Nielsen Weekly Bestsellers List 17/10/09
The Bestseller Charts represent the bestselling books in New Zealand for the week up to the date given. The Bestseller Charts are compiled by Nielsen BookScan and comprise data supplied from the New Zealand panel of participating booksellers.
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 | NEW ZEALAND FICTION FOR ADULTS Current Number One Bestseller on 17 October 2009 Walking to Africa |
| 2 | The 10pm Question Kate De Goldi, Longacre Press $29.99 |
| 3 | Access Road Maurice Gee, Penguin Books $37.00 |
| 4 | The Angel's Cut Elizabeth Knox, Victoria University Press $35.00 |
| 5 | Banquo's Son Tania Roxborogh, Penguin Books $37.00 |
 | NEW ZEALAND NON-FICTION FOR ADULTS Current Number One Bestseller on 17 October 2009 A Treasury of New Zealand Baking |
| 2 | Dick Frizzell: The Painter Dick Frizzell, Godwit $75.00 |
| 3 | A Second Helping: More from Ladies, a Plate Alexa Johnston, Penguin Books $45.00 |
| 4 | Richard Till Makes it Easy Richard Till, Renaissance Publishing $34.99 |
| 5 | Ned and Katina: A True Love Story Patricia Grace, Penguin Books $40.00 |
| 6 | The Tui New Zealand Vegetable Garden Sally Cameron, Penguin Books $45.00 |
| 7 | Go Fish Al Brown, Random House $65.00 |
| 8 | Villa: From Heritage to Contemporary Living Patrick Reynolds & Jeremy Salmond & Hansen Godwit $75.00 |
| 9 | Ladies, a Plate: Traditional Home Baking Alexa Johnston, Penguin Books $45.00 |
| 10 | Her Life's Work: Conversations with Five New Zealand Women Deborah Shepard, Auckland University Press $45.00 |
 | INTERNATIONAL FICTION FOR ADULTS Current Number One Bestseller on 17 October 2009 The Lost Symbol |
| 2 | An Echo in the Bone Diana Gabaldon, Hachette $39.99 |
| 3 | The Brightest Star in the Sky Marian Keyes, Michael Joseph $37.00 |
| 4 | The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Stieg Larsson, Maclehose Press $37.99 |
| 5 | Her Fearful Symmetry Audrey Niffenegger, Jonathan Cape $38.99 |
| 6 | The Complaints Ian Rankin, Hachette $37.99 |
| 7 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson, Quercus $28.99 |
| 8 | The Girl Who Played with Fire Stieg Larsson, Quercus $28.99 |
| 9 | Silent Scream Lynda La Plante, Simon & Schuster $37.00 |
| 10 | A Week in December Sebastian Faulks, Hutchinson $39.99 |
 | INTERNATIONAL NON-FICTION FOR ADULTS Current Number One Bestseller on 17 October 2009 Cleo: How an Uppity Cat Helped Heal a Family |
| 2 | The Winner's Bible: Rewiring Your Brain for Permanent Change Dr. Kerry Spackman, Winner's Institute $37.99 |
| 3 | Guinness World Records 2010 Guinness World Records $54.99 |
| 4 | Dear Fatty Dawn French, Arrow Books $29.99 |
| 5 | The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution Richard Dawkins, Bantam Press $45.00 |
| 6 | 4 Ingredients Gluten Free Kim McCosker & Rachael Bermingham, 4 Ingredients $24.99 |
| 7 | Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Elizabeth Gilbert, Bloomsbury $29.99 |
| 8 | I am Ozzy Ozzy Osbourne, Hachette $39.99 |
| 9 | Jamie's America Jamie Oliver, Michael Joseph $75.00 |
| 10 | The Gabriel Method Jon Gabriel, Simon & Schuster $35.00 |
 | INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN & TEENS Current Number One Bestseller on 17 October 2009 New Moon: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion |
| 2 | Twilight (red-edged pages) Stephenie Meyer, Hachette $22.99 |
| 3 | Eclipse (red-edged pages) Stephenie Meyer, Hachette $27.99 |
| 4 | New Moon (red-edged pages) Stephenie Meyer, Hachette $27.99 |
| 5 | Breaking Dawn (red-edged pages) Stephenie Meyer, Hachette $27.99 |
| 6 | New Moon (film tie-in ed.) Stephenie Meyer, Hachette $29.99 |
| 7 | Miles to Go Miley Cyrus, Parragon $29.99 |
| 8 | Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Red Fox $19.99 |
| 9 | Dog Days: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Jeff Kinney, Puffin $16.95 |
| 10 | Brigands M.C.: CHERUB S. Robert Muchamore, Hachette $39.99 |
 | NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN & TEENS Ben and Mark: Boys of the High Country |
| 2 | Herbert: The Brave Sea Dog Robyn Belton, Craig Potton $17.99 |
| 3 | The Wonky Donkey Craig Smith, Scholastic $24.99 |
| 4 | The Word Witch Margaret Mahy, HarperCollins $44.99 |
| 5 | A Kiwi Night Before Christmas Yvonne Morrison, Scholastic $12.99 |
Charts produced by Nielsen BookScan NZ using sales data from the NZ panel of participating booksellers.
© Nielsen BookScan NZ 2009
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