Feb. 28, 2009

Hardcover Fiction

1. Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer (Dial Press $22)

2. Heart and Soul, by Maeve Binchy (Knopf $26.95)

3. The Associate, by John Grisham (Doubleday $27.95)

4. Dog On It, by Spencer Quinn (Atria Books $25)

5. Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese (Knopf $26.95)

6. Lethal Legacy, by Linda Fairstein (Doubleday $26)

7. Help, by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam $24.95)

Paperback Fiction

1. The Shack, by William Young (Windblown $14.99)

2. The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink (Vintage $13.95)

3. The Commoner, by John Schwartz (Vintage $14.95)

4. Love of the Last Tycoon, by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner $14)

5. True Story of Hansel and Gretel, by Louise Murphy (Penguin $14)

6. People of the Book, by Geraldine Brooks (Penguin $15)

7. Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan (Ballantine $14)

Hardcover Nonfiction

1. Baked, by Matt Lewis & Renato Poliafito (Stewart, Tabori &Chang $29.95)

2. Last Lion, by Peter Canellos (S&S $28)

3. Instinct Putting, by Eric Alpenfels (Gotham $22.50)

4. Positivity, by Barbara Fredrickson (Crown $24.95)

5. Third Chapter, by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot (Sarah Crichton Books $25)

6. Last Days of the Romanovs, by Helen Rappaport (St. Martin's $25.95)

7. Tried by War, by James McPherson (Penguin $35)

Paperback Nonfiction

1. Angels, by Billy Graham (Thomas Nelson $14.99)

2. Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson (Penguin $15)

3. Suzee Orman's 2009 Action Plan, by Suzee Orman (Spiegel & Grau $9.99)

4. Same Kind of Different As Me, by Ron Hall (Thomas Nelson $14.99)

5. Marley and Me, by John Grogan (Harper $13.95)

6. Rigged, by Ben Mezrich (Harper $14.95)

7. Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan (Penguin $16)

Children's Books

1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney (Amulet $12.95)

2. New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer (Little Brown $10.99

3. Journey Through Space, by Ryder Windham (DK $3.99)

4. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll (Puffin $4.99)

5. Let's Dance, Little Pookie, by Sandra Boynton (Robin Corey Books $5.99)

6. Bee & Me, by Elle McGuinness (Accord $16.99)

7. Greek Myths, by Deborah Lock (DK $3.99)

The Sandhills Bestsellers List is compiled by The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines.