Alvah's Books

From the Sunday, New York Times, April 26, 2009. The list includes the five top sellers in each category:

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. JUST TAKE MY HEART, by Mary Higgins Clark
2. LOOK AGAIN, by Lisa Scottoline
3. TURN COAT, by Jim Butcher
4. LONG LOST, by Harlan Coben
5. THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin
2. ALWAYS LOOKING UP, by Michael J. Fox
3. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell
4. MOMMYWOOD, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin
5. COLUMBINE, by Dave Cullen

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. FIREFLY LANE, by Kristin Hannah

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION
1. TRIBUTE, by Nora Roberts
2. WHERE ARE YOU NOW?, by Mary Higgins Clark
3. ANGELS AND DEMONS, by Dan Brown
4. FROM DEAD TO WORSE, by Charlaine Harris
5. NOTHING TO LOSE, by Lee Child

PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
2. THE MIDDLE PLACE, by Kelly Corrigan
3. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max
4. LONE SURVIVOR, by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson
5. THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell

HARDCOVER ADVICE
1. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner
2. MASTER YOUR METABOLISM, by Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst
3. THE CARROT PRINCIPLE, by Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton
4. THE ULTIMATE DEPRESSION SURVIVAL GUIDE, by Martin D. Weiss
5. EIGHT LITTLE FACES, by Kate Gosselin

PAPERBACK ADVICE
1. HUNGRY GIRL 200 UNDER 200, by Lisa Lillien
2. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough
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. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
3. THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, written and illustrated by Eric Carle
4. THE COMPOSER IS DEAD, by Lemony Snicket
5. CAT, by Matthew Van Fleet