eBranch Blog

March 29, 2005

New Bestsellers 3/28/05

The following books are appearing on the best seller lists for the first time this week. For a complete listing see our collection of Best Seller Lists.

NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
WSJ = Wall Street Journal

Fiction

EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, by Jonathan Safran Foer. (Houghton Mifflin, $24.95.) A 9-year-old boy searches New York City for the lock that fits a key belonging to his father, who died on Sept. 11. (NYT #15)

Elizabeth George. With No One as a Witness
When an adolescent boy's mutilated body is found, it doesn't take long for the police to realize that this is the work of a serial killer. (NYT #6, PW #5, WSJ #3)

Stephanie Laurens. The Truth About Love
The Cynster phenomenon continues with this new addition to the beloved series from the international bestselling author of "The Ideal Bride" and "The Perfect Lover." (NYT #13, WSJ #10)

Nonfiction

Kurt Eichenwald. Conspiracy of Fools
With Conspiracy of Fools, Eichenwald has done it again. Say the name ?Enron? and most people believe they?ve heard all about the story that imperiled a presidency, destroyed a marketplace, and changed Washington and Wall Street forever. But in the hands of Kurt Eichenwald, the players we think we know and the business practices we think have been exposed are transformed into entirely new?and entirely gripping?material. (NYT #4, PW #6, WSJ #3)

THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $25.) The author, a contributor to MSNBC.com, recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings were constantly being moved from one bleak place to another. (NYT #12)

Christiane Northrup. Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Creating a Legacy of Physical & Emotional Health
The bonds are laid down in the womb, passed from generation to generation; they continue throughout life, shaping our physical, mental, and spiritual well being. By understanding these mother-daughter bonds, we can rebuild our own health, whatever our age, and insure a healthy future for our daughters. (PW #14, WSJ #11)