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The New York Times Bestseller List
April 13th, 2008

Hardcover Fiction

1. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH, by Jhumpa Lahiri.  Stories about the anxiety and transformation experienced by Bengali parents and their American children.
2. SMALL FAVOR, by Jim Butcher.  Book 10 of the Dresden Files series about a wizard detective in Chicago.
3. COMPULSION, by Jonathan Kellerman.  Several Los Angeles women are murdered, and the psychologist-detective Alex Delaware investigates.
4. THE APPEAL, by John Grisham.  Political and legal intrigue ensue when a Mississippi court decides against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste.
5. BELONG TO ME, by Marisa de los Santos.  When she moves to the suburbs, a woman becomes enmeshed in complications and secrets.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. MISTAKEN IDENTITY, by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb. The families of two girls whose identities were confused after a 2006 accident describe their experience.
2. HOME, by Julie Andrews.  A memoir of Andrews’s early years, from birth to being cast as Mary Poppins.
3. BEAUTIFUL BOY, by David Sheff. A father struggles with his son’s meth addiction.
4. ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT, by Kurt Vonnegut. Twelve unpublished writings on war and peace by the novelist, who died in 2007.
5. VINDICATED, by Jose Canseco.  In a follow-up to his memoir, “Juiced,” Canseco names steroid users in baseball and evaluates the Mitchell report.

Hardcover Advice

1. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
2. A CIVILIZATION OF LOVE, by Carl Anderson.  How Catholics can “change the tone” of modern culture based on lessons from Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI. (†)
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. STOP WHINING, START LIVING, by Dr. Laura Schlessinger. Changing one’s perspective to keep from dwelling on the negative.
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. DIRT ON MY SHIRT, by Jeff Foxworthy. Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman. Poems of childhood by the comedian and TV host. (Ages 4 to 7)
3. DON’T BUMP THE GLUMP!, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. His first collection of nonsense verse, originally published in 1964. (Ages 5 and up)
4. LADYBUG GIRL, by Jacky Davis and David Soman. Illustrated by David Soman.  Creativity and the right outfit let a little girl feel bigger. (Ages 4 and up)
5. 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

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. CITY OF ASHES, by Cassandra Clare. A girl must track down her father in a hidden realm of demons; a sequel to “City of Bones.” (Ages 14 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. MASSIE, by Lisi Harrison.  A Westchester girl takes a summer job selling cosmetics; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)
3. NIM’S ISLAND, by Wendy Orr. Illustrated by Kerry Millard.  When a man’s boat becomes disabled, his daughter is stranded on an island for two weeks with animal friends. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. CHOSEN, by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast. A young vampire learns who her real school friends are. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. JUST LISTEN, by Sarah Dessen. A girl finally deals with the incident that divided her and her former best friend. (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. MAXIMUM RIDE, by James Patterson. Winged children try to save the world. (Ages 10 and up)
3. MAGIC TREE HOUSE, by Mary Pope Osborne. Illustrated by Sal Murdocca. Children travel in time. (Ages 6 to 9)
4. RANGER’S APPRENTICE, by John Flanagan.A boy battles evil. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. DON’T LET THE PIGEON…, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. Children tell a lively bird what he’s not allowed to do. (Ages 2 to 6)

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult. The aftermath of a high-school shooting reveals the fault lines in a small New Hampshire town.
2. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. A young man-and an elephant-save a Depression-era circus.
3. THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards.  A doctor’s decision to secretly send his newborn daughter, who has Down syndrome, to an institution haunts everyone involved.
4. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs. A group of women meet weekly at a New York City yarn shop.
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. SIMPLE GENIUS, by David Baldacci.  Two former Secret Service agents investigate a scientist’s murder while one battles her own demons.
2. THE WOODS, by Harlan Coben.  A prosecutor must confront family secrets when new evidence surfaces about a murder and disappearance at a summer camp 20 years earlier.
3. BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE, by Lee Child.  Jack Reacher must discover who is hunting members of a team of former military investigators.
4. I HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE, by Mary Higgins Clark.  A woman marries a childhood acquaintance suspected of several murders.
5. BACK ON BLOSSOM STREET, by Debbie Macomber.  More stories of life and love from a Seattle knitting class.

Paperback Non-Fiction

1. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. A former climber builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. A writer’s yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.
3. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama. The Illinois senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.
4. JOHN ADAMS, by David McCullough. A biography of the country’s first vice president and second president.
5. 21: BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, by Ben Mezrich.  How six M.I.T. students won more than $3 million at Las Vegas casinos; a reprint of the 2002 book.

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. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel.  Advice for parents-to-be. (†)
5. MARTHA STEWART’S COOKIES, by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. The magazine’s editors share 175 recipes and variations.

Source: The New York Times Best Seller List

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