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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This week on "Sunday Morning" (February 23)
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Manchester City vs. Liverpool odds, prediction: 2025 English Premier League picks for Feb. 23 from expert
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A Book Club for Bewildered Democrats
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UK pop stars drop out of global bestseller charts
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Book excerpt: "Resolute" by Benjamin Hall
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Carts, catwalk and carnival: Photos of the week
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UnitedHealth's rough stretch continues, with buyouts, a reported DOJ probe and a 23% drop in three months
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Eric Dixon scores 23 points in Villanova’s 81-66 victory over No. 16 Marquette
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Santa Clara makes program-record 23 3-pointers to beat Washington State 109-79
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Street Style Look of the Week: Travel Outfits
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Inside the week that upended U.S.-Ukraine relations
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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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Thanks to Trump, Saudi Arabia Gets a Big Week in Diplomacy
Riyadh is hosting U.S., Russian and Arab officials for high-stakes talks on Ukraine and Gaza, more proof of its regional clout and warm relations with President Trump.The New York Times - 2d -
Thousands of IRS employees expected to be fired by Trump administration this week
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Pope marks 1 week in hospital with pneumonia: Might he resign?
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Pope not out of danger, will stay in hospital at least another week, doctors say
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Pope Francis ‘not yet out of danger’ and to stay in hospital for another week
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The Humane Ai Pin Will Become E-Waste Next Week
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Florence Pugh opens Harris Reed show as London Fashion Week starts
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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.'
Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for JABC News - 3d -
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
Pair declined to give public endorsement of Trump in wake of 7 October attacks, All or Nothing by Michael Wolff reveals. Donald Trump ’s Jewish daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared ...The Guardian - 1d -
‘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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"CBS Weekend News" headlines for Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
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Anthony Davis injury update: Mavericks star to miss at least two more weeks with groin strain
Davis sustained a left adductor strain in his first game in a Mavericks jerseyCBS Sports - 2d -
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 -
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
Is it a good time to cheat on your taxes given all the pink slips at the IRS?Inc. - 20h
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