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Best-sellers

Rankings for hard-cover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected book stores:

Best-sellers

Rankings for hard-cover books sold in Southern California, as reported by selected book stores:

These books can help you have difficult conversations with your kids

Poverty, anger, sexuality can all be hard things to talk about with our kids. Here are eight books that can help start and guide discussions.

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Story of a boy and goatherd a tale of violence with an odd beauty

Spanish writer Jesús Carrasco’s work is ably translated.

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This week's best-sellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the best-sellers for the week that ended Sunday, July 16, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan (c) 2017 NPD Group.

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Arson, sex and courtroom drama make for lively story

Monica Hesse’s recounting of the 67 fires that enguled a Virginia coastal community is suspenseful even though the book jacket tells you who did it.

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For the love of Camilla: Prince Charles' influential wife and – foodie?

"Prince Charles" by Sally Bedell Smith; Random House (624 pages, $32)

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How visit to Osage Nation sparked enthralling book on conspiracy, murders

"I've often thought of history as the horror we know," said David Grann, "but researching this book made me realize that perhaps the deepest horror is what we don't know."

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Sebastian Junger shares lessons on tribes and combat

What caused Colonial settlers to run away to join up with Native American tribes, and what does that have to do with recent combat veterans returning home to find themselves missing life in the war zone? Best-selling author Sebastian Junger explores the human need for the kind of strong, intimate bonds that can be found in tribal societies in his 2016 book "Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging."

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'Killers of the Flower Moon' looks at murderous marriages and the birth of the FBI

"Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann; Doubleday (352 pages, $28.95)

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Review: 'South Pole Station' by Ashley Shelby

"South Pole Station" by Ashley Shelby; Picador (360 pages, $26)

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So many books, so little time: 10 tips on how to get more reading done

We're halfway through the year already – yikes, more than halfway. How did this happen? And are you worried? Forget that nonsense about how the days are getting shorter – you won't notice that until sometime in late August, when the slant of the sun is suddenly a buttery gold and the shadows grow long. The real issue is this: Where are you with your reading goals?

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