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FAVE FIVE June 29, 2008

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NEW YORK TIMES  - June 29, 2008

 

HARDCOVER FICTION

  1. FEARLESS FOURTEEN by Janet Evanovich
  2. SAIL by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
  3. THE HOST by Stephenie Meyer
  4. CHASING HARRY WINSTON by Lauren Weisberger
  5. LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH by Emily Giffin

 

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION

1.      THE SHACK by William P. Young

2.      THE KITE RUNNER by Khaled Hosseini

3.      WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

4.      NINETEEN MINUTES by Jodi Picoult

5.      BAREFOOT by Elin Hilderbrand

 

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

1.      LEAN MEAN THIRTEEN by Janet Evanovich

2.      STEP ON A CRACK by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

3.      HIGH NOON by Nora Roberts

4.      THE JUDAS STRAIN by James Rollins

5.      RETURN TO SUMMERHOUSE by Jude Deveraux

 

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1.      WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

2.      WHAT HAPPENED by Scott McClellan

3.      THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi

4.      ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler

5.      BIG RUSS AND ME by Tim Russert

 

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1.      BIG RUSS AND ME by Tim Russert

2.      THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin

3.      WISDOM OF OUR FATHERS by Tim Russert

4.      THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama

5.      EAT, PRAY, LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert

 

 

USA Today – based on sales through Sunday, June 22, 2008

 

FICTION AND NONFICTION

  1. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich (F) (H)
  2. Sail by James Patterson and Howard Roughan (F) (H)
  3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  4. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (F) (P)
  5. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow (NF) (H)

 

 

Essence Magazine – June 2008

 

FICTION Hardcover

  1. Something On The Side by Carl Weber
  2. Waking with Enemies by Eric Jerome Dickey
  3. Them by Nathan McCall
  4. Sin No More by Kimberla Lawson Roby
  5. Deliver Me From Evil by Mary Monroe

 

FICTION Paperback

  1. Dutch 3: The Finale by Dutch
  2. True to the Game II by Teri Woods
  3. Not Even If You Begged by Francis Ray
  4. Torn by Keisha Ervin
  5. The Boss by Tysha

 

NONFICTION Hardcover

  1. Reposition Yourself by T.D. Jakes
  2. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
  3. The Vixen Diaries by Karrine Steffans
  4. The Women Who Raised Me by Victoria Rowell
  5. Come on People by Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint

 

NONFICTION Paperback

  1. Snakes in The Pulpit by Reuben Armstrong
  2. The Willie Lynch Letter by Willie Lynch and Kashif Malik Hassan-el
  3. The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson
  4. How to Eat & Live Longer by Reginald J. Eadie, MD
  5. The Black Biblical Heritage by John L. Johnson

 

CBA  - June 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. The Forbidden by Beverly Lewis
  3. Walking With God by John Eldredge
  4. Dead Heat by Joel Rosenberg,
  5. 90 Minutes in Heaven  by Don Piper

 

ECPA – June 2008

 

  1. The Shack by William P. Young
  2. The Forbidden by Beverly Lewis
  3. 90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
  4. Mistaken Identity by Don and Susie Van Ryn and Newell, Colleen and Whitney Cerak, with Mark Tabb
  5. Captivating by John Eldredge