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The books most borrowed in U.S. libraries

-- Library Journal, 11/15/2009

FICTION
LAST RANKING / TIMES ON LIST
1The Lost Symbol. Dan Brown. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-50422-5. $29.95.4 / 2
2The Help. Kathryn Stockett. Amy Einhorn Bks: Putnam. ISBN 978-0-399-15534-5. $24.95.8 / 2
3Alex Cross's Trial. James Patterson & Richard DiLallo. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-07062-1. $27.99.7 / 2
4The Time Traveler's Wife. Audrey Niffenegger. MacAdam/Cage. ISBN 978-1-931561-46-4. $25; trade pap. Mariner: Houghton Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-15-602943-8. $14.95.1 / 3
5South of Broad. Pat Conroy. Nan A. Talese: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-41305-3. $29.95.6 / 2
6Swimsuit. James Patterson & Maxine Paetro. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-01877-7. $27.99.2 / 4
7Finger Lickin' Fifteen. Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's. ISBN 978-0-312-38328-2. $27.95.3 / 5
8The Last Song. Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central. ISBN 978-0-446-54756-7. $24.99.– / 1
9Best Friends Forever. Jennifer Weiner. Atria: S. & S. ISBN 978-0-7432-9429-4. $26.99.5 / 3
10The Girl Who Played with Fire. Stieg Larsson. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-26998-0. $25.95.– / 1
11Smash Cut. Sandra Brown. S. & S. ISBN 978-1-4165-6308-2. $26.99.14 / 2
12The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Stieg Larsson. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-26975-1. $24.95; pap. Vintage. ISBN 978-0-307-45454-6. $14.95.– / 1
13The Defector. Daniel Silva. Putnam. ISBN 978-0-399-15568-0. $26.95.11 / 2
14Black Hills. Nora Roberts. Putnam. ISBN 978-0-399-15581-9. $26.95.9 / 3
15The 8th Confession. James Patterson & Maxine Paetro. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-01876-0. $27.99.10 / 6

NONFICTION
LAST RANKING / TIMES ON LIST
1Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man. Steve Harvey. Amistad. ISBN 978-0-06-172897-6. $23.99.3 / 8
2Outliers: The Story of Success. Malcolm Gladwell. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-01792-3. $27.99.1 / 11
3True Compass. Edward M. Kennedy. Twelve: Hachette. ISBN 978-0-446-53925-8. $35.– / 1
4Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen. Julie Powell. Back Bay. ISBN 978-0-316-04427-1. trade pap. $14.99; pap. Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-04251-2. $7.99.2 / 3
5The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite. David Kessler. Rodale. ISBN 978-1-60529-785-9. $25.95.4 / 5
6Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin. Kathy Griffin. Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-51851-4. $25.– / 1
7My Life in France. Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme. Knopf. ISBN 978-1-4000-4346-0. $25.95; trade pap. Anchor. ISBN 978-0-307-47485-8. $15; pap. Anchor. ISBN 978-0-307-47501-5. $7.99.6 / 3
8Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body! Jillian Michaels. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-45073-9. $26.7 / 5
9Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies. Michelle Malkin. Regnery. ISBN 978-1-59698-109-6. $27.95.9 / 2
10In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect. Ronald Kessler. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-46135-3. $26.– / 1
11Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. Christopher McDougall. Knopf. ISBN 978-0-307-26630-9. $24.95.10 / 2
12High on Arrival. Mackenzie Phillips. Simon Spotlight Entertainment. ISBN 978-1-4391-5385-7. $25.99.– / 1
13Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission To Promote Peace...One School at a Time. Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin. Viking. ISBN 978-0-670-03482-6. $25.95; pap. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-303825-2. $15.5 / 31
14Strength in What Remains. Tracy Kidder. Random. ISBN 978-1-4000-6621-6. $26.– / 1
15Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. Jon Krakauer. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-52226-7. $27.95.– / 1





 
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