http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/

The economy might be bad enough. However, the USA probably still remains as the biggest book market in the world. The New York Times has its top 5 for some type of books which surely would inspire some Australian readers.

Hardcover Fiction

1. KNOCKOUT, by Catherine Coulter
2. THE BOURNE DECEPTION, by Eric Van Lustbader3. THE ANGEL’S GAME, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4. RELENTLESS, by Dean Koontz
5. THE PHYSICK BOOK OF DELIVERANCE DANE, by Katherine Howe

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. LIBERTY AND TYRANNY, by Mark R. Levin
2. HORSE SOLDIERS, by Doug Stanton
3. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell
4. A BOLD FRESH PIECE OF HUMANITY, by Bill O’Reilly
5. RENEGADE, by Richard Wolffe

Paperback Trade Fiction

1. THE SHACK, by William P. Young2. MY SISTER’S KEEPER, by Jodi Picoult
3. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
4. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
5. THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN, by Garth Stein

Paperback Mass-Market Fiction

1. MY SISTER’S KEEPER, by Jodi Picoult
2. DEAD UNTIL DARK, by Charlaine Harris
3. SAIL, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
4. LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS, by Charlaine Harris
5. ANGELS AND DEMONS, by Dan Brown

Paperback Nonfiction

1. GLENN BECK’S ‘COMMON SENSE’, by Glenn Beck
2. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
3. WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, by David Sedaris
4. AN INCONVENIENT BOOK, by Glenn Beck
5. BLINK, by Malcolm Gladwell

Hardcover Advice

1. EXCUSES BEGONE!, by Wayne W. Dyer
2. ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner
3. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
4. DIVINE SOUL SONGS, by Zhi Gang Sha
5. MASTER YOUR METABOLISM, by Jillian Michaels with Mariska van Aalst

Paperback Advice

1. COOK YOURSELF THIN, by the staff of Lifetime Television
2. THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough
3. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
4. NATURALLY THIN, by Bethenny Frankel with Eve Adamson
5. MARTHA STEWART’S CUPCAKES, by the editors of Martha Stewart Living

Children’s Books

1. GOLDILICIOUS, written and illustrated by Victoria Kann
2. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
3. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
4. EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE!, by Jane O’Connor
5. THE CURIOUS GARDEN, written and illustrated by Peter Brown