Best-sellers

August 12, 2018 at 1:51 a.m.

Best-sellers

Fiction

  1. THRAWN: ALLIANCES by Timothy Zahn. A Star Wars saga. Darth Vader and Grand Admiral Thrawn join forces to serve Emperor Palpatine.

  2. THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. President Jonathan Duncan takes on adversaries at home and abroad.

  3. THE OTHER WOMAN by Daniel Silva. Gabriel Allon, art restorer and assassin, fights the Russians to decide the fate of postwar global order.

  4. THE OUTSIDER by Stephen King. A detective investigates a seemingly wholesome member of the community when an 11-year-old boy's body is found.

  5. GHOSTED by Rosie Walsh. When Eddie disappears, Sarah realizes they did not share the truth with each other.

  6. COTTAGE BY THE SEA by Debbie Macomber. Annie Marlow forms new relationships in the Pacific Northwest as she tries to recover from tragedy.

  7. THE PERFECT COUPLE by Elin Hilderbrand. A body is found in Nantucket Harbor hours before a picture-perfect wedding.

  8. SPYMASTER by Brad Thor. The 18th book in the Scot Harvath series.

  9. CLOCK DANCE by Anne Tyler. A window into Willa Drake's life over 50 years and how she adjusts to some of life's surprises.

  10. ALL WE EVER WANTED by Emily Giffin. A scandal sends members of two Nashville families into chaos.

Nonfiction

  1. THE RUSSIA HOAX by Gregg Jarrett. The Fox News analyst makes his case for why the FBI investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia is without legal merit.

  2. LIARS, LEAKERS AND LIBERALS by Jeanine Pirro. The legal analyst and Fox News host argues in favor of President Trump.

  3. EDUCATED by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists leaves home for university.

  4. CALYPSO by David Sedaris. A collection of comedic stories on mortality, middle age and a beach house dubbed the Sea Section.

  5. INDIANAPOLIS by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic. A newly researched look into the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the story of the survivors and the fight to exonerate the court-martialed skipper.

  6. ASTROPHYSICS FOR PEOPLE IN A HURRY by Neil deGrasse. A straightforward, easy-to-understand introduction to the universe.

  7. HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND by Michael Pollan. A personal account of how psychedelics might help the mentally ill and people dealing with everyday challenges.

  8. THE SOUL OF AMERICA by Jon Meacham. The present political climate is contextualized through the lens of difficult moments in American history.

  9. BAD BLOOD by John Carreyrou. The rise and fall of the biotech startup Theranos.

  10. THE DEATH OF TRUTH by Michiko Kakutani. The former New York Times chief book critic examines the cultural forces that have chipped away at reason and common values.

Paperback fiction

  1. CRAZY RICH ASIANS by Kevin Kwan.

  2. ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman.

  3. LESS by Andrew Sean Greer.

  4. SHARP OBJECTS by Gillian Flynn.

  5. THE HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood.

Paperback nonfiction

  1. KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL by Anthony Bourdain.

  2. THINGS THAT MATTER by Charles Kraut-hammer.

  3. SAPEINS by Yuval Noah Harari.

  4. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann.

  5. HILLBILLY ELEGY by J.D. Vance.

Source: New York Times

Editorial on 08/12/2018

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