Sunday, October 15, 2006

Bestsellers List: Books Oprah Should Consider for Her Show



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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS



FICTION


1. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)


2. "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield (Atria)


3. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Knopf)


4. "Under Orders" by Dick Francis (Putnam Adult)


5. "The Book of Fate" by Brad Meltzer (Warner)


6. "Rise and Shine" by Anna Quindlen (Random House)


7. "The Mission Song" by John Le Carre (Little, Brown)


8. "Star Wars: Path of Destruction" by Drew Karpyshyn (Del Rey)


9. "The Guy Not Taken: Stories" by Jennifer Weiner (Atria)


10. "Judge & Jury" by James Patterson, Andrew Gross (Little, Brown)


11. "World War Z" by Max Brooks (Crown)


12. "Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome" by Robert Harris (Simon & Schuster)


13. "The Mephisto Club" by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine)


14. "Fragile Things" by Neil Gaiman (William Morrow)


15. "The Afghan" by Frederick Forsyth (Putnam)


NONFICTION


1. "Culture Warrior" by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)


2. "State of Denial" by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster)


3. "Saving Graces" by Elizabeth Edwards (Broadway)


4. "The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina" by Frank Rich (Penguin)


5. "I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman" by
Nora Ephron (Knopf)


6. "U2 By U2" by U2, Neil McCormick (HarperEntertainment)


7. "Inside My Heart" by Robin McGraw (Nelson Books)


8. "Marley & Me" by John Grogan (William Morrow)


9. "In the Line of Fire" by Pervez Musharraf (Free Press)


10. "Letter to a Christian Nation" by
Sam Harris (Knopf)


11. "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century" by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)


12. "Social Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman (Bantam)


13. "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't" by Jim Collins (Collins)


14. "You: The Owner's Manual" by Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. (HarperResource)


15. "The Confession" by James E. McGreevey (Regan Books)


The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bookstar, Bookstop, Borders, Brentano's, Coles, Coopersmith, Doubleday, Scribners and Waldenbooks stores, as well as sales from online retailers Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.


USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS


Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback


1. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion) (F-H)


2. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin) (F-P)


3. "Mary, Mary" by James Patterson (Warner Books) (F-P)


4. "Predator" by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley) (F-P)


5. "Culture Warrior" by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway) (NF-H)


6. "Dream Makers" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette) (F-P)


7. "State of Denial" by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster) (NF-H)


8. "Toxic Bachelors" by Danielle Steel (Dell) (F-P)


9. "Running With Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs (Picador) (NF-P)


10. "Sweet Revenge" by Fern Michaels (Zebra) (F-P)


11. "Morrigan's Cross" by Nora Roberts (Jove) (F-P)


12. "Every Breath You Take" by Judith McNaught (Ballantine Books) (F-P)


13. "At First Sight" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner) (F-P)


14. "Broken Flower" by V.C. Andrews (Pocket Star) (F-P)


15. "Inside My Heart" by Robin McGraw (Nelson Books) (NF-H)


16. "Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony" by Eoin Colfer (Hyperion/Miramax) (F-H)


17. "Saving Graces" by Elizabeth Edwards (Broadway) (NF-H)


18. "MTH 36: Blizzard of the Blue Moon" by Mary Pope Osborne (Random House Books for Young Readers) (F-H)


19. "The Camel Club" by David Baldacci (Warner Vision) (F-P)


20. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Knopf) (F-H)


21. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) (NF-P)


22. "The Black Dahlia" by James Ellroy (Mysterious Press) (F-P)


23. "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield (Atria) (F-H)


24. "Marley & Me" by John Grogan (William Morrow) (NF-H)


25. "The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth from 9/11 to Katrina" by Frank Rich (Penguin) (NF-H)


26. "I'm in No Mood for Love" by Rachel Gibson (Avon) (F-P)


27. "Under Orders" by Dick Francis (Putnam Adult) (F-H)


28. "I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman" by Nora Ephron (Knopf) (NF-H)


29. "The Vampire Who Loved Me" by Teresa Medeiros (Avon) (F-P)


30. "U2 By U2" by U2, Neil McCormick (HarperEntertainment) (NF-H)


31. "The Book of Fate" by Brad Meltzer (Warner) (F-H)


32. "Prince of Twilight" by Maggie Shayne (Mira) (F-P)


33. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) (F-P)


34. "6 Rainier Drive" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)(F-P)


35. "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See (Random Houston Trade Paperbacks) (F-P)


36. "Little Earthquakes" by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square Press) (F-P)


37. "Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley, Ron Powers (Bantam) (NF-P)


38. "The Fat Smash Diet" by Ian K. Smith (St. Martin's Griffin) (NF-P)


39. "Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People" by Dav Pilkey (Scholastic) (F-P)


40. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (Harper SanFrancisco) (F-P)

41. "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin (Spectra) (F-P)

42. "The Mission Song" by John Le Carre (Little, Brown) (F-H)

43. "Eve's Christmas" by Janet Dailey (Z Mass Paper) (F-P)


44. "Rise and Shine" by Anna Quindlen (Random House) (F-H)


45. "Letter to a Christian Nation" by Sam Harris (Knopf) (NF-H)


46. "A Treasure's Trove: Secrets of the Alchemist Dar" by Michael Stadther (Treasure Trove Inc.) (F-P)


47. "
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by
J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P)


48. "The Stolen Bride" by Brenda Joyce (HQN) (F-P)


49. "The World Is Flat (Updated and Expanded): A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century" by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) (NF-H)


50. "Son of a Witch" by Gregory Maguire (Regan Books) (F-P)

Reporting stores include: Amazon.com, B. Dalton Bookseller, Barnes & Noble.com, Barnes & Noble Inc., Books-A-Million and Bookland, Booksamillion.com, Borders Books & Music, Bookstar, Bookstop, Brentano's, Davis Kidd Booksellers in Nashville, Jackson, Memphis, Tenn., Doubleday Book Shops, Hudson Booksellers, Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati, Cleveland), Powell's Books (Portland, Ore.), Powells.com, R.J. Julia Booksellers (Madison, Conn.), Schuler Books & Music (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Target, Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver), Waldenbooks.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS

HARDCOVER FICTION


1. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)


2. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Knopf)


3. "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield (Atria)

4. "Under Orders" by Dick Francis (Putnam)

5. "The Book of Fate" by Brad Meltzer (Warner)

6. "Rise and Shine" by Anna Quindlen (Random House)

7. "The Mission Song" by John le Carre (Little, Brown)

8. "The Guy Not Taken: Stories" by Jennifer Weiner (Atria)

9. "Path of Destruction (Star Wars: Darth Bane)" by Drew Karpyshyn (Del Rey)

10. "Judge & Jury" by James Patterson and Andrew Gross (Little, Brown)

11. "The Mephisto Club" by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine)

12. "Imperium" by Robert Harris (Simon & Schuster)

13. "Fragile Things" by Neil Gaiman (Morrow)

14. "The Right Attitude to Rain" by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon)

15. "World War Z" by Max Brooks (Crown)

NONFICTION/GENERAL

1. "Culture Warrior" by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)

2. "State of Denial" by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster)

3. "Saving Graces" by Elizabeth Edwards (Broadway)

4. "The Greatest Story Ever Told" by Frank Rich (Penguin Press)

5. "Inside My Heart" by Robin McGraw (Nelson)

6. "I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman" by Nora Ephron (Knopf)

7. "Marley & Me" by John Grogan (Morrow)

8. "The World Is Flat (Updated and Expanded): A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century" by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

9. "The Confession" by James E. McGreevey (Regan Books)

10. "U2 by U2" by U2 and Neil McCormick (HarperEntertainment)

11. "Letter to a Christian Nation" by Sam Harris (Knopf)

12. "In the Line of Fire" by Pervez Musharraf (Free Press)

13. "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (Morrow)

14. "You: The Owner's Manual" by Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. (HarperResource)

15. "I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This" by
Bob Newhart (Hyperion)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "Predator" by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley)

2. "Mary, Mary" by James Patterson (Warner Vision)

3. "Dream Makers" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette)

4. "The Camel Club" by David Baldacci (Warner Vision)

5. "Morrigan's Cross" by Nora Roberts (Jove)

6. "The Black Dahlia" by James Ellroy (Warner)

7. "Every Breath You Take" by Judith McNaught (Ballantine)

8. "A Feast for Crows" by George R.R. Martin (Bantam Spectra)

9. "Ordinary Heroes" by Scott Turow (Warner)

10. "I'm in No Mood for Love" by Rachel Gibson (Avon)

11. "Toxic Bachelors" by Danielle Steel (Dell)

12. "The Vampire Who Loved Me" by Teresa Medeiros (Avon)

13. "Sweet Revenge" by Fern Michaels (Z Mass)

14. "Lifeguard" by James Patterson & Andrew Gross (Warner)

15. "Consent to Kill" by Vince Flynn (Pocket Star)

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin)

2. "Running with Scissors" by Augusten Burroughs (Picador)

3. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner)

4. "At First Sight" by Nicholas Sparks (Warner)

5. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)

6. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (Harper San Francisco)

7. "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult (Washington Square Press)

8. "The Fat Smash Diet: The Last Diet You'll Ever Need" by Ian K. Smith (St. Martin's Griffin)

9. "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See (Random Houston Trade Paperbacks)

10. "Son of a Witch" by Gregory Maguire (Regan Books)

11. "Saving Fish from Drowning" by Amy Tan (Ballantine)

12. "Night" by Elie Wiesel (Hill & Wang)

13. "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little Brown/Back Bay)

14. "What to Expect When You're Expecting" by H. Murkoff, A. Eisenberg & S. Hathaway (Workman)

15. "The Constant Princess" by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone)

Friday, October 13, 2006

The Nobel Prize Committee Bestowed Highest Honor on Turkish Novelist: Books to Read

The Nobel Prize Committee Bestowed Highest Honor on Turkish Novelist

For some writers, the winning of the Nobel Prize by Orhan Pamuk is the recognition of the rich Turkish literary tradition. For the nationalists, his winning is seen a disgrace because Pamuk dared to criticize and talk about the Armenian genocide and the mistreatment of the Kurds. Keep in mind that Turkey is a predominantly muslim country. Giving an interview on NPR, Pamuk refused to talk about some points of controversy. He did not want to mention his statements to a Swiss newspaper about Turkey's dark days. He alleged that Turkey lived tow painful episodes in its history: The massacre of Armenians during World War I and the guerrilla fighting in the Kurdish southeastern region . Pamuk is willing to tell the truth no matter what the price to his person. He accepted the Nobel Prize on behalf of Istanbul, his favorite city. He dedicated it to the city whose stories he has been telling in books such as "Snow," "My Name is Red," "Darkness and Light," "The White Castle," and "The Black Book."

Many observers and fans in the large Armenian community dispersed all over the world and specially in the United States and France agree with the choice. They think that Pamuk is a serious novelist who accepts what the Turkish forefathers have done to the Armenian people. What are his books about? Darkness and Light is a multigenerational story about a wealthy Turkish family in Istanbul. "My Name is Red" is a story of forbidden art and palace politics. In another development, France passed a bill that will punish anybody who contests that the killings of Armenians did not constitute a genocide with 1 year of prison and fines of up to $56,000. France recognized that up to 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of Turks from 1915 to 1919 during World War I. During that time, Armenia was under the Ottoman empire. Turkey said these Armenians were killed during civil unrest and that it was not a calculated act on the part of the government. Now, contesting the cause of Armenian killings will become a crime for many French.








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Sunday, October 08, 2006

Carly Fiona's New Book, "Tough Choices" Timely Release

Folks, Carly Fiona is back in the news with the release of her new book, Tough Choices. After the HP board fired her a few years ago, many people thought that was the last they would hear of the super business woman. In her new book, Carly points out whom she thinks was behind her firing at HP. Tom Perkins along with his other friend was the major instrument in her losing the jog. In a 60 Minutes interview, Carly was not mincing words. The interview with Carly came after Dunn's interview. Dunn is the most recent HP director to have faced trouble at the legendary company. She now said that Tom Perkins was also instrumental in her trouble by leaking board's decision and inner workings and going to the authorities. At the same time, Dunn revealed that she is going to start cancer treatment.

Carly is back. This book is the right platform she needed for her comeback. "The real reason the timing is fortuitous is that the book provides Fiorina a platform to reinvent herself for whatever comes next." She wants to re-engineer her career. "In her memoir emerging this week, "Tough Choices," Fiorina will contend that she was unfairly scrutinized as a woman in business and unproductively opposed by people who feared the big changes she had to make at HP....

"It's a book about what's required of change agents," she told a women-in-business conference recently at Babson College outside Boston. "The agents of change are always resisted. ... Some people fear the unknown, whatever it may be, even more than they fear the troublesome but known present."

Fiona had something to say about perception. "It is still true that women are caricatured and characterized differently from men," she said. "A woman lays people off, she's heartless," Fiorina said. "A man lays people off, he's decisive."





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Monday, October 02, 2006

Bob Woodward's New Book, "State of Denial" Makes Headlines, Is Released Today

Besides his two previous books on the current administration, this new book is set to become a bestseller. Even before it is published, many politicians and people were making reservations on their copies. Woodward's account says high-level aides, first lady and others saw Rumsfeld as a liability. Woodward, appearing on 60 Minutes, Dateline, Today Show and other cable networks, did not hesitate to push his book. In his first two books, he was alledged to be writing well about the administration. In this book, he took a different turn. Woodward is saying that the president is getting isolated as his team has rejected advice to shift gears in Iraq before it is too late. The White House that requested advance copies of the book dismissed his reporting as "old news." The new book reports what White HOuse chief of Staff Andrew Card did. He suggested that Bush fire Rumsfeld and replace him with former Secretary of State, James Baker, after the November 2004 election and again around Thanksgiving 2005. No wonder Andrew Card did not last that long on the job. Rumsfeld stayed on the job. Andrew left. The book also gave details about how Rumsfeld appeared to have alienated key members and figures.










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