1. A New Earth
By Eckhart Tolle. Plume.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
4. Bringing Down the House
By Ben Mezrich. Free Press. (Portions of this book are composites of people and events, practices generally not accepted in nonfiction.)
5. I Feel Bad About My Neck
By Nora Ephron. Vintage.
6. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
7. Dreams From My Father
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
8. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
9. Get In the Game
By Cal Ripken Jr. Gotham.
10. John Adams
By David McCullough. Simon & Schuster.

SOURCE: Boston area bookstores

1. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
2. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
3. A New Earth
By Eckhart Tolle. Plume.
4. Dreams From My Father
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
5. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
6. Grace Eventually
By Anne Lamott. Riverhead.
7. * Bringing Down the House
By Ben Mezrich. Free Press.
(* Portions of this book are composites of people and events, practices generally not accepted in nonfiction.)
8. The Power of Now
By Eckhart Tolle. New World Library
9. Zagat Boston Restaurants 2008-2009
Edited by Naomi Kooker and Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
10. Skinny B----
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.

SOURCE: Boston area bookstores

1. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
2. A New Earth
By Eckhart Tolle. Plume.
3. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
4. Dreams From My Father
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
5. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
6. Skinny B****
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
7. John Adams
By David McCullough. Simon & Schuster.
8. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
9. Better
By Atul Gawande. Picador.
10. Eat This, Not That
By David Zinczenko. Rodale.

SOURCE: Boston area bookstores

1. A New Earth
By Eckhart Tolle. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
4. Dreams From My Father
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
5. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
6. The Complete Persepolis
By Marjane Satrapi. Pantheon.
7. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
8. Ninety Minutes in Heaven
By Don Piper. Revell.
9. Skinny B****
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
10. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
By Jean-Dominique Bauby. Vintage.

SOURCE: Boston area bookstores

1. A New Earth
By Eckhart Tolle. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. Dreams From My Father
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
4. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
5. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
6. Better
By Atul Gawande. Picador.
7. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
8. Skinny B****
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
9. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
10. Baseball Prospectus 2008
Edited by Steven Goldman and Christina Kahrl. Plume.

SOURCE: Boston area bookstores

1. A New Earth
By Eckhart Tolle. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
4. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
5. Dreams From My Father
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
6. Skinny B****
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
7. Better
By Atul Gawande. Picador.
8. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
9. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
By Jean-Dominique Bauby. Vintage.
10. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.

Source: Boston area bookstores

1. Dreams From My Father
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
2. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
3. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
4. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
5. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
By Jean-Dominique Bauby. Vintage.
6. Better
By Atul Gawande . Picador.
7. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
8. A New Earth
By Eckhart Tolle. Penguin.
9. Grayson
By Lynne Cox. Harvest.
10. Waiting ’Til the Midnight Hour
By Peniel E. Joseph. Holt.

Source: Boston area bookstores

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
4. Charlie Wilson’s War
By George Crile. Grove.
5. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
6. Skinny B****
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
7. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
8. The God Delusion
By Richard Dawkins. Mariner.
9. American Bloomsbury
By Susan Cheever. Simon & Schuster.
10. Dreams From My Father
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.

SOURCE: Area bookstores

1. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
2. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
3. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.
4. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
5. Skinny B****
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
6. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Plume.
7. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
8. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
9. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
By Jean-Dominique Bauby. Vintage.
10. The Majesty of Your Loving
By Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle. Green Mountain.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.

2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.

3. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.

4. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Plume.

5. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.

6. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
By Jean-Dominique Bauby. Vintage.

7. The Audacity of Hope
By Barack Obama. Three Rivers.

8. The Innocent Man
By John Grisham. Dell.

9. So Good!
By The Boston Globe. Triumph.

10. 2007/08 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.

1. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
2. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
3. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
4. Skinny B****
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
5. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Plume.
6. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
7. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
8. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
By Bill Bryson. Broadway.
9. The Innocent Man
By John Grisham. Dell.
10. Built to Last
By Jim Collins and Jerry Porras. Collins.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
4. Skinny B****
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
5. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Plume.
6. 2007/08 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
7. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
8. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
9. Farewell, Babylon
By Naim Kattan. Godine.
10. Thunderstruck
By Erik Larson. Three Rivers.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
2. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
3. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
4. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
5. Skinny B****
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
6. A City’s Life and Times
By Daphne Abeel. Cambridge Historical Society.
7. The Blind Side
By Michael Lewis. Norton.
8. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Plume.
9. I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
By Tucker Max. Citadel.
10. 2007/08 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
4. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
5. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Plume.
6. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
By Bill Bryson. Broadway.
7. So Good!
By the Boston Globe. Triumph.
8. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
9. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
10. Naked
By David Sedaris. Back Bay.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

GREAT WRITERS PODCAST

Don't look now, but your dogma just got run over by Shalom Auslander's karma.

It's amazing that a book so full of painful soul-baring can be so funny, but it is. Just listen to the laughs in the background from the crowd at Brookline Booksmith during Auslander's recent reading of excerpts from his new book "Foreskin's Lament."

But be forewarned: A howling [double meaning alert] rant on his orthodox Jewish upbringing and against those who teach children that God is a vengeful deity to be feared and obeyed at all times, the book is probably not for the faint of faith.

The New York Times said this:

Now Shalom Auslander has entered the ring, flying off the ropes, pro-wrestling style, with his memoir, “Foreskin’s Lament,” a no-holds-barred affront to the G-d whose name is never uttered by the faithful under Jewish law.

Also in the current episode of Great Writers, we serve up or "Top of the Stack" book recommendations from today's hottest writers, including Brock Clarke, the author of "An Arsonist's Guide to New England Writers' Homes;" Jon Clinch, the author of "Finn;" and Jennifer Belle, the author of "Little Stalker."

The recommendations are worth a listen to hear why the authors are recommending their favorites, but for your convenience, here are some links to their recommended books:

Brock Clarke:
"US!" by Chris Bachelder
"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" by Muriel Spark
"The Good People of New York" by Thisbe Nissen

Jon Clinch:
"I Hate to See That Evening Sun Go Down" by William Gay
"Absolom, Absolom" by William Faulkner
"Memoir from Antproof Case" by Mark Helprin

Jennifer Belle
"Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov
"Lovely Me: The Life of Jacqueline Susann" by Barbara Seaman
"Good Morning, Midnight" by Jean Rhys

Enjoy.

-- Ralph Ranalli

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
4. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
5. 2007/08 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
6. Thunderstruck
By Erik Larson. !hree Rivers.
7. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
By Bill Bryson. Broadway.
8. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Plume.
9. Phantom Gourmet Guide to Boston’s Best Restaurants
By the Phantom Gourmet. St. Martin’s.
10. Top 10: Boston
DK Travel.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
4. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
5. Skinny B----
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
6. 2007/08 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
7. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
8. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Plume.
9. Phantom Gourmet Guide to Boston’s Best Restaurants
By the Phantom Gourmet. St. Martin’s.
10. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

Claire Messud is featured in the current episode of Great Writers.
(Globe staff photo by Dina Rudick)

GREAT WRITERS

The Great Writers podcast is back from summer hiatus, with a new format, more events, and bigger names than before.

Launched last year in conjuction with independent literary powerhouse Newtonville Books, Great Writers has now added two more of the region's best independent bookstores as partners: Brookline Booksmith and Wellesley Booksmith. Another big change: new episodes this season will debut on Tuesdays instead of Sundays.

The first episode of the 2007-2008 season is now online. It features a special double appearance from Brookline Booksmith by bestselling authors Claire Messud, reading and discussing "The Emperor's Children," (recently released in paperback) and Valerie Martin, talking about and reading from her latest work, "Tresspass."

"The Emperor's Children" is Messud's fourth book and was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times, which called her "a novelist of unnerving talent." Her 1996 debut novel, "When the World Was Steady," earned her a nomination for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Martin's 2003 novel "Property" won the prestigious Orange Prize.

Next week's episode will feature our first recommendations from the Books section staff of the Globe and a reading by Brock Clarke, the author of the remarkable new novel "An Arsonist's Guide to New England Writers' Homes."

Listen, enjoy, and tell a friend. Or what the heck, tell your whole book club.

Click here to listen to this week's episode.

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Click here to subscribe to the series via RSS. Great Writers is also available through iTunes.

-- Ralph Ranalli

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
3. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
4. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
5. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Dutton.
6. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
7. Skinny B----
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
8. Phantom Gourmet Guide to Boston’s Best Restaurants
By the Phantom Gourmet. St. Martin’s.
9. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
10. Thunderstruck
By Erik Larson. Three Rivers.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
3. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
4. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
5. Phantom Gourmet Guide to Boston’s Best Restaurants
By the Phantom Gourmet. St. Martin’s.
6. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
7. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Dutton.
8. Stumbling on Happiness
By Daniel Gilbert. Vintage.
9. Skinny B----
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
10. 2007/08 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
3. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
4. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman.Picador.
5. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Dutton.
6. Boston’s Freedom Trail
By Robert Booth. Globe Pequot.
7. Skinny B----
By Kim Barnouin and Rory Freedman. Running Press.
8. Team of Rivals
By Doris Kearns Goodwin. Simon & Schuster.
9. The Blind Side
By Michael Lewis. Norton.
10. The Complete Guide to Boston’s Freedom Trail
By Charles Bahne. Newtowne.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. The Omnivore’s Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
3. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
4. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Dutton.
5. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
6. The Blind Side
By Michael Lewis. Norton.
7. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
8. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
9. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
10. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. The Omnivore's Dilemma
By Michael Pollan. Penguin.
3. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
4. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
5. Stumbling on Happiness
By Daniel Gilbert. Vintage.
6. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
7. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
8. Skinny B----
By Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Running Press.
9. Into the Wild
By Jon Krakauer. Anchor.
10. This Is Your Brain on Music
By Daniel J. Levitin. Dutton.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
3. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
4. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
5. Stumbling on Happiness
By Daniel Gilbert. Vintage.
6. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
7. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
8. The Glass Castle
By Jeannette Walls. Scribner.
9. Skinny Bitch
By Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Running Press.
10. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.
3. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
4. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
5. Stumbling on Happiness
By Daniel Gilbert. Vintage.
6. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
7. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.
8. Top 10: Boston
DK Travel.
9. Fiasco
By Thomas E. Ricks. Penguin.
10. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
3. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
4. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
5. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
6. Fiasco
By Thomas E. Ricks. Penguin.
7. Stumbling on Happiness
By Daniel Gilbert. Vintage.
8. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
9. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.
10. The World Is Flat
By Thomas L. Friedman. Picador.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
3. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
4. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
5. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
6. Heat
By Bill Buford. Vintage.
7. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
8. Oracle Bones
By Peter Hessler. Harper.
9. Zlata’s Diary
By Zlata Filipovic. Penguin.
10. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
3. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
4. Heat
By Bill Buford. Vintage.
5. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
6. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
7. Stumbling on Happiness
By Daniel Gilbert. Vintage.
8. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.
9. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
10. The Glass Castle
By Jeannette Walls. Scribner.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
3. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
4. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
5. Heat
By Bill Buford. Vintage.
6. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
7. Stumbling on Happiness
By Daniel Gilbert. Vintage.
8. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.
9. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
10. Top 10: Boston
DK Travel.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
3. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
4. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
5. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
6. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.
7. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die
By Patricia Schultz. Workman.
8. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
9. Top 10: Boston
DK Travel.
10. Monique and the Mango Rains
By Kris Holloway. Waveland.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
3. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
4. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.
5. Feeding the Monster
By Seth Mnookin. Simon & Schuster.
6. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
7. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
8. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
9. Not for Tourists Guide to Boston 2007
By Andrea Calabratta and Knox Gardner. Not for Tourists.
10. The Undercover Economist
By Tim Harford. Oxford University.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
3. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
4. Wisdom of Our Fathers
By Tim Russert. Random House.
5. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
6. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
7. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.
8. Stumbling on Happiness
By Daniel Gilbert. Vintage.
9. Not on Our Watch
By Don Cheadle and John Prendergast. Hyperion.
10. The Year of Magical Thinking
By Joan Didion. Vintage.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
3. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
4. Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Penguin.
5. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.
6. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
7. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
8. The Book of Useless Information
By Noel Botham. Perigee.
9. True Love
By Thich Nhat Hanh. Shambhala.
10. Baseball Field Guide
By Dan Formosa and Paul Hamburger. Thunder’s Mouth.

Compiled by Borders Books & Music, Brookline Booksmith, Concord Bookshop, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, Newtonville Books, and Porter Square Books.

1. Eat, Pray, Love
By Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin.
2. Blink
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
3. Mayflower
By Nathaniel Philbrick. Penguin.
4. A Death in Belmont
By Sebastian Junger. Harper.
5. 2006/07 Boston Restaurants
Edited by Ruth Tobias. Zagat Survey.
6. The Tipping Point
By Malcolm Gladwell. Back Bay.
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Michael Thomas shares his favorite books in a new Great Writers podcast feature
(Globe staff photo by Suzanne Kreiter)

Whenever an aspiring author asks a successful one for advice, the answer is invariably: "Read."

But read what?

To help answer that question, the Globe's Great Writers podcast has been asking our participating authors to recommend the great books they've been reading lately. We're calling the new feature "Top of the Stack" - as in the books that have earned exulted status amid that pile next to their favorite reading chair.

The first installment of the new feature is already live online. We're also offering a recap and links here for those seeking more information.

Lionel Shriver, the author of the best selling book "We Need to Talk About Kevin," read last month from her new novel "The Post-Birthday World." She recommended:

"Intiution", by Allegra Goodman"
"Revolutionary Road" by Richard Yates, and
"Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Michael Thomas, the Newton native who recently published the acclaimed novel "Man Gone Down," included a collection by poet Yusef Komunyakaa among his recommendations. They were:

"Just Above My Head" by James Baldwin
"Four Quartets" by T.S. Eliot, and
"Taboo" by Yosef Komunyakaa.

Finally, Pagan Kennedy, the author of the fascinating transsexual surgical history "The First Man-Made Man," recommended:

"The Year of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion,
"The Midnight Disease" by Alice Flaherty, and
"His Brother's Keeper" by Jonathan Weiner.

We'll bring you more recommendations as the series moves along. The next episode of Great Writers will feature Erica Wagner, literary editor for The Times of London, reading and discussing her new novel "Seizure" at Newtonville Books.

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