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The New York Times Bestseller List
June 22nd, 2008

Hardcover Fiction

1. SAIL, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. A sailing vacation turns into a disaster when someone attempts to destroy a family.
2. NOTHING TO LOSE, by Lee Child. Jack Reacher exposes the secrets of a Colorado town.
3. 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.
4. PLAGUE SHIP, by Clive Cussler with Jack Du Brul. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon must determine what happened on a cruise ship full of dead bodies.
5. LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH, by Emily Giffin. A woman’s happy marriage is shaken when she encounters an old boyfriend.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, by David Sedaris. The humorist’s latest essays deal with middle age, mortality and giving up smoking
2. WHAT HAPPENED, by Scott McClellan. A former White House press secretary regrets that “I allowed myself to be deceived” by top officials.
3. ALWAYS BY MY SIDE, by Jim Nantz with Eli Spielman.  Remembering two decades with CBS Sports, with a focus on father-son relationships.
4. THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE, by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi. An American writer who moved to Florence works with an Italian journalist to discover the identity of a local serial killer.
5. THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD, by Fareed Zakaria. The rise of China and India and the global distribution of power.

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. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
3. BOBBY FLAY’S GRILL IT!, by Bobby Flay with Stephanie Banyas and Sally Jackson.  An illustrated, full-color book with 150 recipes for meats, veggies, marinades, sauces and rubs.
4. QUANTUM WELLNESS, by Kathy Freston. How small changes can lead to significant improvements in body and spirit. (†)
5. 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.”

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 through mind-body self-healing.
5. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. Advice for parents-to-be. (†)

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. A VISITOR FOR BEAR, by Bonny Becker. Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton.  A mouse keeps dropping in on an antisocial bear. (Ages 4 to
3. ALPHABET, by Matthew Van Fleet. An interactive safari ABC. (Ages 2 to 6)
4. 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.
5. ZEN TIES, written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth.  Stillwater the Buddhist panda encourages friends to help a neighbor. (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. SEEKERS: THE QUEST BEGINS, by Erin Hunter. The adventures of three bear cubs. (Ages 12 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. ALICIA, by Lisi Harrison. In Spain for the summer, a girl auditions for a role in a rock video; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)
2. 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)
3. TEMPTED, by Cecily von Ziegesar. Who at Waverly stopped Jenny from being expelled? An It Girl novel. (Ages 15 and up)
4. 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)
5. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering.  A mouse, a rat and a simple servant girl embark on a magical journey. (Ages 10 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. PENDRAGON, by D. J. MacHale. A teenage boy travels through time and space. (Ages 10 and up)
4. BEST AT EVERYTHING, by various authors and illustrators.  Advice for living, comic and sincere. (Ages 9 and up)
5. JUNIE B. JONES, by Barbara Park. Illustrated by Denise Brunkus.  Antics in the classroom. (Ages 4 to

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 KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared.
4. THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs. A group of women meet weekly at a New York City yarn shop.
5. THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho. A Spanish shepherd boy travels to Egypt in search of treasure.

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. STEP ON A CRACK, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. A detective raising 10 children alone must rescue 34 high-level hostages.
2. LOVER ENSHRINED, by J. R. Ward. A vampire warrior must decide between duty and love; Book 6 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
3. HIGH NOON, by Nora Roberts. A hostage negotiator must face down her unknown stalker.
4. THE JUDAS STRAIN, by James Rollins. Sigma Force operatives trained in science investigate the reemergence of an ancient plague.
5. THE HOLLOW, by Nora Roberts. Book 2 in the Sign of Seven trilogy.

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. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama. The Illinois senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.
3. WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS, by Tim Russert. The journalist presents readers’ letters about their fathers in response to his memoir, “Big Russ and Me.”
4. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. A writer’s yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.
5. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama. The senator on life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother.

Source: The New York Times Best Seller List