The Book Sense Parenting Bestseller List

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For the eight-week period ending June 18, 2006, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores with Book Sense nationwide.

Past Category Bestseller lists are available at www.bookweb.org/read/5677.

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The Book Sense Parenting Bestseller List

1.

Wisdom of Our Fathers
Tim Russert, Random House, $22.95, 1400064805

2.

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv, Algonquin, $13.95, 1565125223

3.

What to Expect the First Year
Heidi Murkoff, Workman, $15.95, 0761129588

4.

Many Ways to Say I Love You: Wisdom for Parents and Children From Mister Rogers
Fred Rogers, Hyperion, $16.95, 1401301703

5.

Mother-Daughter Wisdom
Christiane Northrup, M.D., Bantam, $18, 0553380125

6.

Be the Coolest Dad on the Block
Steve Caplin, Simon Rose, Broadway, $11.95, 0767922492

7.

Mother to Son: Shared Wisdom From the Heart
Melissa Harrison with Harry H. Harrison, Jr., Workman, $7.95, 076114210X

8.

I Am My Mother's Daughter: Making Peace With Mom -- Before It's Too Late
Iris Krasnow, Perseus, $25, 0465037542

9.

Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety
Judith Warner, Riverhead, $15, 1594481709

10.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Adele Faber, Quill, $13.95, 0380811960

11.

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child
Marc Weissbluth, Ballantine, $14.95, 0449004023

12.

Father to Son
Harry H. Harrison, Jr., Workman, $7.95, 0761118691

13.

Father to Daughter
Harry H. Harrison, Jr., Workman, $7.95, 0761129774

14.

Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys
Daniel J. Kindlon, Ballantine, $15, 0345434854

15.

Queen Bees and Wannabes
Rosalind Wiseman, Three Rivers, $14.95, 1400047927

16.

Motherless Mothers: How Mother Loss Shapes the Parents We Become
Hope Edelman, HarperCollins, $25.95, 0060532459

17.

Daddy Kisses
Anne Gutman, et al., Chronicle, $5.95, 0811839141

18.

Momilies: As My Mother Used to Say...
Michele Slung, Ballantine, $11.95, 0345492102

19.

My Dad and Me
Larry King, Crown, $19.95, 0307236536

20.

Crouching Father, Hidden Toddler: A Zen Guide for New Dads
C.W. Nevius, Beegee Tolpa (Illus.), Chronicle, $9.95, 0811852075

21.

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
Harvey Karp, Bantam, $14, 0553381466

22.

Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads: Dealing With the Parents, Teachers, Coaches, and Counselors Who Can Make -- or Break --Your Child's Future
Rosalind Wiseman, Elizabeth Rapoport, Crown, $25, 1400083001

23.

Dear Dad: Father, Friend, and Hero
Bradley Trevor Greive, Andrews McMeel Publishing, $9.95, 0740750240

24.

My Shining Star: Raising a Child Who Is Ready to Learn
Rosemary Wells, Scholastic, $8.99, 043984701X

25.

Life Laughs: The Naked Truth About Motherhood, Marriage, and Moving On
Jenny McCarthy, Dutton, $23.95, 052594947X
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