WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST-SELLERS

BC-US–Best Sellers-Books-WSJ

FICTION

1. “The Last Olympian” by Rick Riordan (Disney Hyperion Books for Children)

2. “Dead and Gone” by Charlaine Harris (Ace)

3. “The 8th Confession” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown)

4. “Eclipse” by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers)

5. “Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers)

6. “First Family” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)

7. “Pygmy” by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday)

8. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw” by Jeff Kinney (Amulet)

9. “Just Take My Heart” by Mary Higgins Clark (Simon & Schuster)

10. “Tea Time for the Traditionally Built: The New No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Novel” by Alexander McCall Smith, (Pantheon)

11. “Summer on Blossom Street” by Debbie Macomber (Mira)

12. “The Host” by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown)

13. “Lover Avenged” by J.R. Ward (NAL Hardcover)

14. “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown for Young Readers)

15. “The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrun” by J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

NONFICTION

1. “Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto” by Mark R. Levin (Threshold Editions)

2. “Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist” by Michael J. Fox (Hyperion)

3. “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment” by Steve Harvey (Amistad)

4. “Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life’s Adversities” by Elizabeth Edwards (Broadway)

5. “Master Your Metabolism” by Jillian Michael and Mariska van Aalst (Crown)

6. “The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide” by Elisabeth Hasselbeck (Center Street)

7. “The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and Friendship” by Jeffrey Zaslow (Gotham)

8. “Outliers: The Story of Success” by Malcolm Gladwell (Little, Brown)

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. “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (Hyperion)

11. “Pretty In Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase” by Jen Lancaster (NAL Hardcover)

12. “The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite ” by David Kessler (Rodale Books)

13. “A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez” by Selena Roberts (Harper)

14. “Losing Mum and Pup” by Christopher Buckley (Twelve)

15. “Columbine” by Dave Cullen (Twelve)

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.