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    <title>Book Sense Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers</title>
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    <description>
      Hardcover Fiction list for May 15, 2008, 
      for sales ending May 11, 2008.
      Based on sales from independent bookstores across America.
      For the Book Sense store nearest you, call 1-888-BOOKSENSE, 
      or visit us at 
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        <title>1. The Host</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780316068048&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Meyer, Stephenie (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316068048);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 1
          
	    "The debut adult novel by the author of the very popular series for teens, Twilight. A May Book Sense Pick."
          
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	<dc:title>The Host</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>1</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Meyer, Stephenie</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Little Brown</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780316068048</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>The debut adult novel by the author of the very popular series for teens, Twilight. A May Book Sense Pick.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>2. Unaccustomed Earth</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307265739&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Lahiri, Jhumpa (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307265739);
	  
	    Last week: 1;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 6
          
	    "The latest collection of stories by the author of The Namesake is an April Book Sense Pick."
          
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	<dc:title>Unaccustomed Earth</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>2</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Lahiri, Jhumpa</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Knopf</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780307265739</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>The latest collection of stories by the author of The Namesake is an April Book Sense Pick.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>3. Careless in Red</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780061160875&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by George, Elizabeth (Harper, ISBN: 9780061160875);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 1
          
	    "Still shaken by his wife's murder, Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley returns to investigate another killing."
          
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	<dc:title>Careless in Red</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>3</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>George, Elizabeth</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Harper</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780061160875</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Still shaken by his wife's murder, Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley returns to investigate another killing.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>4. The Miracle at Speedy Motors</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780375424489&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by McCall Smith, Alexander (Pantheon, ISBN: 9780375424489);
	  
	    Last week: 2;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 4
          
	    "Precious Ramotswe is back in the latest installment of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series."
          
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	<dc:title>The Miracle at Speedy Motors</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>4</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>McCall Smith, Alexander</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Pantheon</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780375424489</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Precious Ramotswe is back in the latest installment of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="4"
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        <title>5. The Plague of Doves</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780060515126&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Erdrich, Louise (Harper, ISBN: 9780060515126);
	  
	    Last week: 3;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 2
          
	    "Erdrich's wonderful 13th novel is a May 2008 Book Sense Pick."
          
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	<dc:title>The Plague of Doves</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>5</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Erdrich, Louise</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Harper</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780060515126</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Erdrich's wonderful 13th novel is a May 2008 Book Sense Pick.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>6. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781594489587&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Diaz, Junot (Riverhead, ISBN: 9781594489587);
	  
	    Last week: 4;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 14
          
	    "There's been major critical acclaim for this sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back."
          
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	<dc:title>The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>6</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Diaz, Junot</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Riverhead</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9781594489587</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>There's been major critical acclaim for this sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back.</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="4"
	   wol="14"
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        <title>7. A Thousand Splendid Suns</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781594489501&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Hosseini, Khaled (Riverhead, ISBN: 9781594489501);
	  
	    Last week: 8;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 51
          
	    "Splendid characters and plot indeed, once again set in Afghanistan, by the author of the wondrous The Kite Runner. A June Book Sense Pick."
          
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	<dc:title>A Thousand Splendid Suns</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>7</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Hosseini, Khaled</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Riverhead</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9781594489501</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Splendid characters and plot indeed, once again set in Afghanistan, by the author of the wondrous The Kite Runner. A June Book Sense Pick.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="51"
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        <title>8. Phantom Prey</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780399155000&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Sandford, John (Putnam, ISBN: 9780399155000);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 1
          
	    "Sandford's 18th thriller featuring Lucas Davenport."
          
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	<dc:title>Phantom Prey</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>8</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Sandford, John</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Putnam</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780399155000</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Sandford's 18th thriller featuring Lucas Davenport.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>9. The Whole Truth</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780446195973&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Baldacci, David (Grand Central, ISBN: 9780446195973);
	  
	    Last week: 5;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 3
          
	    "Defense contractors manipulate global conflicts in Baldacci's latest thriller."
          
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	<dc:title>The Whole Truth</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>9</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Baldacci, David</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Grand Central</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780446195973</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Defense contractors manipulate global conflicts in Baldacci's latest thriller.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="3"
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        <title>10. Hold Tight</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780525950608&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Coben, Harlan (Dutton, ISBN: 9780525950608);
	  
	    Last week: 9;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 4
          
	    "Parenthood, teen rebellion, the Internet, and a killer at large all factor into Coben's latest thriller."
          
	</description>
	<dc:title>Hold Tight</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>10</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Coben, Harlan</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Dutton</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780525950608</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Parenthood, teen rebellion, the Internet, and a killer at large all factor into Coben's latest thriller.</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="9"
	   wol="4"
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        <title>11. The Appeal</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780385515047&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Grisham, John (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385515047);
	  
	    Last week: 13;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 15
          
	    "Grisham returns with his first legal thriller in three years."
          
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	<dc:title>The Appeal</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>11</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Grisham, John</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Doubleday</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780385515047</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Grisham returns with his first legal thriller in three years.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="15"
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        <title>12. Sundays at Tiffany's</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780316014779&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Patterson, James/ Charbonnet, Gabrielle (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316014779);
	  
	    Last week: 6;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 2
          
	    "A love about a lonely woman reunited with a friend from her childhood."
          
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	<dc:title>Sundays at Tiffany's</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>12</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Patterson, James/ Charbonnet, Gabrielle</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Little Brown</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780316014779</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>A love about a lonely woman reunited with a friend from her childhood.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="2"
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        <title>13. The Girl With No Shadow</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780061431623&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Harris, Joanne (Morrow, ISBN: 9780061431623);
	  
	    Last week: 7;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 4
          
	    "The sequel to the bestseller Chocolat is a May Book Sense Pick."
          
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	<dc:title>The Girl With No Shadow</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>13</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Harris, Joanne</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Morrow</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780061431623</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>The sequel to the bestseller Chocolat is a May Book Sense Pick.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="4"
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        <title>14. Red Bird: Poems</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780807068922&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Oliver, Mary (Beacon, ISBN: 9780807068922);
	  
	    Last week: 10;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 8
          
	    "A new volume of poems by one of the nation's bestselling and most beloved poets."
          
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	<dc:title>Red Bird: Poems</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>14</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Oliver, Mary</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Beacon</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780807068922</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>A new volume of poems by one of the nation's bestselling and most beloved poets.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="8"
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        <title>15. Where Are You Now?</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781416566380&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Clark, Mary Higgins (S&amp;S, ISBN: 9781416566380);
	  
	    Last week: 14;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 4
          
	    "A young law clerk searches for her long-missing brother in Clark's latest thriller."
          
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	<dc:title>Where Are You Now?</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>15</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Clark, Mary Higgins</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>S&amp;S</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9781416566380</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>A young law clerk searches for her long-missing brother in Clark's latest thriller.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="4"
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