March 20, 2008
The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, March 20, 2008 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 16, 2008). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.
Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you, or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts
for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#15-THE BLUE STAR, by Tony Earley (9780316199070)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#14-LITTLE HEATHENS, by Mildred Armstrong Kalish (9780553804959)
Paperback Fiction
#10-THE GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE, by Alexander McCall Smith (9781400075720)
#13-THEN WE CAME TO THE END, by Joshua Ferris (9780316016391)
Paperback Nonfiction
#14-MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan (9780060817091)
Mass Market
#9-OBSESSION, by Jonathan Kellerman (9780345452641)
Children's Interest
#15-TWELVE, by Lauren Myracle (9780142410912)
Children's Illustrated
#14-THE BIGGEST EASTER BASKET EVER, by Steven Kroll, Jeni Bassett (Illus.) (9780545017022)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. CHANGE OF HEART
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $26.95, 9780743496742
2. THE APPEAL
John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047
3. LUSH LIFE
Richard Price, FSG, $26, 9780374299255
4. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
5. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95, 9780670018215
6. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
7. REMEMBER ME?
Sophie Kinsella, Dial, $25, 9780385338721
8. A PRISONER OF BIRTH
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312379292
9. THE SENATOR'S WIFE
Sue Miller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307264206
10. CHRIST THE LORD: THE ROAD TO CANA
Anne Rice, Knopf, $25.95, 9781400043521
11. THE RESERVE
Russell Banks, Harper, $24.95, 9780061430251
12. DUMA KEY
Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416552512
13. AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE
Jacqueline Winspear, Holt, $24, 9780805082159
14. 7TH HEAVEN
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017701
15. THE BLUE STAR - DEBUT
Tony Earley, Little Brown, $23.99, 9780316199070
ON THE RISE:
17. THE GIRL WHO STOPPED SWIMMING
Joshilyn Jackson, Grand Central, $23.99, 9780446579650
The new novel by the author of Between, Georgia is a March Book Sense Pick.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455
2. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
3. BEAUTIFUL BOY
David Sheff, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780618683352
4. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, HarperCollins, $24.95, 9780061243585
5. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
6. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
7. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
8. THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON
Susan Jacoby, Pantheon, $26, 9780375423741
9. THE THIRD JESUS
Deepak Chopra, Harmony, $24, 9780307338310
10. LOSING IT
Valerie Bertinelli, Free Press, $26, 9781416568186
11. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
12. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
13. THE AGE OF MIRACLES
Marianne Williamson, Hay House, $22.95, 9781401917197
14. LITTLE HEATHENS: HARD TIMES AND HIGH SPIRITS ON AN IOWA FARM DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION - DEBUT
Mildred Armstrong Kalish, Bantam, $22, 9780553804959
15. THE THREE TRILLION DOLLAR WAR
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Linda J. Bilmes, Norton, $22.95, 9780393067019
ON THE RISE:
22. STOP WHINING, START LIVING
Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Harper, $24.95, 9780060838331
More help facing the challenges of life from the popular radio talk-show host.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
3. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
4. PEONY IN LOVE
Lisa See, Random House, $14, 9780812975222
5. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096
6. NINETEEN MINUTES
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735
7. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $16, 9780743227445
8. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
9. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
10. THE GOOD HUSBAND OF ZEBRA DRIVE - DEBUT
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $12.95, 9781400075720
11. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
12. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
13. THEN WE CAME TO THE END - DEBUT
Joshua Ferris, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316016391
14. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
15. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. A NEW EARTH
Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963
2. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
4. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705
5. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
6. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
7. THE POWER OF NOW
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806
8. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
9. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Jean-Dominique Bauby, Vintage, $12.95, 9780375701214
10. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
11. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
12. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
13. GRACE (Eventually)
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $14, 9781594482878
14. MARLEY & ME: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog - DEBUT
John Grogan, Harper, $13.95, 9780060817091
15. KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL
Deborah Rodriguez, Random House, $14.95, 9780812976731
ON THE RISE:
20. DEEP ECONOMY: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Bill McKibben, Holt, $14, 9780805087222
Deep, provocative thinking about the negative consequences of our growth-oriented economy. A Book Sense Pick in hardcover.
MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
3. HIGH PROFILE
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425206096
4. I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9780743497305
5. WHAT THE DEAD KNOW
Laura Lippman, Harper, $7.99, 9780061128868
6. THE FAITHFUL SPY
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515144345
7. DEEP STORM
Lincoln Child, Anchor, $7.99, 9781400095476
8. THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Tony Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780060563479
9. OBSESSION - DEBUT
JONATHAN KELLERMAN, BALLANTINE, $9.99, 9780345452641
10. WHITETHORN WOODS
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307278418
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737
2. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
3. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
4. THE BIG FIELD
Mike Lupica, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399246258
5. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
6. GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES!: VOICES FROM A MEDIEVAL VILLAGE
Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763615789
7. JUST LISTEN
Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142410974
8. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
9. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877
10. TWEAK: GROWING UP ON METHAMPHETAMINES
Nic Sheff, Ginee Seo, $16.99, 9781416913627
11. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
12. GEORGE'S SECRET KEY TO THE UNIVERSE
Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking, S&S, $17.99, 9781416954620
13. A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $9.99, 9780385732314
14. THE SWEET Far Thing
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385730303
15. TWELVE - DEBUT
Lauren Myracle, Puffin, $6.99, 9780142410912
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. HORTON HEARS A WHO!
Dr.Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394800783
3. FANCY NANCY BONJOUR, BUTTERFLY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061235887
4. FANCY NANCY AT THE MUSEUM
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236075
5. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
6. FANCY NANCY AND THE BOY FROM PARIS
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236099
7. THE COUNTRY BUNNY AND THE LITTLE GOLD SHOES
Dubose Heyward, Marjorie Flack (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin, $6.95, 9780395185575
8. WHERE ARE BABY'S EASTER EGGS?
Karen Katz, Little Simon, $6.99, 9781416949244
9. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
10. THE BERENSTAIN BEARS' BABY EASTER BUNNY
Jan Berenstain, Mike Berenstain, HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780060574208
11. PAT THE BUNNY
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
12. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
13. FANCY NANCY LOVES! LOVES!! LOVES!!!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993
14. THE BIGGEST EASTER BASKET EVER - DEBUT
Steven Kroll, Jeni Bassett (Illus.), Cartwheel, $4.99, 9780545017022
15. SMASH! CRASH!
Jon Scieszka, David Shannon (Illus.), Loren Long (Illus.), David Gordon (Illus.), S&S, $16.99, 9781416941330
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
3. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
4. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
5. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
6. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. THE CLIQUE (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown
8. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Yearling
9. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (hardcover)
Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, S&S
10. GOSSIP GIRL (paperback)
Cecily von Ziegesar, Megan Tingley
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March 13, 2008
The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, March 13, 2008 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 9, 2008). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.
Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you, or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts
for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#1-CHANGE OF HEART, by Jodi Picoult (9780743496742)
#3-LUSH LIFE, by Richard Price (9780374299255)
#11-CHRIST THE LORD: The Road to Cana, by Anne Rice (9781400043521)
#13-A PRISONER OF BIRTH, by Jeffrey Archer (9780312379292)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#7-THE AGE OF MIRACLES, by Marianne Williamson (9781401917197)
#13- THE THREE TRILLION DOLLAR WAR, by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Linda J. Bilmes (9780393067019)
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
#12-GRACE (Eventually), by Anne Lamott (9781594482878)
Mass Market
#3-HIGH PROFILE, by Robert B. Parker (9780425206096)
#5-WHAT THE DEAD KNOW, by Laura Lippman(9780061128868)
Children's Interest
#7-THE BIG FIELD, by Mike Lupica (9780399246258)
#10-JUST LISTEN, by Sarah Dessen (9780142410974)
Children's Illustrated
#11-WHERE ARE BABY'S EASTER EGGS? by Karen Katz (9781416949244)
#12-THE BERENSTAIN BEARS' BABY EASTER BUNNY, by Jan Berenstain, Mike Berenstain (9780060574208)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. CHANGE OF HEART - DEBUT
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $26.95, 9780743496742
2. THE APPEAL
John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047
3. LUSH LIFE - DEBUT
Richard Price, FSG, $26, 9780374299255
4. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
5. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95, 9780670018215
6. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
7. THE SENATOR'S WIFE
Sue Miller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307264206
8. THE RESERVE
Russell Banks, Harper, $24.95, 9780061430251
9. AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE
Jacqueline Winspear, Holt, $24, 9780805082159
10. REMEMBER ME?
Sophie Kinsella, Dial, $25, 9780385338721
11. CHRIST THE LORD: The Road to Cana - DEBUT
Anne Rice, Knopf, $25.95, 9781400043521
12. 7TH HEAVEN
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017701
13. A PRISONER OF BIRTH - DEBUT
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312379292
14. DUMA KEY
Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416552512
15. THE COMMONER
John Burnham Schwartz, Nan A. Talese, $24.95, 9780385515719
ON THE RISE:
28. THE SILVER SWAN
Benjamin Black, Holt, $25, 9780805081534
Booker Prize-winner John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black, follows up the 2007 bestseller Christine Falls.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455
2. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
3. BEAUTIFUL BOY
David Sheff, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780618683352
4. THE THIRD JESUS
Deepak Chopra, Harmony, $24, 9780307338310
5. THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON
Susan Jacoby, Pantheon, $26, 9780375423741
6. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
7. THE AGE OF MIRACLES: Embracing the New Midlife - DEBUT
Marianne Williamson, Hay House, $22.95, 9781401917197
8. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
9. LOSING IT
Valerie Bertinelli, Free Press, $26, 9781416568186
10. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
11. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
12. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
13. THE THREE TRILLION DOLLAR WAR: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict - DEBUT
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Linda J. Bilmes, Norton, $22.95, 9780393067019
14. RECONCILIATION
Benazir Bhutto, Harper, $27.95, 9780061567582
15. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
ON THE RISE:
18. A LIFE AT WORK: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do
Thomas Moore, Broadway, $24.95, 9780767922524
Finding one's true vocation, from the bestselling author of Care of the Soul.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
3. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
4. NINETEEN MINUTES
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735
5. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096
6. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
7. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
8. PEONY IN LOVE
Lisa See, Random House, $14, 9780812975222
9. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
10. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
11. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
12. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064
13. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
14. LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY
Susan Vreeland, Penguin, $15, 9780143113522
15. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $16, 9780743227445
ON THE RISE:
17. THE GOD OF ANIMALS
Aryn Kyle, Scribner, $14, 9781416533252
A coming-of-age story set in Colorado horse country. A Book Sense Pick in hardcover.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. A NEW EARTH
Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963
2. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
4. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705
5. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
6. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
7. THE POWER OF NOW
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806
8. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
9. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Jean-Dominique Bauby, Vintage, $12.95, 9780375701214
10. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
11. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
12. GRACE (EVENTUALLY): THOUGHTS ON FAITH - DEBUT
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $14, 9781594482878
13. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
14. KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL
Deborah Rodriguez, Random House, $14.95, 9780812976731
15. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
ON THE RISE:
20. MYSTERIES OF THE MIDDLE AGES: And the Beginning of the Modern World
Thomas Cahill, Anchor, $19.95, 9780385495561
A wonderful look at medieval Europe by the author of How the Irish Saved Civilization.
MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
3. HIGH PROFILE - DEBUT
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425206096
4. I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9780743497305
5. WHAT THE DEAD KNOW - DEBUT
Laura Lippman, Harper, $7.99, 9780061128868
6. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307388841
7. DEEP STORM
Lincoln Child, Anchor, $7.99, 9781400095476
8. THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Tony Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780060563479
9. WHITETHORN WOODS
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307278418
10. THE FAITHFUL SPY
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515144345
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: Rodrick Rules
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737
2. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
3. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
4. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
5. GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES!
Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763615789
6. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
7. THE BIG FIELD - DEBUT
Mike Lupica, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399246258
8. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877
9. TWEAK: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
Nic Sheff, Ginee Seo, $16.99, 9781416913627
10. JUST LISTEN - DEBUT
Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142410974
11. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
12. A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $9.99, 9780385732314
13. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
14. AIRMAN
Eoin Colfer, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423107507
15. INKHEART
Cornelia Funke, Chicken House, $9.99, 9780439709101
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. FANCY NANCY BONJOUR, BUTTERFLY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061235887
3. HORTON HEARS A WHO!
Dr.Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394800783
4. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
5. FANCY NANCY AND THE BOY FROM PARIS
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236099
6. FANCY NANCY AT THE MUSEUM
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236075
7. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
8. PAT THE BUNNY
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
9. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
10. GREEN EGGS AND HAM
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800165
11. WHERE ARE BABY'S EASTER EGGS? - DEBUT
Karen Katz, Little Simon, $6.99, 9781416949244
12. THE BERENSTAIN BEARS' BABY EASTER BUNNY - DEBUT
Jan Berenstain, Mike Berenstain, HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780060574208
13. THE COUNTRY BUNNY AND THE LITTLE GOLD SHOES
Dubose Heyward, Marjorie Flack (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin, $6.95, 9780395185575
14. FANCY NANCY LOVES! LOVES!! LOVES!!!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993
15. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
3. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
4. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
5. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Yearling
6. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (hardcover)
Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, S&S
7. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, John Blackford (Illus.), Puffin
8. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
9. WARRIORS (hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, Avon
10. UGLIES (paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
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March 6, 2008
The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, March 6, 2008 (for the sales week ended Sunday, March 2, 2008). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.
Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you, or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts
for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#10-REMEMBER ME?, by Sophie Kinsella (9780385338721)
#11-BETRAYAL, by John Lescroart (9780525950394)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#3-LOSING IT, by Valerie Bertinelli (9781416568186)
#4-BEAUTIFUL BOY, by David Sheff (9780618683352)
Paperback Fiction
#15- LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY, by Susan Vreeland (978014311352)
Mass Market
#3-REVELATION, by Karen Traviss (9780345477576)
#8-THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, by Philippa Gregory (9781416556534)
#9-DEEP STORM, by Lincoln Child (9781400095476)
Children's Interest
#11-TWEAK, by Nic Sheff (9781416913627)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. THE APPEAL
John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047
2. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
3. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95, 9780670018215
4. AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE
Jacqueline Winspear, Holt, $24, 9780805082159
5. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
6. THE RESERVE
Russell Banks, Harper, $24.95, 9780061430251
7. 7TH HEAVEN
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017701
8. DUMA KEY
Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416552512
9. THE SENATOR'S WIFE
Sue Miller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307264206
10. REMEMBER ME? - DEBUT
Sophie Kinsella, Dial, $25, 9780385338721
11. BETRAYAL - DEBUT
John Lescroart, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525950394
12. BEGINNER'S GREEK
James Collins, Little Brown, $23.99, 9780316021555
13. THE COMMONER
John Burnham Schwartz, Nan A. Talese, $24.95, 9780385515719
14. STRANGER IN PARADISE
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154607
15. LIFE CLASS
Pat Barker, Doubleday, $23.95, 9780385524353
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455
2. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
3. LOSING IT: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time - DEBUT
Valerie Bertinelli, Free Press, $26, 9781416568186
4. BEAUTIFUL BOY: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction - DEBUT
David Sheff, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780618683352
5. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
6. THE THIRD JESUS
Deepak Chopra, Harmony, $24, 9780307338310
7. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
8. THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON
Susan Jacoby, Pantheon, $26, 9780375423741
9. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
10. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
11. RECONCILIATION
Benazir Bhutto, Harper, $27.95, 9780061567582
12. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
13. THIS REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING
Drew Gilpin Faust, Knopf, $27.95, 9780375404047
14. BORN STANDING UP
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
15. GOD'S PROBLEM
Bart D. Ehrman, HarperOne, $25.95, 9780061173974
ON THE RISE:
17. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely, Harper, $25.95, 9780061353239
An MIT professor examines how, why, and when we all behave irrationally.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
3. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
4. NINETEEN MINUTES
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735
5. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
6. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096
7. PEONY IN LOVE
Lisa See, Random House, $14, 9780812975222
8. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
9. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
10. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $16, 9780743227445
11. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
12. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
13. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
14. THE DOUBLE BIND
Chris Bohjalian, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400031665
15. LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY - DEBUT
Susan Vreeland, Penguin, $15, 9780143113522
ON THE RISE:
18. BURNING BRIGHT
Tracy Chevalier, Plume, $14, 9780452289079
A novel about painter and poet William Blake, from the author of Girl With a Pearl Earring.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. A NEW EARTH
Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963
2. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
4. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705
5. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
6. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
7. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Jean-Dominique Bauby, Vintage, $12.95, 9780375701214
8. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
9. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
10. THE POWER OF NOW
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806
11. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
12. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
13. KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL
Deborah Rodriguez, Random House, $14.95, 9780812976731
14. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
15. 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN
Don Piper, Revell, $12.99, 9780800759490
ON THE RISE:
18. GRACE (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $14, 9781594482878
Lamott's meditation on faith is now available in paperback.
MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9780743497305
3. REVELATION - DEBUT
Karen Traviss, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345477576
4. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307388841
5. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
6. THE FAITHFUL SPY
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515144345
7. WHITETHORN WOODS
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307278418
8. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL - DEBUT
Philippa Gregory, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416556534
9. DEEP STORM - DEBUT
Lincoln Child, Anchor, $7.99, 9781400095476
10. THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Tony Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780060563479
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. RODRICK RULES
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737
2. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
3. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
4. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
5. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
6. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877
7. A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $9.99, 9780385732314
8. GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES!
Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763615789
9. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
10. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
11. TWEAK: GROWING UP ON METHAMPHETAMINES - DEBUT
Nic Sheff, Ginee Seo, $16.99, 9781416913627
12. TUNNELS
Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams, Chicken House, $17.99, 9780439871778
13. AIRMAN
Eoin Colfer, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423107507
14. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
15. THE PENDERWICKS
Jeanne Birdsall, Yearling, $6.50, 9780440420477
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. FANCY NANCY BONJOUR, BUTTERFLY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061235887
3. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. HORTON HEARS A WHO!
Dr.Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394800783
5. FANCY NANCY AT THE MUSEUM
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236075
6. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
7. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
8. FANCY NANCY AND THE BOY FROM PARIS
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236099
9. GREEN EGGS AND HAM
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800165
10. PAT THE BUNNY
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
11. FANCY NANCY LOVES! LOVES!! LOVES!!!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993
12. ZEN TIES
Jon J Muth, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439634250
13. FANCY NANCY AND THE POSH PUPPY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542139
14. BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
15. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 978039922690
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
3. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
4. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Yearling
5. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (hardcover)
Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, S&S
6. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
7. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
8. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
9. WARRIORS (hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, HarperCollins
10. THE CLIQUE (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown
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February 28, 2008
The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, February 28, 2008 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 24, 2008). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.
Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you, or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts
for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#4-AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE, by Jacqueline Winspear (9780805082159)
#10-STRANGERS IN DEATH, by J.D. Robb (9780399154706)
#15-LADY KILLER, by Lisa Scottoline (9780060833206)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#7-THE THIRD JESUS, by Deepak Chopra (9780307338310)
#14- GOD'S PROBLEM, by Bart D. Ehrman (9780061173974)
Paperback Fiction
#11-PEONY IN LOVE, by Lisa See (9780812975222)
Mass Market
#10-I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE, by Mary Higgins Clark (9780743497305)
Children's Interest
#8-TUNNELS, by Roderick Gordon, Brian J. Williams (9780439871778)
Children's Illustrated
#9-HORTON HEARS A WHO!, by Dr. Seuss (9780394800783)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. THE APPEAL
John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047
2. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
3. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95, 9780670018215
4. AN INCOMPLETE REVENGE - DEBUT
Jacqueline Winspear, Holt, $24, 9780805082159
5. THE SENATOR'S WIFE
Sue Miller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307264206
6. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
7. 7TH HEAVEN
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017701
8. DUMA KEY
Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416552512
9. THE RESERVE
Russell Banks, Harper, $24.95, 9780061430251
10. STRANGERS IN DEATH - DEBUT
J.D. Robb, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154706
11. STRANGER IN PARADISE
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154607
12. THE COMMONER
John Burnham Schwartz, Nan A. Talese, $24.95, 9780385515719
13. BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
Charles Bock, Random House, $25, 9781400066506
14. THE UNCOMMON READER
Alan Bennett, FSG, $15, 9780374280963
15. LADY KILLER - DEBUT
Lisa Scottoline, Harper, $25.95, 9780060833206
ON THE RISE:
25. THE SOUL THIEF
Charles Baxter, Pantheon, $20, 9780375422522
This novel by the author of The Feast of Love is a March Book Sense Pick.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455
2. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
3. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
4. RECONCILIATION: ISLAM, DEMOCRACY, AND THE WEST
Benazir Bhutto, Harper, $27.95, 9780061567582
5. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
6. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
7. THE THIRD JESUS: The Christ We Cannot Ignore - DEBUT
Deepak Chopra, Harmony, $24, 9780307338310
8. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
9. THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON
Susan Jacoby, Pantheon, $26, 9780375423741
10. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
11. I AM AMERICA (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
12. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
13. THIS REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING
Drew Gilpin Faust, Knopf, $27.95, 9780375404047
14. GOD'S PROBLEM: HOW THE BIBLE FAILS TO ANSWER OUR MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION - DEBUT
Bart D. Ehrman, HarperOne, $25.95, 9780061173974
15. THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS
Eric Weiner, Twelve, $25.99, 9780446580267
ON THE RISE:
20. HIGH CRIMES: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
Michael Kodas, Hyperion, $24.95, 9781401302733
Kodas has written a riveting account of his 2004 Mount Everest expedition.
A February Book Sense Pick.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
3. NINETEEN MINUTES
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735
4. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
5. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096
6. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
7. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
8. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
9. THE DOUBLE BIND
Chris Bohjalian, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400031665
10. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
11. PEONY IN LOVE - DEBUT
Lisa See, Random House, $14, 9780812975222
12. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
13. THE WITCH OF PORTOBELLO
Paulo Coelho, Harper Perennial, $13.95, 9780061338816
14. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
15. BODY SURFING
Anita Shreve, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316067331
ON THE RISE:
27. THE BASTARD OF ISTANBUL
Elif Shafak, Penguin, $14, 9780143112716
This insightful novel of two extended families is a February Book Sense Notable title.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. A NEW EARTH
Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963
2. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
4. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705
5. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER*
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
6. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
7. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Jean-Dominique Bauby, Vintage, $12.95, 9780375701214
8. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
9. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
10. THE POWER OF NOW
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806
11. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
12. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
13. EAT THIS NOT THAT!
David Zinczenko, Rodale, $19.95, 9781594868542
14. 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN
Don Piper, Revell, $12.99, 9780800759490
15. KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL
Deborah Rodriguez, Random House, $14.95, 9780812976731
ON THE RISE:
20. THE WILD TREES: A Story of Passion and Daring
Richard Preston, Random House, $16, 9780812975598
Preston's exploration of northern California's majestic forests.
MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307388841
3. WHITETHORN WOODS
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307278418
4. THE FAITHFUL SPY
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515144345
5. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
6. THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Tony Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780060563479
7. NEXT
Michael Crichton, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780060873165
8. THE OVERLOOK
Michael Connelly, Vision, $7.99, 9780446401302
9. THE WATCHMAN
Robert Crais, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416514978
10. I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE - DEBUT
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9780743497305
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
2. RODRICK RULES
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737
3. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
4. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
5. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
6. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877
7. THE SWEET FAR THING
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385730303
8. TUNNELS - DEBUT
Roderick Gordon, Brian J. Williams, Chicken House, $17.99, 9780439871778
9. UN LUN DUN
China Mieville, Del Rey, $9, 9780345458445
10. A WRINKLE IN TIME
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
11. THE PENDERWICKS
Jeanne Birdsall, Yearling, $6.50, 9780440420477
12. AIRMAN
Eoin Colfer, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423107507
13. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
14. A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $9.99, 9780385732314
15. GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES!
Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd (Illus.), Candlewick, $19.99, 9780763615789
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. FANCY NANCY BONJOUR, BUTTERFLY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061235887
3. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. FANCY NANCY AT THE MUSEUM
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236075
5. FANCY NANCY AND THE BOY FROM PARIS
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236099
6. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
7. ZEN TIES
Jon J Muth, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439634250
8. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
9. HORTON HEARS A WHO! - DEBUT
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394800783
10. FANCY NANCY LOVES! LOVES!! LOVES!!!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993
11. GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
12. PAT THE BUNNY
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
13. SMASH! CRASH!
Jon Scieszka, David Shannon (Illus.), Loren Long (Illus.), David Gordon (Illus.), S&S, $16.99, 9781416941330
14. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
15. BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
2. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
4. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (hardcover)
Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, S&S
5. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Yearling
6. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
7. THE CLIQUE (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown
8. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
9. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
10. WARRIORS (hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, Avon
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February 21, 2008
The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, February 21, 2008 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 17, 2008). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.
Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you, or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts
for the week:
#12-SONG YET SUNG, by James McBride (9781594489723)
#14-THE KILLING GROUND, by Jack Higgins (9780399153808)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#3-RECONCILIATION, by Benazir Bhutto (9780061567582)
#7-THIS REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING, by Drew Gilpin Faust (9780375404047)
#13-THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON, by Susan Jacoby (9780375423741)
Paperback Fiction
#13-THE DOUBLE BIND, by Chris A. Bohjalian (9781400031665)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. THE APPEAL
John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047
2. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
3. DUMA KEY
Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416552512
4. 7TH HEAVEN
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017701
5. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95, 9780670018215
6. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
7. MY MISTRESS'S SPARROW IS DEAD
Jeffrey Eugenides (Ed.), Harper, $24.95, 9780061240379
8. THE SENATOR'S WIFE
Sue Miller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307264206
9. THE RESERVE
Russell Banks, Harper, $24.95, 9780061430251
10. STRANGER IN PARADISE
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154607
11. BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
Charles Bock, Random House, $25, 9781400066506
12. SONG YET SUNG - DEBUT
James McBride, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489723
13. LIFE CLASS
Pat Barker, Doubleday, $23.95, 9780385524353
14. THE KILLING GROUND - DEBUT
Jack Higgins, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399153808
15. THE MONSTERS OF TEMPLETON
Lauren Groff, Voice, $24.95, 9781401322250
ON THE RISE:
23. THE GHOST WAR
Alex Berenson, Putnam, $24.95, 9780399154539
Berenson's follow-up to his 2006 Edgar Award-winning debut, The Faithful Spy.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455
2. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
3. RECONCILIATION: Islam, Democracy, and the West- Debut
Benazir Bhutto, Harper, $27.95, 9780061567582
4. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
5. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
6. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
7. THIS REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING: Death and the American Civil War- Debut
Drew Gilpin Faust, Knopf, $27.95, 9780375404047
8. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
9. I AM AMERICA (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
10. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
11. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
12. WOMEN & MONEY
Suze Orman, Spiegel & Grau, $24.95, 9780385519311
13. THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON - DEBUT
Susan Jacoby, Pantheon, $26, 9780375423741
14. BORN STANDING UP
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
15. THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE
Diane Ackerman, Norton, $24.95, 9780393061727
ON THE RISE:
22. OLD FRIEND FROM FAR AWAY: The Practice of Writing Memoir
Natalie Goldberg, Free Press, $25, 9781416535027
After reading this, you too may want to write your own memoir!
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
3. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
4. NINETEEN MINUTES
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735
5. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096
6. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
7. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
8. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
9. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
10. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
11. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
12. THE WITCH OF PORTOBELLO
Paulo Coelho, Harper Perennial, $13.95, 9780061338816
13. THE DOUBLE BIND - DEBUT
Chris A. Bohjalian, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400031665
14. BODY SURFING
Anita Shreve, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316067331
15. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
ON THE RISE:
21. MORAL DISORDER AND OTHER STORIES
Margaret Atwood, Anchor, $13.95, 9780385721646
Another great collection of stories by the author of The View From Castle Rock.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. A NEW EARTH
Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963
2. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
4. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705
5. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
6. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Jean-Dominique Bauby, Vintage, $12.95, 9780375701214
7. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
8. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
9. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
10. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
11. KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL
Deborah Rodriguez, Random House, $14.95, 9780812976731
12. 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN
Don Piper, Revell, $12.99, 9780800759490
13. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
14. EAT THIS NOT THAT!
David Zinczenko, Rodale, $19.95, 9781594868542
15. PORN FOR WOMEN
Cambridge Women's Pornography Co-op (Eds.), Chronicle, $12.95, 9780811855518
ON THE RISE:
26. POWER, FAITH, AND FANTASY: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present
Michael B. Oren, Norton, $17.95, 9780393330304
Oren looks at America's historical involvement in the Middle East and how it affects today's events.
MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. WHITETHORN WOODS
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307278418
3. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307388841
4. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
5. THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Tony Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780060563479
6. THE FAITHFUL SPY
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515144345
7. THE WATCHMAN
Robert Crais, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416514978
8. THE OVERLOOK
Michael Connelly, Vision, $7.99, 9780446401302
9. NEXT
Michael Crichton, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780060873165
10. THE OFFICIAL SCRABBLE PLAYERS DICTIONARY, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. RODRICK RULES
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737
2. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
3. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
4. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
5. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
6. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877
7. AIRMAN
Eoin Colfer, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423107507
8. THE SWEET FAR THING
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385730303
9. UN LUN DUN
China Mieville, Del Rey, $9, 9780345458445
10. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
11. A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $9.99, 9780385732314
12. PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON
Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Disney, $18.99, 9780786837885
13. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
14. THE PENDERWICKS
Jeanne Birdsall, Yearling, $6.50, 9780440420477
15. A WRINKLE IN TIME
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. FANCY NANCY BONJOUR, BUTTERFLY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061235887
3. FANCY NANCY AT THE MUSEUM
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236075
4. FANCY NANCY AND THE BOY FROM PARIS
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236099
5. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
6. HUG TIME
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $14.99, 9780316114943
7. FANCY NANCY LOVES! LOVES!! LOVES!!!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993
8. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
9. FANCY NANCY AND THE POSH PUPPY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542139
10. ZEN TIES
Jon J Muth, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439634250
11. SMASH! CRASH!
Jon Scieszka, David Shannon (Illus.), Loren Long (Illus.), David Gordon (Illus.), S&S, $16.99, 9781416941330
12. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
13. FLAMINGOS ON THE ROOF
Calef Brown, Houghton Mifflin, $16, 9780618562985
14. GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
15. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
2. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Yearling
4. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/ Arthur A. Levine
5. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
6. PET FAIRIES (paperback)
Daisy Meadows, Scholastic
7. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (hardcover)
Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, S&S
8. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
9. THE CLIQUE (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown
10. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
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February 14, 2008
The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, February 14, 2008 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 10, 2008). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.
Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you, or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts
for the week:
#3-7TH HEAVEN, by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (9780316017701)
#8-STRANGER IN PARADISE, by Robert B. Parker (9780399154607)
#11-MY MISTRESS'S SPARROW IS DEAD, by Jeffrey Eugenides (Ed.) (9780061240379)
#14-THE MONSTERS OF TEMPLETON, by Lauren Groff (9781401322250)
Paperback Fiction
#9-NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult (9780743496735)
#15-THE WITCH OF PORTOBELLO, by Paulo Coelho (9780061338816)
Mass Market
#10-THE GIFT OF FEAR, by Gavin de Becker (9780440226192)
Children's Illustrated
#2-FANCY NANCY BONJOUR, BUTTERFLY, by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.) (9780061235887)
#4-FANCY NANCY AND THE BOY FROM PARIS, by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.) (9780061236099)
#5-FANCY NANCY AT THE MUSEUM, by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.) (9780061236075)
Children's Fiction Series
#3-PET FAIRIES, by Daisy Meadows
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. THE APPEAL
John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047
2. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
3. 7TH HEAVEN - DEBUT
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316017701
4. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95, 9780670018215
5. DUMA KEY
Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416552512
6. THE SENATOR'S WIFE
Sue Miller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307264206
7. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
8. STRANGER IN PARADISE - DEBUT
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154607
9. BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN
Charles Bock, Random House, $25, 9781400066506
10. THE RESERVE
Russell Banks, Harper, $24.95, 9780061430251
11. MY MISTRESS'S SPARROW IS DEAD: Great Love Stories, From Chekhov to Munro - DEBUT
Jeffrey Eugenides (Ed.), Harper, $24.95, 9780061240379
12. LIFE CLASS
Pat Barker, Doubleday, $23.95, 9780385524353
13. THE UNCOMMON READER
Alan Bennett, FSG, $15, 9780374280963
14. THE MONSTERS OF TEMPLETON - DEBUT
Lauren Groff, Hyperion, $24.95, 9781401322250
15. DIARY OF A BAD YEAR
J.M. Coetzee, Viking, $24.95, 9780670018758
ON THE RISE:
17. SONG YET SUNG
James McBride, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489723
McBride's novel, set in pre-Civil War Maryland, is a February Book Sense Pick.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
2. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455
3. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
4. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
5. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
6. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
7. YOU: Staying Young
Michael F. Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9780743292566
8. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
9. I AM AMERICA (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
10. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
11. BORN STANDING UP
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
12. THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE
Diane Ackerman, Norton, $24.95, 9780393061727
13. MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT
Madeleine Albright, Harper, $26.95, 9780061351808
14. GOOD DOG. STAY.
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $14.95, 9781400067138
15. THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS
Eric Weiner, Twelve, $25.99, 9780446580267
ON THE RISE:
19. CHARLATAN: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam
Pope Brock, Crown, $24.95, 9780307339881
The outrageous and fun tale of a Depression-era con man.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
3. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
4. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096
5. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
6. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
7. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
8. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
9. NINETEEN MINUTES - DEBUT
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735
10. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
11. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
12. BODY SURFING
Anita Shreve, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316067331
13. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
14. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
15. THE WITCH OF PORTOBELLO - DEBUT
Paulo Coelho, Harper Perennial, $13.95, 9780061338816
ON THE RISE:
22. OIL!
Upton Sinclair, Penguin, $15, 9780143112266
Sinclair's 1927 novel inspired the Oscar nominated film There Will Be Blood.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. A NEW EARTH
Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963
2. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
4. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705
5. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
6. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
7. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Jean-Dominique Bauby, Vintage, $12.95, 9780375701214
8. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
9. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
10. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
11. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
12. THE POWER OF NOW
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806
13. EAT THIS NOT THAT!
David Zinczenko, Rodale, $19.95, 9781594868542
14. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
15. KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL
Deborah Rodriguez, Random House, $14.95, 9780812976731
MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
3. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307388841
4. WHITETHORN WOODS
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307278418
5. THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Tony Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780060563479
6. THE WATCHMAN
Robert Crais, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416514978
7. THE OVERLOOK
Michael Connelly, Vision, $7.99, 9780446401302
8. THE FAITHFUL SPY
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515144345
9. NEXT
Michael Crichton, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780060873165
10. THE GIFT OF FEAR: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence- Debut
Gavin de Becker, Dell, $7.99, 9780440226192
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
2. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
3. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
4. RODRICK RULES
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737
5. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
6. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877
7. THE SWEET FAR THING
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385730303
8. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
9. UN LUN DUN
China Mieville, Del Rey, $9, 9780345458445
10. AIRMAN
Eoin Colfer, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423107507
11. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
12. A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $9.99, 9780385732314
13. THE GIVER
Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.50, 9780440237686
14. A WRINKLE IN TIME
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
15. ELDEST
Christopher Paolini, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375840401
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. FANCY NANCY BONJOUR, BUTTERFLY - DEBUT
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061235887
3. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. FANCY NANCY AND THE BOY FROM PARIS - DEBUT
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236099
5. FANCY NANCY AT THE MUSEUM - DEBUT
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236075
6. FANCY NANCY LOVES! LOVES!! LOVES!!!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993
7. HUG TIME
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $14.99, 9780316114943
8. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
9. FLAMINGOS ON THE ROOF
Calef Brown, Houghton Mifflin, $16, 9780618562985
10. ZEN TIES
Jon J Muth, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439634250
11. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
12. FANCY NANCY AND THE POSH PUPPY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542139
13. SMASH! CRASH!
Jon Scieszka, David Shannon (Illus.), Loren Long (Illus.), David Gordon (Illus.), S&S, $16.99, 9781416941330
14. GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
15. THE ARRIVAL
Shaun Tan, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, $19.99, 9780439895293
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
2. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. PET FAIRIES (paperback) - DEBUT
DAISY MEADOWS, Scholastic
NEW IN SERIES: KATIE THE KITTEN FAIRY (9780545028165)
NEW IN SERIES: BELLA THE BUNNY FAIRY (9780545041850)
NEW IN SERIES: LAUREN THE PUPPY FAIRY (9780545041874)
4. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Yearling
5. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
6. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
8. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
9. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (hardcover)
Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, S&S
10. UGLIES (paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
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February 7, 2008
The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, February 7, 2008 (for the sales week ended Sunday, February 3, 2008). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.
Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you, or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts
for the week:
#1-THE APPEAL, by John Grisham (9780385515047)
#7-THE RESERVE, by Russell Banks (9780061430251)
#8-LIFE CLASS, by Pat Barker (9780385524353)
#9-BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, by Charles Bock (9781400066506)
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
#3-A NEW EARTH, by Eckhart Tolle (9780452289963)
Mass Market
#3-WHITETHORN WOODS, by Maeve Binchy (9780307278418)
#8-THE FAITHFUL SPY, by Alex Berenson (9780515144345)
Children's Interest
#13-UN LUN DUN, by China Mieville (9780345458445)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. THE APPEAL - DEBUT
John Grisham, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385515047
2. DUMA KEY
Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416552512
3. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
4. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95, 9780670018215
5. THE SENATOR'S WIFE
Sue Miller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307264206
6. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
7. THE RESERVE - DEBUT
Russell Banks, Harper, $24.95, 9780061430251
8. LIFE CLASS - DEBUT
Pat Barker, Doubleday, $23.95, 9780385524353
9. BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN - DEBUT
Charles Bock, Random House, $25, 9781400066506
10. PLUM LUCKY
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $17.95, 9780312377632
11. THE UNCOMMON READER
Alan Bennett, FSG, $15, 9780374280963
12. DIARY OF A BAD YEAR
J.M. Coetzee, Viking, $24.95, 9780670018758
13. SWORD SONG
Bernard Cornwell, Harper, $25.95, 9780060888640
14. PLAYING FOR PIZZA
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
15. THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO
Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95, 9781594489587
ON THE RISE:
37. WINTER IN MADRID
C.J. Sansom, Viking, $25.95, 9780670018482
A fascinating tale of post-civil war Spain.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455
2. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
3. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
4. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
5. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
6. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
7. BORN STANDING UP
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
8. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
9. FREE LUNCH
David Cay Johnston, Portfolio, $24.95, 9781591841913
10. THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS
Eric Weiner, Twelve, $25.99, 9780446580267
11. MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT
Madeleine Albright, Harper, $26.95, 9780061351808
12. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
13. I AM AMERICA (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
14. THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE
Diane Ackerman, Norton, $24.95, 9780393061727
15. BOOM!
Tom Brokaw, Random House, $28.95, 9781400064571
ON THE RISE:
16. THIS REPUBLIC OF SUFFERING: Death and the American Civil War
Drew Gilpin Faust, Knopf, $27.95, 9780375404047
A stunning look at the true cost of the lives lost during the Civil War.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
3. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
4. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
5. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096
6. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
7. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
8. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
9. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
10. BODY SURFING
Anita Shreve, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316067331
11. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
12. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
13. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
14. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064
15. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149
ON THE RISE:
16. MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH
Ariana Franklin, Berkley, $15, 9780425219256
Franklin's historical thriller was a Book Sense Pick in hardcover.
TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
3. A NEW EARTH: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose - DEBUT
Eckhart Tolle, Penguin, $14, 9780452289963
4. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705
5. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
6. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
7. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
8. THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Jean-Dominique Bauby, Vintage, $12.95, 9780375701214
9. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
10. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
11. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
12. THE GOD DELUSION
Richard Dawkins, Mariner, $15.95, 9780618918249
13. THIS I BELIEVE
Jay Allison (Ed.), Holt, $14, 9780805086584
14. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
15. EAT THIS NOT THAT!
David Zinczenko, Rodale, $19.95, 9781594868542
ON THE RISE:
18. BETTER: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
Atul Gawande, Picador, $14, 9780312427658
Gawande's examination of the medical profession is now available in paperback.
MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307388841
3. WHITETHORN WOODS - DEBUT
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307278418
4. THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Tony Hillerman, Harper, $9.99, 9780060563479
5. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
6. THE WATCHMAN
Robert Crais, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416514978
7. THE OVERLOOK
Michael Connelly, Vision, $7.99, 9780446401302
8. THE FAITHFUL SPY - DEBUT
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515144345
9. PLUM LOVIN'
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $6.99, 9780312985363
10. THE OFFICIAL SCRABBLE PLAYERS DICTIONARY, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
2. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
4. RODRICK RULES
Jeff Kinney, Amulet Books, $12.95, 9780810994737
5. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
6. THE SWEET FAR THING
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385730303
7. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877
8. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
9. AIRMAN
Eoin Colfer, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423107507
10. A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY
Libba Bray, Delacorte, $9.99, 9780385732314
11. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
12. A WRINKLE IN TIME
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
13. UN LUN DUN - DEBUT
China Mieville, Del Rey, $9, 9780345458445
14. THE GIVER
Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.50, 9780440237686
15. INKHEART
Cornelia Funke, Chicken House, $9.99, 9780439709101
CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. FANCY NANCY LOVES! LOVES!! LOVES!!!
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993
3. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
4. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
5. ZEN TIES
Jon J Muth, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439634250
6. SMASH! CRASH!
Jon Scieszka, David Shannon (Illus.), Loren Long (Illus.), David Gordon (Illus.), S&S, $16.99, 9781416941330
7. HUG TIME
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $14.99, 9780316114943
8. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
9. GOOD NIGHT, GORILLA
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
10. PAT THE BUNNY
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
11. BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
12. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Eric Puybaret (Illus.), Sterling, $16.95, 9781402747823
13. FANCY NANCY AND THE POSH PUPPY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542139
14. LOVE YOU FOREVER
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375
15. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
3. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Yearling
4. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
5. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, John Blackford (Illus.), Puffin
6. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. UGLIES (paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
8. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES (hardcover)
Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, S&S
9. THE CLIQUE (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown
10. WARRIORS (hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, Avon
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January 31, 2008
The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, January 31, 2008 (for the sales week ended Sunday, January 27, 2008). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.
Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you, or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.
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Debuts
for the week:
#1-DUMA KEY, by Stephen King (9781416552512)
#7-SWORD SONG, by Bernard Cornwell (9780060888640)
#11-THE COMMONER, by John Burnham Schwartz (9780385515719)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#13-THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS, by Eric Weiner (9780446580267)
Paperback Nonfiction
#13-EAT THIS NOT THAT!, by David Zinczenko (9781594868542)
Mass Market
#10-THE WATCHMAN, by Robert Crais (9781416514978)
Children's Illustrated
#9-FLAMINGOS ON THE ROOF, by Calef Brown (9780618562985)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. DUMA KEY - DEBUT
Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416552512
2. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
3. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $25.95, 9780670018215
4. THE SENATOR'S WIFE
Sue Miller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307264206
5. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
6. PLUM LUCKY
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $17.95, 9780312377632
7. SWORD SONG: The Battle for London - DEBUT
Bernard Cornwell, Harper, $25.95, 9780060888640
8. PLAYING FOR PIZZA
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
9. T IS FOR TRESPASS
Sue Grafton, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399154485
10. THE UNCOMMON READER
Alan Bennett, FSG, $15, 9780374280963
11. THE COMMONER - DEBUT
John Burnham Schwartz, Nan A. Talese, $24.95, 9780385515719
12. OUT STEALING HORSES
Per Petterson, Graywolf, $22, 9781555974701
13. BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414954
14. DIARY OF A BAD YEAR
J.M. Coetzee, Viking, $24.95, 9780670018758
15. BEGINNER'S GREEK
James Collins, Little Brown, $23.99, 9780316021555
ON THE RISE:
23. NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON
Pascal Mercier, Grove, $25, 9780802118585
A bestseller in Europe, Mercier's novel is a December 2007 Book Sense Pick.
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455
2. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
3. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
4. FREE LUNCH
David Cay Johnston, Portfolio, $24.95, 9781591841913
5. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
6. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
7. I AM AMERICA (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
8. MEMO TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT
Madeleine Albright, Harper, $26.95, 9780061351808
9. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
10. BORN STANDING UP
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
11. THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE
Diane Ackerman, Norton, $24.95, 9780393061727
12. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
13. THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World - DEBUT
Eric Weiner, Twelve, $25.99, 9780446580267
14. GOOD DOG. STAY.
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $14.95, 9781400067138
15. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
ON THE RISE:
19. THE BUSH TRAGEDY
Jacob Weisberg, Random House, $26, 9781400066780
An examination of the George W. Bush presidency by the editor of Slate.
TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
3. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
4. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096
5. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
6. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
7. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
8. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
9. BODY SURFING
Anita Shreve, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316067331
10. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
11. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
12. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
13. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
14. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064
15. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Peng |
