August 4

Bad Moon Rising: A Dark Hunter Novel by Sherrilyn Kenyon (St. Martin’s, $24.95; ISBN 978-0-312-36949-1). 500,000 copies.

Intervention by Robin Cook (Putnam, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15570-3). 350,000 copies.

The Traffickers: A Badge of Honor Novel by W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV (Putnam, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15586-4). 300,000 copies.

Rules of Vengeance by Christopher Reich (Doubleday, $26; ISBN 978-0-385-52407-0). 150,000 copies.

The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom (St. Martin’s, $24.95; ISBN 978-0-312-38584-2). 150,000 copies.

The Battle for America, 2008: The Extraordinary Election of 2008 by Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson (Viking, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-670-02111-6). 150,000 copies.

If Ignorance Is Bliss, Why Aren’t There More Happy People: Smart Quotes for Dumb Times by John Lloyd and John Michinson (Harmony, $21.99; ISBN 978-0-307-46066-0). 100,000 copies.

Alibi by Teri Woods (Grand Central, $21.99; ISBN 978-0-446-58169-1). 75,000 copies.

The Last Ember by Daniel Levin (Riverhead, $25.95; ISBN 978-1-59448-872-6). 75,000 copies.

Of Bees and Mist by Eric Setiawan (Simon & Schuster, $25; ISBN 978-1-4165-9624-0). 75,000 copies.

A Long Bright Future: The Very Good News About Living Longer by Laura L. Carstensen, Ph.D. (Broadway, $26; ISBN 978-0-7679-3012-3). 60,000 copies.

In This Way I Was Saved by Brian DeLeeuw (Simon & Schuster, $25; ISBN 978-1-4391-0313-5). 60,000 copies.

Fired to Hired by Tory Johnson (Berkley, paper $14; ISBN 978-0-425-23055-8). 50,000 copies.

The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners by Luanne Rice (Bantam, $26; ISBN 978-0-553-80514-7)

Hitler’s War by Harry Turtledove (Del Rey, $27; ISBN 978-0-345-49182-4).

Sweeping Up Glass by Carolyn Wall (Delta, paper $13; ISBN 978-0-385-34303-9).

Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon (Penguin Press, $27.95; ISBN 978-1-59420-224-7).

August 5

I Can See You by Karen Rose (Grand Central, $18.99; ISBN 978-0-446-53834-3). 125,000 copies.

August 11

South of Broad by Pat Conroy (Doubleday/Talese, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-385-41305-3). 750,000 copies.

Smash Cut by Sandra Brown (Simon & Schuster, $26.95; ISBN 978-1-4165-6308-2). 650,000 copies.

Blindman’s Bluff by Faye Kellerman (Morrow, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-170232-7). 250,000 copies.

Atlantis Revelation by Thomas Greanias (Atria, $25; ISBN 978-1-4165-8912-9). 125,000 copies.

Rhino Ranch by Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster, $26; ISBN 978-1-4391-5639-1). 125,000 copies.

Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay (Bantam, $24; ISBN 978-0-553-80716-5).

Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies by Arthur Goldwag (Vintage, paper $16; ISBN 978-0-307-39067-7).

Istanbul: The Collected Traveler, collected by Barrie Kerper (Vintage, paper $17; ISBN 978-0-307-39059-2).

Undiscovered Gyrl by Allison Burnett (Vintage, paper $14; ISBN 978-0-307-47312-7).

August 12

The Hunted by Brian Haig (Grand Central, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-446-19559-1). 60,000 copies.

August 13

Sand Sharks by Margaret Maron (Grand Central, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-446-19611-6). 50,000 copies.

August 18

Vanished by Joseph Finder (St. Martin’s, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-312-37908-7). 200,000 copies.

Red to Black by Alex Dryden (Ecco, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-180386-4). 50,000 copies.

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe by J. Randy Taraborrelli (Grand Central, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-446-58082-3). 175,000 copies.

Why Is Daddy in a Dress? by Amanda McCall (Collins, paper $9.99; ISBN 978-0-06-185754-6). 60,000 copies.

The Shortest Distance Between Two Women by Kris Radish (Bantam, paper $13; ISBN 978-0-553-80541-3).

A Princess of Landover by Terry Brooks (Del Rey, $26; ISBN 978-0-345-45852-0).

Baking Cakes in Kigali by Gaile Parkin (Delacorte, $24; ISBN 978-0-385-34343-5).

Soul of a Dog by Jon Katz (Villard, $24; ISBN 978-1-4000-6629-2).

August 20

The Holy Bullet by Luis Miguel Rocha (Putnam, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15600-7). 50,000 copies.

August 25

206 Bones by Kathy Reichs (Scribner, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-7432-9439-3). 400,000 copies.

Even Money by Dick and Felix Francis (Putnam, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15591-8). 250,000 copies.

The Scoop by Fern Michaels (Kensington, paper $13.95; ISBN 978-0-7582-2718-8). 150,000 copies.

The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox, revised edition (Kensington/Citadel, $16.95; ISBN 978-0-8065-3144-1). 100,000 copies.

God Ain’t Blind by Mary Monroe (Kensington/Dafina, $24; ISBN 978-0-7582-1221-4). 80,000 copies.

Supercorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good by Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Crown Business, $27.50; ISBN 978-0-307-38235-1). 50,000 copies.

L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City by John Buntin (Harmony, $26; ISBN 978-0-307-35207-1). 50,000 copies.

Notorious by Kiki Swinson (Kensington/Dafina, paper $15; ISBN 978-0-7582-2837-6). 50,000 copies.

Await Your Reply by Dan Chaon (Ballantine, $25; ISBN 978-0-345-47602-9).

Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning (Delacorte, $26; ISBN 978-0-385-34165-3).

Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat by Gwen Cooper (Delacorte, $20; ISBN 978-0-385-34385-5).

The Secret Saturdays by the Cartoon Network (Del Rey, paper $7.99; ISBN 978-0-345-51694-7).

Fate of the Jedi: Abyss by Troy Denning (Del Rey/LucasBooks, $27; ISBN 978-0-345-50918-5).

The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence by Rachel Simmons (Penguin Press, $25.95; ISBN 978-1-59420-218-6).

Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness by Tracy Kidder (Random, $26; ISBN 978-1-4000-6621-6).

August 26

Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World by Rafe Esquith (Viking, $24.95; ISBN 978-0-670-02108-6). 100,000 copies.

August 31

I Drink for a Reason by David Cross (Grand Central, $23.99; ISBN 978-0-446-57948-3). 100,000 copies.