Greetings from Amazon.com Delivers Book Bestsellers Editor, Tim Appelo FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * Amazon.com Bestsellers: "'O' Is for Outlaw," "Dutch," "The Low-Carb Cookbook," and "Hard Time" * Amazon.com's Best Books of the Century * Interview: Scott Turow on "Personal Injuries" * Interview: Roddy Doyle on "A Star Called Henry" * Free Samples: "'Tis," "Second Wind," "RealAge," and "Hearts in Atlantis" * Coming Soon: James Patterson, "Sugar Busters! Cookbook," "Harry Potter Boxed Set," and Michael Crichton * Paperback Bestsellers: "The Poisonwood Bible," "Organizing from the Inside Out," and "The Professor and the Madman" * The New York Times(R) Best Sellers: 50% off every day AMAZON.COM BESTSELLERS ********************** "'O' Is for Outlaw" by Sue Grafton http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805059555/entertainmentsit Gumshoe Kinsey Millhone gets a 15-year-old letter revealing that her first husband, cop Mickey Magruder, was cheating on her--and that Kinsey may have let him take the fall for a killing he didn't commit. "Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan" by Edmund Morris http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0394555082/entertainmentsit This hotly controversial biography depicts Reagan as a cold, politically brilliant ignoramus. See what you think of Morris's bizarre, very literary invention of a fictional character: himself. "The Low-Carb Cookbook" by Fran McCullough http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786862734/entertainmentsit James Beard Award winner McCullough (who lost 60 pounds taking her own advice) offers a "Complete Guide to the Healthy Low-Carbohydrate Lifestyle," with 250 recipes and analyses of the Dr. Atkins, "Carbohydrate Addicts," and "Protein Power" books. "Hard Time" by Sara Paretsky http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385313632/entertainmentsit Detective V.I. Warshawski is back--only this time she's doing her sleuthing behind bars. AMAZON.COM'S BEST BOOKS OF THE CENTURY ************************************** Buy an instant library of classics with Amazon.com's definitive list of the finest in fiction and nonfiction since 1900. (And while you're at it, check out the links to the Best Music and Best Videos of the Century, too.) Books of the century INTERVIEW: SCOTT TUROW ON "PERSONAL INJURIES" ********************************************* Scott Turow discusses his real-life research for his superb new thriller about an FBI undercover sting operation and explains how his milieu relates to Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County. Books Bestsellers INTERVIEW: RODDY DOYLE ON "A STAR CALLED HENRY" *********************************************** The wickedly witty chronicler of Dublin tells how he got from the Booker Prize-winning "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" to his latest, the turn-of-the-century revolutionary novel "A Star Called Henry." Books Bestsellers FREE SAMPLES ************ "'Tis" by Frank McCourt The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Angela's Ashes" gives us another slice of his richly troubled life. Read an excerpt: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?keyword=tis&tag=entertainmentsit Or hear McCourt discussing his books in an audio interview: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?keyword=mccourt&tag=entertainmentsit If you need help hooking up, visit Amazon.com's audio help page: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=entertainmentsit&path=subst/help/real-audio.html "Second Wind" by Dick Francis The master of racetrack skullduggery puts his hero on a plane and plunges him into a storm of the century: Hurricane Odin in the foaming Caribbean. Read an excerpt: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?keyword=second+wind&tag=entertainmentsit "RealAge" by Michael F. Roizen Take this simple quiz devised by one of America's top 1,000 doctors to find out how old your body really is--and how you can make it younger. No jive--this is real science. Read an excerpt: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?keyword=realage&tag=entertainmentsit "Hearts in Atlantis" by Stephen King The vanished small-town world of a 1960s childhood collides with King's otherworldly Dark Tower fantasy series in this haunting, magical tale from his latest fiction bestseller. Read an excerpt: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search/?keyword=hearts+in+atlantis&tag=entertainmentsit COMING SOON *********** It's a big month for big books. Pre-order titles by your favorite authors and we'll send them to you the day they go on sale. "Pop Goes the Weasel" by James Patterson http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0316693286/entertainmentsit Detective Alex Cross is cooler than Bond--but can he beat a psycho killer called the Weasel? On sale October 19. "Sugar Busters! Cookbook" by H. Leighton Steward et al. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345437772/entertainmentsit The New Orleans antisugar diet in handy how-to form. On sale October 27. "Harry Potter Boxed Set" by J.K. Rowling http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0439133165/entertainmentsit At last, the trio kids and parents have demanded: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," the "Sorcerer's Stone," and the "Prisoner of Azkaban," all in one tidy package. That's magic. On sale in November. "Timeline" by Michael Crichton http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679444815/entertainmentsit Crichton's futuristic, historically minded novel sounds like a cross between H.G. Wells's "The Time Machine" and his own "Jurassic Park." On sale November 16. PAPERBACK BESTSELLERS ********************* Here's a peek at what's piquing interest on Amazon.com's paperback bestseller list. "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060930535/entertainmentsit A marvelous saga of a missionary family in the Congo in 1959, when all hell broke loose. "Organizing from the Inside Out" by Julie Morgenstern http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0805056491/entertainmentsit How to tame the chaos of your home, office, and life. "The Professor and the Madman" by Simon Winchester http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/006099486X/entertainmentsit A true story of murder, insanity, and the making of the "Oxford English Dictionary." THE NEW YORK TIMES(R) BEST SELLERS: 50% OFF EVERY DAY ***************************************************** John McCain's "Faith of My Fathers" is an improbable thriller about an admiral's brat turned Vietnam POW turned senator--and it's all true! Read more of the New York Times(R) Best Sellers, 50% off every day at Amazon.com. Featured in the Media ****** Give the Perfect Gift -- Get the Perfect Gift Does Aunt Ida send polka CDs when you'd prefer pop? Create an Amazon.com Wish List and save everyone the agony of the unwanted gift. Wish list
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