ShareThisBy PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Hardcover best-sellers compiled from data from large-city bookstores, bookstore chains and local best-seller lists across the United States. The first number to the right of the author's name is the book's previous week's ranking; the second is the number of weeks the book has been on the best-seller list.
Fiction Hardcover
1. Rise and Shine. Anna Quindlen.
Random House, $24.95 ( -, 1)
2. Judge & Jury. James Patterson and Andrew Gross.
Little, Brown, $27.99 (1, 5)
3. Ricochet. Sandra Brown.
Simon & Schuster, $25.95 (2, 3)
4. Armageddon's Children. Terry Brooks.
Del Rey, $26.95 ( -, 1)
5. The Afghan. Frederick Forsyth.
Putnam, $26.95 (4, 2)
6. Hunters of Dune. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Tor, $27.95 (3, 2)
7. The Emperor's Children. Claire Messud.
Knopf, $25 ( -, 1)
8. Into the Storm. Suzanne Brockmann.
Ballantine, $21.95 (6, 3)
9. Phantom. Terry Goodkind.
Tor, $29.95 (8, 7)
10. The Messenger. Daniel Silva.
Putnam, $25.95 (5, 6)
11. Spy. Ted Bell.
Atria, $25.95 (9, 3)
12. Special Topics in Calamity Physics. Marisha Pessl.
Viking, $25.95 (12, 3)
13. The Ruins. Scott Smith.
Knopf, $24.95 (10, 7)
14. Angels Fall. Nora Roberts.
Putnam, $25.95 (7, 8)
15. Water for Elephants. Sara Gruen.
Algonquin, $23.95 (14, 9)
Nonfiction Hardcover
1. Lies at the Altar. Robin L. Smith.
Hyperion, $24.95 ( -, 1)
2. I Feel Bad About My Neck. Nora Ephron.
Knopf, $19.95 (1, 5)
3. Marley & Me. John Grogan.
Morrow, $21.95 (2, 44)
4. State of Emergency. Patrick Buchanan.
St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne, $24.95 (3, 2)
5. Fiasco. Thomas E. Ricks.
Penguin Press, $27.95 (5, 6)
6. Cesar's Way. Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier.
Harmony, $24.95 (6, 22)
7. The World Is Flat (Updated and Expanded). Thomas Friedman.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $30 (4, 72)
8. Freakonomics. Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner.
Morrow, $25.95 (7, 72)
9. Guinness World Records 2007.
Guinness Publishing, $28.95 (10, 4)
10. The Purpose-Driven Life. Rick Warren.
Zondervan, $19.99 (9, 156)
11. The Looming Tower. Lawrence Wright.
Knopf, $27.95 (8, 4)
12. More Natural "Cures" Revealed. Kevin Trudeau.
Alliance, $24.95 (14, 2)
13. Elizabeth. J. Randy Taraborrelli.
Warner, $26.99 ( -, 1)
14. Mayflower. Nathaniel Philbrick.
Viking, $29.95 (13, 17)
15. Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham & Donald O. Clifton.
Free Press, $26 ( -, 1)
Mass Market Paperback
1. Morrigan's Cross. Nora Roberts.
Jove, $7.99 ( -, 1)
2. The Camel Club. David Baldacci.
Warner Vision, $7.99 ( -, 1)
3. Bloodlines (Star Wars: Legacy of the Force). Karin Traviss.
Del Rey, $7.99 ( -, 1)
4. 6 Rainier Drive. Debbie Macomber.
Mira, $7.99 (13, 2)
5. Consent to Kill. Vince Flynn.
Pocket Star, $9.99 (3, 2)
6. To Distraction. Stephanie Laurens.
Avon, $7.99 ( -, 1)
7. Murphy's Law. Lori Foster.
Zebra, $6.99 ( -, 1)
8. Lifeguard. James Patterson and Andrew Gross.
Warner, $9.99 (1, 6)
9. Vanish. Tess Gerritsen.
Ballantine, $7.99 ( -, 1)
10. Dark Dreamers. Christine Feehan and Marjorie M. Liu.
Leisure, $7.99 ( -, 1)
11. The Black Dahlia. James Ellroy.
Warner, $7.50 ( -, 1)
12. Tyrannosaur Canyon. Douglas Preston.
Forge, $7.99 ( -, 1)
13. Edge of Darkness. Cherry Adair.
Ballantine, $6.99 ( -, 1)
14. Kiss of Darkness. Heather Graham.
Mira, $7.99 ( -, 1)
15. The Devil Wears Prada. Lauren Weisberger.
Anchor, $7.99 (2, 14)
Trade Paperbacks
1. The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Kim Edwards.
Penguin, $14 (1, 11)
2. Running with Scissors. Augusten Burroughs.
Picador, $14 (2, 12)
3. The Kite Runner. Khaled Hosseini.
Riverhead, $14 (3, 103)
4. The Alchemist. Paulo Coelho.
Harper San Francisco, $13.95 (4, 8)
5. The Glass Castle. Jeannette Walls.
Scribner, $14 (6, 10)
6. By My Side. Nora Roberts.
Silhouette, $14.95 ( -, 1)
7. The Fat Smash Diet. Ian K. Smith.
St. Martin's/Griffin, $12.95 (5, 3)
8. Night. Elie Wiesel.
Hill & Wang, $9 (7, 32)
9. The Secret Life of Bees. Sue Monk Kidd.
Penguin, $14 (12, 158)
10. Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex. Mark Leyner & Billy Goldberg, M.D.
Three Rivers, $13.95 (8, 5)
11. The Tipping Point. Malcolm Gladwell.
Little Brown/Back Bay, $14.95 (9, 67)
12. My Sister's Keeper. Jodi Picoult.
Washington Square Press, $14 (11, 43)
13. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Lisa See.
Random House, $13.95 (15, 2)
14. 1776. David McCullough.
Simon & Schuster, $18 (14, 11)
15. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. Sid Jacobson.
Hill and Wang, $30 (13, 2)
