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The New York Times Bestseller List
May 4th, 2008

Hardcover Fiction

1. THE WHOLE TRUTH, by David Baldacci. An intelligence agent and a journalist team up against a warmongering defense contractor.
2. HOLD TIGHT, by Harlan Coben. The aftermath of a high school kid’s suicide rocks a New Jersey suburb.
3. THE MIRACLE AT SPEEDY MOTORS, by Alexander McCall Smith. The ninth novel in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
4. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH, by Jhumpa Lahiri. Stories about the anxiety and transformation experienced by Bengali parents and their American children.
5. WHERE ARE YOU NOW?, by Mary Higgins Clark. A woman searches for the truth about her brother, who is alive but has disappeared.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler. Humorous personal essays from the stand-up comedian
2. ESCAPE, by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer. A former member of a fundamentalist polygamous sect describes her forced marriage to a much older man.
3. HOME, by Julie Andrews. A memoir of Andrews’s early years.
4. BEAUTIFUL BOY, by David Sheff. A father struggles with his son’s meth addiction.
5. 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.

Hardcover Advice

1. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. After learning he has terminal cancer, a Carnegie Mellon professor shares his thoughts on the importance of “seizing every moment.”
2. JUST WHO WILL YOU BE?, by Maria Shriver. Shriver’s message: “What you do in your life isn’t what matters. It’s who you are.”
3. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
4. THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. Reconstructing your life so that it’s not all about work.
5. HARMONIC WEALTH, by James Arthur Ray with Linda Sivertsen. Creating the life you want through financial, mental, physical and spiritual wealth. (†)

Children’s Picture Books

1. READ ALL ABOUT IT!, by Laura Bush and Jenna Bush. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus. A boy is surprised to discover that he loves story books.
2. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8 )
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. DIRT ON MY SHIRT, by Jeff Foxworthy. Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman. Poems of childhood by the comedian and TV host. (Ages 4 to 7)
5. MY DOG MAY BE A GENIUS, by Jack Prelutsky. Illustrated by James Stevenson. Fanciful poems about a pig in a bathing suit, a skunk in a courtroom and more.

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. LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen. A free-spirited high school girl is sent to live with her wealthy older sister. (Ages 12 and up)
3. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. TWEAK, by Nic Sheff. A memoir of a teenager’s methamphetamine addiction. (Ages 15 and up)
5. 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)

Children’s Paperback Books

1. MASSIE, by Lisi Harrison. A Westchester girl takes a summer job selling cosmetics; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)
2. BRATFEST AT TIFFANY’S, by Lisi Harrison. Crushes divide the girls on the Pretty Committee; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)
3. JUST LISTEN, by Sarah Dessen. A girl finally deals with the incident that divided her and her former best friend. (Ages 12 and up)
4. CHOSEN, by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast. A young vampire learns who her real school friends are. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. 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)

Children’s Series Books

1. THE TWILIGHT SERIES, by Stephenie Meyer. Vampires and werewolves in high school. (Ages 12 and up)
2. WARRIORS: POWER OF THREE, by Erin Hunter. Cat warriors fight for survival in a mythical land. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. FABLEHAVEN, by Brandon Mull. Evil is afoot in a sanctuary for magical creatures. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. MAXIMUM RIDE, by James Patterson. Winged children try to save the world. (Ages 10 and up)
5. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. 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.
2. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. A young man-and an elephant-save a Depression-era circus.
3. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult. The aftermath of a high-school shooting reveals the fault lines in a small New Hampshire town.
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. ANDORA’S DAUGHTER, by Iris Johansen. A doctor discovers she is part of an ancient family of psychics and hunts for its book of secrets.
5. INVISIBLE PREY, by John Sandford. Detective Lucas Davenport finds ties between the murder of elderly Minneapolis residents and a political scandal.

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. JOHN ADAMS, by David McCullough. A biography of the country’s first vice president and second president.
4. THE GOD DELUSION, by Richard Dawkins. An Oxford scientist asserts that belief in God is irrational.
5. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan. A newspaper columnist and his wife learn life lessons from their neurotic dog.

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. GORGEOUSLY GREEN, by Sophie Uliano. How to live an Earth-friendly lifestyle without compromising personal style.
4. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. Advice for parents-to-be. (†)
5. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Vegan diet advice from the world of modeling.

Source: The New York Times Best Seller List

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