According to USA TODAY, the following is a list of the top 150 best selling books, based on sales through Sunday, 11/14/2010. For reviews, book news and a searchable archive of USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list - or to check out more information on the top 150 books - visit their website.
Note of the week: 27% of the top 150 best selling books this week, fall under the Children's / YA genre (highlighted in orange) - up 5% over last week. Stealing the show this week: Jeff Kinney and his Wimpy Kid series - coveting the #1 position - and taking home 5 slots in the top 50!
Notable mention that I can't wait to read - and *gasp*, it's actually not Young Adult: #132 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot. I saw this book at Target months ago, read the synopsis, and knew I wanted to read it - but for some seriously strange reason, I didn't buy it. A few weeks later, I couldn't even remember what the title was (not good). Then just in August, I was at Borders with an arm full of books to buy - and the top one fell on the floor...as I leaned down to pick it up - there it was THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS.
And yes, I did buy it - just haven't had a chance to read it yet. But I'll post a review, as soon as I do!
Legend:
Position This Week, Last Week, Title, Author (Publisher), Price
1 0 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth, Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books), $13.95
2 0 Decision Points, George W. Bush (Crown), $35.00
3 1 Happy Ever After, Nora Roberts (Berkely), $16.00
4 2 The Confession, John Grisham (Doubleday), $28.95
5 0 Hell’s Corner, David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing), $27.99
6 0 Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King (Scribner), $27.95
7 5 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson (Vintage), $7.99
8 4 Broke, Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe (Threshold Editions), $29.99
9 7 The Lost Hero, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $18.99
10 8 The Girl Who Played With Fire, Stieg Larsson (Vintage), $7.99
11 11 The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, Stieg Larsson (Knopf), $27.95
12 10 The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown (Anchor), $9.99
13 9 Life, Keith Richards (Little, Brown), $29.99
14 3 The Wheel of Time: Towers of Midnight, Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books), $29.99
15 6 Indulgence in Death, J.D. Robb (Putnam Adult), $26.95
16 19 The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press), $8.99
17 12 Southern Lights: A Novel, Danielle Steel (Dell), $7.99
18 15 American Assassin: A Thriller, Vince Flynn (Atria), $27.99
19 0 I Still Dream About You, Fannie Flagg (Random House), $26.00
20 16 Christmas in Cedar Cove: 5-B Poppy Lane, Debbie Macomber (MIRA), $7.99
21 14 Worth Dying For: A Reacher Novel, Lee Child (Delacorte Press), $28.00
22 0 I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections, Nora Ephron (Knopf), $22.95
23 13 Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain, Portia de Rossi (Atria), $25.99
24 20 Safe Haven, Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing), $25.99
25 17 Deeper Than the Dead, Tami Hoag (Signet), $9.99
26 0 House Rules, Jodi Picoult (Washington Square Press), $16.00
27 23 Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic), $17.99
28 29 Catching Fire, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press), $17.99
29 21 Holiday Magic, Mary Carter, Terri DuLong, Fern Michaels, Cathy Lamb (Zebra), $7.99
30 27 Fall of Giants, Ken Follett (Dutton), $36.00
31 18 The Christmas Brides, Linda Lael Miller (HQN), $7.99
32 25 Barefoot Contessa: How Easy Is That?, Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter), $35.00
33 28 I, Alex Cross, James Patterson (Vision), $9.99
34 32 The Help, Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult), $24.95
35 88 Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney (Amulet), $12.95
36 30 61 Hours: A Reacher Novel, Lee Child (Dell), $9.99
37 57 Pinheads and Patriots, Bill O’Reilly (William Morrow), $27.99
38 46 Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story, Justin Bieber (HarperCollins), $21.99
39 40 Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese (Vintage), $15.95
40 42 Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary, David Sedaris (Little, Brown), $21.99
41 90 The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition, Carol V. Aebersold, Chanda B. Bell (CCA & B), $29.95
42 37 Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (Penguin), $15.00
43 69 Cleopatra: A Life, Stacy Schiff (Little, Brown), $29.99
44 53 Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1, Mark Twain (University of California Press), $34.95
45 61 For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Ntozake Shange (Scribner), $9.95
46 39 Little Bee: A Novel, Chris Cleave (Simon & Schuster), $14.00
47 105 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, Jeff Kinney (Amulet), $12.95
48 108 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw, Jeff Kinney (Amulet), $12.95
49 118 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books), $13.95
50 34 In the Company of Others: A Father Tim Novel, Jan Karon (Viking Adult), $27.95
51 33 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book), Jon Stewart (Grand Central), $27.99
52 107 Guinness World Records 2011, Guinness World Records (Guinness World Records), $28.95
53 22 Moonlight Mile, Dennis Lehane (William Morrow), $26.99
54 31 The Reckless Bride, Stephanie Laurens (Avon), $7.99
55 35 The Wrecker, Clive Cussler, Justin Scott (Berkley), $9.99
56 36 Me, Ricky Martin (Celebra), $26.95
57 38 Cold Dawn, Carla Neggers (MIRA), $7.99
58 64 The Kane Chronicles, Book 1: The Red Pyramid, Rick Riordan (Hyperion), $17.99
59 49 The Christmas Sweater, Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe, Jason Wright (Pocket Star), $7.99
60 43 Don’t Blink, James Patterson, Howard Roughan (Little, Brown), $27.99
61 0 High-Caliber Christmas, B.J. Daniels (Harlequin Intrigue), $4.99
62 55 Room, Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown), $11.99
63 60 Somewhere Along the Way, Jodi Thomas (Berkely), $7.99
64 81 Call Me Mrs. Miracle, Debbie Macomber (MIRA), $16.95
65 24 They Call Me Baba Booey, Gary Dell’Abate, Chad Millman (Spiegel & Grau), $25.00
66 62 Ford County: Stories, John Grisham (Dell), $7.99
67 96 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré (Arthur A. Levine), $14.99
68 51 A Christmas Promise, Mary Balogh (Dell), $7.99
69 47 Play Dead, Harlan Coben (Signet), $9.99
70 50 Rachael Ray’s Look + Cook, Rachael Ray (Clarkson Potter), $24.99
71 79 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1: The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
72 65 Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown for Young Readers), $14.99
73 98 Big Nate Strikes Again, Lincoln Peirce (HarperCollins), $12.99
74 70 The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel, Garth Stein (Harper Paperback), $14.99
75 148 Llama Llama Holiday Drama, Anna Dewdney (Viking Children's), $16.99
76 48 The Gate House, Nelson DeMille (Vision), $9.99
77 0 The Distant Hours, Kate Morton (Atria), $26.00
78 52 Freedom: A Novel, Jonathan Franzen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), $28.00
79 59 Someone Like You, Susan Mallery (HQN), $7.99
80 41 The Reversal, Michael Connelly (Little, Brown), $12.99
81 335 Beezus and Ramona, Beverly Cleary (HarperCollins), $5.99
82 67 Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, Jeannette Walls (Scribner), $15.00
83 85 Goodnight Moon Board Book, Margaret Wise Brown, art by Clement Hurd (HarperCollins), $6.95
84 66 Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton (Harper), $9.99
85 82 Rough Country, John Sandford (Berkley), $9.99
86 131 An Irish Country Christmas, Patrick Taylor (Tor Books), $7.99
87 91 StrengthsFinder 2.0, Tom Rath (Gallup Press), $22.95
88 45 Misguided Angel, Melissa de la Cruz (Disney-Hyperion), $16.99
89 75 Sarah’s Key, Tatiana de Rosnay (St. Martin's Griffin), $13.95
90 206 The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books), $14.95
91 78 The First Love Cookie Club, Lori Wilde (Avon), $7.99
92 89 Sh*t My Dad Says, Justin Halpern (It Books), $15.99
93 80 Torment, Lauren Kate (Delacorte Books for Young Readers), $17.99
94 83 What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel (Workman Publishing Group), $14.95
95 56 The Last Boy, Jane Leavy (Harper), $27.99
96 97 Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin (Penguin), $15.00
97 104 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2: The Sea of Monsters, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
98 76 A**holes Finish First, Tucker Max (Gallery), $25.99
99 68 At Home: A Short History of Private Life, Bill Bryson (Doubleday), $28.95
100 0 Edge, Jeffery Deaver (Simon & Schuster), $12.99
101 116 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5: The Last Olympian, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $17.99
102 132 Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love, Larry Levin (Grand Central Publishing), $19.99
103 122 Love You Forever, Robert Munsch, art by Sheila McGraw (Firefly), $4.95
104 0 Wedding His Takeover Target, Emilie Rose (Silhouette Desire), $4.75
105 134 Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz (Scribner), $16.00
106 112 To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (Grand Central Publishing), $6.99
107 106 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford (Ballantine Books), $15.00
108 114 The Shack, William P. Young (Windblown Media), $14.99
109 26 In Fifty Years We’ll All Be Chicks..., Adam Carolla (Crown Archetype), $25.00
110 0 Valley Forge, Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen (Thomas Dunne Books), $27.99
111 151 Promise Me, Richard Paul Evans (Simon & Schuster), $19.99
112 120 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
113 93 Daughter of Darkness, V.C. Andrews (Pocket Star), $7.99
114 58 Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files, Jim Butcher (Roc), $25.95
115 77 Trickle Up Poverty, Michael Savage (William Morrow), $26.99
116 73 Trust Me on This, Jennifer Crusie (Bantam), $7.99
117 92 Naked Heat, Richard Castle (Hyperion), $23.99
118 126 Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3: The Titan’s Curse, Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion), $7.99
119 87 Witch & Wizard, James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), $9.99
120 99 The Finkler Question, Howard Jacobson (Bloomsbury), $15.00
121 128 The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow (Bantam), $28.00
122 84 Ecstasy in Darkness, Gena Showalter (Pocket Star), $7.99
123 115 The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman (Moody Publishers), $14.99
124 63 Wolfsbane, Patricia Briggs (Ace), $7.99
125 0 To Tame a Sheikh, Olivia Gates (Silhouette Desire), $4.75
126 110 Crescendo, Becca Fitzpatrick (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing), $18.99
127 152 Saving Max, Antoinette van Heugten (MIRA), $14.95
128 184 Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss (Random House), $7.99
129 162 A Wallflower Christmas, Lisa Kleypas (St. Martin's Paperbacks), $6.99
130 180 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré (Scholastic), $6.99
131 74 Prince Charming Doesn’t Live Here, Christine Warren (St. Martin's Paperbacks), $7.99
132 234 The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot (Crown), $26.00
133 121 Griftopia, Matt Taibbi (Spiegel & Grau), $26.00
134 127 A Duke’s Temptation, Jillian Hunter (Signet), $7.99
135 137 The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Jeannette Walls (Scribner), $14.00
136 103 Midnight Kiss, Jean Brashear, Robyn Carr, Victoria Dahl (Harlequin Special Releases), $7.99
137 198 Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl, Rachel Renée Russell (Aladdin), $12.99
138 140 Crazy Love, Francis Chan (David C. Cook), $14.99
139 94 Chasing the Night, Iris Johansen (St. Martin's Press), $27.99
140 170 Not My Daughter, Barbara Delinsky (Anchor), $7.99
141 130 The Vampire Diaries: Stefan’s Diaries #1: Origins, L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson & Julie Plec (HarperTeen), $9.99
142 169 Santa in Montana, Janet Dailey (Zebra), $7.99
143 135 Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family, Condoleezza Rice (Crown), $27.00
144 165 The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd edition, The College Board (The College Board), $21.99
145 172 Fallen, Lauren Kate (Delacorte Books for Young Readers), $9.99
146 149 Impetuous Innocent, Stephanie Laurens (HQN), $7.99
147 187 Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark, Mary Pope Osborne, art by Sal Murdocca (Random House Books for Young
Readers), $3.99
148 113 The Twelfth Imam, Joel C. Rosenberg (Tyndale House), $26.99
149 72 Double Delicious: Good, Simple Food for Busy, Complicated Lives, Jessica Seinfeld (William Morrow), $28.99
150 183 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Board Book, Eric Carle (Philomel), $9.99