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The New York Times Bestseller List
October 18, 2009

Hardcover Fiction

1. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown. Robert Langdon among the Masons.
2. A TOUCH OF DEAD, by Charlaine Harris. The complete Sookie Stackhouse stories.
3. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett.  A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s ­Mississippi.
4. THE PROFESSIONAL, by Robert B. Parker. Rich women are turning up dead, and the Boston P.I. Spenser investigates.
5. THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks.  A 17-year-old girl spends the summer with her divorced father in North Carolina and finds many kinds of love.

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom.  A suburban rabbi and a Detroit pastor teach lessons about the comfort of belief.
2. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others.  The case against big government.
3. TRUE COMPASS, by Edward M. Kennedy.  The late senator’s autobiography.
4. WHERE MEN WIN GLORY, by Jon Krakauer.  The story of Pat Tillman, the N.F.L. player who enlisted after 9/11, and the Army’s cover-up of his death by friendly fire in Afghanistan
5. THE MURDER OF KING TUT, by James Patterson and Martin Dugard. Investigating the Boy King’s sudden death

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM, by Uwem Akpan.  Stories set in Africa, told from the point of view of wise and resilient children.
2. THE SHACK, by William P. Young.  A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God.
3. THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE, by Audrey Niffenegger. Life with a dashing librarian who travels back and forth through time.
4. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson.  A hacker and a journalist investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress.
5. THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, by Garth Stein.  An insightful Lab-terrier mix helps his owner, a struggling race car driver.

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham. An idealistic law-school graduate is forced to take a job at a large, brutalizing law firm.
2. CROSS COUNTRY, by James Patterson.  Alex Cross chases the leader of a teenage gang.
3. COVET, by J. R. Ward.  A man becomes a fallen angel and is charged with saving the souls of seven people from the seven deadly sins.
4. HEAT LIGHTNING, by John Sandford. Virgil Flowers investigates a string of murders in which a lemon was left in the mouth of each victim.
5. TRUE DETECTIVES, by Jonathan Kellerman. In the 24th Alex Delaware novel, the interracial half-brothers from “Bones” investigate a young woman’s death.

Paperback Non-Fiction

1. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max.  Life as a self-absorbed, drunken womanizer.
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. A former climber builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
3. GLENN BECK’S ‘COMMON SENSE’, by Glenn Beck. Thomas Paine-inspired thoughts on government.
4. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings moved constantly.
5. THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. otherwise known as fads.

Hardcover Advice

1. POSTSECRET: CONFESSIONS ON LIFE, DEATH, AND GOD, by Frank Warren.  More confessional postcards from the PostSecret Project.
2. MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING, VOL. 1, by Julia Child, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle.  A reissue of the book that started Julia Child’s career
3. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey.  Relationship tips from the comedian and host of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show.”
4. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday.  Tallest, fastest, youngest, most.
5. FLAT BELLY DIET!, by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass. Nutrition advice and workout tips from the editors of Prevention magazine.

Paperback Advice

1. NEW MOON, by Mark Cotta Vaz.  The illustrated companion to the movie based on the second book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight vampire romance series.
2. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel.  Advice for parents-to-be.
3. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman.  How to communicate love in a way a spouse will understand.
4. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough.  A 40-day challenge for spouses to practice unconditional love.
5. HUNGRY GIRL 200 UNDER 200, by Lisa Lillien.  Two hundred recipes with fewer than 200 calories, for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack time.

Children’s Picture Books

1. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, by Barb Bersche and Michelle Quint.  A movie tie-in adapted from the screenplay based on the children’s classic. (Ages 9 to 12)
2. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft.  An annotated visual dictionary. (Ages 7 and up)
3. JULIE ANDREWS’S COLLECTION OF POEMS, SONGS, AND LULLABIES, by Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Andrews. Illustrated by James McMullan.. All of the above, by various authors, plus a CD. (Ages 4 to
4. SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE, by Judy Schachner. The peppery red planet captures a cat’s fancy. (Ages 4 to
5. PIGS MAKE ME SNEEZE!, by Mo Willems.  An elephant indulges in self-diagnosis. (Ages 4 to

Children’s Chapter Books

1. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up).
2. CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins.The protagonist of “The Hunger Games” returns. (Ages 12 and up)
3. RETURN TO THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD, by David Benedictus. Illustrated by Mark Burgess. The further adventures of Pooh and company. (Ages 9 to 12)
4. FIRE, by Kristin Cashore.  The last remaining human monster could save a kingdom. (Ages 14 and up)
5. LEVIATHAN, by Scott Westerfeld. Illustrated by Keith Thompson.  A round-the-world in airship trip before the eruption of World War I. (Ages 12 and up)

Children’s Paperback Books

1. 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)
2. DARK VISIONS, by L. J. Smith. A school for psychic teens. (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. GRACELING, by Kristin Cashore.  A fantasy novel about a girl endowed with special talents who also is valued for her attributes as a warrior. (Ages 14 and up)
5. BLUE MOON, by Alyson Noël.  An immortal girl. (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. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney.  A boy records the hazards of adolescent life. (Ages 9 to 12)
3. BLUE BLOODS, by Melissa de la Cruz. Young and privileged vampires are having a blood feud. (Ages 14 and up)
4. PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan.  Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)
5. VAMPIRE DIARIES, by L. J. Smith.  Vampires in school, with a love triangle. (Ages 12 and up)

Hardcover Graphic Books

1. BLOOM COUNTY: THE COMPLETE LIBRARY, VOL. 1, by Berkeley Breathed. This collected edition, the first of four planned volumes, covers the years 1980 through 1982 of the acclaimed newspaper strip.
2. FABLES: DELUXE EDITION, VOL. 1, by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham. The characters from storybook tales find themselves exiled from their world by a nefarious force named the Adversary. This edition collects the first 10 issues of the captivating series and include character sketches.
3. ABSOLUTE PROMETHEA, VOL. 1, by Alan Moore and J. H. Williams. Promethea, a magical woman from the realm of imagination, bonds with her latest host: Sophie Bangs, college student. A trippy tale from the mind of Alan Moore with stunning art by J.H. Williams.
4. BATMAN: CACOPHONY, by Kevin Smith and Walter Flanagan.  The Dark Knight squares off against Onomatopoeia, who murders superheroes for sport, and the Joker is caught in the middle.
5. THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young. Dorothy travels to the land of OZ, graphic novel style.

Paperback Graphic Books

1. THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE: RECORDED ATTACKS, by Max Brooks. If you want to survive a zombie attack, there may be no better way than to see how past cultures have done it.
2. LOGICOMIX – AN EPIC SEARCH FOR TRUTH, by Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna. The life of the philosopher and logician Bertrand Russell, and his passion for mathematics, is recounted in this graphic novel.
3. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON 8, VOL. 5, by various. Will things ever get better for Buffy? Now she has to deal with “Harmony Bites,” a reality show starring a former-classmate-and-current-vampire. Plus: more from the mysterious Twilight.
4. THE CARTOON HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD, VOL. 2, by Larry Gonick.  The cartoonist Larry Gonick continues his epic retelling of life so far. This volume spans from the French Revolution to today, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
5. WATCHMEN, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. This epic tale from 1986 signaled a new maturity in comic books.

Manga

1. NARUTO 46, by Masashi Kishimoto.  Naruto’s friends are threatened, the mysteries of Pain deepen and Naruto must fight to protect his village.
2. ROSARIO VAMPIRE, VOL. 9, by Akihisa Ikeda. Tsukune Aono’s new school is filled with vampires and werewolves. How is a human teenager to survive?
3. CHIBI VAMPIRE, VOL. 14, by Yuna Kagesaki.  Karin, a vampire who every month bleeds profusely from her nose, is kidnapped by a gang of vampires who want to use her blood for their own survival.
4. FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, VOL. 20, by Hiromu Arakawa.  Two brothers harmed in a ritual that was half magic/half science seek the legendary Philosopher’s Stone to make things right. But others seek the weapon of alchemy for their own nefarious means.
5. VAMPIRE KISSES VOL. 3, BLOOD RELATIVES, by Ellen Schreiber, Elisa Kwon and Rem.  The romance between Raven, a goth girl, and Alexander, a vampire, continues to be plagued by Alexander’s cousin, Claude, who is half-human and half-vampire.

Source: The New York Times Best Seller List

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