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10 Jan

Like Moths to a Flame: Wi3 Keynote Danny Meyer on How to Attract Customers

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09 Jan

The Book Sense Mind Body Spirit Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending January 8, 2008, and based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

The Secret
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707

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03 Jan

The February 2008 Book Sense Picks & Notables Preview

Here is the full listing of February Book Sense Picks, with booksellers' comments, as well as a preview of the month's Notables. Independent booksellers in the Book Sense program will be receiving their February Picks fliers in the January Red Box.

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02 Jan

New Book on Marshall Plan Shows America at Its Very Best

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18 Dec

The Book Sense Holiday Cookbook Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending December 17, 2007, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the U.S.

1.

Paula Deen Celebrates!: Best Dishes and Best Wishes for the Best Times of Your Life
Paula H. Deen, S&S, $26, 9780743278119

2.

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13 Dec

Announcing the Book Sense Bestsellers of 2007

This week, the American Booksellers Association unveils the 2007 Book Sense Bestsellers, the year's top-selling titles at independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide.

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06 Dec

The January 2008 Book Sense Picks & Notables Preview

Here is the full listing of January Book Sense Picks, with booksellers' comments, as well as a preview of the month's Notables. Independent booksellers in the Book Sense program will be receiving their January Picks fliers in the December Red Box.

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04 Dec

Following a Trail of Crumbs to Self-Understanding


Kim Sunée

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29 Nov

What-the-Dickens? Fans Chat With Gregory Maguire

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28 Nov

The Book Sense Mystery Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending November 27, 2007, and based on sales in independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide.

1.

Book of the Dead
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399153938

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15 Nov

National Book Awards: Honoring the Best of 2007

Denis Johnson (Tree of Smoke, FSG), Tim Weiner (Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, Doubleday), Robert Hass (Time and Materials, Ecco/HarperCollins), and Sherman Alexie (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Little, Brown) were the winne

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15 Nov

The Winter 2007 - 2008 Book Sense Children's Picks Preview

The Winter 2007 - 2008 Book Sense Children's Picks List is available now for preview. The list will be coming to independent bookstores with Book Sense in the Children's White Box, which will arrive in stores this month.

Additional copies of the Winter Kids' Picks list may be requested via e-mail to [email protected].

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14 Nov

Literature Under Fire Around the Country

High school reading selections and the teachers who assign them are under fire in Texas, suburban New York, and West Virginia. Local booksellers, bestselling authors, as well as parents and school administrators, have become involved in controversies in which advocates of free speech and intellectual openness are battling charges of child endangerment and promoting pornography.

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14 Nov

The Book Sense Politics & Current Events Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending November 13, 2007, and based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

The World Is Flat
Thomas L. Friedman, Picador, $16, 9780312425074

2.

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08 Nov

Year-End Picks List Showcases 2007 Highlights

Based on the thousands of nominations received from independent booksellers nationwide, Book Sense has again compiled a year-end Book Sense Picks Highlights list featuring 60 titles, as well as an additional eight Book Sense hardcover selections that will be available in paperback in early 2008. The Picks Highlights list will be shipped to stores in the November Children's White Box mailing, which is scheduled to arrive around Thanksgiving.

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