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The New York Times Bestseller List
March 2nd, 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. STRANGERS IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas investigates a businessman’s scandalous death; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.
3. 7TH HEAVEN, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. In San Francisco, Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’s Murder Club hunt for an arsonist and a missing teenager.
4. LADY KILLER, by Lisa Scottoline. When her high-school rival disappears, possibly as a result of foul play, a Philadelphia lawyer must confront her past.
5. DUMA KEY, by Stephen King. A Minnesota contractor moves to Florida to recover from an injury and begins to create paintings with mysterious power.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. LIBERAL FASCISM, by Jonah Goldberg. This “alternative history of American liberalism … reveals its roots in, and commonalities with, classical fascism.”
2. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, by Michael Pollan. A manifesto urges us to Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
3. THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON, by Susan Jacoby. (Pantheon, $26.)
4. RECONCILIATION, by Benazir Bhutto. A posthumous look at Islam, democracy and the West
5. PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL, by Dan Ariely. An M.I.T. behavioral economist shows how emotions and social norms systematically shape our behavior.

Hardcover Advice

1. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
2. WOMEN AND MONEY, by Suze Orman. Advice for overcoming one’s dysfunctional relationship with money, including a five-month plan for getting finances on track.
3. THE THIRD JESUS, by Deepak Chopra. What the “cosmic Christ” can teach, regardless of one’s religious background.
4. BECOME A BETTER YOU, by Joel Osteen. Seven keys to living with joy.
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. HENRY’S FREEDOM BOX, by Ellen Levine. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. A young slave mails himself to freedom. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. ZEN TIES, written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth. A panda encourages his nephew and their friends to help a grouchy neighbor. (Ages 4 to
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. KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. One of Trixie’s classmates has a bunny just like hers. (Ages 4 to

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 NIXIE’S SONG, by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.Fire-breathing giants are on the rampage in Florida. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. MOVING DAY, by Meg Cabot. ( Allie isn’t happy about her family’s new house, far from her old friends; Book 1 of the series “Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls.” (Ages 12 and up)
5. 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)

Children’s Paperback Books

1. BRATFEST AT TIFFANY’S, by Lisi Harrison. Crushes divide the girls on the Pretty Committee; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)
2. LEGACY, by Kate Brian. It’s up to Reed to make sure Easton Academy is invited to an exclusive party; a Private novel. (Ages 12 and up)
3. 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)
4. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE YOUR DUMBNESS, by Jim Benton. Jamie’s aunt and Angeline’s uncle are about to marry; a “Dear Dumb Diary” book. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. 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)

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. FANCY NANCY, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. The divine life of a glamour girl with a fancy vocabulary. (Ages 4 to
4. MAXIMUM RIDE, by James Patterson. Winged children try to save the world. (Ages 10 and up)
5. THE GEMMA DOYLE TRILOGY, by Libba Bray. A student jumps from her world to a magical realm. (Ages 12 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. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, by Philippa Gregory. A tale of courtly intrigue starring Henry VIII and Mary and Anne Boleyn.
3. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult. The aftermath of a high-school shooting reveals the fault lines in a small New Hampshire town
4. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. A young man-and an elephant-save a Depression-era circus.
5. THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared.

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. SISTERS, by Danielle Steel. After a family tragedy, four sisters with very different lives decide to share a Manhattan brownstone.
2. LET SLEEPING ROGUES LIE, by Sabrina Jeffries. Passion burns between teacher and subject when a viscount agrees to provide “rake lessons”; Book 4 of the School for Heiresses series.
3. THE FAITHFUL SPY, by Alex Berenson. A C.I.A. operative who infiltrated Al Qaeda before 9/11 comes back from the mountains of Pakistan to warn of a planned terrorist attack.
4. TOM CLANCY’S ENDWAR, by David Michaels. After Saudi Arabia and Iran destroy each other in a nuclear exchange, Russia begins to rebuild its military might.
5. LACED, by Carol Higgins Clark. The P.I. Regan Reilly and her new husband encounter a ghost story while honeymooning in Ireland.

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 AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama. The Illinois senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.
4. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama. The senator on life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother.
5. 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. A minister on the other-worldly experience he had after an accident.

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. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman. How to communicate love in a way a spouse will understand.
5. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg and Sandee Hathaway. Advice for parents-to-be. (†)

Source: The New York Times Best Seller List

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