Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback
1. "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold (Little, Brown) (F-P)
2. "Dear John" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) (F-P)
3. "Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
4. "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-H)
5. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam Adult/Amy Einhorn) (F-H)
6. "Vanishing Act" by Fern Michaels (Zebra) (F-P)
7. "New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
8. "Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage" by Elizabeth gilbert (NF-H)
9. Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-P)
10. "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown (Doubleday) (F-H)
11. "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) (F-P)
12. "A Reliable Wife" by Robert Goolrick (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill) (F-P)
13. "Plum Spooky" Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's Paperbacks) (F-P)
14. "Street Game" by Christine Feehan (Jove) (F-P)
15. "The Shack" by William P. Young (Windblown Media) (F-P)
16. "Fire and Ice" by Julie Garwood (Ballantine Books) (F-P
17. "The Man You'll Marry" by Debbie Macomber (Mira) (F-P)
18. "The Devil's Punchbowl" by Greg Iles (Pocket Star) (F-P)
19. "Cook This Not That!: Kitchen Survival Guide" by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding ( Rodale Books) (NF-P)
20. "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game" by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Company) (NF-P)
21. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)
22. "Early Dawn" by Catherine Anderson (Signet) (F-P)
23. "I, Alex Cross" by James Patterson (Little Brown) (F-H)
24. "Going Rogue: An American Life" by Sarah Palin (HarperCollins) (NF-H)
25. "Witch & Wizard" by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet (Little, Brown) (F-H)
26. "The Belly Fat Cure" by Jorge Cruise (Hay House) (NF-P)
27. "Push" by Sapphire (Vintage) (F-P)
28. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) (F-H)
29. "Under the Dome" by Stephen King (Scribner) (F-H)
30. "Food Rules: An Eater's Manual" by Michael Pollan (NF-P)
31. "True Colors" by Kristin Hannah (St. Martin's Griffin) (F-P)
32. "Forbidden Falls" by Robyn Carr (Mira) (F-P)
33. "U is for Undertow" by Sue Grafton (Putnam Adult) (F-H)
34. "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing) (F-H)
35. "Deeper Than the Dead" by Tami Hoag (Dutton Adult) (F-H)
36. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage) (F-P)
37. "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton (Harper) (F-H)
38. "Have a Little Faith: A True Story" by Mitch Albom (Hyperion) (NF-H)
39. "Three Cups opf Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin (Penguin) (NF-P)
40. "Blood Sins" by Kay Hooper (Bantam) (F-P)
41. "Amazing Grace" by Sherryl Woods (Mira) (F-P)
42. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2: The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-P)
43. "Altar of Eden" by James Rollins (William Morrow) (F-H)
44. "Sizzle" by Julie Garwood (Ballantine Books) (F-H)
45. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion) (F-H)
46. "Tempted" by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (St. Martin's Press) (F-H)
47. "You: On a Diet Revised Edition: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management" by Michael Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz (Free Press) (NF-H)
48. "Noah's Compass" by Anne Tyler (Knopf) (F-H)
49. "Ranger's Apprentice: Erak's Ranson" by John Flanagan (Philomel) (F-H)
50. "What I Did For Love" by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Avon) (F-P)
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