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Twelve Days of Christmas: The Story Behind the Song,” by Helen Haidle.

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Now that the movie is being released, a good companion gift might be “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” by John Berendt. Still on the bestseller list after 173 weeks, it’s a southern Gothic murder tale.

“Kiss the Girls” by James Patterson has also made the jump to the big screen. It is a psychological thriller about tracking serial killers and the movie stars Morgan Freeman.

Tim LaHaye’s series about the Great Tribulation are among the top five bestsellers. The latest, “Nicolae” picks up where “Tribulation Force” left off.

Around here, Civil War books don’t gather much dust on bookstore shelves. Marilyn McCormick, manager of Greenhouse Books in Marshall, said their biggest bestseller this year has been “Stonewall Jackson: The Man, The Myth, The Legend,” by James I. Robertson Jr.

'‘Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier, about the end of the Civil War and the journey home, has been a bestseller at New Leaf Bookstore in Warrenton, said Charlotte Mautner.

Another perenniel favorite there is “The Notebook” by Nicholas Sparks, an unusual love story presented in journal form.

Also of local interest is the non-fiction “Man Who Listens to Horses.” Written by Monty Roberts, they are the memoirs of a professional horse trainer.

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