February 23, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for February 23, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
Debut author Obreht's bestselling tale of myth and legend is now available in paperback.		 1/16
2. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142
Brown's delightful novel about three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much.		 7/2
3. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s.		 3/46
4. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer, Mariner, $14.95, 9780547735023
Foer's warm and brilliant imaginings from the viewpoint of a boy left fatherless by 9/11 is now a major motion picture.		 2/8
5. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647
A young Jewish woman is forced to flee 1938 Vienna and becomes a parlor maid in England.		 4/7
6. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 5/48
7. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681
Russell's wonderfully imaginative debut novel about a run-down Everglades tourist attraction is now available in paperback.		 6/19
8. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 8/108
9. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
John le Carré, Penguin, $16, 9780143120933
Le Carré's celebrated heart-stopping tale of international intrigue is now a major motion picture.		 9/8
10. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685
A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and a mysterious manuscript.		 10/8
11. 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.		 11/139
12. Dreams of Joy
Lisa See, Random House, $15, 9780812980547
See's outstanding follow-up to her novel Shanghai Girls.		 14/2
13. The Sisters Brothers- Debut
Patrick DeWitt, Ecco Press, $14.99, 9780062041289
DeWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force.		 /1
14. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
A mesmerizing story of a tragic past, and a present torn apart.		 /130
15. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 15/64


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 23, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 1/7
2. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
A look at amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of candid photographs.		 2/36
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.		 3/50
4. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622
The story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning PBS program Downton Abbey.		 4/4
5. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882
Hamilton's bestselling culinary memoir is now available in paperback.		 5/4
6. 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.		 6/58
7. 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.		 10/43
8. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $16, 9780812979374
New York Times columnist Brooks illustrates a story of how success happens.		 9/7
9. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
At the center of de Waal's memoir is his inherited collection of ornamental Japanese wood and ivory carvings.		 13/26
10. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West.		 11/41
11. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2010 National Book Award winner.		 12/68
12. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback.		 8/24
13. 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.		 /38
14. The Warmth of Other Suns
Isabel Wilkerson, Vintage, $16.95, 9780679763888
Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilkerson's chronicle of the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South in search of a better life.		 14/16
15. 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.		 /44


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for February 23, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959850
James draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem.		 1/11
2. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Knopf, $23.95, 9780307957122
In this new novel by the author of Pulse, a middle-aged man contends with a past he has never much thought about.		 3/18
3. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment, is a September 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/22
4. Kill Shot
Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99, 9781416595205
CIA super agent Mitch Rapp returns in the latest thriller by the author of American Assassin.		 2/2
5. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
McLain's rewarding new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.		 5/52
6. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories- Debut
Nathan Englander, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307958709
This collection of eight new stories from the celebrated novelist and short-story writer Nathan Englander is an Indie Next List Great Read for February 2012.		 /1
7. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, FSG, $28, 9780374203054
An impressive new novel about the lives of three seniors at Brown University in the early 1980s by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Middlesex.		 13/19
8. The Wolf Gift- Debut
Anne Rice, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595119
An intriguing novel about the making of a werewolf, as only Anne Rice could create.		 /1
9. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
The provocative new novel, set deep in the Amazon jungle, by the author of Bel Canto.		 7/37
10. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Scribner, $35, 9781451627282
King's dramatic new novel about a man who travels back in time to prevent the JFK assassination.		 10/15
11. Raylan
Elmore Leonard, Morrow, $26.99, 9780062119469
In his latest masterful novel, Leonard brings back U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, the mesmerizing hero of the hit FX program Justified.		 6/5
12. The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson, Random House, $26, 9780812992793
Johnson's epic story of a young man's journey through the mysterious dictatorship of North Korea is a January Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/6
13. Believing the Lie
Elizabeth George, Dutton, $28.95, 9780525952589
George's masterful new Inspector Lynley mystery is a January Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/6
14. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
Morgenstern's spell-casting debut novel about a mysterious circus and a duel between two young magicians is a September 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 15/23
15. Defending Jacob- Debut
William Landay, Delacorte, $26, 9780385344227
Landay's suspenseful novel about guilt, betrayal, and a family in crisis is a February Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
ON THE RISE
18. The House I Loved
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312593308
A poignant story of one woman's indelible strength, and an ode to Paris, where houses harbor the joys and sorrows of their inhabitants.		  


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 23, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.		 1/2
2. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 3/4
3. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539
Isaacson's exclusive biography of Steve Jobs is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years.		 2/17
4. Unbroken
Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $27, 9781400064168
An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit.		 8/66
5. All There Is
Dave Isay, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594203213
Stories of love and marriage from the revolutionary oral history project, StoryCorps.		 5/2
6. Bringing Up Bébé
Pamela Druckerman, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203336
Druckerman reveals the secrets behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children.		 7/2
7. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 11/41
8. The End of Illness
David B. Agus, M.D., Free Press, $26, 9781451610178
A bold call for all of us to become our own personal health advocates, and a dramatic departure from orthodox thinking.		 4/5
9. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, et al., Morrow, $26.99, 9780062082350
An eyewitness account of war by a Navy SEAL who is the most lethal sniper in United States military history.		 12/5
10. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 9/21
11. The Science of Yoga
William J. Broad, Bobby Clennell (Illus.), S&S, $26, 9781451641424
A lifelong yoga practitioner shows uncommon states are integral to a hidden world of risk and reward that lies beneath clouds of myth, superstition, and hype.		 13/2
12. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.		 6/13
13. Once Upon a Secret
Mimi Alford, Random House, $25, 9781400069101
Alford's memoir of an 18-month affair with JFK and the effect it had on her life.		 10/2
14. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568
This book, which is made of paper, is a reminder for the child in all of us to power down at the end of the day.		 15/16
15. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
Beautiful, subversive, and very funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children!		 /37


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for February 23, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 1/45
2. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 3/44
3. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901		 2/46
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 4/46
5. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290		 7/*
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 5/*
7. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949486		 6/124
8. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509		 8/77
9. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 10/34
10. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935		 /*


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for February 23, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 2/6
2. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785		 1/111
3. Dead End in Norvelt
Jack Gantos, FSG, $15.99, 9780374379933		 7/4
4. War Horse
Michael Morpurgo, Scholastic, $8.99, 9780545403351		 3/10
5. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892		 5/23
6. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 4/232
7. Listen to My Trumpet!
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423154044		 6/2
8. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 8/41
9. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761		 9/37
10. The Hunger Games Tribute Guide- Debut
Emily Seife, Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545457828		 /1
11. Every Thing On It
Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164		 12/22
12. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378		 15/22
13. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880		 /21
14. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/Harper, $17.99, 9780062024688		 14/25
15. LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970		 /22


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for February 23, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703812		 3/2
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 1/*
3. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 6/19
4. Hug Time
Patrick McDonnell, LB Kids, $6.99, 9780316182959		 2/7
5. The Lorax
Dr. Seuss, Random House , $14.95, 9780394823379		 8/*
6. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 10/*
7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 9/*
8. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper , $17.95, 9780060254926		 /*
9. Llama Llama Nighty-Night
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $5.99, 9780670013272		 /5
10. Plant a Kiss
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Peter H. Reynolds (Illus.), Harper, $14.99, 9780061986758		 /2
11. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 /25
12. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545		 /28
13. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553		 11/7
14. Extra Yarn
Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Balzer & Bray, $16.99, 9780061953385		 /2
15. Bad Kitty for President
Nick Bruel, Roaring Brook, $13.99, 9781596436695		 /2


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for February 23, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012
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  Children's Series  
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
5. Inheritance Cycle (hardcover and paperback)
Christopher Paolini, Knopf
6. The Adventures of Tintin (hardcover and paperback)
Hergé, Little Brown
7. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
8. Fancy Nancy I Can Read Series
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper
9. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)
Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown
10. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012

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

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

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

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

20. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949493

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

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

23. A Dog's Purpose
W.Bruce Cameron, Forge, $12.99, 9780765330345

24. Freedom
Jonathan Franzen, Picador, $16, 9780312576462

25. Sister
Rosamund Lupton, Broadway , $14, 9780307716521

26. Started Early, Took My Dog
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur, $14.99, 9780316066747

27. The Kitchen House
Kathleen Grissom, Touchstone, $16, 9781439153666

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

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

30. This Beautiful Life
Helen Schulman, Harper Perennial, $13.99, 9780062024398

31. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671

32. An Object of Beauty
Steve Martin, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446573658

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

34. Night Road
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312364434

35. Emily, Alone
Stewart O'Nan, Penguin, $15, 9780143120490

36. The Descendants
Kaui Hart Hemmings, Random House, $15, 9780812982954

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

38. West of Here
Jonathan Evison, Algonquin, $15.95, 9781616200824

39. Three Weeks in December
Audrey Schulman, Europa Editions, $16, 9781609450649

40. People of the Book
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $15, 9780143115007

41. A Secret Kept
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312553494

42. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
David Sedaris, Ian Falconer (Illus.), Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316038409

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

44. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691

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

46. Save Me
Lisa Scottoline, St. Martin's, $14.99, 9780312380793

47. Faith
Jennifer Haigh, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780060755812

48. The Year We Left Home
Jean Thompson, S&S, $15, 9781439175903

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

50. Sing You Home
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $16, 9781439102732

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012

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

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

18. Townie
Andre Dubus, III, Norton, $15.95, 9780393340679

19. The Call of Sedona
Ilchi Lee, Best Life Media, $16.95, 9781935127482

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

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

22. Tiny Homes
Lloyd Kahn, Shelter, $24.95, 9780936070520

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

24. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438

25. Inside of a Dog
Alexandra Horowitz, Scribner, $16, 9781416583431

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

27. The Vow
Kim Carpenter, Krickitt Carpenter, B&H Publishing Group, $14.99, 9781433675799

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

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

30. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418

31. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Amy Chua, Penguin, $16, 9780143120582

32. Moneyball
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338393

33. Rose
Rosina Harrison, Penguin, $15, 9780143120865

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

35. The Big Short
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338829

36. Bean by Bean
Crescent Dragonwagon, Workman, $15.95, 9780761132417

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

38. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2012
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571480

39. The Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316346627

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

41. The Book of Awakening
Mark Nepo, Conari, $18.95, 9781573241175

42. Winner-Take-All Politics
Jacob S. Hacker, Paul Pierson, S&S, $15, 9781416588702

43. Poser
Claire Dederer, Picador, $15, 9781250002334

44. I Remember Nothing
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307742803

45. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446

46. Pulphead
John Jeremiah Sullivan, FSG, $16, 9780374532901

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

48. Little Princes
Conor Grennan, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061930065

49. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die
Patricia Schultz, Workman, $19.95, 9780761156864

50. Zagat New York City Restaurants 2012
Zagat, $15.95, 9781604784060

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012

16. 1Q84
Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307593313

17. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997

18. The House I Loved
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312593308

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

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

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

22. The Fear Index
Robert Harris, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307957931

23. Contents May Have Shifted
Pam Houston, Norton, $25.95, 9780393082654

24. The Flight of Gemma Hardy
Margot Livesey, Harper, $26.99, 9780062064226

25. The Litigators
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535137

26. Taken
Robert Crais, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399158278

27. I've Got Your Number
Sophie Kinsella, Dial, $26, 9780385342063

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

29. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048

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

31. Restless in the Grave
Dana Stabenow, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312559137

32. A Good American
Alex George, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399157592

33. How It All Began
Penelope Lively, Viking, $26.95, 9780670023448

34. Home Front
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577209

35. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543

36. Running the Rift
Naomi Benaron, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781616200428

37. The Drop
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069410

38. Private Games
James Patterson, Mark Sullivan, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316206822

39. The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $27.99, 9781451617474

40. Lunatics
Dave Barry, Alan Zweibel, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399158698

41. Stay Awake
Dan Chaon, Ballantine, $25, 9780345530370

42. Jack Holmes and His Friend
Edmund White, Bloomsbury, $26, 9781608197033

43. History of a Pleasure Seeker
Richard Mason, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307599476

44. The Rope
Nevada Barr, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312614577

45. Mr. G
Alan P. Lightman, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307379993

46. No Mark Upon Her
Deborah Crombie, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061990618

47. Private: #1 Suspect
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097406

48. The Odds
Stewart O'Nan, Viking, $25.95, 9780670023165

49. The Scottish Prisoner
Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte, $28, 9780385337519

50. Damned
Chuck Palahniuk, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385533027

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012

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

17. Elizabeth the Queen
Sally Bedell Smith, Random House, $30, 9781400067893

18. Coming Apart
Charles Murray, Crown Forum, $27, 9780307453426

19. Ameritopia
Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99, 9781439173244

20. The Start-Up of You
Reid Hoffman, Ben Casnocha, Crown Business, $26, 9780307888907

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

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

23. Boomerang
Michael Lewis, Norton, $25.95, 9780393081817

24. That Woman
Anne Sebba, St. Martin"s, $27.99, 9781250002969

25. Jack Kennedy
Chris Matthews, S&S, $27.50, 9781451635089

26. Guitar Zero
Gary Marcus, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594203176

27. Strategic Vision
Zbigniew Brzezinski, Basic Books, $26, 9780465029549

28. The Magic Room
Jeffrey Zaslow, Gotham, $27, 9781592406616

29. Ali in Wonderland
Ali Wentworth, Harper, $25.99, 9780061998577

30. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776

31. Enemies
Tim Weiner, Random House, $30, 9781400067480

32. Rin Tin Tin
Susan Orlean, S&S, $26.99, 9781439190135

33. Hilarity Ensues
Tucker Max, Blue Heeler Books, $25.99, 9781451669039

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

35. Blue Nights
Joan Didion, Knopf, $25, 9780307267672

36. A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor, Viking, $45, 9780670022700

37. Guinness World Records 2012
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994671

38. Fairy Tale Interrupted
Rosemarie Terenzio, Gallery, $25, 9781439187678

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

40. Below Stairs
Margaret Powell, St. Martin's, $22.99, 9781250005441

41. Through My Eyes
Tim Tebow, Harper, $26.99, 9780062007285

42. Unorthodox
Deborah Feldman, S&S, $23, 9781439187005

43. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766

44. Extra Virginity
Tom Mueller, Norton, $25.95, 9780393070217

45. That Used to Be Us
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, FSG, $28, 9780374288907

46. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780307886262

47. Food Rules
Michael Pollan, Maira Kalman (Illus.), Penguin Press, $23.95, 9781594203084

48. The New New Rules
Bill Maher, Blue Rider, $26.95, 9780399158414

49. Da Vinci's Ghost
Toby Lester, Free Press, $26.99, 9781439189238

50. The Obamas
Jodi Kantor, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316098755

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending February 19, 2012

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

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

13. The Sentry
Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425245729

14. Minding Frankie
Maeve Binchy, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307475497

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

16. Crunch Time
Diane Mott Davidson, Avon, $7.99, 9780061348167

17. Damage
John Lescroart, Signet, $9.99, 9780451235428

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

19. Carte Blanche
Jeffery Deaver, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781451629354

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

21. The Secret Soldier
Alex Berenson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515150346

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

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

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

25. Buried in a Book
Lucy Arlington, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425246191

26. Cold Vengeance
Douglas J. Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446554978

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

28. River Marked
Patricia Briggs, Ace, $7.99, 9780441020003

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

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

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

32. The Reversal
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750

33. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117

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

35. Towers of Midnight
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $9.99, 9780765364876

36. File M for Murder
Miranda James, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425246184

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

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

39. 44 Charles Street
Danielle Steel, Dell, $7.99, 9780440245179

40. Worth Dying For
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246299

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

42. One Book in the Grave
Kate Carlisle, Signet, $7.99, 9780451236128

43. Fatal Error
J.A. Jance, Pocket Star, $7.99, 9781416566373

44. Tom Clancy Presents: Act of Valor
Dick Couch, George Galdorisi, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425259351

45. American Assassin
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595199

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

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

48. Bonnie
Iris Johansen, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312651282

49. True Love
Thich Nhat Hanh, Shambhala, $6.99, 9781590304044

50. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

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