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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Nonfiction, Week Of May 16, 2013

NPR Books - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:00am

At No. 14, Mark Bittman's VB6 recommends eating a vegan diet until dinnertime.

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NPR Bestsellers: Week Of May 16, 2013

NPR Books - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:00am

The lists are compiled from weekly surveys of close to 500 independent bookstores nationwide.

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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Nonfiction, Week Of May 16, 2013

NPR Books - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:00am

Appearing at No. 12, Paul French explores a British schoolgirl's murder in Midnight In Peking.

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NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of May 16, 2013

NPR Books - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:00am

Sookie Stackhouse has one last adventure in Charlaine Harris' Dead Ever After. It debuts at No. 4.

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NPR Bestsellers: Paperback Fiction, Week Of May 16, 2013

NPR Books - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:00am

Bring Up The Bodies, Hilary Mantel's tale of Anne Boleyn, arrives on the paperback list at No. 9.

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Essay: Beautiful Creatures

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:35am
Charles Kingsley’s 150-year-old morality fable reflects the contradictory impulses of the Victorian era.    

‘The Humanity Project,’ by Jean Thompson

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:34am
At the center of the plot lines in Jean Thompson’s novel is a philanthropist who wants to bribe people into virtue.    

Inside the List

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:32am
“Happy, Happy, Happy” by Phil Robertson is No. 1 on the hardcover nonfiction list — the second best seller spawned by the reality show “Duck Dynasty.”    

Paperback Row

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:32am
Paperback books of particular interest.    

Editors’ Choice

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:32am
Recently reviewed books of particular interest.    

‘Jacob’s Folly,’ by Rebecca Miller, and More

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:30am
New books by Rebecca Miller, Louisa Hall, Thea Goodman, MacKenzie Bezos and Naomi Alderman.    

‘To Save Everything, Click Here,’ by Evgeny Morozov

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:28am
The digital-age transparency we’ve grown accustomed to may threaten the spirit of democracy, Evgeny Morozov warns.    

‘The Letters of William Gaddis’

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:24am
William Gaddis’s letters reveal the struggle and self-doubt behind the novels.    

A Novel and Essay Collection by Elinor Lipman

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:21am
A novel and essay collection by Elinor Lipman showcase her urbanity and optimism.    

‘All the Great Prizes,’ by John Taliaferro

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:20am
From the birth of the Republican Party to the Spanish-American War, John Hay was a seminal 19th-century figure.    

Audiobooks: ‘The Ernest Hemingway Audiobook Library’

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:20am
A comprehensive collection of Ernest Hemingway’s novels, nonfiction and short stories.    

Audiobooks: ‘Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls,’ by David Sedaris

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:17am
Stuck in traffic with David Sedaris.    

Audiobooks: When Words Sing

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:17am
Recording an audiobook requires talent, discipline and a lot of coffee.    

‘Woke Up Lonely,’ by Fiona Maazel

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:16am
Fiona Maazel’s antic new novel examines the contradictory but concurrent urges for solitude and intimacy.    

Tom Drury’s ‘Pacific’

New York Times Sunday Book Review - Fri, 05/17/2013 - 9:16am
The troubles of Tom Drury’s characters seem to stretch back into the inscrutable past, and out into an equally murky future.    

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