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The New York Times Bestseller List
June 7th, 2009

Hardcover Fiction

1. THE SCARECROW, by Michael Connelly.  A Los Angeles Times reporter tracks a devious killer.
2. GONE TOMORROW, by Lee Child.  Jack Reacher discovers a conspiracy dating back to the Soviet war in Afghanistan. First Chapter
3. WICKED PREY, by John Sandford. The Minneapolis detective Lucas Davenport deals with mayhem occasioned by the Republican convention.
4. SHANGHAI GIRLS, by Lisa See. Two Chinese sisters in the 1930s are sold as wives to men from California, and leave their war-torn country to join them.
5. THE 8TH CONFESSION, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.  Detective Lindsay Boxer and the Women’’s Murder Club investigate a pair of killings.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin. A conservative manifesto from a talk-show host and president of Landmark Legal Foundation.
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. HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton.  A small group of Special Forces soldiers fought the Taliban on horseback shortly after 9/11.
4. RESILIENCE, by Elizabeth Edwards. Dealing with life’s challenges, including cancer and her husband’s infidelity.
5. THE GIRLS FROM AMES, by Jeffrey Zaslow. An enduring friendship among a group of Midwestern women.

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer.  A journalist meets the island’s old Nazi resisters.
2. THE SHACK, by William P. Young. A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God.
3. VISION IN WHITE, by Nora Roberts.  A wedding photographer finds romance with the brother of a bride-to-be; Book 1 in the Bride Quartet series.
4. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith.The classic story, retold with “ultraviolent zombie mayhem.”
5. MY SISTER’S KEEPER, by Jodi Picoult. A girl sues her parents after learning they want her to donate a kidney to her sibling.

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. ANGELS AND DEMONS, by Dan Brown.  A scholar tries to save the Vatican from the machinations of an underground society.
2. RIGHT NEXT DOOR, by Debbie Macomber.  A reissue of two novels, “Father’s Day” (1991) and “The Courtship of Carol Sommars” (1990).
3. UNDER THE RADAR, by Fern Michaels.  The Sisterhood is called to protect 14 pregnant teenagers recently escaped from a polygamist sect.
4. SAIL, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. A sailing vacation turns into a disaster.
5. MY SISTER’S KEEPER, by Jodi Picoult.  A girl sues her parents after learning they want her to donate a kidney to her sibling.

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. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, by Michael Pollan. A manifesto urges us to “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
3. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max.  Life as a self-­absorbed, drunken womanizer.
4. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. A writer’s yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India and Indonesia.
5. MY STROKE OF INSIGHT, by Jill Bolte Taylor.  A brain scientist shares what she learned from her 1996 stroke.

Hardcover Advice

1. WHO’S GOT YOUR BACK, by Keith Ferrazzi. Achieving goals by building close relationships with a small circle of trusted individuals.
2. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey.  Relationship tips from the comedian and host of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show.”
3. MASTER YOUR METABOLISM, by Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst.  A plan for removing toxins and rebalancing hormones to lose weight, by a trainer and coach from “The Biggest Loser” on NBC.
4. 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.”
5. EXCUSES BEGONE!, by Wayne W. Dyer.  How to throw out old excuses and embrace new ways of thinking to achieve happiness

Paperback Advice

1. COOK YOURSELF THIN, by the staff of Lifetime Television.  How to cut calories, change diets and improve health without sacrificing the foods you love.
2. NATURALLY THIN, by Bethenny Frankel with Eve Adamson. Rules and recipes for escaping the diet trap, from a star of “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
3. SUZE ORMAN’S 2009 ACTION PLAN, by Suze Orman.  Managing your money in hard times.
4. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough.  A 40-day challenge for spouses to practice unconditional love.
5. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel.  Advice for parents-to-be.

Children’s Picture Books

1. GOLDILICIOUS, written and illustrated by Victoria Kann.  An ethereal pet and protector joins Pinkalicious. (Ages 5 to
2. 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.
3. CRAZY HAIR, written by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Dave McKean.  A head of twistin,g tangling trails and loops, where gorillas leap and ground sloths sleep. (Ages 4 to
4. EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE!, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser..  Fancy Nancy meets the outdoors in the finest tradition of the great explorers. (Ages 4 to 7)
5. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder.  Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to

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. TWILIGHT: DIRECTOR’S NOTEBOOK, by Catherine Hardwicke. The making of “Twilight,” the movie. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. MILES TO GO, by Miley Cyrus. The life of Miley Cyrus.
4. THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher.  Before committing suicide a girl records and sends explanatory audiotapes to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up)
5. ONCE DEAD, TWICE SHY, by Kim Harrison.  A young girl resolutely walks the line between death and life. (Ages 12 and up)

Children’s Paperback Books

1. LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen.  Loss and change crack Ruby’s cynicism. (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. EVERMORE, by Alyson Noël. Immortals in school. (Ages 12 and up)
4. THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY, by Trenton Lee Stewart. Illustrated by Carson Ellis.  Gifted kids on a mission. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS, by John Boyne. A boy’s innocence is eroded in evil times. (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. HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P. C. Cast and Kristin Cast.  Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up)
4. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney.  A boy records the hazards of adolescent life. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. THE SECRETS OF THE IMMORTAL NICHOLAS FLAMEL, by Michael Scott.  The quest of a 14th-century alchemist. (Ages 12 and up)

Source: The New York Times Best Seller List

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