From the Los Angeles Times

PAPERBACKS

March 23, 2008

Fiction

1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ($13.95)

2. The Road by Cormac McCarthy ($14.95)

3. Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris ($13.99)

4. The Gathering by Anne Enright ($14)

5. Peony in Love by Lisa See ($14)

6. Christine Falls by Benjamin Black ($14)

7. The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory ($16)

8. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ($11.99)

9. High Profile by Robert B. Parker ($9.99)

10. Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier ($14)

Nonfiction

1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle ($14)

2. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert ($15)

3. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin ($15)

4. The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama ($14.95)

5. Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama ($14.95)

6. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle ($14)

7. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby ($12.95)

8. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan ($16)

9. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer ($13.95)

10. Candy Girl by Diablo Cody ($14)

Rankings are based on a Times poll of Southland bookstores.