The Books Inc. Marina best-seller list

1. City Of Thieves by David Benioff (fiction, paperback)
2. Composing A Further Life by Mary Bateson (fiction, hardcover)
3. The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman (fiction, paperback)
4. This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper (fiction, paperback)
5. Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese (fiction, hardcover)
6. Infinite City by Rebecca Solnit (nonfiction, paperback)
7. Clara & Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland (fiction, hardcover)
8. Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee (kid’s fiction, hardcover)
9. Half Broken Horses by Jeannette Walls (fiction, paperback)
10. The Big Short by Michael Lewis (nonfiction, paperback)

New and noteworthy staff picks

Nonfiction: Cinderella Ate My Daughter
by Peggy Orenstein
Orenstein balances humor, insight and empathy with apparent ease in this slim and engaging examination of all things pink. Though never preachy, after reading this book, you will never look at a Disney princess the same way again.
– Maggie Tokuda-Hal

Nonfiction: Sleepwalk With Me
by Mike Birbiglia
You may have heard Mike tell his sleepwalking story on NPR’s This American Life (the funniest thing I’ve heard in a long time!). This book collects his tales in essay form, leaving no emotional stone unturned. If you think David Sedaris is funny, check this
dude out.
– Rich Ciccotelli

Nonfiction: MM–Personal: From the Private Archive of Marilyn Monroe by Lois Banner
Many of Marilyn’s personal notes and letters have been discovered recently, revealing a side of Monroe that few knew. This beautiful collection with reproductions of Marilyn’s actual documents, artifacts and letters will give surprising new insight to even the most devoted fan.
– Rich Ciccotelli

Photography: Patti Smith 1969-1976:
Photographs by Judy Linn
Now that Patti has been reborn with her award-winning memoir, Just Kids, this photo essay is a perfect complement. Linn’s photos of the “kids” (Smith, Mapplethorpe and Sam Shepard) before Patti dipped into rock stardom are revealing of a time in NYC long past. Wonderful.
– Rich Ciccotelli

For kids – classics I forgot to read: The BFG by Roald Dahl
Classics I forgot to read: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
This tale of one boy’s quest to save Fantastica, the place that contains all stories, is a must for fans of the classic fantasy of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.
– Anna Logan

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