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Spotlight on New Books
National Bestseller Lists
NY Times - Breaks down independent and chain stores.
Los Angeles Times - Based on a poll of LA area bookstores.
USA Today - Updated weekly to reflect retail sales.
CNN - Scroll down for the Wall Street Journal's list.
Chicago Sun-Times - Best of the Midwest.
San Francisco Chronicle - The Bay Area's bestsellers.
Amazon.com - Movers and Shakers of the day.
Barnes & Noble - Browse the top 100 sellers.
Bestseller Almanac - Lists from 1900 to the 1990s.
BookSense - Bestsellers at independent stores.
Powells - Top selling books of the week.
Browse Bestsellers by Genre
African American: Essence
Audio: PW | Recorded Books | Audio Picks Fiction | Audio Picks Nonfiction | SoundsGood
Business: Amazon
eBooks: IDPF
Christian: CBA
Computer: Amazon
Mystery: Amazon
Poetry: Poetry Foundation
Romance: Romance Writers of America
Self-Help: New York Times - Advice
NextReads Reading Suggestion Newsletters
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NoveList
Are you looking for a “good book”? Is the title or author you wanted to read already checked out? Do you want to find a "read-alike," a book that's similar to another book you enjoyed? Then NoveList is the tool for you!
User ID and password are required for access. Call the Reader's Services desk at (708) 798-0121 ext. 232 for assistance with passwords and more information.
Research Resources
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Explore over 300 reference resources including encyclopedias, almanacs, trusted reference series and more. This research tool provides respected, authoritative articles on numerous subjects, all in electronic book format. Simply follow the Virtual Reference Library link and enter the password (available at the Reference Desk), and you're on your way!
Visit our Research page for a full list our electronic resources.
Access to each of these tools requires a username and password. Call the Reference Desk at (708) 798-0121 ext. 216 for assistance with passwords and more information.