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Hardcover Fiction

Week of June 14, 1992

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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

by Dr. Seuss · Random House

An interactive board book adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic—featuring 12 different sounds! Perfect for celebrating little ones' milestone moments, from first steps to preschool graduation! Introduce little ones to the world of Dr. Seuss with this super simple interactive adaptation of Oh, the Places You'll Go! that's just right for babies and toddlers. From the sound of clomping shoes and trumpeting elephants to howling Hacken-Kraks and cheering crowds, the twelve sounds featured in the story bring to life the Great Places a child's feet will carry them! This book includes colorful sound buttons, a handy on/off switch, and batteries that can be easily replaced.

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DARK FORCE RISING
Timothy Zahn
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DARK FORCE RISING

by Timothy Zahn · Spectra/Bantam

2 wks on list

Five years after the return of the Jedi, the Republic stands threatened from within and without. Grand Admiral Thrawn has taken command of the remnants of the imperial fleet and has launched a campaign to destroy the Republic, planning to impose his iron will on the galaxy. As Princess Leia, pregnant with Jedi twins, risks her life to ally a proud and lethal race with the Republic, Han and Lando Calrissian race against time to find proof of treason within the Council. Most dangerous of all is a new Dark Jedi, insane and scheming to summon young Skywalker and to corrupt him to the Dark Side.

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JAZZ
Toni Morrison
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JAZZ

by Toni Morrison · Knopf

9 wks on list
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"I" IS FOR INNOCENT
Sue Grafton
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"I" IS FOR INNOCENT

by Sue Grafton · Holt

8 wks on list

I is for Innocent is the ninth in the Kinsey Millhone mystery series by Sue Grafton. I feel compelled to report that at the moment of death, my entire life did not pass before my eyes in a flash . . . What I experienced was a little voice piping up in an outraged tone: “Oh come on. You’re not serious. This is really it?” It was a Monday early in December when Kinsey Millhone first got involved in the Isabelle Barney murder case. She was out of work. Attorney Lonnie Klingman’s usual private investigator had just dropped dead of a heart attack. Kinsey was more than happy to oblige. The trouble started on the very first day of the investigation. Either Kinsey’s predecessor was incompetent – or someone had been getting away with murder. And next time it might turn out to be hers . . .

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THE LIVING
Annie Dillard
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THE LIVING

by Annie Dillard · HarperCollins

5 wks on list

Late in the 19th century, surveyors, miners, farmers and other new settlers struggle to make a new life among the Lummi and Nooksack Indians in the settlement at Whatcom on Bellingham Bay near Puget Sound.

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TURTLE MOON
Alice Hoffman

TURTLE MOON

by Alice Hoffman · Putnam

3 wks on list
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FRENCH SILK
Sandra Brown
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FRENCH SILK

by Sandra Brown · Warner

7 wks on list

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.