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SCMP Reporter

THE NEW YORK TIMES    
NON-FICTION   
1 THE YANKEE YEARS  
by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci 
The former Yankees manager (1996-2007) on his years with the team.
2 OUTLIERS 
by Malcolm Gladwell  
The author of The Tipping Point examines what makes a highly successful person.  
3 DEWEY 
by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter 
The story of a kitten left in the returned-books slot of an Iowa library.
4 A SLOBBERING LOVE AFFAIR  
by Bernard Goldberg 
The mainstream media's coverage of Barack Obama, from a Fox News analyst.
5 MULTIPLE BLESSINGS 
by Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin  and Beth Carson 
A couple with twins has sextuplets.
FICTION   
1 THE ASSOCIATE 
by John Grisham 
An idealistic law-school graduate is forced to take a job at a large, ruthless law firm.
2 RUN FOR YOUR LIFE  
by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge 
A detective raising 10 children alone must stop a killer  targeting New York's rich.  
3 THE HOST 
by Stephenie Meyer 
Aliens have taken control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but one woman refuses to surrender.
4 FOOL 
by Christopher Moore 
King Lear's fool tries to set things right in this comic, bawdy version.
5 BONE CROSSED 
by Patricia Briggs 
A shapeshifter who works as a car mechanic in Washington State is menaced by a vampire.
US hardback best-sellers, published February 19
DYMOCKS BOOKSELLERS        
NON-FICTION   
1 THE ART OF CONVERSATION 
by Catherine Blyth 
An entertaining account of the importance of the spoken word. 
2 MICHELIN GUIDE HONG KONG & MACAU 
Michelin Guides 
The company's first guide to the two SARs, awarding coveted  stars to their finest restaurants.
3 OUTLIERS 
by Malcolm Gladwell 
The author of The Tipping Point examines what makes a highly successful person.
4 NEVER ENOUGH 
by Joe McGinniss 
The murky tale of the Hong Kong high-society 'milkshake' murder.
5 WOM GUIDE 2009 
by Fergus Fung and Samanta Pong 
Hong Kong's only survey-based restaurant guide.
FICTION   
1 THE PIANO TEACHER 
by Janice Y.K. Lee 
Hong Kong in the 1950s: a newlywed's affair awakens devastating secrets reaching back to the Japanese invasion.
2 THE WHITE TIGER 
by Aravind Adiga 
The Man Booker Prize-winning confessions of an amoral, cynical, yet oddly endearing Indian village boy.
3 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE  
by Vikas Swarup  
A boy from the streets of Mumbai wins a fortune on a TV quiz show - and is jailed on suspicion of cheating.
4 CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC  
by Sophie Kinsella  
The first  in the successful Shopaholic series, now transferred to film.
5 THE READER 
by Bernhard Schlink 
The book behind some of this year's most controversial Oscar nominees.
Hong Kong best-sellers,  published February 21



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