USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books: The top 100 for 2009

1	New Moon	Stephenie Meyer	Young adult: Second in Twilight vampire love saga; movie (F)
2	Eclipse	Stephenie Meyer	Young adult: Third in Twilight vampire saga (F)
3	Twilight	Stephenie Meyer	Young adult: First in love saga: Isabella falls for a vampire; movie (F)
4	Breaking Dawn	Stephenie Meyer	Young adult: Fourth in Twilight vampire series (F)
5	The Lost Symbol	Dan Brown	Harvard professor Robert Langdon unravels the mysterious brotherhood of the Masons (F)
6	The Shack	William P. Young	Man reconnects with God after death of child (F)
7	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw	Jeff Kinney	Children: Greg tries to toughen up to avoid military school; third in series (F)
8	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	Jeff Kinney	Children Greg’s summer plans include video games and no responsibility (F)
9	Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man	Steve Harvey	Subtitle: "What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment" (NF)
10	Going Rogue: An American Life	Sarah Palin	Memoir from the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate (NF)
11	Glenn Beck’s Common Sense	Glenn Beck	Subtitle: "The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine" (NF)
12	My Sister’s Keeper	Jodi Picoult	Teen helps cure her sister’s leukemia; movie (F)
13	The Associate	John Grisham	An associate at the world’s largest law firm is forced to hide a secret (F)
14	The Time Traveler’s Wife	Audrey Niffenegger	Story of a couple who cope with husband’s "time-traveling" disorder; movie (F)
15	Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto	Mark R. Levin	Talk radio host presents manifesto for the conservative movement (NF)
16	Three Cups of Tea	Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin	Subtitle: "One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time" (NF)
17	Outliers: The Story of Success	Malcolm Gladwell	Why some people succeed and others don’t (NF)
18	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Jeff Kinney	Young adult: Diary from a middle-schooler, Greg Heffley (F)
19	The Host	Stephenie Meyer	Love triangle involving a man, a woman and the alien that possesses her (F)
20	The Help	Kathryn Stockett	A young white woman tells the story of black maids in 1960s Mississippi (F)
21	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society	Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows	Post-World War II epistolary novel set on English island (F)
22	Have a Little Faith	Mitch Albom	The author rediscovers his faith during conversations with his dying rabbi (NF)
23	Where the Wild Things Are	Maurice Sendak	Max’s adventures in wild dream lands make him appreciate home; movie (F)
24	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Jeff Kinney	Young adult: Greg Heffley’s older brother knows secret; sequel (F)
25	Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian	Rick Riordan	Children: Percy Jackson attempts to stop the Lord of Time (F)
26	The Love Dare	Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick	Guided devotional for strengthening marital intimacy; movie (NF)
27	Angels & Demons	Dan Brown	Vendetta launched against Catholic Church; movie (F)
28	The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo	Stieg Larsson	Journalist is hired to investigate the disappearance of an heir to a wealthy family (F)
29	Eat This, Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide	David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding	Shopping guide for "The No-Diet Weight-Loss Solution" (NF)
30	Arguing With Idiots	Glenn Beck	Subtitle: "How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government" (NF)
31	The Last Song	Nicholas Sparks	The story of a teenage girl distraught over her parents’ divorce (F)
32	Dead Until Dark	Charlaine Harris	First in series about a waitress in love with a vampire (F)
33	I, Alex Cross	James Patterson	Detective Alex Cross tracks down a murdered relative’s killer (F)
34	Under the Dome	Stephen King	An invisible dome forms around a small town in Maine, trapping quarreling residents (F)
35	Marked	P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast	Young adult: Vampire-in-training Zoey must embrace her destiny (F)
36	Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1: The Lightning Thief	Rick Riordan	Children: Percy goes to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon (F)
37	The Last Lecture	Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow	Late professor Randy Pausch’s inspirational "last lecture" (NF)
38	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows	J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPré	Young adult: Harry confronts Voldemort in conclusion to the series (F)
39	From Dead to Worse	Charlaine Harris	Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse’s boyfriend vanishes in vampire series (F)
40	The Lovely Bones	Alice Sebold	Murdered girl peers down from heaven to narrate this story; movie (F)
41	Push (Precious)	Sapphire	First novel, told in the voice of a damaged teenager pregnant with her second child; movie (F)
42	True Compass	Edward M. Kennedy	A memoir by the late Massachusetts senator (NF)
43	Hunted	P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast	Young adult: Zoey must deal with Neferet; fifth in House of Night series (F)
44	Vision in White	Nora Roberts	Sparks fly when a wedding photographer meets the bride-to-be’s brother at the rehearsal (F)
45	What to Expect When You’re Expecting	Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel	New cover-to-cover revision of the popular pregnancy book (NF)
46	Watchmen	Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons	Superheroes reunite to save the world; movie (F)
47	Eat This, Not That!	David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding	Billed as the no diet weight-loss solution (NF)
48	Pride and Prejudice and Zombies	Jane Austen, Seth Grahame-Smith	The classic romance is updated with a zombie twist (F)
49	Betrayed	P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast	Young adult: Second in series about fledgling vampire Zoey Redbird (F)
50	Dead and Gone	Charlaine Harris	When a were-panther is found murdered, Sookie decides to find the killer; ninth in the series (F)
51	Living Dead in Dallas	Charlaine Harris	A cocktail waitress is in love with a vampire; second in series (F)
52	The Reader	Bernhard Schlink	Young man’s first lover is on trial for her part in WWII crimes; Oprah’s Book Club; movie (F)
53	Tempted	P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast	Young adult: Fledgling vampire Zoey Redbird fights dark forces; sixth in series (F)
54	Chosen	P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast	Young adult: Fledgling vampire Zoey Redbird fights dark forces; third in series (F)
55	Untamed	P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast	Young adult: Fledgling vampire Zoey Redbird fights dark forces; fourth in series (F)
56	Olive Kitteridge	Elizabeth Strout	A novel in stories about a crusty retired Maine schoolteacher; Pulitzer (F)
57	Sundays at Tiffany’s	James Patterson, Gabrielle Charbonnet	Lonely woman falls for a man only she can see (F)
58	Finger Lickin’ Fifteen	Janet Evanovich	Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum pursues the killer of a celebrity chef (F)
59	Handle With Care: A Novel	Jodi Picoult	A couple deal with a young daughter who has severe medical problems (F)
60	The Road	Cormac McCarthy	Father and son walk alone through burned America; Pulitzer; Oprah’s Book Club; movie (F)
61	StrengthsFinder 2.0	Tom Rath	Lifetime strategies for using your talents (NF)
62	Bed of Roses	Nora Roberts	Florist Emma Grant finds success in business and in love; second in series (F)
63	Cross Country	James Patterson	Detective Alex Cross tracks an underworld warlord, the Tiger, from D.C. to Nigeria (F)
64	Club Dead	Charlaine Harris	Trouble is brewing at Club Dead, where the vampire elite go to chill (F)
65	Firefly Lane	Kristin Hannah	The story of friendship between women who take different paths in life (F)
66	South of Broad	Pat Conroy	Novel follows a group of Charleston, S.C., friends over 20 years (F)
67	Ford County: Stories	John Grisham	Collection of short stories from the king of the legal thriller (F)
68	The Appeal	John Grisham	Company tries to reverse verdict after being found guilty of dumping toxic waste (F)
69	I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell	Tucker Max	Collection of stories revolving around a self-proclaimed womanizer (NF)
70	The Twilight Saga	Stephenie Meyer	Young adult: Box set of novels Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn (F)
71	Night World: Volume One	L.J. Smith	Contains the stories Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness and Spellbinder; first in series (F)
72	Sarah’s Key	Tatiana de Rosnay	A French journalist finds herself related to a young girl who was part of the 1942 Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup (F)
73	Dead to the World	Charlaine Harris	Fourth in series about a cocktail waitress in love with a vampire (F)
74	Julie & Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously	Julie Powell	Memoir: Powell cooks all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s classic Mastering the Art of French Cooking in one year; movie (NF)
75	Evermore	Alyson Noel	Young adult: The story of Ever, 16, who has paranormal abilities (F)
76	Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth	Rick Riordan	Children: Fourth in series starring Percy Jackson who sets out on a quest through a Labyrinth (F)
77	The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel	Garth Stein	A novel that reflects on what it is to be human, told from the family dog’s point of view (F)
78	Scarpetta	Patricia Cornwell	Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta travels to New York City to interview a possible witness to murder (F)
79	Guinness World Records 2010	Guinness World Records	Record-holding figures and feats from around the world (NF)
80	90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life	Don Piper, Cecil Murphey	Piper, who was pronounced dead for 90 minutes after a car accident, writes about going to heaven, coming back to life, and his recovery (NF)
81	The Calorie King Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter 2009 Edition	Allan Borushek	Nutritional counts for 11,000 food listings (NF)
82	The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle	L.J. Smith	Young adult: contains the first two volumes of The Vampire Diaries (F)
83	The Alchemist	Paulo Coelho	Shepherd boy searches for buried treasure (F)
84	Dead As a Doornail	Charlaine Harris	Shapeshifters encounter danger (F)
85	Dreams From My Father	Barack Obama	Memoir: Obama’s search for meaning as a black American (NF)
86	Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2: The Sea of Monsters	Rick Riordan	Children: Camp Half-Blood’s borders are poisoned, threatening the only safe haven for demigods (F)
87	The Secret	Rhonda Byrne	Promises to be life-transforming for all who experience it (NF)
88	The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game	Michael Lewis	Tells how a man moves from poverty to the NFL; movie (NF)
89	Definitely Dead	Charlaine Harris	Sixth in the Southern Vampire series (F)
90	New Moon: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion	Mark Cotta Vaz	Guide to movie adaptation of New Moon, second in the Twilight series (NF)
91	Run for Your Life	James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge	Michael Bennett tracks down a killer targeting New York’s arrogant elite (F)
92	Dear John	Nicholas Sparks	Love, duty in the aftermath of September 11; movie (F)
93	To Kill a Mockingbird	Harper Lee	1960 coming-of-age classic about racism; Pulitzer; movie (F)
94	Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan	Suze Orman	Subtitle: Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound (NF)
95	Eat, Pray, Love	Elizabeth Gilbert	Memoir; Subtitle: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia; movie (NF)
96	Blink	Malcolm Gladwell	Subtitle: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (NF)
97	Revolutionary Road	Richard Yates	A young couple live a bleak version of the American dream in 1950s Connecticut; movie (F)
98	A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity	Bill O’Reilly	Memoir: Journalist looks back on his childhood influences (NF)
99	All Together Dead	Charlaine Harris	Cocktail waitress Sookie must choose sides in otherworld struggle between shapeshifters and vampires (F)
100	City of Bones	Cassandra Clare	Young adult: First installment of Mortal Instruments trilogy (F)

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