"The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth" by Mark Mazzetti; Penguin Press (400 pages, $29.95)

Nominations are being accepted through Jan. 31 for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing.

This week's most read and requested books at the Stanislaus County Libriary.

For the week of May 14, 2010.

NEW ADULT FICTION