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The New York Times Bestseller List
March 9th, 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. REMEMBER ME?, by Sophie Kinsella. A woman wakes up in a London hospital after an auto accident with no memory of the previous life-changing three years.
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. STRANGERS IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb. Lt. Eve Dallas investigates a businessman’s scandalous death; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.
5. THE OUTLAW DEMON WAILS, by Kim Harrison. A witch who is also a bounty hunter must enter the demonic realm; the sixth book in the Hollows series.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. LOSING IT, by Valerie Bertinelli. A memoir by the actress and former wife of Eddie Van Halen focuses on depression and her effort to lose weight.
2. LIBERAL FASCISM, by Jonah Goldberg. This “alternative history of American liberalism … reveals its roots in, and commonalities with, classical fascism.”
3. BEAUTIFUL BOY, by David Sheff. A father struggles with his son’s meth addiction.
4. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, by Michael Pollan. A manifesto urges us to Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
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. THE AGE OF MIRACLES, by Marianne Williamson. Psychologically and spiritually reframing midlife so that it’s not a time of “crisis,” but a time of rejuvenation. (†)
3. 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.
4. THE THIRD JESUS, by Deepak Chopra. What the “cosmic Christ” can teach, regardless of one’s religious background.
5. BECOME A BETTER YOU, by Joel Osteen. Seven keys to living with joy.

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. 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)
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. HENRY’S FREEDOM BOX, by Ellen Levine. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. A young slave mails himself to freedom. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. THE JELLYBEANS AND THE BIG DANCE, written by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger.Four little girl cats work together to prepare for a recital

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. TWEAK, by Nic Sheff. A memoir of a teenager’s methamphetamine addiction. (Ages 15 and up)
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. 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. JUST LISTEN, by Sarah Dessen. A girl finally deals with the incident that divided her and her former best friend. (Ages 12 and up)
5. 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)

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. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. MAXIMUM RIDE, by James Patterson. Winged children try to save the world. (Ages 10 and up)

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, by Philippa Gregory. A tale of courtly intrigue starring Henry VIII and Mary and Anne Boleyn.
2. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult. The aftermath of a high-school shooting reveals the fault lines in a small New Hampshire town
3. THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH, by Ken Follett. Murder, arson and lust surround the building of a cathedral.
   
4. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. A young man-and an elephant-save a Depression-era circus.
5. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, by Cormac McCarthy. Mayhem ensues in this reissued novel after a West Texas man stumbles upon $2 million in drug money — and decides to keep it.

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. REVELATION, by Karen Traviss. The galaxy becomes a battlefield as Jacen Solo’s dark power increases; a “Star Wars” novel.
2. PREDATORY GAME, by Christine Feehan. A GhostWalker and former member of the Navy Seals offers sanctuary to a woman fleeing her past.
3. NAUGHTY NEIGHBOR, by Janet Evanovich. In this reprint, the man next door involves Louisa Brannigan, a hard-working press secretary, in the disappearance of a pig.
4. I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE, by Mary Higgins Clark. ( A woman marries a childhood acquaintance suspected of several murders.
5. SISTERS, by Danielle Steel. After a family tragedy, four sisters with very different lives decide to share a Manhattan brownstone.SISTERS, by Danielle Steel. After a family tragedy, four sisters with very different lives decide to share a Manhattan brownstone.

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. THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle. A guide to personal growth and spiritual enlightenment.
3. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Vegan diet advice from the world of modeling.
   
4. YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE, by Louise L. Hay. A counselor’s prescriptions for regaining confidence and self-esteem through mind-body self-healing.
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