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The New York Times Bestseller List
March 8th, 2009

Hardcover Fiction

1. PROMISES IN DEATH, by J. D. Robb.  Lt. Eve Dallas investigates a colleague’s murder; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.
2. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham.  An idealistic law-school graduate is forced to take a job at a large, brutalizing law firm.
3. WHITE WITCH, BLACK CURSE, by Kim Harrison.  A witch who is also a bounty hunter avenges her lover’s murder; Book 7 of the Hollows series.
4. ONE DAY AT A TIME, by Danielle Steel. (Delacorte) A mother and her two daughters in a Hollywood family find very different kinds of love.
5. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.  A detective raising 10 children alone must stop a killer who has targeted New York’s rich and powerful.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. THE YANKEE YEARS, by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci.  The former Yankee manager (1996-2007) on his years with the team.
2. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell.  Why some people succeed — it has to do with luck and opportunities as well as talent — from the author of “Blink” and “The Tipping Point.”
3. DEWEY, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter. The kitten left freezing in the returned-book slot of an Iowa public library, and his rise to fame.
4. THE LOST CITY OF Z, by David Grann. A New Yorker writer searches for a British explorer who disappeared 80 years ago in the Amazon.
5. OUT OF CAPTIVITY, by Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, Tom Howes and Gary Brozek.  Three contractors escape from Colombian guerrillas.

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. THE READER, by Bernhard Schlink. A German high school student falls in love with a former Auschwitz employee.
3. SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY’S, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet.  A woman finds an unexpected love.
4. FIREFLY LANE, by Kristin Hannah.  A friendship between two women in the Pacific Northwest endures for more than three decades as they make different choices in their lives.
5. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, by Richard Yates.  Frank and April Wheeler, a beautiful young couple living in 1950s America, see their supposedly perfect life come undone.

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. THE GRAND FINALE, by Janet Evanovich. In this reissue of a 1988 novel, a woman grabs the attention of a hunky man when she falls out of a tree and onto his pizza.
2. THE WHOLE TRUTH, by David Baldacci.  An intelligence agent and a journalist team up against a warmongering defense contractor.
3. MONTANA CREEDS: DYLAN, by Linda Lael Miller.In this second book of a trilogy, “rodeo’s bad boy” returns home and sets hearts aflutter.
4. SECRETS, by Jude Deveraux. A woman pining after a seemingly unattainable love is drawn into a world of deception in Williamsburg, Va.
5. FIRST COMES MARRIAGE, by Mary Balogh.  In this Regency romance, an irresistible viscount has the women of a country village swooning.

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. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama. The senator on life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother.
3. TEAM OF RIVALS, by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The political genius of Abraham Lincoln.
4. THE MIDDLE PLACE, by Kelly Corrigan.  A woman’s struggle with cancer, her own and her father’s, helps her gain a new maturity.
5. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max.  Life as a self-­absorbed, drunken womanizer.

Hardcover Advice

1. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey.  Relationship tips from the comedian and host of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show.”
2. 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.”
3. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne.  The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.
4. FLAT BELLY DIET!, by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass.  Nutrition advice and workout tips from the editors of Prevention magazine.
5. THE SURVIVORS CLUB, by Ben Sherwood.True stories of the ways in which faith, luck, genetics and other factors play into people’s ability to bounce back from adversity.

Paperback Advice

1. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough.  A 40-day challenge for spouses to practice unconditional love.
2. SUZE ORMAN’S 2009 ACTION PLAN, by Suze Orman. Managing your money in hard times.
3. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel.  Advice for parents-to-be.
4. HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU, by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo.  How a woman can tell when a relationship is going nowhere.
5. THE BIGGEST LOSER 30-DAY JUMP START, by Cheryl Forberg, Melissa Roberson, Lisa Wheeler and others.  Experts and contestants from the “Biggest Loser” TV show share advice and motivation for shedding pounds and staying healthy.

Children’s Picture Books

1. LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth.  A school grows in Pakistan.
2. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder.  Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to
3. SWING!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder.  Athletic children seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to
4. NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED, written and illustrated by Mo Willems.  The rodent as individualist. (Ages 3 and up)
5. CAT, written by Matthew Van Fleet and photographed by Brian Stanton.  All kinds of cats, in motion and rhyme. (Ages 2 and up)

Children’s Chapter Books

1. THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean.  To avoid a killer, a boy lives in a cemetery. (Ages 10 and up)
2. SCAT, by Carl Hiaasen. An eco-mystery, with a dismal swamp and characters who are not always what they seem. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher.  Before committing suicide a girl records and sends explanatory audiotapes to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up)
4. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins.  In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV.
5. SEEKERS: GREAT BEAR LAKE, by Erin Hunter.  Cubs on a journey to a mythical place of peace and healing. (Ages 10 and up)

Children’s Paperback Books

1. EVERMORE, by Alyson Noël. Immortals in school. (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. THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.  A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. CORALINE, by Neil Gaiman, with illustrations by Dave McKean.  A movie tie-in. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. A mouse, a rat and a girl on a magic trip. (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. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney.  A boy records the hazards of adolescent life. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast.  Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up)
4. THE CLIQUE, by Lisi Harrison. The lives and loves of the popular kids at an elite prep school. (Ages 12 and up)
5. PRIVATE, by Kate Brian.  The high-pressure world of an elite prep school. (Ages 14 and up)

Source: The New York Times Best Seller List

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