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Editor, Tim Appelo FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * Amazon.com Bestsellers: "Point of Origin," "The Haunting of Hill House," "War of the Rats," "The Nudist on the Late Shift" * The New York Times(R) Best Sellers: 50% off every day * Interview: J.K. Rowling on "Harry Potter" * Straight Talk: Janet Evanovich on Stephanie Plum * The Literary Secrets of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" * Twenty Oprah Books on Audio * Free Samples: "Black Notice," "Memoirs of a Geisha," Bob Woodward's "Shadow," "The Seat of the Soul" * Coming Soon: Frank McCourt, Stephen King, Sara Paretsky, "The Pilates Powerhouse" * Paperback Bestsellers * Comeback Book: E.B. White AMAZON.COM BESTSELLERS ********************** "Point of Origin" by Patricia Cornwell http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0425169863/entertainmentsit Dr. Kay Scarpetta's romantic getaway with her ex-FBI beau gets the chills when a psycho killer she put away escapes. What's scarier still, the killer is the ex-lover of Scarpetta's intriguing, trouble-prone niece, Lucy. "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140071083/entertainmentsit Experts agree: this 1959 haunted-house book is 10 times scarier than the hit 1999 Liam Neeson movie version, "The Haunting." Prepare to enter a place "without kindness, never meant to be lived in"--if you dare! And find out what all the fuss is about that other scary hit ghost movie in the new tie-in book "The Blair Witch Project." http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451199669/entertainmentsit "War of the Rats" by David L. Robbins http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553108174/entertainmentsit Amid the rubble of the gory 1942 Battle of Stalingrad, Siberian hunter-turned-sniper Vasily Zaitsev faces Heinz Thorvald, the top sharpshooter of the SS, in a novel that makes real characters and a terrifying time come alive--and puts you right in the thick of it. "The Nudist on the Late Shift" by Po Bronson http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375502777/entertainmentsit The author of "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest" profiles the slackers of the cyber-revolution who sleep under their desks, work in the nude, lose their shirts--or invent Killerapp.com and make $47 million overnight. For a more broad-focus look at the same scene, don't miss Newsweek reporter David A. Kaplan's topnotch historical critique of Intel, Apple, Oracle, Netscape, et al. in "The Silicon Boys and Their Valley of Dreams." http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0688161480/entertainmentsit THE NEW YORK TIMES(R) BEST SELLERS: 50% OFF EVERY DAY ***************************************************** Bridget Jones has a literary rival: Jane Rosenal, the love- questing heroine of Melissa Bank's "The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing," whose saga is so funny it hurts. Read more of the New York Times(R) Best Sellers, 50% off every day at Amazon.com. Featured in the Media INTERVIEW: J.K. ROWLING ON "HARRY POTTER" ***************************************** Single welfare mother turned bestselling author J.K. Rowling reveals her past, the trick to her "Harry Potter" books, how magic is made, and her favorite writers for grownups and children. Books Bestsellers Also, read a free excerpt from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Books Bestsellers STRAIGHT TALK: JANET EVANOVICH ON STEPHANIE PLUM ************************************************ Yo! "Jersey Janet" Evanovich gives you the lowdown on how she wrote her latest Stephanie Plum mystery, "High Five," and reveals how she gained 10 pounds in the process (Symphony chocolate bars). Books Bestsellers THE LITERARY SECRETS OF "MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL" ***************************************************************** John Berendt gives his 10 tips for writers. Books Bestsellers TWENTY OPRAH BOOKS ON AUDIO *************************** Check out these 20 top titles intelligently selected by Oprah Winfrey and read on cassette tapes by the masters of audio. Books Bestsellers FREE SAMPLES ************ "Black Notice" by Patricia Cornwell A stowaway cadaver with an unusual tattoo sends curious Kay Scarpetta to INTERPOL in France, and sets readers' pulses racing. Books Bestsellers "Memoirs of a Geisha" by Arthur S. Golden Take the plunge into the mind and heart of an authentically imagined traditional geisha. Books Bestsellers "Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate" by Bob Woodward Gerald Ford plays golf with Bill Clinton, gets teed off, and joins with Jimmy Carter to confront the president with the cheating heart. Books Bestsellers "The Seat of the Soul" by Gary Zukav Hear what the quantum-physics aficionado who wrote "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" has to say about evolution, God, and the growth of your soul. Books Bestsellers 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. "'Tis: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684848783/entertainmentsit The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the melancholy yet triumphant autobiography "Angela's Ashes" gives us another slice of his richly troubled life. On sale September 7. "Hearts in Atlantis" by Stephen King http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684853515/entertainmentsit With a growing literary ambition, the master writes five stories about a great American horror: the Vietnam era and its aftermath for the '60s generation. On sale September 14. "Hard Time" by Sara Paretsky http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385313632/entertainmentsit Sleuth V.I. Warshawski returns at last--and gets sent to prison on a trumped-up charge. Can she bust the conspirators before they do her in? On sale September 14. "The Pilates Powerhouse" by Mari Winsor http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0738202282/entertainmentsit Turn your spare tire into a powerhouse with the exercise plan that's getting a nation off its duff. On sale October 1. PAPERBACK BESTSELLERS ********************* Here's a peek at what's piquing interest on Amazon.com's paperback bestseller list. "The Glucose Revolution" by Jennie Brand Miller et al. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1569246602/entertainmentsit Andrew Weil and Harvard's docs agree: this carbohydrate- counting strategy is sound science. It's got no gimmicks or delusions--just practical tips and 50 recipes that work. "The General's Daughter" by Nelson DeMille http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446364800/entertainmentsit When the kinky, brilliant, West Point-educated daughter of a general is found dead on his army base, horrific mysteries unfold. This thriller was a hit long before the John Travolta film (which DeMille discusses in a new foreword). "Healing Back Pain" by John E. Sarno http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446392308/entertainmentsit Sarno argues that repressed emotion causes real physical agony, and that the solution lies in firming up what he calls "the mind-body connection." COMEBACK BOOK: E.B. WHITE ************************* "Here Is New York" by E.B. White http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1892145022/entertainmentsit The perfect essay to give anyone who wants to live in Manhattan, or celebrate its classic epoch, is back in print on the 100th anniversary of White's birth, with a new introduction by Roger Angell. ****** You'll find more great books, articles, excerpts, and interviews in Amazon.com's Bestsellers section at Books Bestsellers
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