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Our Best Seller List for December 2008

With ample online sales activity we came out of the shopping slump in good health. This year there was more late shopping than in other years. May we all share an economy growing 2009 of good reading and terrific author visits.

December sales do reflect our Gift Guide and local buying choices and settings as well as the ongoing magic of Harry Potter.

Best Sellers in Hardcover

Best Sellers in Trade Paperback

Best Sellers in Mass Market Paperback

Hardcover Best Sellers

1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

Rowling satisfies the cravings of Potter fans for more with this collection of fairy tales from the wizarding world. Proceeds of the book sales go to her charity for vulnerable children.
$12.95

2. The Fallingwater Cookbook by Suzanne Martinson

A beatiful combination of memoir and cookbook based on Martinson's extensive interviews with Elsie Henderson, the long time cook for the Kaufmann family.
$29.95

3. The Private Patient by P.D. James

Adam Dalgleish investigates murder at a private clinic.
$25.95

4. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell

Dr. Kay is off to Manhattan
$27.95

5. Heinz Tomato Ketchup Cookbook by Paul Harley

100 different uses for our most famous hometown food product plus a history of the red stuff, nostalgic photos and more
$12.95

6. A Christmas Grace by Anne Perry

Anne Perry's Christmas mysteries have become a holiday tradition and with good reason.
$18

7. Birdscapes by Miyoko Chu

One of the most captivating pop-ups we've ever carried. Gorgeous spreads show several different bird habitats and as each page is opened the songs of the birds shown are reproduced in brilliant stereo.
$60

8. The Fire by Katherine Neville

Neville's entertaining sequel to her first bestseller, The Eight
$26

9. Brava Strega Nona by Tomie de Paolo and Robert Sabuda

A delightful pop-up based on de Paolo's famous story about an Italian witch combined with superb paper engineering by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart
$29.99

10. Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown

What could be better than another chapter in Brown's charming series with crime-solving cats and dogs? A Sneaky Pie book set at Christmas-time.
$25

Trade Paperback Best Sellers

1. Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran

Charming tale of three Iranian sisters who open a restaurant in a small Irish village is a popular book club choice.
$13.95

2. Ringing in Murder by Kate Kingsbury

Kingsbury's holiday tales set at the Edwardian Pennyfoot Hotel are perfect cozy reads for Christmas.
$14

3. Indigo Christmas by Jeanne M. Dams

Hilda Johannsen, former housemaid to the Studebaker family in South Bend, Indiana
$14.95

4. Anne Perry's Christmas Mysteries by Anne Perry

First time in paperback for two of Perry's earlier Christmas mysteries: A Christmas Guest and A Christmas Secret.
$14

5. In the Woods by Tana French

French's Edgar-winner with Irish cop Cassie Maddox continues to attract book club readers.
$14

6. Ask Click and Clack by Tom and Ray Magliozzi

Advice from the Car Talk guys, Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers--some of it about cars. Extra credit for readers who can correctly define a tappet.
$16.95