Lists of Best-Selling Books

Published 12:00 am Monday, December 26, 2005

WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS

FICTION

1. “The Quickie” by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)

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2. “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover)

3. “High Noon” by Nora Roberts (Putnam)

4. “Lean Mean Thirteen” by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s Press)

5. “The Judas Strain” by James Rollins (William Morrow)

6. “Bungalow 2” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press)

7. “New Moon” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)

8. “Drop Dead Beautiful” by Jackie Collins (St. Martin’s Press)

9. “Double Take” by Catherine Coulter (Putnam)

10. “Peony in Love” by Lisa See (Random House)

11. “Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Betrayal” by Eric Van Lustbader (Grand Central Publishing)

12. “Killer Weekend” by Ridley Pearson (Putnam)

13. “The 6th Target” by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little Brown and Company)

14. “The Navigator” by Clive Cussler, Paul Kemprecos (Putnam Adult)

15. “The Children of Hurin” by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)

NONFICTION

1. “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)

2. “The Dangerous Book for Boys” by Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden (Collins)

3. “Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10” by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson, (Little, Brown and Company)

4. “Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life ” by Tony Dungy (Tyndale)

5. “The Diana Chronicles” by Tina Brown (Doubleday)

6. “The Weight Loss Cure They Don’t Want You to Know About” by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance Publishing)

7. “21 Pounds in 21 Days” by Roni DeLuz, James Hester (Collins)

8. “Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch” by Jim Norton (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)

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

10. “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” by T. Harv Eker (HarperBusiness)

11. “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier” by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

12. “The Best Life Diet” by Bob Greene (Simon & Schuster)

13. “The Assault on Reason” by Al Gore (The Penguin Press HC)

14. “Four-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich” by Timothy Ferriss (Crown)

15. “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Other’s Don’t” by Jim Collins (Collins)

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.

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback

1. “The Quickie” by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company) (F-H)

2. “High Noon” by Nora Roberts (Putnam)

3. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)

4. “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover) (F-H)

5. “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne (Beyond Words) (NF-H)

6. “The Clique 8: Sealed With a Diss” by Lisi Harrison (Poppy) (F-P)

7. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)

8. “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen (Algonquin) (F-P)

9. “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead) (F-P)

10. “The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever” by Julia Quinn (Avon) (F-P)

11. “Lean Mean Thirteen” by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s Press) (F-H)

12. “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia” by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin) (NF-P)

13. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre (Scholastic) (F-P)

14. “The Dangerous Book for Boys” by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins) (NF-H)

15. “Twelve Sharp” by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s Paperbacks) (F-P)

16. “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” by Kim Edwards (Penguin) (F-P)

17. “Fool Me Once” by Fern Michaels (Zebra) (F-P)

18. “Country Brides” by Debbie Macomber (Mira) (F-P)

19. “Beach Road” by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge (Warner Books) (F-P)

20. “Angels Fall” by Nora Roberts (Jove) (F-P)

21. “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador) (F-P)

22. “Lisey’s Story” by Stephen King (Pocket) (F-P)

23. “The Bourne Ultimatum” by Robert Ludlum (Bantam) (F-P)

24. “Bungalow 2” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press) (F-H)

25. “Sandcastles” by Luanne Rice (Bantam) (F-P)

26. “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage) (F-P)

27. “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P)

28. “Safe Harbor” by Christine Feehan (Jove) (F-P)

29. “Scent of Darkness” by Christina Dodd (Signet) (F-P)

30. “The Glass Castle: A Memoir” by Jeannette Walls (Scribner) (NF-P)

31. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P)

32. “Lone Survivor” by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson (Little, Brown and Company) (NF-H)

33. “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” by J.K. Rowling (Scholastic) (F-P)

34. “Simon Says” by Lori Foster (Berkley) (F-P)

35. “Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life ” by Tony Dungy (Tyndale)

36. “The Weight Loss Cure They Don’t Want You to Know About” by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance Publishing)

37. “90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life” by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell) (NF-P)

38. “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho (HarperSanFrancisco) (F-P)

39. “The Judas Strain” by James Rollins (William Morrow) (F-H)

40. “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books) (NF-P)

41. “The Husband” by Dean Koontz (Bantam) (F-P)

42. “The Diana Chronicles” by Tina Brown (Doubleday) (NF-H)

43. “God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything” by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve) (NF-H)

44. “Drop Dead Beautiful” by Jackie Collins (St. Martin’s Press) (F-H)

45. “The Book of the Dead” by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)

46. “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown) (F-P)

47. “The Messenger” by Daniel Silva (Signet) (F-P)

48. “The Guy Not Taken: Stories” by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square Press)(F-P)

49. “Last Words” by Mariah Stewart (Ballantine) (F-P)

50. “Dark Tort” by Diane Mott Davidson (Avon) (F-P)

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.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. “The Quickie” by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown and Company)

2. “High Noon” by Nora Roberts (Putnam)

3. “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Hardcover)

4. “Lean Mean Thirteen” by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s Press)

5. “The Judas Strain” by James Rollins (William Morrow)

6. “Bungalow 2” by Danielle Steel (Delacorte Press)

7. “Drop Dead Beautiful” by Jackie Collins (St. Martin’s Press)

8. “Double Take” by Catherine Coulter (Putnam)

9. “Peony in Love” by Lisa See (Random House)

10. “The 6th Target” by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little Brown and Company)

11. “Blaze” by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) (Scribner)

12. “Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Betrayal” by Eric Van Lustbader (Grand Central Publishing)

13. “Killer Weekend” by Ridley Pearson (Putnam)

14. “Double Agents” by W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV (Putnam)

15. “The Children of Hurin” by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)

NONFICTION/GENERAL

1. “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne (Atria Books/Beyond Words)

2. “The Dangerous Book for Boys” by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden (Collins)

3. “Lone Survivor:The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10” by Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson (Little, Brown and Company)

4. “Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life ” by Tony Dungy (Tyndale)

5. “The Diana Chronicles” by Tina Brown (Doubleday)

6. “God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything” by Christopher Hitchens (Twelve)

7. “The Assault on Reason” by Al Gore (The Penguin Press HC)

8. “The Weight Loss Cure They Don’t Want You to Know About” by Kevin Trudeau (Alliance Publishing)

9. “Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch” by Jim Norton (Simon Spotlight Entertainment)

10. “The Best Life Diet” by Bob Greene (Simon & Schuster)

11. “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier” by Ishmael Beah (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

12. “Einstein: His Life and Universe” by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster)

13. “21 Pounds in 21 Days” by Roni DeLuz, James Hester (Collins)

14. “Outrage” by Dick Morris, Eileen McGann (HarperCollins)

15. “The Reagan Diaries” by Ronald Reagan (HarperCollins)

MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS

1. “Twelve Sharp” by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin’s Paperbacks)

2. “The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever” by Julia Quinn (Avon)

3. “Safe Harbor” by Christine Feehan (Jove)

4. “Country Brides” by Debbie Macomber (Mira)

5. “Dark Tort” by Diane Mott Davidson (Avon)

6. “Lisey’s Story” by Stephen King (Pocket)

7. “Beach Road” by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge (Warner Books)

8. “The Bourne Ultimatum” by Robert Ludlum (Bantam)

9. “The Book of the Dead” by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (Grand Central Publishing)

10. “Fool Me Once” by Fern Michaels (Zebra)

11. “Scent of Darkness” by Christina Dodd (Signet)

12. “Simon Says” by Lori Foster (Berkley)

13. “The Messenger” by Daniel Silva (Signet)

14. “Angels Fall” by Nora Roberts (Jove)

15. “The Husband” by Dean Koontz (Bantam)

TRADE PAPERBACKS

1. “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen (Algonquin)

2. “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead)

3. “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia” by Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin)

4. “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” by Kim Edwards (Penguin)

5. “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage)

6. “The Glass Castle: A Memoir” by Jeannette Walls (Scribner)

7. “Middlesex” by Jeffrey Eugenides (Picador)

8. “Blink” by Malcolm Gladwell (Back Bay Books)

9. “90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life” by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey (Revell)

10. “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho (Harper)

11. “Suite Francaise” by Irene Nemirovsky (Vintage)

12. “The Emperor’s Children” by Claire Messud (Vintage)

13. “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel” by Lisa See (Random House Trade Paperbacks

14. “Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven” by Fannie Flagg (Ballantine Books)

15. “Evening” by Susan Minot (Vintage)

A service of the Associated Press(AP)