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Best-Sellers

Publishers Weekly best-seller list for the week ended May 12. Fiction 1. “Deadlocked” by Charlaine Harris (Ace) 2. “The Wind Through the Keyhole” by Stephen King (Scribner) 3. … more

5/13/12 | 65 views

Books you can review

Call 256-340-2433 if you are interested in reviewing one of the books listed. Reviewers may keep the books they review. Books must be picked up Monday through Wednesday. THE ESKIMO AND THE OIL … more

5/13/12 | 54 views

How dead do you have to be?

THE UNDEAD: Organ Harvesting, the Ice-Water Test, Beating-Heart Cadavers — How Medicine is Blurring the Line Between Life and Death By Dick Teresi Pantheon, 350 pages, $26.95, … more

By Cheryl Carpenter
Special to The Daily | 5/13/12 | 89 views

‘Abyss’ tells tale of aristocrat’s life

JOURNEY TO THE ABYSS, The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918. Edited and translated by Laird M. Easton. Knopf, 924 pages, $45, hardcover. It has been said that if you knew 400 … more

By John Davis
Special to The Daily | 5/6/12 | 142 views

‘Ending’ author brilliantly weaves story

THE SENSE OF AN ENDING By Julian Barnes Knopf, 170 pages, $23.95, hardcover Short-listed for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, author Julian Barnes’ new novel is aptly titled, “The Sense of an … more

By Carolyn Brackin Orr
Special to The Daily | 5/6/12 | 144 views

Books you can review

Call 256-340-2433 if you are interested in reviewing one of the books listed. Reviewers may keep the books they review. Books must be picked up Monday through Wednesday. HOME: A novel about a … more

5/6/12 | 115 views

Best-sellers

Wall Street Jornal Best-Sellers Best-Selling books week ended April 29th. Fiction 1. “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) 2. “Mockingjay” by … more

5/6/12 | 131 views

Best-sellers

The Wall Street Journal’s best-selling books for the week that ended April 22nd. Nonfiction 1. “Drift” by Rachel Maddow (Crown Publishing Group) 2. “Let’s Pretend This Never … more

4/29/12 | 158 views

‘Fallen’ is latest thriller from Slaughter

FALLEN By Karin Slaughter Delacorte, 394 pages, $25.95, hardcover. Karin Slaughter, a native of Georgia, brings her home state alive in her three investigative series. From her 2001 debut … more

By Carolyn Brackin Orr
Special to The Daily | 4/29/12 | 163 views

Books you can review

I AM AN EXECUTIONER: Love Stories, by Rajesh Parameswaran. THE SPOILER: A novel about two women at different times during their careers, by Annalena McAfee. THE MARK INSIDE: A perfect swindle, … more

4/29/12 | 147 views