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This week's best-sellers from Publishers Weekly
Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Sunday, July 13, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Nielsen BookScan (c) 2014, The Nielsen Co.
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BUSINESS
Facebook profit soars and revenue beats expectations
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Facebook turned in another strong financial performance in its second quarter, as profit soared and revenue beat Wall Street expectations for the ninth consecutive quarter.
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Marja Mills addresses controversy at literary event
Less than a week after the publication of Marja Mills' memoir, "The Mockingbird Next Door," her story of befriending famously reclusive 88-year-old author Nelle Harper Lee, the book remains embroiled in controversy.
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Edan Lepucki thanks Colbert Nation for making 'California' a hit
Edan Lepucki appeared on "The Colbert Report" Tuesday night to talk about her debut novel, "California," and thank Colbert and his fans for getting it onto bestseller lists.
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'Deep' goes below the surface of the ocean's depths
"Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves" by James Nestor; Houghton Mifflin
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Couple makes a dangerous journey in dystopian 'California'
"California" by Edan Lepucki; Little, Brown (393 pages. $26)
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Michael Schmidt's 'The Novel: A Biography' captures life, history, connections of literature
'The Novel: A Biography' by Michael Schmidt; Harvard University Press (1,200 pages, $39.95)
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'Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel' conjures a new literary form
"Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel: A Graphic Novel" by Anya Ulinich; Penguin (362 pages, $17 paper)
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BUSINESS
Facebook low in customer satisfaction, while Pinterest ranks high, survey says.
Pinterest users have a high rate of customer satisfaction, according to a new survey by an independent research group. Facebook and LinkedIn users? Not so much.
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Best-sellers
Rankings for hard-cover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected book stores:
