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61 HOURS, by Lee Child. (Delacorte, $28.) Jack Reacher helps 1 HANNAH’S LIST, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira) 1 the police in a small South Dakota town protect a witness in a 16 drug trial. THE DOUBLE COMFORT SAFARI CLUB, by Alexander Mc- STORM PREY, by John Sandford. (Putnam, $27.95.) Lucas Dav- 1 17 Call Smith. (Pantheon) 2 enport’s wife is a witness to a botched robbery and murder in the 20th novel in the “Prey” series. THIS BODY OF DEATH, by Elizabeth George. (Harper/Harp- 18 erCollins) 3 DEAD IN THE FAMILY, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $25.95.) 1 3 Sookie Stackhouse is exhausted in the aftermath of a Fae war. 19 BLUE-EYED DEVIL, by Robert B. Parker. (Putnam) THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett. (Amy Einhorn/Putnam, 6 60 4 $24.95.) A young white woman and two black maids in 1960s TELL-ALL, by Chuck Palahniuk. () Mississippi. 20

INNOCENT, by Scott Turow. (Grand Central, $27.99.) When 4 3 ISLAND BENEATH THE SEA, by Isabel Allende. (Harper/Har- 5 Rusty Sabich’s wife is found dead, Tommy Molto accuses him of 21 perCollins) murder for the second time, as Turow revisits the characters from “Presumed Innocent.” 22 HOUSE RULES, by Jodi Picoult. (Atria) HEART OF THE MATTER, by Emily Giffin. (St. Martin’s, 2 2 6 $26.99.) The lives of two women — one married to a pediatric EVERY LAST ONE, by Anna Quindlen. () plastic surgeon, the other a lawyer and single mother — converge 23 after an accident involving the lawyer’s son. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown. (Doubleday) THE 9TH JUDGMENT, by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. 5 4 24 7 (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Detective Lindsay Boxer pursues a killer who’s preying on women and children. 25 CHANGES, by Jim Butcher. (Roc) FEVER DREAM, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. (Grand 3 2 8 Central, $26.99.) The F.B.I. agent Aloysius Pendergast, who has THE SCENT OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING, by Nancy Pickard. long thought that his wife was killed in an accident, learns that she 26 (Ballantine) was actually murdered. EXECUTIVE INTENT, by Dale Brown. (William Morrow) DELIVER US FROM EVIL, by David Baldacci. (Grand Central, 7 5 27 9 $27.99.) Two agents are tracking the same man, a human trafficker who is now dealing in nuclear arms. 28 LUCID INTERVALS, by Stuart Woods. (Putnam) A SECRET AFFAIR, by Mary Balogh. (Delacorte, $24.) The 1 10 young widow of an elderly duke falls in love with Constantine ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, by Seth Graha- Huxtable in the final entry of the Huxtable family series. 29 me-Smith. (Grand Central)

SUPREME JUSTICE, by Phillip Margolin. (Harper/HarperCol- 1 CAUGHT, by Harlan Coben. (Dutton) 11 lins, $25.99.) Attacks on two justices seem to be related to a pend- 30 ing death-row appeal that could expose a criminal plot within the C.I.A. 31 THE LONELY POLYGAMIST, by Brady Udall. (Norton) 12* LOVER MINE, by J. R. Ward. (, $25.95.) 10 4 Book 8 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. 32 GIRL IN TRANSLATION, by Jean Kwok. (Riverhead) THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Si- 12 6 13 mon & Schuster, $25.99.) An elderly woman must decide whether ANTHILL, by E. O. Wilson. (Norton) to reveal a family secret. 33

* THE IMPERFECTIONISTS, by Tom Rachman. (Dial, $25.) 8 3 A QUESTION OF BELIEF, by Donna Leon. (Grove/Atlantic) 14 Goings-on among the staff of an English-language newspaper in 34 Rome. PRIVATE LIFE, by Jane Smiley. (Knopf) MATTERHORN, by Karl Marlantes. (El León Literary Arts/ 9 7 35 15 Atlantic Monthly, $24.95.) Marines in Vietnam in 1969.

Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending May 22, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of indepen- dent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some book- stores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books. Copyright © 2010 The New York Times Book re view June 6, 2010 by The New York Times Best Sellers NonFiction

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SPOKEN FROM THE HEART, by Laura Bush. (Scribner, $30.) 1 3 CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR BODY, by Daniel 1 A memoir from the former first lady. 16 G. Amen. (Harmony)

WAR, by Sebastian Junger. (Twelve, $26.99.) The intense lives of 3 2 THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS, by Rebecca 2 American soldiers in a lethal corner of Afghanistan, by the author 17 Skloot. (Crown) of “The Perfect Storm.” OPRAH, by Kitty Kelley. (Crown) THE BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $27.95.) The peo- 2 10 18 3 ple who saw the real estate crash coming and made billions from their foresight. THE MANCHURIAN PRESIDENT, by Aaron Klein with Bren- 19 da J. Elliott. (WND) THE PROMISE, by Jonathan Alter. (Simon & Schuster, $28.) A 1 4 detailed look at President Obama’s decision-making process on BORN TO RUN, by Christopher McDougall. (Knopf) issues like health care and the Afghanistan war offers a glimpse of 20 what it’s like to work in his White House. THE OTHER WES MOORE, by Wes Moore. (Spiegel & Grau) * TO SAVE AMERICA, by Newt Gingrich with Joe DeSantis. 1 21 5 (Regnery, $29.95.) How to reverse President Obama‘s policies, by the former speaker of the House of Representatives. (†) 22 MY FAIR LAZY, by Jen Lancaster. (NAL) CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by Chelsea Handler. 4 11 6 (Grand Central, $25.99.) More humorous personal essays from the DRIVE, by Daniel H. Pink. (Riverhead) comedian. 23

---- MY DAD SAYS, by Justin Halpern. (It Books/HarperCol- 6 3 THE BEDWETTER, by Sarah Silverman. (Harper/HarperCol- 7 lins, $15.99.) A coming-of-age memoir organized around the mus- 24 lins) ings, purveyed on Twitter, of the author’s father. TEACHING THE PIG TO DANCE, by Fred Thompson. (Crown THE LAST STAND, by Nathaniel Philbrick. (Viking, $30.) 5 3 25 Forum) 8 Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn. LAST CALL, by Daniel Okrent. (Scribner) OPERATION MINCEMEAT, by Ben Macintyre. (Harmony, 13 2 26 9 $25.99.) The British ruse that employed a corpse to fool the Nazis about the invasion of Sicily. 27 HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom. (Hyperion) THIS TIME TOGETHER, by Carol Burnett. (Harmony, $25.) The 8 7 10 comedian describes her rise in show business and the people she’s I’LL MATURE WHEN I’M DEAD, by Dave Barry. (Putnam) met along the way. 28

STEINBRENNER, by Bill Madden. (Harper/HarperCollins, 7 2 THE END OF THE FREE MARKET, by Ian Bremmer. (Portfo- 11 $26.99.) A biography of the New York Yankees owner. 29 lio)

OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) Why 11 78 IF YOU HAVE TO CRY, GO OUTSIDE, by Kelly Cutrone with 12 some people succeed, from the author of “Blink.” 30 Meredith Bryan. (HarperOne)

THE PACIFIC, by Hugh Ambrose. (NAL Caliber, $26.95.) Stories 10 12 COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE, by Karl Rove. (Threshold 13 of Marines and a Navy pilot during World War II; companion vol- 31 Editions) ume for an HBO mini-series. GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. * CRISIS ECONOMICS, by Nouriel Roubini and Stephen Mihm. 9 2 32 (Harper/HarperCollins) 14 (Penguin Press, $27.95.) How the global financial system broke down in 2008, and what may happen if new regulations are not NOMAD, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. () embraced. 33

SOMEWHERE INSIDE, by Laura Ling and Lisa Ling. (Mor- 1 13 BANKERS, by Simon Johnson and James Kwak. (Pantheon) 15 row/HarperCollins, $26.99.) A journalist captured and imprisoned 34 by the North Koreans describes her captivity, and her sister, also a journalist, discusses her effort to get her and a colleague released. 35 STONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson. (Viking)

Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending May 22, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of indepen- dent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some book- stores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books. Copyright © 2010 June 6, 2010 by The New York Times The New York Times Book re view Paper back Best Sellers Trade Fiction

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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson. 48 THE ANGEL’S GAME, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. (Anchor) 1 (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $14.95.) A hacker and a journalist 21 investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress. SHANGHAI GIRLS, by Lisa See. (Random House) THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson. 9 22 2 (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $15.95.) A Swedish hacker becomes a murder suspect. ALEX CROSS’S TRIAL, by James Patterson and Richard Di- 23 Lallo. (Grand Central) SAVOR THE MOMENT, by Nora Roberts. (Berkley, $16.) A 4 3 founder of the wedding-planning company Vows has a crush on THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central) the brother of one of her partners; Book 3 in the Bride Quartet. 24

LITTLE BEE, by Chris Cleave. (Simon & Schuster, $14.) The lives 14 THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG, by Muriel Barbery. 4 of a British woman and a Nigerian girl collide. 25 (Europa)

BEST FRIENDS FOREVER, by Jennifer Weiner. (Washington 3 WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. (Algonquin) 5 Square, $15.) Childhood friends, estranged in high school, reunite 26 years later when one needs help. BED OF ROSES, by Nora Roberts. (Berkley) SOUTH OF BROAD, by Pat Conroy. (Dial, $16.) An unlikely 3 27 6 group’s friendship from the ’60s to the ’80s, by the author of “The Prince of Tides.” 28 THE WHITE QUEEN, by Philippa Gregory. (Touchstone) A RELIABLE WIFE, by Robert Goolrick. (Algonquin, $14.95.) 20 7 Complications ensue when a wealthy Wisconsin widower in 1907 OLIVE KITTERIDGE, by Elizabeth Strout. (Random House) advertises for a spouse. 29

CUTTING FOR STONE, by Abraham Verghese. (Vintage, 17 VISION IN WHITE, by Nora Roberts. (Berkley) 8 $15.95.) Twin brothers, conjoined and then separated, grow up 30 amid the political turmoil of Ethiopia. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SO- THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, by Garth Stein. (Harper 50 31 CIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. (Dial) 9 , $14.99.) An insightful Lab-terrier mix helps his owner, a struggling race car driver. 32 CHANGE IN ALTITUDE, by Anita Shreve. (Back Bay) * THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, 6 10 $16.99.) Aliens control the minds and bodies of most humans, but ON FOLLY BEACH, by Karen White. (NAL) one woman won’t surrender. 33

SARAH’S KEY, by Tatiana de Rosnay. (St. Martin’s Griffin, 67 PYGMY, by Chuck Palahniuk. (Anchor) 11 $13.95.) A contemporary American journalist investigates what 34 happened to a little girl and her family during the roundup of Jews in Paris in 1942. 35 THE LITTLE STRANGER, by Sarah Waters. (Riverhead) THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho. (HarperOne, $14.99.) A 129 12 Spanish shepherd boy goes to Egypt in search of treasure.

THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN, by Kate Morton. (Washington 14 13 Square, $15.) From England to Australia and back, two women try to solve a family mystery.

COMMENCEMENT, by J. Courtney Sullivan. (Vintage, $14.95.) 1 14 Four young women meet during their first year of college and remain friends into their 20s.

* THE SHACK, by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $14.99.) 105 15 A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God.(†)

TINKERS, by Paul Harding. (Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95.) 5 16 A dying clock repairman recalls his impoverished New England childhood and his relationship with his epileptic father; a 2010 Pu- litzer winner.

HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET, by 13 17 Jamie Ford. (Ballantine, $15.) A friendship between a Chinese- American boy and a Japanese-American girl in Seattle during World War II. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending May 22, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of * LOOK AGAIN, by Lisa Scottoline. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $13.99.) 15 independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, 18 A reporter learns that her adopted son may have been abducted regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, from his birth mother. supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indi- cates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not ac- THE LAST CHILD, by John Hart. (Minotaur, $14.99.) A teenager 11 19 searches for his vanished twin sister. tively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books. LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN, by Colum McCann. (Random 16 20 House, $15.) Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the twin towers is pivotal to the lives in this novel, a winner of the 2009 Na- tional Book Award. Copyright © 2010 The New York Times Book re view June 6, 2010 by The New York Times Best Sellers Mass-Market Fiction

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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson. 10 GONE TOMORROW, by Lee Child. (Dell) 1 (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $7.99.) A hacker and a journalist 21 investigate the disappearance of a Swedish heiress. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham. (Dell) THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, by Stieg Larsson. 9 22 2 (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, $7.99.) A Swedish hacker becomes a murder suspect. 23 BLOOD GAME, by Iris Johansen. (St. Martin’s) RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, by James Patterson and Michael Led- 4 3 widge. (Vision, $9.99.) A New York detective raising 10 children ONE ENCHANTED EVENING, by Lynn Kurland. (Jove) alone must stop a killer. 24

WICKED PREY, by John Sandford. (Berkley, $9.99.) The Minne- 3 BRIMSTONE, by Robert B. Parker. (Berkley) 4 apolis detective Lucas Davenport deals with mayhem occasioned 25 by the Republican convention. ONE FIFTH AVENUE, by Candace Bushnell. (Voice) THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $7.99.) A 13 26 5 17-year-old spends the summer with her father in North Carolina and finds many kinds of love. 27 THE DOOMSDAY KEY, by James Rollins. (Harper) * THE APOSTLE, by Brad Thor. (Pocket, $9.99.) Scot Harvath, a 1 6 Homeland Security superagent, is asked to free a Qaeda master- WILD FIRE, by Christine Feehan. (Jove) mind from an Afghan prison as part of a ransom deal. 28

DEAD AND GONE, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace, $7.99.) Sookie 7 THE SIGN, by Raymond Khoury. (Signet) 7 Stackhouse seeks the killer of a werepanther. 29

RELENTLESS, by Dean Koontz. (Bantam, $9.99.) A writer is pur- 4 SEDUCING AN ANGEL, by Mary Balogh. (Dell) 8 sued by a sociopathic critic. 30

RISK NO SECRETS, by Cindy Gerard. (Pocket, $7.99.) A Black 1 INDIGO BLUE, by Catherine Anderson. (Signet) 9 Ops Inc. hero is called to El Salvador by a former love. 31

* GUARDIAN OF LIES, by Steve Martini. (Harper, $9.99.) The 4 A ROGUE OF MY OWN, by Johanna Lindsey. (Pocket) 10 lawyer Paul Madriani unravels a mystery involving gold coins, the 32 C.I.A. and a weapon forgotten since the Cuban missile crisis. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, by Rachel Gibson. (Avon/Harper- SUMMER ON BLOSSOM STREET, by Debbie Macomber. 4 33 Collins) 11 (Mira, $7.99.) People seeking a fresh start join the Knit to Quit class in Seattle. 34 DEAD UNTIL DARK, by Charlaine Harris. (Ace) HOTHOUSE ORCHID, by Stuart Woods. (Signet, $9.99.) A C.I.A. 4 12 special agent finds that much has changed, and not for the better, THE COVENANT OF GENESIS, by Andy McDermott. (Ban- when she returns to her Florida hometown. 35 tam)

THE SPIRE, by Richard North Patterson. (St. Martin’s, $9.99.) 3 13 A new college president opens an inquiry into a murder that oc- curred when he was a student.

DEAR JOHN, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $7.99.) An un- 23 14 likely romance between a soldier and an idealistic young woman is tested after 9/11.

JUST TAKE MY HEART, by Mary Higgins Clark. (Pocket, 8 15 $7.99.) An assistant prosecutor who has had a heart transplant discovers that her life is at risk when she tries a murder case.

FATALLY FLAKY, by Diane Mott Davidson. (Avon/HarperCol- 5 16 lins, $7.99.) The caterer Goldy Schulz tries to outwit a killer on the grounds of an Aspen spa.

FIRST FAMILY, by David Baldacci. (Vision, $9.99.) Former Se- 11 17 cret Service agents, now P.I.’s, search for a child abducted after a party at Camp David.

LOVE IN THE TIME OF DRAGONS, by Katie MacAlister. (Sig- 3 18 net, $7.99.) A suburban mom wakes up to learn that she’s a famous fire-breathing dragon. Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending May 22, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of * MAGIC BLEEDS, by Ilona Andrews. (Ace, $7.99.) Kate Daniels 1 independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, 19 and Curran, the Beast Lord, take on a new foe stalking Atlanta. regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that SWEET TEA AT SUNRISE, by Sherryl Woods. (Mira, $7.99.) A 4 a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indi- 20 single mom returned to Serenity, S.C., goes to work for the sexy cates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not ac- owner of a radio station; a Sweet Magnolia novel. tively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books. Copyright © 2010 by The New The New York Times Book re view June 6, 2010 York Times Paperback NonFiction Best Sellers List This Weeks This Week NONFICTION On List Week NONFICTION EXTENDED

WITH THE OLD BREED, by E. B. Sledge. (Presidio, $16.) A 6 THE ACCIDENTAL BILLIONAIRES, by Ben Mezrich. (An- 1 memoir of fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. 21 chor)

EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Penguin, $15.) A 172 LIAR’S POKER, by Michael Lewis. (Norton) 2 writer’s yearlong journey in search of self takes her to Italy, India 22 and Indonesia. THE LOST CITY OF Z, by David Grann. (Vintage Departures) HELMET FOR MY PILLOW, by Robert Leckie. (Bantam, $16.) 9 23 3 A Marine’s story of his experience in the Pacific in World War II is now part of an HBO series. A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O’Reilly. 24 (Broadway) MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS, by Rhoda Jan- 6 4 zen. (Holt, $14.) Life’s detours send Janzen back to the Mennonite THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner) home where she was raised. 25

* ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chel- 21 THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin) 5 sea Handler. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $16.) Humorous 26 personal essays from the comedian. HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton. (Scribner) MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler. (Bloomsbury, 82 27 6 $14.95.) A memoir of one-night stands. LORDS OF FINANCE, by Liaquat Ahamed. (Penguin) THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver 173 28 7 Relin. (Penguin, $16.) A former climber builds schools in villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE , by How- 29 ard Zinn. (Harper Perennial) BLINK, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $15.99.) 136 8 Hunch and instinct in the workings of the mind. STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS, by Tracy Kidder. (Random 30 House) THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, 294 9 Brown, $15.99.) A study of social epidemics, otherwise known as THE SURVIVORS CLUB, by Ben Sherwood. (Grand Central) fads. 31

* THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis. (Norton, $13.95.) The 34 A PATRIOT’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, by 10 evolving business of football, viewed through the rise of the left 32 Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen. () tackle Michael Oher. IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin) FREAKONOMICS, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. 39 33 11 (Harper Perennial, $15.99.) A scholar and a journalist apply eco- nomic theory to nearly everything. 34 THE FIRST TYCOON, by T. J. Stiles. (Vintage) THE BLACK SWAN, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. (Random 2 12 House, $17.) The hubris of predictions — and our perpetual sur- MANHOOD FOR AMATEURS, by . (Harper prise when the not-predicted happens. 35 Perennial)

CONSERVATIVE VICTORY, by Sean Hannity. (Harper, $14.99.) 8 13 The Fox host calls for action against the policies of .(†)

I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max. (Cita- 135 14 del/Kensington, $15.95.) Life as a self-absorbed, drunken woman- izer.

* THE GIRLS FROM AMES, by Jeffrey Zaslow. (Gotham, $16.) 7 15 An enduring friendship among a group of Midwestern women.

90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. 177 16 (Revell, $13.99.) A minister on the otherworldly experience he had after an accident.

SOME GIRLS, by Jillian Lauren. (, $15.) An American 3 17 describes her 18 months in a harem in Borneo.

SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME, by Ron Hall and Den- 79 18 ver Moore with Lynn Vincent. (Nelson, $14.99.) An unlikely friend- ship begins at a shelter in Texas.

SHOP CLASS AS SOULCRAFT, by Matthew B. Crawford. 4 Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending May 22, at many thousands of venues where 19 (Penguin, $15.) A philosopher on what manual labor can teach a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of about the world and oneself. independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL, by Dan Ariely. (Harper Peren- 2 supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that 20 nial, $15.99.) The hidden forces that shape our decisions. a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indi- cates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not ac- tively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books. Copyright © 2010 The New York Times Book re view June 6, 2010 by The New York Times Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous

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WOMEN FOOD AND GOD, by Geneen Roth. (Scribner, $24.) 1 10 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi 1 461 1 How women can free themselves from the tyranny of fear and 1 Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. (Workman, $14.95.) Advice for par- hopelessness surrounding their bodies. ents-to-be.(†)

THE WAY WE’RE WORKING ISN’T WORKING, by Tony 1 THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman. (North- 2 147 2 Schwartz with Jean Gomes and Catherine McCarthy. (Free Press, 2 field, $14.99.) How to communicate love in a way a spouse will $28.) Advice on re-energizing and re-engaging yourself on the job understand. and off. THE BELLY FAT CURE, by Jorge Cruise. (Hay House, $19.95.) 3 18 SWITCH, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. (Broadway, $26.) How 4 13 3 Do-over recipes using the “Carb Swap System” steer you away 3 everyday people can effect transformative change at work and in from foods full of hidden sweeteners and processed carbohy- life.(†) drates.

HEROES FOR MY SON, by Brad Meltzer. (HarperStudio/Har- 2 2 AWKWARD FAMILY PHOTOS, by Mike Bender and Doug 5 3 4 perCollins, $19.99.) Brief profiles of 52 people a youngster can look 4 Chernack. (Three Rivers, $15.) A cringe-worthy collection of por- up to. traits from the creators of AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com.

THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. 8 88 SKINNY ITALIAN, by Teresa Giudice with Heather Maclean. 9 2 5 (Hyperion, $21.95.) Thoughts on “seizing every moment,” from a 5 (Hyperion, $19.99.) Recipes and cooking advice from a star of Carnegie Mellon University professor who died of cancer at age “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” 47. COOK THIS, NOT THAT!, by David Zinczenko and Matt Gould- 7 18 THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95.) 158 6 ing. (Rodale, $19.99.) Saving calories by cooking “restaurant” of- 6 The “Law of Attraction” as a key to getting what you want. ferings at home.

* THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT (AND HOW TO GET THIN 6 4 FOOD RULES, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin, $11.) A succinct and 6 21 7 FOREVER), by Jackie Warner. (Wellness Central, $24.99.) A ce- 7 easy-to-grasp manual for healthy eating, based on the same gen- lebrity fitness trainer offers her path to an elusive goal. eral principles as Pollan’s “Omnivore’s Dilemma.”

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FU- 9 6 WHAT’S NEW, CUPCAKE?, by Karen Tack and Alan Richard- 4 6 8 TURE, by Michael J. Fox. (Hyperion, $17.99.) The actor shares 8 son. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16.95.) Simple cupcake designs lessons learned. and recipes.

EXTRA LEAN, by Mario Lopez with Jimmy Peña. (Celebra, 3 2 STEVEN RAICHLEN’S PLANET BARBECUE!, by Steven Ra- 1 9 $24.95.) Recipes and a seven-week meal plan to lose weight. 9 ichlen. (Workman, $22.95.) An expert shares grilling recipes and techniques from all over the world. WELLBEING, by Tom Rath and Jim Harter. (Gallup, $25.95.) Sur- 1 10 veys in 150 countries by Gallup are found to reveal five universal, RADICAL, by David Platt. (Multnomah, $14.99.) A pastor chal- 1 interconnected elements for living well.(†) 10 lenges Christians to consider how closely their lives match the teachings of Jesus.(†) HARDCOVER EXTENDED pApERbACk EXTENDED

THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown) SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. (Run- 11 11 ning Press)

TAO I, by Zhi Gang Sha. (Atria/Heaven’s Library) THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Law- 12 12 rence Kimbrough. (B&H)

LL COOL J’S PLATINUM 360 DIET AND LIFESTYLE, THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU, by Eric C. Westman, 13 by LL Cool J with Dave Honig, Chris Palmer and Jim Stoppani. 13 Stephen D. Phinney and Jeff S. Volek. (Fireside/Simon & Schus- (Rodale) ter)

THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, by Dave Ramsey. (Nelson) OH MY DOG, by Beth Ostrosky Stern with Kristina Grish. (Gal- 14 14 lery) 15 THE BLUEPRINT, by Kirk Franklin. (Gotham) 15 HUNGRY GIRL 1-2-3, by Lisa Lillien. (St. Martin’s Griffin)

Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending May 22, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of indepen- dent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some book- stores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books. Copyright © 2010 The New York Times Book re view June 6, 2010 by The New York Times Children’s Best Sellers

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LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft. (DK, $21.99.) An anno- 22 THE RED PYRAMID, by Rick Riordan. (Disney-Hyperion, 3 1 tated visual dictionary. (Ages 7 and up) 1 $17.99.) Ancient gods (this time from Egypt) and a mortal family meet in a new adventure. (Ages 10 and up) LADYBUG GIRL AT THE BEACH, by David Soman and Jacky 1 2 Davis. Illustrated by David Soman. (Dial, $16.99.) Lulu, a k a Lady- THE CARRIE DIARIES, by Candace Bushnell. (Balzer & Bray/ 4 bug Girl, is both enthralled and frightened by the sea. (Ages 3 to 5) 2 HarperCollins, $18.99.) Carrie Bradshaw, years before “Sex and the City.” (Ages 14 and up) THE LION AND THE MOUSE, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. 29 3 (Little, Brown, $16.99.) A fable of reciprocal kindness, redrawn. THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) 89 (Ages 3 to 6) 3 In a dystopian future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) STAR WARS, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. 2 4 (Workman, $14.95.) Action scenes are set in motion when you turn CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The 38 a page. (Ages 8 and up) 4 protagonist of “The Hunger Games” returns. (Ages 12 and up)

THE VERY FAIRY PRINCESS, by Julie Andrews and Emma 1 BIG NATE: IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF, written and illustrated 8 5 Walton Hamilton. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. (Little, 5 by Lincoln Peirce. (Harper/HarperCollins, $12.99.) Wherever Nate Brown, $16.99.) Scabby knees don’t detract from inner sparkle. may go, trouble is never far behind. (Ages 8 to 12) (Ages 3 to 6) DORK DIARIES, written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Rus- 11 MARLEY AND THE KITTENS, by John Grogan. Illustrated by 3 6 sell. (Aladdin, 12.99.) Reflections of a junior Samuel Pepys of the 6 Richard Cowdrey. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) Dog plus cats female variety. (Ages 9 to 13) means bedlam. (Ages 3 to 6) FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love at 24 POET EXTRAORDINAIRE!, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by 11 7 boarding school. (Ages 12 and up) 7 Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, $12.99.) Fancy Nancy’’s fancy turns to rhyme. (Ages 4 to 8) SPELLS, by Aprilynne Pike. (HarperTeen/HarperCollins, 3 8 $16.99.) It’s time for major life and love decisions for the young WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Work- 34 denizens of fairyland. (Ages 12 and up) 8 man, $12.95.) Animals in motion, with color. (Ages 4 to 8) THIRTEEN REASONS WHY, by Jay Asher. (Razorbill/Pen- 63 INSTRUCTIONS, by Neil Gaiman. Illustrated by Charles Vess. 4 9 guin, $16.99.) Before she commits suicide a girl sends explanatory 9 (Harper/HarperCollins, $14.99.) Wisdom for surviving life’s jour- recordings to 13 people. (Ages 14 and up) ney. (All ages) RULES OF ATTRACTION, by Simone Elkeles. (Walker, $16.99.) 5 GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Work- 115 10 A boy with gang ties, seeking safety, finds romance, too. (Ages 14 10 man, $12.95.) Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages and up) 4 to 8)

Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended May 22, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of indepen- dent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount, department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some book- stores report receiving bulk orders. Perennial sellers are not actively tracked. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books. All four children’s lists appear each week on the Book Review’s Web site. Publishers have provided the age designations for their best-selling children’s titles. Copyright © 2010 The New York Times Book re view June 6, 2010 by The New York Times Children’s Best Sellers

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THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl 141 VAMPIRE ACADEMY, by Richelle Mead. (Razorbill, paper 23 1 saves books from Nazi burning. (Ages 14 and up) 1 only) Boarding school of the undead. (Ages 12 and up)

THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME IN- 58 PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. 150 2 DIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, 2 (Disney-Hyperion, hardcover and paper) Children of the gods Brown, $8.99.) A young boy leaves his reservation for an all-white battle mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12) school. (Ages 12 and up) DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kin- 71 IF I STAY, by Gayle Forman. (Speak/Penguin, $8.99.) A young 7 3 ney. (Abrams, hardcover only) The travails of adolescence, in 3 cellist falls into a coma after she suffers an accident. (Ages 12 and cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12) up) THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/ 146 FANCY NANCY AND THE LATE, LATE, LATE NIGHT, by 4 4 Little, Brown, hardcover and paper) Vampires and werewolves in 4 Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperFes- school. (Ages 12 and up) tival/HarperCollins, $3.99.) The celebrity lifestyle leaves Nancy exhausted. (Ages 4 to 8) HOUSE OF NIGHT, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, 90 5 hardcover and paper) Vampires in school. (Ages 14 and up) THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by 69 5 Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Puffin/Penguin, $8.99.) RANGER’S APPRENTICE, by John Flanagan. (Philomel, hard- 41 A former climber builds schools in Pakistani and Afghan villages. 6 cover and paper) A boy warrior battles evil. (Ages 9 to 12) (Ages 9 to 12) VAMPIRE DIARIES, by L. J. Smith. (HarperTeen/HarperCol- 54 L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excite- 20 7 lins, hardcover and paper) Vampires in school, with a love tri- 6 ment in TV land. (Ages 14 and up) angle. (Ages 12 and up)

MASTERPIECE, by Elise Broach. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. 3 THE 39 CLUES, by various authors. (Scholastic, hardcover 46 7 (Square Fish, $7.99.) Meet the beetle, whose artwork attracts a hu- 8 only) A brother and sister travel the world in search of the key to man friend. (Ages 12 and up) their family’s power. (Ages 9 to 12)

THE UNDERNEATH, by Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by David 10 VAMPIRE KISSES, by Ellen Schreiber. (Katherine Tegen/ 4 8 Small. (Atheneum, $7.99.) In a tough neighborhood, a dog and cat 9 HarperTeen, hardcover and paper) Unusual teenage romance. form a family. (Ages 9 to 12) (Ages 12 and up)

SCAT, by Carl Hiaasen. (Knopf, $8.99.) An eco-mystery, with a 4 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, by Cressida Cowell. (Little, 11 9 dismal swamp and wild characters who are not always what they 10 Brown, hardcover and paper) A smart young Viking named Hic- seem. (Ages 9 to 12) cup and his pet. (Ages 8 to 12)

SAVVY, by Ingrid Law. (Puffin/Penguin, $7.99.) Mibs is about to 8 10 turn 13, the age at which supernatural abilities are conferred on members of her family. (Ages 9 to 12)

Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended May 22, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of indepen- dent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount, department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some book- stores report receiving bulk orders. Perennial sellers are not actively tracked. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books. All four children’s lists appear each week on the Book Review’s Web site. Publishers have provided the age designations for their best-selling children’s titles. Copyright © 2010 by June 6, 2010 The New York Times The New York Times Book re view Editor’s Choice

THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET’S NEST, ALTHOUGH OF COURSE YOU END UP BECOM- MY QUEER WAR, by James Lord. (Farrar, Straus & by Stieg Larsson. (Knopf, $27.95.) In the third installment ING YOURSELF: A Road Trip With David Foster Giroux, $27.) Lord recalls his time in the Army in World of the pulse-racing trilogy featuring Mikael Blomkvist Wallace, by David Lipsky. (Broadway, paper, $16.99.) War II as a period of turmoil and sexual awakening. and Lisbeth Salander, the pair are threatened by an Lipsky gives us Wallace at the golden moment when he adversary from deep within the very government that realized his work had struck a public nerve. THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE, by Julie Orringer. (Knopf, should be protecting them. $26.95.) Orringer’s protagonist is a Jewish architecture THE PROMISE: President Obama, Year One, by student in late-1930s Paris forced to return home to ETHER: Seven Stories and a Novella, by Evgenia Jonathan Alter. (Simon & Schuster, $28.) This appraisal Hungary ahead of the Nazi invasion there. Citkowitz. (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $25.) Citkowitz’s by a columnist is mercifully free of the sen- fictions are peopled by mothers and fathers who are sationalistic tone of recent campaign books. ELLIOT ALLAGASH, by Simon Rich. (Random House, fumblers at best, remorseless alcoholics at worst. $23.) In this novel, a high school loser becomes a pawn NECESSARY SECRETS: National Security, the Me- in a wealthy and worldly student’s games. INSEPARABLE: Desire Between Women in Literature, dia, and the Rule of Law, by Gabriel Schoenfeld. (Nor- by Emma Donoghue. (Knopf, $27.95.) This adroit study ton, $27.95.) Schoenfeld’s vital question: Who should be The full reviews of these and other recent considers relationships erotic and otherwise. allowed to disclose national secrets, and when? books are on the Web: nytimes.com/books.

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STRENGTH IN WHAT REMAINS, by Tracy Kidder. saved over 234 million acres of wild America. This BLACK WATER RISING, by Attica Locke. (Harper (Random House, $16.) Kidder’s hero is a young “vast, inspiring and enormously entertaining Perennial, $14.99.) The protagonist of this thriller, medical student from Burundi who barely survives book,” as our reviewer, Jonathan Rosen, called it, set in Houston in the early 1980s, is a black student the civil war and genocide and manages to flee to examines the figures who shaped Roosevelt’s con- radical turned lawyer. Cleverly, in a twist on “Chi- . Starting out with $200 in his pocket servation ethic and the experiences that evoked his natown,” oil replaces water as the resource worth and sleeping in Central Park, the young man is love of nature. “The book has Rooseveltian energy,” killing for, and racial paranoia supplants the cold eventually befriended by people who give him a Rosen said. “It is largehearted, full of the vitality of war paranoia that used to drive thrillers. This is the place to live and help him make his way to univer- its subject and a palpable love for the landscapes it first novel by Locke, a screenwriter; it is, Charles sity and medical school. This is “a story about sur- describes.” McGrath said in The Times, “even better” than the vival,” Dwight Garner said in The Times. “It is just slick book its author set out to write. as notably about profound human kindness.” BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU: Essays and Provocations, by Henry Fairlie. Edited by BACK TO THE GARDEN: The Story of Wood- HONEYMOON IN TEHRAN: Two Years of Love Jeremy McCarter. (New Republic/Yale University, stock and How It Changed a Generation, by and Danger in Iran, by Azadeh Moaveni. (Ran- $20.) “Even in the louche world of Fleet Street,” Pete Fornatale. (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, dom House, $16.) The California-born Moaveni Jeremy McCarter writes in the introduction to this $16.) Fornatale, a longtime New York radio broad- (inset) returned as a journalist to Iran, her parents’ collection, Fairlie “distinguished himself: he drank; caster, relies heavily on interviews and published homeland. For seven years, she wrote hopefully his finances were a crime against responsibility; reminiscences in this celebration of Woodstock about the contradictions of Iranian society, where his charm and darkly handsome looks availed him 40 years on, providing back stories about many strict rules were not always enforced. She married of endless affairs.” The 32 essays here, many of of the bands that played. “They were so happy in an Iranian and had a child. After President Ah- which first appeared in , display the mud,” Ravi Shankar recalled of the audience. madinejad’s election in 2005, however, it gradually Fairlie’s wit, fluent prose, principled conservatism “It reminded me of the water buffaloes you see in became clear to her that she and her young family and love of the United States. EVERYDAY DRINK- India.” LOWSIDE OF THE ROAD: A Life of Tom would have to leave. Another book about revisiting ING: The Distilled Kingsley Amis (Bloomsbury, Waits, by Barney Hoskyns. (Broadway, $19.99.) one’s roots is MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK $10) displays the wit and wisdom of another British Waits “was never going to be the fourth member DRESS: A Memoir of Going Home, by Rhoda drinker. Combining three long-out-of-print books of Crosby, Stills and Nash,” one observer puts it in Janzen. (Holt, $14.) Left by her husband and badly about alcohol consumption, this volume offers this unauthorized biography by Hoskyns, a British injured by a drunken driver, Janzen, a professor recipes for cocktails and cures for hangovers both music writer. Despite the remarkable music he has and poet, moves back in with her Mennonite par- physical and metaphysical. Amis believed that produced in recent years, “the Waits we all secretly ents. There she realizes that her upbringing provid- “hilarity and drink are connected in a profoundly want” is the early one, “slurred, mawkish, broken,” ed her with what she needs to survive — a sense of human, peculiarly intimate way.” Hoskyns says. humor, an inclination to hard work and good cheer. In the Book Review, Kate Christensen described THE MAGICIANS, by . (Plume, $16.) SOUTH OF BROAD, by Pat Conroy. (Dial, $16.) In this “wonderfully intelligent and frank memoir” as Grossman’s main character, a teenager, is Conroy’s fifth novel, a group of friends in Charles- “breezy yet profound.” mysteriously conveyed to Brakebills College, which ton, S.C. — black and white, straight and gay, poor will remind readers of Hogwarts. “Grossman has and rich — come together in 1969 and then meet up THE WILDERNESS WARRIOR: Theodore written what could crudely be labeled a Harry Pot- again 20 years later. Roosevelt and the Crusade for America, by ter for adults,” our reviewer, Michael Agger, said, in Elsa DixlEr Douglas Brinkley. (Harper Perennial, $19.99.) which “an alternate society of magicians bumpily Roosevelt, who created the National Wildlife Ref- coexists with our own,” except with drugs, disap- uge System and the United States Forest Service, pointment and anomie.