December 27, 2007

The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, December 27, 2007 (for the sales week ended Sunday, December 23, 2007). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.

Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you.


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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Nonfiction
#15-AN INCONVENIENT BOOK, by Glenn Beck (9781416552192)
Paperback Nonfiction
#11-CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR, by George Crile (9780802143419)
Mass Market
#8-LEONARD MALTIN'S 2008 MOVIE GUIDE, by Leonard Maltin (Ed.) (9780451221865)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
2. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
3. T IS FOR TRESPASS
Sue Grafton, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399154485
4. PLAYING FOR PIZZA
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
5. BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414954
6. HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS
Jan Karon, Viking, $26.95, 9780670018253
7. DOUBLE CROSS
James Patterson, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316015059
8. TREE OF SMOKE
Denis Johnson, FSG, $27, 9780374279127
9. STONE COLD
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446577397
10. RUN
Ann Patchett, Harper, $25.95, 9780061340635
11. GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD
Michael Chabon, Del Rey, $21.95, 9780345501745
12. THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR
Dean R. Koontz, Bantam, $27, 9780553804829
13. FOR ONE MORE DAY
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401303273
14. THE CHOICE
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446579926
15. ANGELA AND THE BABY JESUS (Adult Edition)
Frank McCourt, Loren Long (Illus.), Scribner, $14.95, 9781416574705

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. I AM AMERICA (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
2. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
3. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.), Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
4. BOOM!
Tom Brokaw, Random House, $28.95, 9781400064571
5. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
6. OUR DUMB WORLD
The Onion (Eds.), Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018425
7. BORN STANDING UP
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
8. GOOD DOG. STAY.
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $14.95, 9781400067138
9. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
10. CLAPTON
Eric Clapton, Broadway, $26, 9780385518512
11. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
12. A FAMILY CHRISTMAS
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $26.95, 9781401322274
13. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
14. RESCUING SPRITE
Mark R. Levin, Pocket, $22, 9781416559139
15. AN INCONVENIENT BOOK: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems - DEBUT
Glenn Beck, Threshold, $26, 9781416552192

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
3. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
4. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
5. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
6. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
7. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
8. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
9. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
10. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
11. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, 2007
Stephen King (Ed.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 9780618713486
12. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
13. THE ALCHEMIST
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $13.95, 9780061122415
14. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149
15. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
3. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
4. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
5. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
6. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
7. THIS I BELIEVE
Jay Allison (Ed.), Holt, $14, 9780805086584
8. HOLIDAYS ON ICE
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $8.99, 9780316779234
9. THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS (2008)
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600570728
10. THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC, 2008
Old Farmer's Almanac (Eds.), Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571984234
11. CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR - DEBUT
George Crile, Grove, $14.95, 9780802143419
12. THE END OF AMERICA
Naomi Wolf, Chelsea Green, $13.95, 9781933392790
13. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
14. 1,000 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
Patricia Schultz, Workman, $19.95, 9780761104841
15. THUNDERSTRUCK
Erik Larson, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400080670

MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
3. THE OFFICIAL SCRABBLE PLAYERS DICTIONARY, 4TH EDITION
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
4. NEXT
Michael Crichton, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780060873165
5. DUST
Martha Grimes, Signet, $9.99, 9780451222664
6. I AM LEGEND
Richard Matheson, Tor, $7.99, 9780765357151
7. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307388841
8. LEONARD MALTIN'S 2008 MOVIE GUIDE - DEBUT
Leonard Maltin (Ed.), Signet, $9.99, 9780451221865
9. CROSS
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446619059
10. ENDER'S GAME
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
2. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
4. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
5. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
6. A WRINKLE IN TIME
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
7. PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON
Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Disney, $18.99, 9780786837885
8. GEORGE'S SECRET KEY TO THE UNIVERSE
Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking, S&S, $17.99, 9781416954620
9. DO NOT OPEN
John Farndon, DK, $24.99, 9780756632052
10. THE PENDERWICKS
Jeanne Birdsall, Yearling, $6.50, 9780440420477
11. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
12. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
13. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF IMMATURITY
Klutz (Eds.), Klutz, $19.95, 9781591744276
14. SLAM
Nick Hornby, Putnam, $19.99, 9780399250484
15. PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
Astrid Lindgren, Viking, $25, 9780670062768

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. OLIVIA HELPS WITH CHRISTMAS
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $18.99, 9781416907862
3. THE THREE SNOW BEARS
Jan Brett, Putnam, $16.99, 9780399247927
4. STAR WARS: A POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $32.99, 9780439882828
5. THE POLAR EXPRESS
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
6. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14, 9780394800790
7. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
8. WINTER IN WHITE
Robert Sabuda, Little Simon, $12.99, 9780689853654
9. THE ALPHABET FROM A TO Y WITH BONUS LETTER Z!
Steve Martin, Roz Chast, Flying Dolphin, $17.95, 9780385516624
10. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Eric Puybaret (Illus.), Sterling, $16.95, 9781402747823
11. GREAT JOY
Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763629205
12. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
13. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA POP-UP
C.S. Lewis, Robert Sabuda (Illus.), Harper, $29.99, 9780061176128
14. THE NUTCRACKER
Susan Jeffers, Harper, $16.99, 9780060743864
15. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf
2. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
3. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
5. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
6. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. UGLIES (paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
8. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
9. WARRIORS (hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, Avon
10. A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (hardcover)
Lemony Snicket, HarperCollins

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December 20, 2007

The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, December 20, 2007 (for the sales week ended Sunday, December 16, 2007). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.

Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you or look for the "bestseller" link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.

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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
# 14-ANGELA AND THE BABY JESUS (Adult Edition), by Frank McCourt, Loren Long (Illus.) (9781416574705)
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
# 15-BLOOD AND THUNDER, by Hampton Sides (9781400031108)
Mass Market
# 8-ATONEMENT, by Ian McEwan (9780307388841)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
2. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
3. T IS FOR TRESPASS
Sue Grafton, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399154485
4. PLAYING FOR PIZZA
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
5. HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS
Jan Karon, Viking, $26.95, 9780670018253
6. BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414954
7. STONE COLD
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446577397
8. TREE OF SMOKE
Denis Johnson, FSG, $27, 9780374279127
9. RUN
Ann Patchett, Harper, $25.95, 9780061340635
10. DOUBLE CROSS
James Patterson, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316015059
11. FOR ONE MORE DAY
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401303273
12. THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR
Dean R. Koontz, Bantam, $27, 9780553804829
13. GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD
Michael Chabon, Del Rey, $21.95, 9780345501745
14. ANGELA AND THE BABY JESUS (Adult Edition) - DEBUT
Frank McCourt, Loren Long (Illus.), Scribner, $14.95, 9781416574705
15. RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE
Donald McCaig, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312262518

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
2. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.), Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
3. I AM AMERICA (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
4. BOOM!
Tom Brokaw, Random House, $28.95, 9781400064571
5. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
6. A FAMILY CHRISTMAS
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $26.95, 9781401322274
7. BORN STANDING UP
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
8. GOOD DOG. STAY.
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $14.95, 9781400067138
9. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
10. OUR DUMB WORLD
The Onion (Eds.), Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018425
11. CLAPTON
Eric Clapton, Broadway, $26, 9780385518512
12. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
13. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
14. DECEPTIVELY DELICIOUS
Jessica Seinfeld, Collins, $24.95, 9780061251344
15. RESCUING SPRITE
Mark R. Levin, Pocket, $22, 9781416559139

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
3. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
4. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
5. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
6. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
7. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
8. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
9. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
10. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
11. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, 2007
Stephen King (Ed.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 9780618713486
12. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
13. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064
14. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149
15. THE ALCHEMIST
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $13.95, 9780061122415
ON THE RISE:
52. THE JANISSARY TREE
Jason Goodwin, Picador, $14, 9780312426132
The first in a new mystery series set in the last days of the Ottoman Empire.

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
3. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
4. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
5. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
6. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
7. THIS I BELIEVE
Jay Allison (Ed.), Holt, $14, 9780805086584
8. THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS (2008)
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600570728
9. PORN FOR WOMEN
Cambridge Women's Pornography Co-op (Eds.), Chronicle, $12.95, 9780811855518
10. HOLIDAYS ON ICE
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $8.99, 9780316779234
11. THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC, 2008
Old Farmer's Almanac (Eds.), Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571984234
12. THE END OF AMERICA
Naomi Wolf, Chelsea Green, $13.95, 9781933392790
13. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
14. THUNDERSTRUCK
Erik Larson, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400080670
15. BLOOD AND THUNDER - DEBUT
Hampton Sides, Anchor, $15.95, 9781400031108
ON THE RISE:
35. CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR
George Crile, Grove, $14.95, 9780802143419
The new movie has reignited interest in this improbable story about the improbable congressman and his efforts to support Afghani guerrillas in their war with the Soviets

MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
3. NEXT
Michael Crichton, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780060873165
4. DUST
Martha Grimes, Signet, $9.99, 9780451222664
5. THE OFFICIAL SCRABBLE PLAYERS DICTIONARY, 4TH EDITION
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
6. I AM LEGEND
Richard Matheson, Tor, $7.99, 9780765357151
7. BLOOD BROTHERS
Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 9780515143805
8. ATONEMENT - DEBUT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307388841
9. WILD FIRE
Nelson DeMille, Vision, $9.99, 9780446617772
10. CROSS
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446619059

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
2. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
4. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
5. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
6. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
7. PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON
Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Disney, $18.99, 9780786837885
8. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
9. A WRINKLE IN TIME
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
10. THE PENDERWICKS
Jeanne Birdsall, Yearling, $6.50, 9780440420477
11. DO NOT OPEN
John Farndon, DK, $24.99, 9780756632052
12. PRINCESS ACADEMY
Shannon Hale, Bloomsbury, $7.95, 9781599900735
13. SLAM
Nick Hornby, Putnam, $19.99, 9780399250484
14. PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
Astrid Lindgren, Viking, $25, 9780670062768
15. GEORGE'S SECRET KEY TO THE UNIVERSE
Lucy Hawking, Stephen Hawking, S&S, $17.99, 9781416954620

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. OLIVIA HELPS WITH CHRISTMAS
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $18.99, 9781416907862
3. THE THREE SNOW BEARS
Jan Brett, Putnam, $16.99, 9780399247927
4. STAR WARS: A POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $32.99, 9780439882828
5. THE POLAR EXPRESS
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
6. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14, 9780394800790
7. WINTER IN WHITE
Robert Sabuda, Little Simon, $12.99, 9780689853654
8. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
9. THE ALPHABET FROM A TO Y WITH BONUS LETTER Z!
Steve Martin, Roz Chast, Flying Dolphin, $17.95, 9780385516624
10. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA POP-UP
C.S. Lewis, Robert Clarke Sabuda (Illus.), Harper, $29.99, 9780061176128
11. GREAT JOY
Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763629205
12. THE NUTCRACKER
Susan Jeffers, Harper, $16.99, 9780060743864
13. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Eric Puybaret (Illus.), Sterling, $16.95, 9781402747823
14. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
15. FIRST SNOW IN THE WOODS
Jean Stoick, Carl R. Sams, Carl R. Sams II, $19.95, 9780977010868

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf
2. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
4. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
5. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
6. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
8. UGLIES (paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
9. WARRIORS (hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, Avon
10. A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (hardcover)
Lemony Snicket, HarperCollins

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December 13, 2007

The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, December 13, 2007 (for the sales week ended Sunday, December 9, 2007). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.

Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you or or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.


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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#1-T IS FOR TRESPASS, by Sue Grafton (9780399154485)
Hardcover Nonfiction
#15-RESCUING SPRITE, by Mark R. Levin (9781416559139)
Mass Market
#3-DUST, by Martha Grimes (9780451222664)
Children's Interest
#11-DINOMUMMY, by Philip Manning (9780753460474)
#14-GEORGE'S SECRET KEY TO THE UNIVERSE, by Stephen Hawking, Lucy Hawking (9781416954620)
Children's Illustrated
#12-THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA POP-UP, by C.S. Lewis, Robert Clarke Sabuda (Illus.) (9780061176128)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. T IS FOR TRESPASS - DEBUT
Sue Grafton, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399154485
2. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
3. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
4. PLAYING FOR PIZZA
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
5. FOR ONE MORE DAY
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $21.95, 9781401303273
6. HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS
Jan Karon, Viking, $26.95, 9780670018253
7. BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414954
8. THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR
Dean R. Koontz, Bantam, $27, 9780553804829
9. STONE COLD
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446577397
10. RUN
Ann Patchett, Harper, $25.95, 9780061340635
11. DOUBLE CROSS
James Patterson, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316015059
12. RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE
Donald McCaig, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312262518
13. THE UNCOMMON READER
Alan Bennett, FSG, $15, 9780374280963
14. GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD
Michael Chabon, Del Rey, $21.95, 9780345501745
15. TREE OF SMOKE
Denis Johnson, FSG, $27, 9780374279127
ON THE RISE:
38. THE TWELVE TERRORS OF CHRISTMAS
John Updike, Edward Gorey (Illus.), Pomegranate, $9.95, 9780764937101
An out-of-print classic is back!

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.), Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
2. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
3. I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
4. BOOM!
Tom Brokaw, Random House, $28.95, 9781400064571
5. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
6. BORN STANDING UP
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
7. GOOD DOG. STAY.
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $14.95, 9781400067138
8. A FAMILY CHRISTMAS
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $26.95, 9781401322274
9. DECEPTIVELY DELICIOUS
Jessica Seinfeld, Collins, $24.95, 9780061251344
10. OUR DUMB WORLD
The Onion (Eds.), Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018425
11. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
12. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
13. CLAPTON
Eric Clapton, Broadway, $26, 9780385518512
14. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
15. RESCUING SPRITE: A DOG LOVER'S STORY OF JOY AND ANGUISH - DEBUT
Mark R. Levin, Pocket, $22, 9781416559139
ON THE RISE:
31. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF AUNTS
Rupert Christiansen, Stephanie Vonreiswitz (Illus.), Twelve, $19.99, 9780446580748
An interesting look at mom's and dad's sisters.

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
3. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
4. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
5. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
6. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
7. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
8. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
9. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
10. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
11. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, 2007
Stephen King (Ed.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 9780618713486
12. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
13. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149
14. THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN
Claire Messud, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276667
15. NATURE GIRL
Carl Hiaasen, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446581752
ON THE RISE:
27. THE TERROR
Dan Simmons, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316017459
The terrifying, fictionalized account of the doomed Franklin Expedition of the 1840's.

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
3. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
4. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
5. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
6. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
7. PORN FOR WOMEN
Cambridge Women's Pornography Co-op (Eds.), Chronicle, $12.95, 9780811855518
8. THIS I BELIEVE
Jay Allison (Ed.), Holt, $14, 9780805086584
9. THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC, 2008
Old Farmer's Almanac (Eds.), Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571984234
10. HOLIDAYS ON ICE
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $8.99, 9780316779234
11. THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS (2008)
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600570728
12. THE END OF AMERICA
Naomi Wolf, Chelsea Green, $13.95, 9781933392790
13. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
14. MY LIFE IN FRANCE
Julia Child, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307277695
15. THUNDERSTRUCK
Erik Larson, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400080670
ON THE RISE:
32. THE DARWIN AWARDS 4: INTELLIGENT DESIGN
Wendy Northcutt, Christopher M. Kelly, Plume, $13, 9780452288805
An entertaining and informative look at common sense and the lack thereof!

MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
3. DUST: A RICHARD JURY MYSTERY - DEBUT
Martha Grimes, Signet, $9.99, 9780451222664
4. NEXT
Michael Crichton, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780060873165
5. THE OFFICIAL SCRABBLE PLAYERS DICTIONARY, 4TH EDITION
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
6. BLOOD BROTHERS
Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 9780515143805
7. WILD FIRE
Nelson DeMille, Vision, $9.99, 9780446617772
8. CROSS
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446619059
9. I AM LEGEND
Richard Matheson, Tor, $7.99, 9780765357151
10. TREASURE OF KHAN
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425218235

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
2. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
4. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
5. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
6. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
7. PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON
Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Disney, $18.99, 9780786837885
8. PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
Astrid Lindgren, Viking, $25, 9780670062768
9. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
10. SLAM
Nick Hornby, Putnam, $19.99, 9780399250484
11. DINOMUMMY: THE LIFE, DEATH, AND DISCOVERY OF DAKOTA, A DINOSAUR FROM HELL CREEK - DEBUT
Philip Manning, Kingfisher, $18.95, 9780753460474
12. THE PENDERWICKS
Jeanne Birdsall, Yearling, $6.50, 9780440420477
13. A WRINKLE IN TIME
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
14. GEORGE'S SECRET KEY TO THE UNIVERSE - DEBUT
Stephen Hawking, Lucy Hawking, S&S, $17.99, 9781416954620
15. CHARLOTTE'S WEB
E.B. White, HarperEntertainment, $7.99, 9780061120268

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. OLIVIA HELPS WITH CHRISTMAS
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $18.99, 9781416907862
3. THE THREE SNOW BEARS
Jan Brett, Putnam, $16.99, 9780399247927
4. STAR WARS: A POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $32.99, 9780439882828
5. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14, 9780394800790
6. WINTER IN WHITE
Robert Sabuda, Little Simon, $12.99, 9780689853654
7. GREAT JOY
Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763629205
8. ONE SNOWY NIGHT
M.Christina Butler, Tina Macnaughton (Illus.), Good Books, $8.95, 9781561485918
9. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
10. THE ALPHABET FROM A TO Y WITH BONUS LETTER Z!
Steve Martin, Roz Chast, Flying Dolphin, $17.95, 9780385516624
11. THE LATKE WHO COULDN'T STOP SCREAMING
Lemony Snicket, Lisa Brown (Illus.), McSweeney's, $9.95, 9781932416879
12. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA POP-UP - DEBUT
C.S. Lewis, Robert Clarke Sabuda (Illus.), Harper, $29.99, 9780061176128
13. THE POLAR EXPRESS
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
14. THE NUTCRACKER
Susan Jeffers, Harper, $16.99, 9780060743864
15. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Sterling, $16.95, 9781402747823

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf
2. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
4. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
5. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, John Blackford (Illus.), Puffin
6. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
8. UGLIES (hardcover and paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
9. WARRIORS (hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, Avon
10. A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (hardcover and paperback)
Lemony Snicket, Harper

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December 6, 2007

The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, December 6, 2007 (for the sales week ended Sunday, December 2, 2007). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.

Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you or or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.


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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
# 9-THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR, by Dean R. Koontz (9780553804829)
Hardcover Nonfiction
# 14-A FAMILY CHRISTMAS, by Caroline Kennedy (Ed.) (9781401322274)
Mass Market
# 4-BLOOD BROTHERS, by Nora Roberts (9780515143805)
# 7-FURY, by Aaron Allston (9780345477569)
# 9-I AM LEGEND, by Richard Matheson (9780765357151)
Children's Interest
# 11- DO NOT OPEN, by John Farndon (9780756632052)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
2. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
3. PLAYING FOR PIZZA
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
4. HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS
Jan Karon, Viking, $26.95, 9780670018253
5. STONE COLD
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446577397
6. BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414954
7. DOUBLE CROSS
James Patterson, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316015059
8. RUN
Ann Patchett, Harper, $25.95, 9780061340635
9. THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR - DEBUT

Dean R. Koontz, Bantam, $27, 9780553804829
10. GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD
Michael Chabon, Del Rey, $21.95, 9780345501745
11. RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE
Donald McCaig, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312262518
12. THE UNCOMMON READER
Alan Bennett, FSG, $15, 9780374280963
13. BOOK OF THE DEAD
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399153938
14. THE ALMOST MOON
Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316677462
15. WAR AND PEACE
Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky (Trans.), Knopf, $37, 9780307266934
ON THE RISE:
17. CHRISTMAS STORIES
Diana Secker Tesdell (Ed.), Everyman's Library, $15, 9780307267177
Short classic Christmas fiction collected in a new edition.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.), Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
2. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
3. I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
4. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
5. BOOM!
Tom Brokaw, Random House, $28.95, 9781400064571
6. BORN STANDING UP
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
7. DECEPTIVELY DELICIOUS
Jessica Seinfeld, Collins, $24.95, 9780061251344
8. GOOD DOG. STAY.
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $14.95, 9781400067138
9. YOU: STAYING YOUNG
Michael F.Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C.Oz, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9780743292566
10. CLAPTON
Eric Clapton, Broadway, $26, 9780385518512
11. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
12. OUR DUMB WORLD
The Onion (Eds.), Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018425
13. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
14. A FAMILY CHRISTMAS DEBUT

Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $26.95, 9781401322274
15. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
ON THE RISE:
21. CHRISTMAS WITH PAULA DEEN: RECIPES AND STORIES FROM MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY
Paula Deen, S&S, $23, 9780743292863
Holiday recipes, family photos, and lots of Paula's puddings and pies.

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
3. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
4. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
5. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
6. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
7. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
8. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
9. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
10. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
11. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, 2007
Stephen King (Ed.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 9780618713486
12. NATURE GIRL
Carl Hiaasen, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446581752
13. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064
14. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
15. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149
ON THE RISE:
51. I AM LEGEND
Richard Matheson, Tor, $14.95, 9780765318749
An influential horror genre classic and now a major movie release. A Book Sense Pick.

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
3. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
4. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
5. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
6. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
7. THE END OF AMERICA
Naomi Wolf, Chelsea Green, $13.95, 9781933392790
8. THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS (2008)
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600570728
9. PORN FOR WOMEN
Cambridge Women's Pornography Co-op (Eds.), Chronicle, $12.95, 9780811855518
10. THIS I BELIEVE
Jay Allison (Ed.), Holt, $14, 9780805086584
11. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
12. THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC, 2008
Old Farmer's Almanac (Eds.), Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571984234
13. THUNDERSTRUCK
Erik Larson, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400080670
14. HOLIDAYS ON ICE
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $8.99, 9780316779234
15. MY LIFE IN FRANCE
Julia Child, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307277695

MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
3. NEXT
Michael Crichton, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780060873165
4. BLOOD BROTHERS DEBUT

Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 9780515143805
5. CROSS
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446619059
6. WILD FIRE
Nelson DeMille, Vision, $9.99, 9780446617772
7. FURY DEBUT

Aaron Allston, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345477569
8. THE OFFICIAL SCRABBLE PLAYERS DICTIONARY, 4TH EDITION
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
9. I AM LEGEND DEBUT

Richard Matheson, Tor, $7.99, 9780765357151
10. THE COLLECTORS
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446615631

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
2. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
4. PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON
Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Disney, $18.99, 9780786837885
5. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
6. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
7. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
8. A WRINKLE IN TIME
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
9. SLAM
Nick Hornby, Putnam, $19.99, 9780399250484
10. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
11. DO NOT OPEN DEBUT

John Farndon, DK, $24.99, 9780756632052
12. PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
Astrid Lindgren, Viking, $25, 9780670062768
13. FLUSH
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $8.99, 9780375841859
14. THE PENDERWICKS
Jeanne Birdsall, Yearling, $6.50, 9780440420477
15. CHARLOTTE'S WEB
E.B. White, HarperEntertainment, $7.99 , 9780061120268

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. OLIVIA HELPS WITH CHRISTMAS
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $18.99, 9781416907862
3. STAR WARS: A POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $32.99, 9780439882828
4. THE THREE SNOW BEARS
Jan Brett, Putnam, $16.99, 9780399247927
5. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14, 9780394800790
6. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
7. THE ALPHABET FROM A TO Y WITH BONUS LETTER Z!
Steve Martin, Roz Chast, Flying Dolphin, $17.95, 9780385516624
8. WINTER IN WHITE
Robert Sabuda, Little Simon, $12.99, 9780689853654
9. THE NUTCRACKER
Susan Jeffers, Harper, $16.99, 9780060743864
10. GREAT JOY
Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763629205
11. THE LATKE WHO COULDN'T STOP SCREAMING
Lemony Snicket, Lisa Brown (Illus.), McSweeney's, $9.95, 9781932416879
12. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Sterling, $16.95, 9781402747823
13. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
14. THE POLAR EXPRESS
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
15. SKIPPYJON JONES AND THE BIG BONES
Judith Schachner, Dutton, $16.99, 9780525478843

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf
3. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
4. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
5. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, John Blackford (Illus.), Puffin
6. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
8. UGLIES (paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
9. WARRIORS (hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, Avon
10. THE CLIQUE (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown

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November 29, 2007

The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, November 25, 2007 (for the sales week ended Sunday, November 29, 2007). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.

Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you or or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.


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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Nonfiction
#7-GOOD DOG. STAY., by Anna Quindlen (9781400067138)
#9-BORN STANDING UP, by Steve Martin (9781416553649)
Paperback Fiction
#15-ATONEMENT, by Ian McEwan (9780307387158)
Mass Market
#2-THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham (9780440243830)
#10-WEB OF EVIL, by J.A. Jance (9781416537731)
Children's Interest
#14-THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF IMMATURITY, by Klutz (Eds.) (9781591744276)
Children's Illustrated
#14-FIRST SNOW IN THE WOODS, by Jean Stoick, Carl R. Sams (9780977010868)
#15-ONE SNOWY NIGHT, by M.Christina Butler, Tina Macnaughton (Illus.) (9781561485918)

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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
2. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
3. DOUBLE CROSS
James Patterson, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316015059
4. STONE COLD
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446577397
5. PLAYING FOR PIZZA
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
6. HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS
Jan Karon, Viking, $26.95, 9780670018253
7. BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414954
8. THE ALMOST MOON
Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316677462
9. RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE
Donald McCaig, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312262518
10. GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD
Michael Chabon, Del Rey, $21.95, 9780345501745
11. RUN
Ann Patchett, Harper, $25.95, 9780061340635
12. CONFESSOR
Terry Goodkind, Tor, $29.95, 9780765315236
13. BOOK OF THE DEAD
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399153938
14. THE CHASE
Clive Cussler, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399154386
15. TREE OF SMOKE
Denis Johnson, FSG, $27, 9780374279127
ON THE RISE:
34. THE CHRISTMAS PEARL
Dorothea Benton Frank, Morrow, $14.95, 9780061438448
A bad-tempered family turns into a warm one in this Christmas fable. A Book Sense Notable title.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.), Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
2. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
3. I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
4. DECEPTIVELY DELICIOUS
Jessica Seinfeld, Collins, $24.95, 9780061251344
5. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
6. BOOM!
Tom Brokaw, Random House, $28.95, 9781400064571
7. GOOD DOG. STAY. - DEBUT
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $14.95, 9781400067138
8. YOU: STAYING YOUNG
Michael F.Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C.Oz, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9780743292566
9. BORN STANDING UP: A COMIC'S LIFE - DEBUT
Steve Martin, Scribner, $25, 9781416553649
10. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
11. OUR DUMB WORLD
The Onion (Eds.), Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018425
12. CLAPTON
Eric Clapton, Broadway, $26, 9780385518512
13. THE AGE OF TURBULENCE
Alan Greenspan, Penguin Press, $35, 9781594201318
14. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
15. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
ON THE RISE:
16. A FAMILY CHRISTMAS
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $26.95, 9781401322274
Caroline Kennedy's assemblage of meaningful Christmas poetry, prose, scriptural readings, and lyrics.

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
3. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
4. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
5. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
6. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
7. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
8. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
9. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
10. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
11. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064
12. NATURE GIRL
Carl Hiaasen, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446581752
13. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, 2007
Stephen King (Ed.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 9780618713486
14. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149
15. ATONEMENt - DEBUT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
ON THE RISE:
38. AGAINST THE DAY
Thomas Pynchon, Penguin, $18, 9780143112563
A savory adventure through time, the world, and heaps of prose. A (hardcover) Book Sense Pick.

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
3. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
4. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
5. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
6. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
7. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
8. THUNDERSTRUCK
Erik Larson, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400080670
9. THE END OF AMERICA
Naomi Wolf, Chelsea Green, $13.95, 9781933392790
10. PORN FOR WOMEN
Cambridge Women's Pornography Co-op (Eds.), Chronicle, $12.95, 9780811855518
11. THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC, 2008
Old Farmer's Almanac (Eds.), Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571984234
12. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
13. MAYFLOWER
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $16, 9780143111979
14. THIS I BELIEVE
Jay Allison (Ed.), Holt, $14, 9780805086584
15. THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS (2008)
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600570728
ON THE RISE:
24. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307237705
Hope as a precursor to presidential ambitions. Available in paperback in time for a surge in the polls.

MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. THE INNOCENT MAN - DEBUT
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780440243830
3. NEXT
Michael Crichton, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780060873165
4. WILD FIRE
Nelson DeMille, Vision, $9.99, 9780446617772
5. CROSS
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446619059
6. FATAL REMEDIES
Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99, 9780143112426
7. THE OFFICIAL SCRABBLE PLAYERS DICTIONARY, 4TH EDITION
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
8. THE COLLECTORS
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446615631
9. TREASURE OF KHAN
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425218235
10. WEB OF EVIL - DEBUT
J.A. Jance, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416537731

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
2. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON
Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Disney, $18.99, 9780786837885
4. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
5. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
6. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
7. SLAM
Nick Hornby, Putnam, $19.99, 9780399250484
8. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABREt
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
9. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
10. PRINCESS ACADEMY
Shannon Hale, Bloomsbury, $7.95, 9781599900735
11. LOVE, STARGIRL
Jerry Spinelli, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375813757
12. FLUSH
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $8.99, 9780375841859
13. A WRINKLE IN TIME
Madeleine L'Engle, Square Fish, $6.99, 9780312367541
14. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF IMMATURITY - DEBUT
Klutz (Eds.), Klutz, $19.95, 9781591744276
15. ERAGON
Christopher Paolini, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 9780440238485

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. OLIVIA HELPS WITH CHRISTMAS
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $18.99, 9781416907862
3. STAR WARS: A POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $32.99, 9780439882828
4. THE THREE SNOW BEARS
Jan Brett, Putnam, $16.99, 9780399247927
5. THE ALPHABET FROM A TO Y WITH BONUS LETTER Z!
Steve Martin, Roz Chast, Flying Dolphin, $17.95, 9780385516624
6. GREAT JOY
Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763629205
7. THE LATKE WHO COULDN'T STOP SCREAMING
Lemony Snicket, Lisa Brown (Illus.), McSweeney's, $9.95, 9781932416879
8. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
9. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Sterling, $16.95, 9781402747823
10. WINTER IN WHITe
Robert Sabuda, Little Simon, $12.99, 9780689853654
11. THE NUTCRACKER
Susan Jeffers, HarperCollins, $16.99, 9780060743864
12. SKIPPYJON JONES AND THE BIG BONES
Judith Schachner, Dutton, $16.99, 9780525478843
13. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14, 9780394800790
14. FIRST SNOW IN THE WOODS - DEBUT
Jean Stoick, Carl R. Sams, Carl R. Sams II, $19.95, 9780977010868
15. ONE SNOWY NIGHT - DEBUT
M.Christina Butler, Tina Macnaughton (Illus.), Good Books, $8.95, 9781561485918

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
3. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
4. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf
5. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
6. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. UGLIES (paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
8. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
9. THE CLIQUE (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown
10. GOSSIP GIRL (paperback)
Cecily von Ziegesar, Megan Tingley

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November 21, 2007

The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Wednesday, Sunday, November 21, 2007 (for the sales week ended Sunday, November 18, 2007). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.

Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you or or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.


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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction #3-DOUBLE CROSS, by James Patterson (9780316015059)
#4-CONFESSOR, by Terry Goodkind (9780765315236)
Paperback Fiction
#4-THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, by Ken Follet (9780451225245)
Paperback Nonfiction
#11-THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS (2008), by World Almanac (Eds.) (9781600570728)
Mass Market
#2-NEXT, by Michael Crichton (9780060873165)
Children's Illustrated
# 9-THE LATKE WHO COULDN'T STOP SCREAMING, by Lemony Snicket, Lisa Brown (Illus.) (9781932416879)
#11-WINTER: A Mini Pop-Up Treat, by Robert Sabuda (9780689853654)
#12-THE NUTCRACKER, by Susan Jeffers (9780060743864)

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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
2. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
3. DOUBLE CROSS - DEBUT
James Patterson, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316015059
4. CONFESSOR - DEBUT
Terry Goodkind, Tor, $29.95, 9780765315236
5. STONE COLD
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446577397
6. HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS
Jan Karon, Viking, $26.95, 9780670018253
7. PLAYING FOR PIZZA
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
8. THE ALMOST MOON
Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316677462
9. BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414954
10. GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD
Michael Chabon, Del Rey, $21.95, 9780345501745
11. RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE
Donald McCaig, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312262518
12. BOOK OF THE DEAD
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399153938
13. RUN
Ann Patchett, Harper, $25.95, 9780061340635
14. THE CHASE
Clive Cussler, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399154386
15. TREE OF SMOKE
Denis Johnson, FSG, $27, 9780374279127
ON THE RISE:
21. THE HEARTS OF HORSES
Molly Gloss, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780618799909
A young woman gets to live a cowboy's life during World War II.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. YOU: STAYING YOUNG
Michael F.Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C.Oz, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9780743292566
2. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.), Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
3. I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
4. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
5. DECEPTIVELY DELICIOUS
Jessica Seinfeld, Collins, $24.95, 9780061251344
6. BOOM!
Tom Brokaw, Random House, $28.95, 9781400064571
7. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
8. CLAPTON
Eric Clapton, Broadway, $26, 9780385518512
9. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
10. OUR DUMB WORLD
The Onion (Eds.), Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018425
11. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
12. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
13. THE CONSCIENCE OF A LIBERAL
Paul Krugman, Norton, $25.95, 9780393060690
14. THE AGE OF TURBULENCE
Alan Greenspan, Penguin Press, $35, 9781594201318
15. THE NINE
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
ON THE RISE:
27. LISTENING IS AN ACT OF LOVE
Dave Isay (Ed.), Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594201400
The subtitle says it: A Celebration of American Life from the Storycorps Project

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
3. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
4. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH - DEBUT
Ken Follet, NAL, $24.95, 9780451225245
5. SUITE FRANCAISE Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
6. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14, 9780375706677
7. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
8. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
9. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
10. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
11. NATURE GIRL
Carl Hiaasen, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446581752
12. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064
13. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES, 2007
Stephen King (Ed.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 9780618713486
14. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149
15. LOVE OVER SCOTLAND
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307275981
ON THE RISE:
18. ATONEMENT
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387158
A thoughtful, powerful and moving 20th-century story and winner of multiple awards, now reissued with a movie image cover.

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
3. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
4. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
5. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
6. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
7. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
8. THUNDERSTRUCK
Erik Larson, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400080670
9. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
10. PORN FOR WOMEN
Cambridge Women's Pornography Co-op (Eds.), Chronicle, $12.95, 9780811855518
11. THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS (2008) - DEBUT
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600570728
12. THIS I BELIEVE
Jay Allison (Ed.), Holt, $14, 9780805086584
13. THE END OF AMERICA
Naomi Wolf, Chelsea Green, $13.95, 9781933392790
14. BLINK
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665
15. MY LIFE IN FRANCE
Julia Child, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307277695
ON THE RISE:
25. THE PORTABLE ATHEIST: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
Christopher Hitchens (Ed.), Da Capo, $17.50, 9780306816086
A review of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages--with some never-before-published pieces.

MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. NEXT - DEBUT
Michael Crichton, HarperTorch, $9.99, 9780060873165
3. CROSS
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446619059
4. WILD FIRE
Nelson DeMille, Vision, $9.99, 9780446617772
5. TREASURE OF KHAN
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425218235
6. FATAL REMEDIES
Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99, 9780143112426
7. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
8. WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER
Elizabeth A. George, Harper, $7.99, 9780060545635
9. THE COLLECTORS
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446615631
10. THE BANCROFT STRATEGY
Robert Ludlum, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9780312990701

CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
2. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
3. PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON
Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Disney, $18.99, 9780786837885
4. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
5. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
6. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
7. SLAM
Nick Hornby, Putnam, $19.99, 9780399250484
8. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
9. FLUSH
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $8.99, 9780375841859
10. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
11. CHARLOTTE'S WEB
E.B. White, HarperEntertainment, $7.99, 9780061120268
12. THE CASTLE CORONA
Sharon Creech, David Diaz (Illus.), Joanna Cotler, $18.99, 9780060846213
13. ELDEST
Christopher Paolini, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375840401
14. PRINCESS ACADEMY
Shannon Hale, Bloomsbury, $7.95, 9781599900735
15. PIPPI LONGSTOCKING
Astrid Lindgren, Viking, $25, 9780670062768

CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP!
Rufus Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. OLIVIA HELPS WITH CHRISTMAS
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $18.99, 9781416907862
3. STAR WARS: A POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $32.99, 9780439882828
4. THE THREE SNOW BEARS
Jan Brett, Putnam, $16.99, 9780399247927
5. THE ALPHABET FROM A TO Y WITH BONUS LETTER Z!
Steve Martin, Roz Chast, Flying Dolphin, $17.95, 9780385516624
6. SKIPPYJON JONES AND THE BIG BONES
Judith Schachner, Dutton, $16.99, 9780525478843
7. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
8. GREAT JOY*
Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763629205
9. THE LATKE WHO COULDN'T STOP SCREAMING - DEBUT
Lemony Snicket, Lisa Brown (Illus.), McSweeney's, $9.95, 9781932416879
10. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Sterling, $16.95, 9781402747823
11. WINTER: A MINI POP-UP TREAT - DEBUT
Robert Sabuda, Little Simon, $12.99, 9780689853654
12. THE NUTCRACKER - DEBUT
Susan Jeffers, HarperCollins, $16.99, 9780060743864
13. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
14. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
15. HOW TO FIND FLOWER FAIRIES
Cicely Mary Barker, Frederick Warne, $19.99, 9780723258902
*Debut for week ending November 11, 2007

CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
3. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
4. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
5. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf
6. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
8. UGLIES (paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
9. WARRIORS (hardcover and paperback)
Erin W. Hunter, Avon
10. THE CLIQUE (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown

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November 15, 2007

The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, November 15, 2007 (for the sales week ended Sunday, November 11, 2007). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.

Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you or or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.


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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#2 - STONE COLD, by David Baldacci (9780446577397)
#9 - RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE, by Donald McCaig (9780312262518)
#12 - THE CHASE, by Clive Cussler (9780399154386)
Hardcover Nonfiction
# 7 - BOOM!: VOICES OF THE SIXTIES, by Tom Brokaw (9781400064571)
Paperback Fiction
#14 - LOVE OVER SCOTLAND, by Alexander McCall Smith (978030727598)
Children's Illustrated
#1 - GALLOP!, by Rufus Seder (9780761147633)
Children's Fiction Series
NEW IN SERIES - ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES: SNAKEHEAD (9780399241611), by Anthony Horowitz

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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
2. STONE COLD - DEBUT
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446577397
3. WORLD WITHOUT END
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
4. HOME TO HOLLY SPRINGS
Jan Karon, Viking, $26.95, 9780670018253
5. BOOK OF THE DEAD
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399153938
6. BRIDGE OF SIGHS
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414954
7. THE ALMOST MOON
Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316677462
8. PLAYING FOR PIZZA
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
9. RHETT BUTLER'S PEOPLE - DEBUT
Donald McCaig, St. Martin's, $27.95, 9780312262518
10. GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD
Michael Chabon, Del Rey, $21.95, 9780345501745
11. RUN
Ann Patchett, Harper, $25.95, 9780061340635
12. THE CHASE - DEBUT
Clive Cussler, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399154386
13. NOW AND THEN
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154416
14. PROTECT AND DEFEND
Vince Flynn, Atria, $26.95, 9780743270410
15. THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER
Tom Perrotta, St. Martin's, $24.95, 9780312358334
ON THE RISE:
25. THE GHOST
Robert Harris, S&S, $26, 9781416551812
A former British PM's ghostwriter discovers dangerous secrets.


HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. YOU: Staying Young
Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, Free Press, $26, 9780743292566
2. I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
3. THE DARING BOOK FOR GIRLS
Miriam Peskowitz, Alexis Seabrook (Illus.), Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
4. DECEPTIVELY DELICIOUS
Jessica Seinfeld, Collins, $24.95, 9780061251344
5. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
6. MUSICOPHILIA
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
7. BOOM!: VOICES OF THE SIXTIES - DEBUT
Tom Brokaw, Random House, $28.95, 9781400064571
8. CLAPTON
Eric Clapton, Broadway, $26, 9780385518512
9. ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
10. OUR DUMB WORLD
Mike DiCenzo, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018425
11. THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
12. THE SECRET
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
13. THE CONSCIENCE OF A LIBERAL
Paul Krugman, Norton, $25.95, 9780393060690
14. THE AGE OF TURBULENCE
Alan Greenspan, Penguin Press, $35, 9781594201318
15. YOU: On a Diet
Michael F.Roizen, M.D., Mehmet C.Oz, M.D., Free Press, $25, 9780743292542
ON THE RISE:
18. AMERICAN CREATION: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
Joseph J. Ellis, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307263698
Like in Founding Brothers (2000), Ellis selects and analyzes key moments from the American Revolution and early republic.


TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
3. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
4. SUITE FRANCAISE
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
5. WHAT IS THE WHAT
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
6. THE GATHERING
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
7. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
8. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149
9. THE THIRTEENTH TALE
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
10. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064
11. NATURE GIRL
Carl Hiaasen, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446581752
12. THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
Kiran Desai, Grove, $14, 9780802142818
13. THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN
Claire Messud, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276667
14. LOVE OVER SCOTLAND - DEBUT
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307275981
15. THE ALCHEMIST
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $13.95, 9780061122415
ON THE RISE:
20. THE MISSION SONG
John Le Carré, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316016759
Elegant characters and plot distinguish Le Carré's 20th novel.


TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
3. INTO THE WILD
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
4. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
5. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
6. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
7. THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON MUSIC
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
8. THUNDERSTRUCK
Erik Larson, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400080670
9. THE END OF AMERICA
Naomi Wolf, Chelsea Green, $13.95, 9781933392790
10. THIS I BELIEVE
Jay Allison (Ed.), Holt, $14, 9780805086584
11. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
Erik Larson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780375725609
12. SKINNY BITCH
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
13. MY LIFE IN FRANCE
Julia Child, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307277695
14. PORN FOR WOMEN
Cambridge Women's Pornography Co-op (Eds.), Chronicle, $12.95, 9780811855518
15. THE WORLD IS FLAT
Thomas L. Friedman, Picador, $16, 9780312425074
ON THE RISE:
37. HOW TO RAISE A JEWISH DOG
Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman, Little Brown, $12.99, 9780316154666
Train your dog the way a Jewish mother raises her children, and soon you'll be kvelling at the dog park.


MASS MARKET
1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. WILD FIRE
Nelson DeMille, Vision, $9.99, 9780446617772
3. CROSS
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446619059
4. THE COLLECTORS
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446615631
5. FATAL REMEDIES
Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99, 9780143112426
6. TREASURE OF KHAN
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425218235
7. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Harper Lee, Warner, $6.99, 9780446310789
8. BROTHER ODD
Dean R. Koontz, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553589108
9. WHAT CAME BEFORE HE SHOT HER
Elizabeth A. George, Harper, $7.99, 9780060545635
10. THE BANCROFT STRATEGY
Robert Ludlum, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9780312990701


CHILDREN'S INTEREST
1. THE BOOK THIEF
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $11.99, 9780375842207
2. PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON
Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson, Disney, $18.99, 9780786837885
3. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN
Sherman Alexie, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316013680
4. THE BOYS' BOOK
Dominique Enright, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016285
5. ERAGON
Christopher Paolini, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 9780440238485
6. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810993136
7. SLAM
Nick Hornby, Putnam, $19.99, 9780399250484
8. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $7.99, 9780763625290
9. THE GIRLS' BOOK
Juliana Foster, Scholastic, $9.99, 9780545016292
10. PRINCESS ACADEMY
Shannon Hale, Bloomsbury, $7.95, 9781599900735
11. THE PENDERWICKS
Jeanne Birdsall, Yearling, $6.50, 9780440420477
12. FLUSH
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $8.99, 9780375841859
13. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $22.99, 9780439813785
14. CHARLOTTE'S WEB
E.B. White, HarperEntertainment, $7.99, 9780061120268
15. LOVE, STARGIRL
Jerry Spinelli, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375813757


CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED
1. GALLOP! - Debut
Rufus Seder, Workman, $12.95, 9780761147633
2. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
3. STAR WARS: A POP-UP GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $32.99, 9780439882828
4. OLIVIA HELPS WITH CHRISTMAS
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $18.99, 9781416907862
5. THE ALPHABET FROM A TO Y WITH BONUS LETTER Z!
Steve Martin, Roz Chast, Flying Dolphin, $17.95, 9780385516624
6. SKIPPYJON JONES AND THE BIG BONES
Judith Schachner, Dutton, $16.99, 9780525478843
7. THE THREE SNOW BEARS
Jan Brett, Putnam, $16.99, 9780399247927
8. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
9. PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
Peter Yarrow, Lenny Lipton, Sterling, $16.95, 9781402747823
10. GREAT JOY
Kate DiCamillo, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763629205
11. FANCY NANCY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542092
12. KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $16.99, 9781423102991
13. FANCY NANCY AND THE POSH PUPPY
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780060542139
14. SKIPPYJON JONES
Judith Schachner, Puffin, $5.99, 9780142404034
15. BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905


CHILDREN'S FICTION SERIES
1. MAGIC TREE HOUSE (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. TWILIGHT (hardcover and paperback)
Stephenie Meyer, Megan Tingley
3. HARRY POTTER (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine
4. HIS DARK MATERIALS (hardcover and paperback)
Philip Pullman, Laurel-Leaf
5. PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
6. UGLIES (paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, S&S
7. JUNIE B. JONES (hardcover and paperback)
Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus (Illus.), Random House
8. THE CLIQUE (paperback)
Lisi Harrison, Little Brown
9. ALEX RIDER ADVENTURES (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
NEW IN SERIES: SNAKEHEAD (9780399241611)
10. GOSSIP GIRL (paperback)
Cecily von Ziegesar, Megan Tingley

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November 8, 2007

The Book Sense National Bestseller List
Published Thursday, November 8, 2007 (for the sales week ended Sunday, November 4, 2007). Based on reporting from many hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense across the United States.

Booksellers: The Book Sense Bestseller List may be downloaded as a color PDF for display in your store. Go to the bestseller page on BookWeb.org and choose the format that works best for you or or click on the bestseller link in Thursday's Bookselling This Week email.

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Debuts for the week:
Hardcover Fiction
#2-Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon (9780670018253)
#9-Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon (9780345501745)
#10-Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn (9780743270410)
Hardcover Nonfiction
# 3- You: Staying Young, by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz (9780743292566)
#4-The Daring Book for Girls by Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz (9780061472572)
#15-Our Dumb World by The Onion (Eds.) (9780316018425)
Paperback Fiction
#10-Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen (9780446581752)
Mass Market
#2-Wild Fire by Nelson DeMille (9780446617772)
#6-Brother Odd by Dean R. Koontz (9780553589108)
#7-The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum (9780312990701)
#10-Treasure of Khan by Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler (9780425218235)
Children's Interest
#14-Kids Are Americans Too by Bill O'Reilly, Charles Flowers (9780060846763)
Children's Illustrated
#13-Blue Moo by Sandra Boynton (9780761147756)
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HARDCOVER FICTION
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594489501
2. Home to Holly Springs - DEBUT
Jan Karon, Viking, $26.95, 9780670018253
3. World Without End
Ken Follett, Dutton, $35, 9780525950073
4. Book of the Dead
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399153938
5. The Almost Moon
Alice Sebold, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316677462
6. Playing for Pizza
John Grisham, Doubleday, $21.95, 9780385525008
7. Run
Ann Patchett, Harper, $25.95, 9780061340635
8. Bridge of Sighs
Richard Russo, Knopf, $26.95, 9780375414954
9. Gentlemen of the Road - DEBUT
Michael Chabon, Del Rey, $21.95, 9780345501745
10. Protect and Defend - DEBUT
Vince Flynn, Atria, $26.95, 9780743270410
11. Now and Then
Robert B. Parker, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154416
12. The Abstinence Teacher
Tom Perrotta, St. Martin's, $24.95, 9780312358334
13. The Choice
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446579926
14. The Uncommon Reader
Alan Bennett, FSG, $15, 9780374280963
15. War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy (Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky, Trans.), Knopf, $37, 9780307266934
ON THE RISE:
21. The Race
Richard North Patterson, Holt, $26, 9780805079487
A timely Book Sense Pick about a heated presidential primary.

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. I Am America (and So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446580502
2. Deceptively Delicious
Jessica Seinfeld, Collins, $24.95, 9780061251344
3. You: Staying Young (The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty) - DEBUT
Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz, Free Press, $26, 9780743292566
4. The Daring Book for Girls - DEBUT
Andrea Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz, Collins, $24.95, 9780061472572
5. The Dangerous Book for Boys
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden, Collins, $24.95, 9780061243585
6. Musicophilia
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26, 9781400040810
7. Clapton
Eric Clapton, Broadway, $26, 9780385518512
8. The Art of Simple Food
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798
9. Fair Game
Valerie Plame Wilson, S&S, $26, 9781416537618
10. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper, $26.95, 9780060852559
11. The Secret
Rhonda Byrne (Ed.), Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95, 9781582701707
12. The Age of Turbulence
Alan Greenspan, Penguin Press, $35, 9781594201318
13. The Nine
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $27.95, 9780385516402
14. The Conscience of a Liberal
Paul Krugman, Norton, $25.95, 9780393060690
15. Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition - DEBUT
The Onion (Eds.), Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316018425
ON THE RISE:
24. Write It When I'm Gone
Thomas M. Defrank, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399154508
Thirty years of unguarded political and personal musings from former President Gerald Ford.

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION
1. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565125605
2. Love in the Time of Cholera
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307389732
3. Suite Francaise
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400096275
4. The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $15, 9781594480003
5. The Thirteenth Tale
Diane Setterfield, Washington Square, $15, 9780743298032
6. What Is the What
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307385901
7. The Road
Cormac McCarthy, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307387899
8. The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 9780143037149
9. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 9780812968064
10. Nature Girl - DEBUT
Carl Hiaasen, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446581752
11. The Best American Short Stories, 2007
Stephen King (Ed.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 9780618713486
12. The Emperor's Children
Claire Messud, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276667
13. The Gathering
Anne Enright, Black Cat, $14, 9780802170392
14. The Inheritance of Loss
Kiran Desai, Grove, $14, 9780802142818
15. Digging to America
Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $14.95, 9780345492340
ON THE RISE:
21. The Golden Notebook (Perennial Classics Ed.)
Doris Lessing, Harper Perennial, $16.95, 9780060931407
The groundbreaking work by the 2007 Nobel Prize winner.

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. Eat, Pray, Love<br> Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $15, 9780143038412
2. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252
3. Into the Wild (Movie tie-in edition)
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307387172
4. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Michael Pollan, Penguin, $16, 9780143038580
5. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $14.95, 9780767919371
6. The Wisdom of Menopause
Christiane Northrup, M.D., Bantam, $20, 9780553384093
7. This Is Your Brain on Music
Daniel J. Levitin, Plume, $15, 9780452288522
8. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
9. Thunderstruck
Erik Larson, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9781400080670
10. Skinny Bitch
Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin, Running Press, $13.95, 9780762424931
11. My Life in France
Julia Child, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307277695
12. The End of America
Naomi Wolf, Chelsea Green, $13.95, 9781933392790
13. This I Believe
Jay Allison (Ed.), Holt, $14, 9780805086584
14. Porn for Women
Cambridge Women's Pornography Co-op (Eds.), Chronicle, $12.95, 9780811855518
15. Mayflower
Nathaniel Philbrick, Penguin, $16, 9780143111979
ON THE RISE:
44. What Pets Do While You're at Work
Jason Bergund, Bev West, Scribner, $9.95, 9781416547563
Caught-in-the-act photos your beloved furry ones never meant for you to see!

MASS MARKET
1. The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett, Signet, $7.99, 9780451166890
2. Wild Fire - DEBUT
Nelson DeMille, Vision, $9.99, 9780446617772
3. Cross
James Patterson, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446619059
4. Fatal Remedies
Donna Leon, Penguin, $7.99, 9780143112426
5. The Collectors
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446615631
6. Brother Odd - DEBUT
Dean R. Koontz, Bantam, $7.99, 978055358