Thin was In... for about a week

The fun thing about tracking bestsellers is the insight you gain into the American subconscious. Case in point: dieting books. If you were to look at the list of bestselling books only three weeks ago, you would have seen a very clear pattern: two of the ten spots were held by dieting books... namely Ultrametabolism by Dr. Mark Hyman, and French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano. Both excellent books, both making excellent points, and both completely vacant from today's bestseller list.

Apparently, American's are only worried about their weight in the week running up to spring fashions. After that, it's business as usual.

If there is a pattern on the current bestseller list, it's dogs. Two of the top five spots are currently claimed by dog books. But don't look for any deeper meaning here; those books have been on the list for many months now... even before we decided to try and lose weight.