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HARDCOVER NON-FICTION
HARDCOVER FICTION
1 HOME, by Julie Andrews. (Hyperion, $26.95.) A memoir of Andrews’s early years.  
2 MISTAKEN IDENTITY, by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb. (Howard, $21.95.) The families of two girls whose identities were confused after a 2006 accident describe their experience.    
3 BEAUTIFUL BOY, by David Sheff. (Houghton Mifflin, $24.) A father struggles with his son’s meth addiction.    
4 LADIES OF LIBERTY, by Cokie Roberts. (Morrow, $26.95.) The influential women of early America.  
5 ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT, by Kurt Vonnegut. (Putnam, $24.95.) Twelve unpublished writings on war and peace by the novelist, who died in 2007.    
6 ESCAPE, by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer. (Broadway, $24.95.) A former member of a fundamentalist polygamous sect describes her forced marriage to a much older man.    
7 GIRLS LIKE US, by Sheila Weller. (Atria, $27.95.) The lives and times of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Carly Simon.  
8 LOSING IT, by Valerie Bertinelli. (Free Press, $26.) A memoir by the actress and former wife of Eddie Van Halen.    
9 STANDING TALL, by C. Vivian Stringer with Laura Tucker. (Crown, $24.95.) A memoir by the head coach of the Rutgers women’s basketball team.    
10 BONK, by Mary Roach. (Norton, $24.95.) An amusing look at the science of sexual physiology.
 
1 WHERE ARE YOU NOW?, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Simon & Schuster, $25.95.) A woman searches for the truth about her brother, who is alive but has disappeared    
2 UNACCUSTED EARTH,by Jhumpa Lahiri. (Knopf, $25.) Stories about the anxiety and transformation experienced by Bengali parents and their American children.    
3 CERTAIN GIRLS, by Jennifer Weiner. (Atria, $26.95.) A girl discovers the sexy, somewhat autobiographical novel her mother wrote years earlier.    
4 BELONG TO ME, by Marisa de los Santos. (Morrow, $24.95.) When she moves to the suburbs, a woman becomes enmeshed in complications and secrets.    
5 SMALL FAVOR, by Jim Butcher. (Roc, $23.95.) Book 10 of the Dresden Files series about a wizard detective in Chicago.    
6 THE APPEAL, by John Grisham. (Doubleday, $27.95.) Political and legal intrigue ensue when a Mississippi court decides against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste.    
7 COMPULSION, by Jonathan Kellerman. (Ballantine, $27.) Several Los Angeles women are murdered, and the psychologist-detective Alex Delaware investigates.    
8 CHANGE OF HEART, by Jodi Picoult. (Atria, $26.95.) A prisoner on death row begins performing miracles.    
9 BULLS ISLAND, by Dorothea Benton Frank. (Morrow, $24.95.) An investment banker returns to the South Carolina island home she had left 20 years before.    
10 A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS,by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $25.95.) A friendship between two women in Afghanistan against the backdrop of 30 years of war.
PAPERBACK NON-FICTION
PAPERBACK FICTION
.1 THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Penguin, $15.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2 EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Penguin, $15.) A writer’s yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.  
3 THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama. (Three Rivers, $14.95.) The Illinois senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.  
4 JOHN ADAMS, by David McCullough. (Simon & Schuster, $20.) A biography of the country’s first vice president and second president  
5 DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) The senator on life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother.  
6 .MARLEY AND ME, by John Grogan. (Harper, $13.95.) A newspaper columnist and his wife learn life lessons from their neurotic dog.  
7 21: BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, by Ben Mezrich. (Free Press, $15; Pocket Star, $7.99.) How six M.I.T. students won more than $3 million at Las Vegas casinos; a reprint of the 2002 book.  
8 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (Revell, $12.99.) A minister on the otherworldly experience he had after an accident.  
9 INTO THE WILD, by Jon Krakauer. (Anchor, $12.95.) A man’s obsession with the wilderness ends in tragedy.  
10 ,THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham. (Delta, $16; Dell, $7.99.) Grisham’s first nonfiction book concerns a man wrongly sentenced to death.
 
1 THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards. (Penguin, $14.) A doctor’s decision to secretly send his newborn daughter, who has Down syndrome, to an institution haunts everyone involved.
2 NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult. (Washington Square, $15.) The aftermath of a high-school shooting reveals the fault lines in a small New Hampshire town.  
3 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. (Algonquin, $13.95.) A young man — and an elephant — save a Depression-era circus.  
4 THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs. (Berkley, $14.) A group of women meet weekly at a New York City yarn shop.  
5 THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. (Riverhead, $15.95 and $14.) An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared.  
6 THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, by Philippa Gregory. (Touchstone, $16.) A tale of courtly intrigue starring Henry VIII and Mary and Anne Boleyn.  
7 THE QUICKIE, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Grand Central, $14.99.) A police officer’s attempt to get back at her husband goes dangerously awry.  
8 THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, by Ken Follett. (New American Library, $24.95 and $20.) Murder, arson and lust surround the building of a 12th-century cathedral.  
9 LOVE WALKED IN, by Marisa de los Santos. (Plume, $14.) A woman discovers her maternal side when she meets a charming man with an 11-year-old daughter.  
10 .FOR ONE MORE DAY, by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion, $12.) A troubled man gets a last chance to reconnect and restore his relationship with his dead mother.
HARDCOVER ADVICE
PAPERBACK ADVICE
1 .THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. (Hyperion, $21.95.) After learning he has terminal cancer, a Carnegie Mellon professor shares his thoughts on the importance of “seizing every moment.”  
2 THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95.) The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.  
3 GEORGIA COOKING IN AN OKLAHOMA KITCHEN, by Trisha Yearwood. (Clarkson Potter, $29.95.) Fried chicken, stuffed pork chops and other family recipes from the country music singer.  
4 THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown, $19.95.) Reconstructing your life so that it’s not all about work.  
5 BECOME A BETTER YOU, by Joel Osteen. (Free Press, $25.) Seven keys to living with joy.  
6 WOMEN AND MONEY, by Suze Orman. (Spiegel & Grau, $24.95.) Advice for overcoming one’s dysfunctional relationship with money, including a five-month plan for getting finances on track. (†)  
7 .A NEW EARTH, by Eckhart Tolle. (Dutton, $24.95.) A spiritual teacher prescribes letting go of the ego to help end conflict and suffering.  
8 ROSIE O’DONNELL’S CRAFTY U, by Rosie O’Donnell. (Simon & Schuster, $21.95.) One hundred easy projects for parents and children.  
9 A CIVILIZATION OF LOVE, by Carl Anderson. (HarperOne/HarperCollins, $19.95.) How Catholics can “change the tone” of modern culture based on lessons from Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. (†)  
10 STOP WHINING, START LIVING, by Dr. Laura Schles singer. (Harper/HarperCollins, $24.95.) Changing one’s perspective to keep from dwelling on the negative.
 
1 A NEW EARTH, by Eckhart Tolle. (Plume, $14.) A spiritual teacher prescribes letting go of the ego to help end conflict and suffering.  
2 THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle. (New World Library, $14.) A guide to personal growth and spiritual enlightenment.  
3 SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. (Running Press, $13.95.) Vegan diet advice from the world of modeling.  
4 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. (Workman, $14.95.) Advice for parents-to-be. (†)  
5 GO GREEN, LIVE RICH, by David Bach with Hillary Rosner. (Broadway, $14.95.) Fifty ways to save money while making your life and your finances greener. (†)  
6 THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman. (Northfield, $13.99.) How to communicate love in a way a spouse will understand.  
7 GETTING THINGS DONE, by David Allen. (Penguin, $15.) A productivity consultant on how to keep stress at bay through personal organization and time management.  
8 MAKING THE CUT, by Jillian Michaels. (Three Rivers, $14.95.) Fitness and diet advice from a trainer on “The Biggest Loser” on NBC.  
9 MARTHA STEWART’S COOKIES, by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. (Clarkson Potter, $24.95.) The magazine’s editors share 175 recipes and variations.  
10 RICH DAD’S INCREASE YOUR FINANCIAL IQ, by Robert T. Kiyosaki. (Business Plus, $16.99.) Advice for getting smarter with your money, from the author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad.”

   

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