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This week's top movies, songs and books
By the Media Life staff
Jan 30, 2012 - 12:00:00 PM
At the box office over the weekend ended Feb. 3, "Chronicle" opened at No. 1 with $22.0 million in ticket sales, while "The Woman in Black" was No. 2 with $21.0 million.
In DVD rentals for the week ended Jan. 29, according to IMDb, “Real Steel” debuted at No. 1, while fellow new release "50/50" was No. 2.
On iTunes yesterday morning, "Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson was No. 1 for the second straight week, followed by "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele.
And in books, "Taken" by Robert Crais debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times’ hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the week ended Jan. 22, and it was also No. 7 on USA Today's chart for the week of Feb. 2.
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TOP MOVIES
Weekend Box
Office Estimates
Weekend of Feb. 3-5, 2012
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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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Chronicle (Fox)
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2,907
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$22.00
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2
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The Woman in Black (CBS)
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2,855
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$21.00
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3
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The Grey (Open Road)
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3,208
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$9.50
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4
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Big Miracle (Universal)
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2,129
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$8.50
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5
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Underworld Awakening (Screengems)
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2,636
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$5.60
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6
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One For the Money (Lionsgate)
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2,737
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$5.25
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7
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Red Tails (Fox)
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2,347
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$5.00
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8
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The Descendants (Fox Searchlight)
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2,038
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$4.60
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9
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Man on a Ledge (Summit)
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2,998
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$4.50
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10
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner
Bros.)
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2,505
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$3.93
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Source: Box Office Mojo
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DVD RENTALS
Week ending
Jan. 29, 2012
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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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Real Steel
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-
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2
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50/50
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-
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3
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Paranormal Activity 3
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-
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4
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Moneyball
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1
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5
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Abduction
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4
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6
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The Ides of March
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2
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7
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Courageous
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8
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8
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Rise of the Planet of
the Apes
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3
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9
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Dolphin Tale
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5
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10
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The Help
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7
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Source: IMDb
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ITUNES TOP 10 SONG DOWNLOADS
Week ended
Monday, Feb. 6, 2012
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Rank
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TITLE
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1
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Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson
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2
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Set Fire to the Rain, Adele
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3
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Give Me All Your Luvin', Madonna
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4
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Turn Me On, David Guetta
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5
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Sexy and I Know It, LMFAO
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6
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Good Feelin, Flo Rida
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7
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We Are Young, Fun.
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8
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Domino, Jessie J
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9
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Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO
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10
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International Love, Pitbull
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Source: iTunes
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NEW YORK
TIMES BESTSELLING BOOKS
Week ending
Jan. 28, 2012
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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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Taken by Robert Crais
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-
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1
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2
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Private: #1 Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine
Paetro
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1
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4
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3
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Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
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4
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8
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4
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg
Larsson
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5
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76
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5
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11/22/63 by Stephen King
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6
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12
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Nonfiction (hardback)
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1
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Ameritopia by Mark R. Levin
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1
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2
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2
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American Sniper by Chris Kyle
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2
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4
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3
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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
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3
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14
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4
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Quiet by Susan Cain
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-
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1
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5
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Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin
Dugard
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4
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18
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Fiction (paperback)
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1
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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1
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43
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2
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan
Safran Foer
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2
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6
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3
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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3
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136
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4
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The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht
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4
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13
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5
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The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
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5
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86
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Nonfiction (paperback)
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1
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Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lyn Vincent
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1
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63
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2
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Bossypants by Tina Fey
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2
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4
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3
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca
Skloot
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3
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47
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4
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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
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5
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34
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5
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The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
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-
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2
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Source: New York Times
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USA
TODAY BESTSELLING BOOKS
Week of Feb.
2, 2012
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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 Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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1
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2
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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
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2
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3
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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
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3
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4
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by
Stephen R. Covey
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133
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5
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan
Safran Foer
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6
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6
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The Help by Kathryn Stockett
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5
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7
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Taken by Robert Crais
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-
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8
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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7
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9
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Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lyn Vincent
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8
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10
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Ameritopia by Mark R. Levin
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4
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Source: USA Today
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