April 26, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for April 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy.		 1/3
2. Fifty Shades Darker- Debut
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498
The second book in the 50 Shades Trilogy.		 /1
3. Fifty Shades Freed- Debut
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
Book Three in James' bestselling 50 Shades Trilogy.		 /1
4. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
Debut author Obreht's breathtaking tale of myth and legend.		 2/25
5. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
Russell's wonderfully imaginative debut novel about a run-down Everglades tourist attraction.		 13/28
6. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307744425
Otsuka's story of a group of young women brought over from Japan to San Francisco as "picture brides" nearly a century ago.		 3/5
7. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
Diffenbaugh's beautiful debut novel about a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others.		 5/3
8. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142
Brown's delightful novel about three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much.		 4/11
9. The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $16, 9781451617481
Hoffman's ambitious and mesmerizing novel, set in ancient Israel, now available in paperback.		 6/3
10. The Snowman- Debut
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307742995
Police investigator Harry Hole is back in a bone-chilling thriller that will take him to the brink of insanity.		 /1
11. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647
A young Jewish woman is forced to flee 1938 Vienna and becomes a parlor maid in England.		 7/16
12. The Troubled Man
Henning Mankell, Vintage, $15, 9780307477408
Mankell's final novel of suspense featuring detective Kurt Wallander.		 8/3
13. The Sisters Brothers
Patrick DeWitt, Ecco, $14.99, 9780062041289
DeWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force.		 15/9
14. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454560
The stunning third and final novel in Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy.		 9/9
15. The Family Fang- Debut
Kevin Wilson, Ecco Press, $13.99, 9780061579059
Wilson's unforgettable tale of a family of performance artists, and the effects of their art on their children.		 /1


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for April 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/16
2. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
A look at amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of candid photographs.		 2/45
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.		 4/59
4. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin, $16, 9780143120537
Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.		 5/8
5. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.		 8/67
6. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
The story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning PBS program Downton Abbey.		 3/13
7. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
At the center of de Waal's memoir is his inherited collection of ornamental Japanese wood and ivory carvings.		 9/35
8. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
The author chronicles a 12-month journey to follow the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier.		 6/52
9. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running.		 7/48
10. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not.		 /38
11. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2010 National Book Award winner.		 11/74
12. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle , $9.95, 9780811878319
Students or anyone who has ever had to struggle through a test will have a good laugh.		 12/45
13. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882
Hamilton's bestselling culinary memoir is now available in paperback.		 10/13
14. The Magic
Rhonda Byrne, Atria, $12.99, 9781451673449
The latest by the internationally bestselling author of The Secret.		 15/6
15. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438
Alexander's bold argument that mass incarceration amounts to a devastating system of racial control.		 14/4


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for April 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Calico Joe
John Grisham, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385536073
A surprising and moving novel of fathers and sons, forgiveness and redemption, set in the world of Major League Baseball.		 1/2
2. Sacré Bleu
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061779749
Moore's delectable confection of wit, intrigue, passion, and art history is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/3
3. The Innocent- Debut
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446572996
A riveting new thriller by the bestselling author of Absolute Power.		 /1
4. The Beginner's Goodbye
Anne Tyler, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307957276
Tyler's haunting and deeply moving new novel about a man grieving the death of his wife is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/3
5. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307378408
McCall Smith's 13th installment in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.		 4/3
6. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122
In this new novel by the author of Pulse, a middle-aged man contends with a past he has never much thought about.		 6/27
7. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
McLain's rewarding new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.		 8/61
8. Elegy for Eddie
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $25.99, 9780062049575
Winspear's powerful new Maisie Dobbs mystery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/4
9. Beastly Things
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly, $25, 9780802120236
Leon's new Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 7/3
10. The Shoemaker's Wife
Adriana Trigiani, Harper, $26.99, 9780061257094
A historical novel of love, family, risk, and destiny by the bestselling author of Lucia, Lucia.		 11/3
11. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
The magnificent fifth book of Martin's epic fantasy, A Song of Ice and Fire.		 12/31
12. The Lifeboat
Charlotte Rogan, Reagan Arthur Books, $24.99, 9780316185905
Rogan's novel of hard choices and survival is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/2
13. Train Dreams
Denis Johnson, FSG, $18, 9780374281144
A new novella suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West, by the National Book Award-winning author of Tree of Smoke.		 /3
14. The Witness- Debut
Nora Roberts, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399159121
A young woman's life is changed forever after she is seduced by a stranger in Roberts' latest thriller.		 /1
15. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment, is a September 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/31
ON THE RISE
21. Prague Fatale
Philip Kerr, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $26.95, 9780399159022
Kerr's latest Bernie Gunther novel is a complex tale of spies, terrorism, and treason.		  


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for April 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981
The popular talk show host examines the political debate about how, when, and where to apply America's strength and power.		 1/4
2. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/5
3. Imagine
Jonah Lehrer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547386072
Lehrer's fascinating and revelatory look at the new science of creativity.		 3/5
4. Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir- Debut
Jenny Lawson, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $25.95, 9780399159015
Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut.		 /1
5. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28, 9781400069286
An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed.		 5/8
6. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.		 6/75
7. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 9/13
8. Some Assembly Required
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488412
By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Lamott's latest is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family.		 4/5
9. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
Isaacson's exclusive biography of Steve Jobs is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.		 8/26
10. Darth Vader and Son- Debut
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557
Brown's delightful book presents the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away.		 /1
11. The Big Miss
Hank Haney, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307985989
Haney's candid and insightful account of his tumultuous six-years coaching Tiger Woods.		 11/4
12. The Social Conquest of Earth
Edward Osborne Wilson, Liveright, $27.95, 9780871404138
Wilson's groundbreaking new look at the origin of the human condition and why it resulted in our domination of the Earth.		 7/2
13. The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity- Debut
Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $32.50, 9781439127704
A fascinating look at how U.S. presidents have worked together, and sometimes against each other, in and out of office.		 /1
14. A Natural Woman
Carole King, Grand Central, $27.99, 9781455512614
King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time.		 10/2
15. Bringing Up Bébé
Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336
Druckerman reveals the secrets behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children.		 12/10


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for April 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 1/54
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429		 2/55
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 4/53
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 6/55
5. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307742537		 5/9
6. The Affair
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246305		 3/4
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 7/*
8. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 8/42
9. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509		 9/86
10. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 /*


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for April 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Divergent
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books, $9.99, 9780062024039		 3/7
2. Chomp
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375868429		 1/4
3. Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $9.99, 9780062082930		 5/3
4. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 4/15
5. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378		 2/*
6. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 6/241
7. The Hunger Games Tribute Guide
Emily Seife, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545457828		 8/10
8. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785		 10/120
9. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 7/50
10. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020		 13/5
11. Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys, Speak, $8.99, 9780142420591		 9/3
12. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892		 11/32
13. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761		 15/46
14. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Harper, $7.99, 9780061120268		 /*
15. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $12.99, 9780316013697		 /135


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for April 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 1/*
2. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781423151289		 2/3
3. The Lorax
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $14.95, 9780394823379		 3/*
4. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274		 7/*
5. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 11/*
6. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703812		 14/11
7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 5/*
8. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 6/*
9. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 13/32
10. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 4/28
11. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 8/*
12. Tickle Time!
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9780761168836		 9/2
13. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375		 /*
14. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553		 10/12
15. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905		 /*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for April 26, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012
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  Children's Series  
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
4. The Mysterious Benedict Society (hardcover and paperback)
Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown
5. Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
6. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
7. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
8. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
9. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
10. Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series (paperback)
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012

16. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368

17. The Pale King
David Foster Wallace, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316074223

18. The American Heiress
Daisy Goodwin, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9780312658663

19. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477

20. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967

21. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132

22. Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Susan Vreeland, Random House, $15, 9780812980189

23. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685

24. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307472984

25. Drawing Conclusions
Donna Leon, Penguin, $15, 9780143120643

26. The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9780743273565

27. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Jan-Philipp Sendker, Other Press, $14.95, 9781590514634

28. Doc
Mary Doria Russell, Ballantine, $15, 9780812980004

29. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328

30. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307454553

31. Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307739513

32. A Lesson in Secrets
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061727719

33. Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson, Harper, $14.99, 9780062060563

34. The Lady of the Rivers
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone Books, $16, 9781416563716

35. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547735023

36. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223

37. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $13.99, 9781250004345

38. Elizabeth I
Margaret George, Penguin, $17, 9780143120445

39. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $17, 9780553386790

40. The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455508969

41. Dreams of Joy
Lisa See, Random House, $15, 9780812980547

42. The Story of Beautiful Girl
Rachel Simon, Grand Central, $12, 9780446574457

43. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648

44. Turn of Mind
Alice LaPlante, Grove Press, $15, 9780802145901

45. Mr. Churchill's Secretary
Susan Elia MacNeal, Bantam, $15, 9780553593617

46. Robopocalypse
Daniel Wilson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307740809

47. Pirate King
Laurie R. King, Bantam, $15, 9780553386752

48. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347

49. The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien, Mariner, $14.95, 9780618706419

50. The Love of My Youth
Mary Gordon, Anchor, $15, 9780307390325

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012

16. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061

17. Lucky Peach Issue 3
David Chang (Ed.), McSweeney's, $12, 9781936365487

18. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374

19. The Hunger Pains
The Harvard Lampoon, Touchstone, $13.99, 9781451668209

20. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375725609

21. Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon, Workman, $10.95, 9780761169253

22. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946

23. What to Expect When You're Expecting
Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel, Workman, $14.95, 9780761148579

24. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888

25. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9780743247542

26. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95, 9780399533464

27. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943

28. To Marry an English Lord
Gail MacColl, Carol McD. Wallace, Workman, $15.95, 9780761171959

29. Unfamiliar Fishes
Sarah Vowell, Riverhead, $16, 9781594485640

30. The Man Who Quit Money
Mark Sundeen, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485695

31. The Grand Design
Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow, Bantam, $18, 9780553384666

32. Titanic, First Accounts
Tim Maltin (Ed.), Penguin, $16, 9780143106623

33. Maphead
Ken Jennings, Scribner, $15, 9781439167182

34. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World , $15, 9781577314806

35. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158

36. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061732478

37. The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric, Random House Trade, $15, 9780812982589

38. Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man
Steve Harvey, Amistad Press, $13.99, 9780061728983

39. Eat to Live
Joel Fuhrman, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316120913

40. This Is a Book
Demetri Martin, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446539692

41. The Information
James Gleick, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400096237

42. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310

43. Malcolm X
Manning Marable, Penguin, $18, 9780143120322

44. Kitty Cornered
Bob Tarte, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781565129993

45. To End All Wars
Adam Hochschild, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547750316

46. At Home
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767919395

47. Rand McNally Road Atlas 2012
Rand McNally, $13.95, 9780528003363

48. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915

49. Moby-Duck
Donovan Hohn, Penguin, $16, 9780143120506

50. The Elements
Theodore Gray, Black Dog & Leventhal, $19.95, 9781579128951

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012

16. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054

17. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Delacorte, $26, 9780385344227

18. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850

19. Guilty Wives
James Patterson, David Ellis, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097567

20. The Cove
Ron Rash, Ecco Press, $26.99, 9780061804199

21. Prague Fatale
Philip Kerr, Marian Wood Books/Putnam, $26.95, 9780399159022

22. 1Q84
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313

23. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803

24. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635

25. Carry the One
Carol Anshaw, S&S, $25, 9781451636888

26. Unnatural Acts
Stuart Woods, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399158865

27. Stay Close
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525952275

28. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694

29. The Expats
Chris Pavone, Crown, $26, 9780307956354

30. Waiting for Sunrise
William Boyd, Harper, $25.99, 9780061876769

31. Lone Wolf
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28, 9781439102749

32. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282

33. The Lost Years
Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $26.99, 9781451668865

34. The Red Book
Deborah Copaken Kogan, Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401340827

35. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $25.99, 9780062060617

36. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Nathan Englander, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307958709

37. The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje, Knopf, $26, 9780307700117

38. A Land More Kind Than Home
Wiley Cash, Morrow, $24.99, 9780062088147

39. Unholy Night
Seth Grahame-Smith, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446563093

40. Arcadia
Lauren Groff, Voice, $25.99, 9781401340872

41. Truth Like the Sun
Jim Lynch, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307958686

42. The Book of Madness and Cures
Regina O'Melveny, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316195836

43. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur, $24.99, 9780316175678

44. An American Spy
Olen Steinhauer, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312622893

45. Force of Nature
C.J. Box, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399158261

46. The Wolf Gift
Anne Rice, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595119

47. The House of Velvet and Glass
Katherine Howe, Hyperion, $25.99, 9781401340919

48. Come Home
Lisa Scottoline, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312380823

49. The Starboard Sea
Amber Dermont, St. Martin's, $24.99, 9780312642808

50. Salvage the Bones
Jesmyn Ward, Bloomsbury, $24, 9781608195220

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012

16. Drop Dead Healthy
A.J. Jacobs, S&S, $26, 9781416599074

17. Mrs. Kennedy and Me
Clint Hill, Gallery, $26, 9781451648447

18. The Blood Sugar Solution
Mark Hyman, M.D., Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316127370

19. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250

20. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558

21. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631

22. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846

23. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476

24. When Women Were Birds
Terry Tempest Williams, Angela Williams, FSG, $23, 9780374288976

25. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Jeanette Winterson, Grove Press, $25, 9780802120106

26. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070

27. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568

28. Revelations
Elaine Pagels, Viking, $27.95, 9780670023349

29. Escape from Camp 14
Blaine Harden, Viking, $26.95, 9780670023325

30. Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, Crown Business, $30, 9780307719218

31. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350

32. Trickle Down Tyranny
Michael Savage, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062083975

33. The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt, Pantheon, $28.95, 9780307377906

34. When I Was a Child I Read Books
Marilynne Robinson, FSG, $24, 9780374298784

35. Plenty
Yotam Ottolenghi, Chronicle, $35, 9781452101248

36. Paris in Love
Eloisa James, Random House, $26, 9781400069569

37. What Teachers Make
Taylor Mali, Putnam Adult, $19.95, 9780399158544

38. The Age of Insight
Eric Kandel, Random House, $40, 9781400068715

39. Dropped Names
Frank Langella, Harper, $25.99, 9780062094476

40. The Pioneer Woman Cooks
Ree Drummond, Morrow, $29.99, 9780061997181

41. House of Stone
Anthony Shadid, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $26, 9780547134666

42. Imperfect
Jim Abbott, Tim Brown, Ballantine, $26, 9780345523259

43. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $35, 9780679456728

44. How to Cook Everything: The Basics
Mark Bittman, Wiley, $35, 9780470528068

45. Jesus Calling
Sarah Young, Integrity, $15.99, 9781591451884

46. Mother's Love
Melina Gerosa Bellows, National Geographic Society, $9.95, 9781426209222

47. Crossing the Borders of Time
Leslie Maitland, Other Press, $27.95, 9781590514962

48. Religion for Atheists
Alain de Botton, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307379108

49. Strengths Finder 2.0
Tom Rath, Gallup, $24.95, 9781595620156

50. The World of Downton Abbey
Jessica Fellowes, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250006349

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending April 22, 2012

11. Sixkill
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425246900

12. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

13. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Seth Grahame-Smith, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455510184

14. The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455508976

15. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290

16. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741

17. The Lucky One
Nicholas Sparks, Vision, $7.99, 9780446618328

18. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486

19. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487

20. Portrait of a Spy
Daniel Silva, Harper, $9.99, 9780062073143

21. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345339683

22. The Sixth Man
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446573092

23. Dead Reckoning
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9781937007355

24. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129

25. I'll Walk Alone
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439180976

26. The Devil Colony
James Rollins, Harper, $9.99, 9780061785658

27. Live Wire
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233936

28. Cold Wind
C.J. Box, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425246917

29. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296

30. The Land of Painted Caves
Jean M. Auel, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553289435

31. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719

32. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144

33. Hiss of Death
Rita Mae Brown, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553591613

34. Outlander
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $8.99, 9780440212560

35. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary
Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.), Avon, $7.99, 9780380724253

36. A Turn in the Road
Debbie Macomber, Mira, $7.99, 9780778313250

37. The Jefferson Key
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345505521

38. Chasing Fire
Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 9780515150636

39. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342

40. Smokin' Seventeen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345527707

41. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780380789030

42. The Jungle
Clive Cussler, Jack B. Du Brul, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425246542

43. Against All Enemies
Tom Clancy, Peter Telep, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425246061

44. The Redbreast
Jo Nesbø, Harper, $7.99, 9780062068422

45. Timeless
Gail Carriger, Orbit, $7.99, 9780316127189

46. Only Time Will Tell
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9780312539566

47. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966

48. The Postcard Killers
James Patterson, Liza Marklund, Vision, $9.99, 9781455506637

49. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803

50. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983

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