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July 13, 2008 - Hardcover Fiction
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TRIBUTE, by Nora Roberts. (Putnam, $26.95.) A former child star returns to Virginia to rehabilitate the farm owned by her grandmother, an actress who died mysteriously.
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THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, by David Wroblewski. (Ecco, $25.95.) A mute takes refuge with three dogs in the Wisconsin woods after his father's murder.
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RULES OF DECEPTION, by Christopher Reich. (Doubleday, $27.95.) The death of a surgeon's wife draws him into a world of espionage and terrorism.
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* THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer. (Little, Brown, $25.99.) Aliens have taken control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but one woman won't surrender.
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THE LAST PATRIOT, by Brad Thor. (Atria, $26.) Scot Harvath, a Homeland Security superagent, searches for an ancient secret that could defeat Islamic militants.
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SAIL, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) A sailing vacation turns into a disaster when someone attempts to destroy a family.
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FEARLESS FOURTEEN, by Janet Evanovich. (St. Martin's, $27.95.) Stephanie Plum and her boyfriend Joe Morelli become involved when his cousin's bank robbery goes bad.
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* JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, by E. Lynn Harris. (Double day, $24.95.) Secrets threaten the relationship between a mother, a successful Atlanta entrepreneur, and her son, a college football player who is bound for the N.F.L.
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SWAN PEAK, by James Lee Burke. (Simon & Schuster, $25.95.) The Louisiana detective Dave Robicheaux can't escape trouble on his Montana vacation.
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CHASING HARRY WINSTON, by Lauren Weisberger. (Simon & Schuster, $25.95.) Three glamorous friends, New York women nearing 30, vow to change their lives.
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TAILSPIN, by Catherine Coulter. (Putnam, $25.95.) Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock — F.B.I. agents as well as husband and wife — come to the aid of a colleague.
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SAY GOODBYE, by Lisa Gardner. (Bantam, $25.) An F.B.I. agent tracks a serial killer who uses spiders as a weapon.
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LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH, by Emily Giffin. (St. Martin's, $24.95.) A woman's happy marriage is shaken when she encounters an old boyfriend.
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THE BEACH HOUSE, by Jane Green. (Viking, $24.95.) A woman's life changes when she rents out rooms in her Nantucket house.
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KILLER VIEW, by Ridley Pearson. (Putnam, $24.95.) A sheriff in Sun Valley, Idaho, investigates a series of crimes against a backdrop of conflict between wealthy vacationers and locals.
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July 13, 2008 - Hardcover Nonfiction
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WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown, $25.99.) The humorist's latest essays.
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LIFE WITH MY SISTER MADONNA, by Christopher Ciccone with Wendy Leigh. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $26.) What she's really like.
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ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT'S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $24.95.) Humorous personal essays from the stand-up comedian.
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* THE DARK SIDE, by Jane Mayer. (Doubleday, $27.50.) How the Bush administration embraced the practice of torture.
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STORI TELLING, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin. (Simon Spotlight, $24.95.) The actress's memoir.
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FLEECED, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann. (Harper, $26.95.) Americans are fleeced by government, business, labor unions and lobbyists. (*)
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WHAT HAPPENED, by Scott McClellan. (PublicAffairs, $27.95.) A former White House press secretary regrets that "I allowed myself to be deceived" by top officials.
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THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE, by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi. (Grand Central, $25.99.) An American writer in Florence and an Italian journalist work to discover the identity of a local serial killer.
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THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD, by Fareed Zakaria. (Norton, $25.95.) The rise of China and India and the global distribution of power.
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THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER, by Vincent Bugliosi. (Vanguard, $26.95.) The Manson prosecutor makes a case for trying the president for the deaths of 4,000 American soldiers in Iraq.
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AUDITION, by Barbara Walters. (Knopf, $29.95.) A personal and professional memoir.
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MY STROKE OF INSIGHT, by Jill Bolte Taylor. (Viking, $24.95.) A brain scientist shares what she learned from her 1996 stroke.
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ROME 1960, by David Maraniss. (Simon & Schuster, $26.95.) How the 1960 Olympic Games reflected their time.
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* YANKEE FOR LIFE, by Bobby Murcer with Glen Waggoner. (Harper, $24.95.) Recalling a career as a player and broadcaster.
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I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!), by Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Allison Silverman et al. (Grand Central, $26.99.) The wit and wisdom of the mock pundit of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report."
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* BEAUTIFUL BOY, by David Sheff. (Houghton Mifflin, $24.) A father struggles with his son's meth addiction.
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