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    <title>Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers</title>
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    <description>
      Hardcover Fiction list for August 21, 2008, 
      for sales ending August 17, 2008.
      Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide.           
      For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
      or visit
      &lt;a href="http://indiebound.org/?affiliateId=objective"&gt;IndieBound.org&lt;/a&gt;.
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                   ending="2008-08-17"
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        <title>1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780385340991&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (Dial, ISBN: 9780385340991);
	  
	    Last week: 2;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 3
          
	    "This wonderful, poignant novel is an August Indie Next List selection."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>1</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Dial</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780385340991</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>This wonderful, poignant novel is an August Indie Next List selection.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="3"
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>22</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>2. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780061374227&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by David Wroblewski (Ecco, ISBN: 9780061374227);
	  
	    Last week: 1;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 10
          
	    "A masterful debut novel of a mute boy's coming of age in rural Wisconsin."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The Story of Edgar Sawtelle</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>2</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>David Wroblewski</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Ecco</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780061374227</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>A masterful debut novel of a mute boy's coming of age in rural Wisconsin.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="10"
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        <title>3. The Art of Racing in the Rain</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780061537936&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Garth Stein (Harper, ISBN: 9780061537936);
	  
	    Last week: 5;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 14
          
	    "A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The Art of Racing in the Rain</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>3</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Garth Stein</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Harper</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780061537936</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch.</dc:description>
        
        
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>23.95</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>4. Moscow Rules</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780399155017&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Daniel Silva (Putnam, ISBN: 9780399155017);
	  
	    Last week: 4;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 4
          
	    "A new novel of international suspense and intrigue by the author of The Secret Servant."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>Moscow Rules</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>4</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Daniel Silva</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Putnam</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780399155017</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>A new novel of international suspense and intrigue by the author of The Secret Servant.</dc:description>
        
        
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	   wol="4"
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>26.95</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>5. The Host</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780316068048&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown, ISBN: 9780316068048);
	  
	    Last week: 6;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 15
          
	    "The debut adult novel by the author of the very popular series for teens, Twilight."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The Host</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>5</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Stephenie Meyer</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.</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="6"
	   wol="15"
	  />
        
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>25.99</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>6. The Lace Reader</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780061624766&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Brunonia Barry (Morrow, ISBN: 9780061624766);
	  
	    Last week: 3;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 3
          
	    "This captivating novel set in Salem, Massachusetts, is an August Indie Next List selection."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The Lace Reader</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>6</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Brunonia Barry</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Morrow</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780061624766</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>This captivating novel set in Salem, Massachusetts, is an August Indie Next List selection.</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="3"
	   wol="3"
	  />
        
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>24.95</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>7. The 19th Wife</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781400063970&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by David Ebershoff (Random House, ISBN: 9781400063970);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 1
          
	    "The new novel by the author of The Danish Girl is an August Indie Next List selection."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The 19th Wife</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>7</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>David Ebershoff</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Random House</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9781400063970</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>The new novel by the author of The Danish Girl is an August Indie Next List selection.</dc:description>
        
        
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>26</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>8. Off Season</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780446527873&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Anne Rivers Siddons (Grand Central, ISBN: 9780446527873);
	  
	    Last week: 12;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 2
          
	    "A novel of love and loss by the author of Homeplace."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>Off Season</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>8</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Anne Rivers Siddons</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Grand Central</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780446527873</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>A novel of love and loss by the author of Homeplace.</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="12"
	   wol="2"
	  />
        
    <xcbl:Price><xcbl:UnitPrice>
      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>24.99</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>9. The Enchantress of Florence</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780375504334&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Salman Rushdie (Random House, ISBN: 9780375504334);
	  
	    Last week: 9;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 12
          
	    "An enthralling new novel by the author of Midnight's Children."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The Enchantress of Florence</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>9</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Salman Rushdie</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Random House</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780375504334</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>An enthralling new novel by the author of Midnight's Children.</dc:description>
        
        
	  <bsbl:history
	  last="9"
	   wol="12"
	  />
        
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>26</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>10. Unaccustomed Earth</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780307265739&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf, ISBN: 9780307265739);
	  
	    Last week: 8;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 20
          
	    "The latest collection of stories by the author of The Namesake."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>Unaccustomed Earth</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>10</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Jhumpa Lahiri</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.</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="8"
	   wol="20"
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    <xcbl:Price><xcbl:UnitPrice>
      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>25</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>11. 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 Junot Diaz (Riverhead, ISBN: 9781594489587);
	  
	    Last week: 7;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 28
          
	    "There's been major critical acclaim for this sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>11</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Junot Diaz</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="7"
	   wol="28"
	  />
        
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      <xcbl:UnitPriceValue>24.95</xcbl:UnitPriceValue>
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        <title>12. The Beach House</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780670018857&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Jane Green (Viking, ISBN: 9780670018857);
	  
	    Last week: 11;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 8
          
	    "A widow rents rooms for the summer in her beautiful Nantucket home."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The Beach House</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>12</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Jane Green</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Viking</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780670018857</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>A widow rents rooms for the summer in her beautiful Nantucket home.</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="11"
	   wol="8"
	  />
        
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        <title>13. A Thousand Splendid Suns</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9781594489501&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead, ISBN: 9781594489501);
	  
	    Last week: 13;
	  
	    Weeks on List: *
          
	    "Splendid characters and plot indeed, once again set in Afghanistan, by the author of the wondrous The Kite Runner."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>A Thousand Splendid Suns</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>13</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Khaled Hosseini</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.</dc:description>
        
        
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        <title>14. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sanction</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780446539869&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Eric Van Lustbader (Grand Central, ISBN: 9780446539869);
	  
	    Last week: 14;
	  
	    Weeks on List: 3
          
	    "Jason Bourne returns in the follow-up to The Bourne Betrayal."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sanction</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>14</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Eric Van Lustbader</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Grand Central</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780446539869</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Jason Bourne returns in the follow-up to The Bourne Betrayal.</dc:description>
        
        
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	  last="14"
	   wol="3"
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        <title>15. The Gargoyle</title>
        <link>http://www.booksense.com/product/info.jsp?affiliateId=objective&amp;isbn=9780385524940&amp;assignStoreNear=00000</link>
        <description>
	  by Andrew Davidson (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385524940);
	  
	  
	    Weeks on List: 1
          
	    "Davidson's debut novel of a love that transcends time is an August Indie Next List selection."
          
	</description>
	<ttl>360</ttl>
	<dc:title>The Gargoyle</dc:title>
	<bsbl:rank>15</bsbl:rank>
	<dc:creator>Andrew Davidson</dc:creator>
	<dc:publisher>Doubleday</dc:publisher>
	<dc:identifier>9780385524940</dc:identifier>
        
        <dc:description>Davidson's debut novel of a love that transcends time is an August Indie Next List selection.</dc:description>
        
        
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