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New York Times Best Seller lists

The New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. It is updated online every Wednesday evening. Below are best seller lists for hardcover fiction and non-fiction. For more lists, visit our New York Times Children’s Best Sellers page or The New York Times’s Best Sellers page.

Hardcover Fiction

March 22, 2009

1

Handle with Careby Jodi Picoult
A woman whose daughter has a dangerous birth defect must decide whether to sue her obstetrician, an old friend.

2

The Associateby John Grisham
An idealistic law-school graduate is forced to take a job at a large, brutalizing law firm.

3

Promises in Deathby J. D. Robb
Lt. Eve Dallas investigates a colleague’s murder; by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.

4

Run for Your Lifeby James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
A detective raising 10 children alone must stop a killer who has targeted New York’s rich and powerful.

5

One Day at a Timeby Danielle Steel
A mother and her two daughters in a Hollywood family find very different kinds of love.

6

The Hostby Stephenie Meyer
In this first adult novel by the author of the Twilight series for teenagers, aliens have taken control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but one woman won’t surrender; originally published in 2008.

7

Night and Dayby Robert B. Parker
Jesse Stone, the police chief of Paradise, Mass., must catch a voyeur who forces women to strip at gunpoint.

8

Heart and Soulby Maeve Binchy
A doctor establishes a heart clinic in a Dublin neighborhood.

9

White Witch, Black Curseby Kim Harrison
A witch who is also a bounty hunter avenges her lover’s murder; Book 7 of the Hollows series.

10

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societyby Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
After World War II, a journalist seeks out Guernsey residents who resisted the Nazi occupation.

11

Terminal Freezeby Lincoln Child
Scientists discover an ancient creature frozen in an Arctic cave and thaw it despite the villagers’ warnings.

12

Storm from the Shadowsby David Weber
Star Kingdom faces an interstellar conspiracy.

13

Paths of Gloryby Jeffrey Archer
Did George Mallory, who died climbing Mt. Everest in 1924, reach the summit?

14

Foolby Christopher Moore
King Lear’s fool tries to set things right in this comic, bawdy version.

15

Don't Look Twiceby Andrew Gross
The investigation of a drive-by shooting in Greenwich, Conn., reveals widespread corruption.

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Hardcover Nonfiction

March 22, 2009

1

Outliersby Malcolm Gladwell
Unexpected factors that explain why some people succeed, such as upbringing, timing and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.

2

The Yankee Yearsby Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
The former Yankee manager (1996-2007) on his years with the team.

3

Out of Captivityby Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell, Tom Howes and Gary Brozek
Three contractors escape from Colombian guerrillas.

4

The Lost City of Zby David Grann
A New Yorker writer searches for a British explorer who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925.

5

Deweyby Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
The tale of a book-drop mascot. (Ages 4 to 8)

6

Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelseaby Chelsea Handler
Humorous personal essays from the comedian.

7

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanityby Bill O’Reilly
The Fox News commentator on his upbringing and career.

8

Jesus, Interruptedby Bart D. Ehrman
What scholars have discovered about what the New Testament teaches.

9

Obamawith an introduction by Bill Keller and biographical text by Jill Abramson
The journey to the White House, with commentary, photographs and graphics from members of the New York Times staff.

10

How We Decideby Jonah Lehrer
Learning more about how we think can help us make better decisions.

11

Multiple Blessingsby Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson
A couple has sextuplets.

12

The Gambleby Thomas E. Ricks
The Iraq war from 2006 to 2008, based on interviews with top officers, from the author of “Fiasco.”

13

A Slobbering Love Affairby Bernard Goldberg
The mainstream media’s partisan support for Obama, from a Fox News media analyst.

14

Meltdownby Thomas E. Woods Jr
A free-market look at the stock-market collapse and an argument against the bailout.

15

The Inaugural Address 2009by Barack Obama
Obama’s Inaugural Address as well as two by Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address and an Emerson essay.