LITTLE ROCK — Fiction 1. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED, James Patterson and Howard Roughan. An aspiring photographer working as a nanny and in love with the children's father has terrible visions.
2. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, Khaled Hosseini. A friendship between two women in Afghanistan against the backdrop of 30 years of war, from the author of The Kite Runner.
3. DEAD HEAT, Dick Francis and Felix Francis. Someone is out to destroy a young chef's Newmarket restaurant, poisoning food and setting off a bomb.
4. MAKING MONEY, Terry Pratchett.
In this Discworld fantasy, Moist von Lipwig takes over Ankh-Morpork's Royal Mint.
5. PONTOON, Garrison Keillor. After the death of a good Lutheran lady in Lake Wobegon, her daughter learns about her secret life.
6. THE WHEEL OF DARKNESS, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
A Tibetan abbot asks the FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast to help uncover a stolen relic with evil powers.
7. JONATHAN'S STORY, Julia London with Alina Adams. The story behind Jonathan's disappearance, based on the TV daytime drama Guiding Light.
8. THE WEDNESDAY LETTERS, Jason F. Wright. Two brothers and a sister with complicated lives learn about their family's past through love letters discovered after their parents' death.
9. BONES TO ASHES, Kathy Reichs.
The forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan is asked to examine the skeleton of a young girl in Canada, where, many years ago, her best friend disappeared.
10. THE BONE GARDEN, Tess Gerritsen. A woman finds a skull in her garden, while in the 1830s, a medical student tracks a killer.
(The New York Times)Nonfiction1. THE AGE OF TURBULENCE, Alan Greenspan. A memoir by the longtime chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
2. IF I DID IT, the Goldman family.
O.J. Simpson's hypothetical confession to the murder of his wife, Nicole, and Ron Goldman.
3. GIVING, Bill Clinton. The former president describes people and projects that save lives and solve problems around the world.
4. LOUDER THAN WORDS, Jenny McCarthy. A mother deals with her son's autism and struggles to find treatment.
5. THE NINE, Jeffrey Toobin. A portrait of the Supreme Court since the Reagan administration focuses on the influence of its moderates.
6. POWER TO THE PEOPLE, Laura Ingraham. The political commentator urges Americans to restore traditional conservative principles.
7. THE HEROIN DIARIES, Nikki Sixx with Ian Gittins. The Motley Crue bassist's record of a year of drug addiction.
8. THE WAR, Geoffrey C. Ward. A companion to the seven-part PBS documentary directed by Ken Burns, with hundreds of photographs.
9. MOTHER TERESA: COME BE MY LIGHT. Writings and reflections on her spiritual journey.
10. QUIET STRENGTH, Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker. A memoir by the first black coach to win a Super Bowl (he did it this year, with the Indianapolis Colts).
(The New York Times)Paperback fiction1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, Sara Gruen. (Algonquin) 2. MIDDLESEX, Jeffrey Eugenides.
(Picador) 3. THE KITE RUNNER, Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead) 4. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER, Kim Edwards. (Penguin) 5. THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN, Claire Messud. (Vintage) (The New York Times)Paperback nonfiction1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, Elizabeth Gilbert.
(Penguin Books) 2. INTO THE WILD, Jon Krakauer.
(Anchor) 3. 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (Revell) 4. THE GLASS CASTLE, Jeanette Walls. (Scribner) 5. THREE CUPS OF TEA, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Penguin) (The New York Times)
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