AP News, June 21st, 2007
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
FICTION
1. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover)
2. "Blaze" by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) (Scribner)
3. "Double Take" by Catherine Coulter (Putnam)
4. "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
5. "The Navigator" by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos (Putnam Adult)
6. "The Harlequin" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley Hardcover)
7. "The Children of Hurin" by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)
8. "The 6th Target" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little Brown and Company)
9. "The Overlook" by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company)
10. "Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal" by Eric Van Lustbader (Grand Central Publishing)
11. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)
12. "On Chesil Beach: A Novel" by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese)
13. "Invisible Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam)
14. "Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
15. "Slip & Fall" by Nick Santora (State Street Press)
NONFICTION
1. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)
2. "Soul Wisdom: Practical Soul Treasures to Transform Your Life" by Zhi Gang Sha (Heavens Library)
3. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words)
4. "The Reagan Diaries" by Ronald Reagan (HarperCollins)
5. "The Diana Chronicles" by Tina Brown (Doubleday)
6. "The Assault on Reason" by Al Gore (The Penguin Press HC)
7. "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)
8. "Outrage" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann, (ReganBooks)
9. "Lone Survivor:The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10" by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson, (Little, Brown and Company)
10. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)
11. "Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989" by Michael R. Beschloss (Simon & Schuster)
12. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
13. "The Last Chance Millionaire: It's Not Too Late to Become Wealthy" by Douglas R. Andrew (Business Plus)
14. "Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major" by John Feinstein (Little, Brown)
15. "Rickles Book: A Memoir" by Don Rickles, David Ritz (Simon & Schuster)
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. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover) (F-H)
2. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins) (NF-H)
3. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words) (NF-H)
4. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage) (F-P)
5. "The Reagan Diaries" by Ronald Reagan (HarperCollins) (NF-H)
6. "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador) (F-P)
7. "Blaze" by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) (Scribner) (F-H)
8. "Beach Road" by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge (Warner Books) (F-P)
9. "Angels Fall" by Nora Roberts (Jove) (F-P)
10."Double Take" by Catherine Coulter (Putnam) (F-H)
11. "Wisdom of Our Fathers" by Tim Russert, (Random House Trade Paperbacks) (NF-P)
12. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) (F-P)
13. "The Diana Chronicles" by Tina Brown (Doubleday) (NF-H)
14. "The Assault on Reason" by Al Gore (The Penguin Press HC) (NF-H)
15. "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-H)
16. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) (F-P)
17. "The Husband" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-P)
18. "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster) (NF-H)
19. "The Navigator" by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos (Putnam Adult) (F-H)
20. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin) (F-P)
21. "The 6th Target" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little Brown and Company) (F-H)
22. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) (NF-P)
23. "Black Order" by James Rollins (Harper) (F-P)
24. "The alli Diet Plan" by Caroline Apovian (Meredith Corporation) (NF-P)
25. "Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal" by Eric Van Lustbader (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H)
26. "The Harlequin" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley Hardcover) (F-H)
27. "Polar Shift" by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos (Berkley) (F-P)
28. "The Children of Hurin" by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin) (F-H)
29. "Outrage" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann, (ReganBooks)(NF-H)
30. "Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson (Little, Brown Young Readers) (F-H)
31. "Vanished" by Karen Robards (Signet) (F-P)
32. "Sleeping with Fear" by Kay Hooper (Bantam) (F-P)
33. "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books) (NF-P)
34. "The MacGregors: RobertCybil" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette) (F-P)
35. "The Overlook" by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company) (F-H)
36. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve) (NF-H)
37. "Coming Out" by Danielle Steel (Dell) (F-P)
38. "The Man from Stone Creek" by Linda Lael Miller (HQN Books) (F-P)
39. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion) (F-P)
40. "The Last Summer (of You and Me)" by Ann Brashares (Riverhead Hardcover) (F-H)
41. "Lone Survivor:The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10" by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson, (Little, Brown and Company) (NF-H)
42. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) (NF-P)
43. "The Devil Who Tamed Her" by Johanna Lindsey, (Pocket)(F-H)
44. "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss (Random House Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
45. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell) (NF-P)
46. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (HarperSanFrancisco) (F-P)
47. "Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits" by T.D. Jakes (Atria) (NF-H)
48. "Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major" by John Feinstein (Little, Brown) (NF-H)
49. "Invisible Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam)(F-H)
50. "Everything's Eventual" by Stephen King (Pocket) (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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover)
2. "Blaze" by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) (Scribner)
3. "Double Take" by Catherine Coulter (Putnam)
4. "The Good Guy" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
5. "The Harlequin" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley Hardcover)
6. "The Navigator" by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos (Putnam Adult)
7. "The Overlook" by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown and Company)
8. "The 6th Target" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little Brown and Company)
9. "The Children of Hurin" by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)
10. "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)
11. "On Chesil Beach: A Novel" by Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese)
12. "Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Betrayal" by Eric Van Lustbader (Grand Central Publishing)
13. "Invisible Prey" by John Sandford (Putnam)
14. "Yiddish Policemen's Union" by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins)
15. "The Last Summer (of You and Me)" by Ann Brashares (Riverhead Hardcover)
NONFICTION/GENERAL
1. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)
2. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words)
3. "The Assault on Reason" by Al Gore (The Penguin Press HC)
4. "The Reagan Diaries" by Ronald Reagan (HarperCollins)
5. "The Diana Chronicles" by Tina Brown (Doubleday)
6. "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)
7. "Outrage" by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann, (ReganBooks)
8. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)
9. "Lone Survivor:The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10" by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson, (Little, Brown and Company)
10. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
11. "Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major" by John Feinstein (Little, Brown)
12. "Where Have All the Leaders Gone?" by Lee Iacocca (Scribner)
13. "Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989" by Michael R. Beschloss (Simon & Schuster)
14. "A Woman in Charge" by Carl Bernstein (Knopf)
15. "Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits" by T.D. Jakes (Atria)
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Beach Road" by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge (Warner Books)
2. "Angels Fall" by Nora Roberts (Jove)
3. "The Husband" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
4. "Black Order" by James Rollins (Harper)
5. "Polar Shift" by Clive Cussler and Paul Kemprecos (Berkley)
6. "Phantom" by Terry Goodkind (Tor Fantasy)
7. "The Cold Moon: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme)" by Jeffery Deaver (Pocket Star)
8. "Hannibal Rising" by Thomas Harris (Dell)
9. "Master of Dragons" by Angela Knight (Berley)
10. "Everything's Eventual" by Stephen King (Pocket)
11. "Vanished" by Karen Robards (Putnam)
12. "Desperate Duchesses" by Eloisa James (Avon)
13. "Sleeping with Fear" by Kay Hooper (Bantam)
14. "Blue Screen" by Robert B. Parker (Berkley)
15. "The Man from Stone Creek" by Linda Lael Miller (HQN Books)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage)
2. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)
3. "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador)
4. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
5. "Wisdom of Our Fathers" by Tim Russert, (Random House Trade Paperbacks)
6. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)
7. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin)
8. "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books)
9. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner)
10. "Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky (Vintage)
11. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (Harper)
12. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell)
13. "1,000 Places to See Before you Die: A Traveler's Life List" by Patricia Schultz (Workman Publishing Company)
14. "The 5th Horseman" by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Warner Books)
15. "The Book of Useless Information" by Noel Botham (Perigee Trade)
