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August 12, 2012

Best Sellers: 08/12/2012

Anonymous ---- The Record Eagle Mon Aug 13, 2012, 01:13 PM EDT

Northwest Michigan

Hardcover fiction

1. "Chickadees at Night" by Bill O Smith, Sleepytime Press, $18.85

2. "Age of Miracles" by Karen Thompson Walker, Random House, $26

3. "Dork Diaries 4: Tales from A Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess" by Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin, $13.99

Paperback fiction

1. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James, Vintage Books, $15.95

2. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James, Vintage Books, $15.95

3. "South of Superior" by Ellen Airgood, Riverhead Books, $16

Hardcover nonfiction

1. "Susan Sarandon: Actress-Activist" by Marc Shapiro, Prometheus Books, $29.98

2. "Summer of '68" by Tim Wendel, Da Capo Press, $25

3. "Wim Wenders: Places Strange and Quiet" by Wim Wenders, Hatje Cantz Publishers, $40

Paperback nonfiction

1. "Once: Pictures and Stories" by Wim Wenders, Schirmer/Mosel, $29.95

2. "Pictures from the Surface of the Earth" by Wim Wenders, Schirmer/Mosel, $24.95

3. "Death of the Liberal Class" by Chris Hedges, Nation Books, $15.99

-- Compiled by Brillant Books

National

Hardcover fiction

1. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25

2. "Broken Harbor" by Tana French, Viking, $27.95

3. "A Hologram for the King" by Dave Eggers, McSweeney's, $25

Paperback fiction

1. "Fifty Shades of Grey" by E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95

2. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95

3. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95

Hardcover nonfiction

1. "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95

2. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27

3. "Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies" by Ben Macintyre, Crown, $26

Paperback nonfiction

1. "In the Garden of Beasts" by Erik Larson, Broadway, $16

2. "1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created" by Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95

3. "Bossypants" by Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99

-- American Booksellers Association

Northern Living

Leelanau Birding Festival runs May 29-June 2

Robert Parsons has traveled to Texas, Arizona, Florida and even Costa Rica to seek out unusual birds. Now Parsons is adding Michigan to that list.
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Sand in his veins: Mountz has 38 years at Sleeping Bear

Tom Mountz is the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s longest-serving employee. He can’t think of one other place in the world he would rather work.
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Kathy Gibbons: Time to say goodbye — once again

It’s been three years since I’ve actually lived here full-time in the summer. This year will mark the fourth.
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Terry Wooten: One poem leads to another — and friendship

I was watching my own kids ride a miniature tilt-a-whirl, when I heard this old man yell, “MIMI SIT DOWN!” I looked around to see who Mimi was, and there was this little carney girl slouched on a plastic chair on a merry-go-round.
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Travel in Brief: 05/19/2013

Agritourism listings; New exhibit; Disney at Palace. (Plus more)
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Keeping memories alive on Mother's Day, all year long

Some spend Mother’s Day with their mothers. Others devote the day to remembering them.
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Special to the Record-Eagle BY CYMBRE FOSTER The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, May 12
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Nothing's off-limits on mother-daughter podcast

Shelley Watkins grew up reading and discussing a wide range of topics at her family’s cottage on Lake Leelanau.
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Marta Hepler Drahos: Tiny dogs teach big lesson

Linda Gottwald was out of town when her Pine Cone Farm rescue facility got a call asking for help with several Pomeranians from a backyard breeder who had more than 40 dogs.
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Writers Series welcomes Nathaniel Philbrick

The National Writers Series welcomes author Nathaniel Philbrick to the City Opera House on May 14.
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Ed Hungness: Heinous acts tarnish American staple

Recently a friend of mine was in the national news. Sadly, the two Boston terrorists made use of two pressure cookers to construct improvised explosive devices. The result was tragic.
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Best Sellers: 05/12/2013

Hardcover fiction: 1. “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25.
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Village hosts Green Elk Rapids Days

It takes a village to keep one green. That’s the message an Elk Rapids group hopes to deliver with its fifth annual Green Elk Rapids Days.
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BY MARTA HEPLER DRAHOS The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, May 05
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Secret connects house's former, current occupants

A downstate family had a mystery on their hands after discovering a letter hidden in the ceiling of their Royal Oak home until clues in the letter and some online research led them to Sandra Serra Bradshaw of Suttons Bay.
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BY GRETCHEN MURRAY Special to the Record-Eagle The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, May 05
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Loraine Anderson: Geneaology is just plain fun

Genealogy is a form of time travel, a scavenger hunt of sorts that turns one into the archaeologist of ancestral times.
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Mystery author delves deep in 'Dead Little Dolly'

Fans of Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli’s Emily Kincaid mysteries finally get to learn more about their favorite crusty deputy.
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On Poetry: Poetry harnesses ordinary life

I chose a poem by Billy Collins only a year ago, and there are SO many more poets I could introduce you to! The last time was in spring also. I think I start feeling a little silly and springy and he’s who I think of.
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Travel in Brief: 05/05/2013

Wildlife photos; Book signings.
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Benzie libraries launch programs

The Darcy Library of Beulah and Benzonia Public Library are launching a series of monthly programs featuring regional authors and their works.
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Best Sellers: 05/05/2013

Northwest Michigan — Hardcover fiction: 1. “Leaving Everything Most Loved” by Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $26.99.
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10 writers win awards

Ten high school freshmen writers have received awards for participating in the Bruce Catton Essay Contest.
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Sunday, April 28, 2013
Group gears up for cycling tour of Tuscany

Matt and Judy Vajda will tour Italy at an average speed of 20-24 miles an hour.
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BY MARTA HEPLER DRAHOS mdrahos@record-eagle.com The Record Eagle Copyright 2013 Traverse City Record-Eagle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sun, April 28
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Law enforcement, schools offer cybersafety tips for parents

Call it the digital dilemma. School kids today know more about the Internet, computers, social media, cellphones and chat rooms than their parents.
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Garret Leiva: Searching for signs of spring

My internal clock is either wound too tight or merely spring loaded. Every year — shortly after the vernal equinox — I come down with spring fever.
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Rotary Show lampoons hot-button issues

Audiences never quite know what to expect at Traverse City’s annual Rotary Show — and neither do its producers.
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Travel in Brief: 04/26/2013

New ‘Adventures’; Museum Mile; ‘Trail Town’.
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