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Must read: Bestsellers for the week of July 27, 2012
Top-selling fiction and non-fiction titles, plus our most recent book reviews
Our latest book reviews at Maclean’s:
- Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero, by Larry Tye, review by Jaime J. Weinman.
- Ballpoint: A Tale of Genius and Grit, Perilous Times, and the Invention That Changed the Way We Write, by György Moldova, review by Brian Bethune.
- Kill or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency, by Daniel Klaidman, review by Michael Petrou.
- The Kings of Cool, by Don Winslow, review by Andrew Stobo Sniderman.
- Money at Work: On the Job with Priests, Poker Players and Hedge Fund Traders, by Kevin J. Delaney, review by Brian Bethune.
- Clean Cycle and Motor: The CCM Story, by John A. McKenty, review by Brian Bethune.
Bestsellers last week:
| 1 | IN ONE PERSON by John Irving | 6 (13) |
| 2 | CAPITAL by John Lanchester | 9 (4) |
| 3 | 13 by Kelley Armstrong | (1) |
| 4 | CANADA by Richard Ford | 1 (10) |
| 5 | A DANCE WITH DRAGONS by George R.R. Martin | 7 (56) |
| 6 | THE UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY by Rachel Joyce | (1) |
| 7 | MISSION TO PARIS by Alan Furst | 4 (8) |
| 8 | THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN by Carlos Ruiz Zafón | 5 (4) |
| 9 | BRING UP THE BODIES by Hilary Mantel | 3 (12) |
| 10 | THE RED HOUSE by Mark Haddon | 8 (2) |
| 1 | TECUMSEH AND BROCK by James Laxer | 5 (4) |
| 2 | JOHNSON’S LIFE OF LONDON by Boris Johnson | (1) |
| 3 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR Antony Beevor | 2 (8) |
| 4 | THE END OF GROWTH by Jeff Rubin | 1 (12) |
| 5 | THE WORLD OF DOWNTON ABBEY by Jessica Fellowes | 3 (27) |
| 6 | DOUBLECROSS by Ben Mcintyre | (1) |
| 7 | MICK by Christopher Andersen | 9 (3) |
| 8 | SWIMMING STUDIES by Leanne Shapton | 8 (2) |
| 9 | WILD by Cheryl Strayed | 4 (3) |
| 10 | OCTOPUS by Guy Lawson | (1) |
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Brian Bethune writes about ideas, books and the book trade, and religion, but what really interests him is why people believe what they believe.
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