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  • New novel turns view of China on its head
    My life partner of 28 years was a “missionary kid.” He was born in China and spent his first 17 years there, the son of extremely devout Protestant missionary parents.
  • Library’s most popular
    FICTION1. “ Alex Cross, Run ” by James Patterson 2. “ Daddy’s Gone a Hunting ” by Mary Higgins Clark 3. “ Notorious Nineteen ” by Janet Evanovich 4.
  • New library books
    The following new books about baseball are available at the Readers Services Department of the Allen County Public Library. • “Who’s on Worst?
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Best-sellers

Last week’s best-selling books, according to the Publishers Weekly:

FICTION

1

Private Berlin

by James Patterson, Mark Sullivan

2

A Memory of Light

by Robert Jordan

3

Suspect

by Robert Crais

4

Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn

5

Ever After

by Kim Harrison

6

The Fifth Assassin

by Brad Meltzer

7

Tenth of December

by George Saunders

8

The Racketeer

by John Grisham

9

The Husband List

by Janet Evanovich

10

Threat Vector

by Tom Clancy

NON-FICTION

1

Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes

by Dr. Ian K. Smith

2

My Beloved

World

by Sonia Sotomayor

3

Francona: The Red Sox Years

by Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy

4

Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

by Bill O’Reilly, Martin Dugard

5

Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief

by Lawrence Wright

6

I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak

by Joel Osteen

7

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden

by Mark Owen,

Kevin Maurer

8

The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life

by Timothy Ferriss

9

The

Plan: Eliminate the Surprising ‘Healthy’ Foods That Are Making You Fat and Lose Weight Fast

by Lyn-Genet Recitas

10

Thomas Jefferson:

The Art of Power

"

by Jon Meacham

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