April 28, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for April 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425232200
Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s.		 1/3
2. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701
An indie fave about a traveling circus is now a major motion picture.		 2/117
3. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 7/5
4. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 3/65
5. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 4/21
6. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
Rachman's wry debut novel follows the lives of the staff of an international English-language newspaper in Rome.		 5/16
7. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 6/12
8. Little Bee
Chris Cleave, S&S, $15, 9781416589648
Cleave's bestselling novel about a Nigerian refugee in England.		 8/62
9. Imperfect Birds
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $15, 9781594485046
A powerful and redemptive novel about love and family, from the bestselling author of Grace (Eventually).		 9/3
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch.		 10/98
11. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812976366
The riveting novel by the author of Cloud Atlas was a July 2010 Indie Next List Great Read in hardcover.		 11/7
12. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
An evocative novel of Japanese-Americans in Seattle during World War II.		 12/79
13. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781616200152
Durrow's searing debut is the winner of the Bellwether Prize for best fiction addressing issues of social justice.		 /15
14. The Man From Beijing
Henning Mankell, Vintage, $15, 9780307472847
An electrifying global thriller by the award-winning author of the Kurt Wallander mysteries.		 13/6
15. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake- Debut
Aimee Bender, Anchor, $15, 9780385720960
Bender's memorable novel about a young girl with a magical gift.		 /1


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for April 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/7
2. 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.		 2/15
3. 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.		 4/4
4. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco Press, $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.		 3/25
5. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431
This bestseller explores what dogs know and how they think.		 5/30
6. 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.		 6/8
7. 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.		 8/3
8. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829
A highly entertaining look at the U.S. financial crisis by the author of Liar's Poker.		 9/12
9. Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $15, 9780307453280
Macintyre's rollicking true story of an intelligence operation that ultimately helped the Allies win WWII.		 7/3
10. Zeitoun
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387943
The gripping true story of a man who chose to remain in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina to protect his home and business.		 11/45
11. Lunch in Paris
Elizabeth Bard, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316042789
Bard's memoir is her story of falling in love, redefining success, and discovering what it truly means to be at home.		 15/11
12. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9780743247542
A lovely telling of a most bizarre upbringing.		 10/208
13. The Sweet Life in Paris
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892
A deliciously funny look at the city of light, cheese, chocolate, and other confections.		 12/8
14. The King's Speech
Mark Logue, Peter Conradi, Sterling, $14.95, 9781402786761
The inspiring tale of triumph over adversity is the tie-in to the award-winning film.		 /13
15. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203
The best of Gladwell's writing from the New Yorker.		 /18
ON THE RISE
18. Drive
Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $16, 9781594484803
The bestselling author of A Whole New Mind looks at what truly motivates people.


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for April 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831
Debut author Obreht tells a tale of myth and legend in this #1 Indie Next Great Read for March 2011.		 2/7
2. The Land of Painted Caves
Jean M. Auel, Crown, $30, 9780517580516
The sixth and final installment in Auel's popular Earth's Children series.		 3/4
3. The Pale King
David Foster Wallace, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316074230
A deeply compelling and satisfying novel that remained unfinished at the time of Wallace's death in 2008.		 1/4
4. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
This new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/9
5. The Fifth Witness
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069359
Connelly's latest legal thriller featuring Mickey Haller.		 6/3
6. She Walks in Beauty
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401341459
Caroline Kennedy has marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay tribute to the human experience.		 5/3
7. Horoscopes for the Dead
Billy Collins, Random House, $24, 9781400064922
A new collection of poems by the former U.S. Poet Laureate and bestselling author of Ballistics.		 7/3
8. The Sixth Man- Debut
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573108
Sean King and Michelle Maxwell return in Baldacci's latest bestselling thriller.		 /1
9. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307378392
The new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novel following The Double Comfort Safari Club.		 9/5
10. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
The stunning third and final novel in Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy.		 10/48
11. The Troubled Man
Henning Mankell, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307593498
Mankell's brilliant new Kurt Wallander novel is an April Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/4
12. Drawing Conclusions
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly, $24, 9780802119797
Leon's latest Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery is an April Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/2
13. Room
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316098335
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 13/33
14. Started Early, Took My Dog
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $24.99, 9780316066730
The brilliant new novel featuring Jackson Brodie by the author of When Will There Be Good News?		 /5
15. A Lesson in Secrets
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $25.99, 9780061727672
Winspear's new Maisie Dobbs novel is an April Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/5
ON THE RISE
22. Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307593917
This heartbreaking novel about a missing elderly woman in contemporary Korea is an April Indie Next List Great Read.


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for April 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/3
2. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
The mesmerizing new book by the author of Seabiscuit is a December 2010 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/23
3. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $26, 9781400068722
Hamilton's atypical culinary memoir is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/8
4. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 3/7
5. The Dukan Diet: 2 Steps to Lose the Weight, 2 Steps to Keep It Off Forever- Debut
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962
The international bestselling diet book is now available in the U.S.		 /1
6. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $30, 9781439107959
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 /7
7. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594202292
Foer's unlikely journey to becoming U.S. Memory Champion explores the vast, hidden impact of memory on every aspect of our lives.		 7/7
8. Malcolm X
Manning Marable, Viking, $30, 9780670022205
Marable's sweeping biography of the legendary African-American activist.		 6/3
9. Unfamiliar Fishes
Sarah Vowell, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487873
The bestselling author of The Wordy Shipmates retraces the impact of the arrival of New England missionaries in Hawaii in the early 1800s.		 9/5
10. My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness- Debut
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $30, 9780446557313
The award-winning actress and avid foodie shares a collection of recipes and photographs celebrating the joy of preparing food for loved ones.		 /1
11. Love Wins
Rob Bell, HarperOne, $22.99, 9780062049643
Bell presents a vision for discovering a richer understanding of God.		 12/5
12. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316001922
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is a November Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/25
13. I'm Over All That
Shirley MacLaine, Atria, $22, 9781451607291
A new memoir by the award-winning actress and bestselling author.		 5/2
14. The Best Advice I Ever Got
Katie Couric, Random House, $26, 9780812992779
Couric reflects on the good advice that has helped guide her personal and professional life.		 11/2
15. Idea Man: A Memoir by the Co-founder of Microsoft- Debut
Paul Allen, Portfolio, $27.95, 9781591843825
Allen's fascinating account of the early years of Microsoft.		 /1
ON THE RISE
19. Reading My Father
Alexandra Styron, Scribner, $25, 9781416591795
William Styron's youngest child explores the life of her fascinating and difficult father in this May Indie Next List Great Read.


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for April 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011
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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/*
2. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $7.99, 9781616200718		 2/8
3. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553579901		 6/*
4. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144		 8/*
5. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479		 7/96
6. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741		 4/10
7. Caught
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232700		 3/5
8. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159		 5/57
9. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Spectra, $8.99, 9780553573428		 /*
10. The Lincoln Lawyer
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455500239		 10/2


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for April 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Emerald Atlas
John Stephens, Knopf, $17.99, 9780375868702		 2/3
2. Big Nate Boredom Buster
Lincoln Peirce, Harper, $10.99, 9780062060945		 3/2
3. The Lost Hero
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $18.99, 9781423113393		 5/28
4. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 1/189
5. Eona- Debut
Alison Goodman, Viking, $19.99, 9780670063116		 /1
6. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316038638		 7/3
7. The Red Pyramid
Rick Riordan, Hyperion, $17.99, 9781423113386		 14/28
8. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $14.95, 9781419700507		 10/7
9. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316013697		 11/106
10. Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen, Speak, $8.99, 9780142415566		 9/3
11. Moon Over Manifest
Clare Vanderpool, Delacorte, $16.99, 9780385738835		 8/15
12. A Friend for Einstein, the Smallest Stallion- Debut
Charlie Cantrell, Dr. Rachel Wagner, Hyperion, $16.99, 9781423145639		 /1
13. I Am Number Four
Pittacus Lore, Harper, $17.99, 9780062026248		 13/11
14. Incarceron
Catherine Fisher, Firebird, $9.99, 9780142418529		 /10
15. Ladder to the Moon
Maya Soetoro-Ng, Yuyi Morales (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763645700		 15/2


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for April 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Easter Egg
Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399252389		 2/*
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 1/*
3. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 3/*
4. I Am a Bunny
Ole Risom, Richard Scarry (Illus.), Golden, $5.99, 9780375827785		 4/*
5. Little White Rabbit
Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow, $16.99, 9780062006424		 6/7
6. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028		 5/15
7. Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad
David Soman, Jacky Davis, Dial, $16.99, 9780803734197		 8/5
8. Fancy Nancy's Elegant Easter
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $6.99, 9780061703799		 12/9
9. Silverlicious
Victoria Kann, Harper, $17.99, 9780061781230		 9/12
10. Home for a Bunny- Debut
Margaret Wise Brown, Gustaf Tenggren (Illus.), Golden, $6.99, 9780375861284		 /1
11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 7/*
12. Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters
Barack Obama, Loren Long (Illus.), Knopf, $17.99, 9780375835278		 /21
13. Press Here- Debut
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545		 /1
14. Happy Easter, Curious George
Margret Rey, H.A. Rey, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $9.99, 9780547048253		 /3
15. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341		 /*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for April 28, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011
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  Children's Series
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
New in Series:The Emperor of Nihon-Ja
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
5. Alex Rider Adventures (hardcover and paperback)
Anthony Horowitz, Puffin
6. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Rick Riordan, et al. , Scholastic
7. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
9. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
10. Mortal Instruments (hardcover and paperback)
Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry Books

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011

16. Ape House
Sara Gruen, Spiegel & Grau, $15, 9780385523226

17. My Name Is Mary Sutter
Robin Oliveira, Penguin, $15, 9780143119135

18. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $15, 9781416586296

19. Every Last One
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15, 9780812976885

20. Tinkers
Paul Harding, Bellevue Literary Press, $14.95, 9781934137123

21. The Solitude of Prime Numbers
Paolo Giordano, Penguin, $15, 9780143118596

22. A Question of Belief
Donna Leon, Penguin, $15, 9780143118954

23. Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990

24. The Double Comfort Safari Club
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $14, 9780307277480

25. The Three Weissmanns of Westport
Cathleen Schine, Picador, $14, 9780312680527

26. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497

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

28. Solar
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15, 9780307739537

29. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546

30. The Best of It
Kay Ryan, Grove, $14.95, 9780802145215

31. The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780060852580

32. The Forgotten Garden
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $15, 9781416550556

33. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $13.95, 9780312370848

34. The Invisible Bridge
Julie Orringer, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400034376

35. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Seth Grahame-Smith, Grand Central, $13.99, 9780446563079

36. True Grit
Charles Portis, Overlook, $14.95, 9781590204597

37. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery, Europa Editions, $15, 9781933372600

38. Anthill
Edward Osborne Wilson, Norton, $14.95, 9780393339703

39. Lord of Misrule
Jaimy Gordon, Vintage, $15, 9780307946737

40. The Windup Girl
Paolo Bacigalupi, Night Shade, $14.95, 9781597801584

41. City of Thieves
David Benioff, Plume, $15, 9780452295292

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

43. The Ice Princess
Camilla Lackberg, Free Press, $15, 9781451621747

44. Heart of the Matter
Emily Giffin, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312554170

45. The Finkler Question
Howard Jacobson, Bloomsbury, $15, 9781608196111

46. Remarkable Creatures
Tracy Chevalier, Plume, $15, 9780452296725

47. The Godfather of Kathmandu
John Burdett, Vintage, $14.95, 9781400097074

48. Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace, Back Bay, $17.99, 9780316066525

49. The Mapping of Love and Death
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061727689

50. Pearl of China
Anchee Min, Bloomsbury, $15, 9781608193127

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011

16. Super Natural Every Day
Heidi Swanson, Ten Speed Press, $23, 9781580082778

17. Have a Little Faith
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $13.99, 9781401310462

18. Drive
Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $16, 9781594484803

19. Packing for Mars
Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339918

20. The Lost Cyclist
David Herlihy, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547521985

21. Committed
Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $16, 9780143118701

22. This Is Not the Story You Think It Is
Laura Munson, Berkley, $15, 9780425238998

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

24. The Dirty Life
Kristin Kimball, Scribner, $15, 9781416551614

25. Parisians
Graham Robb, Norton, $17.95, 9780393339734

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

27. Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas
Rebecca Solnit, Sandow Birk (Illus.), University of California Press, $24.95, 9780520262508

28. Soul Surfer
Bethany Hamilton, MTV Books, $14, 9781439165799

29. Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $15, 9780385523394

30. Eaarth
Bill McKibben, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312541194

31. NurtureShock
Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman, Twelve, $14.99, 9780446504133

32. Paris, Paris
David Downie, Broadway, $15, 9780307886088

33. Making Rounds with Oscar
David Dosa, Hyperion, $13.99, 9781401310431

34. Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $16, 9780143038252

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

36. Where Men Win Glory
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307386045

37. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387097

38. The Baseball Codes
Jason Turbow, Michael Duca, Anchor, $15, 9780307278623

39. Eating Animals
Jonathan Safran Foer, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316069885

40. Taking the Leap
Pema Chodron, Shambhala, $14, 9781590308431

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

42. Aftershock
Robert B. Reich, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307476333

43. Every Day in Tuscany
Frances Mayes, Broadway, $15, 9780767929837

44. Crow Planet
Lyanda Lynn Haupt, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316019118

45. Finding the Uncommon Deal
Adam Leitman Bailey, Wiley, $19.95, 9780470943663

46. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $14, 9781577314806

47. Hellhound on His Trail
Hampton Sides, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307387431

48. Women Food and God
Geneen Roth, Scribner, $15, 9781416543084

49. Homer's Odyssey
Gwen Cooper, Bantam, $15, 9780385343985

50. I'll Mature When I'm Dead
Dave Barry, Berkley, $15, 9780425238981

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011

16. The Love of My Youth
Mary Gordon, Pantheon, $25.95, 9780307377425

17. Sing You Home
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28, 9781439102725

18. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $29.95, 9780756404734

19. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307263995

20. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Little Brown, $21.99, 9780316038393

21. Freedom
Jonathan Franzen, FSG, $28, 9780374158460

22. Please Look After Mom
Kyung-Sook Shin, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307593917

23. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670022410

24. I'll Walk Alone
Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $25.99, 9781439180969

25. Live Wire
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525952060

26. Say Her Name
Francisco Goldman, Grove Press, $24, 9780802119810

27. Elizabeth I
Margaret George, Viking, $30, 9780670022533

28. Field Gray
Philip Kerr, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157417

29. Emily, Alone
Stewart O'Nan, Viking, $25.95, 9780670022359

30. One Was a Soldier
Julia Spencer-Fleming, Minotaur, $24.99, 9780312334895

31. Save Me
Lisa Scottoline, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312380786

32. Once Upon a Time, There Was You
Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $26, 9781400068654

33. Good Poems, American Places
Garrison Keillor (Ed.), Viking, $28.95, 9780670022540

34. When the Killing's Done
T.C. Boyle, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022328

35. An Object of Beauty
Steve Martin, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446573641

36. Minding Frankie
Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307273567

37. Cold Wind
C.J. Box, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157356

38. Chasing Fire
Nora Roberts, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157448

39. The Tragedy of Arthur
Arthur Phillips, Random House, $26, 9781400066476

40. Swim Back to Me
Ann Packer, Knopf, $24.95, 9781400044047

41. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525951650

42. The Uncoupling
Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487880

43. Heads You Lose
Lisa Lutz, David Hayward, Putnam, $24.95, 9780399157400

44. Leonard Cohen: Poems and Songs
Leonard Cohen, Everyman's Library, $13.50, 9780307595836

45. The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, $15, 9780394404288

46. A Red Herring Without Mustard
Alan Bradley, Delacorte, $23, 9780385342322

47. West of Here
Jonathan Evison, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781565129528

48. Crunch Time
Diane Mott Davidson, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061348150

49. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $24.95, 9780399157226

50. Toys
James Patterson, Neil McMahon, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097369

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011

16. The 17 Day Diet
Dr.Mike Moreno, Free Press, $25, 9781451648652

17. Life
Keith Richards, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316034388

18. Physics of the Future
Michio Kaku, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385530804

19. Reading My Father
Alexandra Styron, Scribner, $25, 9781416591795

20. 1861
Adam Goodheart, Knopf, $28.95, 9781400040155

21. The Information
James Gleick, Pantheon, $29.95, 9780375423727

22. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Harper, $24.99, 9780061732379

23. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202841

24. Fire Season
Philip Connors, Ecco, $24.99, 9780061859366

25. The Long Goodbye
Meghan O'Rourke, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487989

26. 63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read
Jesse Ventura, Dick Russell, Skyhorse, $24.95, 9781616082260

27. The Origins of Political Order
Francis Fukuyama, FSG, $35, 9780374227340

28. Moby-Duck
Donovan Hohn, Viking, $27.95, 9780670022199

29. All That Is Bitter and Sweet
Ashley Judd, Ballantine, $26, 9780345523617

30. Red
Sammy Hagar, It Books, $26.99, 9780062009289

31. All My Friends Are Dead
Avery Monsen, Jory John, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811874557

32. Wicked Bugs
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $18.95, 9781565129603

33. A Covert Affair
Jennet Conant, S&S, $28, 9781439163528

34. This Life Is in Your Hands
Melissa Coleman, Harper, $25.99, 9780061958328

35. A Band of Misfits
Andrew Baggarly, Triumph, $19.95, 9781600785986

36. Founding Gardeners
Andrea Wulf, Knopf, $30, 9780307269904

37. Townie
Andre Dubus III, Norton, $25.95, 9780393064667

38. Autobiography of Mark Twain
Mark Twain, University of California Press, $34.95, 9780520267190

39. The 4-Hour Body
Timothy Ferriss, Crown, $27, 9780307463630

40. The Bond
Wayne Pacelle, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061969782

41. Sh*t My Dad Says
Justin Halpern, It Books, $15.99, 9780061992704

42. To End All Wars
Adam Hochschild, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618758289

43. At Home
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919388

44. Money and Power
William D. Cohan, Doubleday, $30.50, 9780385523844

45. The Wilder Life
Wendy McClure, Riverhead, $25.95, 9781594487804

46. The Pun Also Rises
John Pollack, Gotham, $22.50, 9781592406234

47. This Is a Book
Demetri Martin, Grand Central, $24.99, 9780446539708

48. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, $30, 9780679444329

49. Great Soul
Joseph Lelyveld, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307269584

50. Onward
Howard Schultz, Rodale, $25.99, 9781605292885

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending April 24, 2011

11. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488

12. Dead in the Family
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441020157

13. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024

14. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789

15. The Search
Nora Roberts, Jove, $7.99, 9780515149487

16. The Shadow of Your Smile
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439180983

17. This Body of Death
Elizabeth George, Harper, $9.99, 9780061160912

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

19. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079148

20. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702

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

22. The Burning Wire
Jeffery Deaver, Pocket, $9.99, 9781439156346

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

24. Something Borrowed
Emily Giffin, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312993177

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

26. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

27. Fever Dream
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Vision, $9.99, 9780446554954

28. The Black Cat
Martha Grimes, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232946

29. Deliver Us From Evil
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446564076

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

31. Nowhere to Run
C.J. Box, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425240557

32. U Is for Undertow
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425238110

33. The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232816

34. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell , $9.99, 9780440243694

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

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

37. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Penguin, $9.99, 9780515141429

38. The First Rule
Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425238127

39. The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand, NAL, $9.99, 9780451191151

40. Santa Fe Edge
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232939

41. Queen of the Night
J.A. Jance, Harper, $9.99, 9780061239250

42. The Brass Verdict
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446401197

43. Changes
Jim Butcher, Roc, $9.99, 9780451463470

44. Treasure Hunt
John Lescroart, Signet , $9.99, 9780451231451

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

46. I, Alex Cross
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9780446561969

47. Deception
Jonathan Kellerman, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345505682

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

49. Pirate Latitudes
Michael Crichton, Harper, $9.99, 9780061929380

50. The Bricklayer
Noah Boyd, Harper, $9.99, 9780061827020

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