BC-US--Best Sellers-Books-USAToday

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Sep 3rd, 2009 | Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback

1. "92 Pacific Boulevard: A Cedar Cove Novel" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)(F-P)

2. "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown) (F-H)

3. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)

4. "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger (Mariner Books) (F-P)

5. "Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel" by Richelle Mead (Razorbill) (F-H)

6. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)

7. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)

8. "A Good Woman" by Danielle Steel (Dell) (F-P)

9. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)

10. "South of Broad" by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese) (F-H)

11. "Scarpetta" by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley) (F-P)

12. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media) (F-P)

13. "Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine" by Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions) (NF-P)

14. "Hunting Ground" by Patricia Briggs (Ace) (F-P)

15. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H)

16. "Divine Justice" by David Baldacci (Vision) (F-P)

17. "The Brass Verdict" by Michael Connelly (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)

18. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)

19. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I" by Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle (Knopf) (NF-H)

20. "Extreme Measures" by Vince Flynn (Pocket) (F-P)

21. "My Life in France" by Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme, (Anchor) (NF-P)

22. "The Darkest Whisper" by Gena Showalter (HQN) (F-P)

23. "The Weight of Silence" by Heather Gudenkauf (Mira) (F-P)

24. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn) (F-H)

25. "Culture of Corruption: Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies" by Michelle Malkin (Regnery Publishing) (NF-H)

26. "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone) (F-H)

27. "Dead Until Dark" by Charlaine Harris (Ace) (F-P)

28. "206 Bones: A Novel" by Kathy Reichs (Scribner) (F-H)

29. "Acts of Mercy: A Mercy Street Novel" by Mariah Stewart (Ballantine) (F-P)

30. "Obsidian Prey" by Jayne Castle (Jove) (F-P)

31. "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association" by American Psychological Association (American Psychological Association) (NF-P)

32. "Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously" by Julie Powell (Back Bay Books) (NF-P)

33. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Vision) (F-P)

34. "The Bodies Left Behind" by Jeffery Deaver (Pocket Star) (F-P)

35. "My Sister's Keeper: A Novel" by Jodi Picoult (Pocket) (F-P)

36. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine Books) (F-P)

37. "Chosen to Die" by Lisa Jackson (Zebra) (F-P)

38. "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) (NF-P)

39. "Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Dead and Alive" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-P)

40. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown) (NF-H)

41. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf) (F-H)

42. "Living Dead in Dallas" by Charlaine Harris (Ace) (F-P)

43. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial) (F-P)

44. "From Dead to Worse" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)(F-P)

45. "Smoke Screen: A Novel" by Sandra Brown (Pocket) (F-P)

46. "Club Dead" by Charlaine Harris (Ace) (F-P)

47. "The Laird Who Loved Me" by Karen Hawkins (Pocket) (F-P)

48. "The Keepsake" by Tess Gerritsen (Ballantine) (F-P)

49. "In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect" by Ronald Kessler (Crown) (NF-H)

50. "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak (HarperTrophy) (F-P)

Reporting stores include: Amazon.com, B. Dalton Bookseller, Barnes & Noble.com, Barnes & Noble Inc., Books-A-Million and Bookland, Booksamillion.com, Borders Books & Music, Bookstar, Bookstop, Brentano's, Davis Kidd Booksellers in Nashville, Jackson, Memphis, Tenn., Doubleday Book Shops, Hudson Booksellers, Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati, Cleveland), Powell's Books (Portland, Ore.), Powells.com, R.J. Julia Booksellers (Madison, Conn.), Schuler.



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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS

Sep 3rd, 2009 | HARDCOVER FICTION

1. "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown)

2. "South of Broad" by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese)

3. "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone)

4. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)

5. "206 Bones: A Novel" by Kathy Reichs (Scribner)

6. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)

7. "That Old Cape Magic: A Novel" by Richard Russo (Knopf)

8. "The Eleventh Victim" by Nancy Grace (Hyperion)

9. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)

10. "Even Money" by Dick Francis, Felix Francis (Putnam Adult)

11. "Smash Cut" by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster)

12. "Dreamfever" by Karen Marie Moning (Dell)

13. "Star Wars: Fate Of The Jedi: Abyss" by Troy Denning (Del Rey)

14. "Best Friends Forever" by Jennifer Weiner (Atria)

15. "Resurrecting Midnight: by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I" by Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle (Knopf)

2. "Culture of Corruption: Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies" by Michelle Malkin (Regnery Publishing)

3. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)

4. "In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect" by Ronald Kessler (Crown)

5. "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment" by Steve Harvey (Amistad)

6. "Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions)

7. "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen" by Christopher McDougall (Knopf)

8. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)

9. "Catastrophe" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann (Harper)

10. "A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog" by Dean Koontz (Hyperion)

11. "Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care" by T.R. Reid (The Penguin Press)

12. "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)

13. "Debbie Macombers Cedar Cove Cookbook" by Debbie Macomber (Harlequin)

14. "Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!" by Jillian Michaels and Mariska van Aalst (Crown)

15. "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers (McSweeney's)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. "92 Pacific Boulevard: A Cedar Cove Novel" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)

2. "Hunting Ground" by Patricia Briggs (Ace)

3. "The Brass Verdict" by Michael Connelly (Grand Central)

4. "Scarpetta" by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley)

5. "Obsidian Prey" by Jayne Castle (Jove)

6. "Extreme Measures" by Vince Flynn (Pocket)

7. "Divine Justice" by David Baldacci (Vision)

8. "The Darkest Whisper" by Gena Showalter (HQN)

9. "Dead Until Dark" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)

10. "From Dead to Worse" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)

11. "The Bodies Left Behind" by Jeffery Deaver (Pocket Star)

12. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Vision)

13. "Pleasure: The Shadowdwellers" by Jacquelyn Frank (Zebra)

14. "Dean Koontz's Frankenstein: Dead and Alive" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)

15. "Club Dead" by Charlaine Harris (Ace)

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger (Mariner Books)

2. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media)

3. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)

4. "The Weight of Silence" by Heather Gudenkauf (Mira)

5. "Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine" by Glenn Beck (Threshold Editions)

6. "My Life in France" by Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme, (Anchor)

7. "The Lucky One" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)

8. "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (Dial)

9. "Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously" by Julie Powell (Back Bay Books)

10. "Olive Kitteredge" by Elizabeth Strout (Random House Trade Paperbacks)

11. "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin)

12. "The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel" by Garth Stein (Harper)

13. "Freakonomics" by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner (William Morrow)

14. "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith (Quirk Books)

15. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (Harper)


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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS


Sep 3rd, 2009 | FICTION

1. "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown)

2. "Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel" by Richelle Mead (Razorbill)

3. "South of Broad" by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese)

4. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn)

5. "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone)

6. "206 Bones: A Novel" by Kathy Reichs (Scribner)

7. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

8. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)

9. "The Eleventh Victim" by Nancy Grace (Hyperion)

10. "Tricks" by Ellen Hopkins (Margaret K. McElderry)

11. "That Old Cape Magic: A Novel" by Richard Russo (Knopf)

12. "Dead and Gone" by Charlaine Harris (Ace Hardcover)

13. "39 Clues: The Black Circle" by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

14. "Even Money" by Dick Francis, Felix Francis (Putnam Adult)

15. "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan (Disney Hyperion Books for Children)

NONFICTION

1. "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck, and Sidonie Coryn (Alfred A. Knopf)

2. "Culture of Corruption: Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and Cronies" by Michelle Malkin (Regnery Publishing)

3. "Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown and Company)

4. "In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect" by Ronald Kessler (Crown)

5. "StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths" by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)

6. "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment" by Steve Harvey (Amistad)

7. "Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen" by Christopher McDougall (Knopf)

8. "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity" by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway)

9. "Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care" by T.R. Reid (The Penguin Press)

10. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)

11. "Catastrophe" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann (Harper)

12. "A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog" by Dean Koontz (Hyperion)

13. "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable" by Patrick M. Lencioni (Jossey-Bass)

14. "Flat Belly Diet! Cookbook" by Liz Vaccariello with Cynthia Sass (Rodale)

15. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria)

The Wall Street Journal's list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bookstar, Bookstop, Borders, Brentano's, Coles, Coopersmith, Doubleday, Scribners and Waldenbooks stores, as well as sales from online retailers Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.



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