Bestseller List for August 7, 2008
Based on sales for the week ending August 3, 2008.
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Bestseller List for August 7, 2008
Based on sales for the week ending August 3, 2008.
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Shack William P. Young, Windblown, $14.99, 9780964729230 A man's relationship with God is changed when his daughter is abducted. |
1/11 |
| 2. | Out Stealing Horses Per Petterson, Picador, $14, 9780312427085 A widower's recollections of a day with his childhood friend. |
2/14 |
| 3. | Loving Frank Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $14, 9780345495006 Horan's fictionalized account of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney's love story is now available in paperback. |
3/17 |
| 4. | Water for Elephants Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605 An indie fave about a traveling circus comes to paperback. |
4/69 |
| 5. | In the Woods Tana French, Penguin, $14, 9780143113492 French's debut novel is a gripping story of the murder of a child in a suburb of Dublin. |
5/11 |
| 6. | Run - Debut Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780061340642 An intimate domestic drama from the author of Bel Canto. |
/1 |
| 7. | Away Amy Bloom, Random House, $14, 9780812977790 An extraordinary trek across America, and through unsentimental emotional landscapes. |
6/6 |
| 8. | On Chesil Beach Ian McEwan, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307386175 A wedding night in 1963, sexual repression, and patented McEwan prose. |
7/8 |
| 9. | The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $15.95, 9780007149834 A fanciful and believable tale of a Yiddish-speaking detective in Alaska. |
8/14 |
| 10. | The Road Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899 A barren, post-apocalyptic landscape is the foreground, and background, for this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. |
10/71 |
| 11. | The Friday Night Knitting Club Kate Jacobs, Berkley, $14, 9780425219096 The heartwarming story of a yarn shop owner and her 12 year-old biracial daughter. |
9/31 |
| 12. | The Maytrees Annie Dillard, Harper Perennial, $13.95, 9780061239540 Free-spirited characters are dazzled by Cape Cod and the sea in a lyrically beautiful novel. |
11/8 |
| 13. | The Alchemist Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $13.95, 9780061122415 A boy's journey and metamorphosis, with new bonus material. |
14/64 |
| 14. | Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 9780743496735 A high school shooting rampage is the contemporary issue for Picoult's novel. |
/25 |
| 15. | The Gathering Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392 Enright's newest novel about a large Irish family gathering for a wake for one of their own. |
13/40 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 19. | Songs Without Words Ann Packer, Vintage, $14.95, 9780375727177 The follow-up to Packer's The Dive From Clausen's Pier. |
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252 An American's effort to open 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. |
1/79 |
| 2. | Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780060852566 The Kingsolver family moves to a rural Virginia farm and vows to eat locally for one year. |
4/14 |
| 3. | Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412 The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning. |
2/80 |
| 4. | A New Earth Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963 This follow-up to The Power of Now is an Oprah Book Club pick. |
3/27 |
| 5. | Big Russ & Me Tim Russert, Miramax, $13.95, 9781401359652 Russert's bestselling ode to his father. |
5/8 |
| 6. | Dreams From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773 An elegant memoir of race and place from the presidential hopeful. |
6/89 |
| 7. | The Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580 A hard-boiled look at the food chain. |
7/49 |
| 8. | The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705 Hope as a precursor to presidential ambitions. Now available in paperback in time for a surge in the polls. |
8/32 |
| 9. | Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein, Penguin, $12, 9780143113874 Philosophy through humor. Or, is that humor through philosophy? |
9/6 |
| 10. | The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806 An enormously popular guide to spiritual enlightenment by the author of A New Earth. |
10/48 |
| 11. | The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542 A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing. |
14/129 |
| 12. | Into the Wild Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172 This heartbreaking story of the demise of a "lost" young man is now a movie. |
11/49 |
| 13. | Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the
Unique Taste of Millions - Debut Christian Lander, Random House, $14, 9780812979916 Lander's funny blog is also a funny book! |
/1 |
| 14. | Marley & Me John Grogan, Harper, $13.95, 9780060817091 Irresistible, funny, and finally available in paperback! |
12/20 |
| 15. | Little Heathens Mildred Armstrong Kalish, Bantam, $12, 9780553384246 Kinship and nature abound for an austere Iowa farm family during the Depression. |
/11 |
| Hardcover Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski, Ecco, $25.95, 9780061374227 A masterful debut novel of a mute boy's coming of age in rural Wisconsin. |
1/8 |
| 2. | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- Debut Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $22, 9780385340991 This wonderful, poignant novel is an August Indie Next List selection. |
/1 |
| 3. | Moscow Rules Daniel Silva, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399155017 A new novel of international suspense and intrigue by the author of The Secret Servant. |
2/2 |
| 4. | The Host Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316068048 The debut adult novel by the author of the very popular series for teens, Twilight. |
3/13 |
| 5. | The Lace Reader - Debut Brunonia Barry, Morrow, $24.95, 9780061624766 This captivating novel set in Salem, Massachusetts, is an August Indie Next List selection. |
/1 |
| 6. | The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein, Harper, $23.95, 9780061537936 A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch. |
5/12 |
| 7. | The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $24.95, 9781594489587 There's been major critical acclaim for this sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back. |
6/26 |
| 8. | The Enchantress of Florence Salman Rushdie, Random House, $26, 9780375504334 An enthralling new novel by the author of Midnight's Children. |
4/10 |
| 9. | Swan Peak James Lee Burke, S&S, $25.95, 9781416548522 Dave Robicheaux travels from Louisiana to Montana in Burke's latest action-packed bestseller. |
7/4 |
| 10. | Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $25, 9780307265739 The latest collection of stories by the author of The Namesake. |
8/18 |
| 11. | The Beach House Jane Green, Viking, $24.95, 9780670018857 A widow rents rooms for the summer in her beautiful Nantucket home. |
10/6 |
| 12. | Chasing Harry Winston Lauren Weisberger, S&S, $25.95, 9780743290111 A novel of three best friends, from the bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada. |
/4 |
| 13. | Rules of Deception Christopher Reich, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385524063 The suspenseful new novel by the author of The Patriots Club is a July Indie Next List selection. |
9/3 |
| 14. | America America Ethan Canin, Random House, $27, 9780679456803 The wonderful new novel by the author of Emperor of the Air is a July Indie Next List selection. |
11/5 |
| 15. | Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Sanction
- Debut Eric Van Lustbader, Grand Central, $25.99, 9780446539869 Jason Bourne returns in the follow-up to The Bourne Betrayal. |
/1 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 25. | The Turnaround George Pelecanos, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316156479 The compelling new novel from one of the finest crime novelists writing today. |
| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401323257 The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. |
1/17 |
| 2. | When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316143479 Yet another laugh-out-loud collection of essays by indie fave Sedaris. |
2/9 |
| 3. | Goodnight Bush Erich Origen, Gan Golan, Little Brown, $14.99, 9780316040419 The Bush administration is roasted in this fun parody of the children's classic Goodnight Moon. |
3/9 |
| 4. | The Dark Side Jane Mayer, Doubleday, $27.50, 9780385526395 Mayer's disturbing look at the decisions made by the Bush administration after September 11, 2001. |
4/3 |
| 5. | Just Who Will You Be? Maria Shriver, Hyperion, $14.95, 9781401323189 Shriver offers hope and inspiration and reminds people it's not too late to be the person you want to be. |
/12 |
| 6. | The Secret Rhonda Byrne, Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707 A collection of wisdom and philosophies to improve our daily lives. |
10/74 |
| 7. | In Defense of Food Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $21.95, 9781594201455 Pollan's answers to the questions he raised in his bestselling The Omnivore's Dilemma. |
6/31 |
| 8. | What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
- Debut Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $21, 9780307269195 Murakami's insightful memoir is an August Indie Next List selection. |
/1 |
| 9. | The Post-American World Fareed Zakaria, Norton, $25.95, 9780393062359 Zakaria's follow-up to his bestseller, The Future of Freedom. |
8/14 |
| 10. | My Stroke of Insight Jill Bolte Taylor, Viking, $24.95, 9780670020744 A Harvard-trained brain scientist's account of her recovery from a massive stroke. |
5/8 |
| 11. | What Happened Scott McClellan, PublicAffairs, $27.95, 9781586485566 The former press secretary of the Bush White House gives his perspective of his time there. |
11/10 |
| 12. | Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Chelsea Handler, Simon Spotlight, $24.95, 9781416954125 Hilarious essays by the author of My Horizontal Life. |
7/7 |
| 13. | The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder Vincent Bugliosi, Vanguard, $26.95, 9781593154813 The famed prosecutor's argument for holding the Bush administration responsible for the deaths of nearly 4,000 American soldiers fighting in Iraq. |
/3 |
| 14. | Fleeced Dick Morris, Eileen McGann, Harper, $26.95, 9780061547751 Morris and McGann contend that American taxpayers are routinely fleeced by the U.S. government. |
12/6 |
| 15. | Deceptively Delicious Jessica Seinfeld, Collins, $24.95, 9780061251344 Quick and easy ways to get kids to eat what's good for them! |
14/15 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 22. | Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of
the Great Railway Bazaar Paul Theroux, Houghton Mifflin, $28, 9780618418879 More great travel writing from the author of The Great Railway Bazaar. |
| Mass Market | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Playing for Pizza John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440244714 |
1/2 |
| 2. | The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890 |
2/43 |
| 3. | The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488 |
6/101 |
| 4. | The Tin Roof Blowdown James Lee Burke, Pocket, $7.99, 9781416548508 |
3/8 |
| 5. | The Secret Servant Daniel Silva, Signet, $9.99, 9780451224507 |
5/6 |
| 6. | Lean Mean Thirteen Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312349509 |
4/7 |
| 7. | To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Warner, $6.99, 9780446310789 |
8/142 |
| 8. | 1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
10/37 |
| 9. | Ender's Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702 |
/10 |
| 10. | The Sanctuary - Debut Raymond Khoury, Signet, $9.99, 9780451223197 |
/1 |
| Children's Interest | ||
| 1. | The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 |
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| 2. | The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316003957 |
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| 3. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737 |
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| 4. | The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290 |
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| 5. | Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Debut Tracey West, Grosset & Dunlap, $6.99, 9780448449920 |
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| 6. | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680 |
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| 7. | Just Listen Sarah Dessen, Puffin, $8.99, 9780142410974 |
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| 8. | The Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785 |
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| 9. | Battle at Teth (Star Wars) - Debut Kirsten Mayer, Grosset & Dunlap, $3.99, 9780448449937 |
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| 10. | The New Padawan (Star Wars) - Debut Eric Stevens, Grosset & Dunlap, $3.99, 9780448449944 |
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| 11. | Seekers: The Quest Begins Erin Hunter, Harper, $16.99, 9780060871222 |
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| 12. | The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $9.99, 9780763639877 |
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| 13. | The Daring Book for Girls Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $26.95, 9780061472572 |
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| 14. | Math Doesn't Suck Danica McKellar, Plume, $15, 9780452289499 |
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| 15. | Eldest Christopher Paolini, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375840401 |
| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. | Gallop! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633 |
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| 2. | Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 3. | Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 4. | Fancy Nancy and the Boy From Paris Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236099 |
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| 5. | Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061235887 |
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| 6. | Fancy Nancy Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092 |
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| 7. | Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $12.99, 9780061549236 |
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| 8. | Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 9. | Bats at the Library - Debut Brian Lies, Houghton Mifflin, $16, 9780618999231 |
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| 10. | Fancy Nancy at the Museum Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $3.99, 9780061236075 |
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| 11. | The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 12. | Alphabet Matthew Van Fleet, S&S, $19.99, 9781416955658 |
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| 13. | Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
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| 14. | Fancy Nancy Loves! Loves!! Loves!!! Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061235993 |
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| 15. | Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341 |
| Children's Series | |
| 1. | Twilight (hardcover and paperback) New in Series: Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown |
| 2. | Artemis Fowl (hardcover and paperback) Eoin Colfer, Miramax |
| 3. | Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
| 4. | Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover
and paperback) Rick Riordan, Miramax |
| 5. | Clique Summer Collection (paperback) Lisi Harrison, Poppy |
| 6. | Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine |
| 7. | Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback) Anthony Horowitz, Puffin |
| 8. | The Clique (paperback) Lisi Harrison, Little Brown |
| 9. | Warriors (hardcover and paperback) Erin Hunter, Avon |
| 10. | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (hardcover
and paperback) Ann Brashares, Delacorte |