FICTION

HARDCOVER

1. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth,” by Jeff Kinney (Abrams)

2. “The Confession,” by John Grisham (Knopf Doubleday Publishing)

3. “The Emperor’s Tomb,” by Steve Berry (Random House)

4. “Full Dark, No Stars,” by Stephen King (Simon & Schuster)

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5. “Port Mortuary,” by Patricia Cornwell (Penguin)

6. “Cross Fire,” by James Patterson (Little Brown)

7. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” by Stieg Larsson (Knopf Doubleday)

8. “The Lost Hero,” by Rick Riordan (Hyperion)

9. “Crescent Dawn,” by Clive Cussler (Penguin Group)

10. “Fall of Giants,” by Ken Follett (Penguin)

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PAPERBACK

1. “Cutting for Stone,” by Abraham Verghese (Knopf Doubleday)

2. “House Rules,” by Jodi Picoult (Simon & Schuster)

3. “The Girl Who Played with Fire,” by Stieg Larsson (Knopf Doubleday)

4. “Last Night in Twisted River,” by John Irving (Random House)

5. “The Hunger Games,” by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic)

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6. “Happy Ever After,” by Nora Roberts (Penguin)

7. “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” by Stieg Larsson (Knopf Doubleday)

8. “Half Broke Horses,” by Jeannette Walls (Simon & Schuster)

9.  “Magic Hour,” by Kristin Hannah (Random House) 

10. “Alex Rider: Crocodile Tears,” by Anthony Horowitz (Penguin)

NONFICTION

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HARDCOVER

1. “Decision Points,” by George W. Bush (Crown Publishing Group) 

2. “Guinness World Records 2011,” (Guinness World Records Limited)

3. “Unbroken,” by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House)

4. “Life,” by Keith Richards (Little, Brown)

5. “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (the Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race,” by Jon Stewart (Grand Central Publishing)

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6. “Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?” by Ina Garten (Crown)

7. “America by Heart,” by Sarah Palin (HarperCollins)

8. “At Home,” by Bill Bryson (Random House)

9. “Cooking Down East,” by Marjorie Standish (Down East Books)

10. “Broke,” by Glenn Beck (Simon & Schuster 

PAPERBACK

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1. “Making Whoopies,” by Nancy Griffin (Down East Books) 

2. “Inside of a Dog,” by Alexandra Horowitz (Simon & Schuster)

3. “The Book of Awakening,” by Mark Nepo (Red Wheel/Weiser)

4. “A Moose and a Lobster Walk Into a Bar …,” by John McDonald (Islandport Press)

5. “The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary,” (Merriam-Webster)

6. “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies!”, by Michael Spradlin (HarperCollins) 

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7. “The Maine Dictionary,” by John McDonald (Commonwealth Editions)

8. “Where Men Win Glory,” by Jon Krakauer (Knopf Doubleday)

9. “Rachael Ray’s Look + Cook,” by Rachael Ray (Crown)

10. “Birds of Maine Field Guide,” by Stan Tekiela (Adventure Publications)

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