The following were the bestselling titles during the week ended Sunday,
December 3, at member bookstores of the New Atlantic Independent
Booksellers Association as reported to Book Sense:
Hardcover Fiction
1. For One More Day by Mitch Albom (Hyperion, $21.95, 1401303277)
2. Cross by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $27.99, 0316159794)
3. The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman (HarperCollins, $26.95, 0060563451)
4. Next by Michael Crichton (HarperCollins, $27.95, 0060872985)
5. Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf, $25.95, 0307262995)
6. The View From Castle Rock by Alice Munro (Knopf, $25.95, 1400042828)
7. Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin Press, $35, 159420120X)
8. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks (Warner, $24.99, 0446528056)
9. Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille (Warner, $26.99, 044657967X)
10. Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier (Random House, $26.95, 0375509321)
11. Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler (Putnam, $27.95, 0399153691)
12. What Is the What by Dave Eggers (McSweeney's, $26, 1932416641)
13. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (Knopf, $25, 1400044731)
14. The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud (Knopf, $25, 030726419X)
15. Echo Park by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $26.99, 0316734950)
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (Crown, $25, 0307237699)
2. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron (Knopf, $19.95, 0307264556)
3. You: On a Diet by Michael F.Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C.Oz, M.D. (Free Press, $25, 0743292545)
4. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson (Broadway, $25, 076791936X)
5. Palestine by Jimmy Carter (S&S, $27, 0743285026)
6. I Like You by Amy Sedaris (Warner, $27.99, 0446578843)
7. The Innocent Man by John Grisham (Doubleday, $28.95, 0385517238)
8. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Houghton Mifflin, $27, 0618680004)
9. Marley & Me by John Grogan (Morrow, $21.95, 0060817089)
10. Joy of Cooking (75th Anniversary Edition) by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30, 0743246268)
11. French Women for All Seasons by Mireille Guiliano (Knopf, $24.95, 0307265234)
12. Point to Point Navigation by Gore Vidal (Doubleday, $26, 0385517211)
13. Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway, $26, 0767920929)
14. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press, $26.95, 1594200823)
15. Thunderstruck by Erik Larson (Crown, $25.95, 1400080665)
Trade Paperback Fiction
1. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Penguin, $14, 0143037145)
2. Snow by Orhan Pamuk (Vintage, $14.95, 0375706860)
3. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Random House, $13.95, 0812968069)
4. Saving Fish From Drowning by Amy Tan (Ballantine, $14.95, 034546401X)
5. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult (Washington Square, $15, 074349671X)
6. March by Geraldine Brooks (Penguin, $14, 0143036661)
7. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (Norton, $13.95, 0393328627)
8. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead, $14, 1594480001)
9. The Lighthouse by P.D. James (Vintage, $13.95, 0307275736)
10. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Grove, $14, 0802142818)
11. On Beauty by Zadie Smith (Penguin, $15, 0143037749)
12. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (Back Bay, $15.99, 0316154547)
13. Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Vintage, $11.95, 1400095948)
14. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Washington Square, $14, 0743454537)
15. Limitations by Scott Turow (Picador, $13, 0312426453)
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
1. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama (Three Rivers, $14.95, 1400082773)
2. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007 by World Almanac (World Almanac, $12.99, 0886879957)
3. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, $14, 074324754X)
4. Bad President by R.D. Rosen, Harry Prichett, Rob Battles and James Friedman (Workman, $8.95, 0761146202)
5. 1491 by Charles C. Mann (Vintage, $14.95, 1400032059)
6. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (S&S, $19.95, 0743270754)
7. The Old Farmer's Almanac by Old Farmer's Almanac (Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 1571983902)
8. Zagat Survey: New York City Restaurants 2007 (Zagat, $14.95, 1570068151)
9. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Broadway, $14.95, 0767913736)
10. Rachael Ray 2, 4, 6, 8 by Rachael Ray (Clarkson Potter, $19.95, 1400082560)
11. Teacher Man by Frank McCourt (Scribner, $15, 0743243781)
12. The Places in Between by Rory Stewart (Harvest, $14, 0156031566)
13. The Onion Presents Homeland Insecurity edited by the Onion staff (Three Rivers, $18.95, 030733984X)
14. The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt (Penguin, $15, 0143036939)
15. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Vintage, $14.95, 0375725601)
Mass Market
1. The Cell by Stephen King (Pocket, $9.99, 1416524517)
2. S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton (Berkley, $7.99, 0425212696)
3. The Christmas Thief by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark (Pocket, $7.99, 0743272250)
4. The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury (Signet, $9.99, 0451219953)
5. Mary, Mary by James Patterson (Warner, $9.99, 0446619035)
6. Death and Judgment by Donna Leon (Penguin, $7.99, 0143035827)
7. Turning Angel by Greg Iles (Pocket, $9.99, 0743454162)
8. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Warner, $6.99, 0446310786)
9. Forever Odd by Dean R. Koontz (Bantam, $7.99, 0553588265)
10. False Impression by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin's, $9.99, 0312939779)
Children's Titles
1. The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist (HarperCollins, $12.99, 0064410161)
2. Eragon by Christopher Paolini (Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 044023848X)
3. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd (HarperCollins, $7.99, 0694003611)
4. Your Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton (Workman, $6.95, 0761143726)
5. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins, $16.95, 0060254920)
6. Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic Tree House #36) by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca (Random House, $11.95, 0375830375)
7. Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins, $15.99, 0060542098)
8. Pirateology by Captain William Lubber (Candlewick, $19.99, 0763631434)
9. Mommy? by Arthur Yorinks, Maurice Sendak (Michael Di Capua, $24.95, 0439880505)
10. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (Random House, $14, 0394800796)
11. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, illustrated by Eric Carle (Holt, $7.95, 0805047905)
12. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1) by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca (Random House, $3.99, 0679824111)
13. Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes (Candlewick, $15.99, 0763622621)
14. Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight? by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by David Biedrzycki (Cartwheel, $5.99, 0439853699)
15. The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5) by Eoin Colfer (Miramax, $16.95, 0786849568)
[Many thanks to Book Sense and NAIBA!]
Hardcover Fiction
1. For One More Day by Mitch Albom (Hyperion, $21.95, 1401303277)
2. Cross by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $27.99, 0316159794)
3. The Shape Shifter by Tony Hillerman (HarperCollins, $26.95, 0060563451)
4. Next by Michael Crichton (HarperCollins, $27.95, 0060872985)
5. Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf, $25.95, 0307262995)
6. The View From Castle Rock by Alice Munro (Knopf, $25.95, 1400042828)
7. Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin Press, $35, 159420120X)
8. Dear John by Nicholas Sparks (Warner, $24.99, 0446528056)
9. Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille (Warner, $26.99, 044657967X)
10. Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier (Random House, $26.95, 0375509321)
11. Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler (Putnam, $27.95, 0399153691)
12. What Is the What by Dave Eggers (McSweeney's, $26, 1932416641)
13. Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky (Knopf, $25, 1400044731)
14. The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud (Knopf, $25, 030726419X)
15. Echo Park by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown, $26.99, 0316734950)
Hardcover Nonfiction
1. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama (Crown, $25, 0307237699)
2. I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron (Knopf, $19.95, 0307264556)
3. You: On a Diet by Michael F.Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C.Oz, M.D. (Free Press, $25, 0743292545)
4. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson (Broadway, $25, 076791936X)
5. Palestine by Jimmy Carter (S&S, $27, 0743285026)
6. I Like You by Amy Sedaris (Warner, $27.99, 0446578843)
7. The Innocent Man by John Grisham (Doubleday, $28.95, 0385517238)
8. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Houghton Mifflin, $27, 0618680004)
9. Marley & Me by John Grogan (Morrow, $21.95, 0060817089)
10. Joy of Cooking (75th Anniversary Edition) by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker (Scribner, $30, 0743246268)
11. French Women for All Seasons by Mireille Guiliano (Knopf, $24.95, 0307265234)
12. Point to Point Navigation by Gore Vidal (Doubleday, $26, 0385517211)
13. Culture Warrior by Bill O'Reilly (Broadway, $26, 0767920929)
14. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (Penguin Press, $26.95, 1594200823)
15. Thunderstruck by Erik Larson (Crown, $25.95, 1400080665)
Trade Paperback Fiction
1. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards (Penguin, $14, 0143037145)
2. Snow by Orhan Pamuk (Vintage, $14.95, 0375706860)
3. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See (Random House, $13.95, 0812968069)
4. Saving Fish From Drowning by Amy Tan (Ballantine, $14.95, 034546401X)
5. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult (Washington Square, $15, 074349671X)
6. March by Geraldine Brooks (Penguin, $14, 0143036661)
7. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (Norton, $13.95, 0393328627)
8. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead, $14, 1594480001)
9. The Lighthouse by P.D. James (Vintage, $13.95, 0307275736)
10. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (Grove, $14, 0802142818)
11. On Beauty by Zadie Smith (Penguin, $15, 0143037749)
12. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (Back Bay, $15.99, 0316154547)
13. Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Vintage, $11.95, 1400095948)
14. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Washington Square, $14, 0743454537)
15. Limitations by Scott Turow (Picador, $13, 0312426453)
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
1. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama (Three Rivers, $14.95, 1400082773)
2. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2007 by World Almanac (World Almanac, $12.99, 0886879957)
3. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Scribner, $14, 074324754X)
4. Bad President by R.D. Rosen, Harry Prichett, Rob Battles and James Friedman (Workman, $8.95, 0761146202)
5. 1491 by Charles C. Mann (Vintage, $14.95, 1400032059)
6. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin (S&S, $19.95, 0743270754)
7. The Old Farmer's Almanac by Old Farmer's Almanac (Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 1571983902)
8. Zagat Survey: New York City Restaurants 2007 (Zagat, $14.95, 1570068151)
9. The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (Broadway, $14.95, 0767913736)
10. Rachael Ray 2, 4, 6, 8 by Rachael Ray (Clarkson Potter, $19.95, 1400082560)
11. Teacher Man by Frank McCourt (Scribner, $15, 0743243781)
12. The Places in Between by Rory Stewart (Harvest, $14, 0156031566)
13. The Onion Presents Homeland Insecurity edited by the Onion staff (Three Rivers, $18.95, 030733984X)
14. The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt (Penguin, $15, 0143036939)
15. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Vintage, $14.95, 0375725601)
Mass Market
1. The Cell by Stephen King (Pocket, $9.99, 1416524517)
2. S Is for Silence by Sue Grafton (Berkley, $7.99, 0425212696)
3. The Christmas Thief by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark (Pocket, $7.99, 0743272250)
4. The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury (Signet, $9.99, 0451219953)
5. Mary, Mary by James Patterson (Warner, $9.99, 0446619035)
6. Death and Judgment by Donna Leon (Penguin, $7.99, 0143035827)
7. Turning Angel by Greg Iles (Pocket, $9.99, 0743454162)
8. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (Warner, $6.99, 0446310786)
9. Forever Odd by Dean R. Koontz (Bantam, $7.99, 0553588265)
10. False Impression by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin's, $9.99, 0312939779)
Children's Titles
1. The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13) by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist (HarperCollins, $12.99, 0064410161)
2. Eragon by Christopher Paolini (Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 044023848X)
3. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd (HarperCollins, $7.99, 0694003611)
4. Your Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton (Workman, $6.95, 0761143726)
5. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins, $16.95, 0060254920)
6. Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic Tree House #36) by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca (Random House, $11.95, 0375830375)
7. Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins, $15.99, 0060542098)
8. Pirateology by Captain William Lubber (Candlewick, $19.99, 0763631434)
9. Mommy? by Arthur Yorinks, Maurice Sendak (Michael Di Capua, $24.95, 0439880505)
10. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (Random House, $14, 0394800796)
11. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, illustrated by Eric Carle (Holt, $7.95, 0805047905)
12. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1) by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca (Random House, $3.99, 0679824111)
13. Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes (Candlewick, $15.99, 0763622621)
14. Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight? by Jerry Pallotta, illustrated by David Biedrzycki (Cartwheel, $5.99, 0439853699)
15. The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5) by Eoin Colfer (Miramax, $16.95, 0786849568)
[Many thanks to Book Sense and NAIBA!]