December 26, 2013


Bestseller List for December 26, 2013
from sales the week ending December 22, 2013
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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for December 26, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Dear Life
Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743725
A brilliant collection of stories from one of the most beloved writers of our time and winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature.
1/20
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.
2/38
3. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178
Walter's dazzling yet deeply human novel spans 50 years and nearly as many lives.
4/38
4. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062065254
The masterful novel by the author of The Plague of Doves is the 2012 National Book Award-winner for fiction.
3/13
5. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062124272
Kingsolver's powerful novel about the complexities of modern life in rural Appalachia.
5/29
6. The Best American Short Stories 2013
Elizabeth Strout, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547554839
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.
6/11
7. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan, Picador, $15, 9781250037756
Sloan's dazzling literary adventure, set mostly in a small San Francisco bookstore, is now available in paperback.
9/13
8. Telegraph Avenue
Michael Chabon, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780061493355
Chabon's big-hearted, exhilarating novel explores the profoundly intertwined lives of two Oakland, California families.
13/15
9. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542
A memorable love story about two people who couldn't have less in common.
7/21
10. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758
Stedman's heartbreaking and transcendent debut novel is now available in paperback.
10/38
11. The Dinner
Herman Koch, Hogarth, $14, 9780385346856
Koch's novel reveals the dark side of genteel society.
8/8
12. The Aviator's Wife
Melanie Benjamin, Bantam, $15, 9780345528681
Benjamin's fascinating novel about the marriage of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
12/3
13. The Storyteller
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $16, 9781439102770
In this novel, Picoult explores the lengths we will go in order to protect our families and to keep the past from dictating the future.
/4
14. 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.
11/30
15. 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.
14/36


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 26, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $17.99, 9781451666175
Brosh's highly anticipated book showcases her unique voice, wit, and ability to capture complex emotions with deceptively simple illustrations. The #1 November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/8
2. Unlikely Loves
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761174424
A celebration of love between species by the bestselling author of Unlikely Friendships.
3/12
3. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.
2/39
4. The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99, 9781600571824
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2014.
7/4
5. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014
Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571986030
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.
4/16
6. Orange Is the New Black
Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181
Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at time enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of a new Netflix series.
5/16
7. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.
6/47
8. 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.
9/60
9. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $20, 9781938073533
Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music's liberating, life-affirming power.
8/14
10. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917
Celebrate the holidays with one of the funniest writers of our time.
12/16
11. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
A look at amazing friendships between species from around the world documented in a selection of candid photographs.
10/95
12. Dog Shaming
Pascale Lemire, Three Rivers Press, $15, 9780385349345
Based on the runaway web phenomenon featuring the most hilarious, most shameful, and never-before-seen doggie misdeeds.
11/4
13. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela- Debut
Nelson Mandela, Back Bay, $18, 9780316323543
An autobiography by one of the great moral and political leaders of our time.
/1
14. 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.
14/17
15. The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History- Debut
Robert M. Edsel, Back Bay, $17, 9780316240055
Edsel's fascinating account of six men and their mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis is now a major motion picture.
/1


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for December 26, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437
A new novel of shocking narrative energy and power, plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art, by the bestselling author of The Secret History.
1/9
2. Sycamore Row
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385537131
In his latest bestselling thriller, Grisham returns to the setting and the compelling characters of his first novel, A Time to Kill.
3/9
3. Dog Songs
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594204784
Oliver's new collection of poems paints a portrait of her relationships with the companions that have accompanied her daily walks, warmed her home, and inspired her work.
2/11
4. The First Phone Call From Heaven
Mitch Albom, Harper, $24.99, 9780062294371
Albom's moving new novel about a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife.
4/6
5. The Luminaries
Eleanor Catton, Little Brown, $27, 9780316074315
Catton's breathtaking feat of storytelling in which everything is connected but nothing is as it seems is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize.
7/10
6. The Signature of All Things
Elizabeth Gilbert, Viking, $28.95, 9780670024858
The highly anticipated new novel by the author of Eat, Pray, Love is an October 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
8/12
7. The Valley of Amazement
Amy Tan, Ecco, $29.99, 9780062107312
Tan's evocative novel of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity is a November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
5/7
8. Aimless Love
Billy Collins, Random House, $26, 9780679644057
From the two-term Poet Laureate of the United States comes his first compilation of new and selected poems in 12 years.
6/9
9. The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307265746
The extraordinary new novel by the author of The Namesake is short-listed for the 2013 Man Booker Prize and is an October Indie Next List Great Read.
10/13
10. Doctor Sleep
Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781476727653
King's riveting sequel to The Shining is about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance and the very special 12-year-old girl he must save.
14/13
11. The Circle
Dave Eggers, Knopf, $27.95, 9780385351393
An exhilarating new novel by the bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist A Hologram for the King.
11/11
12. The Good Lord Bird
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 must pass as a girl to survive. Winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction.
12/7
13. 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.
15/24
14. S.
J.J. Abrams, Doug Dorst, Mulholland, $35, 9780316201643
Abrams and Dorst's love letter to the written word is the chronicle of two readers finding each other in the margins of a book and enmeshing themselves in a deadly struggle between forces they don't understand.
13/8
15. The Gods of Guilt
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $28, 9780316069519
Mickey Haller returns in the new Lincoln Lawyer novel by the bestselling author of The Fifth Witness.
9/3


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for December 26, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Bully Pulpit
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $40, 9781416547860
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Kearns Goodwin's highly anticipated new book is a dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive era, the tumultuous time when the nation was coming unseamed and reform was in the air.
1/7
2. David and Goliath
Malcolm Gladwell, Little Brown, $29, 9780316204361
In his new bestseller, Gladwell draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.
2/12
3. Things That Matter
Charles Krauthammer, Crown Forum, $28, 9780385349178
A collection of Krauthammer's columns and essays written over the last three decades.
3/9
4. I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409
The remarkable memoir of a young Pakistani girl who refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.
4/11
5. One Summer: America, 1927
Bill Bryson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780767919401
In his latest, Bryson transports readers on a journey back to one amazing season in American life.
5/12
6. Killing Jesus
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805098549
The latest by the bestselling authors of Killing Lincoln and Killing Kennedy.
7/13
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.
6/70
8. Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618
A humorous guide to life for grown-ups by a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books.
/7
9. Stitches
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594632587
Lamott's wise and compassionate exploration of how we can make sense of life's chaos.
8/7
10. 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.
9/28
11. The Men Who United the States
Simon Winchester, Harper, $29.99, 9780062079602
Winchester's fascinating look at the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the United States from its beginnings.
11/10
12. George Washington's Secret Six
Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $27.95, 9781595231031
A fascinating look at the little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring, and their pivotal role in the American Revolution.
10/3
13. I Could Chew on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452119038
Marciuliano's delightful canine companion to I Could Pee on This.
14/12
14. Guinness World Records 2014
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781908843357
The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records.
13/12
15. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
Ann Patchett, Harper, $27.99, 9780062236678
Patchett's resonant portrait of her life is a November 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
12/7


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for December 26, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 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
3/140
2. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582017
1/8
3. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765370624
2/124
4. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
7/26
5. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429
4/141
6. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769488
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7. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
9/*
8. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530578
/13
9. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
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10. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981
10/137


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for December 26, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729
1/327
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
2/101
3. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
3/91
4. Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Kate DiCamillo, K.G. Campbell (Illus.), Candlewick, $17.99, 9780763660406
4/13
5. Fortunately, the Milk
Neil Gaiman, Skottie Young (Illus.), Harper, $14.99, 9780062224071
5/14
6. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
9/71
7. Star Wars: Jedi Academy
Jeffrey Brown, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545505178
8/17
8. Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin's Griffin, $18.99, 9781250012579
12/18
9. Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims
Rush Limbaugh, Threshold Editions, $19.99, 9781476755861
6/8
10. Counting by 7s
Holly Goldberg Sloan, Dial, $16.99, 9780803738553
10/7
11. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $10.99, 9781594746031
15/29
12. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061992254
13/47
13. Frog Trouble . . . and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs
Sandra Boynton, Workman, $16.95, 9780761171768
7/13
14. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934
/44
15. God Got a Dog
Cynthia Rylant, Marla Frazee (Illus.), Beach Lane, $17.99, 9781442465183
11/4


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for December 26, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 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
1/26
2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790
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3. What Does the Fox Say?
Ylvis, Svein Nyhus (Illus.), Simon & Schuster, $17.99, 9781481422239
6/2
4. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492
2/*
5. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
5/*
6. An Otis Christmas
Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399163951
4/7
7. The Night Before Christmas
Clement Clarke Moore, Holly Hobbie (Illus.), Little Brown, $18, 9780316070188
7/4
8. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
9/114
9. Journey
Aaron Becker, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763660536
10/11
10. Santa! A Scanimation Picture Book
Rufus Butler Seder, Workman, $14.95, 9780761177258
8/3
11. Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella
Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399257834
13/7
12. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926
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13. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342
12/4
14. Ladybug Girl and the Big Snow
Jacky Davis, David Soman (Illus.), Dial, $17.99, 9780803735835
15/13
15. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
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Children's Series



Bestseller List for December 26, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013
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  Children's Series  
1. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
 
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 Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
 
5. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
6. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
 
7. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
8. Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
 
9. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
10. Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
 

 

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013

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

17. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $18, 9780316228589

18. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $16, 9781594631771

19. The House Girl
Tara Conklin, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062207517

20. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin, $16, 9780143124054

21. The Orchardist
Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062188519

22. The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
Sun-Mi Hwang, Nomoco (Illus.), Penguin , $15, 9780143123200

23. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $16, 9781400031702

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

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

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

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

28. Reconstructing Amelia
Kimberly McCreight, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062225443

29. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Jonas Jonasson, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781401324643

30. A Hologram for the King
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307947512

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

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

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

34. The Last Runaway
Tracy Chevalier, Plume, $16, 9780142180365

35. Blasphemy
Sherman Alexie, Grove Press, $17, 9780802121752

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

37. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner, $13.95, 9780547928227

38. Joyland
Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $12.95, 9781781162644

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

40. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
Penguin, $18, 9780143107293

41. The Bat
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780345807090

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

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

44. Mrs Queen Takes the Train
William Kuhn, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780062208293

45. The Best American Mystery Stories 2013
Lisa Scottoline, Otto Penzler (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544034600

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

47. NW
Zadie Smith, Penguin, $16, 9780143123934

48. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $16, 9781594483295

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

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013

16. The World Until Yesterday
Jared Diamond, Penguin, $18, 9780143124405

17. Awkward Family Holiday Photos
Mike Bender, Doug Chernack, Three Rivers Press, $15, 9780307888136

18. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930

19. The Best American Infographics 2013
Gareth Cook (Ed.), Mariner, $20, 9780547973371

20. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279

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

22. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Timothy Egan, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544102767

23. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557

24. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $20, 9781451648546

25. The Onion Book of Known Knowledge
The Onion, Little Brown, $20, 9780316133241

26. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544003439

27. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham, Random House, $20, 9780812979480

28. Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389

29. Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $21.50, 9780743236720

30. The Best American Essays 2013
Cheryl Strayed, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544103887

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

32. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Plume, $18, 9780142180310

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

34. The Best American Sports Writing 2013
J.R. Moehringer, Glenn Stout (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547884608

35. 12 Years a Slave
Solomon Northup, Penguin, $16, 9780143125419

36. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013
Dave Eggers (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544105508

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

38. Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780385344968

39. The Moth
Catherine Burns (Ed.), Hyperion, $15.99, 9781401311117

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

41. Philomena
Martin Sixsmith, Penguin, $16, 9780143124726

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

43. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227

44. Going Clear
Lawrence Wright, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307745309

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

46. On the Map
Simon Garfield, Gotham, $17, 9781592407804

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

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

49. The Genius of Dogs
Vanessa Woods, Brian Hare, Plume, $17, 9780142180464

50. Soup Night
Maggie Stuckey, Storey Publishing, $19.95, 9781612120997

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013

16. Life After Life
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99, 9780316176484

17. The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062255655

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

19. Command Authority
Tom Clancy, Putnam Adult, $29.95, 9780399160479

20. Inferno
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385537858

21. We Are Water
Wally Lamb, Harper, $29.99, 9780061941023

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

23. Longbourn
Jo Baker, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385351232

24. Brown Dog
Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $27, 9780802120113

25. The Longest Ride
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $27, 9781455520657

26. King and Maxwell
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28, 9781455521319

27. The Dogs of Christmas
W.Bruce Cameron, Forge, $15.99, 9780765330550

28. The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith, Mulholland, $26, 9780316206846

29. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
Fannie Flagg, Random House, $27, 9781400065943

30. Takedown Twenty
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345542885

31. The Flamethrowers
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $26.99, 9781439142004

32. Cross My Heart
James Patterson, Little Brown, $29, 9780316210911

33. The Rosie Project
Graeme Simsion, S&S, $24, 9781476729084

34. Someone
Alice McDermott, FSG, $25, 9780374281090

35. The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307378415

36. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364

37. Hild
Nicola Griffith, FSG, $27, 9780374280871

38. Dust
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399157578

39. Tatiana
Martin Cruz Smith, S&S, $25.99, 9781439140215

40. Police
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307960498

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

42. W Is for Wasted
Sue Grafton, Putnam, $28.95, 9780399158988

43. Never Go Back
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385344340

44. Bleeding Edge
Thomas Pynchon, Penguin Press, $28.95, 9781594204234

45. Identical
Scott Turow, Grand Central, $28, 9781455527205

46. The Supreme Macaroni Company
Adriana Trigiani, Harper, $25.99, 9780062136589

47. The Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson's Envelope Poems
Emily Dickinson, New Directions / Christine Burgin, $39.95, 9780811221757

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

49. Stella Bain
Anita Shreve, Little Brown, $28, 9780316098861

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

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013

16. Humans of New York
Brandon Stanton, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250038821

17. William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594746376

18. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941

19. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book
Grumpy Cat, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452126579

20. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27, 9780316154697

21. Let Me Off at the Top!
Ron Burgundy, Crown Archetype, $22, 9780804139571

22. The Art of Simple Food II
Alice Waters, Patricia Curtan (Illus.), Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307718273

23. My Promised Land
Ari Shavit, Spiegel & Grau, $28, 9780385521703

24. The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams
Ben Bradlee, Jr., Little Brown, $35, 9780316614351

25. Schottenfreude
Ben Schott, Blue Rider Press, $16, 9780399166709

26. Orr: My Story
Bobby Orr, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399161759

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

28. Zealot
Reza Aslan, Random House, $27, 9781400069224

29. Shake
Carli Davidson, Harper Design, $17.99, 9780062242648

30. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168

31. The Death of Santini
Pat Conroy, Nan A. Talese, $28.95, 9780385530903

32. The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays
Ree Drummond, Morrow, $29.99, 9780062225221

33. The Most of Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron, Knopf, $35, 9780385350839

34. Lawrence in Arabia
Scott Anderson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385532921

35. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557

36. Downton Tabby
Chris Kelly, S&S, $10, 9781476765938

37. Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949

38. Provence, 1970
Luke Barr, Clarkson Potter, $26, 9780307718341

39. Throw the Damn Ball
R.D. Rosen, et al., Plume, $15, 9780142180853

40. Johnny Cash
Robert Hilburn, Little Brown, $32, 9780316194754

41. The Reason I Jump
Naoki Higashida, Random House, $22, 9780812994865

42. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Chris Hadfield, Little Brown, $28, 9780316253017

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

44. Ties That Bind
Dave Isay, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594205170

45. The Heart of the Plate
Mollie Katzen, Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $34.99, 9780547571591

46. 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off
John Lloyd, et al., Norton, $15.95, 9780393241037

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

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

49. Autobiography
Morrissey, Putnam Adult, $30, 9780399171543

50. Johnny Carson
Henry Bushkin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780544217621

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 22, 2013

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

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

13. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582024

14. Notorious Nineteen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345527769

15. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446310789

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

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

18. 2312
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $10, 9780316098113

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

20. Threat Vector
Tom Clancy, Berkley, $8.99, 9780425262306

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

22. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide: The Modern Era
Leonard Maltin, Signet, $10.99, 9780451418104

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

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

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

26. The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345325815

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

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

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

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

31. Poseidon's Arrow
Clive Cussler, Dirk Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425265055

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

33. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854

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

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

36. Kinsey and Me
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425267790

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

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

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

40. Lone Survivor
Marcus Luttrell, Little Brown, $9, 9780316044691

41. The Fellowship of the Ring
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339706

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

43. Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $7, 9780316769501

44. Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman, Avon, $7.99, 9780380789016

45. The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch, Spectra, $7.99, 9780553588941

46. Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume I
Arthur Conan Doyle, Bantam Classics, $6.95, 9780553212419

47. Xenocide
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $8.99, 9780812509250

48. Ender in Exile
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765344151

49. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $7.99, 9780812511819

50. Creole Belle
James Lee Burke, Pocket, $9.99, 9781451648140

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