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| 1 | MY SISTER'S KEEPER (Washington Square, $14) (Pocket, $7.99). By Jodi Picoult. Anna, conceived as a donor match, sues her parents for legal rights. | 8 |
| 2 | THE SHACK (Windblown, $14.99) By William P. Young. A father's faith is challenged after the abduction and murder of his daughter. | 54 |
| 3 | THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY (Dial, $14). By Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. Channel Island joy and woe. | 8 |
| 4 | FEARLESS FOURTEEN (St. Martin's, $7.99) By Janet Evanovich. Stephanie Plum is ensnared in one family's fallout from bank robbery and murder. | 1 |
| 5 | THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (Vintage, $14.95). By Stieg Larsson. A missing heiress. An unlikely pair of sleuths. Set in Sweden. | 1 |
| 6 | OLIVE KITTERIDGE (Random House, $14) By Elizabeth Strout. Interlinked stories of life in a small coastal town in Maine; Pulitzer Prize winner. | 3 |
| 7 | SAIL (Grand Central, $9.99) By James Patterson & Howard Roughan A holiday meant to heal a family turns horrifying. | 9 |
| 8 | UNACCUSTOMED EARTH (Vintage, $15) By Jhumpa Lahiri. Eight stories of family and cultural fissures among Indian expatriates. | 3 |
| 9 | THE FRONT (Berkley, $7.99) By Patricia Cornwell. The nefarious side of a powerful coalition of police departments. | 5 |
| 10 | THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG (Europa, $15) By Muriel Barbery. The denizens of a well-to-do Paris apartment building as seen by the concierge. | 2 |
| Nonfiction/General | ||
| 1 | GLENN BECK'S COMMON SENSE: THE CASE AGAINST AN OUT-OF-CONTROL GOVERNMENT . . . (Threshold, $11.99). By Glenn Beck | 2 |
| 2 | THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN'S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE (Griffin, $19.95) By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin | 113 |
| 3 | WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES (Back Bay, $15.99). By David Sedaris. Wry and mischievous stream-of-consciousness essays. | 4 |
| 4 | PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES (Quirk, $12.95). By Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith. The undead in Regency England. | 13 |
| 5 | BLINK: THE POWER OF THINKING WITHOUT THINKING (Back Bay, $15.99) By Malcolm Gladwell. Behind our snap decisions. | 50 |
| 6 | EAT THIS NOT THAT! SUPERMARKET SURVIVAL GUIDE (Rodale, $19.95). By David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding. How to spot nutritious options. | 2 |
| 7 | AMERICAN LION: ANDREW JACKSON IN THE WHITE HOUSE (Random House, $18) By Jon Meacham. A life of our seventh president. | 8 |
| 8 | COOK YOURSELF THIN: SKINNY MEALS YOU CAN MAKE IN MINUTES (Hyperion, $19.99) By Lifetime Television. Inspired by the TV show. | 8 |
| 9 | MARTHA STEWART'S CUPCAKES: 175 INSPIRED IDEAS FOR EVERYONE'S FAVORITE TREAT (Clarkson Potter, $24.99). By Martha Stewart | 4 |
| 10 | THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE (Back Bay, $14.95 ) By Malcolm Gladwell. Fads and their origins. | 108 |
Rankings reflect sales for the week ended June 28, 2009. The charts may not be reproduced without permission from Nielsen BookScan. Copyright © 2009 by Nielsen BookScan. (The right-hand column of numbers represents weeks on this list, which premiered in Book World on Jan. 11, 2004. The bestseller lists in print alternate between hardcover and paperback; the complete list can be found online.)




