Susan Casey
The science and surfers of the ocean's gnarliest waves.

6. The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
God and quantum theory.

7. Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
A Jesuit priest recounts working with L.A. youth through his gang intervention program.

8. Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
A revealing portrait of our founding father.

9. The Last Boy by Jane Leavy
The rise and fall of Yankee great, Mickey Mantle.

10. Late, Late at Night by Rick Springfield
The highs and lows of the actor, singer and songwriter.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Los Angeles Times Fiction Bestseller List--November 7, 2010

1. The Reversal by Michael Connelly
Mickey Haller, with Harry Bosch's help, hopes to nail a seemingly exonerated child killer.

2. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
A new group of heroes return to Camp Half-Blood.

3. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris
A collection of animal tales dealing with contemporary issues.

4. Worth Dying For by Lee Child
Ex-military cop, Jack Reacher takes on bad guys in a Nebraska town.

5. Our Kind of Traitor by John Le Carre
A vacationing couple help a defecting Russian criminal.

6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Next by Stieg Larsson
The final book of the "Millennium Trilogy" has Lisbeth Salander in peril.

7. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
The breakdown of a Midwestern family.

8. American Assassin by Vince Flynn
Mitch Rapp's early days before earning his reputation as a CIA superagent.

9. Great House by Nicole Krauss
An old writing desk reveals a history of loss and recovery in four intertwined tales.

10. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
In a post-apocalyptic future, kids are forced to fight in gladiator-like matches to the death.

Los Angeles Times Non-Fiction Bestsellter List -- November 7, 2010

1. Earth: (The Book) A Visitors Guide to the Human Race by Jon Stewart
Our species via "The Daily Show".

2. The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
God and quantum theory.

3. Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward
A glimpse behind the presidents military decisions.

4. Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
A revealing portrait of our founding father.

5. Life by Keith Richards with James Fox
The seemingly-eternal musician shares his life as a Rolling Stone.

6. At Home by Bill Bryson
What the rooms in our homes reveal about us.

7. Autobiography of Mark Twain by Mark Twain (edited by Harriet E. Smith)
Newly unexpurgated, this first volume commemorates the 100 anniversary of Twain's death.

8. The Last Boy by Jane Leavy
The rise and fall of Yankee great, Mickey Mantle.

9. The Wave by Susan Casey
The science and surfers of the ocean's gnarliest waves.

10. Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
A Jesuit priest recounts working with L.A. youth through his gang intervention program.