AP News, May 10th, 2007
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
FICTION
1. "Simple Genius" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
2. "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
3. "The Children of Hurin" by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)
4. "The Woods" by Harlan Coben (Dutton Adult)
5. "Rant: An Oral Biography Of Buster Casey" by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday)
6. "All Together Dead" by Charlain Harris (Ace Hardcover)
7. "Body Surfing" by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown and Company)
8. "I Heard That Song Before" by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)
9. "The Good Husband of Zebra Drive" by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon)
10. "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult (Atria)
11. "Back on Blossom Street" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
12. "Fresh Disasters" by Stuart Woods (Putnam)
13. "No Humans Involved" by Kelley Armstrong (Spectra)
14. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
15. "The River Knows" by Amanda Quick (Putnam)
NONFICTION
1. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words)
2. "At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA" by George Tenet (HarperCollins)
3. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)
4. "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)
5. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)
6. "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" by Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp (HarperCollins)
7. "Everyday Pasta" by Giada De Laurentiis (Clarkson Potter)
8. "The Loved Dog: The Playful, Nonaggressive Way to Teach Your Dog Good Behavior" by Tamar Geller with Andrea Cagan (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)
9. "Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success" by Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow (Gotham Books)
10. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
11. "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?" by Lee Iacocca (Scribner)
12. "Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin'" by Paula Deen, Sherry Suib Cohen (Simon & Schuster)
13. "Silent Partner: A Memoir of my Marriage" by Dina Matos McGreevey (Hyperion)
14. "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't" by Jim Collins (Collins)
15. "The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance)
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.
USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback
1. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words) (NF-H)
2. "The Husband" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-P)
3. "At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA" by George Tenet (HarperCollins) (NF-H)
4. "Simple Genius" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H)
5. "Susannah's Garden" by Debbie Macomber (Mira) (F-P)
6. "Cover of Night" by Linda Howard (Ballantine Books) (F-P)
7. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage) (F-P)
8. "The 5th Horseman" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Warner Books) (F-P)
9. "Dead Watch" by John Sandford (Berkley) (F-P)
10. "Born in Death" by J.D. Robb (Berkley) (F-P)
11. "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) (NF-H)
12. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins) (NF-H)
13. "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)(F-H)
14. "Two Little Girls in Blue" by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket)(F-P)
15. "The Children of Hurin" by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin) (F-H)
16. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) (F-P)
17. "Rant: An Oral Biography Of Buster Casey" by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday) (F-H)
18. "The Wrong Hostage" by Elizabeth Lowell (Avon) (F-P)
19. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin) (F-P)
20. "All Together Dead" by Charlaine Harris (Ace Hardcover) (F-H)
21. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) (NF-P)
22. "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
23. "Captive of My Desires" by Johanna Lindsey (Pocket) (F-P)
24. "The Book of Fate" by Brad Meltzer (Warner) (F-P)
25. "The Woods" by Harlan Coben (Dutton Adult) (F-H)
26. "The Titan's Curse: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3" by Rick Riordan (Miramax) (F-H)
27. "The Loved Dog: The Playful, Nonaggressive Way to Teach Your Dog Good Behavior" by Tamar Geller with Andrea Cagan (Simon Spotlight Entertainment) (NF-H)
28. "The Witness" by Sandra Brown (Warner Books) (F-P)
29. "I Heard That Song Before" by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster) (F-H)
30. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) (NF-P)
31. "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books) (NF-P)
32. "Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky (Vintage) (F-P)
33. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve) (NF-H)
34. "Gone" by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine Books) (F-P)
35. "Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success" by Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow (Gotham Books) (NF-H)
36. "At Risk" by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley) (F-P)
37. "Hot Stuff" by Janet Evanovich, Leanne Banks (St. Martin's Paperbacks) (F-P)
38. "Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin'" by Paula Deen, Sherry Suib Cohen (Simon & Schuster) (NF-H)
39. "The Measure of a Man" by Sidney Poitier (HarperSanFrancisco) (NF-P)
40. "Don't Look Down" by Jennifer Cruise and Bob Mayer (St. Martin's Paperbacks) (F-P)
41. "Eldest: Inheritance, Book II" by Christopher Paolini (Knopf Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
42. "Body Surfing" by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown and Company) (F-H)
43. "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" by Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp (HarperCollins) (NF-H)
44. "Outsider" by Diana Palmer (HQN) (F-P)
45. "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?" by Lee Iacocca (Scribner) (NF-H)
46. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell) (NF-P)
47. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) (NF-H)
48. "Night Lost" by Lynn Viehl (Signet) (F-P)
49. "The Weight Cure They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance) (NF-H)
50. "Everyday Pasta" by Giada De Laurentiis (Clarkson Potter) (NF-H)
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 Books & Music (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Target, Tattered Cover Book Store (Denver), Waldenbooks.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Simple Genius" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
2. "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
3. "The Children of Hurin" by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)
4. "Rant: An Oral Biography Of Buster Casey" by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday)
5. "The Woods" by Harlan Coben (Dutton Adult)
6. "All Together Dead" by Charlaine Harris (Ace Hardcover)
7. "Body Surfing" by Anita Shreve (Little, Brown and Company)
8. "I Heard That Song Before" by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)
9. "The Good Husband of Zebra Drive" by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon)
10. "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult (Atria)
11. "Back on Blossom Street" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
12. "The River Knows" by Amanda Quick (Putnam)
13. "Fresh Disasters" by Stuart Woods (Putnam)
14. "No Humans Involved" by Kelley Armstrong (Spectra)
15. "Dream When You're Feeling Blue" by Elizabeth Berg (Random House)
NONFICTION/GENERAL
1. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words)
2. "At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA" by George Tenet (HarperCollins)
3. "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)
4. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)
5. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)
6. "The Loved Dog: The Playful, Nonaggressive Way to Teach Your Dog Good Behavior" by Tamar Geller with Andrea Cagan (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)
7. "Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success" by Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow (Gotham Books)
8. "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" by Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp (HarperCollins)
9. "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?" by Lee Iacocca (Scribner)
10. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
11. "Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin'" by Paula Deen, Sherry Suib Cohen (Simon & Schuster)
12. "Silent Partner: A Memoir of my Marriage" by Dina Matos McGreevey (Hyperion)
13. "Everyday Pasta" by Giada De Laurentiis (Clarkson Potter)
14. "The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance)
15. "You: On a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management" by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz (Free Press)
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "The Husband" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
2. "Dead Watch" by John Sandford (Berkley)
3. "Susannah's Garden" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
4. "Cover of Night" by Linda Howard (Ballantine Books)
5. "Two Little Girls in Blue" by Mary Higgins Clark (Pocket)
6. "Born in Death" by J.D. Robb (Berkley)
7. "At Risk" by Patricia Cornwell (Berkley)
8. "Promise Me" by Harlan Coben (Signet)
9. "Gone" by Jonathan Kellerman (Ballantine Books)
10. "The Book of Fate" by Brad Meltzer (Warner)
11. "Hot Stuff" by Janet Evanovich, Leanne Banks (St. Martin's Paperbacks)
12. "Night Lost" by Lynn Viehl (Signet)
13. "The Hard Way" by Lee Child (Dell)
14. "When I Fall in Love" by Lynn Kurland (Jove)
15. "The Wrong Hostage" by Elizabeth Lowell (Avon)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage)
2. "The 5th Horseman" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Warner Books)
3. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)
4. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)
5. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin)
6. "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books)
7. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner)
8. "Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky (Vintage)
9. "The Measure of a Man" by Sidney Poitier (HarperSanFrancisco)
10. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
11. "Rise and Shine" by Anna Quindlen (Random House)
12. "The Inheritance of Loss" by Kiran Desai (The Grove Press)
13. "Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond" by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast (Hyperion)
14. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell)
15. "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See (Random House)
