New York Times Bestseller Lists: July 26, 2009
Hardcover Fiction
1. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, by Jennifer Weiner
2. SWIMSUIT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
3. BLACK HILLS, by Nora Roberts
4. FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN, by Janet Evanovich
5. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
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Hardcover Nonfiction
1. UNMASKED, by Ian Halperin
2. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell
3. LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin
4. CATASTROPHE, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
5. THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES, by Ben Mezrich
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Paperback Trade Fiction
1. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
2. THE SHACK, by William P. Young
3. THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE, by Audrey Niffenegger
4. OLIVE KITTERIDGE, by Elizabeth Strout
5. THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, by Garth Stein
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Paperback Mass-Market Fiction
1. TAILSPIN, by Catherine Coulter
2. MY SISTER’S KEEPER, by Jodi Picoult
3. FEARLESS FOURTEEN, by Janet Evanovich
4. DEAD UNTIL DARK, by Charlaine Harris
5. HIDDEN CURRENTS, by Christine Feehan
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Paperback Nonfiction
1. GLENN BECK’S ‘COMMON SENSE’, by Glenn Beck
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. JULIE & JULIA, by Julie Powell
4. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max
5. MICHAEL JACKSON, edited by Joe Funk
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Hardcover Advice
1. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner
2. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
3. MASTER YOUR METABOLISM, by Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst
4. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne
5. EXCUSES BEGONE!, by Wayne W. Dyer
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Paperback Advice
1. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
2. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough
3. COOK YOURSELF THIN, by the staff of Lifetime Television
4. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
5. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
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Children’s Books
1. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
2. GOLDILICIOUS, written and illustrated by Victoria Kann
3. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
4. EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE!, by Jane O’Connor
5. TEA PARTIES, by Jane O’Connor
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Graphic Books
1. ANGEL: AFTER THE FALL, VOL. 4, by Joss Whedon and Brian Lynch
2. LOST GIRLS, by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie
3. SUPERMAN: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW?, by Alan Moore and others
4. FINAL CRISIS, by Grant Morrison, J. G. Jones, Carlos Pacheco and Doug Mahnke
5. HALO: UPRISING, by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev
Rebeca Schiller is the editor of Alvah's Books. She reviews literary fiction and non-fiction.