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Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Bestselling books the week of 5/24/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
10 great books about cycling

Whether you ride a bike or not, summer is the perfect time to pick up a book about cycling.
Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
10 great summer cars

Wind in your hair, sun in your face – the summer drive is as classic a pastime as barbecues and baseball. For dedicated sun-seekers, the right machine can make all the difference, and since most of us can’t afford the demi-convertible Maybach Landaulet limousine, here are 10 fun-loving new models sure to keep a summer smile on your face. Climb into one of these this season, and you’ll be happy to keep driving duties for yourself.

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Bestselling books the week of 5/31/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
The Intouchables: movie review

Improbable pairing. You know the rest.
The bear necessities

No. 1: When in bear country, don’t do what ‘Dora the Explorer’ does.
Bestselling books the week of 5/24/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Reader recommendation: Without a Paddle

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
10 great books about cycling

Whether you ride a bike or not, summer is the perfect time to pick up a book about cycling.
Bike to Work Day: Ditch the car. Pedal. Save $9,000?

Bike to Work Day is a chance for dedicated cyclists to show commuters that there's a better, cheaper way to get to work. Bike to work could save up to $9,000 a year, if you can ditch a car in the process.
Solar eclipse visible from 154 national parks Sunday

Sunday's solar eclipse will be the first visible in the US this century. The annular eclipse will be best seen from 33 national parks, including the Grand Canyon.
Bestselling books the week of 5/17/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
10 great summer cars

Wind in your hair, sun in your face – the summer drive is as classic a pastime as barbecues and baseball. For dedicated sun-seekers, the right machine can make all the difference, and since most of us can’t afford the demi-convertible Maybach Landaulet limousine, here are 10 fun-loving new models sure to keep a summer smile on your face. Climb into one of these this season, and you’ll be happy to keep driving duties for yourself.
Bestselling books the week of 5/3/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
News Corp. phone-hacking inquiry: 8 names you need to know

Here is a list of key players in the Leveson inquiry, which is examining the phone-hacking scandal that has ensnared the powerful Murdoch family and prominent government officials.
Bestselling books the week of 4/26/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Darling Companion: movie review

A rambling shaggy-dog story, 'Darling Companion' lives up to its canine credentials.
Modern Parenthood
How to pick a summer camp for a good first time away from home

Maximize your child's first time away from home: How to pick a summer camp and avoid the stress for parents and kids.
Change Agent
Boom in biking benefits everyone, not just bicyclists

All Americans are better off because biking and walking foster public health, stronger local communities and economies, less traffic congestion, safer streets, lower energy use, and a cleaner environment.
Bestselling books the week of 4/19/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Bestselling books the week of 4/12/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Diggin' It
How to grow and serve kumquats

A gardener and a chef team up with advice on growing and serving kumquats.
'Mrs. Kennedy and Me': A Secret Service agent shares his memories

Secret Service agent Clint Hill shares 8 memories of his time with Jacqueline Kennedy in his new book, 'Mrs. Kennedy and Me.'
Bestselling books the week of 4/5/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Bestselling books the week of 3/29/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Bestselling books the week of 3/22/12, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Advice for Congress this first day of spring: To improve leadership, go outside

Thoreau’s suggestion that Congress might be improved by a greater awareness of the natural world was a serious one. Being outdoors this first day of spring should remind leaders and voters of a calendar beyond the election cycle – and a web of connections that transcends party.
Paragliding grandma defies gravity and age

At 101, great, great grandmother May Hardison of Utah, celebrated a new world record Tuesday: the 'Oldest Female to Paraglide Tandem.'