Rankings reflect sales, for the week ending Saturday, September 19th 2009, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on the Web: nytimes.com/books.



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1 6 MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING, VOL. 1, by Julia Child, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle. ($40 Knopf) A reissue of the book that started Julia Child’s career.
2 1 WHAT HAPPY WORKING MOTHERS KNOW, by Cathy L. Greenberg and Barrett S. Avigdor. ($19.95 Wiley) How to be a successful parent and professional without sacrificing personal happiness.
3 1 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2010, edited by Craig Glenday. ($28.95 Guinness) Tallest, fastest, youngest, most.
4 1 FIERCE LEADERSHIP, by Susan Scott. ($25 Broadway Business) How to spot long-accepted but wrongheaded organizational practices.
5 34 ACT LIKE A LADY, THINK LIKE A MAN, by Steve Harvey with Denene Millner. ($23.99 Amistad/HarperCollins) Relationship tips from the comedian and host of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show.”
6* 76 THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. ($21.95 Hyperion) Thoughts on “seizing every moment,” from a professor who died of cancer at age 47.
7 2 THE CONVERSATION, by Hill Harper. ($22.50 Gotham) How black men and women can improve their relationships.
8 2 THE 50TH LAW, by 50 Cent and Robert Greene. ($19.99 HarperStudio/HarperCollins) Conquering fear to attain power: a philosophy of life.
9 141 THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. ($23.95 Atria/Beyond Words) The "Law of Attraction" as a key to getting what you want.
10 2 FEARLESS, by Max Lucado. ($24.99 Thomas Nelson) Considering Jesus’ teachings on courage as a way to counteract fear.
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