THE FROG'S 20 BESTSELLERS FOR 2011

 
FOUR-EYED FROG'S NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER IN 2011
“The Magic of The Sea Ranch” by Rob Elder
This ambitious, well-illustrated book is filled with people you just may know
(and a few fun facts about them you might not know), a bit of history...a touch of pleasure. 
Book List

The Help (Paperback)

By Kathryn Stockett
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780425245132
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Published: Berkley Trade, 6/2011
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A great book, followed by a great movie (read the book before seeing the film). Popular picks by the Gualala Arts and the Annapolis Book Clubs.

#2 in 2011

The Art of Racing in the Rain (Paperback)

By Garth Stein
$14.99
ISBN-13: 9780061537967
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Published: Harper Paperbacks, 6/2009
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If you like dogs, you’ll love Enzo—the dog who tells this story. Frogman Joel would like to believe that his dog, Buddy, thinks the way Enzo does.
#3 in 2011

Cutting for Stone: A novel (Hardcover)

By Abraham Verghese
$28.95
ISBN-13: 9780375414497
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Published: Knopf, 2/2009
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One of 2011’s best books. You’ll not forget this story of love, betrayal, medicine, miracles— and 2 brothers whose fates are forever intertwined. 
#4 in 2011

Daughters of the Revolution (Hardcover)

By Carolyn Cooke
$24.95
ISBN-13: 9780307594730
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Published: Knopf, 6/2011
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Local author Carolyn Cooke’s little novel delivers a big, expansive, thought-provoking blend of the literal and the figurative, the real and the symbolic.
#5 in 2011

All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms (Paperback)

By David Arora
$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780898153880
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Published: Ten Speed Press, 3/2004
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Arora’s November mushroom excursions, sponsored by Studio 391 in Cypress Village, sparked big sales of his must-have field guide.
#6 in 2011

Little Bee (Hardcover)

By Chris Cleave
$24.00
ISBN-13: 9781416589631
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Published: Simon & Schuster, 2/2009
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“Most days I wish I was a British pound coin instead of an African girl.” If you judge books by first sentences, this one will be a keeper for you.

#7 in 2011
"The Healing Well" by Sumedha Mona Khanna
 
 
Dr. Khanna’s Frog presentation attracted a crowd. Her book affirms women and encourages them to actively heal not only their wounds, but the world’s.

#8 in 2011

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Paperback)

By Helen Simonson
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780812981223
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2/2011
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The death of Major Pettigrew’s brother leads to a surprise relationship with a Pakistani shopkeeper, sparking bigoted reactions from the staid villagers. 
 
#9 in 2011

A Discovery of Witches (Hardcover)

By Deborah Harkness
$28.95
ISBN-13: 9780670022410
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Published: Viking Adult, 2/2011
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Science, romance, mystery & history abound as a bold witch struggles to discover who she really is. The 1st in a trilogy. Deb wowed us at her Frog reading. Warner Brothers has bought the film rights to all three of Deborah's books. 
 
#10 in 2011

Annapolis and the Gualala River (Paperback)

By Tammy Durston, Steve Oliff
$21.99
ISBN-13: 9780738581149
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Published: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 11/2010
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Authors Durston and Oliff share some never-before-seen, fascinating photos in this historical account of the people and events.
#11 in 2011

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)

By Erik Larson
$26.00
ISBN-13: 9780307408846
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Published: Crown, 5/2011
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Like Erik Larson’s earlier books this is a compelling account filled with well-rounded characters. A must for Larson fans & World War II buffs.
#12 in 2011

Nests: Fifty Nests and the Birds that Built Them (Hardcover)

By Sharon Beals
$29.95
ISBN-13: 9780811877589
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Published: Chronicle Books, 4/2011
Sharon Beals' gorgeous photography offers a new window into the life and beauty of birds. No bird or nature lover should be without it.
#13 in 2011
"Ragnar" by Barry Richman
He lives in an upscale development on California’s north coast. He shops in a town that reminds you of Gualala. He’s big & tough. He takes no guff. He’s Ragnar. 
#14 in 2011

A Visit from the Goon Squad (Paperback)

By Jennifer Egan
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9780307477477
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Published: Anchor, 5/2011
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Thirteen chapters of related stories woven into a novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction.
#15 in 2011

The Sea Ranch (Paperback)

By Susan M. Clark
$21.99
ISBN-13: 9780738559902
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Published: Arcadia Publishing (SC), 5/2009
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This long-time Sea Ranch resident and passionate historian shares the fruits of her work in this fact and photo filled history of what’s now known as The Sea Ranch
 
#16 in 2011

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Compact Disc)

By Laura Hillenbrand, Edward Herrmann
$45.00
ISBN-13: 9780739319697
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Published: Random House Audio, 11/2010
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This true story of a man still living includes poverty, crime, rags riches & rags again, sport, Hitler, war, booze, divorce, old time religion, and finally redemption.
#17 in 2011

Cairo Diary (Paperback)

By Linda Lambert
$22.99
ISBN-13: 9781449067038
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Published: Authorhouse, 2/2010
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In this popular first book of Lambert’s trilogy, Dr. Justine Jenner finds the diary of the Virgin Mary.
#18 in 2011

The Postmistress (Hardcover)

By Sarah Blake
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ISBN-13: 9780399156199
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, 2/2010
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This is the story of Frankie, a composite of the real women who worked for Edward R. Murrow in London during the Blitz, and the women who heard her.
#19 in 2011

Steve Jobs (Hardcover)

By Walter Isaacson
$35.00
ISBN-13: 9781451648539
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Published: Simon & Schuster, 10/2011
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If you’re not aware of this one, you’re not paying attention to the media. Seems Steve Jobs was not just a genius; he was a complex, not always nice genius.
#20 in 2011
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