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Posted on: Sunday, August 2, 2009

Hawaii's best-sellers

Advertiser Staff

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This list is a rotating compilation by local booksellers. This week: retail sales at Barnes & Noble, Kahala, for July 24.

FICTION

1. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

2. "The Defector" by Daniel Silva

3. "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger

4. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson

5. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

6. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer

7. "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

8. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

9. "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein

10. "Swimsuit" by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

NONFICTION

1. "A President from Hawai'i" by Dr. Carolan and Joanna Carolan

2. "O'ahu Hikes" by Yvonne Harris

3. "Ben: A Memoir, from Street Kid to Governor" by Benjamin J. Cayetano

4. "Going Against the Grain: When Professionals in Hawai'i Choose Public Schools Instead of Private Schools" by Ann Shea Bayer

5. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch

6. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

7. "The Japanese Skincare Revolution" by Chizu Saeki

8. "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World ... One Child at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

9. "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook — A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal" by Ben Mezrich

10. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell