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The New York Times Bestseller List
June 1st, 2008

Hardcover Fiction

1. ODD HOURS, by Dean Koontz. Odd Thomas, who can communicate with the dead, confronts evil forces in a California coastal town..
2. THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer. In this first adult novel by the author of the Twilight series for teenagers, aliens have taken control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but one woman won’t surrender.
3. LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH, by Emily Giffin. A woman’s happy marriage is shaken when she encounters an old boyfriend.
4. THE FRONT, by Patricia Cornwell. A Massachusetts state investigator and his team from “At Risk” confront a rogue association of municipal police departments.
5. SNUFF, by Chuck Palahniuk. An aging porn queen aims to cap her career by having sex on film with 600 men in one day

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. AUDITION, by Barbara Walters. A personal and professional memoir.
2. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler. Humorous personal essays from the stand-up comedian.
3. THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD, by Fareed Zakaria. The rise of China and India and the global distribution of power.
4. STOLEN INNOCENCE, by Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer. The star witness against the polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs describes how he forced her to marry her first cousin when she was 14.
5. THE REVOLUTION, by Ron Paul. ) A libertarian manifesto from the Texas congressman and Republican presidential candidate. (†)

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. QUANTUM WELLNESS, by Kathy Freston. How small changes can lead to significant improvements in body and spirit. (†)
3. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
4. 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.”
5. GHOSTS AMONG US, by James Van Praagh. Using knowledge about death and the spirit world to lead a more enlightened life.

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. BROADWAY BARKS, by Bernadette Peters. Illustrated by Liz Murphy. The joy of adopting a pet; comes with a CD of the actress reading the book and singing a song she wrote. (Ages 4 to

Children’s Chapter Books

1. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)
2. 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)
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. NICK OF TIME, by Ted Bell. On the eve of World War II, a British boy travels back to the early 1800s. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. TWEAK, by Nic Sheff. A memoir of a teenager’s methamphetamine addiction. (Ages 15 and up)

Children’s Paperback Books

1. DYLAN, by Lisi Harrison. The daughter of a TV journalist falls in love at a Hawaiian tennis tournament; 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. JUST LISTEN, by Sarah Dessen. A girl finally deals with a difficult incident. (Ages 12 and up)
4. THE CARLYLES, by Cecily von Ziegesar. Triplets from Nantucket move into Blair Waldorf’s old apartment; a Gossip Girl novel. (Ages 14 and up) JUST LISTEN, by Sarah Dessen. A girl finally deals with a difficult incident. (Ages 12 and up)
5. 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)

Children’s Series Books

1. THE TWILIGHT SERIES, by Stephenie Meyer. Vampires and werewolves in high school. (Ages 12 and up)
2. PENDRAGON, by D. J. MacHale. A teenage boy travels through time and space. (Ages 10 and up)
3. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. FANCY NANCY, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. A glamour girl ’s divine life. (Ages 4 to
5. SEPTIMUS HEAP, by Angie Sage. Lost at birth, a boy fulfills his destiny as a wizard. (Ages 9 and up)

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. THE SHACK, by William P. Young. A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God. (†)
2. WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. A young man-and an elephant-save a Depression-era circus.
3. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs. A group of women meet weekly at a New York City yarn shop.
4. NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult. The aftermath of a high-school shooting reveals the fault lines in a small New Hampshire town.
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. THE HOLLOW, by Nora Roberts. Book 2 in the Sign of Seven trilogy.
2. THE GOOD GUY, by Dean Koontz. An ordinary man finds himself at the center of a murder plot.
3. INVISIBLE PREY, by John Sandford.Detective Lucas Davenport finds ties between the murder of elderly Minneapolis residents and a political scandal.
4. HIDE, by Lisa Gardner. A former sniper with the Massachusetts State Police, now a detective, unravels a mystery that begins with the discovery of six corpses beneath a state mental hospital.
5. THE BOURNE BETRAYAL, by Eric Van Lustbader. Robert Ludlum’s character Jason Bourne tangles with diabolical Islamic terrorists.

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. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan. A newspaper columnist and his wife learn life lessons from their neurotic dog.
5. LONE SURVIVOR, by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. The only survivor of a Navy Seals operation in Afghanistan describes the battle, his comrades and his escape.

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. HUNGRY GIRL, by Lisa Lillien. Recipes for burgers, nachos, pizza, fudge, onion rings and other “guilty” foods — without the guilt.
   
5. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. Advice for parents-to-be. (†)

Source: The New York Times Best Seller List