As president-elect Obama heads toward his inauguration, Gwen Ifill goes head to head with Evan Thomas and the Newsweek staff in analyzing his campaign. Will Jimmy Carter get a word in edgewise with his promise that We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land? Also on the line are John Grisham and Janet Evanovich's first printings, now set at 2.8 million and 2 million, respectively.

In the slightly more recession-proof world of children's books, the third Diary of a Wimpy Kid title arrives with a million-copy first printing, along with Mo Willems's new picture book, while Ann Brashares takes the bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series in a new direction.

| January 1 |What's Age Got to Do with It?: Living Your Healthiest and Happiest Life by Robin McGraw (Nelson, $24.99). 250,000 copies.The Four-Day Diet by Ian K. Smith, M.D. (St. Martin's, $24.95). 250,000 copies.[c] The A-List: Hollywood Royalty #1 by Zoey Dean (Little, Brown/Poppy, $9.99 paper). 150,000 copies.The Big Idea: How to Make Your Entrepreneurial Dreams Come True, from the Aha Moment to Your First Million by Donny Deutsch (Hyperion, $25.95). 125,000 copies.[c] Somebunny Loves You by Rachael Hale (LB Kids, $6.99). 125,000 copies.[c] Goosebumps HorrorLand #6: Who's Your Mummy? by R.L. Stine (Scholastic, $5.99 paper). 100,000 copies.[c] Goosebumps HorrorLand #7: My Friends Call Me Monster by R.L. Stine (Scholastic, $5.99 paper). 100,000 copies.[c] Inkheart (movie tie-in) by Cornelia Funke (Scholastic, $9.99 paper). 100,000 copies.| January 2 |
Black Ops by W.E.B. Griffin (Putnam, $26.95). 400,000 copies.
Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz (Putnam, $25.95). 250,000 copies.
Bone by Bone by Carol O'Connell (Putnam, $24.95). 75,000 copies.
How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth) by Henry Alford (Twelve, $23.99). 50,000 copies.
Miles from Nowhere by Nami Mun (Riverhead, $21.95). 40,000 copies.
| January 6 |
Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich (St. Martin's, $27.95). 2 million copies.
Eclipse by Richard North Patterson (Holt, $26). 350,000 copies.
* Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26). 250,000 copies.
Bones of the Dragon by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (Tor, $24.95). 200,000 copies.
[c] Unexpected Treasures by Victoria Osteen, illus. by Diane Palmisciano (Little Simon Inspirations, $16.99). 200,000 copies.
[c] My Happy Heart Books by Victoria Osteen, illus. by Betsy Day (Little Simon Inspirations, $19.99). 200,000 copies.
[c] Yo Gabba Gabba: Welcome to Gabba Land! by Irene Kilpatrick (Simon Spotlight, $7.99). 200,000 copies.
The Power of Soul by Zhi Gang Sha (Atria, $25). 150,000 copies.
The Great Depression Ahead: How to Prosper in the Crash Following the Greatest Boom in History by Harry S. Dent (Free Press, $27). 150,000 copies.
Red Carpet Suicide by Perez Hilton (NAL, $23.95). 150,000 copies.
Rich Brother Rich Sister: Two Different Paths to God, Money and Happiness by Robert Kiyosaki and Emi Kiyosaki (Perseus/Vanguard, $24.95). 150,000 copies.
* [c] Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems (Hyperion, $16.99). 150,000 copies.
The Man from Oakdale by Henry Coleman with Alina Adams (Pocket, $23). 125,000 copies.
With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain by Michael Korda (HarperCollins, $25.99). 100,000 copies.
The Great Eight by Scott Hamilton (Nelson/Practical Living, $24.99). 100,000 copies.
The UltraMind Solutionby Mark Hyman, M.D. (Scribner, $26). 100,000 copies.
On the Grind: A Shane Scully Novel by Stephen J. Cannell (St. Martin's, $25.95). 100,000 copies.
* Three Weeks to Say Goodbyeby C.J. Box (St. Martin's, $24.95). 100,000 copies.
* Sing Them Home by Stephanie Kallos (Atlantic Monthly, $25). 50,000 copies.
| January 7 |
All Pets Go to Heaven by Sylvia Browne (Fireside, $23.95). 80,000 copies.
Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell (Little, Brown, $24.99). 75,000 copies.
| January 8 |
* Daemon by Daniel Suarez (Dutton, $26.95). 75,000 copies.
| January 12 |
A Long Time Coming: The Inspiring, Combative 2008 Campaign and the Historic Election of Barack Obama by Evan Thomas and the staff of Newsweek (PublicAffairs, $22.95). 75,000 copies.
| January 13 |
[c] Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney (Abrams/Amulet, $12.95). 1 million copies.
* [c] 3 Willows: The Sisterhood Grows by Ann Brashares (Delacorte, $18.99). 500,000 copies.
Mounting Fears by Stuart Woods (Putnam, $25.95). 300,000 copies.
The Best of Everything by Kimberla Lawson Roby (Morrow, $23.95). 150,000 copies.
[c] Duck & Goose, How Are You Feeling? by Tad Hills (Random/Schwartz & Wade, $6.99). 150,000 copies.
Become Your Own Matchmaker by Patti Stanger with Lisa Johnson Mandell (Atria, $25). 125,000 copies.
The Last Stand of Fox Company by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin (Atlantic Monthly, $25). 125,000 copies.
Snark by David Denby (Simon & Schuster, $15.95). 35,000 copies.
| January 15 |
[c]Bedtime Bunny by Sandra Magsamen (LB Kids, $7.99). 100,000 copies.
| January 20 |
Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell (HarperCollins, $27.99). 200,000 copies.
The Devil's Punchbowl by Greg Iles (Scribner, $26.95). 150,000 copies.
We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work by Jimmy Carter (Simon & Schuster, $27). 150,000 copies.
I'd Rather We Got Casinos: And Other Black Thoughts by Larry Wilmore (Hyperion, $23.95). 100,000 copies.
[c] Bone #9: Crown of Horns by Jeff Smith (Scholastic/Graphix, $9.99 paper). 100,000 copies.
Dancing to the Music in My Head: Memoirs of the People's Idol by Sanjaya Malakar (Pocket, $19.99). 75,000 copies.
The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama by Gwen Ifill (Doubleday, $24.95). 60,000 copies.
January 22
[c] Three Cups of Tea Young Readers Edition: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, adapted by Sarah Thomson (Dial $16.99; Puffin, $8.99 paper). 250,000 copies.
Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century by P.W. Singer (Penguin Press, $27.95).
January 27
The Associate by John Grisham (Doubleday, $27.95). 2.8 million copies.
[c] Scat by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf, $16.99). 300,000 copies.
* [c] Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud (Disney-Hyperion, $17.99). 300,000 copies.
A Darker Place by Jack Higgins (Putnam, $26.95). 275,000 copies.
Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann (Ballantine, $25). 150,000 copies.
What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis (Collins, $26.99). 150,000 copies.
[c] Disney High School Musical 3: Senior Yearbook (Disney Press, $12.99). 100,000 copies.
[c] Envy: A Luxe Novel by Anna Godbersen (HarperCollins, $17.99). 100,000 copies.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (Ballantine, $24). 60,000 copies.
* The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes by Bryan Burrough (Penguin Press, $29.95).

—With reporting by John A. Sellers

* = PW starred review

[c] = Children's title