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This list is a rotating compilation by local booksellers. This week: retail sales at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Kahala, for Dec.

"The Paris Vendetta" by Steve Berry Ballantine 11. "The Lacuna" by Barbara Kingsolver Harper 12.

Following are last week's best-selling books, according to Publishers Weekly: 1. "I, Alex Cross," by James Patterson.

"Guinness World Records 2010" by Guinness World Records 11. "Have a Little Faith: A True Story" by Mitch Albom 12.

"Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw" by Jeff Kinney 11. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney 12.

Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:16 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 7:16 p.m. FICTION 1. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson 2. "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton 3. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney 4. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown 5. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King 6. "Breathless" by Dean Koontz 7.

Advances in technology have some people wondering if the demise of books - at least in the familiar page-turning format that's been around for centuries - is at hand.

Symbol of the times 7/11/2009 A young fella down at the pub-TAB this morning was sporting a red T-shirt with a hammer and sickle on the back.