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The New York Times Bestseller List
January 27, 2008

Hardcover Fiction

1. PLUM LUCKY, by Janet Evanovich. Stephanieos mother finds a bag of cash and goes gambling in Atlantic City, pursued by the money’s owner.
2. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, by Geraldine Brooks. A rare-book expert unlocks the secrets of a medieval manuscript.
3. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, by Khaled Hosseini. A friendship between two women in Afghanistan against the backdrop of 30 years of war.
4. BEVERLY HILLS DEAD, by Stuart Woods. Murder and political intrigue during the Hollywood Red scare of the 1940s.
5. WORLD WITHOUT END, by Ken Follett. Love and intrigue in Kingsbridge, the medieval English cathedral town at the center of Folletts Pillars of the Earth.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. TOM CRUISE, by Andrew Morton. An unauthorized biography.
2. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, by Michael Pollan. A manifesto urges us to Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
3. LIBERAL FASCISM, by Jonah Goldberg. This “alternative history of American liberalism … reveals its roots in, and commonalities with, classical fascism.”
4. AN INCONVENIENT BOOK, by Glenn Beck and Kevin Balfe. Beck, the conservative TV and talk-radio host, offers his solutions to problems including global warming, poverty and political correctness.
5. I AM AMERICA AND SO CAN YOU!, by Stephen Colbert, Richard Dahm, Paul Dinello, Allison Silverman et al. The wit and wisdom of the mock pundit of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report.

Hardcover Advice

1. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
2. BECOME A BETTER YOU, by Joel Osteen. Seven keys to living with joy.
3. HAPPY FOR NO REASON, by Marci Shimoff with Carol Kline. How to experience happiness no matter what’s going on in your life.
4. THE FOOD YOU CRAVE, by Ellie Krieger. Recipes with a focus on fresh, healthy food, from the host of the Food Network’s “Healthy Appetite.”
5. YOU STAYING YOUNG, by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz et al. The principles of longevity and how to combat aging’s effects.

Children’s Picture Books

1. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8 )
2. FIRST THE EGG, written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger. An egg becomes a chick; a tadpole becomes a frog; a seed becomes a flower. (Ages 2 to 6)
3. SMASH! CRASH!, by Jon Scieszka. Illustrated by David Shannon, Loren Long and David Gordon. A truck named Jack and a dump truck named Dan love to smash into things. (Ages 3 to 7)
4. KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. One of Trixie’s classmates has a bunny just like hers. (Ages 4 to
5. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: ALL ACCESS, by N. B. Grace. Various illustrators. A scrapbook based on the movies. (Ages 8 and up)

Children’s Chapter Books

1. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. How Greg embarrassed himself on his summer vacation (ask his older brother, Rodrick); a sequel to “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” (Ages 9 to 12)
2. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, written and illustrated by Brian Selznick. A novel “in words and pictures”; an orphaned thief must decipher his father’s last message. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. DARK RIVER, by Erin Hunter. Cat warriors must choose between good and evil; Book 2 of a Warriors fantasy series. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES!, by Laura Amy Schlitz. Illustrated by Robert Byrd. Voices from a medieval village. (Ages 12 and up)

Children’s Paperback Books

1. THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. A girl saves books from Nazi book-burnings and shares them with a Jewish man. (Ages 14 and up)
2. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE, by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. A china rabbit learns about loss. (Ages 8 to 12)
3. THE WATER HORSE, by Dick King-Smith. Illustrated by David Parkins. The legend of the Loch Ness monster’s origins. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. BURNED, by Ellen Hopkins. A Mormon girl questions her faith and challenges her abusive father, in free verse. (Ages 14 and up)
5. DULCIE’S TASTE OF MAGIC, by Gail Herman. Ordered to take a vacation, a baking fairy discovers an ancient cake recipe. (Ages 4 to

Children’s Series Books

1. THE TWILIGHT SERIES, by Stephenie Meyer. Vampires and werewolves in high school. (Ages 12 and up)
2. HIS DARK MATERIALS, by Philip Pullman. A girl uncovers a conspiracy bridging worlds. (Ages 10 and up)
3. THE GEMMA DOYLE TRILOGY, by Libba Bray. A student jumps from her world to a magical realm. (Ages 12 and up)
4. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Siblings find a hidden world. (Ages 6 to 10)
5. MAGIC TREE HOUSE, by Mary Pope Osborne. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca. Children travel in time. (Ages 6 to 9)

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. ATONEMENT, by Ian McEwan.A chronicle of the disintegration of an English family’s idyllic life.
2. THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared.
3. THE 6TH TARGET, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club investigate the disappearance of several children in San Francisco.
4. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. A young man-and an elephant-save a Depression-era circus.
5. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, by Ken Follett. Murder, arson and lust surround the building of a cathedral.

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. PLUM LOVIN, by Janet Evanovich. A mysterious man in Stephanie Plum’s life helps her track down a matchmaker who skipped bail.
2. THE MANNING SISTERS, by Debbie Macomber. City sisters meet a rancher and a sheriff in two novels first published in 1990.
3. THE OVERLOOK, by Michael Connelly. The Los Angeles detective Harry Bosch tangles with the F.B.I. and Homeland Security.
4. ATONEMENT, by Ian McEwan. A chronicle of the disintegration of an English family’s idyllic life.
5. SHADOW DANCE, by Julie Garwood. A businesswoman encounters danger and romance while investigating an ancient Scottish feud.

Paperback Non-Fiction

1. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. A writer’s yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. A former climber builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
3. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham. Grisham’s first nonfiction book concerns a man wrongly sentenced to death.
4. INTO THE WILD, by Jon Krakauer. A man’s obsession with the wilderness ends in tragedy.
5. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama. The Illinois senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.

Paperback Advice

1. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Vegan diet advice from the world of modeling.
2. THE BEST LIFE DIET, by Bob Greene. A lifetime plan for losing weight from the man who helped Oprah.
3. THE WISDOM OF MENOPAUSE, by Christiane Northrup. How menopause offers opportunities for renewal.
4. SKINNY BITCH IN THE KITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Vegan recipes from the authors of “Skinny Bitch.”
5. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway. Advice for parents-to-be.

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