Best Sellers


As of May 1, 2011, these are some of the books which have been the most popular with our customers.

FICTION

NON-FICTION

The Girl with Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
$14.95

First book in a series, a thriller from Sweden, featuring a moody computer hacker on the trail of murder and financial scams.

rock pickers

Rock Picker's Guide to
Lake Superior's North Shore
Mark Stensaas
$9.95

A perennial bestseller, a rock hound's guide to the North Shore.

Silent Words
Joan M. Drury
$14.95

Second book in the "Silence" trilogy, a mystery set on the North Shore.

Downtown Grand Marais
Eugene Glader
$19.95

A pictorial history of the North Shore village.

The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver
$16.99

Kingsolver's novel of 20th century American and Mexican history.

trout

Angry Trout Cafe Notebook
George Wilkes
$26.95

Food and the culture of sustainability from the Angry Trout Cafe, in Grand Marais.

Heaven's Keep
William Kent Krueger
$15.00

The Cork O'Connor series, set in fictional Aurora, Minnesota.

Wild Berries & Fruits
Teresa Marrone
$14.95

A field guide for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Haunted Ground
Erin Hart
$15.00

Murder and atmosphere in Ireland.

Amazing Agates
Scott F. Wolter
$9.95

A field guide to the Lake Superior gemstone.

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
$11.99

Award-winning novel about the ambiguities of Native American culture.

Lake Superior Rocks & Minerals
Bob Lynch
$12.95

A field guide for the Lake Superior region.

The Help
Kathryn Stockett
$16.00

In 1960s Jackson, Mississippi, three women become involved in the civil rights movement.

My Stroke of Insight
Jill Bolte Taylor
$15.00

A brain scientist writes about her recovery after a stroke.

Freedom
Jonathan Franzen
$28.00

A Minnesota family comes to terms with the meaning and limits of personal freedom..

Roadside Geology of Minnesota
Richard W. Ojakangas
$26.00

The definitive guide.

Good Night Minnesota
Adam Gamble & Joe Veno
$9.95

A North Star state twist on the classic children's book.

This is Your Brain on Music
Daniel J. Levitin
$16.00

The science of enjoying music.

Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese
$15.95

A family saga, set in Ethiopia and New York.

Lake Superior: North Shore Experience
Jay Steinke
$9.95

Photographs capture the essence of the big lake and its shoreline.