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Fifty-top selling books

USA TODAY calculates a list of 300 best-selling books. USA TODAY’s list is based on a computer analysis of retail sales nationwide last week. Included are more than 1.5 million volumes from about 4,700 independent, chain, discount and online booksellers.

The book list appears every Thursday.

Key: (F) - Fiction; (NF) - Non-fiction

1. (2) New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. Young adult: Second in “Twilight” vampire love saga (F) Little, Brown for Young Readers, $10.99.

2. (3) Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer. Young adult: Third in “Twilight” vampire saga (F) Little, Brown for Young Readers, $18.99.

3. (5) Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. Young adult: Concluding installment in “Twilight” vampire series (F) Little Brown for Young Readers, $22.99.

4. (1) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Young adult: First in vampire love saga: Isabella falls for a vampire (F) Little, Brown for Young Readers, $8.99.

5. (6) The Shack by William P. Young. Man reconnects with God after death of child (F) Windblown Media, $14.99.

6. (7) Marley & Me by John Grogan. A portrait of “the world’s worst dog,” a beloved yellow lab; movie (NF) Harper, $7.99.

7. (4) The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling. A 15th-century wizard presents five fairy tales with commentary by Harry Potter’s Albus Dumbledore (F) Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, $12.99.

8. (New) Murder Game by Christine Feehan. Paranormal romance: Seventh in Ghostwalker series (F) Jove, $7.99.

9. (New) Married in Seattle by Debbie Macomber. Romance: Two love stories set in the Emerald City (F) Mira, $7.99.

10. (8) The Appeal by John Grisham. Company tries to reverse verdict after being found guilty of dumping cancer-causing toxic waste into town’s water supply (F) Dell, $7.99.

11. (New) Eat This Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide by David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding. Shopping guide for the “The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution” (NF) Rodale Press, $19.95.

12. (New) Final Justice by Fern Michaels. Twelth book in “The Sisterhood” series revolving around female vigilantes (F) Zebra, $6.99.

13. (9) The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow. Late professor Randy Pausch’s inspirational “last lecture” (NF) Hyperion, $21.95.

14. (10) Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell. Why some people succeed and others don’t (NF) Little, Brown, $27.99.

15. (New) Flat Belly Diet by Liz Vaccariello, Cynthia Sass. Advice from the editors of Prevention magazine on eliminating stomach fat (NF) Rodale Books, $25.95.

16. (New) Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood. Romance: A journalist investigates a killing after her business card is found on the body (F) Ballantine, $26.00.

17. (New) Suze Orman’s 2009 Action Plan by Suze Orman. Subtitle: “Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound” (NF) Spiegel & Grau, $9.99.

18. (21) The Host by Stephenie Meyer. Love triangle involving a man, a woman and the alien that possesses her (F) Little, Brown, $25.99.

19. (New) Shadow Music by Julie Garwood. Historical romance set in medieval Scotland (F) Ballantine, $7.99.

20. (New) Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. A young couple living a bleak version of the American dream in 1950s Connecticut; movie (F) Vintage, $7.99.

21. (12) Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell. Medical examiner Kay Scarpetta travels to New York City to interview a possible witness to murder (F) Putnam, $27.95.

22. (20) The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts. The conclusion to the Sign of Seven Trilogy (F) Jove, $7.99.

23. (14) Dewey by Vicki Myron, Brett Witter. Subtitle: “The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World” (NF) Grand Central, $19.99.

24. (New) Black Ops by W.E.B. Griffin. Delta force officer investigates after several intelligence sources are found dead (F) Putnam, $26.95.

25. (17) Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama. Memoir: Obama’s search for meaning as a black American (NF) Three Rivers Press, $13.95.

26. (11) Cross Country by James Patterson. Detective Alex Cross tracks an underworld warlord, the Tiger, from D.C. to Nigeria (F) Little, Brown, $27.99.

27. (New) Glitter Baby by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Romance: Former ugly duckling and a Hollywood bad boy fall in love (F) Avon, $7.99.

28. (13) The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama. Subtitle: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream; The president-elect lays out his philosophy on “Reclaiming the American Dream” (NF) Three Rivers Press, $14.95.

29. (45) Watchmen by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons. Superheroes and former teammates reunite to save the world (F) DC Comics, $19.99.

30. (50) Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. First in series about a cocktail waitress in love with a vampire; basis for HBO’s “True Blood” (F) Ace, $7.99.

31. (85) Eat This Not That! by David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding. Billed as the “no diet weight-loss solution” (NF) Rodale, $19.95.

32. (New) Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz. Paranormal: The Arcane Society’s agent Luther Malone investigates a murder (F) Putnam, $25.95.

33. (27) A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Novel set in Afghanistan about two women, Mariam and Laila (F) Riverhead, $16.00.

34. (New) Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian. Paranormal romance: A vampire falls enemy’s bodyguard (F) Dell, $6.99.

35. (22) The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel by David Wroblewski. A mute boy whose family trains dogs must deal with a tragic loss; Oprah’s Book Club, Sept. 2008 (No. 62) (F) HarperCollins, $25.95.

36. (31) T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton. P.I. Kinsey Millhone must stop a murderous sociopath with access to elderly patients (F) Berkley, $7.99.

37. (32) The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Father and son walk alone through burned America; Pulitzer; Oprah’s Book Club, March 2007 pick; movie (F) Vintage, $7.99.

38. (New) The Death Dealer by Heather Graham. Private detective takes on killer who is mirroring Edgar Allan Poe’s stories (F) Mira, $7.99.

39. (72) Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin. Promotes “whole grains, fruits, and vegetables” (NF) Running Press, $13.95.

40. (New) Light of the Moon by LuAnne Rice. Romance: An anthropologist travels to France to mend a broken heart and finds a new love (F) Bantam, $7.99.

41. (34) Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. Death-row prisoner decides to donate his heart to his victim’s sister (F) Washington Square Press, $16.00.

42. (24) Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. Young adult: Third book in the adventures of Eragon (F) Knopf Books for Young Readers, $27.50.

43. (38) The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. Children: Mouse falls in love with a princess; Newbery Medal winner; movie (F) Candlewick, $7.99.

44. (36) Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin. Subtitle: “One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time” (NF) Penguin, $15.00.

45. (30) The 6th Target by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro. A member of the Women’s Murder Club is attacked (F) Vision, $7.99.

46. (New) Simply Perfect by Mary Balogh. Historical romance: The goings on of an elite academy for young ladies in Regency England (F) Dell, $6.99.

47. (18) American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham. A study of Jackson’s presidency from the editor of Newsweek (NF) Random House, $30.00.

48. (87) The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Michael’s first lover, Hanna, is on trial for her part in WWII crimes; Oprah’s Book Club (F) Vintage, $13.95.

49. (44) The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb. A couple’s lives are shattered by the Columbine shootings (F) Harper, $29.95.

50. (294) The Calorie King Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter 2009 Edition by Allan Borushek. Nutritional counts for 11,000 food listings (NF) Family Health Publications, $8.99.