Publishers Weekly best sellers
March 2013
BOOKS: It’s hard to digest
A can of Coke contains roughly nine teaspoons of sugar. Lunchables were created as a way to revive a flagging interest in bologna. People like chips that snap with about four pounds of pressure per square inch.
BOOKS: Joe Pickett returns in ‘Breaking Point’
In “Breaking Point,” C.J. Box’s 13th thriller featuring Wyoming game warden C.J. Pickett, our hero is still willing to mix it up to protect the wild landscape he loves and the colorful characters who roam it.
Income tax bill targets wealthiest in Maine
Rep. Seth Berry calls for a ‘fairness’ tax on some high earners to align their rate with what most Mainers pay.
In Maine feud over dirt road, medieval-style ax is brandished
A member of a Renaissance and Middle Ages re-enactment group is accused of threatening a neighbor in Sumner.
Universe is a little older than scientists had thought
Findings from a European satellite show the cosmos is expanding more slowly than had been believed.
No one hurt as small plane flips in Newburgh
The plane was taxiing on the runway when one of its skis snagged in the snow, causing the flip, police say.
Influential pediatricians group backs gay marriage
Kids fare just as well in gay or straight families when they are nurturing and financially and emotionally stable, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
Obama preaches peace in Middle East
He prods both Israelis and Palestinians to resume talks, telling young people ‘Peace is possible.’
Shipyard workers protest cuts
Civilian defense employees expect furlough notices in two weeks.