Trend Index
Books
Top 10 Book Sales - Adult Non FictionDecember 31, 2007 – August 24, 2008
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | Publication Date |
| 1 | A NEW EARTH: AWAKENING TO YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE | ECKHART TOLLE | PENGUIN BOOKS | 2/1/2008 |
| 2 | THE LAST LECTURE | RANDY PAUSCH | HYPERION | 4/1/2008 |
| 3 | EAT, PRAY, LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA | ELIZABETH GILBERT | PENGUIN BOOKS | 2/1/2007 |
| 4 | THREE CUPS OF TEA: ONE MAN'S MISSION TO PROMOTE PEACE … ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME | GREG MORTENSON | PENGUIN BOOKS | 2/1/2007 |
| 5 | THE SECRET | RHONDA BYRNE | SIMON & SCHUSTER | 11/1/2006 |
| 6 | EAT THIS NOT THAT!: THOUSANDS OF SIMPLE FOOD SWAPS THAT CAN SAVE YOU 10, 20, 30, POUNDS-OR MORE | DAVID ZINCZENKO | MACMILLAN | 1/1/2008 |
| 7 | SKINNY BITCH: A NO-NONSENSE, TOUGH-LOVE GUIDE FOR SAVVY GIRLS WHO WANT TO STOP EATING CRAP AND START LOOKING FABULOUS! | KIM BARNOUIN | PERSEUS BOOKS | 1/1/2006 |
| 8 | THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM | BARACK OBAMA | RANDOM HOUSE | 11/1/2007 |
| 9 | AUDITION: A MEMOIR | BARBARA WALTERS | RANDOM HOUSE | 5/1/2008 |
| 10 | THE POWER OF NOW: A GUIDE TO SPRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT | ECKHART TOLLE | PGW TR | 8/1/2004 |
Top 10 Book Sales - Adult Fiction
December 31, 2007 – August 24, 2008
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | Publication Date |
| 1 | THE SHACK | WILLIAM P. YOUNG | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP | 7/1/2008 |
| 2 | THE APPEAL | JOHN GRISHAM | RANDOM HOUSE | 1/1/2008 |
| 3 | THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB | KATE JACOBS | PENGUIN BOOKS | 1/1/2008 |
| 4 | THE HOST | STEPHENIE MEYER | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP | 5/1/2008 |
| 5 | THE KITE RUNNER | KHALED HOSSEINI | PENGUIN BOOKS | 1/1/2003 |
| 6 | WATER FOR ELEPHANTS | SARA GRUEN | WORKMAN PUBLISHING | 5/1/2007 |
| 7 | FEARLESS FOURTEEN | JANET EVANOVICH | MACMILLAN | 6/1/2008 |
| 8 | 7TH HEAVEN | JAMES PATTERSON | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP | 2/1/2008 |
| 9 | THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH | KEN FOLLETT | PENGUIN BOOKS | 11/1/2007 |
| 10 | THE HOLLOW | NORA ROBERTS | PENGUIN BOOKS | 5/1/2008 |
Top 10 Audio Books
December 31, 2007 – August 24, 2008
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | Publication Date |
| 1 | A NEW EARTH: AWAKENING TO YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE | ECKHART TOLLE | PENGUIN BOOKS | 2/1/2008 |
| 2 | THE SECRET | RHONDA BYRNE | SIMON & SCHUSTER | 11/1/2006 |
| 3 | THE LAST LECTURE | RANDY PAUSCH | HYPERION | 4/1/2008 |
| 4 | BECOME A BETTER YOU: 7 KEYS TO IMPROVING YOUR LIFE EVERY DAY | JOEL OSTEEN | SIMON & SCHUSTER | 10/1/2007 |
| 5 | THE APPEAL (UNABRIDGED) | JOHN GRISHAM | RANDOM HOUSE | 1/1/2008 |
| 6 | THE POWER OF NOW: A GUIDE TO SPRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT | ECKHART TOLLE | PGW TR | 10/1/2001 |
| 7 | WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES | DAVID SEDARIS | HACHETTE BOOK GROUP | 6/1/2008 |
| 8 | THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM | BARACK OBAMA | RANDOM HOUSE | 11/1/2007 |
| 9 | THE APPEAL (ABRIDGED) | JOHN GRISHAM | RANDOM HOUSE | 1/1/2008 |
| 10 | PLUM LUCKY | JANET EVANOVICH | MACMILLAN | 1/1/2008 |