NY Times Best Selling Books – Week Ending Jan. 24, 2010

Hardcover Fiction
1. THE HELP, by Kathryn Stockett
2. THE FIRST RULE, by Robert Crais
3. THE LOST SYMBOL, by Dan Brown
4. THE SWAN THIEVES, by Elizabeth Kostova
5. THE LAST SONG, by Nicholas Sparks

Hardcover Nonfiction
1. GAME CHANGE, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
2. COMMITTED, by Elizabeth Gilbert
3. HAVE A LITTLE FAITH, by Mitch Albom
4. GOING ROGUE, by Sarah Palin
5. STONES INTO SCHOOLS, by Greg Mortenson

Paperback Trade Fiction
1. A RELIABLE WIFE, by Robert Goolrick
2. THE LOVELY BONES, by Alice Sebold
3. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, by Stieg Larsson
4. DEAR JOHN, by Nicholas Sparks
5. TRUE COLORS, by Kristin Hannah

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction
1. DEAR JOHN, by Nicholas Sparks
2. THE LOVELY BONES, by Alice Sebold
3. THE DEVIL’S PUNCHBOWL, by Greg Iles
4. PLUM SPOOKY, by Janet Evanovich
5. STREET GAME, by Christine Feehan

Paperback Nonfiction
1. THE BLIND SIDE, by Michael Lewis
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert
4. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler
5. THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls

Hardcover Advice
1. THE MAYO CLINIC DIET, by the Mayo Clinic staff
2. THE HAPPINESS PROJECT, by Gretchen Rubin
3. YOU: ON A DIET, by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz et al
4. THE FULL PLATE DIET, by Stuart A. Seale, Teresa Sherard and Diana Fleming
5. MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING, VOL. 1, by Julia Child, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle

Paperback Advice
1. FOOD RULES, by Michael Pollan
2. WOMEN AND MONEY, by Suze Orman
3. FLAT BELLY DIET!, by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass
4. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
5. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough

Children’s Books
1. LEGO STAR WARS, by Simon Beecroft
2. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
3. LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG AND “THREE CUPS OF TEA”, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
4. FAMILY HUDDLE, written by Peyton Manning, Eli Manning and Archie Manning. Illustrated by Jim Madsen
5. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, by Jerry Pinkney

Graphic Books
1. THE BOOK OF GENESIS: ILLUSTRATED, by R. Crumb
2. BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL, by Tony Daniel
3. THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
4. WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN, by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven
5. THE STAND: CAPTAIN TRIPS, by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Mike Perkins