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Fave 5 August 31, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - August 31, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1.      THE FORCE UNLEASHED by Sean Williams

2.      SMOKE SCREEN by Sandra Brown

3.      THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

4.      THE BOURNE SANCTION by Eric Van Lustbader

5.      THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd

3.      THE CHOICE by Nicholas Sparks

4.      BAREFOOT by Elin Hilderbrand

5.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      PLAYING FOR PIZZA by John Grisham

2.      YOU’VE BEEN WARNED by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

3.      NIGHTS IN RODANTHE by Nicholas Sparks

4.      THE BOOK OF SCANDAL by Julia London

5.      PLAY DIRTY by Sandra Brown  

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      THE OBAMA NATION by Jerome R. Corsi

2.      STORI TELLING by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin

3.      ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA by Chelsea Handler

4.      THE LIMITS OF POWER by Andrew Bacevich

5.      WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

2.      A LONG WAY GONE by Ishmael Beah

3.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

4.      THE GIFT OF FEAR by Gavin de Becker

5.      THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, August 24, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. Breaking Dawn by Stephene Meyer (F) (H)
  2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  3. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  4. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)
  5. The Shack by William P. Young (F) (P)

 

Essence Magazine – August 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  2.  Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sleeping With Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey
  5. Something On The Side by Carl Weber

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. True to The Game II by Teri Woods
  2. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch
  3. Never As Good As The First Time by Mari Walker
  4. Secrets of a Sinner by Yolonda Tonette Sanders
  5.  Nothing But Drama by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Grace After Midnight by Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and David Ritz
  2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
  3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  4. Know What I Mean? by Michael Eric Dyson
  5. Take The Risk by Ben Carson, M.D.

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. African Holistic Health by Llaila O. Afrika
  2. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  3. Why I Love Black Women by Michael Eric Dyson
  4. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  5. Stolen Legacy by George G.M. James

 

CBA  - August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Quiet Strength Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
  3. One Month to Live Kerry Shook & Chris Shook
  4. Walking With God John Eldredge
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven Don Piper & Cecil Murphey

 

ECPA – August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Sister’s Hope by Wanda E. Brunstetter
  3. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
  4. The List by Robert Whitlow
  5. 3:16 by Max Lucado
 

FAVE FIVE August 24, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - August 24, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1.      SMOKE SCREEN by Sandra Brown

2.      THE BOURNE SANCTION by Eric Van Lustbader

3.      ACHERON by Sherrilyn Kenyon

4.      THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

5.      MOSCOW RULES, by Daniel Silva   

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      BAREFOOT by Elin Hilderbrand

3.      THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho

4.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

5.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen  

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      PLAYING FOR PIZZA by John Grisham

2.      YOU’VE BEEN WARNED by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

3.      NIGHTS IN RODANTHE by Nicholas Sparks

4.      INTO THE FLAME by Christina Dodd

5.      PLAY DIRTY by Sandra Brown  

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      THE OBAMA NATION by Jerome R. Corsi

2.      STORI TELLING by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin

3.      THE WAY OF THE WORLD by Ron Suskind

4.      ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA by Chelsea Handler

5.      WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

2.      A LONG WAY GONE by Ishmael Beah

3.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

4.      I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL by Tucker Max

5.      BIG RUSS AND ME by Tim Russert

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, August 17, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. Breaking Dawn by Stephene Meyer (F) (H)
  2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  3. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  4. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (NF) (H)
  5. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)

 

Essence Magazine – August 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  2.  Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sleeping With Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey
  5. Something On The Side by Carl Weber

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. True to The Game II by Teri Woods
  2. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch
  3. Never As Good As The First Time by Mari Walker
  4. Secrets of a Sinner by Yolonda Tonette Sanders
  5.  Nothing But Drama by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Grace After Midnight by Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and David Ritz
  2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
  3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  4. Know What I Mean? by Michael Eric Dyson
  5. Take The Risk by Ben Carson, M.D.

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. African Holistic Health by Llaila O. Afrika
  2. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  3. Why I Love Black Women by Michael Eric Dyson
  4. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  5. Stolen Legacy by George G.M. James

 

CBA  - August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Quiet Strength Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
  3. One Month to Live Kerry Shook & Chris Shook
  4. Walking With God John Eldredge
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven Don Piper & Cecil Murphey

 

ECPA – August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Sister’s Hope by Wanda E. Brunstetter
  3. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
  4. The List by Robert Whitlow
  5. 3:16 by Max Lucado
 

FAVE FIVE – Vampires and politics August 17, 2008

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No, I’m not comparing to our presidential candidates to blood-sucking monsters…at least that’s not my intention. That’s a message for another time and another blog. However, I did want to make an observation regarding this week’s FAVE FIVE. The NY Times top choices and USA Today’s top five picks seem to be written by or written about “vampire guru” Stephenie Meyer and Senator Barack Obama. Like I said previously, I’m not trying to make a political statement, just summing up this week’s lists.

 Hardcover Nonfiction

NEW YORK TIMES  - August 17, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1.      ACHERON by Sherrilyn Kenyon

2.      THE BOURNE SANCTION by Eric Van Lustbader

3.      THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

4.      MOSCOW RULES by Daniel Silva

5.      THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer  

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      BAREFOOT by Elin Hilderbrand

3.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

4.      THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho

5.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini   

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      PLAYING FOR PIZZA by John Grisham

2.      YOU’VE BEEN WARNED by James Patterson and Howard Roughan

3.      TURBULENT SEA by Christine Feehan

4.      INTO THE FLAME by Christina Dodd

5.      LEFT TO DIE by Lisa Jackson  

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      THE OBAMA NATION by Jerome R. Corsi

2.      STORI TELLING by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin

3.      THE WAY OF THE WORLD by Ron Suskind

4.      WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

5.      THE CASE AGAINST BARACK OBAMA by David Freddoso

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

2.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

3.      A LONG WAY GONE by Ishmael Beah

4.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

5.      BIG RUSS AND ME by Tim Russert

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, August 10, 2008

 

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. Breaking Dawn by Stephene Meyer (F) (H)
  2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  3. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (NF) (H)
  4. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  5. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)

 

Essence Magazine – August 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  2.  Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sleeping With Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey
  5. Something On The Side by Carl Weber

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. True to The Game II by Teri Woods
  2. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch
  3. Never As Good As The First Time by Mari Walker
  4. Secrets of a Sinner by Yolonda Tonette Sanders
  5.  Nothing But Drama by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Grace After Midnight by Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and David Ritz
  2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
  3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  4. Know What I Mean? by Michael Eric Dyson
  5. Take The Risk by Ben Carson, M.D.

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. African Holistic Health by Llaila O. Afrika
  2. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  3. Why I Love Black Women by Michael Eric Dyson
  4. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  5. Stolen Legacy by George G.M. James

 

CBA  - August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Quiet Strength Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
  3. One Month to Live Kerry Shook & Chris Shook
  4. Walking With God John Eldredge
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven Don Piper & Cecil Murphey

 

ECPA – August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Sister’s Hope by Wanda E. Brunstetter
  3. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
  4. The List by Robert Whitlow
  5. 3:16 by Max Lucado
 

Fave Five August 10, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - August 10, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

1.      MOSCOW RULES by Daniel Silva

2.      THE BOURNE SANCTION by Eric Van Lustbader

3.      THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer

4.      THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE by David Wroblewski

5.      THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      BAREFOOT by Elin Hilderbrand

3.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

4.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

5.      THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho  

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      PLAYING FOR PIZZA by John Grisham

2.      TURBULENT SEA by Christine Feehan

3.      PLAY DIRTY by Sandra Brown

4.      CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs

5.      THE MANNING BRIDES by Debbie Macomber  

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      THE OBAMA NATION by Jerome R. Corsi

2.      WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

3.      STORI TELLING by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin

4.      ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA by Chelsea Handler

5.      FLEECED by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

2.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

3.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

4.      BIG RUSS AND ME by Tim Russert

5.      I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL by Tucker Max

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, August 3, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. Breaking Dawn by Stephene Meyer (F) (H)
  2. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (NF) (H)
  3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  4. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  5. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)

Essence Magazine – August 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  2.  Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sleeping With Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey
  5. Something On The Side by Carl Weber

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. True to The Game II by Teri Woods
  2. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch
  3. Never As Good As The First Time by Mari Walker
  4. Secrets of a Sinner by Yolonda Tonette Sanders
  5.  Nothing But Drama by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Grace After Midnight by Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and David Ritz
  2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
  3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  4. Know What I Mean? by Michael Eric Dyson
  5. Take The Risk by Ben Carson, M.D.

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. African Holistic Health by Llaila O. Afrika
  2. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  3. Why I Love Black Women by Michael Eric Dyson
  4. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  5. Stolen Legacy by George G.M. James

 

CBA  - August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Quiet Strength Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
  3. One Month to Live Kerry Shook & Chris Shook
  4. Walking With God John Eldredge
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven Don Piper & Cecil Murphey

 

ECPA – August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Sister’s Hope by Wanda E. Brunstetter
  3. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
  4. The List by Robert Whitlow
  5. 3:16 by Max Lucado
 

Fave Five August 3, 2008

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I don’t know about where you live, but in my home town, August makes the end of the lazy days of summer. Even though autumn doesn’t officially begin until September and the temperatures are still in the upper nineties, kids and teachers are gearing up for the start of school.  Thus, this many be your last chance to squeeze in a little summer reading.

 

NEW YORK TIMES  - August, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. MOSCOW RULES by Daniel Silva
  2. THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE by David Wroblewski
  3. THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer
  4. TRIBUTE by Nora Roberts
  5. THE LAST PATRIOT by Brad Thor

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

3.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

4.      BAREFOOT by Elin Hilderbrand

5.       THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      PLAYING FOR PIZZA by John Grisham

2.      PLAY DIRTY by Sandra Brown

3.      STEP ON A CRACK by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

4.      DOUBLE TAKE by Catherine Coulter

5.      NEVER ROMANCE A RAKE by Liz Carlyle

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

2.      THE DARK SIDE by Jane Mayer

3.      LIFE WITH MY SISTER MADONNA by Christopher Ciccone with Wendy Leigh

4.      STORI TELLING by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin

5.      ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA by Chelsea Handler

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

2.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

3.      BIG RUSS AND ME by Tim Russert

4.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

5.      WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS by Tim Russert

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, July 27, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  2. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  3. The Shack by William P. Young (F) (P)
  4. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (F) (H)
  5. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (NF) (H)

 

Essence Magazine – August 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Waking With Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  2.  Pleasure by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sleeping With Strangers by Eric Jerome Dickey
  5. Something On The Side by Carl Weber

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. True to The Game II by Teri Woods
  2. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch
  3. Never As Good As The First Time by Mari Walker
  4. Secrets of a Sinner by Yolonda Tonette Sanders
  5.  Nothing But Drama by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Grace After Midnight by Felicia “Snoop” Pearson and David Ritz
  2. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint
  3. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  4. Know What I Mean? by Michael Eric Dyson
  5. Take The Risk by Ben Carson, M.D.

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. African Holistic Health by Llaila O. Afrika
  2. Snakes in the Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  3. Why I Love Black Women by Michael Eric Dyson
  4. The Willie Lynch Letter by William Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  5. Stolen Legacy by George G.M. James

 

 

CBA  - August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Quiet Strength Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
  3. One Month to Live Kerry Shook & Chris Shook
  4. Walking With God John Eldredge
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven Don Piper & Cecil Murphey

 

 

ECPA – August 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. Sister’s Hope by Wanda E. Brunstetter
  3. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
  4. The List by Robert Whitlow
  5. 3:16 by Max Lucado