NEIBA
The New England Independent Booksellers Association

December 28, 2006

The New England Independent Bestseller List, as brought to you by Book Sense and NEIBA, for the week ended Sunday, December 28, 2006. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and Book Sense.

HARDCOVER FICTION

1. FOR ONE MORE DAY
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $21.95, 1401303277
2. NATURE GIRL
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $25.95, 0307262995
3. NEXT
Michael Crichton, HarperCollins, $27.95, 0060872985
4. THIRTEEN MOONS
Charles Frazier, Random House, $26.95, 0375509321
5. CROSS
James Patterson, Little Brown, $27.99, 0316159794
6. THE SHEPHERD, THE ANGEL, AND WALTER THE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE DOG
Dave Barry, Putnam, $15.95, 0399154132
7. THE VIEW FROM CASTLE ROCK
Alice Munro, Knopf, $25.95, 1400042828
8. WILD FIRE
Nelson DeMille, Warner, $26.99, 044657967X
9. THE ECHO MAKER
Richard Powers, FSG, $25, 0374146357
10. THE LAY OF THE LAND
Richard Ford, Knopf, $26.95, 0679454683
11. THE EMPEROR'S CHILDREN
Claire Messud, Knopf, $25, 030726419X
12. THE ROAD
Cormac McCarthy, Knopf, $24, 0307265439
13. THE SHAPE SHIFTER
Tony Hillerman, HarperCollins, $26.95, 0060563451
14. LISEY'S STORY
Stephen King, Scribner, $21.99, 0743289412
15. THE BOLEYN INHERITANCE
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $25.95, 0743272501

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE
Barack Obama, Crown, $25, 0307237699
2. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID
Bill Bryson, Broadway, $25, 076791936X
3. MAYFLOWER
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $29.95, 0670037605
4. MARLEY & ME
John Grogan, Morrow, $21.95, 0060817089
5. I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK
Nora Ephron, Knopf, $19.95, 0307264556
6. PALESTINE: Peace Not Apartheid
Jimmy Carter, S&S, $27, 0743285026
7. JOY OF COOKING (75th Anniversary Ed.)
Irma S. Rombauer, et al., Scribner, $30, 0743246268
8. THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $26.95, 1594200823
9. THE INNOCENT MAN
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 0385517238
10. THUNDERSTRUCK
Erik Larson, Crown, $25.95, 1400080665
11. BAREFOOT CONTESSA AT HOME
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 1400054346
12. I LIKE YOU
Amy Sedaris, Warner, $27.99, 0446578843
13. THE BLIND SIDE
Michael Lewis, Norton, $24.95, 039306123X
14. AMERICAN BLOOMSBURY
Susan Cheever, S&S, $26, 0743264614
15. FREAKONOMICS (Revised and Expanded)
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Morrow, $27.95, 0061234001

TRADE PAPERBACK FICTION

1. THE MEMORY KEEPER'S DAUGHTER
Kim Edwards, Penguin, $14, 0143037145
2. THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS
Kiran Desai, Grove, $14, 0802142818
3. SNOW
Orhan Pamuk, Vintage, $14.95, 0375706860
4. SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
Lisa See, Random House, $13.95, 0812968069
5. THE TENTH CIRCLE
Jodi Picoult, Washington Square, $15, 074349671X
6. THE KITE RUNNER
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $14, 1594480001
7. THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES
Ann Patchett (Ed.), Houghton Mifflin, $14, 061854352X
8. WICKED
Gregory Maguire, Regan Books, $16, 0060987103
9. THE HISTORY OF LOVE
Nicole Krauss, Norton, $13.95, 0393328627
10. MARCH
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $14, 0143036661
11. CASE HISTORIES
Kate Atkinson, Back Bay, $13.95, 0316010707
12. SAVING FISH FROM DROWNING
Amy Tan, Ballantine, $14.95, 034546401X
13. THE LIGHTHOUSE
P.D. James, Vintage, $13.95, 0307275736
14. THE SHADOW OF THE WIND
Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Penguin, $15, 0143034901
15. ON BEAUTY
Zadie Smith, Penguin, $15, 0143037749

TRADE PAPERBACK NONFICTION

1. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
Barack Obama, Three Rivers, $14.95, 1400082773
2. THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT
The Iraq Study Group, Vintage, $10.95, 0307386562
3. AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
Al Gore, Rodale, $21.95, 1594865671
4. BAD PRESIDENT
R.D. Rosen, et al., Workman, $8.95, 0761146202
5. TEAM OF RIVALS
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $19.95, 0743270754
6. THE OLD FARMER'S ALMANAC
Old Farmer's Almanac (Eds.), Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 1571983902
7. THE GLASS CASTLE
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $14, 074324754X
8. HOLIDAYS ON ICE
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $8.95, 0316779237
9. THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS 2007
World Almanac (Eds.), World Almanac, $12.99, 0886879957
10. AMERICA (The Book)
Jon Stewart and The Daily Show Staff, Warner, $15.99, 0446691860
11. THE PLACES IN BETWEEN
Rory Stewart, Harvest, $14, 0156031566
12. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
Erik Larson, Vintage, $14.95, 0375725601
13. THE RIVER OF DOUBT
Candice Millard, Broadway, $14.95, 0767913736
14. RACHAEL RAY 2, 4, 6, 8
Rachael Ray, Clarkson Potter, $19.95, 1400082560
15. 1491
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $14.95, 1400032059

MASS MARKET

1. THE CELL
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 1416524517
2. THE OFFICIAL SCRABBLE PLAYERS DICTIONARY, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster (Eds.), Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 0877799296
3. THE BROTHERS BULGER
Howie Carr, Warner, $9.99, 0446618888
4. S IS FOR SILENCE
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 0425212696
5. ANGELS AND DEMONS
Dan Brown, Pocket, $9.99, 1416524797
6. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS
James Bradley, Bantam, $7.99, 0553589083
7. THE LAST TEMPLAR
Raymond Khoury, Signet, $9.99, 0451219953
8. FALSE IMPRESSION
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $9.99, 0312939779
9. LEONARD MALTIN'S 2007 MOVIE GUIDE
Leonard Maltin (Ed.), Signet, $8.99, 0451219163
10. THE CATCHER IN THE RYE
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 0316769487

CHILDREN'S TITLES

1. ERAGON
Christopher Paolini, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 044023848X
2. THE POLAR EXPRESS
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 0395389496
3. GOODNIGHT MOON
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), HarperCollins, $7.99, 0694003611
4. WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Maurice Sendak, HarperCollins, $16.95, 0060254920
5. THE END (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13)
Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illus.), HarperCollins, $12.99, 0064410161
6. MIRACLE ON 49TH STREET
Mike Lupica, Philomel, $17.99, 0399244883
7. ELDEST
Christopher Paolini, Knopf, $21, 037582670X
8. THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE
Kate DiCamillo, Candlewick, $18.99, 0763625892
9. PIRATEOLOGY
Captain William Lubber, Candlewick, $19.99, 0763631434
10. BLIZZARD OF THE BLUE MOON (Magic Tree House #36)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House, $11.95, 0375830375
11. TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Matt Tavares (Illus.), Candlewick, $8.99, 0763631183
12. THE PENDERWICKS
Jeanne Birdsall, Knopf, $15.95, 0375831436
13. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14, 0394800796
14. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE (Movie tie-in, children's)
C.S. Lewis, HarperCollins, $7.99, 0060765461
15. HOOT
Carl Hiaasen, Yearling, $6.50, 0440421705

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