
Hardcover Fiction
A Mercy, Toni Morrison
Private Patient, PD James
Scarpetta, Patricia Cornwell
City of Thieves, David Benioff
Netherland, Joseph O’Neill
Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Shaffer
Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
2666, Robert Bolano
Cross Country, James Patterson
The Host, Stephenie Meyer
Hardcover Non-Fiction
Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch
President Obama – Path to the White House, Time Magazine
Dewey The Small Town [...]
December 29, 2008 | Posted in
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Shopping with a 17-year-old daughter, like some medieval torture? Lots of sighing and groaning, with a few accusations thrown in. Stuck in a dungeon-like car. Yes, I confess — I wasn’t really looking forward to holiday errands with my daughter! The plan, then: Confine the pain to one shop. Koi [...]
December 23, 2008 | Posted in
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Hardcover Fiction
Private Patient, PD James
A Mercy, Toni Morrison
Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie, Mary Shaffer
Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb
City of Thieves, David Benioff
Cross Country, James Patterson
Scarpetta, Patricia Cornwell
Netherland, Joseph O’Neill
Hardcover Non-Fiction
Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
President Obama: The Path to the White House, Time Magazine
Goodnight Bush, Erich [...]
December 22, 2008 | Posted in
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I only lived in London for a short while, but it was long enough for the charm of a simple, perfect scone to haunt my dreams. Back here in Pasadena, I have been working hard to try to find an acceptable replacement to the joys of the ones at the Savoy on the Strand or the Mock Turtle [...]
December 21, 2008 | Posted in
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Three years ago, I decided that Pasadena was so cool that it deserved its own book, and so I rounded up a group of smart, funny, connected writer friends to help me make it happen. Two years ago, we published Hometown Pasadena, which became a small-town sensation, setting local sales records and bringing the authors [...]
December 21, 2008 | Posted in
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Most California natives wouldn’t know a lacrosse stick if it cracked them across the shins — lacrosse has traditionally been the game of choice for highly bred East Coast kids who model for Ralph Lauren in their spare time. But seemingly overnight, everyone in Pasadena is talking about the sport, and every 13-year-old boy wants [...]
December 21, 2008 | Posted in
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Hardcover Fiction
The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb
Private Patient, PD James
Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie, Mary Shaffer
Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
Scarpetta, Patricia Cornwell
A Mercy, Toni Morrison
Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
Cruel Intent, J Jance
A Most Wanted Man, John Le Carre
2666, Robert Bolano
Hardcover Non-Fiction
Dangers Hour, Max Kennedy
Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
Farts A Spotters Guide, Crai Bower
Legs Are The [...]
December 15, 2008 | Posted in
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Hardcover Fiction
Private Patient, PD James
A Mercy ,Toni Morrison
Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski
Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie, Mary Shaffer
Scarpetta, Patricia Cornwell
The Brass Verdict, Michael Connelly
2666, Roberto Bolano
Arctic Drift, Clive Cussler
The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb
A Most Wanted Man, John Le Carre
Hardcover Non-Fiction
Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell
Farts A Spotters Guide, Crai Bower
Holidays on Ice, David Sedaris
Goodnight [...]
December 11, 2008 | Posted in
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