Must read: Bestsellers for the week of July 6, 2012
Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles, plus our most recent book reviews
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New in book reviews at Maclean’s:
- Sin: the Early History of an Idea, by Paula Fredriksen, review by Brian Bethune.
- Capital, by John Lanchester, review by Sarah Murdoch.
- Amy, My Daughter, by Mitch Winehouse, review by Dafna Izenberg.
- Yes, Chef: A Memoir, by Marcus Samuelsson, review by Jessica Allen.
- The Age of Miracles, by Karen Thompson Walker, review by Kate Lunau.
- The Thing About Thugs, by Tabish Khair, review by Brian Bethune.
Bestsellers last week:
Fiction
| 1 | CANADA by Richard Ford | 2 (7) |
| 2 | BRING UP THE BODIES by Hilary Mantel | 3 (9) |
| 3 | MISSION TO PARIS by Alan Furst | 1 (5) |
| 4 | IN ONE PERSON by John Irving | 4 (10) |
| 5 | A DANCE WITH DRAGONS by George R.R. Martin | 6 (53) |
| 6 | THE LIMPOPO ACADEMY OF PRIVATE DETECTION by Alexander McCall Smith | 5 (15) |
| 7 | THE PRISONERS OF HEAVEN by Carlos Ruiz Zafon | (1) |
| 8 | THE HEADMASTER’S WAGER by Vincent Lam | 10 (11) |
| 9 | THE AGE OF MIRACLES by Karen Thompson Walker | (1) |
| 10 | CAPITAL by John Lanchester | (1) |
Non-fiction
| 1 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Antony Beevor | 2 (5) |
| 2 | THE END OF GROWTH by Jeff Rubin | 1 (9) |
| 3 | THE WORLD OF DOWNTON ABBEY by Jessica Fellowes | 3 (24) |
| 4 | TECUMSEH AND BROCK by James Laxer | (1) |
| 5 | THE THIEVES OF BAY STREET by Bruce Livesey | 6 (3) |
| 6 | ZOOBIQUITY by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers | 10 (3) |
| 7 | BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS by Katherine Boo | 5 (2) |
| 8 | WINNER TAKE ALL by Dambisa Moyo | (1) |
| 9 | AMY, MY DAUGHTER by Mitch Winehouse | (1) |
| 10 | THE ART OF INTELLIGENCE by Henry Crumpton | 9 (2) |
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