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1. Simple Genius
By David Baldacci
Warner, $18.89
A Washington political thriller with former Secret Service agents Sean King and Michelle Maxwell.
2. The Secret
By Rhonda Byrne
Atria/Beyond Words, $16.76
How to bring joy to everyday life.
3. The Children of Hurin
By J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, $20.80
A pre-“Hobbit” tale of Middle Earth, edited by the author’s son.
4. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
By Malcolm Gladwell
Little, Brown, $12.79 paper
The author of “The Tipping Point” explains how to become a better decision-maker.
5. Einstein: His Life and Universe
By Walter Isaacson
Simon & Schuster, $22.40
A biography of physicist Albert Einstein based on newly released personal letters.
