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The New York Times List of Best Sellers for the week ending Dec. 9, 2018:
FICTION
1. Fire & Blood
Set 300 years before the events of “A Game of Thrones,” this is the first volume of the two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros.
2. Target: Alex Cross
Alex Cross returns for the 26th book in the series bearing his name.
3. The Reckoning
John Grisham
A decorated World War II veteran shoots and kills a pastor inside a Mississippi church.
4. Every Breath
Difficult choices surface when Hope Anderson and Tru Walls meet in a North Carolina seaside town.
5. Look Alive Twenty Five
Janet Evanovich
The 25th book in the Stephanie Plum series. When several managers of a deli in Trenton disappear, a bounty hunter and her detective boyfriend look for clues.
6. Past Tense
Jack Reacher explores the New England town where his father was born.
7. Long Road To Mercy
David Baldacci
Atlee Pine, an F.B.I. agent who is haunted by the childhood kidnapping of her twin sister, must choose between protecting her career or the United States’ democracy.
8. The Next Person You Meet In Heaven
Mitch Albom
The sequel to “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” follows Annie on her heavenly journey.
9. Nine Perfect Strangers
Liane Moriarty
A romance writer becomes fascinated by the owner and director of a health resort.
10. Elevation
Stephen King
A man who is losing weight without getting thinner forms an unlikely alliance with his neighbors who are dealing with prejudices.
11. Beauchamp Hall
Winona Farmington leaves behind the disappointments in her Michigan hometown to visit the English town where her favorite television show is filmed.
12. Dark Sacred Night
Michael Connelly
Detective Renée Ballard teams up with the retired detective Harry Bosch, who is working on a cold case.
13. A Spark Of Light
The lives of patients, doctors and activists intersect when a gunman holds them all hostage in a woman’s health center in Mississippi.
14. Where The Crawdads Sing
A woman who survived alone in the marsh becomes a murder suspect.
15. Unsheltered
Intertwined stories of two families who live in different centuries on the same street corner in Vineland, New Jersey.
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NON-FICTION
1. Becoming
Michelle Obama
The former first lady describes her journey from the South Side of Chicago to the White House, and how she balanced work, family and her husband’s political ascent.
2. Killing the SS
Bill O’Reilly
A look at the postwar manhunt for members of Hitler’s inner circle.
3. Ship of Fools
Tucker Carlson
The Fox News anchor argues that America’s ruling class is out of touch with everyday citizens.
4. Educated
Tara Westover
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
5. Leadership
Doris Kearns Goodwin
The challenges that shaped the leadership abilities of four presidents.
6. Shade
Pete Souza
Pictures of former President Obama are juxtaposed with tweets, headlines and quotes from the Trump administration.
7. Fear
Bob Woodward
Debates and decision-making within the Trump White House.
8. Churchill: Walking With Destiny
Andrew Roberts
A biography focusing on what motivated the war leader and how he learned from his mistakes.
9. In Pieces
A memoir by the two-time Academy Award and three-time Emmy Award winner.
10. Brief Answers To The Big Questions
A collection of essays from the late scientist’s personal archive that address 10 imponderables.
11. Beastie Boys Book
The story of the New York band who achieved hip hop stardom.
Justin Timberlake
A memoir by the actor and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter.
13. The Library Book
Susan Orlean
The story of the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Public Library provides a backdrop to the evolution and purpose of libraries.
14. Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down
Gina Mcintyre
A behind-the-scenes companion guide to the first two seasons of the Netflix series.
15. The Fifth Risk
Michael Lewis
How the Trump administration staffs its federal agencies.
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