At the box office over the weekend ended Nov. 1, “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” was No. 1, bringing in $21.3 million, while “Paranormal Activity” slipped to No. 2 with $16.5 million in ticket sales.
In DVD rentals for the week ended Oct. 18, according to IMDb.com, “The Proposal” debuted as the top rental, followed by another new release, “Land of the Lost.”
On iTunes yesterday morning, Fireflies’ “Own City” was No. 1 for the second straight week, followed again by Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.”
And in books, Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” was at No. 1 on the New York Times’ paperback fiction best-sellers list for the week ended Oct. 24, its sixth straight week on top, and it remained at No. 2 on USA Today’s book chart for the week ended Oct. 25.
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TOP MOVIES
Weekend Box Office Estimates
Weekend of Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009
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Rank
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MOVIE
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Engagements
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Box office (millions)
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1
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Michael Jackson’s This Is It (Sony)
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3,481
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$21.30
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2
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Paranormal Activity (
Paramount)
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2,404
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$16.54
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3
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Law Abiding Citizen (Overture)
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2,764
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$7.30
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4
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Couples Retreat (Universal)
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3,026
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$6.10
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5
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Saw VI (Lionsgate)
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3,036
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$5.56
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6
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Where the While Things Are (Warner Bros.)
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3,645
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$5.08
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7
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The Stepfather (Sony)
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2,346
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$3.40
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8
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Astro Boy (Sony)
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3,020
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$3.04
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9
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Amelia (Fox Searchlight)
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1,070
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$3.00
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10
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Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (Universal)
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2,754
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$2.81
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Source: Yahoo Movies
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IMDb TOP DVD RENTALS
Week ending October 18, 2009
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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1
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The Proposal
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-
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2
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Land of the Lost
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-
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3
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Year One
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1
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4
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Monsters vs. Aliens
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2
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5
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Drag Me to Hell
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-
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6
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
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3
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7
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My Life in Ruins
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4
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8
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Management
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5
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9
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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6
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10
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Imagine That
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26
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Source: IMDB
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ITUNES TOP 10 SONG DOWNLOADS
Week ended Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
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Rank
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TITLE
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1
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Fireflies,
Owl
City
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2
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Party In the
U.S.A., Miley Cyrus
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3
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Replay, Iyaz
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4
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3, Britney Spears
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5
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TiK ToK, Ke$ha
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6
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Jump Then Fall, Taylor Swift
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7
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Whatcha Say, Jason DeRulo
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8
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Bad Romance, Lady GaGa
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9
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Down, Jay Sean
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10
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Meet Me Halfway, Black Eyed Peas
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Source: iTunes
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NEW YORK
TIMES BESTSELLING BOOKS
Week ending October 24, 2009
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Fiction (hardback)
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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Weeks on chart
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1
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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
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1
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6
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2
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The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
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-
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1
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3
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Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn
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2
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2
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4
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Nine Dragons by Michael Connelly
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3
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2
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5
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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4
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30
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Nonfiction (hardback)
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1
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Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
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1
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4
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2
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Superfreakonomics by
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
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-
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1
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3
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What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
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-
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1
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4
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Too Big To Fail b Andrew Ross Sorkin
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-
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1
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5
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Arguing with Idiots by Glenn Beck
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2
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5
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Fiction (paperback)
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1
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Push by Sapphire
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-
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9
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2
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The Shack by William P. Young
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2
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75
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3
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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
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4
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27
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4
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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5
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18
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5
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Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan
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1
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6
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Nonfiction (paperback)
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1
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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max
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1
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108
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2
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Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
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-
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9
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3
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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
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2
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143
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4
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The
Glass
Castle by Jeannette Walls
|
4
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149
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5
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The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks
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5
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3
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Source: New York Times
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USA
TODAY BESTSELLING BOOKS
Week ending October 25, 2009
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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1
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
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1
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2
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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
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2
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3
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The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
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-
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4
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Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
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4
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5
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Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
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6
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6
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New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
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-
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7
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Pursuit of Honor by Vince Flynn
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3
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8
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The Associate by John Grisham
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8
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9
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Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
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11
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10
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Cross Country by James Patterson
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9
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Source:
USA Today
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