NY Times Best Selling Books October 11, 2009

Here are this week’s best selling books sorted by category:

Hardcover Fiction

1. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown
2. AN ECHO IN THE BONE, by Diana Gabaldon
3. ROUGH COUNTRY, by John Sandford
4. THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks
5. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
2. ARGUING WITH IDIOTS, written and edited by Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe and others
3. TRUE COMPASS, by Edward M. Kennedy
4. THE TIME OF MY LIFE, by Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi
5. THE MURDER OF KING TUT, by James Patterson and Martin Dugard

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. SAY YOU’RE ONE OF THEM, by Uwem Akpan
2. THE SHACK, by William P. Young
3. THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE, by Audrey Niffenegger
4. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
5. PUSH, by Sapphire

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. THE ASSOCIATE, by John Grisham
2. COVET, by J. R. Ward
3. CROSS COUNTRY, by James Patterson
4. BORN OF NIGHT, by Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. THE RENEGADE HUNTER, by Lynsay Sands

Paperback Nonfiction

1. GLENN BECK’S ‘COMMON SENSE’, by Glenn Beck
2. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max
3. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
4. MY LIFE IN FRANCE, by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme
5. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls

Hardcover Advice

1. GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday
2. MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING, VOL. 1, by Julia Child, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle
3. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner
4. MASTER YOUR METABOLISM, by Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst
5. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow

Paperback Advice

1. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
2. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman
3. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough
4. HUNGRY GIRL 200 UNDER 200, by Lisa Lillien
5. HOW TO TAKE OVER TEH WURLD, by Professor Happycat and icanhascheezburger.com

Children’s Books

1. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, by Barb Bersche and Michelle Quint
2. SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE, by Judy Schachner
3. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
4. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
5. DEWEY (THERE’S A CAT IN THE LIBRARY!), by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter

Graphic Books

1. BATMAN: CACOPHONY, by Kevin Smith and Walter Flanagan
2. THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
3. BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
4. MERCY THOMPSON: HOMECOMING, by Patricia Briggs and David Lawrence
5. BATMAN: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAPED CRUSADER?, by Neil Gaiman and others

See also: NY Times Best Selling Books for October 11, 2009