This week's list of local best-sellers is from Jokae's African American Books, 3223 Camp Wisdom Road. National best-sellers are from The New York Times. Parentheses indicate book's position last week; indicates first week on list.
LOCAL
HARDBACK FICTION
1.
One in a Million, by Kimberla Lawson Roby
2.
Sin No More, by Kimberla Lawson Roby
3.
Seen It All and Done the Rest, by Pearl Cleage
4.
The Coldest Winter Ever, by Sister Souljah
5.
Deliver Me From Evil, by Mary Monroe
6.
This Fire Down In My Soul, by J.D. Mason
7.
Would I Lie to You?, by Trisha Thomas
8.
Somewhat Saved, by Pat G'Orge-Walker
9.
Pleasure, by Eric Jerome Dickey
10.
The Last Chance, by Darrien Lee
HARDBACK NONFICTION
1.
Standing Tall, by C. Vivian Stringer with Laura Tucker
2.
Basic Brown, by Willie Brown
3.
Breaking Free, by Herschel Walker with Gary Brozek and Charlene Maxfield
4.
Life Beyond Measure: Letters to My Great-Granddaughter, by Sidney Poitier
5.
T.O., by Terrell Owens and Jason Rosenhaus
6.
Aspire Higher, by Avery Johnson with Roy Johnson
7.
Get Real, Get Rich, by Farrah Gray
8.
Mama Rock's Rules, by Rose Rock
9.
Black Pain, by Terrie M. Williams
10.
Before You Do, by T.D. Jakes
PAPERBACK FICTION
1.
Too Little, Too Late, by Victoria Christopher Murray
2.
Can I Get a Witness?, by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
3.
Fabulosity, by Kimora Lee Simmons
4.
Through the Storm, by Vanessa Miller
5.
Not Even If You Begged, by Francis Ray
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1.
Hopes and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama, by Steve Dougherty
2.
Dreams From My Father, by Barack Obama
3.
The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama
4.
Getting the Real Out of Real Estate, by Carl Agard
5.
Do You!, by Russell Simmons
NATIONAL
HARDBACK FICTION
1.
(1)
Fearless Fourteen, by Janet Evanovich
2.
(2)
Sail, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
3.
(–)
Tailspin, by Catherine Coulter
4.
(–)
Rogue, by Danielle Steel
5.
(3)
The Host, by Stephenie Meyer
6.
(9)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski
7.
(–)
The Last Oracle, by James Rollins
8.
(4)
Chasing Harry Winston, by Lauren Weisberger
9.
(–)
The Beach House, by Jane Green
10.
(5)
Love the One You're With, by Emily Giffin
HARDBACK NONFICTION
1.
(1)
When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris
2.
(–)
Fleeced, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
3.
(2)
What Happened, by Scott McClellan
4.
(4)
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea, by Chelsea Handler
5.
(3)
The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi
6.
(6)
Audition, by Barbara Walters
7.
(–)
My Stroke of Insight, by Jill Bolte Taylor
8.
(7)
The Post-American World, by Fareed Zakaria
9.
(5)
Big Russ & Me, by Tim Russert
10.
(–)
One Minute to Midnight, by Michael Dobbs
PAPERBACK FICTION
1.
(1)
The Shack, by William Young
2.
(3)
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
3.
(2)
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
4.
(–)
The Friday Night Knitting Club, by Kate Jacobs
5.
(4)
Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult
PAPERBACK NONFICTION
1.
(3)
Wisdom of Our Fathers, by Tim Russert
2.
(2)
Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin