WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS

By The Associated Press, Gaea News Network
Thursday, April 23, 2009

BC-US–Best Sellers-Books-WSJ

FICTION

1. “First Family” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H)

2. “Eclipse” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

3. “Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

4. “Tea Time for the Traditionally Built: The New No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Novel” by Alexander McCall Smith, (Pantheon)

5. “Warriors: Power of Three ‥6: Sunrise” by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins)

6. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet)

7. “Loitering with Intent” by Stuart Woods (Putnam Adult)

8. “The Perfect Poison” by Amanda Quick (Putnam Adult)

9. “Just Take My Heart” by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)

10. “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

11. “The Host” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown and Company)

12. “Look Again” by Lisa Scottoline (St. Martin’s Press)

13. “Long Lost” Harlan Coben (Dutton Adult)

14. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet)

15. “Fragile Eternity” by Melissa Marr (HarperCollins)

NONFICTION

1. “Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto” by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions)

2. “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment” by Steve Harvey (Amistad)

3. “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)

4. “Ultimate Depression Survival Guide: Protect Your Savings, Boost Your Income, and Grow Wealthy Even in the Worst of Times” by Martin D. Weiss (Wiley)

5. “Columbine” by Dave Cullen (Twelve)

6. “Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist” by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion)

7. “Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!” by Jillian Michaels and Mariska van Aalst (Crown)

8. “The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship” by Jeffrey Zaslow (Gotham)

9. “Bank on Yourself: The Life-Changing Secret to Growing and Protecting Your Financial Future” by Pamela Yellen (Vanguard Press)

10. “StrengthsFinder 2.0: A New and Upgraded Edition of the Online Test from Gallup’s Now, Discover Your Strengths” by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)

11. “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)

12. “10-10-10: A Life-Transforming Idea” by Suzy Welch (Scribner)

13. “Arcane Power: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement” by Logan Bonner, Eytan Bernstein, and Peter Lee (Wizards of the Coast)

14. “Mommywood” by Tori Spelling (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)

15. “Twilight: Director’s Notebook” by Catherine Hardwicke (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

The Wall Street Journal’s list reflects nationwide sales of hardcover books during the week ended last Saturday at more than 2,500 Barnes & Noble, B. Dalton, Bookland, Books-a-Million, Books & Co., Bookstar, Bookstop, Borders, Brentano’s, Coles, Coopersmith, Doubleday, Scribners and Waldenbooks stores, as well as sales from online retailers Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

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