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Week of December 11, 1994

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POLITICALLY CORRECT BEDTIME STORIES
James Finn Garner
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POLITICALLY CORRECT BEDTIME STORIES

by James Finn Garner · Macmillan

6 wks at #1 · 25 on list

Retells classic stories and fairy tales that relate to today's society.

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DEBT OF HONOR
Tom Clancy
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DEBT OF HONOR

by Tom Clancy · Putnam

15 wks on list

Enemies have become friends and friends have become enemies, and even the form of conflict has changed.

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THE LOTTERY WINNER
Mary Higgins Clark
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THE LOTTERY WINNER

by Mary Higgins Clark · Simon & Schuster

5 wks on list

Mary Higgins Clark, the bestselling “Queen of Suspense,” returns with Alvirah Meehan—one of her most beloved characters—in these six dazzling, intertwined, and thrilling tales of sleuthing and suspense. Together with her devoted mate, the ever-resourceful Alvirah has jumped into crime solving on a grand scale—and with her indomitable spirit and style. Among their many adventures, Alvirah and Willy find a dead actress in their Central Park South condominium upon their return from London in “The Body in the Closet.” Needing a break from the big city, they escape to Cape Cod—only to meet a would-be heiress framed for murder in “Death on the Cape.” When Alvirah and Willy seek the tranquility of the Cypress Point Spa, it’s the perfect getaway—until a jewel thief turns up in “The Lottery Winner.” Back in Manhattan, the search for a neighbor’s missing newborn makes for a suspense-filled Christmas in “Bye, Baby Bunting.” The perfect collection for both Mary Higgins Clark and mystery fans, the stories in The Lottery Winner will keep you on the edge of your seat and leave you breathless!

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THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY
Robert James Waller
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THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

by Robert James Waller · Warner

122 wks on list

Fall in love with one of the bestselling novels of all time -- the legendary love story that became a beloved film starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. If you've ever experienced the one true love of your life, a love that for some reason could never be, you will understand why readers all over the world are so moved by this small, unknown first novel that they became a publishing phenomenon and #1 bestseller. The story of Robert Kincaid, the photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, the farm wife waiting for the fulfillment of a girlhood dream, The Bridges of Madison County gives voice to the longings of men and women everywhere -- and shows us what it is to love and be loved so intensely that life is never the same again.

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TALTOS
Anne Rice
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TALTOS

by Anne Rice · Knopf

10 wks on list

La trilogía en la que se basa la nueva serie de AMC+, ambientada en el universo de Entrevista con el vampiro. Taltos es la tercera entrega de «Las Brujas de Mayfair», la saga en la que Anne Rice recuperaba el recurso de tomar voces de otros mundos para retratar la naturaleza humana y conformar así un universo mitológico hipnótico, oscuro y, al mismo tiempo, seductor. « Taltos» es el nombre con el que se denomina a la criatura que nace del cruce entre dos brujas humanas que poseen un cromosoma adicional. Casi un monstruo, un taltos es capaz de comportarse de forma bestial y de alimentar un impulso sexual extraordinario. « Después del primer día, Rowan no volvió a pronunciar palabra. Se pasaba el día sentada bajo la encina en un sillón de mimbre blanco, con los pies apoyados en un cojín, o simplemente sobre la hierba. » Contemplaba la tapia, las flores o los tejos. Jamás miraba el suelo. » Quizás había olvidado que justo debajo de sus pies, había una sepultura doble, cubierta de una espesa hierba que crecía rápidamente gracias a las abundantes lluvias y al potente sol primaveral de Louisiana. »

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GOD'S OTHER SON
Don Imus

GOD'S OTHER SON

by Don Imus · Simon & Schuster

3 wks on list

Billy Sol Hargus, a lecherous, corrupt, hustling, huckstering television evangelist, claims to be God's other son.

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STAR TREK GENERATIONS
J.M. Dillard
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STAR TREK GENERATIONS

by J.M. Dillard · Pocket

2 wks on list

Capt. Picard, with the help of supposedly dead Capt. Kirk, must stop a madman willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix.

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THE CHAMBER
John Grisham
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THE CHAMBER

by John Grisham · Doubleday

22 wks on list

Five CDs, 6 hrs.Performance by Michael BeckIn the corridors of Chicago's top law firm: Twenty-six-year-old Adam Hall stands on the brink of a brilliant legal career. Now he is risking it all for a death-row killer and an impossible case. Maximum Security Unit, Mississippi State Prison: Sam Cayhall is a former Klansman and unrepentant racist now facing the death penalty for a fatal bombing in 1967. He has run out of chances -- except for one: the young, liberal Chicago lawyer who just happens to be his grandson. While the executioners prepare the gas chamber, while the protesters gather and the TV cameras wait, Adam has only days, hours, minutes to save his client. For between the two men is a chasm of shame, family lies, and secrets -- including the one secret that could save Sam Cayhall's life...or cost Adam his.

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MUTANT MESSAGE DOWN UNDER
Marlo Morgan
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MUTANT MESSAGE DOWN UNDER

by Marlo Morgan · HarperCollins

In this "New York Times" bestseller, Morgan leads readers on the fictional spiritual odyssey of an American woman in the Australian outback.

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