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The New York Times Bestseller List
May 11th, 2008

Hardcover Fiction

1. SUNDAY AT TIFFANY’S, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. A woman finds an unexpected love.
2. THE WHOLE TRUTH, by David Baldacci. An intelligence agent and a journalist team up against a warmongering defense contractor.
3. TWENTY WISHES, by Debbie Macomber. A widow who owns a bookstore on Blossom Street compiles a list of things she always wanted to do.
4. HOLD TIGHT, by Harlan Coben. The aftermath of a New Jersey high school kid’s suicide.
5. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH, by Jhumpa Lahiri. Stories about the anxiety and transformation experienced by Bengali parents and their American children.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. THE REVOLUTION, by Ron Paul. A libertarian manifesto from the Texas congressman and Republican presidential candidate. (†)
2. A WOLF AT THE TABLE, by Augusten Burroughs. A memoir of life with a cruel father.
3. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler. Humorous personal essays from the stand-up comedian.
4. HOME, by Julie Andrews. A memoir of Andrews’s early years.
5. ESCAPE, by Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer. A former member of a fundamentalist polygamous sect describes her forced marriage to a much older man.

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 SOUTH BEACH DIET SUPERCHARGED, by Arthur Agatston with Joseph Signorile
5. THE ONE MINUTE ENTREPRENEUR, by Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson and Ethan Willis

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. DIRT ON MY SHIRT, by Jeff Foxworthy. Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman. Poems of childhood by the comedian and TV host. (Ages 4 to 7)
4. ALPHABET, by Matthew Van Fleet. An interactive safari ABC. (Ages 2 to 6)
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. 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)
4. TWEAK, by Nic Sheff. A memoir of a teenager’s methamphetamine addiction. (Ages 15 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. MASSIE, by Lisi Harrison. A Westchester girl takes a summer job selling cosmetics; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)
2. THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. A girl saves books from Nazi burning and shares them with a Jewish man in hiding. (Ages 14 and up)
3. SILVERMIST AND THE LADYBUG CURSE, by Gail Herman. A fairy becomes superstitious. (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. BRATFEST AT TIFFANY’S, by Lisi Harrison. Crushes divide the girls on the Pretty Committee; a Clique novel. (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. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. WARRIORS: POWER OF THREE, by Erin Hunter. Cat warriors fight for survival in a mythical land. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. MAXIMUM RIDE, by James Patterson. Winged children try to save the world. (Ages 10 and up)
5. FANCY NANCY, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. A glamour girl ’s divine life. (Ages 4 to

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs. A group of women meet weekly at a New York City yarn shop.
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 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 KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared.
5. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. A young man-and an elephant-save a Depression-era circus.

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. INVISIBLE PREY, by John Sandford.Detective Lucas Davenport finds ties between the murder of elderly Minneapolis residents and a political scandal.
2. THE BOURNE BETRAYAL, by Eric Van Lustbader. Robert Ludlum’s character Jason Bourne tangles with diabolical Islamic terrorists.
3. DARK NEEDS AT NIGHT’S EDGE, by Kresley Cole. A ballerina-phantom haunts a vampire warrior in an abandoned manor.
4. THE GOOD GUY, by Dean Koontz. An ordinary man finds himself at the center of a murder plot.
5. SIMPLE GENIUS, by David Baldacci. Two former Secret Service agents investigate a scientist’s murder while one battles her own demons.

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. 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. A minister on the otherworldly experience he had after an accident.
4. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan. A newspaper columnist and his wife learn life lessons from their neurotic dog.
5. THE GOD DELUSION, by Richard Dawkins. An Oxford scientist asserts that belief in God is irrational.

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. HUNGRY GIRL, by Lisa Lillien. Recipes for burgers, nachos, pizza, fudge, onion rings and other “guilty” foods — without the guilt.
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 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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