August 29, 2013


Bestseller List for August 29, 2013
from sales the week ending August 25, 2013
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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for August 29, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178
Walter's dazzling yet deeply human novel spans 50 years and nearly as many lives.
1/21
2. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262
Semple's compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's roles in an absurd world.
2/21
3. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062124272
Kingsolver's powerful novel about the complexities of modern life in rural Appalachia.
3/12
4. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $18, 9780316228589
Rowling's darkly comic and thought-provoking first novel for adults.
4/5
5. The Silent Wife
A.S.A. Harrison, Penguin, $16, 9780143123231
Harrison's expertly plotted novel about a married couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that can't be made, and promises that won't be kept.
10/3
6. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542
A memorable love story about two people who couldn't have less in common.
9/4
7. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758
Stedman's heartbreaking and transcendent debut novel is now available in paperback.
6/21
8. Dear Life
Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743725
A brilliant collection of stories from one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of our time.
5/4
9. The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson, Random House, $15, 9780812982626
Johnson's epic story of a young man's journey through the mysterious dictatorship of North Korea.
7/19
10. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616203160
Shapiro's absorbing literary thriller treats readers to three centuries of forgers, art thieves, and obsessive collectors.
12/17
11. The Bat
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780345807090
The first Inspector Harry Hole novel by the bestselling author of The Redeemer.
8/8
12. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345803450
A wonderfully witty novel of betrayal and intrigue by the bestselling author of The Innocent.
13/8
13. The Orchardist
Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062188519
Coplin's touching debut novel about a reclusive man who opens his heart and lets the world in.
/20
14. Joyland
Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $12.95, 9781781162644
KIng's novel, set in a small-town amusement park in 1973, tells the story of a college student who comes to work as a carny and how his life is changed forever.
11/12
15. A Hologram for the King
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307947512
Eggers takes readers around the world in this novel about one man's fight to hold himself and his family together in the face of the global economic crisis.
14/12


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for August 29, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.
1/22
2. Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780385523394
Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at time enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of a new Netflix series.
2/3
3. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma.
3/43
4. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.
4/30
5. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389
Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen.
6/3
6. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.
7/21
7. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Timothy Egan, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544102767
Egan tells the riveting story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history and the brilliant man who created them, Edward Curtis.
14/2
8. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Plume, $18, 9780142180310
An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young.
8/4
9. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.
11/47
10. Elsewhere
Richard Russo, Vintage, $15, 9780307949769
Bestselling novelist Richard Russo's memoir of his life, his parents, and the upstate New York town they all struggled variously to escape.
5/4
11. 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.
10/60
12. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16, 9780425261019
Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut with her "Mostly True Memoir."
/24
13. Hallucinations
Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307947437
Using hallucinations reported by his patients and his own experiences, Sacks shows why the potential for hallucinations is present in us all.
9/8
14. The End of Your Life Book Club
Will Schwalbe, Vintage, $15, 9780307739780
Schwalbe's moving memoir of loss and love is now available in paperback.
/11
15. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $15, 9780399161940
Readers who've ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal will discover a new way to escape the fear of the blank page.
15/13


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for August 29, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith, Mulholland, $26, 9780316206846
A riveting crime fiction novel for adults by J.K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
1/5
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062255655
Gaiman's stirring, terrifying new novel is a July 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/10
3. And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $28.95, 9781594631764
The unforgettable new novel by the bestselling author of The Kite Runner is a June 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/14
4. Night Film- Debut
Marisha Pessl, Random House, $28, 9781400067886
The haunting new novel by the bestselling author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a September 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
5. Inferno
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385537858
In Brown's latest thriller, Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces, Dante's Inferno.
4/15
6. The Bone Season- Debut
Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury, $24, 9781620401392
Shannon's extraordinarily imaginative debut novel, set in London in the year 2059, is a September 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
7. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
Flynn's thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is a June 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
5/63
8. Bad Monkey
Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307272591
A wildly entertaining new, satirical novel by the bestselling author of Lucky You.
6/11
9. TransAtlantic
Colum McCann, Random House, $27, 9781400069590
The soaring new novel by the National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin is a June 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
9/12
10. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
David Rakoff, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385535212
Published posthumously, Rakoff's book is a poignant, beautiful, witty, and wise novel in verse, with a scope that spans the 20th century.
8/6
11. The English Girl
Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99, 9780062073167
A gripping new thriller featuring Gabriel Allon by the bestselling author of The Fallen Angel.
7/6
12. The Good Lord Bird- Debut
James McBride, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594486340
McBride's rousing novel is the story a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown's anti-slavery crusade and who must pass as a girl to survive.
/1
13. The Infatuations
Javier Marias, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307960726
A murder mystery that also grapples with questions of love and death, and how we are haunted by our losses.
13/2
14. Light of the World
James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99, 9781476710761
Burke's latest, a harrowing novel examining the nature of evil, pits Dave Robicheaux against the most diabolical villain he has ever faced.
10/5
15. Life After Life
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99, 9780316176484
Atkinson's utterly original novel about a woman who lives and dies over and over again is an April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
12/19
ON THE RISE
17. The Daughters of Mars
Thomas Keneally, Atria, $28, 9781476734613
An epic, unforgettable novel of two sisters whose lives are transformed by the cataclysm of the First World War, by the author of Schindler's List.
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for August 29, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Zealot
Reza Aslan, Random House, $27, 9781400069224
A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography of Jesus by the bestselling author of No god but God.
1/6
2. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27, 9780316154697
A new collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.
2/18
3. Lawrence in Arabia
Scott Anderson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385532921
Anderson's thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history -- the Arab Revolt and the secret "great game" to control the Middle East.
6/3
4. This Town
Mark Leibovich, Blue Rider, $27.95, 9780399161308
Leibovich's stunning and often very funny look at our nation's capital.
4/6
5. William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594746376
Doescher's parody is a retelling of George Lucas's epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon.
3/8
6. Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949
Sandberg examines why women's progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, common sense ideas to empower women to achieve their full potential.
5/24
7. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.
7/53
8. The Boys in the Boat
Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817
Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
9/12
9. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book
Grumpy Cat, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452126579
Internet sensation Grumpy Cat delivers hilarious grumpiness that puts any bad mood in perspective.
8/4
10. The Liberty Amendments
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99, 9781451606270
The latest by the conservative talk-show host and bestselling author of Liberty and Tyranny.
12/2
11. I Could Chew on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452119038
Marciuliano's delightful canine companion to I Could Pee on This.
10/4
12. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.
11/128
13. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941
A collection of recipes exploring the flavors of Jerusalem, from the bestselling author of Plenty.
13/7
14. Cooked
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204210
In his latest bestseller, Pollan reclaims cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance and opens the door to a more nourishing life.
/16
15. Darth Vader and Son
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.
15/36
ON THE RISE
16. Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson
Jeff Guinn, S&S, $27.50, 9781451645163
Guinn's authoritative account of how Charles Manson became the notorious murderer whose crimes still shock and horrify us today.
 


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for August 29, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
1/123
2. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550702
2/107
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981
4/124
4. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769488
6/*
5. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582024
5/124
6. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429
3/124
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446310789
7/*
8. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
8/*
9. The Last Man- Debut
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595236
/1
10. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Dell, $7.99, 9780440246138
9/23


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for August 29, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
1/84
2. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
3/54
3. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
2/74
4. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $10.99, 9781594746031
5/12
5. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
4/310
6. An Abundance of Katherines
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142410707
7/23
7. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934
8/31
8. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061992254
6/30
9. Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250012579
13/13
10. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $15, 9780316013697
12/170
11. Will Grayson, Will Grayson
John Green, David Levithan, Speak, $9.99, 9780142418475
15/5
12. The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey, Putnam, $18.99, 9780399162411
9/16
13. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558
14/*
14. Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419705342
/12
15. Al Capone Does My Homework- Debut
Gennifer Choldenko, Dial, $17.99, 9780803734722
/1


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for August 29, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373
1/9
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2/*
3. Llama Llama and the Bully Goat
Anna Dewdney, Viking Children's Books, $17.99, 9780670013951
3/2
4. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
7/*
5. The Night Before Kindergarten
Natasha Wing, Julie Durrell (Illus.), Grosset & Dunlap , $3.99, 9780448425009
/*
6. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
5/*
7. Steam Train, Dream Train
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9781452109206
12/19
8. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
6/97
9. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
10/*
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
4/*
11. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
11/*
12. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
13/*
13. Blueberries for Sal
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
8/28
14. Little Blue Truck
Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99, 9780547248288
/2
15. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553
/45


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for August 29, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013
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  Children's Series  
1. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
2. Mortal Instruments (hardcover and paperback)
Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry
 
3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
 
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
 
5. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
 
6. Origami Yoda (hardcover and paperback)
Tom Angleberger, Amulet
 
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
8. Dork Diaries (hardcover and paperback)
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
 
9. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
10. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 

 

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013

16. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550

17. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316

18. The Secret Keeper
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781439152812

19. The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9781451689433

20. The Bartender's Tale
Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $16, 9781594631481

21. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $15, 9780812983456

22. World War Z
Max Brooks, Broadway, $14.95, 9780770437411

23. The Beautiful Mystery
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $15.99, 9781250031129

24. Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Carol Rifka Brunt, Dial, $15, 9780812982855

25. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $13.99, 9781451673319

26. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9781250024176

27. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432

28. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $9.99, 9780765337542

29. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980

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

31. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316219341

32. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481

33. Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728

34. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061122415

35. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14, 9781451696196

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

37. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169

38. The Panther
Nelson DeMille, Grand Central, $15, 9780446699617

39. The Expats
Chris Pavone, Broadway, $15, 9780770435721

40. The Dog Stars
Peter Heller, Vintage, $15, 9780307950475

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

42. Mission to Paris
Alan Furst, Random House, $16, 9780812981827

43. Seating Arrangements
Maggie Shipstead, Vintage, $15, 9780307743954

44. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14, 9780307887443

45. The Chaperone
Laura Moriarty, Riverhead, $16, 9781594631436

46. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307947727

47. Broken Harbor
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143123309

48. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812984415

49. Dark Places
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341570

50. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99, 9780316175661

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013

16. How Children Succeed
Paul Tough, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544104402

17. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

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

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

20. The Black Count
Tom Reiss, Broadway, $16, 9780307382474

21. The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $16.95, 9781572245372

22. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853

23. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16, 9780375725609

24. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878

25. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15, 9780812981667

26. Night
Elie Wiesel, FSG, $9.95, 9780374500016

27. Survive the Unthinkable
Tim Larkin, Larkin, Rodale, $13.99, 9781609613587

28. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403

29. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319

30. Heads in Beds
Jacob Tomsky, Anchor, $15, 9780307948342

31. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332

32. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131

33. How to Read Literature Like a Professor
Thomas C. Foster, Harper, $15.99, 9780060009427

34. Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95, 9780871403599

35. Iron Curtain
Anne Applebaum, Anchor, $17.95, 9781400095933

36. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247

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

38. Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307387172

39. Sublimina
Leonard Mlodinow, Vintage, $15, 9780307472250

40. America the Beautiful
Ben Carson, Zondervan, $14.99, 9780310330912

41. Escape From Camp 14
Blaine Harden, Penguin, $15, 9780143122913

42. The Elements of Style, 4th Edition
William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, Pearson, $9.95, 9780205309023

43. The Rand McNally 2014 Road Atlas
Rand McNally, $13.95, 9780528007675

44. Monkey Mind
Daniel Smith, S&S, $16, 9781439177310

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

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

47. When Women Were Birds
Terry Tempest Williams, Picador, $15, 9781250024114

48. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261

49. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372

50. The Other Wes Moore
Wes Moore, Spiegel & Grau, $15, 9780385528207

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013

16. The Son
Philipp Meyer, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062120397

17. The Daughters of Mars
Thomas Keneally, Atria, $28, 9781476734613

18. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477

19. The Silver Star
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781451661507

20. Sweet Thunder
Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594487347

21. The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594488399

22. The Sound of Things Falling
Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594487484

23. The Girl You Left Behind
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.95, 9780670026616

24. & Sons
David Gilbert, Random House, $27, 9780812993967

25. Tenth of December
George Saunders, Random House, $26, 9780812993806

26. The Light in the Ruins
Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385534819

27. The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399159343

28. Sisterland
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $27, 9781400068319

29. The White Princess
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $27.99, 9781451626094

30. The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26, 9781400067688

31. The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.
Adelle Waldman, Holt, $25, 9780805097450

32. The Kill List
Frederick Forsyth, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399165276

33. The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls
Anton DiSclafani, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594486401

34. Tamarack County
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $24.99, 9781451645750

35. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307271082

36. Mistress
James Patterson, David Ellis, Little Brown, $28, 9780316211079

37. Snow Hunters
Paul Yoon, S&S, $22, 9781476714813

38. The Third Kingdom
Terry Goodkind, Tor, $29.99, 9780765335999

39. After Her
Joyce Maynard, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062257390

40. The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic
Emily Croy Barker, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.95, 9780670023660

41. The Stench of Honolulu
Jack Handey, Grand Central, $19, 9781455522385

42. The Highway
C.J. Box, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312583200

43. Paris
Edward Rutherfurd, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385535304

44. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99, 9780062065247

45. Lookaway, Lookaway
Wilton Barnhardt, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9781250020833

46. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Karen Joy Fowler, A Marian Wood Book/Putnam, $26.95, 9780399162091

47. A Delicate Truth
John le Carré, Viking, $28.95, 9780670014897

48. The Illusion of Separateness
Simon Van Booy, Harper, $23.99, 9780062112248

49. The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker, Harper, $26.99, 9780062110831

50. Blood & Beauty
Sarah Dunant, Random House, $27, 9781400069293

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013

16. Manson
Jeff Guinn, S&S, $27.50, 9781451645163

17. Vader's Little Princess
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452118697

18. The Telling Room
Michael Paterniti, Dial, $27, 9780385337007

19. It's All Good
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $32, 9781455522712

20. These Few Precious Days
Christopher Andersen, Gallery, $27, 9781476732329

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

22. Cool Gray City of Love
Gary Kamiya, Bloomsbury, $27, 9781608199600

23. Bunker Hill
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $32.95, 9780670025442

24. Eating on the Wild Side
Jo Robinson, Little Brown, $27, 9780316227940

25. The Guns at Last Light
Rick Atkinson, Holt, $40, 9780805062908

26. The Smartest Kids in the World
Amanda Ripley, S&S, $28, 9781451654424

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

28. The Drunken Botanist
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $19.95, 9781616200466

29. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290

30. I Wear the Black Hat
Chuck Klosterman, Scribner, $25, 9781439184493

31. Wheat Belly
William Davis, Rodale, $25.99, 9781609611545

32. Dad Is Fat
Jim Gaffigan, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780385349055

33. The Sports Gene
David Epstein, Current, $26.95, 9781591845119

34. Hothouse
Boris Kachka, S&S, $28, 9781451691894

35. Happy, Happy, Happy
Phil Robertson, Howard Books, $24.99, 9781476726090

36. Collision 2012
Dan Balz, Viking, $32.95, 9780670025947

37. A Street Cat Named Bob
James Bowen, Thomas Dunne Books, $24.99, 9781250029461

38. Mo' Meta Blues
Ahmir Thompson, Ben Greenman, Grand Central, $26, 9781455501359

39. The Unwinding
George Packer, FSG, $27, 9780374102418

40. The Butler
Wil Haygood, 37 Ink, $18, 9781476752990

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

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

43. The Art of Communicating
Thich Nhat Hanh, HarperOne, $25.99, 9780062224675

44. The Faraway Nearby
Rebecca Solnit, Viking, $25.95, 9780670025961

45. Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations
Peter Evans, Ava Gardner, S&S, $26, 9781451627695

46. American Gun
Chris Kyle, Morrow, $29.99, 9780062242716

47. Daring Greatly
Brene Brown, Gotham, $26, 9781592407330

48. Revolutionary Summer
Joseph J. Ellis, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307701220

49. The Trauma of Everyday Life
Mark Epstein, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594205132

50. Pilgrim's Wilderness
Tom Kizzia, Crown, $25, 9780307587824

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending August 25, 2013

11. 2312
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $10, 9780316098113

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

13. A Wanted Man
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246312

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

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

16. Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550757

17. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919

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

19. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

20. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515153651

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

22. The Twelve
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345504999

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

24. The Long Earth
Terry Pratchett, Stephen Baxter, Harper, $9.99, 9780062068682

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

26. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Harper, $9.99, 9780062238863

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

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

29. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316056892

30. The Tombs
Clive Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425265079

31. Bones Are Forever
Kathy Reichs, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439102442

32. World War Z
Max Brooks, Broadway, $9.99, 9780770437404

33. Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799160

34. The Affair
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246305

35. Two Graves
Douglas J. Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central , $10, 9780446555005

36. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446574754

37. Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769495

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

39. The Fallen Angel
Daniel Silva, Harper, $9.99, 9780062073150

40. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799306

41. Gone
Randy Wayne White, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425261293

42. Calculated in Death
J.D. Robb, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425250730

43. The Inn at Rose Harbor
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345535252

44. The Shining
Stephen King, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307743657

45. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312948559

46. Ender's Shadow
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $8.99, 9780812575712

47. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940

48. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99, 9780451163967

49. Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse, Bantam Classics, $5.99, 9780553208849

50. Macbeth
William Shakespeare, Washington Square Press, $5.99, 9780743477109

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