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LJ's The Books Most Borrowed in U.S. Libraries - Week of March 15,
2008
Library Journal’s Best Sellers is compiled from data on books borrowed
and requested (placed on hold) at public libraries throughout the United States.
It includes statistics from urban, suburban, and rural libraries. We thank the
many contributing libraries as well as Polaris Library Systems, The Library Corporation
(TLC), and Sirsi Corporation.
Copyright 2005 by Library Journal.
| Rank |
Best Sellers Lists - Fiction
Title/Author/Publisher |
Last
Position |
Times
On List |
| 1 |
The Appeal. Grisham, John
Doubleday, $27.95. ISBN 9780385515047. |
- |
1 |
| 2 |
T Is for Trespass. Sue Grafton
Putnam, $26.95. ISBN 9780399154485. |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Double Cross. James Patterson
Little, Brown, $27.99. ISBN 9780316015059. |
1 |
3 |
| 4 |
A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, $25.95. ISBN 9781594489501. |
7 |
11 |
| 5 |
7th Heaven. James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Little, Brown, $27.99. ISBN 9780316017701. |
- |
1 |
| 6 |
Stone Cold. Baldacci, David
Grand Central, $26.99. ISBN 9780446577397. |
6 |
3 |
| 7 |
You've Been Warned. James Patterson and Howard Roughan
Little, Brown, $27.99. ISBN 9780316014502. |
5 |
6 |
| 8 |
Playing for Pizza. Grisham, John
Doubleday, $26.95. ISBN 9780385525008. |
4 |
5 |
| 9 |
The Choice. Nicholas Sparks
Grand Central, $24.99. ISBN 9780446579926. |
8 |
5 |
| 10 |
Book of the Dead. Cornwell, Patricia
Putnam, $26.95. ISBN 9780399153938. |
3 |
3 |
| 11 |
The Quickie. James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
Little, Brown, $27.99. ISBN 9780316117364. |
3 |
9 |
| 12 |
World Without End. Follett, Ken.
Dutton, $35. ISBN 9780525950073. |
9 |
3 |
| 13 |
The Pillars of the Earth. Follett, Ken.
Signet, $7.99. ISBN 9780451166890. |
11 |
3 |
| 14 |
Beverly Hills Dead. Woods, Stuart
Putnam, $25.95. ISBN 9780399154690. |
- |
1 |
| 15 |
The Senator's Wife. Miller, Sue
Knopf, $24.95. ISBN 9780307264206. |
- |
1 |
| Rank |
Best Sellers Lists - Non-Fiction
Title/Author/Publisher |
Last
Position |
Times
On List |
| 1 |
Eat, Pray, Love. Gilbert, Elizabeth
Penguin, $15. ISBN 9780143038412. |
1 |
16 |
| 2 |
Three Cups of Tea. Greg Mortenson & David Oliver
Relin
Penguin, $15. ISBN 9780143038252. |
9 |
3 |
| 3 |
The Secret. Rhonda Byrne
Beyond Words Publishing, $23.95. ISBN 9781582701707. |
14 |
2 |
| 4 |
The Glass Castle. Jeannette Walls
Scribner, $14. ISBN 9780743247542. |
- |
1 |
| 5 |
Born Standing Up. Martin, Steve
Scribner, $25. ISBN 9781416553649. |
13 |
2 |
| 6 |
In Defense of Food. Pollan, Michael.
Penguin Press, $21.95. ISBN 9781594201455. |
- |
1 |
| 7 |
The Nine. Toobin, Jeffrey.
Doubleday, $27.95. ISBN 9780385516402. |
- |
1 |
| 8 |
You: Staying Young. Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and
Mehmet C. Oz, M.D
Free Press, $26. ISBN 9780743292566. |
2 |
3 |
| 9 |
Into the Wild. Krakauer, Jon
Anchor Books, $13.95. ISBN 9780307387172. |
4 |
6 |
| 10 |
The Audacity of Hope. Barack Obama
Three Rivers, $14.95. ISBN 9780307237705. |
- |
1 |
| 11 |
The World Without Us. Weisman, Alan.
St. Martin's/Dunne, $24.95. ISBN 9780312347291. |
8 |
5 |
| 12 |
Deceptively Delicious. Jessica Seinfeld
Collins, $24.95. ISBN 9780061251344. |
3 |
3 |
| 13 |
Boom!. Brokaw, Tom
Random House, $28.95. ISBN 9781400064571. |
- |
1 |
| 14 |
Clapton. Clapton, Eric
Broadway, $26. ISBN 9780385518512. |
11 |
2 |
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