| 1 | The Shack. William P. Young. Windblown Media, $14. 99 ISBN 978-0-9647292-3-0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2 | The Audacity of Hope. Barack Obama. Three Rivers, $14.95 ISBN 978-0-307-23770-5 | 3 | 42 |
| 3 | Dreams from My Father. Barack Obama. Three Rivers, $14.95 ISBN 978-1-4000-8277-3 | 2 | 50 |
| 4 | A Thousand Splendid Suns. Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead, $16 ISBN 978-1-5944-8385-1 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Marley & Me. John Grogan. Harper, $13.95 ISBN 978-0-06-081709-1 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Team of Rivals. Doris Kearns Goodwin. Simon & Schuster, $21 ISBN 978-0-7432-7075-5 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Three Cups of Tea. Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin. Penguin, $15 ISBN 978-0-14-303825-2 | 7 | 69 |
| 8 | Eat, Pray, Love. Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin, $15 ISBN 978-0-14-303841-2 | 13 | 99 |
| 9 | The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009. World Almanac, $12.99 ISBN 978-1-60057-105-3 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | The Appeal. John Grisham. Delta, $14 ISBN 978-0-385-34292-6 | – | 1 |
| 11 | Change of Heart. Jodi Picoult. Washington Square Press, $16 ISBN 978-0-7434-9675-9 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Halo: The Cole Protocol. Tobias S. Buckell. Tor, $14.95 ISBN 978-0-7653-1570-0 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Revolutionary Road. Richard Yates. Vintage, $14.95 ISBN 978-0-307-45462-1 | – | 1 |
| 14 | Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book. Rachael Ray. Clarkson Potter, $24.95 ISBN 978-0-307-38319-8 | 10 | 12 |
| 15 | Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Guy Fieri with Ann Volkwein. Morrow, $19.95 ISBN 978-0-06-172488-6 | 14 | 3 |
