The May On-Sale Calendar

MAY

May 2

The Idea Hunter: How to Find the Best Ideas and Make Them Happen by Andy Boynton, Bill Fischer, and William Bole (Jossey-Bass, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-470-76776-4). 50,000 copies.

May 3

Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris (Ace, $27.95; ISBN 978-0-441-02031-7). 800,000 copies. One-day laydown.

If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t) by Betty White (Putnam, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15753-0). 600,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Caleb's Crossing: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks (Viking, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-670-02104-8). 350,000 copies.

Sixkill: A Spenser Novel by Robert B. Parker (Putnam, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15726-4). 300,000 copies. One-day laydown.

From This Moment On by Shania Twain (Atria, $26.99; ISBN 978-1-4516-2074-0). 275,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Guy Fieri Food by Guy Fieri (Morrow Cookbooks, $29.99; ISBN 978-0-06-189455-8). 250,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Familyhood by Paul Reiser (Hyperion, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-4013-2432-2). 200,000 copies.

A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama's Mother by Janny Scott (RiveRandomead, $26.95; ISBN 978-1-59448-797-2). 200,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Until Tuesday by former Capt. Luis Carlos Montalvan with Bret Witter (Hyperion, $22.99; ISBN 978-1-4013-2429-2). 150,000 copies.

Found by Tatum O’Neal (Morrow, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-206656-5). 150,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World’s Most Beautiful Game by Rex Ryan (Doubleday, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-385-53444-4). 125,000 copies.

Fabulicious: Teresa's Italian Family Cookbook by Teresa Guidice (Running Press, $19.95; ISBN 978-0-7624-4239-3). 125,000 copies.

Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil and Legend by Leigh Montville (Doubleday, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-385-52745-3). 100,000 copies.

Transition by Chaz Bono with Billie Fitzpatrick (Dutton, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-525-95214-5). 100,000 copies. One-day laydown.

The Last Stand of Chuck Norris: 400 All-New Facts About the Most Terrifying Man in the Universe by Ian Spector (Gotham Books, $13 trade paper; ISBN 978-1-59240-645-6). 100,000 copies.

The Devil’s Light: A Novel by Richard North Patterson (Scribner, $26; ISBN 978-1-4516-1680-4). 100,000 copies.

My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir by Dick Van Dyke (Crown Archetype, $25; ISBN 978-0-307-59223-1). 75,000 copies.

Prophecy by S. J. Parris (Doubleday, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-385-53130-6). 75,000 copies.

For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge Of Time—A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics by Walter Lewin (Free Press, $26; ISBN 978-1-4391-0827-7). 75,000 copies.

The Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun: Cool Hacks, Cutting-Edge Games, and More Awesome Projects for the Whole Family by Ken Denmead (Gotham Books, $18 trade paper; ISBN 978-1-59240-644-9). 75,000 copies.

To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 by Adam Hochschild (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28; ISBN 978-0-618-75828-9). 75,000 copies.

The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins (Hyperion, $25.99; ISBN 978-1-4013-0202-3). 75,000 copies.

If You Were Here by Jen Lancaster (New American Library, $24.95; ISBN 978-0-451-23438-4). 75,000 copies.

Darkside by Belinda Bauer (Simon & Schuster $15 paper; ISBN 978-1-4516-1275-2). 75,000 copies.

Last Men Out: The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin (Free Press, $26: ISBN 978-1-4391-6101-2). 60,000 copies.

Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman (Pantheon Books, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-307-37733-3). 60,000 copies.

The Redeemed by M.R. Hall (Simon & Schuster, $25; ISBN 978-1-4391-5712-1). 60,000 copies.

Extra Lean Family by Mario Lopez (Celebra, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-451-23412-4). 50,000 copies.

TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments by Douglas R Conant and Mette Norgaard (Jossey-Bass, $26.95; ISBN 978-1-118-00435-7). 50,000 copies.

The Beach Trees by Karen White (New American Library, $15 trade paper; ISBN 978-0-451-23307-3). 50,000 copies.

The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson (Simon & Schuster, $25; ISBN 978-1-4391-7588-0). 50,000 copies.

Doc by Mary Doria Russell (Random House, $26; ISBN 978-1-4000-6804-3).

May 4

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon (Grand Central, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-446-57446-4). 100,000 copies.

May 9

What Makes Business Rock: How I Built the World's Largest Media Network — Inside MTV International’s Global Phenomenon by Bill Roedy (Wiley, $27.95; ISBN 978-1-118-00476-0). 50,000 copies.

May 10

Buried Prey by John Sandford (Putnam, $27.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15738-7). 700,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Does the Noise in My Head Bother You: A Rock ’n’ Roll Memoir by Steven Tyler with David Dalton (Ecco, $27.99; ISBN 978-0-06-176789-0). 500,000 copies. One-day laydown.

The Fund by H.T. Narea (Forge, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-2890-8). 200,000 copies.

Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea’s Family, Friends, and Other Victims (Grand Central, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-446-58471-5). 200,000 copies.

The Notes by Ronald Reagan (Harper, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-206513-1). 200,000 copies. One-day laydown.

In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson (Crown Trade, $26; ISBN 978-0-307-40884-6). 150,000 copies.

Faith by Jennifer Haigh (Harper, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-075580-5). 150,000 copies.

The Tattooed Girl by Dan Burstein (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-61056-2). 150,000 copies.

Those in Peril by Wilbur Smith (St. Martin’s/Thomas Dunne Books, $27.99; ISBN 978-0312-56725-5). 150,000 copies.

A Time for Patriots by Dale Brown (Morrow, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-198999-5). 125,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Blood and Smoke by Charles LeeRandomsen (Simon & Schuster, $26; ISBN 978-1-4391-4904-1). 100,000 copies.

2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America by Albert Brooks (St. Martin’s Press, $25.99; ISBN 978-0312-58372-9). 100,000 copies.

Not Dead Yet: My Triumph Over Type 1 Diabetes and the Race Across America by Phil Southerland and John Hanc (St. Martin’s/Thomas Dunne Books, $25.99; ISBN 978-0312-61023-4). 75,000 copies.

A Father's Love: One Man's Unrelenting Battle to Bring His Abducted Son Home by David Goldman (Viking, $26.95; ISBN 978-0-670-02262-5). 75,000 copies.

Misery Bay by Steve Hamilton (St. Martin’s/Minotaur Books, $24.99; ISBN 978-0312-38043-4). 60,000 copies.

Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi (Tor, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-7653-2854-0). 60,000 copies.

Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure by Tim Harford (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $27; ISBN 978-0-374-10096-4). 50,000 copies.

In The Long Run: A Father, a Son, and Unintentional Lessons in Happiness by Jim Axelrod (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26; ISBN 978-0-374-19211-2). 50,000 copies.

Alphabetter Juice: or, The Joy of Text by Roy Blount Jr. (FSG/Sarah Crichton Books, $26; ISBN 978-0-374-10370-5). 50,000 copies.

The White Devil by Justin Evans (Harper, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-06-172827-3). 50,000 copies.

The Ninth Wife by Amy Stolls (Harper Paperbacks, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-185189-6). 50,000 copies.

The New York Times Early Morning Crosswords by the New York Times (St. Martin’s Griffin, $7.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-58840-3). 50,000 copies.

The New York Times Big, Bad Book of Crosswords by the New York Times (St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-58841-0). 50,000 copies.

The New York Times Midsummer Night's Crosswords by Will Shortz (St. Martin’s Griffin, $7.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-58842-7). 50,000 copies.

Basketball Junkie: A Memoir by Chris Herren with Bill Reynolds (St. Martin’s Press, $24.99; ISBN 978-0312-65672-0). 50,000 copies.

Four Days in July: Tom Watson, the 2009 Open Championship, and a Tournament for the Ages by Jim Huber (St. Martin’s/Thomas Dunne Books, $24.99; ISBN 978-0312-66187-8). 50,000 copies.

Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Seal Sniper by Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin (St. Martin’s Press, $26.99; ISBN 978-0312-69945-1).

Thunder of Heaven by Tim LaHaye and Craig Parshall (Zondervan, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-310-32637-3).

May 12

Dangerous Pleasure by Lora Leigh (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-54187-3). 250,000 copies.

Daughter of Siena by Marina Fiorato (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-60958-0). 75,000 copies.

I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive by Steve Earle (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26; ISBN 978-0-618-82096-2). 50,000 copies.

Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Frederick Kempe (Putnam, $29.95; ISBN 978-0-399-15729-5). 50,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Loaded!: Become a Millionaire Overnight and Lose 20 Pounds in Two Weeks, or Your Money Back by Willie Geist (St. Martin’s Griffin, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-64153-5). 50,000 copies.

The Filter Bubble: What the Internet Is Hiding from You by Eli Pariser (Penguin Press, $27.95; ISBN 978-1-59420-300-8).

Stan Musial by George Vecsey (Random/ESPN, $26; ISBN 978-0-345-51706-7).

May 16

The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter by Ian O’Connor (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26; ISBN 978-0-547-32793-8). 75,000 copies.

May 17

Don’t Breathe a Word by Jennifer McMahon (Harper Paperbacks, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-168937-6). 150,000 copies.

Graveminder by Melissa Marr (Morrow, $22.99; ISBN 978-0-06-182687-0). 150,000 copies.

Cowboys and Aliens (movie tie-in) by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg (Harper/It Books, $15.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-207907-7). 100,000 copies.

The Last Gunfight by Jeff Guinn (Simon & Schuster, $27; ISBN 978-1-4391-5424-3). 75,000 copies.

No Shortage of Good Days by John Gierach (Simon & Schuster, $24; ISBN 978-0-7432-9175-0). 50,000 copies.

On China by Henry Kissinger (Penguin Press, $35; ISBN 978-1-59420-271-1).

The Ambition by Lee Strobel (Zondervan, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-310-29267-8).

May 23

Thank You Notes by Jimmy Fallon and the Writers of Late Night (Grand Central, $12 paper; ISBN 978-0-89296-741-4). 150,000 copies.

The Final Storm by Jeff Shaara (Ballantine Books, $28; ISBN 978-0-345-49794-9).

The Jefferson Key by Steve Berry (Ballantine Books, $26; ISBN 978-0-345-50551-4).

Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner (Dial, $25; ISBN 978-1-4000-6931-6).

The Long Journey Home by Margaret Robison (Random/Spiegel & Grau, $26; ISBN 978-1-4000-6869-2).

May 24

The Greater Journey by David McCullough (Simon & Schuster, $40; ISBN 978-1-4165-7176-6). 2,000,000 copies.

Through My Eyes by Tim Tebow (Harper, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-200728-5). 200,000 copies.

Death Clutch by Brock Lesnar (Morrow, $25.99; ISBN 978-0-06-202312-4). 125,000 copies.

What I Learned When I Almost Died by Chris Licht (Simon & Schuster, $23; ISBN 978-1-4516-2767-1). 75,000 copies.

Will Shortz Presents Fun in the Sun KenKen by Will Shortz (St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-59064-2). 75,000 copies.

Will Shortz Presents the Puzzle Doctor: KenKen Mania by Will Shortz (St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-68149-4). 75,000 copies.

Will Shortz Presents the Puzzle Doctor: Sudoku Mania by Will Shortz (St. Martin’s Griffin, $9.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-312-68150-0). 75,000 copies.

Reckless Endangerment by Gretchen Morgenson (Times Books, $30; ISBN 978-0-8050-9120-5). 75,000 copies.

Twenty-Five Books That Shaped America: How White Whales, Green Lights, and Restless Spirits Forged Our National Identity by Thomas C. Foster (Harper Paperbacks, $14.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-183440-0). 50,000 copies.

The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies — How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths by Michael Shermer (Times Books, $28; ISBN 978-0-8050-9125-0). 50,000 copies.

One Day (movie tie-in edition) by David Nicholls (Vintage, $14.95 paper; ISBN 978-0-307-94671-3). 50,000 copies.

Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Conviction by Aaron Allston (Random/LucasBooks, $27; ISBN 978-0-345-50910-9).

May 31

Trader of Secrets by Steve Martini (Morrow, $26.99; ISBN 978-0-06-193023-2). 250,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Lady Blue Eyes: My Life with Frank by Barbara Sinatra (Crown Archetype, $24.99; ISBN 978-0-307-38233-7). 80,000 copies.

Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh (Berkley Sensation, $25.95; ISBN 978-0-425-24209-4). 50,000 copies. One-day laydown.

Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Carner (Harper Paperbacks, 414.99 paper; ISBN 978-0-06-200437-6). 50,000 copies.

The Vampire Narcise by Colleen Gleason (Mira Books, $14.95 paper; ISBN 978-0-7783-2995-4). 50,000 copies.

Dreams of Joy by Lisa See (Random House, $26; ISBN 978-1-4000-6712-1).

At the Devil’s Table by William C. Rempel (Random House, $26; ISBN 978-1-4000-6837-1).