eBranch Blog

April 03, 2006

New Bestsellers 4/3/06

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.

E = Essence Magazine
NYT = New York Times
PW = Publisher's Weekly
USA = USA Today
* = Titles that have previously appeared on the bestseller lists but are new to our catalog

Fiction

INTUITION, by Allegra Goodman. (Dial, $25.) A cancer researcher's dubious finding sets off an investigation and a controversy. (NYT #15)

Tami Hoag. Prior Bad Acts
When an unknown assailant attacks Judge Moore in a parking garage, two of Minneapolis's top cops are called upon to solve the crime and keep the judge from further harm. Detective Sam Kovac is as hard-boiled as they come, and his wisecracking partner, Nikki Liska, isn't far behind. Neither one wants to be on this case, but when Karl Dahl escapes from custody, everything changes, and a seemingly straightforward case cartwheels out of control. (NYT #2, PW #3)

Christopher Moore. A Dirty Job
Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy until the day his dauther Sophie is born. On that day, he sees a strange man in green golf gear standing by his wife's bedside who says no one can see him. But Charlie can and then things start getting weird. (NYT #9, PW #9)

Javier Sierra. The Secret Supper
Already an international phenomenon, this riveting novel depicts a deadly game of wits between the brilliant but religiously suspect Leonardo Da Vinci and a Dominican inquisitor who is intent on bringing him to trial for heresy. (NYT #8, PW #5, USA #8)

Nonfiction

Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. Game of Shadows
Two reporters from the San Francisco Chronicle write about the steroid controversy in sports and specifically Barry Bonds. (NYT #3, PW #3, USA #4)

Mark Hyman. Ultra-Metabolism
Imparting the seven keys to a healthy weight, including how to control appetite, cool hidden inflammation, and fortify the thyroid, the author presents a simple, six-week program of detox, rebalancing, and then stabilizing the metabolism, complete with menus and recipes from the famous Canyon Ranch. (PW #15)

NYT Business

Phil Town. Rule #1
The champion of do-it-yourself investing offers a revolutionary new, risk-free paradigm for wealth building. The core of his approach, "Rule #1," is simple: Don't invest to make money; invest to not lose money. From that guiding principle others follow, as Town reveals new ways to achieve stellar returns. (#12)