AP News, August 2nd, 2007
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
FICTION
1. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic)
2. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover)
3. "The Secret Servant" by Daniel Silva (Putnam)
4. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)
5. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic)
6. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic)
7. "The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel" by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster)
8. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic)
9. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic)
10. "High Noon" by Nora Roberts (Putnam)
11. "Lean Mean Thirteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press)
12. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
13. "The First Commandment: A Thriller" by Brad Thor (Atria)
14. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic)
15. "Justice Denied" by J.A. Jance (William Morrow)
NONFICTION
1. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
2. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden (Collins)
3. "The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance Publishing)
4. "You: On a Diet" by Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen (Free Press)
5. "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)
6. "Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life " by Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker (Tyndale)
7. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)
8. "Four-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Timothy Ferriss (Crown)
9. "Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA" by Tim Weiner (Doubleday)
10. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
11. "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Other's Don't" by Jim Collins (Collins)
12. "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman (Thomas Dunne Books)
13. "Strengthsfinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup's Now, Discover Your Strengths" by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)
14. "Armageddon: Oil and Terror" by John F. Walvoord with Mark Hitchcock (Tyndale House)
15. "The Diana Chronicles" by Tina Brown (Doubleday)
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. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic) (F-H)
2. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)
3. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)
4. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P)
5. "Ricochet" by Sandra Brown (Pocket) (F-P)
6. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)
7. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words) (NF-H)
8. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic)(F-P)
9. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover) (F-H)
10. "Dakota Trilogy: Dakota Born" by Debbie Macomber (Mira) (F-P)
11. "The MacGregor Brides" by Nora Roberts, (Silhouette Special Releases) (F-P)
12. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)
13. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company) (F-H)
14. "Dockside" by Susan Wiggs (Mira) (F-P)
15. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) (F-P)
16. "Echo Park" by Michael Connelly (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)
17. "The Secret Servant" by Daniel Silva (Putnam) (F-H)
18. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) (F-P)
19. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) (NF-P)
20. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin) (F-P)
21. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins) (NF-H)
22. "You: On a Diet" Michael F. Roizen and by Mehmet C. Oz (Free Press) (NF-H)
23. "The Clique 8: Sealed With a Diss" by Lisi Harrison (Poppy) (F-P)
24. "The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance Publishing) (NF-H)
25. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Deluxe Edition" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic) (F-H)
26. "High Noon" by Nora Roberts (Putnam) (F-H)
27. "Never Deceive a Duke" by Liz Carlyle (Pocket) (F-P)
28. "The Bourne Ultimatum" by Robert Ludlum (Bantam) (F-P)
29. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) (NF-P)
30. "Lean Mean Thirteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press) (F-H)
31. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell) (NF-P)
32. "Beach Road" by James Patterson, Peter de Jonge (Warner Books) (F-P)
33. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson (Little, Brown and Company) (NF-H)
34. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (HarperSanFrancisco) (F-P)
35. "The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel" by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster) (F-H)
36. "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador) (F-P)
37. "Twelve Sharp" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Paperbacks) (F-P)
38. "The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever" by Julia Quinn (Avon) (F-P)
39. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage) (F-P)
40. "Country Brides" by Debbie Macomber (Mira) (F-P)
41. "Harry Potter Box Set (Books 1-6)" by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P)
42. "The Perfect Bride" by Brenda Joyce (Harlequin Books) (F-P)
43. "Lisey's Story" by Stephen King (Pocket) (F-P)
44. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-P)
45. "The Emperor's Children" by Claire Messud (Vintage) (F-P)
46. "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books) (NF-P)
47. "Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life " by Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker (Tyndale) (NF-H)
48. "Up Close and Dangerous" by Linda Howard (Ballantine) (F-H)
49. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve) (NF-H)
50. "Angels Fall" by Nora Roberts (Jove) (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. "The Secret Servant" by Daniel Silva (Putnam)
3. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)
4. "High Noon" by Nora Roberts (Putnam)
5. "Lean Mean Thirteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press)
6. "The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel" by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster)
7. "Up Close and Dangerous" by Linda Howard (Ballantine)
8. "First Among Sequels: A Thursday Next Novel" by Jasper Fforde (Viking)
9. "The First Commandment: A Thriller" by Brad Thor (Atria)
10. "The Judas Strain" by James Rollins (William Morrow)
11. "The Children of Hurin" by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)
12. "Justice Denied" by J.A. Jance (William Morrow)
13. "Peony in Love" by Lisa See (Random House)
14. "Someone to Love" by Jude Deveraux (Atria)
15. "Bungalow 2" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press)
NONFICTION/GENERAL
1. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
2. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)
3. "You: On a Diet" Michael F. Roizen and by Mehmet C. Oz (Free Press)
4. "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)
5. "The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance Publishing)
6. "Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life " by Tony Dungy (Tyndale)
7. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)
8. "The Diana Chronicles" by Tina Brown (Doubleday)
9. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
10. "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman (Thomas Dunne Books)
11. "Legacy of Ashes" by Tim Weiner (Doubleday)
12. "Four-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Timothy Ferriss (Crown)
13. "21 Pounds in 21 Days" by Roni DeLuz, James Hester (Collins)
14. "The Prince of Darkness" by Robert D. Novak (Crown Forum)
15. "The Assault on Reason" by Al Gore (The Penguin Press HC)
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Ricochet" by Sandra Brown (Pocket)
2. "Echo Park" by Michael Connelly (Grand Central Publishing)
3. "Dockside" by Susan Wiggs (Mira)
4. "Never Deceive a Duke" by Liz Carlyle (Pocket)
5. "The Bourne Ultimatum" by Robert Ludlum (Bantam)
6. "Beach Road" by James Patterson, Peter de Jonge (Warner Books)
7. "Twelve Sharp" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Paperbacks)
8. "The MacGregor Brides" by Nora Roberts, (Silhouette Special Releases)
9. "The Messenger" by Daniel Silva (Signet)
10. "Dakota Trilogy: Dakota Born" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
11. "The Perfect Bride" by Brenda Joyce (Harlequin Books)
12. "Dark Tort" by Diane Mott Davidson (Avon)
13. "Lisey's Story" by Stephen King (Pocket)
14. "The Book of the Dead" by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (Grand Central Publishing)
15. "The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever" by Julia Quinn (Avon)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)
2. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
3. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)
4. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin)
5. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner)
6. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage)
7. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (Harper)
8. "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador)
9. "The Emperor's Children" by Claire Messud (Vintage)
10. "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books)
11. "The World Is Flat (Updated and Expanded): A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century" by Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
12. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell)
13. "Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky (Vintage)
14. "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel" by Lisa See (Random House Trade Paperbacks)
15. "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (Penguin)
