Saturday, August 22, 2009

Top 10 from USATODAY.COM

Based on sales through Sunday, August 16, 2009
Key: F=Fiction, NF=Nonfiction, P=Paperback, H=Hardcover, E=E-book


1 The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger, Harvest
Love story of a couple who cope with husband's "time-traveling" disorder; movie (F) (P) $14.95
Read More>>


2 South of Broad
Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese
Novel follows a group of Charleston, S.C., friends over 20 years (F) (H) $29.95
Read More>>



3 Eclipse
Stephenie Meyer, Little, Brown
Young adult: Third in Twilight vampire saga (F) (P) $12.99
Read More>>


4 New Moon
Stephenie Meyer, Little, Brown for Young Readers
Young adult: Second in Twilight vampire love saga (F) (P) $10.99
Read More>>



5 Breaking Dawn
Stephenie Meyer, Little, Brown Young Readers
Young adult: Fourth installment in Twilight vampire series (F) (H) $24.99
Read More>>


6 Twilight
Stephenie Meyer, Little, Brown for Young Readers
Young adult: First in love saga: Isabella falls for a vampire; movie (F) (P) $8.99
Read More>>


7 Glenn Beck's Common Sense
Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions
Subtitle: "The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine" (NF) (P) $11.99
Read More>>

8 The Shack
William P. Young, Windblown Media
Man reconnects with God after death of child (F) (P) $14.99
Read More>>


9 Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
Julie Powell, Back Bay Books
Memoir: Powell cooks all 524 recipes in Julia Child's classic "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in one year; movie (NF) (P) $14.99
Read More>>

10 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage
Journalist is hired to investigate the disappearance of an heir to a wealthy
family (F) (P) $14.95

Monday, August 10, 2009

Hardcover Fiction

New York Times Best Seller book List
Monday, August 10, 2009

1. THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson
2. THE DEFECTOR, by Daniel Silva
3. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, by Jennifer Weiner
4. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
5. SWIMSUIT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro

Hardcover Nonfiction


New York Times Best Seller book List
Monday, August 10, 2009

1. CULTURE OF CORRUPTION, by Michelle Malkin
2. LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin
3. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell
4. CATASTROPHE, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
5. UNMASKED, by Ian Halperin

Paperback Trade Fiction

New York Times Best Seller book List
Monday, August 10, 2009

1. THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE, by Audrey Niffenegger
3. THE SHACK, by William P. Young
4. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

New York Times Best Seller book List
Monday, August 10, 2009

1. DEAN KOONTZ’S FRANKENSTEIN: DEAD AND ALIVE, by Dean Koontz
2. SMOKE SCREEN, by Sandra Brown
3. MASTERED BY LOVE, by Stephanie Laurens
4. CHOSEN TO DIE, by Lisa Jackson
5. THE QUICKIE, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Paperback Nonfiction

New York Times Best Seller book List
Monday, August 10, 2009

1. GLENN BECK’S ‘COMMON SENSE’, by Glenn Beck
2. JULIE & JULIA, by Julie Powell
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
4. THE FAMILY, by Jeff Sharlet

Hardcover Advice

New York Times Best Seller book List
Monday, August 10, 2009

1. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner
2. MASTER YOUR METABOLISM, by Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst
3. GAME PLAN FOR LIFE, by Joe Gibbs with Jerry B. Jenkins
4. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
5. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne

Paperback Advice

New York Times Best Seller book List
Monday, August 10, 2009

1. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
2. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough
4. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin

Children's Books

New York Times Best Seller book List
Monday, August 10, 2009

1. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
2. GOLDILICIOUS, written and illustrated by Victoria Kann
3. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder

Graphic Books

New York Times Best Seller book List
Monday, August 10, 2009

1. ASTERIOS POLYP, by David Mazzucchelli
3. THE HUNTER, by Darwyn Cooke
5. FINAL CRISIS, by Grant Morrison, J. G. Jones, Carlos Pacheco and Doug Mahnke