Books

HARDCOVER BOOKS

FICTION

1. ACHERON, by Sherrilyn Kenyon. (St. Martin’s, $24.95.) Book 12 of the Dark-Hunter paranormal series.

2. THE BOURNE SANCTION, by Eric Van Lustbader. (Grand Central, $25.99.) Robert Ludlum’s character Jason Bourne pursues the leader of a Muslim terrorist group.

3. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. (Dial, $22.) After World War II, a journalist travels to the island of Guernsey to meet residents who resisted the Nazi occupation.

4. MOSCOW RULES, by Daniel Silva. (Putnam, $26.95.) Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and an occasional spy for the Israeli secret service, uncovers a Russian arms sales plot.

5. THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer. (Little, Brown, $25.99.) Aliens have taken control of the minds and bodies of most humans, but one woman won’t surrender.

6. THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, by David Wroblewski. (Ecco, $25.95.) A mute takes refuge with three dogs in the Wisconsin woods after his father’s murder.

7. THE LACE READER, by Brunonia Barry. (Morrow, $24.95.) Secrets of a family of Salem women who forsee the future.

8. TRIBUTE, by Nora Roberts. (Putnam, $26.95.) A former child star returns to Virginia to rehabilitate the farm owned by her grandmother, an actress who dies mysteriously.

9. FOREIGN BODY, by Robin Cook. (Putnam, $25.95.) A medical student investigates a rising number of deaths among medical tourists at foreign hospitals.

10. THE LAST PATRIOT, by Brad Thor. (Atria, $26.) Scot Harvath, a Homeland Security superagent, searches for an ancient secret that could defeat Islamic militants.

11.(x) CHASING HARRY WINSTON, by Lauren Weisberger. (Simon & Schuster, $25.95.) Three glamorous friends, New York women nearing 30, vow to change their lives.

12. THE ASSASSIN, by Stephen Coonts. (St. Martin’s, $26.95.) A top Qaeda terrorist pursues the Western leaders who are trying to defeat him.

13. LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH, by Emily Giffin. (St. Martin’s, $24.95) A woman’s happy marriage is shaken when she encounters an old boyfriend.

14.(x) THE GARGOYLE, by Andrew Davidson. (Doubleday, $25.95.) A hideously burned man is cared for by a sculptress who claims they were lovers seven centuries ago.

15. SAIL, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Little, Brown, $27.99.) A sailing vacation turns into a disaster.

16.(x) THE CLONE WARS, by Karen Traviss. (Del Rey, $20.) In the years before “Revenge of the Sith,” the Republic does battle with an army of cloned soldiers; a “Star Wars” novel.

NONFICTION

1. THE OBAMA NATION, by Jerome R. Corsi. (Threshold, $28.) The Democratic candidate as an extreme leftist, from the co-author of “Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry.” (b)

2. STORI TELLING, by Tori Spelling with Hilary Liftin. (Simon Spotlight, $24.95.) The actress’ memoir. (b)

3. THE WAY OF THE WORLD, by Ron Suskind. (Harper, $27.95.) How the Bush administration ignored evidence about Iraq in its rush to war.

4. WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, by David Sedaris. (Little, Brown, $25.99.) The humorist’s latest essays.

5. THE CASE AGAINST BARACK OBAMA, by David Fredoso. (Regnery, $27.95.) The Democratic candidate as a calculating extreme leftist. (b)

6. ARE YOU THERE, VODKA? IT’S ME, CHELSEA, by Chelsea Handler. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $24.95.) Humorous personal essays from the stand-up comedian.

7. THE DARK SIDE, by Jane Mayer. (Doubleday, $27.50.) How the Bush administration embraced the practice of torture.

8. FLEECED, by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann (Harper, $26.95.) Americans are fleeced by government, business, labor unions and lobbyists. (b)

9. LIFE WITH MY SISTER MADONNA, by Christopher Ciccone with Wendy Leigh. (Simon Spotlight Entertainment, $26.) What she’s really like.

10.(x) THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER, by Vincent Bugliosi. (Vanguard, $26.95.) The Manson prosecutor makes a case for trying the president for the deaths of 4,000 American soldiers in Iraq.

11. THE WRECKING CREW, by Thomas Frank. (Metropolitan/Holt, $25.) The deliberate mismanagement of Republican rule.

12.(x) THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD, by Fareed Zakaria. (Norton, $25.95.) The rise of China and India and the global distribution of power.

13. HAVANA NOCTURNE, by T. J. English. (Morrow, $27.95.) Tales of the pre-Castro days when American gangsters controlled Cuba’s casinos, hotels and nightclubs.

14. WAITER RANT, by the Waiter. (Ecco, $24.95.) An anonymous New York waiter with a popular blog describes customers’ outrageous behavior.

15. THE MONSTER OF FLORENCE, by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi. (Grand Central, $25.99.) An American writer in Florence and an Italian journalist work to discover the identity of a local serial killer.

16.(x) WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING, by Haruki Murakami. (Knopf, $21.) Part training guide, part memoir, from the Japanese novelist.

ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

1. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow. (Hyperion, $21.95.) Thoughts on the importance of “seizing every moment” from Pausch, a professor who died of pancreatic cancer at age 47.

2. YOU: STAYING YOUNG, by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz et al. (Free Press, $26.) The principle of longevity and how to combat the effects of aging.

3. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne. (Atria/Beyond Words, $23.95.) The law of attraction as a key to getting what you want.

4. JUST WHO WILL YOU BE?, by Maria Shriver. (Hyperion, $14.95.) Shriver’s message: “What you do in your life isn’t what matters. It’s who you are.”

5. DECEPTIVELY DELICIOUS, by Jessica Seinfeld. (Collins/Harper/Collins, $24.95.) Tips and recipes to fool children into eating right, from a mother of three (and the wife of Jerry Seinfeld).

6. YOU: THE OWNER’S MANUAL, by Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz with Lisa Oz and Ted Spiker. (Collins/HarperCollins, $26.95.) An updated and expanded edition of the health guide.

7. GOODNIGHT BUSH, by Erich Origen and Gan Golan. (Little, Brown, $14.99.) A requiem for the Bush administration, based on the children’s book “Goodnight Moon.”

8.(x) THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK, by Timothy Ferriss. (Crown, $19.95.) Reconstructing your life so that it’s not all about work.

9. HAVE A NEW KID BY FRIDAY, by Kevin Leman. (Revell, $17.99.) Strategies for changing your child’s attitude, behavior and character.

10. THE WINNERS MANUAL, by Jim Tressel with Chris Fabry. (Tyndale, $24.99.) A guide to success from the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

GALLOP! written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.) Animals seem to move when you flip the page. (Ages 4 to 8)

FAIRIES AND MAGICAL CREATURES, by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda. (Candlewick, $27.99.) Mythological pop-ups from the Encyclopedia Prehistorica team. (Ages 9 to 12)

ALPHABET, by Matthew Van Fleet. (Wiseman/ Simon & Schuster, $19.99.) An interactive safari ABC. (Ages 2 to 6)

SMASH! CRASH! By Jon Scieszka. Illustrated by David Shannon, Loren Long and David Gordon. (Simon & Schuster, $16.99.) A truck named Jack and a dump truck named Dan love to smash into things. (Ages 3 to 7)

A VISITOR FOR BEAR, by Bonny Becker. Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton. (Candlewick, $16.99.) A mouse pops in on an anti-social bear. (Ages 4 to 8)

KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. (Hyperion, $16.99.) One of Trixie’s classmates has a bunny just like hers. (Ages 4 to 8)

YOU CAN DO IT!, by Tony Dungy. Illustrated by Amy June Bates. (Little Simon Inspirations, $16.99.) How faith and dreams help us succeed, by the coach of the Indianapolis Colts. (Ages 4 to 7)

DON’T BUMP THE GLUMP! written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) His first collection of nonsense verse, originally published in 1964. (Ages 5 and up)

LADYBUG GIRL, by Jacky Davis and David Soman. Illustrated by David Soman. (Dial, $16.99.) Imagination and the right outfit help a little girl feel bigger. (Ages 4 and up)

DIRT ON MY SHIRT, by Jeff Foxworthy. Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman. (HarperCollins, $16.99.) Poems of childhood by the comedian and TV host. (Ages 4 to 7)

CHILDREN’S CHAPTER BOOKS

THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. (Little, Brown, $19.99.) A boy with secret powers seeks revenge on his parents’ killers. (Ages 12 and up)

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet/Abrams, $12.95.) The travails of adolescence, in cartoons. (Ages 9 to 12)

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES, written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. (Amulet/Abrams, $12.95.) How Greg embarrassed himself on his summer vacation; a sequel to “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” (Ages 9 to 12)

THE CLONE WARS, by Jason Fry. (DK Children, $19.99.) A visual guide to the new “Star Wars” movie. (Ages 12 and up)

THE SUMMONING, by Kelley Armstrong. (HarperCollins, $17.99.) When she starts seeing ghosts, a girl is confined to a suspicious group home. (Ages 12 and up)

THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, written and Illustrated by Brian Selznick. (Scholastic, $22.99.) An orphaned thief must decipher his father’s last message. (Ages 9 to 12)

THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie. Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $16.99.) A boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up)

THE MAGICIAN, by Michael Scott. (Delacorte, $16.99.) Twins must stop an evil sorcerer; a sequel to “The Alchemyst.” (Ages 12 and up)

THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE PERILOUS JOURNEY, by Trenton Lee Stewart. Illustrated by Diana Sudyka. (Little, Brown, $16.99.) The society has one week to save Mr. Benedict. (Ages 9 to 12)

SAVVY, by Ingrid Law. (Dial, $16.99.) A girl waits to learn what her amazing talent will be. (Ages 9 to 12)

CHILDREN’S PAPERBACK BOOKS THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, by Kate DiCamillo. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. (Candlewick, $7.99.) A mouse, a rat and a girl on a magic trip. (Ages 10 and up)

THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from Nazi book-burnings and shares them with a Jewish man in hiding. (Ages 14 and up)

KRISTEN, by Lisi Harrison. (Poppy/Little, Brown, $6.99.) A scholarship student baby-sits for a popular boy’s younger sister; a Clique novel. (Ages 12 and up)

THE NEW PADAWAN, by Eric Stevens. (Grosset & Dunlap/LucasBooks, $3.99.) To his chagrin, Anakin has a student; a “Star Wars” book based on the movie “The Clone Wars.” (Ages 9 to 12)

THE CLONE WARS, by Tracey West. (Grosset & Dunlpa/LucasBooks, $6.99.) Will Jabba help fight Count Dooku? A movie novelization. (Ages 12 and up)

BETRAYED, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, $8.95.) A vampire saves humans. (Ages 12 and up)

CHOSEN, by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. (St. Martin’s, $8.95.) A young vampire learns who her real school friends are. (Ages 12 and up)

BATTLE AT TETH, by Kirsten Mayer. (Grosset & Dunlap/LucasBooks, $3.99.) Clones vs. droids: a “Star Wars” book based on the movie “The Clone Wars.” (Ages 4 to 8)

NIGHT WORLD NO. 1, by L.J. Smith. (Simon Pulse, $8.99.) Three previously published fantasy novels, Packaged together: “Secret Vampire,” “Daughters of Darkness” and “Spellbinder.” (Ages 14 and up)

FAWN AND THE MYSTERIOUS TRICKSTER, by Laura Driscoll. (Random House/Disney, $5.99.) A Pixie Hollow practical joke battle. (Ages 9 to 12)

CHILDREN’S SERIES

THE TWILIGHT SAGA, by Stephenie Meyer. (Megan Tingley/Little Brown, hardcover and paper.) Vampires and werewolves in high school. (Ages 12 and up)

ARTEMIS FOWL, by Eoin Colfer. (Hyperion, hardcover and paper.) A criminal’s magical adventures. (Ages 8 and up)

PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS, by Rick Riordan. (Miramax, hardcover and paper.) Battling mythological monsters. (Ages 9 to 12)

THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, by Ann Brashares. (Delacorte, hardcover and paper.) Friends share magical pants. (Ages 12 and up)

BOOKS OF EMBER, by Jeanne DuPrau. (Random House, hardcover and paper.) In a postapocalyptic Future, children try to save the world. (Ages 10 to 13)

HARRY POTTER, by J.K. Rowling. (Arthur A. Levine/ Scholastic, hardcover and paper.) A boy wizard hones his skills and fights evil. (Ages 10 and up)

FANCY NANCY, by Jane O’Connor. Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. (HarperCollins, hardcover and paperback.) A glamour girl’s divine life. (Ages 4 to 8)

CLEMENTINE, by Sara Pennypacker. Illustrated by Marla Frazee. (Hyperion, hardcover and paper.) An irrepressible third-grader has a knack for trouble. (Ages 7 to 9)

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM, by Garth Nix. (Scholastic, hardcover and paper.) A boy visits a parallel world to recover parts of “the Will” he inherited. (Ages 9 to 12)

PENDRAGON, by D.J. MacHale. (Aladdin, hardcover and paper.) A teenage boy travels through time and space. (Ages 10 and up)

BEST-SELLERS: PAPERBACK BOOKS

TRADE FICTION

THE SHACK, by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $14.99.) A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God. (b)

BAREFOOT, by Elin Hilderbrand. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $13.99.) Three women burdened by various problems (work, love, health) spend a transformative summer together on Nantucket.

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, by Sara Gruen. (Algonquin, $13.95.) A young man — and an elephant — save a Depression-era circus.

THE ALCHEMIST, by Paulo Coelho. (HarperOne, $13.95) A Spanish shepherd boy travels to Egypt in search of treasure.

THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead, $15.95 and $14.) An Afghan-American returns to Kabul to learn how a childhood friend has fared.

THE ROAD, by Cormac McCarthy. (Vintage, $14.95.) A father and son travel in post-apocalypse America.

RUN, by Ann Patchett. (Harper Perennial, $14.95.) Two young black men, adopted in childhood by a Boston politician, encounter their birth mother and sister; from the author of “Bel Canto.”

NAUTI DREAMS, by Lora Leigh. (Berkley, $15.) A mission in Kentucky reunites a government agent and a man from her past.

MY SISTER’S KEEPER, by Jodi Picoult. (Washington Square, $14.) A girl sues her parents after learning they want her to donate a kidney to her sibling.

NINETEEN MINUTES, by Jodi Picoult. (Washington Square, $15.) The aftermath of a high school shooting reveals the fault lines in a small New Hampshire town.

THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB, by Kate Jacobs. (Berkley, $14.) A group of women meet weekly at a New York City yarn shop.

THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, by Sue Monk Kidd. (Penguin, $14.) In South Carolina in 1964, a teenage girl tries to discover the secret to her mother’s past.

SECOND CHANCE, by Jane Green. (Plume, $15.) A group of 30-something friends reconsider their lives after one of their number is killed in a terrorist attack.

IN THE WOODS, by Tana French. (Penguin, $14.) An Irish detective investigating the murder of a 12-year-old girl returns to the woods where he experienced a terrible ordeal during his own childhood.

THE LAST SUMMER (OF YOU AND ME), by Ann Brashares. (Riverhead, $14.) The bond between two sisters is tested by a romance with an old friend.

THE MEMORY KEEPER’S DAUGHTER, by Kim Edwards. (Penguin, $14.) A doctor’s decision to secretly send his newborn daughter, who has Down syndrome, to an institution haunts everyone involved.

LOVING FRANK, by Nancy Horan. (Ballantine, $14.) A story of the romance between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Borthwick Cheney, and the scandal that followed when they left behind spouses and children.

REFLECTIONS AND DREAMS, by Nora Roberts. (Silhouette, $14.95.) A reissue of two stories from 1983, “Reflections” and “Dance of Dreams.”

OUT STEALING HORSES, by Per Petterson. (Picador, $14.) In a remote cabin, a Norwegian man circles around his memories of the past.

NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $13.99.) Romance ignites between a middle-aged man and woman at an inn in North Carolina.

MASS-MARKET FICTION

PLAYING FOR PIZZA, by John Grisham. (Deli, $7.99.) An American third-string quarterback joins the Italian National Football League’s Parma Panthers.

YOU’VE BEEN WARNED, by James Patterson and Howard Roughan. (Vision, $9.99.) An aspiring photographer working as a nanny has terrible visions.

TURBULENT SEA, by Christine Feehan. (Jove, $7.99.) When a rock ’n’ roll goddess is threatened on tour, she turns to the arms of her bodyguard.

INTO THE FLAME, by Christine Dodd. (Signet, $7.99.) A cop who can change into a cougar seeks answers about his origins.

LEFT TO DIE, by Lisa Jackson. (Zebra, $7.99.) A woman wakes from a car accident in the Montana woods, where a serial killer is on the loose.

THE MANNING BRIDES, by Debbie Macomber. (Mira, $7.99.) A reprint of two stories from 1992, “Marriage of Inconvenience” and “Stand-In Wife.”

PLAY DIRTY, by Sandra Brown. (Pocket, $9.99.) A fallen football star agrees to secretly father a child for a woman and her wealthy paraplegic husband.

STRANGERS IN DEATH, by J.D. Robb. (Berkley, $7.99.) Lt. Eve Dallas investigates a businessman’s death: by Nora Roberts, writing pseudonymously.

NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central, $7.99.) Romance ignites between a middle-aged man and woman at an inn in North Carolina.

CRY WOLF, by Patricia Briggs. (Ace, $7.99.) A werewolf enforcer and the woman he insists is his mate go in search of a rogue werewolf bound in dark magic.

THE SANCTUARY, by Raymond Khoury. (Signet, $9.99.) A geneticist and a CIA agent try to discover the meaning of a mysterious symbol connected to centuries of destruction.

THE BONE GARDEN, by Tess Gerritsen. (Ballantine, $7.99.) A woman finds a skull in her garden, while in the 1830s, a medical student tracks a killer.

THE BURNT HOUSE, by Faye Kellerman. (Harper/ HarperCollins, $7.99.) After a plane crash in Southern California, Detective Peter Decker and his wife, Rina, investigate the fate of a flight attendant who remains unaccounted for.

SUMMER BY THE SEA, by Susan Wiggs. (Mira, $7.99.) A pizza-shop owner reunites with the man she fell in love with 10 years before; a reissue of a 2004 book.

BEYOND REACH, by Karin Slaughter. (Dell, $7.99.) In defending herself from murder charges, a police officer must confront her past.

THE RACE, by Richard North Patterson. (St. Martin’s, $9.99.) A war hero turned maverick senator battles a religious leader and an establishment favorite for his party’s presidential nomination.

SWEET SPOT, by Susan Mallery. (HQN, $6.99.) Nicole Keyes, who has sacrificed her freedom to run the family bakery, finds excitement with a former football player.

SOME LIKE IT WICKED, by Teresa Medeiros. (Avon, $7.99.) A Scottish beauty enlists a disgraced nobleman to help her vanquish her enemies.

CUTTING LOOSE, by Susan Andersen. (HQN, $7.99.) A woman is first irked, then seduced by the contractor hired to restore the mansion she’s inherited.

BEFORE THE SCANDAL, by Suzanne Enoch (Avon, $6.99.) A tale of danger and romance between a dashing colonel and the girl next door.

NONFICTION

THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. (Penguin, $15.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

EAT, PRAY, LOVE, by Elizabeth Gilbert. (Penguin, $15.) A writer’s yearlong journey in search of self.

A LONG WAY GONE, by Ishmael Beah. (Sarah Crichton/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $12.) A former child soldier from Sierra Leone describes his drug-crazed killing spree and his return to humanity.

THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama. (Three Rivers, $14.95.) The Illinois senator proposes that Americans move beyond their political divisions.

BIG RUSS AND ME, by Tim Russert. (Miramax/ Hyperion, $13.95.) Russert remembers his father and the other important teachers in his life.

I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max. (Citadel, $12.95.) The life of a drunken womanizer.

90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. (Revell, $12.99.) A minister on the otherworldly experience he had after an accident.

THE GLASS CASTLE, by Jeannette Walls. (Scribner, $15.) The author recalls a bizarre childhood during which she and her siblings moved constantly.

MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan. (Harper, $13.95.) Lessons learned from a neurotic dog.

MY HORIZONTAL LIFE, by Chelsea Handler. (Bloomsbury, $14.95.) Handler’s humorous take on her many one-night stands.

CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR LIFE, by Daniel G. Amen. (Three Rivers, $15.) Instructions for conquering anxiety, depression and anger.

ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE, by Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver. (Harper Perennial, $14.95.) The novelist and her family spend a year eating homegrown or local food.

STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE, by Christian Lander. (Random House, $14.) A list of 150 things, from the creator of the Web site with the same name.

THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA, by Michael Pollan. (Penguin, $16.) Tracking food from soil to plate.

THE TIPPING POINT, by Malcolm Gladwell. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $14.95.) A study of social epidemics, otherwise known as fads.

DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama. (Three Rivers, $13.95.) The senator on life as the son of a black African father and a white American mother.

GENERATION KILL, by Evan Wright. (Berkley Caliber, $15.) The story of the Marines of the 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, an early combat unit in Iraq.

LONE SURVIVOR, by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. (Back Bay/Little, Brown, $15.) The only survivor of a Navy SEAL operation in Afghanistan describes the battle, his comrades and his escape.

THE SHOCK DOCTRINE, by Naomi Klein. (Picador, $16.) The rise of free-market fundamentalism.

INFIDEL, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. (Free Press, $15.) A memoir by the Somali-born advocate for Muslim immigrant women.

ADVICE, HOW-TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

A NEW EARTH, by Eckhart Tolle. (Plume, $14.) A spiritual teacher prescribes letting go of the ego to help end conflict and suffering.

SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. (Running Press, $13.95.) Vegan diet advice from the world of modeling.

THE POWER OF NOW, by Eckhart Tolle. (New World Library, $14.) A guide to personal growth and spiritual enlightenment.

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. (Workman, $14.95.) Advice for parents-to-be. (b)

SOUL WISDOM, by Zhi Gang Sha. (Atria, $16.) A doctor of Western and traditional Chinese medicine explains how to harness the power of the soul for healing and personal transformation.

THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman (Northfield, $13.99.) How to communicate love in a way a spouse will understand.

THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE, by Rick Warren. (Zondervan, $14.99.) Finding meaning in one’s life through God.

HUNGRY GIRL, by Lisa Lillien. (St. Martin’s Griffin, $17.95.) Recipes for burgers, nachos, pizza, fudge, onion rings and other “guilty” foods — without the guilt.

LEONARD MALTIN’S MOVIE GUIDE, by Leonard Maltin. (Plume, $20; Signet, $9.99.) The 2009 edition, with more than 17,000 capsule movie reviews.

THE SPEED OF TRUST, by Stephen M.R. Covey with Rebecca R. Merrill. (Free Press, $15.) How to cultivate trust in politics, business and personal relationships.