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The New York Times Bestseller List
February 10, 2008

Hardcover Fiction

1. THE APPEAL, by John Grisham. Political and legal intrigue ensue when a Mississippi court decides against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste.
2. DUMA KEY, by Stephen King. A Minnesota contractor moves to Florida to recover from an injury and begins to create paintings with mysterious power.
3. PLUM LUCKY, by Janet Evanovich. Stephanieos mother finds a bag of cash and goes gambling in Atlantic City, pursued by the money’s owner.
4. SIZZLE AND BURN, by Jayne Ann Krentz. A member of the Arcane Society, dedicated to paranormal research, helps a woman with psychic powers.
5. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, by Khaled Hosseini. A friendship between two women in Afghanistan against the backdrop of 30 years of war.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, by Michael Pollan. A manifesto urges us to Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
2. 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.
3. REAL CHANGE, by Newt Gingrich with Vince Haley and Rick Tyler. How to build a better America, from the former speaker of the House.
4. TOM CRUISE, by Andrew Morton. An unauthorized biography.
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. HOW NOT TO LOOK OLD, by Charla Krupp. Advice from a former beauty editor.
3. BECOME A BETTER YOU, by Joel Osteen. Seven keys to living with joy.
4. YOU STAYING YOUNG, by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz et al. The principles of longevity and how to combat aging’s effects.
5. THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS, by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden. Skipping stones, tying knots and other essential activities — video games not included.

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. FLAMINGOS ON THE ROOF, written and illustrated by Calef Brown. “Alphabet sherbet / Have you ever heard of it? / I bought myself a gallon, / and ate about a third of it.” Whimsical poems and paintings. (Ages 8 and up)
4. 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)
5. FANCY NANCY, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. A glamour girl takes her family out. (Ages 4 to 7)

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. THE NIXIE’S SONG, by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.Fire-breathing giants are on the rampage in Florida. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. DARK RIVER, by Erin Hunter. Cat warriors must choose between good and evil; Book 2 of a Warriors fantasy series. (Ages 9 to 12)

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. DULCIE’S TASTE OF MAGIC, by Gail Herman. Ordered to take a vacation, a baking fairy discovers an ancient cake recipe. (Ages 4 to
4. I’D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU, BUT THEN I’D HAVE TO KILL YOU, by Ally Carter. A girl in spy school falls for a local boy. (Ages 12 and up)
5. THE VAMPIRE DIARIES: THE FURY AND DARK REUNION, by L. J. Smith. A girl is torn between two vampire brothers. (Ages 12 and up)

Children’s Series Books

1. THE TWILIGHT SERIES, by Stephenie Meyer. Vampires and werewolves in high school. (Ages 12 and up)
2. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Siblings find a hidden world. (Ages 6 to 10)
3. JUNIE B., FIRST GRADER, by Barbara Park. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus. School antics. (Ages 4 to
4. MAXIMUM RIDE, by James Patterson. Winged children try to save the world. (Ages 10 and up)
5. HARRY POTTER, by J. K. Rowling. A boy wizard hones his skills and fights evil. (Ages 10 and up)

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, by Ken Follett. Murder, arson and lust surround the building of a cathedral.
2. ATONEMENT, by Ian McEwan.A chronicle of the disintegration of an English family’s idyllic life.
3. THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared.
4. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. A young man-and an elephant-save a Depression-era circus.
5. 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.
   

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. TREASURES, by Nora Roberts. A reprint of two novels: “Secret Star” and “Treasures Lost, Treasures Found.”
2. SNOWFALL AT WILLOW LAKE, by Susan Wiggs. A high-powered lawyer survives a hostage crisis and returns home to family — and passion.
3. VAMPIRES ARE FOREVER, by Lynsay Sands. A woman starts to suspect that her sexy business associate isn’t quite mortal.
4. THE WATCHMAN, by Robert Crais. ) A former Los Angeles police officer becomes the bodyguard of a troubled heiress marked for death.
5. BLAZE, by Richard Bachman. An early Stephen King novel — Bachman is his alias — here revised.

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 GIFT OF FEAR, by Gavin de Becker. Intuitive signals that can protect us from becoming the victims of violence.
4. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham. Grisham’s first nonfiction book concerns a man wrongly sentenced to death.
5. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama. The Illinois senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.

Paperback Advice

1. A NEW EARTH, by Eckhart Tolle. A spiritual teacher prescribes letting go of the ego to help end conflict and suffering.
2. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Vegan diet advice from the world of modeling.
3. THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle. A guide to personal growth and spiritual enlightenment.
4. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway. Advice for parents-to-be.
5. THE WISDOM OF MENOPAUSE, by Christiane Northrup. How menopause offers opportunities for renewal.

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