Today's Top Books [2009.8.12]

New Moon retains #1 spot while The Lost Symbol finds itself moving up!
Today's Bestselling Books as of August 12, 2009

TW	LW	BOOK TITLE Author, Publisher (Year)
1	1	New Moon Stephenie Meyer Little, Brown (2006, Fiction) Bella is in the darkest time of her life in the second book in the Twilight saga.
2	3	Eclipse Stephenie Meyer Little, Brown (2007, Fiction) Book 3 in the Twilight saga features 18-year-old Bella Swan having to choose between her love for the vampire Edward Cullen, and her friendship/love with the werewolf Jacob Black.
3	2	Twilight Stephenie Meyer Little, Brown (2005, Fiction) In the first book of the Twilight saga, 17 year-old Isabella Swan finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen.
4	5	The Lost Symbol Dan Brown Doubleday Books (2009, Fiction) The Lost Symbol, a follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, will once again feature protagonist Robert Langdon. Readers will follow him in a 12-hour period through a masterful and unexpected new landscape.
5	6	The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger Mariner Books (2004, Fiction) A genetic disorder causes a man to time travel unpredictably while his wife has to cope with his frequent absences and dangerous experiences.
6	16	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association American Psychological Association American Psychological Association (2009)
7	11	Sookie Stackhouse [Books 1-7 Boxed Set] Charlaine Harris Ace Books (2008, Fiction) Sookie Stackhouse, the main character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, is a barmaid and telepath in a world of humans, vampires, Weres, shapeshifters, and other supernatural beings.
8	10	The Shack William P. Young Windblown Media (2007, Fiction) Deep in the Oregon wilderness, Mackenzie Allen Philips walks back to his darkest nightmare where his youngest daughter may have been brutally murdered.
9	4	Breaking Dawn Stephenie Meyer Little Brown (2008, Fiction)
10	-	Medical Terminology Systems Barbara A. Gylys, Mary Ellen Wedding F A Davis Co (2009)
11	7	Glenn Beck's Common Sense Glenn Beck Threshold Editions (2009, Non-Fiction) The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, inspired by Thomas Paine, aims to galvanize Americans to take back their great country by looking at their history.
12	15	Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-7) J.K. Rowling Arthur A. Levine Books (2009, Fiction) Wizard Harry Potter, together with friends Ron and Hermione, fights against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort in this series of seven fantasy novels.
13	-	Mastering the Art of French Cooking Vol. 2 Julia Child, Simone Beck Knopf (1983)
14	19	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling Arthur A. Levine Books (2007, Fiction) Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort conclude the 7-book series with their long-awaited final confrontation.
15	14	The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson Knopf (2007)
16	17	My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult Atria (2004, Fiction) Anna is a young girl who sues her parents who plan to use her kidney for a transplant to save her older sister's life.
17	8	Dead and Gone, Charlaine Harris Ace Books (2009)
18	9	The Help, Kathryn Stockett Putnam Adult (2009)
19	18	Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto, Mark R. Levin Threshold Editions (2009)
20	-	My Life in France Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme Anchor (2009)

Today's Top Books is a compilation based on Amazon.com, Buy.com and Walmart.com using an inverse-point system.