The On-Sale Calendar: December 2009
-- Publishers Weekly, 7/8/2009 2:01:00 PM
December 1
You: Having a Baby: The Owner’s Manual to a Happy and Healthy Pregnancy by Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen (Free Press, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-4165-7236-7). 1,500,000 copies.
U Is for Undertow by Sue Grafton (Putnam/Marian Wood Books, $27.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15597-0). 1,250,000 copies.
Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson (Viking, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-670-02115-4). 600,000 copies. One-day laydown.
Highest Duty by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow (Morrow, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-192468-2).350,000 copies. One-day laydown.
Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat and Obsession by Julie Powell (Little, Brown, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-316-00336-0). 125,000 copies.
Trial by Fire by J.A. Jance (Touchstone, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-4165-6380-8). 100,000 copies.
The Art of Avatar by Lisa Fitzpatrick (Abrams, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-8109-8286-4). 75,000 copies.
Knives at Dawn: America's Quest for Culinary Glory at the Legendary Bocuse d'Or Competition by Andrew Friedman (Free Press, $26; ISBN 978-1-4391-5307-9). 75,000 copies.
Starcraft: Heaven’s Devils by William C. Dietz (Pocket, $25; ISBN 978-1-4165-5084-6). 75,000 copies.
The Disappeared by M.R. Hall (Simon & Schuster, $24.95; ISBN 978-1-4391-5698-8). 60,000 copies.
Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. James (Knopf, $22; ISBN 978-0-307-59282-8). 50,000 copies.
The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry (Ballantine, $26; ISBN 978-0-345-50547-7).
December 8
La’s Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith (Pantheon, $23.95; ISBN 978-0-307-37838-5). 100,000 copies.
Golf: The Game That Deranged the World: An Unofficial, Unauthorized, and Unexpurgated History of the Most Preposterous Sport on Earth by Henry Beard (Simon & Schuster, $16; ISBN 978-1-4391-6993-3). 100,000 copies.
Literary Life: A Second Memoir by Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster, $24; ISBN 978-1-4391-5993-4. 75,000 copies.
Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel by Joe Sacco (Metropolitan, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-8050-7347-8). 60,000 copies.
The Talented Miss Highsmith: The Secret Life and Serious Art of Patricia Highsmith by Joan Schenkar (St. Martin’s, $35; ISBN 978-0-312-30375-4). 50,000 copies.
Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O’Toole, and Oliver Reed by Robert Sellers (St. Martin’s/Dunne, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-312-55399-9). 50,000 copies.
Star Wars Darth Bane Dynasty of Evil by Drew Karpyshyn (Del Rey/LucasBooks, $27; ISBN 978-0-345-51156-0).
December 9
The Secrets of Timeless Appeal by Raquel Welch (Weinstein, $26.95; ISBN 978-1-60286-097-1). 175,000 copies.
December 15
Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin (Atria, $25; ISBN 978-1-4165-8567-1). 150,000 copies.
The Program by Kelly Traver (Atria, $27.99; ISBN 978-1-4391-0998-4). 75,000 copies.
December 16
The Overnight Socialite by Bridie Clark (Weinstein, $23.95; ISBN 978-1-60286-082-7). 75,000 copies.
December 22
The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande (Metropolitan Books, $24.50; ISBN 978-0-8050-9174-8). 150,000 copies.
Hidden Empire by Orson Scott Card (Tor, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-2004-9). 125,000 copies.
The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook by Erin Chase (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-60733-3). 100,000 copies.
The Spirit Level by Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson (Bloomsbury, $28; ISBN 978-1-60819-036-2). 75,000 copies.
The New Frugality by Chris Farrell (Bloomsbury, $24; ISBN 978-1-59691-660-9). 50,000 copies.
December 24
Summertime by J.M. Coettzee (Viking, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-670-02138-3). 50,000 copies.
Your Kids Are Your Own Fault by Larry Winget (Gotham Books, $26; ISBN 978-1-592-40495-7).
December 29
Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag (Dutton, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-525-95130-8). 400,000 copies. One-day laydown.
You: On a Diet: Revised Edition by Dr. Michael F. Roizen and Dr. Mehmet C. Oz (Free Press, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-4391-6496-9). 400,000 copies.
The Coupon Mom’s Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half: The Strategic Shopping Method Proven to Slash Food and Drugstore Costs by Stephanie Nelson (Avery, paper $15; ISBN 978-1-58333-368-6). 250,000 copies.
Have You Seen My Country Lately by Jerry Doyle (Threshold Editions, $26; ISBN 978-1-4391-6801-1). 250,000 copies.
The High School Reunion Diet: Lose 20 Years in 30 Days by David Colbert (Simon & Schuster, $23; ISBN 978-1-4391-8255-0). 200,000 copies.
I, Sniper by Stephen Hunter (Simon & Schuster, $26; ISBN 978-1-4165-6515-4). 200,000 copies. One-day laydown.
13th Hour by Richard Doetsch (Atria, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-4391-4791-7). 150,000 copies.
The Skinnygirl Dish: Easy Recipes for Your Naturally Thin Life by Bethenny Frankel (Fireside, $16 paper; ISBN 978-1-4165-9799-5)/ 150,000 copies.
Wealth Watchers: My Simple Program to Help You Spend Less and Save More by Alice Wood (Free Press, $19.95; ISBN 978-1-4391-5819-7). 150,000 copies.
Making the Most of Your Money Now: The Classic Bestseller Completely Revised for the Risky New Economy by Jane Bryant Quinn (Simon & Schuster, $35; ISBN 978-0-7432-6996-4). 150,000 copies.
The Coupon Mom by Stephanie Nelson (Avery, $15 paper; ISBN 978-1-58333-368-6). 130,000 copies.
Days of Gold by Jude Deveraux (Atria, $27; ISBN 978-1-4391-6583-6). 125,000 copies.
Velocity: Combining Lean, Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints to Accelerate Business Improvement: A Business Novel by Dee Jacob and Suzan Bergland (Free Press, $26; ISBN 978-1-4391-5892-0). 100,000 copies.
Wealth Watchers®: A Simple Plan for Having More and Spending Less by Alice Wood (Free Press, $19.95; ISBN 978-1-4391-5819-7). 100,000 copies.
Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde (Viking, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-670-01963-2). 100,000 copies.
What Men Really Think: What Women in the Workplace Don’t Know, and Why It Matters by Shaunti Feldhahn (Broadway Business, $22.99; ISBN 978-0-385-52811-5). 75,000 copies.
Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche by Ethan Watters (Free Press, $26; ISBN 978-1-4165-8708-8). 60,000 copies.
Wisdom of a Broken Heart: Stop the Pain and Learn to Love Again by Susan Piver (Free Press, $23; ISBN 978-1-4165-9315-7). 50,000 copies.
So Stressed: A Plan for Managing Women’s Stress to Restore Health, Joy, and Peace of Mind by Stephanie McClellan and Beth Hamilton (Free Press, $26; ISBN 978-1-4165-9358-4). 50,000 copies.
How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons for Finding Hope in Unexpected Places by Michael Gates Gill (Gotham, $20; ISBN 978-1-59240-521-3). 50,000 copies.
The Body Scoop for Girls: A Straight-Talk Guide to a Healthy, Beautiful You by Jennifer Ashton, M.D. (Avery, paper $18; ISBN 978-1-58333-369-3). 50,000 copies.The Body Scoop for Girls by Jennifer Ashton, M.D. (Avery, $18 paper; ISBN 978-1-58333-369-3).
Sizzle by Julie Garwood (Ballantine, $26; ISBN 978-0-345-50078-6).
How to Save Your Own Life by Michael Gates Gill (Gotham Books, $20; ISBN 978-1-592-40521-3).
How to Reach Your Full Potential for God: Never Settle for Less Than His Best by Charles Stanley (Thomas Nelson, $21.99; ISBN 978-1-4002-0092-4). One-day laydown.
December 31
How to Make a Fortune from the Biggest Bailout in U.S. History by Ron Insana (Avery, $26; ISBN 978-1-58333-364-8).
