Bestseller List for November 20, 2008
Based on sales for the week ending November 16, 2008.
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Bestseller List for November 20, 2008
Based on sales for the week ending November 16, 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. |
1/26 |
| 2. | The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $14, 9781594483295 The bestselling sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back is now available in paperback. |
2/11 |
| 3. | Out Stealing Horses Per Petterson, Picador, $14, 9780312427085 A widower's recollections of a day with his childhood friend. |
3/29 |
| 4. | The White Tiger Aravind Adiga, Free Press, $14, 9781416562603 Adiga's darkly comic debut novel looks at India's class struggles. Winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. |
7/5 |
| 5. | The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600 Barbery's novel, a major bestseller in Europe, is a September Indie Next List Notable title. |
6/11 |
| 6. | 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. |
5/32 |
| 7. | Run Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780061340642 An intimate domestic drama from the author of Bel Canto. |
8/16 |
| 8. | The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd, Penguin, $14, 9780142001745 The story of a 14-year-old girl set in South Carolina in 1964. |
4/165 |
| 9. | World Without End Ken Follett, NAL, $22, 9780451224996 Follett brings us back to Kingsbridge, the setting of his bestselling Pillars of the Earth. |
9/6 |
| 10. | Water for Elephants Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605 An indie fave about a traveling circus comes to paperback. |
11/84 |
| 11. | 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. |
12/26 |
| 12. | Bridge of Sighs Richard Russo, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400030903 An unforgettable portrait of vanishing small-town America. |
10/14 |
| 13. | The Best American Short Stories 2008 Salman Rushdie, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 9780618788774 A brilliant collection of the year's best short fiction. |
14/8 |
| 14. | Sarah's Key Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95, 9780312370848 This remarkable historical novel is an October Indie Next List Great Read. |
13/6 |
| 15. | 2666 (3-Volume Boxed Set) - Debut Roberto Bolano, FSG, $30, 9780374531553 Bolano's daring novel as a three-volume trade paper boxed set. |
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| ON THE RISE | ||
| 23. | The Monsters of Templeton Lauren Groff, Voice, $14.95, 9781401340926 Groff's sprawling, fun, and unique novel is now available in paperback. |
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Dreams From My Father Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400082773 An elegant memoir of race and place from the president-elect. |
1/104 |
| 2. | The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705 The president-elect's vision of hope for the future of our country. |
2/47 |
| 3. | 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. |
3/94 |
| 4. | The Zookeeper's Wife Diane Ackerman, Norton, $14.95, 9780393333060 The true story of the zookeeper who hid hundreds of Polish Jews during WWII, based on diaries of the wife. |
5/11 |
| 5. | Musicophilia Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400033539 Sacks looks at the affect music can have in our daily lives. |
4/8 |
| 6. | 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. |
6/29 |
| 7. | The Nine Jeffrey Toobin, Anchor, $15.95, 9781400096794 Supreme Court watcher and analyst Toobin takes us behind the veil to reveal (some of) the mystery of the high court. |
7/10 |
| 8. | Team of Rivals Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21, 9780743270755 The prize-winning historian studies Lincoln as the ultimate manager and motivator. |
/25 |
| 9. | Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412 The author's yearlong search for spiritual meaning. |
9/95 |
| 10. | A New Earth Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963 This follow-up to The Power of Now is an Oprah Book Club pick. |
8/42 |
| 11. | Marley & Me John Grogan, Harper, $13.95, 9780060817091 Irresistible, funny, and finally available in paperback! |
13/28 |
| 12. | The Omnivore's Dilemma Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580 A hard-boiled look at the food chain. |
11/64 |
| 13. | Change We Can Believe In Obama for America, Barack Obama (Intro.), Three Rivers, $13.95, 9780307460455 Obama's ideas about how to fix the economy and strengthen the middle class. |
10/3 |
| 14. | Shakespeare Bill Bryson, Harper Perennial, $13.95, 9780061673696 A look at the life and work of Shakespeare by the author of The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. |
14/3 |
| 15. | Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Earth
- Debut The Onion, Little Brown, $17.99, 9780316018432 In a world gone haywire, The Onion pokes fun at our secret fears and ignorance! |
/1 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 29. | Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and
the Power of a Transformative Presidency Robert Kuttner, Chelsea Green, $14.95, 9781603580793 Kuttner examines the complex economic and political crises facing the president-elect. |
| Hardcover Fiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | A Mercy - Debut Toni Morrison, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307264237 Morrison's remarkable novella of a daughter sold into slavery is a November Indie Next List Remarkable Read. |
/1 |
| 2. | The Hour I First Believed - Debut Wally Lamb, Harper, $29.95, 9780060393496 This new novel by the bestselling author of I Know This Much is True is the #1 December Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
| 3. | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows, Dial, $22, 9780385340991 This wonderful, poignant novel is the number one August Indie Next Great Read. |
1/16 |
| 4. | 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. This July Indie Next List Great Read is now an Oprah Book Club title. |
2/23 |
| 5. | The Gate House Nelson DeMille, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446533423 DeMille's sequel to his 1990 bestseller, The Gold Coast. |
3/3 |
| 6. | Just After Sunset: Stories - Debut Stephen King, Scribner, $28, 9781416584087 King's first collection of short fiction since 2002's Everything's Eventual. |
/1 |
| 7. | Divine Justice David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446195508 The new Camel Club thriller by the bestselling author of Stone Cold. |
4/2 |
| 8. | The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307269751 This debut thriller by Swedish journalist Larsson is an October Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/9 |
| 9. | A Most Wanted Man John le Carré, Scribner, $28, 9781416594888 Le Carré's latest novel of spies and counterspies is an October Indie Next List Great Read. |
7/6 |
| 10. | Testimony Anita Shreve, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316059862 Shreve's latest novel looks at the devastating results of a student sex scandal at a small private school. |
11/4 |
| 11. | 2666 - Debut Roberto Bolano, FSG, $30, 9780374100148 This daring novel by the author of The Savage Detectives is a December Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
| 12. | A Lion Among Men Gregory Maguire, Morrow, $26.95, 9780060548926 Maguire's much-anticipated new novel shows Oz through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion. |
6/5 |
| 13. | The Christmas Sweater - Debut Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $19.99, 9781416594857 An inspiring Christmas tale by the well-known radio and television host. |
/1 |
| 14. | The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446579933 A new love story by the bestselling author of The Notebook and Nights in Rodanthe. |
10/7 |
| 15. | The Brass Verdict Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $26.99, 9780316166294 Connelly brings his two most popular characters, Hieronymus Bosch and Mickey Haller, together in this riveting thriller. |
5/5 |
| ON THE RISE | ||
| 35. | A Dog Named Christmas Greg Kincaid, Doubleday, $14.95, 9780385525985 A tender story of an “Adopt a Dog for Christmas" program. |
| Hardcover Nonfiction | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Dewey Vicki Myron, Grand Central, $19.99, 9780446407410 The touching true story of an abandoned kitten's impact on a public library and the town of Spencer, Iowa. |
1/9 |
| 2. | Hot, Flat, and Crowded Thomas L. Friedman, FSG, $27.95, 9780374166854 The latest by the author of The World Is Flat looks at the global environmental crisis, and what we can do about it. |
3/10 |
| 3. | American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
- Debut Jon Meacham, Random House, $30, 9781400063253 A vivid look at the life of the seventh president of the United States. |
/1 |
| 4. | Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9781400054350 The latest cookbook from the Food Network star and bestselling author of Barefoot in Paris. |
2/3 |
| 5. | The Last Lecture Randy Pausch, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401323257 The life-affirming "last lecture" by Pausch, then a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. |
4/32 |
| 6. | 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. |
5/24 |
| 7. | Letter to My Daughter Maya Angelou, Random House, $25, 9781400066124 Wonderful essays by the beloved author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. |
6/7 |
| 8. | 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. |
8/24 |
| 9. | Too Fat to Fish - Debut Artie Lange, Anthony Bozza, Spiegel & Grau, $24.95, 9780385526562 Funny, true stories from Lange, a Howard Stern Show cast member. |
/1 |
| 10. | The Wordy Shipmates Sarah Vowell, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489990 The bestselling author of Assassination Vacation explores the Puritans and their voyage to America. |
9/6 |
| 11. | Guinness World Records 2009 Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994374 The annual look at world records, wild, wacky, and serious. |
14/9 |
| 12. | Holidays on Ice David Sedaris, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316035903 Sedaris's bestselling holiday collection is new again, with six more pieces. |
15/2 |
| 13. | 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. |
10/18 |
| 14. | The Snowball Alice Schroeder, Bantam, $35, 9780553805093 A biography of one of the most successful and well respected men of our time. |
7/7 |
| 15. | Call Me Ted - Debut Ted Turner, Bill Burke, Grand Central, $30, 9780446581899 The life story of Turner, founder of CNN and TBS. |
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| ON THE RISE | ||
| 31. | Michelle: A Biography Liza Mundy, S&S, $25, 9781416599432 A biography of Michelle Obama by Mundy, a staff writer at the Washington Post. |
| Mass Market | Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. | Dead Until Dark Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990 |
1/7 |
| 2. | The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307455871 |
2/2 |
| 3. | The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890 |
4/56 |
| 4. | Now and Then Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425224144 |
3/6 |
| 5. | Double Cross James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446198981 |
9/7 |
| 6. | Living Dead in Dallas Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441009237 |
6/4 |
| 7. | The Darkest Evening of the Year Dean Koontz, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553589122 |
7/4 |
| 8. | Down River John Hart, St. Martin's Minotaur, $7.99, 9780312945664 |
/5 |
| 9. | Bleeding Kansas Sara Paretsky, Signet, $9.99, 9780451224484 |
8/2 |
| 10. | The Chase - Debut Clive Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425224427 |
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| Children's Interest | ||
| 1. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $10.95, 9780810979772 |
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| 2. | The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207 |
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| 3. | The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290 |
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| 4. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136 |
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| 5. | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810994737 |
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| 6. | The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316003957 |
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| 7. | Inkdeath Cornelia Funke, Chicken House, $24.99, 9780439866286 |
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| 8. | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne, David Fickling, $8.99, 9780385751537 |
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| 9. | Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope Nikki Grimes, Bryan Collier (Illus.), S&S, $16.99, 9781416971443 |
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| 10. | The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780060530921 |
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| 11. | The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins, Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439023481 |
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| 12. | Slam Nick Hornby, Riverhead, $14, 9781594483455 |
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| 13. | The Lump of Coal - Debut Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illus.), HarperCollins, $12.99, 9780061574283 |
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| 14. | The Way We Work David Macaulay, Houghton Mifflin, $35, 9780618233786 |
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| 15. | Inkheart Cornelia Funke, Chicken House, $9.99, 9780439709101 |
| Children's Illustrated | ||
| 1. | Swing! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761151272 |
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| 2. | Gallop! Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633 |
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| 3. | Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
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| 4. | Fancy Nancy: Let's Get Fancy Together! Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), HarperCollins, $17.99, 9780061576713 |
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| 5. | If You Give a Cat a Cupcake Laura Joffe Numeroff, Felicia Bond (Illus.), Laura Geringer, $16.99, 9780060283247 |
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| 6. | Gingerbread Friends Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399251610 |
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| 7. | Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion Mark Cotta Vaz, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316043137 |
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| 8. | Brava, Strega Nona! Tomie dePaola, Putnam, $29.99, 9780399244537 |
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| 9. | Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926 |
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| 10. | Pete & Pickles Berkeley Breathed, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399250828 |
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| 11. | Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes Mem Fox, Helen Oxenbury (Illus.), Harcourt, $16, 9780152060572 |
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| 12. | Thanks for Thanksgiving Julie Markes, Doris Barrette (Illus.), HarperTrophy, $6.99, 9780060510985 |
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| 13. | Fancy Nancy Sees Stars Jane O'Connor, Ted Enik (Illus.), HarperTrophy, $3.99, 9780061236112 |
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| 14. | Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
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| 15. | Fifteen Animals! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9780761130666 |
| Children's Series | |
| 1. | Twilight (hardcover and paperback) Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley |
| 2. | Inheritance (hardcover and paperback) Christopher Paolini, Laurel-Leaf |
| 3. | Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Salvatore Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
| 4. | Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover
and paperback) Rick Riordan, Miramax |
| 5. | Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine |
| 6. | Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback) John Flanagan, Philomel |
| 7. | Junie B. Jones (hardcover and paperback) Barbara Park, Random House |
| 8. | Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback) Anthony Horowitz, Puffin |
| 9. | The Book of Ember (hardcover and paperback) Jeanne DuPrau, Random House |
| 10. | Warriors (hardcover and paperback) Erin Hunter, Avon |