AP News, August 23rd, 2007
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
FICTION
1. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Young Readers)
2. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic)
3. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover)
4. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
5. "Play Dirty" by Sandra Brown, (Simon & Schuster)
6. "Force of Nature" by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine)
7. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)
8. "The Secret Servant" by Daniel Silva (Putnam)
9. "Sandworms of Dune" by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (Tor Books)
10. "Loving Frank" by Nancy Horan (Ballantine)
11. "Devil May Cry" by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's Press)
12. "The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel" by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster)
13. "Spook Country" by Wiliam Gibson (Putnam)
14. "High Noon" by Nora Roberts (Putnam)
15. "Waking With Enemies" by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)
NONFICTION
1. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
2. "Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao" by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House)
3. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden (Collins)
4. "The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance Publishing)
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. "You Can Run But You Can't Hide" by Duane "Dog" Chapman (Hyperion)
7. "Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life " by Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker (Tyndale)
8. "Four-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Timothy Ferriss (Crown)
9. "It's All About Him: Finding the Love of My Life" by Denise Jackson and Ellen Vaughn (Thomas Nelson)
10. "Abs Diet for Women: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Your Body for Life" by David Zinczenko (Rodale Books)
11. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)
12. "Strengthsfinder 2.0" by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)
13. "Guinness Book of World Records 2008" (Guinness World Records)
14. "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Other's Don't" by Jim Collins (Collins)
15. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
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. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Young Readers) (F-H)
3. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words) (NF-H)
4. "High School Musical 2: The Junior Novel" by N. B. Grace (Disney Press) (F-P)
5. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover) (F-H)
6. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) (F-P)
7. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) (NF-P)
8. "Play Dirty" by Sandra Brown, (Simon & Schuster) (F-H)
9. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-P)
10. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) (F-P)
11. "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)
12. "Almost Dead" by Lisa Jackson (Zebra) (F-P)
13. "Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao" by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House) (NF-H)
14. "Ricochet" by Sandra Brown (Pocket) (F-P)
15. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins) (NF-H)
16. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin) (F-P)
17. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)(F-H)
18. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)
19. "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador) (F-P)
20. "Echo Park" by Michael Connelly (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)
21. "You Can Run But You Can't Hide" by Duane "Dog" Chapman (Hyperion) (NF-H)
22. "Force of Nature" by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine) (F-H)
23. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)
24. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)
25. "Dakota Trilogy: Dakota Born" by Debbie Macomber (Mira) (F-P)
26. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell) (NF-P)
27. "The Weight Loss Cure 'They' Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance Publishing) (NF-H)
28. "The MacGregor Brides" by Nora Roberts, (Silhouette Special Releases) (F-P)
29. "Dockside" by Susan Wiggs (Mira) (F-P)
30. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P)
31. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company) (F-H)
32. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic)(F-P)
33. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)
34. "Fruits Basket, Volume 17" by Natsuki Takaya (Tokyopop) (F-P)
35. "The Emperor's Children" by Claire Messud (Vintage) (F-P)
36. "Motor Mouth" by Janet Evanovich (HarperCollins) (F-P)
37. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) (NF-P)
38. "The Ruins" by Scott Smith (Vintage) (F-P)
39. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (HarperSanFrancisco) (F-P)
40. "The Bourne Ultimatum" by Robert Ludlum (Bantam) (F-P)
41. "Triptych" by Karin Slaughter (Dell) (F-P)
42. "Touch of Darkness" by Christina Dodd (Signet)(F-P)
43. "Guinness Book of World Records 2008" (Guinness World Records)(NF-H)
44. "Skinny B----" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Running Press) (NF-P)
45. "Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life " by Tony Dungy (Tyndale) (NF-H)
46. "Golden Buddha" by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo (Berkley) (F-P)
47. "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)
48. "The Clique 8: Sealed With a Diss" by Lisi Harrison (Poppy) (F-P)
49. "Crisis" by Robin Cook (Berkley) (F-P)
50. "Tangled Up in You" by Rachel Gibson (Avon) (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. "Play Dirty" by Sandra Brown, (Simon & Schuster) (F-H)
3. "Force of Nature" by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine)
4. "The Quickie" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)
5. "The Secret Servant" by Daniel Silva (Putnam)
6. "Loving Frank" by Nancy Horan (Ballantine)
7. "The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel" by James Lee Burke (Simon & Schuster)
8. "Sandworms of Dune" by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (Tor Books)
9. "Spook Country" by Wiliam Gibson (Putnam)
10. "Devil May Cry" by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's Press)
11. "The Burnt House" by Faye Kellerman (William Morrow)
12. "High Noon" by Nora Roberts (Putnam)
13. "Lean Mean Thirteen" by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Press)
14. "Waking With Enemies" by Eric Jerome Dickey (Dutton)
15. "Critical" by Robin Cook (Putnam)
NONFICTION/GENERAL
1. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
2. "Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao" by Wayne W. Dyer (Hay House)
3. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)
4. "The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance Publishing)
5. "You Can Run But You Can't Hide" by Duane "Dog" Chapman (Hyperion)
6. "Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life " by Tony Dungy (Tyndale)
7. "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)
8. "Guinness Book of World Records 2008" (Guinness World Records)
9. "It's All About Him: Finding the Love of My Life" by Denise Jackson and Ellen Vaughn (Thomas Nelson)
10. "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
11. "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)
12. "Abs Diet for Women: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Belly and Firm Up Your Body for Life" by David Zinczenko (Rodale Books)
13. "Four-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich" by Timothy Ferriss (Crown)
14. "The World Without Us" by Alan Weisman (Thomas Dunne Books)
15. "You: On a Diet" Michael F. Roizen and by Mehmet C. Oz (Free Press)
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Almost Dead" by Lisa Jackson (Zebra)
2. "Echo Park" by Michael Connelly (Grand Central Publishing)
3. "Under Orders" by Dick Francis (Berkley)
4. "The Bourne Ultimatum" by Robert Ludlum (Bantam)
5. "Ricochet" by Sandra Brown (Pocket)
6. "The Ruins" by Scott Smith (Vintage)
7. "Crisis" by Robin Cook (Berkley)
8. "Dockside" by Susan Wiggs (Mira)
9. "Touch of Darkness" by Christina Dodd (Signet)
10. "Triptych" by Karin Slaughter (Dell)
11. "The Bourne Identity" by Robert Ludlum (Bantam)
12. "The Afghan" by Frederick Forsyth (Signet)
13. "Tangled Up in You" by Rachel Gibson (Avon)
14. "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman (Harper)
15. "Dakota Trilogy: Dakota Born" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)
2. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)
3. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
4. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin)
5. "The Emperor's Children" by Claire Messud (Vintage)
6. "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador)
7. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner)
8. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell)
9. "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho (Harper)
10. "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
11. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage)
12. "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century" by Thomas L. Friedman (Picador)
13. "The Boleyn Inheritance" by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone)
14. "Skinny B----" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Running Press)
15. "Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky (Vintage)
