The Books Inc. Marina best-seller list

1. Bossypants by Tina Fey (nonfiction, hardcover)
2. Throne Of Fire by Rick Riordan (young adult fiction, hardcover)
3. Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (fiction, paperback)
4. Happiness Project by Robin Gretchen (nonfiction, paperback)
5. Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe (nonfiction, hardcover)
6. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (young adult fiction, paperback)
7. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (nonfiction, hardcover)
8. My Father's Daughter by Gwyneth Paltrow (cooking, hardcover)
9. Pitching In The Promised Land by Aaron Pribble (nonfiction, hardcover)
10. Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman (fiction, paperback)

New and noteworthy staff picks

Nonfiction: Pitching In The Promised Land by Aaron Pribble An engaging and enjoyable account of a very unlikely season of baseball in the Middle East. The author lives in the Marina – you might run into him at the bookstore or in a local pub!

Nonfiction: Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson Great for all fans of Breakfast at Tiffany's or of Audrey Hepburn. Full of thoroughly readable trivia and insights on how this unconventional novel became a hit movie and how this exceptional woman became a star.

Fiction: Visit From The Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Now in paperback and awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, Egan spins a wonderful tale of an aging punk rocker, Bennie, and the characters that have crossed his path over the years. It has a great musical pace and lots of flow charts (you'll see).

– Rich Ciccotelli

Fiction: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt If you like the style of most Cohen Brothers movies, you may like this Western noir in which we follow hired killers (and brothers) Eli and Charlie through 1850s Gold Country in search of their mark. Fun characters throughout with lots of violence and family love.

– Rich Ciccotelli

For Kids

Featured picture book: I'm A Shark by Bob Shea Totally awesome author Bob Shea has written a totally awesome book about a totally awesome shark who is definitely not afraid of anything! Except maybe creepy spiders, but probably not. Hilarious story and illustrations!

– Anna Logan

Rich Ciccotelli is the manager of Books Inc. in the Marina.