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THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN

Books Inc. hardcover best-seller list

  1. GONE GIRL, by Gillian Flynn
  2. THE SIGNAL AND THE NOISE: WHY MOST PREDICTIONS FAIL — BUT SOME DON’T, by Nate Silver
  3.  HELP THANKS WOW: THE THREE ESSENTIAL PRAYERS, by Anne Lamott
  4. THOMAS JEFFERSON: THE ART OF POWER, by Jon Meacham
  5.  THE PARIS WIFE, by Paula McLain
  6.  CITY OF THIEVES, by David Benioff
  7.  PROOF OF HEAVEN, by Eben Alexander
  8.  COMEBACK KINGS: THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS INCREDIBLE 2012 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, by Bay Area Newsgroup
  9. LIFE OF PI, by Yann Martel
  10. FAR FROM THE TREE, by Andrew Solomon

STAFF PICKS FOR ADULTS

SHORT NIGHTS OF THE SHADOW CATCHER
by Timothy Egan
A great author tells the story of photographer Edward Curtis. — B. Dito

LÉON AND LOUISE
by Alex Capus
What a great read! This beautiful love story by Swiss author Capus was a best seller in Germany for 50 weeks. It’s easy to see why. — B. Deloria

IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S BRIE
by Kirstin Jackson
Local writer Kirstin Jackson profiles 48 artisan cheesemakers in this witty and informative book. Includes recipes. — S. Mullin

STAFF PICKS FOR KIDS

THE MONSTER NEEDS A HAIRCUT,
by Bethany Barton (ages 3 and up)
Everyone needs haircuts, even monsters! Monster Stewart knows that his hair is “essential for scaring,” but Mom and Dad feel differently… — E. Freeman

THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN
by Katherine Applegate (ages 8-12)
A sweet, sad sort of book about a lonely silverback gorilla, who lives at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. His best friends are an elephant and a stray dog. This band of misfits tries to make sense of the unexplainable actions of humans that have led to their life at the mall. This is as much a book for grownups as for young readers. — T. Marsden

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