Bestseller Lists: Sunday, May 3, 2009
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. FIRST FAMILY, by David Baldacci
2. TEA TIME FOR THE TRADITIONALLY BUILT, by Alexander McCall Smith
3. LOITERING WITH INTENT, by Stuart Woods
4. JUST TAKE MY HEART, by Mary Higgins Clark
5. THE PERFECT POISON, by Amanda Quick
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin
2. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell
3. COLUMBINE, by Dave Cullen
4. ALWAYS LOOKING UP, by Michael J. Fox
5. THE GIRLS FROM AMES, by Jeffrey Zaslow
PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION
1. THE SHACK, by William P. Young
2. 7TH HEAVEN, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
3. CITY OF THIEVES, by David Benioff
4. UNACCUSTOMED EARTH, by Jhumpa Lahiri
5. ANGELS AND DEMONS, by Dan Brown
PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION
1. ANGELS AND DEMONS, by Dan Brown
2. WHERE ARE YOU NOW?, by Mary Higgins Clark
3. DARK SUMMER, by Iris Johansen
4. TRIBUTE, by Nora Roberts
5. FROM DEAD TO WORSE, by Charlaine Harris
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
2. THE MIDDLE PLACE, by Kelly Corrigan
3. THE SOLOIST, by Steve Lopez
4. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max
5. LONE SURVIVOR, by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
HARDCOVER ADVICE
1. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner
2. THE ULTIMATE DEPRESSION SURVIVAL GUIDE, by Martin D. Weiss
3. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
4. MASTER YOUR METABOLISM, by Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst
5. 10-10-10, by Suzy Welch
PAPERBACK ADVICE
1. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough
2. HUNGRY GIRL 200 UNDER 200, by Lisa Lillien
3. NATURALLY THIN, by Bethenny Frankel with Eve Adamson
4. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
5. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
1. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
2. LADYBUG GIRL AND BUMBLEBEE BOY, by David Soman and Jacky Davis
3. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, written and illustrated by Eric Carle
4. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
5. THE CURIOUS GARDEN, written and illustrated by Peter Brown




Rebeca Schiller is the editor of Alvah's Books. She reviews literary fiction and non-fiction.