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Book News Feb. 12, 2010

For today’s One for the Books column, click here:

http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/4768003
   
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from Shelf Awareness: New Titles out February 9 and 10:

Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend by James S. Hirsch
Poor Little Bitch Girl by Jackie Collins
Brava, Valentine: A Novel by Adriana Trigiani
The Bread of Angels: A Journey to Love and Faith by Stephanie Saldana
The Wife's Tale: A Novel by Lori Lansens
Defining Conservatism: The Principles That Will Bring Our Country Back by Jonathan Krohn

New Titles out February 16:

Dirtier Than Ever: A Novel by Vickie M. Stringer
The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell and Laurie Thompson
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
You Say More Than You Think: Use the New Body Language to Get What You Want!, the 7-day Plan by Janine Driver and Mariska van Aalst
The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr by Ken Gormley
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
The Associated Press

HARDCOVER FICTION
1. "Worst Case" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown)
2. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult/Amy Einhorn)
3. "Flirt" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley)
4. "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's)
5. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)
6. "Secrets of Eden" by Chris Bohjalian (Crown/Shaye Areheart)
7. "Kisser" by Stuart Woods (Putnam Adult)
8. "The Swan Thieves" by Elizabeth Kostova (Little, Brown)
9. "Roses" by Leila Meacham (Grand Central Publishing)
10."The First Rule" by Robert Crais (Putnam Adult)
11."I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)
12."The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
13."The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Knopf)
14."The Wolf at the Door" by Jack Higgins (Putnam Adult)
15."I, Sniper: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel" by Stephen Hunter (Simon & Schuster)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. "Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime" by John Hellermann and Mark Halperin (Harper)
2. "The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down" by Andrew Young (St. Martin's/Thomas Dunne)
3. "On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System" by Henry M. Paulson Jr. (Business Plus)
4. "I am Ozzy" by Ozzy Ozbourne and Chris Ayers (Grand Central Publishing)
5. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot (Crown)
6. "Have a Little Faith: A True Story" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)
7. "Committed" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking)
8. "The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet" by Alicia Silverstone (Rodale Books)
9. "Staying True" by Jenny Sanford (Ballantine)
10."Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)
11."Just Kids" by Patti Smith (Ecco)
12."Stones Into Schools" by Greg Mortenson (Viking)
13."The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean my Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have Fun" by Gretchen Rubin (Harper)
14."So Long,Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us" by Beth Moore (Tyndale)
15."The Best Life Guide to Managing Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes" by Bob Greene, M.D., John J. Merendino Jr., and M.S., R.D., Janis Jibrin (Simon and Schuster)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS
1. "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
2. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown)
3. "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly (Grand Central Publishing)
4. "Hot Rocks" by Nora Roberts (Jove)
5. "Back in Black" by Lori Foster (Berkley)
6. "McKettricks of Texas: Tate" by Linda Lael Miller (HQN)
7. "The Elusive Bride" by Stephanie Laurens (Avon)
8. "Archangel's Kiss" by Nalini Singh (Berkley)
9. "One Day at a Time" by Danielle Steel (Dell)
10."The Silent Man" by Alex Berenson (Jove)
11."Night and Day" by Robert Parker (Berkley)
12."Angel's Peak" by Robyn Carr (Mira)
13."The Devil's Punchbowl" by Greg Iles (Pocket Star)
14."Bone Crossed" by Patricia Briggs (Ace)
15."Plum Spooky" Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Paperbacks)

TRADE PAPERBACKS
1. "A Reliable Wife" by Robert Goolrick (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill)
2. "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
3. "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual" by Michael Pollan (Penguin)
4. "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing)
5. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage)
6. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown)
7. "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game" by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Company)
8. "The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon" by David Grann (Vintage)
9. "Shanghai Girls: A Novel" by Lisa See (Random House)
10."The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media)
11."Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin)
12."True Colors" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Griffin)
13."Nauti Deceptions" by Lora Leigh (Berkley)
14."The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein (Harper)
15."Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay (St. Martin's Griffin)

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS
The Associated Press

FICTION
1. "Worst Case" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown)
2. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult/Amy Einhorn)
3. "Flirt" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley)
4. "The 39 Clues Book 7: The Viper's Nest" by Peter Lerangis (Scholastic)
5. "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's)
6. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)
7. "Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel" by Lauren Conrad (HarperCollins)
8. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday)
9. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
10. "Kisser" by Stuart Woods (Putnam Adult)
11. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
12. "Secrets of Eden" by Chris Bohjalian (Shaye Archeart Books)
13. "The Swan Thieves" by Elizabeth Kostova (Little, Brown)
14. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
15. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (Little, Brown)

NONFICTION
1. "Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime" by John Hellermann and Mark Halperin (Harper)
2. "The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down" by Andrew Young (Thomas Dunne Books
3. "So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us" by Beth Moore (Tyndale House)
4. "The Kind Diet: A simple guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet" by Alicia Silverstone and Neal D. Barnard M.D. (Rodale Books)
5. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)
6. "Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Viking)
7. "On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System" by Henry M. Paulson (Business Plus)
8. "I am Ozzy" by Ozzy Osbourne and Chris Ayres (Grand Central Publishing)
9. "Have a Little Faith: A True Story" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion)
10. "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot (Crown publishing Group)
11. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)
12. "Strengthfinders 2.0" by Tom Rath (Gallup Press)
13. "Stones Into Schools" by Greg Mortenson (Viking)
14. "Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It" by Marshall Goldsmith (Hyperion Books)
15. "Going Rogue: An American Life" by Sarah Palin (HarperCollins)

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.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
The Associated Press
Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback

1. "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)
2. "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)
3. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-P)
4. "Worst Case" by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) (F-H)
5. "McKettricks of Texas: Tate" by Linda Lael Miller (HQN) (F-P)
6. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown) (F-P)
7. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult/Amy Einhorn) (F-H)
8. "Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime" by John Hellermann and Mark Halperin (Harper) (NF-H)
9. "Hot Rocks" by Nora Roberts (Jove) (F-P)
10. "One Day at a Time" by Danielle Steel (Dell) (F-P)
11. "Flirt" by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley) (F-H)
12. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2: The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-P)
13. "A Reliable Wife" by Robert Goolrick (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill) (F-P)
14. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
15. "The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down" by Andrew Young (Thomas Dunne Books) (NF-H)
16. "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual" by Michael Pollan (NF-P)
17. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
18. "So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us" by Beth Moore (Tyndale House) (F-H)
19. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3: The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-H)
20. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-H)
21. "The 39 Clues Book 7: The Viper's Nest" by Peter Lerangis (Scholastic) (F-H)
22. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
23. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-H)
24. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
25. "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger (Little, Brown) (F-P)
26. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)
27. "The Elusive Bride" by Stephenie Laurens (Avon) (F-P)
28. "Exclusive" by Sandra Brown (Warner Vision) (F-P)
29. "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)
30. "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game" by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Company) (NF-P)
31. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media) (F-P)
32. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) (F-H)
33. "On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System" by Henry M. Paulson (Business Plus) (NF-H)
34. "Sweet Little Lies: An L.A. Candy Novel" by Lauren Conrad (HarperCollins) (F-H)
35. "Shutter Island" by Dennis Lehane (HarperCollins) (F-P)
36. "True Colors" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Griffin) (F-P)
37. "Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's) (F-H)
38. "Back in Black" by Lon Foster (Berkley) (F-P)
39. "The Lost City of Z" by David Grann (Vintage) (NF-P)
40. "Angel's Peak" by Robyn Carr (Mira) (F-P)
41. "Night Tales" by Nora Roberts (Silhouette) (F-P)
42. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-H)
43. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) (F-H)
44. "Fancy Nancy: Heart to Heart" by Jane O'Connor, Robin Press Glasser and Carolyn Bracken (Harper Festival) (F-P)
45. "Dead by Midnight" by Beverly Barton (Zebra) (F-P)
46. "The Kind Diet" by Alicia Silverstone, Neal D. Barnard M.D. (Rodale Books) (NF-H
47. "Precious" by Sapphire (Vintage) (F-P)
48. "Nauti Deceptions" by Lora Leigh (Berkley) (F-P)
49. "Taming the Highland Bride" by Lynsay Sands (Avon) (F-P)
50. "I am Ozzy" by Ozzy Osbourne, Chris Ayers (Grand Central Publishing)(NF-H)

Reporting stores include Amazon.com, B. Dalton Bookseller, Barnes & Noble.com, Barnes & Noble Inc., Books-A-Million and Bookland, Booksamillion.com, Borders Books & Music, Bookstar, Bookstop, Brentano's, Davis Kidd Booksellers in Nashville, Jackson, Memphis, Tenn., Doubleday Book Shops, Hudson Booksellers, Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Lexington, Ky.; Cincinnati, Cleveland), Powell's Books (Portland, Ore.), Powells.com, R.J. Julia Booksellers (Madison, Conn.), Schuler.

Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.
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