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Bestseller List for June 19, 2008
Based on sales for the week ending June 15, 2008.
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| | Trade Paperback Fiction | Last Week/
Weeks on List | | 1. | Out Stealing Horses
Per Petterson, Picador, $14, 9780312427085
A widower's recollections
of a day with his childhood friend. | 1/7 | | 2. | Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
An indie fave about
a traveling circus comes to paperback. | 2/62 | | 3. | Loving Frank
Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $14, 9780345495006
Horan's fictionalized
account of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney's love story is now available in paperback. | 3/10 | | 4. | The Yiddish Policemen's
Union
Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $15.95, 9780007149834
A fanciful and believable tale of a Yiddish-speaking
detective in Alaska. | 4/7 | | 5. | In the Woods
Tana French, Penguin, $14, 9780143113492
French's debut novel is
a gripping story of the murder of a child in a suburb of Dublin. | 5/4 | | 6. | The Shack
William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99,
9780964729230
A man's relationship with God is changed when his daughter is abducted. | 10/4 | | 7. | The Road
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
A barren, post-apocalyptic landscape is the foreground, and background,
for this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. | 9/64 | | 8. | The Friday Night Knitting Club
Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096
The heartwarming
story of a yarn shop owner and her 12 year-old biracial daughter. | 7/24 | | 9. | On Chesil Beach - Debut
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307386175
A wedding night in 1963, sexual repression, and patented McEwan prose. | /1 | | 10. | Divisadero
Michael Ondaatje, Vintage, $13.95, 9780307279323
A spellbinding and passionate novel from the author of The English
Patient. | 6/8 | | 11. | The
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
A stunning, enlightening novel of friendship
and Afghan culture and politics. | 14/213 | | 12. | The Gathering
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
Enright's newest novel
about a large Irish family gathering for a wake for one of their own. | 8/34 | | 13. | The Maytrees - Debut
Annie Dillard, Harper Perennial, $13.95, 9780061239540
Free-spirited characters are dazzled by Cape Cod and the sea
in a lyrically beautiful novel. | /1 | | 14. | The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $13.95, 9780061122415
A boy's journey and
metamorphosis, with new bonus material. | 13/59 | | 15. | Nineteen Minutes
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735
A high school
shooting rampage is the contemporary issue for Picoult's novel. | 12/19 | | | ON THE RISE | | | 19. | Ghostwalk
Rebecca Stott, Spiegel & Grau,
$14.95, 9780385521079
A mysterious, intelligent first novel, now available in paperback. |
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| | Trade
Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/
Weeks on List | | 1. | A New Earth
Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963
This follow-up to The Power
of Now is an Oprah Book Club pick. | 2/20 | | 2. | Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
An
American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. | 1/72 | | 3. | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara and Camille
Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780060852566
The Kingsolver family moves to a rural Virginia farm
and vows to eat locally for one year. | 3/7 | | 4. | The Audacity of Hope
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705
Hope as a precursor
to presidential ambitions. Now available in paperback in time for a surge in the polls. | 5/25
| | 5. | Dreams From My Father
Barack
Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773
An elegant memoir of race and place from the presidential hopeful. | 6/82 | | 6. | Eat,
Pray, Love
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
The author's yearlong search for spiritual
meaning. | 4/73 | | 7. | The
Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
A hard-boiled look at the food chain. | 8/42 | | 8. | The
Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806
An enormously popular guide to spiritual enlightenment
by the author of A New Earth. | 7/41 | | 9. | Wisdom of Our Fathers
Tim Russert, Random House, $13.95, 9780812975437
Readers'
responses to Russert's bestselling Big Russ and Me. | /3 | | 10. | Marley & Me
John Grogan, Harper, $13.95,
9780060817091
Irresistible, funny, and finally available in paperback! | 12/14 | | 11. | Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
This heartbreaking story of the demise of a "lost" young man is now a movie. | 11/42
| | 12. | Little Heathens
Mildred
Armstrong Kalish, Bantam, $12, 9780553384246
Kinship and nature abound for an austere Iowa farm family during the Depression. | 9/7 | | 13. | Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Free Press, $15, 9780743289696
Ali, a Somali-born member of the Dutch parliament, gives a view of
violence against women in the Muslim world. | 15/11 | | 14. | Merle's Door
Ted Kerasote, Harvest, $15, 9780156034500
Kerasote's heartwarming
story of life with his Labrador mix, Merle. | /8 | | 15. | Lone Survivor - Debut
Marcus Luttrell, Patrick
Robinson, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316067607
A powerful, almost unbelievable account of a disastrous Navy SEAL mission in
Afghanistan. | /1 | | | ON THE RISE | | | 20. | Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
Tim Weiner, Anchor, $16.95, 9780307389008
A
fascinating history of the CIA, now available in paperback. | |
| | Hardcover Fiction | Last Week/
Weeks on List | | 1. | Nothing to Lose
Lee Child, Delacorte, $27, 9780385340564
Jack Reacher is back in this
gripping follow-up to Bad Luck and Trouble. | 1/2 | | 2. | The Enchantress of Florence
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $26, 9780375504334
An enthralling
new novel by the author of Midnight's Children. | 4/3 | | 3. | The Host
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $25.99,
9780316068048
The debut adult novel by the author of the very popular series for teens, Twilight. | 3/6 | | 4. | The Spies of Warsaw
Alan Furst, Random House, $25, 9781400066025
The latest novel of espionage by the bestselling author of The Foreign
Correspondent. | 2/2 | | 5. | Sail - Debut
James Patterson, Howard Roughan,
Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018708
A family sailing vacation goes awry in this new page-turner. | /1 | | 6. | Unaccustomed Earth
Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $25, 9780307265739
The latest collection of stories by the author of The Namesake. | 5/11 | | 7. | The
Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $23.95, 9780061537936
A look at life through the eyes of
Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch. | 7/5 | | 8. | The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95, 9781594489587
There's
been major critical acclaim for this sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back. | 9/19 | | 9. | Careless in Red
Elizabeth George, Harper, $27.95, 9780061160875
Still shaken by his wife's murder, Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley
returns to investigate another killing. | 6/6 | | 10. | The Garden of Last Days
Andre Dubus III, Norton, $24.95, 9780393041651
A brilliant,
searing new novel by the author of House of Sand and Fog. | 8/2 | | 11. | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - Debut
David Wroblewski, Ecco, $25.95, 9780061374227
A masterful debut novel of a mute boy's coming of age in rural Wisconsin. | /1 | | 12. | Devil
May Care
Sebastian Faulks, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385524285
Faulks writes as Ian Fleming in a new James
Bond novel. | 15/3 | | 13. | Plague
Ship
Clive Cussler, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399154973
Cussler's latest thriller in the Oregon Files series. | 13/2 | | 14. | The
Other - Debut
David Guterson, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307263155
A thoughtful and provocative novel of friendship by the author of Snow Falling on Cedars. | /1 | | 15. | Snuff
Chuck
Palahniuk, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385517881
Palahniuk's outrageous tale of an aging porn queen's attempt to end
her career. | 11/4 | | | ON THE RISE | | | 21. | The Steel Wave
Jeff Shaara, Ballantine, $28, 9780345461421
Shaara's follow-up
to The Rising Tide is an intense novel of the Normandy invasion. | |
| | Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/
Weeks on List | | 1. | When You Are Engulfed in Flames
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316143479
Yet
another laugh-out-loud collection of essays by indie fave Sedaris. | 1/2 | | 2. | The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95,
9781401323257
The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who was
recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. | 2/10 | | 3. | What Happened
Scott McClellan, PublicAffairs, $27.95, 9781586485566
The former press
secretary of the Bush White House gives his perspective of his time there. | 3/3 | | 4. | The Downhill Lie
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $22, 9780307266538
Hiaasen's truly hilarious look at golf. | 4/6 | | 5. | The Post-American World
Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $25.95, 9780393062359
Zakaria's
follow-up to his bestseller, The Future of Freedom. | 5/7 | | 6. | The Secret
Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95,
9781582701707
A collection of wisdom and philosophies to improve our daily lives. | /67
| | 7. | In Defense of Food
Michael
Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455
Pollan's answers to the questions he raised in his bestselling The
Omnivore's Dilemma. | 8/24 | | 8. | Audition
Barbara Walters, Knopf, $29.95, 9780307266460
A memoir by one of television's
most recognized journalists. | 7/6 | | 9. | Always by My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other - Debut
Jim Nantz, Gotham, $26, 9781592403615
The CBS sports commentator's touching
story of his father's battle with Alzheimer’s. | /1 | | 10. | Counselor
Ted Sorensen, Harper, $27.95, 9780060798710
A fascinating memoir by a man
who played an important role in the Kennedy administration. | /3 | | 11. | The Billionaire's Vinegar
Benjamin Wallace,
Crown, $24.95, 9780307338778
A fun, fascinating read of wine history and mystery! | 14/2
| | 12. | Just Who Will You Be?
Maria Shriver, Hyperion, $14.95, 9781401323189
Shriver offers hope and inspiration and reminds people it's not
too late to be the person you want to be. | 6/9 | | 13. | A Voyage Long and Strange
Tony Horwitz, Holt, $27.50, 9780805076035
A fresh, lively
look at the discovery of the New World. | 13/6 | | 14. | Armageddon in Retrospect
Kurt Vonnegut, Putnam, $24.95, 9780399155086
A collection
of previously unpublished writings. | 12/11 | | 15. | Goodnight Bush
Erich Origen, Gan Golan, Little Brown, $14.99, 9780316040419
The Bush
administration is roasted in this fun parody of the children's classic, Goodnight Moon. | 9/2 | | | ON THE RISE | | | 16. | Me of Little Faith
Lewis Black, Riverhead, $24.95, 9781594489945
The Daily Show regular's irreverent take on religion. | |
| | Mass Market | Last Week/
Weeks on List | | 1. | The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett, Signet,
$7.99, 9780451166890 | 1/36 | | 2. | Suffer the Little Children
Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99, 9780143113614 | 2/7 | | 3. | The Tin Roof Blowdown
- Debut
James Lee Burke, Pocket, $7.99, 9781416548508 | /1 | | 4. | Simple Genius
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446618731 | 3/12 | | 5. | Step on a Crack
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Vision, $9.99, 9780446199278 | 4/3 | | 6. | The
Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488 | 7/94 | | 7. | Spare Change
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99,
9780425221921 | 9/2 | | 8. | Fahrenheit
451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966 | /29 | | 9. | 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 | /30 | | 10. | Bad
Luck and Trouble
Lee Child, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243663 | 5/12 |
| | Children's Interest | | | 1. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick
Rules
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737 | | | 2. | The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 | | | 3. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95,
9780810993136 | | | 4. | The
Mysterious Benedict Society
Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316003957 | | | 5. | Seekers: The Quest Begins
Erin Hunter, Harper,
$16.99, 9780060871222 | | | 6. | The
Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785 | | | 7. | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680 | | | 8. | Lock and Key
Sarah Dessen, Viking, $18.99, 9780670010882 | | | 9. | Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger
Kevin Bolger, Razorbill,
$10.99, 9781595141767 | | | 10. | Just
Listen
Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142410974 | | | 11. | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Debut
James Luceno, Scholastic, $6.99, 9780545007016 | | | 12. | The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877 | | | 13. | The Tale of Despereaux
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290 | | | 14. | Fairest
Gail Carson Levine, HarperTrophy, $6.99, 9780060734107 | | | 15. | Summer Ball - Debut
Mike Lupica, Puffin, $7.99, 9780142411537 | |
| | Children's Illustrated | | | 1. | Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random
House, $17.99, 9780679805274 | | | 2. | Gallop!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633 | | | 3. | Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 | | | 4. | Fancy Nancy's Favorite
Fancy Words
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061549236 | | | 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. | Fancy
Nancy Bonjour, Butterfly
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061235887 | | | 8. | Alphabet
Matthew
Van Fleet, S&S, $19.99, 9781416955658 | | | 9. | Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926 | | | 10. | Fancy Nancy
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser
(Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092 | | | 11. | Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007 | | | 12. | Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99,
9780399230035 | | | 13. | Curious
You: On Your Way!
H.A. Rey, Houghton Mifflin, $12.95, 9780618919758 | | | 14. | Fancy Nancy Loves! Loves!! Loves!!!
Jane O'Connor,
Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993 | | | 15. | Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375 | |
| | Children's 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. | Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax | | 4. | Clique Summer Collection
(paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Poppy | | 5. | Junie
B. Jones (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkas (Illus.), Random House | | 6. | Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine | | 7. | Pendragon (hardcover and paperback)
D.J. MacHale,
S&S | | 8. | Alex Rider (hardcover and
paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin | | 9. | The
Clique (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown | | 10. | Warriors
(hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, Harper |
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