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Teen accused of drinking, dancing topless in club
Man on leave from Iraq war slain in Akron
Soldier on leave dies after shooting near UA
Blogs:
Akron Docs in Haiti:
Almost home
First Bell - On Education:
21st Century Skills and Akron’s new middle school
Pets:
Lost Mini Schnauzer around Cascade Valley Park
The Heldenfiles:
Fess Parker, R.I.P.
Akron Zips:
Is it time to go after transfers?
Tribe Matters:
Wood sidelined at least six weeks
Cleveland Browns:
Yates latest to re-sign
Balanced Ledger:
How times have changed?
Kent State Sports:
Flashes fall in WNIT
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs at Chicago Bulls (Green Mascot and All)
Buckeye Blogging:
Bucks High Seed – Turner High Praise
Varsity Letters:
Jackson advances to Division I state semifinal
All Da King's Men:
ObamaCare To Reduce Premiums By 3000% ?
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Pathetic GOP Nullification Attempts
Akron Law Café:
More on Shaming Corporate Criminals
Car Chase:
2010 CONCOURS SEASON IS UPON US
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Deals in Miami?!.
Sound Check:
Willie Nelson & Family coming to the Akron Civic Theatre May 11
See Jane Style:
Who Wore What – The Oscars
HRLite House:
Horses of Courses
Akron Gamer:
Video: Gamers expected to 'reach' for new 'Halo'
Published on Sunday, Sep 07, 2008
BEST SELLERS
Fiction1. The Force Unleashed, Sean Williams. An apprentice to Darth Vader is dispatched to kill the last of his master's enemies; a Star Wars novel.
2. Smoke Screen, Sandra Brown. Scandalous deaths thwart the investigation of a fatal fire at police headquarters in Charleston, S.C.
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. After World War II, a journalist travels to Guernsey to meet residents who resisted the Nazi occupation.
4. The Bourne Sanction, Eric Van Lustbader. Robert Ludlum's character Jason Bourne pursues the leader of a Muslim terrorist group.
5. The Host, Stephenie Meyer. Aliens have taken control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but one woman won't surrender.
Nonfiction1. The Obama Nation, Jerome R. Corsi. The Democratic candidate as an extreme leftist, from the co-author of Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry. 2. Stori Telling, Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin. The actress's memoir.
3. Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, Chelsea Handler. Humorous personal essays from the stand-up comedian.
4. The Limits of Power, Andrew Bacevich. A retired Army colonel argues that American citizens are ultimately responsible for the country's military and economic woes.
5. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, David Sedaris. The humorist's latest essays.
Advice, how-to, misc.
1. The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. Thoughts on the importance of ''seizing every moment'' from Pausch, a professor who died of pancreatic cancer at age 47.
2. The Secret, Rhonda Byrne. The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
3. You: Staying Young, Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz and others. The principle of longevity and how to combat the effects of aging.
4. The 4-Hour Workweek, Timothy Ferriss. Reconstructing your life so it's not all about work.
5. Six Disciplines Execution Revolution, Gary Harpst. Strategies for small and midsize businesses.
Paperback Nonfiction
1. Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. A former climber builds schools in villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2. A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah. A former child soldier from Sierra Leone describes his drug-crazed killing spree and his return to humanity.
3. Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert. A writer's yearlong journey in search of self.
4. The Gift of Fear, Gavin de Becker. Intuitive signals that can protect us from becoming the victims of violence.
5. The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls. The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings moved constantly.
Kids' Picture Books
1. Gallop!, Rufus Butler Seder. Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)
2. Splat the Cat, Rob Scotton. First-day-of-school jitters. (Ages 4 to 8)
3. Bats at the Library, Brian Lies. Bats can do many things in a library besides hanging upside down. (Ages 4 to 8)
4. Fairies and Magical Creatures, Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda. Mythological pop-ups from the Encyclopedia Prehistorica team. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. For the Love of Autumn, Patricia Polacco. The affection between a new teacher and her pet kitten. (Ages 4 to 8)
— New York Times
BEST SELLERS
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