Best-sellers Publishers Weekly


For the week ending May 16:

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. “Wicked Prey” by John Sandford (Putnam)

2. “Cemetery Dance” by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (Grand Central Publishing)

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

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

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

6. “Pygmy” by Chuck Palahniuk (Doubleday)

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

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

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

10. “Assegai” by Wilbur Smith (Thomas Dunne)

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

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

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

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

4. “Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!” by Jillian Michaels and Mariska van Aalst (Crown)

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

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

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

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

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

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