The week's bestselling books, Feb. 23
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
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Book excerpt: "Resolute" by Benjamin Hall
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Eric Dixon scores 23 points in Villanova’s 81-66 victory over No. 16 Marquette
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Street Style Look of the Week: Travel Outfits
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Ros Atkins on... why this week matters for Europe and the US
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Colorado Snowboarder Becomes Fourth Avalanche Victim in a Week
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19 things Trump and his team did this week
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The Humane Ai Pin Will Become E-Waste Next Week
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'Hello, Eric, it's Oprah.' Author Eric Puchner is latest member of Winfrey book club
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Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists
Andrew Garfield, Percival Everett and Attica Locke are among the finalists for the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
Finalists announced for Lukas book prizes, which champion 'serious research and social concern.'
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Really, who were those masked men? New series of books probes backstories of Marvel superheroes
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner refused to sign memo saying Trump was not antisemitic, book says
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‘It allowed us to survive, to not go mad’: the CIA book smuggling operation that helped bring down communism
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Netanyahu vows to make Hamas pay for failing to return body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas; Navy seeks new generation of workers to build submarines.CBS News - 1d -
Here's what to know about the "Feb 28 Economic Blackout" protest
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Mavericks' Anthony Davis 'making good progress,' will miss another 2 weeks with left adductor strain
Davis suffered the injury in his Mavericks debut on Feb. 8.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Navy fires skipper of the USS Harry S. Truman, following collision last week
Capt. Dave Snowden, who was in charge of the USS Harry S. Truman when the aircraft carrier collided with a merchant ship, has been fired, the Navy announced.CBS News - 2d -
Anthony Davis injury update: Mavericks star to miss at least two more weeks with groin strain
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Woman uproots life to take job as federal worker, then fired in mass layoffs weeks later
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Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire Week 19: Caris LeVert's production makes him a valuable rest-of-season pickup
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Pentagon firings to begin next week in effort to cut up to 8 percent of civilian workforce
The Pentagon seeks to cut more than 5,000 civilian employees on probation status beginning next week in a bid to eventually shave off up to 8 percent of the U.S. military’s civilian workforce, the ...The Hill - 1d -
I Used to Work at the IRS. Here’s How the Massive Job Cuts This Week Will Affect You
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Russia and US could meet again within weeks to discuss Ukraine, Moscow says – Europe live
Moscow and Washington held their first talks on ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine on Tuesday. Donald Trump’s shocking and mendacious attack this week on the Ukrainian president, ...The Guardian - 10h -
US, Russian officials to meet again within 2 weeks to discuss Ukraine war: Russia
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Northwestern vs. Ohio State prediction, odds, time: 2025 college basketball picks, Feb. 20 bets by top model
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Suns vs. Spurs odds, score prediction, start time: 2025 NBA picks, Feb. 20 bets by proven model
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