Hardcover Fiction
October 17, 2010
Fall of Giants Five interrelated families from five countries are caught in the upheavals of World War I and the Russian Revolution.
Don’t Blink A magazine reporter accidentally captures a key piece of evidence that lands him in the middle of an all-out war between Italian and Russian mafia forces.
Freedom A family of Midwestern liberals during the Bush years.
Safe Haven The arrival of a mysterious young woman in a small North Carolina town raises questions about her past.
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk A look at human nature through darkly comic morality stories enacted by animals.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest In the last volume of the Millennium trilogy, Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander are threatened by an adversary from deep within the government.
Naked Heat When New York’s most vicious gossip columnist is found dead, Detective Nikki Heat uncovers a gallery of high-profile suspects.
Legacy A writer’s stunning family discovery leads to Paris, the French aristocracy and a mysterious Sioux ancestor.
Bad Blood Two bodies in two days: one is murder, the other is suicide. Discovering the connection leads Virgil Flowers into the monstrous history of a Minnesota farm community.
The Help Three women — a white socialite and two black maids — work on a tell-all book about black domestic servants in 1960s Mississippi.
Wicked Appetite In Salem, Mass., Diesel must protect Elizabeth Tucker from a dangerous man who needs her help to find an ancient power source.
Room The world of the 5-year-old boy who narrates this novel is the 11-by-11-foot room in which his mother is being held. The basis of the movie.
Getting to Happy Revisiting the four women from “Waiting to Exhale."
Call Me Mrs. Miracle Working in the toy section of a department store, Emily Merkle is called upon to engineer some Christmas miracles.
Mini Shopaholic Keeping a surprise party on budget has domestic perils.
Hardcover Nonfiction
October 17, 2010
Obama's Wars The inside story of how decisions were made on Afghanistan, on Pakistan and on the fight against terrorism.
Earth (the Book) A visitor’s guide to the human race, presented by "The Daily Show."
____ Finish First A tale of bad decisions, debauchery and reckless sex.
The Roots of Obama's Rage D’Souza argues that Obama’s policies are defined by the anti-colonialist sentiments of his father.
The Grand Design Central questions of philosophy and science, from the author of “A Brief History of Time.”
Pinheads and Patriots The Fox News commentator scrutinizes the meaning of change in the era of Obama.
Operation Dark Heart An intelligence officer discusses the role of spycraft and special operations in Afghanistan.
_____ My Dad Says A coming-of-age memoir organized around the musings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author's father. Originally published in 2010.
Even Silence Has an End Betancourt, a Colombian presidential candidate at the time, was kidnapped by leftist guerrillas in 2002 and held for six years.
Crimes Against Liberty A political indictment of the Obama presidency.
White House Diary The diary Carter kept during his presidency, with annotations.
The Wave A look at giant oceanic waves and the scientists and surfers who love them.
A Journey A memoir by the former British prime minister.
Growing Up Laughing The actress-comedian’s memoir is as much about comedy as it is about her life in it.
The Warmth of Other Suns An account of the Great Migration of 1915-70, in which six million African-Americans abandoned the South.