Glenn Beck, Stephanie Plum Series Lead Latest Book Sales

Nielsen Wire — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:24:31 +0000

For the week of June 22-28, 2009, TV host Glenn Beck’s book, Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine topped the non-fiction charts as books from Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, Finger Lickin’ Fifteen and Fearless Fourteen dominated the fiction charts. Both authors also locked up the top three spots in the audio book category.

Top 10 Book Sales – Adult Non Fiction – June 22-28, 2009
Rank	Title	Author	Publisher	Publication Date
1	GLENN BECK’S COMMON SENSE	GLENN BECK	SIMON & SCHUSTER	6/1/2009
2	CATASTROPHE	DICK MORRIS	HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS	7/1/2009
3	LIBERTY AND TYRANNY: A CONSERVATIVE MANIFESTO	MARK R. LEVIN	SIMON & SCHUSTER	3/1/2009
4	PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES	SETH GRAHAME-SMITH	CHRONICLE BOOKS	4/1/2009
5	THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN’S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE… ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME	GREG MORTENSON	PENGUIN BOOKS	2/1/2007
6	WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES	DAVID SEDARIS	HACHETTE	6/1/2009
7	OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS	MALCOLM GLADWELL	HACHETTE	11/1/2008
8	THE LAST LECTURE	RANDY PAUSCH	HYPERION	1/1/2008
9	HORSE SOLDIERS: THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF A BAND OF US SOLDIERS WHO RODE TO VICTORY IN AFGHANISTAN	DOUG STANTON	SIMON & SCHUSTER	5/1/2009
10	ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN: WHAT MEN REALLY THINK ABOUT LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS, INTIMACY, AND COMMITMENT	STEVE HARVEY	HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS	2/1/2009
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam’s, BJ’s, or libraries.

Top 10 Book Sales – Adult Fiction – June 22-28, 2009
Rank	Title	Author	Publisher	Publication Date
1	FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN	JANET EVANOVICH	MACMILLAN	6/1/2009
2	FEARLESS FOURTEEN	JANET EVANOVICH	MACMILLAN	6/1/2009
3	THE SHACK	WILLIAM P. YOUNG	HACHETTE	7/1/2008
4	MY SISTER’S KEEPER (Trade Paperback)	JODI PICOULT	SIMON & SCHUSTER	5/1/2009
5	MY SISTER’S KEEPER (Mass Market Paperback)	JODI PICOULT	SIMON & SCHUSTER	5/1/2009
6	THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY	MARY ANN SHAFFER	RANDOM HOUSE	5/1/2009
7	KNOCK OUT: AN FBI THRILLER	CATHERINE COULTER	PENGUIN BOOKS	6/1/2009
8	THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO	STIEG LARSSON	RANDOM HOUSE	6/1/2009
9	THE DOOMSDAY KEY	JAMES ROLLINS	HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS	7/1/2009
10	SAIL	JAMES PATTERSON	HACHETTE	5/1/2009
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam’s, BJ’s, or libraries

Top 10 Book Sales – Audio – June 22-28, 2009
Rank	Title	Author	Publisher	Publication Date
1	FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN [UNABRIDGED]	JANET EVANOVICH	MACMILLAN AUDIO	6/1/2009
2	GLENN BECK’S COMMON SENSE	GLENN BECK	SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO	6/1/2009
3	FINGER LICKIN’ FIFTEEN [ABRIDGED]	JANET EVANOVICH	MACMILLAN AUDIO	6/1/2009
4	EXCUSES BEGONE!: HOW TO CHANGE LIFELONG, SELF-DEFEATING THINKING HABITS	WAYNE W. DYER	HAY HOUSE	5/1/2009
5	THE SHACK	WILLIAM P. YOUNG	OASIS AUDIO	6/1/2008
6	LIBERTY AND TYRANNY: A CONSERVATIVE MANIFESTO	MARK R. LEVIN	SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO	3/1/2009
7	RELENTLESS	DEAN R. KOONTZ	BRILLIANCE AUDIO	6/1/2009
8	MEDUSA	CLIVE CUSSLER	PENGUIN AUDIOBOOKS	6/1/2009
9	THE SECRET [UNABRIDGED]	RHONDA BYRNE	SIMON & SCHUSTER AUDIO	11/1/2006
10	KNOCK OUT: AN FBI THRILLER	CATHERINE COULTER	BRILLIANCE AUDIO	6/1/2009
Source: Nielsen BookScan. Data does not include sales from Wal-Mart, Sam’s, BJ’s, or libraries

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Glenn Beck, Stephanie Plum Series Lead Latest Book Sales