Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007 | 6:39 a.m.
WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
FICTION
1. "Protect and Defend: A Thriller" by Vince Flynn (Atria Books)
2. "Book of the Dead" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam Adult)
3. "Home to Holly Springs" by Jan Karon (Viking Adult)
4. "World Without End" by Ken Follett (Dutton)
5. "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham (Doubleday)
6. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover)
7. "The Choice" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
8. "A Lick of Frost" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine Books)
9. "The Almost Moon" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown)
10. "Now and Then" by Robert B. Parker (Putnam Adult)
11. "Amazing Grace" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press)
12. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)
13. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Young Readers)
14. "All Through the Night" by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine Books)
15. "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic)
NONFICTION
1. "You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty" by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz (Free Press)
2. "Deceptively Delicious" by Jessica Seinfeld (HarperCollins)
3. "I Am America (And So Can You!)" by Stephen Colbert (Grand Central Publishing)
4. "Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day" by Joel Osteen (Free Press)
5. "Clapton: The Autobiography" by Eric Clapton (Broadway)
6. "The Daring Book for Girls" by Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz (Collins)
7. "Launching a Leadership Revolution: Mastering the Five Levels of Influence" by Chris Brady and Orrin Woodward (Business Plus)
8. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
9. "Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)" by Cathie Black (Crown Business)
10. "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World" by Alan Greenspan (The Penguin Press)
11. "American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic" by Joseph J. Ellis (Knopf)
12. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)
13. "Women & Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny" by Suze Orman (Spiegel & Grau)
14. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson (Little, Brown and Company)
15. "My Grandfather's Son" by Clarence Thomas (HarperCollins)
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. "You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty" by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz (Free Press) (NF-H)
2. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) (NF-P)
3. "Protect and Defend: A Thriller" by Vince Flynn (Atria) (F-H)
4. "Book of the Dead" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam Adult) (F-H)
5. "Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day" by Joel Osteen (Free Press) (NF-H)
6. "Upon the Midnight Clear" Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's Paperbacks) (F-P)
7. "Wife for Hire" by Janet Evanovich (Harper) (F-P)
8. "I Am America (And So Can You!)" by Stephen Colbert (Grand Central Publishing) (NF-H)
9. "Deceptively Delicious" by Jessica Seinfeld (HarperCollins) (NF-H)
10. "Home to Holly Springs" by Jan Karon (Viking) (F-H)
11. "Amazing Grace" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte) (F-H)
12. "Brother Odd" by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-P)
13. "Dead of Night" by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mary Kay McComas (Jove) (F-P)
14."Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Vintage) (F-P)
15. "Into the Wild" by John Krakauer (Anchor) (NF-P)
16. "Cross" by James Patterson (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)
17. "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham (Doubleday) (F-H)
18. "Christmas Wishes" by Debbie Macomber (Mira) (F-P)
19. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) (F-P)
20. "The Daring Book for Girls" by Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, (Collins)(NF-H)
21. "The Choice" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H)
22. "Clapton: The Autobiography" by Eric Clapton (Broadway)(NF-H)
23. "Halo: Contact Harvest" by Joseph Staten (Tor) (F-P)
24. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words) (NF-H)
25. "The Taste of Innocence" by Stephanie Laurens (Avon) (F-P)
26. "The Marriage Game: A Novel" by Fern Michaels (Pocket Star) (F-P)
27. "Comfort and Joy" by Fern Michaels, Marie Bostwick, Cathy Lamb and Deborah J. Wolf, (Zebra) (F-P)
28. "Treasure of Khan" by Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler (Berkley) (F-P)
29. "World Without End" by Ken Follett (Dutton) (F-H)
30. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) (F-P)
31. "Wild Fire" by Nelson DeMille (Vision) (F-P)
32. "The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change" by Christiane Northrup (Bantam) (NF-P)
33. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover) (F-H)
34. "A Lick of Frost" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine Books) (F-H)
35. "Santa Cruise: A Holiday Mystery at Sea" by Mary Higgins Clark, Carol Higgins Clark (Pocket) (F-P)
36. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-P)
37. "Skinny B----" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Running Press) (NF-P)
38. "The Almost Moon" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown) (F-H)
39. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Young Readers) (F-H)
40. "Three Cups Of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) (NF-P)
41. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell) (NF-P)
42. "Tuesdays With Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson" by Mitch Albom (Broadway) (NF-P)
43. "The Gift" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette Special Releases)(F-P)
44. "H.R.H." by Danielle Steel (Dell) (F-P)
45. "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson (Tor) (F-P)
46. "Harry Potter Boxed Set, Books 1-7" by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Arthur A. Levine) (F-H)
47. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)
48. "Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)" by Cathie Black (Crown Business) (NF-H)
49. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)(F-H)
50. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin) (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. "Protect and Defend: A Thriller" by Vince Flynn (Atria)
2. "Book of the Dead" by Patricia Cornwell (Putnam Adult)
3. "Home to Holly Springs" by Jan Karon (Viking)
4. "World Without End" by Ken Follett (Dutton)
5. "Playing for Pizza" by John Grisham (Doubleday)
6. "The Choice" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
7. "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover)
8. "Amazing Grace" by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press)
9. "A Lick of Frost" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Ballantine Books)
10. "The Almost Moon" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown)
11. "Now and Then" by Robert B. Parker (Putnam Adult)
12. "Everlasting" by Kathleen Woodiwiss (William Morrow)
13. "Dark of the Moon" by John Sandford (Putnam Adult)
14. "All Through the Night" by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine Books)
15. "The Race" by Richard North Patterson (Henry Holt and Co.)
NONFICTION/GENERAL
1. "You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty" by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz (Free Press)
2. "I Am America (And So Can You!)" by Stephen Colbert (Grand Central Publishing)
3. "Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day" by Joel Osteen (Free Press)
4. "Deceptively Delicious" by Jessica Seinfeld (HarperCollins)
5. "The Daring Book for Girls" by Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz (Collins)
6. "Clapton: The Autobiography" by Eric Clapton (Broadway)
7. "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)
8. "Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)" by Cathie Black (Crown Business)
9. "The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)
10. "The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World" by Alan Greenspan (The Penguin Press)
11. "American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic" by Joseph J. Ellis (Knopf)
12. "Slash" by Slash, Anthony Bozza (HarperEntertainment)
13. "Escape" by Carolyn Jessop, Laura Palmer (Broadway)
14. "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson (Little, Brown and Company)
15. "My Grandfather's Son" by Clarence Thomas (HarperCollins)
MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Upon the Midnight Clear" by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin's Paperbacks)
2. "Wire for Hire" by Janet Evanovich (Harper)
3. "Cross" by James Patterson (Grand Central Publishing)
4. "Dead of Night" by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mary Kay McComas (Jove)
5. "Brother Odd" by Dean Koontz (Bantam)
6. "Treasure of Khan" by Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler (Berkley)
7. "The Taste of Innocence" by Stephanie Laurens (Avon)
8. "Wild Fire" by Nelson DeMille (Vision)
9. "The Bancroft Strategy" by Robert Ludlum (St. Martin's Paperbacks)
10. "The Collectors" by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
11. "Christmas Wishes" by Debbie Macomber (Mira)
12. "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson (Tor)
13. "The Marriage Game: A Novel" by Fern Michaels (Pocket Star)
14. "The Gift" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette Special Releases)
15. "The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount" by Julia London (Pocket)
TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)
2. "Love in the Time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Vintage)
3. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)
4. "Into the Wild" by John Krakauer (Anchor)
5. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)
6. "The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change" by Christiane Northrup (Bantam)
7. "Halo: Contact Harvest" by Joseph Staten (Tor)
8. "Skinny B----" by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin (Running Press)
9. "90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life" by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell)
10. "Tuesdays With Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson" by Mitch Albom (Broadway)
11. "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin)
12. "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards (Penguin)
13. "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield (Washington Square Press)
14. "The Glass Castle: A Memoir" by Jeannette Walls (Scribner)
15. "Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential" by Joel Osteen (FaithWords)
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