February 28, 2013

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for February 28, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
McLain's richly rewarding novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.		 1/13
2. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Vintage, $15, 9780307950659
James draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem.		 2/8
3. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
Diffenbaugh's beautiful debut novel about a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others.		 5/46
4. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
The winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize is now available in paperback.		 7/40
5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14, 9781451696196
Chbosky's powerful novel of the wild and poignant days of adolescence is now a major motion picture.		 3/22
6. The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307947727
In this novel by the author of Pulse, a middle-aged man contends with a past he has never much thought about.		 8/38
7. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose.		 13/34
8. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432
Morgenstern's spell-casting debut novel about a mysterious circus and a duel between two young magicians.		 9/33
9. Canada
Richard Ford, Ecco Press, $15.99, 9780061692031
Ford's masterful novel about the mysterious and consoling bonds of family.		 4/5
10. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547848419
Martel's beloved 2002 Man Booker Prize-winning novel is now a major motion picture.		 10/17
11. The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9780743273565
Fitzgerald's tale of America in the Jazz Age of the 1920s is a classic of 20th-century literature.		 11/8
12. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy.		 6/46
13. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
A provocative novel set deep in the Amazon jungle, by the author of Bel Canto. 		15/41
14. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99, 9780316175661
Ivey's touching novel is set in the Alaskan wilderness of the 1920s.		 12/16
15. In One Person
John Irving, S&S, $15.99, 9781451664133
Irving's intimate and unforgettable new novel about the life of a bisexual man.		 14/2
ON THE RISE
24. We Live In Water
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061926624
The first collection of short fiction from the bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins.		  


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 28, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/17
2. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.		 2/4
3. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 7/42
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.		 5/24
5. Team of Rivals
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21, 9781451688092
The new film Lincoln is based in part on Goodwin's bestselling look at Lincoln as the ultimate manager and motivator.		 4/16
6. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 6/24
7. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247
A hilarious offering of cat comics from TheOatmeal.com.		 8/15
8. Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948- Debut
Madeleine Albright, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062030344
A remarkably personal and historical memoir by the former U.S. Secretary of State.		 /1
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.		 11/22
10. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95, 9780399533464
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.		 12/11
11. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 10/59
12. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158
Dr. Gary Chapman guides couples in identifying, understanding, and speaking their spouse's primary "love language".		 3/2
13. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion- Debut
Jonathan Haidt, Vintage, $16, 9780307455772
Haidt explores the origins of our political divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding.		 /1
14. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332
A collection of advice columns from the once-anonymous online columnist at The Rumpus, now revealed as Cheryl Strayed, author of the bestselling memoir Wild.		 15/26
15. 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.		 14/69
ON THE RISE
18. Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior
Leonard Mlodinow, Vintage, $15, 9780307472250
Mlodinow's eye-opening examination of how the unconscious mind shapes our experience of the world.		  


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for February 28, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Tenth of December
George Saunders, Random House, $26, 9780812993806
Saunders' unforgettable new collection of stories is a January 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/7
2. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
Flynn's new thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is a June 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/37
3. The Dinner
Herman Koch, Hogarth, $24, 9780770437855
Koch's novel revealing the dark side of genteel society is a February 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/2
4. Vampires in the Lemon Grove
Karen Russell, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307957238
This collection of stories by the bestselling author of Swamplandia! is a February 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/2
5. A Week in Winter
Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307273574
Published posthumously, Binchy's novel looks at the lives of people at an inn in Western Ireland.		 5/2
6. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99, 9780062065247
The masterful new novel by the author of The Plague of Doves is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read and the winner of the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction.		 7/20
7. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99, 9780062124265
Kingsolver's powerful new novel about the complexities of modern life in rural Appalachia is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/16
8. My Brother's Book
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780062234896
With influences from Shakespeare and William Blake, and completed before his death in May 2012, Sendak pays homage to his late brother, Jack.		 6/3
9. Alex Cross, Run- Debut
James Patterson, Little Brown , $28.99, 9780316097512
In Patterson's latest thriller, Alex Cross is so busy solving three grisly crimes, he doesn't even realize someone else is investigating him.		 /1
10. A Memory of Light
Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $34.99, 9780765325952
Sanderson's conclusion to Jordan's bestselling fantasy saga, The Wheel of Time.		 8/7
11. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Ayana Mathis, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385350280
In her debut novel, Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration through the trials of one unforgettable family. A January 2013 Indie Next Great Read and an Oprah Book Club selection.		 11/11
12. The Aviator's Wife
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $26, 9780345528674
Benjamin's fascinating novel of the marriage of Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh is a February 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/4
13. Ghostman
Roger Hobbs, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307959966
Hobbs' dark and highly original debut crime novel is a February 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 15/2
14. Insane City
Dave Barry, Putnam Adult, $26.95, 9780399158681
Barry's new dark comic masterpiece is a February 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/4
15. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487361
A new collection of stories by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.		 14/22
ON THE RISE
19. The House Girl
Tara Conklin, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062207395
The lives of two remarkable women who are separated by more than a century unexpectedly intertwine in this #1 Indie Next List Great Read for February 2013.		  


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for February 28, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. My Beloved World
Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307594884
An autobiography by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court.		 1/6
2. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
Lamott writes about three simple prayers she believes are essential to coming through tough times and the hardships of daily life.		 3/15
3. 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.		 2/27
4. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/48
5. The Future
Al Gore, Random House, $30, 9780812992946
A frank and clear-eyed assessment of six critical drivers of global change in the decades to come, by the former vice president and author of An Inconvenient Truth.		 4/4
6. Going Clear
Lawrence Wright, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307700667
A look into the world of Scientology by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower.		 7/6
7. Life Code
Phillip C. McGraw, Bird Street Books, $26, 9780985462734
Dr. Phil McGraw tells readers the ugly truth about the users, abusers, and overall "bad guys" we all have in our lives.		 6/2
8. Francona
Terry Francona, Dan Shaughnessy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780547928173
The former Red Sox manager opens up for the first time about his tenure in Boston.		 14/5
9. 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.		 9/22
10. Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
Jon Meacham, Random House, $35, 9781400067664
Pulitzer Prize-winner Meacham's magnificent biography of Thomas Jefferson is a December 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 13/15
11. The World Until Yesterday
Jared M. Diamond, Viking, $36, 9780670024810
Diamond provides a mesmerizing, firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years -- a past that has mostly vanished -- and considers what the differences between that past and our present mean for our lives today.		 8/8
12. Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition- Debut
Garry Wills, Viking, $27.95, 9780670024872
In his most provocative book yet, Pulitzer Prize-winner Wills asks the radical question: Why do we need priests?		 /1
13. Coolidge-Debut
Amity Shlaes, Harper, $35, 9780061967559
A brilliant and provocative reexamination of America's 30th president, Calvin Coolidge.		 /1
14. 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.		 /109
15. Detroit: An American Autopsy
Charlie LeDuff, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594205347
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff looks at his hometown of Detroit for clues to its fate, his family's, and his own.		 12/2


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for February 28, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Harper, $9.99, 9780062238863		 1/3
2. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 2/97
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553573428		 4/96
4. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429		 3/98
5. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582024		 5/98
6. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 6/81
7. Stay Close
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233967		 7/2
8. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 9/*
9. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 8/*
10. Bossypants- Debut
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/ Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316056892		 /1


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for February 28, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061992254		 1/4
2. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 2/58
3. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020		 3/48
4. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511		 4/28
5. The Apothecary
Maile Meloy, Ian Schoenherr (Illus.), Puffin, $7.99, 9780142422069		 8/2
6. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 5/284
7. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 6/89
8. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995		 11/22
9. LEGO Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Claire Sipi, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756698126		 7/17
10. Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316123082		 9/17
11. Homeland
Cory Doctorow, Tor, $17.99, 9780765333698		 14/3
12. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934		 /7
13. An Abundance of Katherines
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142410707		 12/4
14. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $14.99, 9780316013697		 /162
15. The Colossus Rises
Peter Lerangis, Harper, $17.99, 9780062070401		 13/2


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for February 28, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 2/*
2. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990		 1/19
3. Emeraldalicious
Victoria Kann, Harper, $17.99, 9780061781261		 3/4
4. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 7/*
5. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 6/69
6. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 12/*
7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 8/*
8. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 9/73
9. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553		 /31
10. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 11/*
11. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905		 /*
12. Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $8.99, 9780394800165		 /*
13. I Am a Bunny
Ole Risom, Richard Scarry (Illus.), Golden, $5.99, 9780375827785		 /*
14. Safari: A Photicular Book
Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $24.95, 9780761163800		 10/18
15. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274		 /*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for February 28, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013
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  Children's Series  
1. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
3. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
5. Beautiful Creatures (hardcover and paperback)
Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl, Little Brown
6. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
7. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
8. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
9. Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
10. Dork Diaries (hardcover)
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013

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

17. 1Q84
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307476463

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

19. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504

20. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498

21. The Age of Miracles
Karen Thompson Walker, Random House, $15, 9780812982947

22. The Silver Linings Playbook
Matthew Quick, Sarah Crichton Books, $15, 9780374533571

23. Swamplandia!
Karen Russell, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307276681

24. We Live in Water: Stories
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061926624

25. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16, 9781250014764

26. Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Ben Fountain, Ecco, $14.99, 9780060885618

27. A Land More Kind Than Home
Wiley Cash, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062088239

28. The Lifeboat
Charlotte Rogan, Reagan Arthur, $14.99, 9780316185912

29. The Newlyweds
Nell Freudenberger, Vintage Books, $15.95, 9780307388971

30. World War Z
Max Brooks, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307346612

31. A Good American
Alex George, Berkley , $16, 9780425253175

32. Believing the Lie
Elizabeth George, NAL, $16, 9780451237699

33. The Beginner's Goodbye
Anne Tyler, Ballantine, $15, 9780345533357

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

35. The Starboard Sea
Amber Dermont, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9781250023438

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

37. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670

38. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341556

39. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Anchor, $13.95, 9780307744425

40. Home
Toni Morrison, Vintage, $14, 9780307740915

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

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

43. The Uninvited Guests
Sadie Jones, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780062116512

44. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848

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

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

47. The Shoemaker's Wife
Adriana Trigiani, Harper, $15.99, 9780061257100

48. The Best American Short Stories 2012
Tom Perrotta, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242101

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

50. The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje, Vintage, $15, 9780307744418

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013

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

17. ObamaCare Survival Guide
Nick J. Tate, Humanix, $19.95, 9780893348625

18. Subliminal
Leonard Mlodinow, Vintage Books, $15, 9780307472250

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

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

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

22. The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $18, 9781439127728

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

24. The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2013
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571626

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

26. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158

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

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

29. Argo
Antonio J. Mendez, Matt Baglio, Penguin Books, $16, 9780147509734

30. This Explains Everything
John Brockman (Ed.), Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062230171

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

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

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

34. Guitar Zero
Gary Marcus, Penguin, $16, 9780143122784

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

36. Dancers Among Us
Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95, 9780761171706

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

38. How to Be a Woman
Caitlin Moran, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062124296

39. Below Stairs
Margaret Powell, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9781250023216

40. An Invisible Thread
Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski, Howard Books, $14.99, 9781451648973

41. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228

42. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982

43. Meatless
Martha Stewart Living Magazine, Clarkson Potter, $25, 9780307954565

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

45. Lucky Peach, Issue 6
David Chang (Ed.), McSweeney's , $12, 9781938073465

46. When I Was a Child I Read Books
Marilynne Robinson, Picador, $15, 9781250024053

47. Destiny of the Republic
Candice Millard, Anchor, $16, 9780767929714

48. Gifts of the Crow
John Marzluff, Tony Angell, Atria Books, $15, 9781439198742

49. Crossing the Borders of Time
Leslie Maitland, Other Press, $17.95, 9781590515709

50. Why We Write
Meredith Maran (Ed.), Plume Books, $16, 9780452298156

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013

16. House of Earth
Woody Guthrie, Harper, $25.99, 9780062248398

17. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $25, 9781451681734

18. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204777

19. The House Girl
Tara Conklin, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062207395

20. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper, $26.99, 9780061928123

21. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman/Viking, $27.95, 9780670026609

22. Suspect
Robert Crais, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399161483

23. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28, 9780805090031

24. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95, 9780385536820

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

26. The River Swimmer
Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $25, 9780802120731

27. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316204279

28. Speaking From Among the Bones
Alan Bradley, Delacorte, $24, 9780385344036

29. Dear Life
Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307596888

30. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker
Jennifer Chiaverini, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953616

31. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535144

32. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316219365

33. The Last Runaway
Tracy Chevalier, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952992

34. The Good House
Ann Leary, St. Martin's, $24.99, 9781250015549

35. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534

36. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781616201326

37. The Sound of Broken Glass
Deborah Crombie, Morrow , $25.99, 9780061990632

38. Nothing Gold Can Stay: Stories
Ron Rash, Ecco Press, $24.99, 9780062202710

39. A Hologram for the King
Dave Eggers, McSweeney's, $25, 9781936365746

40. Telegraph Avenue
Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99, 9780061493348

41. The Painted Girls
Cathy Marie Buchanan, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594486241

42. The Night Ranger
Alex Berenson, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399159725

43. Standing in Another Man's Grave
Ian Rankin, Reagan Arthur Books, $25.99, 9780316224581

44. Guilt
Jonathan Kellerman, Ballantine , $28, 9780345505736

45. Wash
Margaret Wrinkle, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25, 9780802120663

46. See Now Then
Jamaica Kincaid, FSG, $24, 9780374180560

47. Hit Me
Lawrence Block, Mulholland , $26.99, 9780316127356

48. The Fifth Assassin
Brad Meltzer, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446553971

49. The Black Box
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069434

50. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan, FSG, $25, 9780374214913

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013

16. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652

17. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873

18. A Higher Call
Adam Makos, Larry Alexander, Berkley, $26.95, 9780425252864

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

20. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668

21. Whitey Bulger
Kevin Cullen, Shelley Murphy, Norton, $26.95, 9780393087727

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

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

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

25. How Children Succeed
Paul Tough, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547564654

26. Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50, 9780743236713

27. The Dude and the Zen Master
Jeff Bridges, Bernie Glassman, Blue Rider, $26.95, 9780399161643

28. After Visiting Friends
Michael Hainey, Scribner, $26, 9781451676563

29. The Secrets of Happy Families
Bruce Feiler, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061778735

30. Underwater Dogs
Seth Casteel, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316227704

31. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111

32. The Outpost
Jake Tapper, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316185394

33. The End of Your Life Book Club
Will Schwalbe, Knopf, $25, 9780307594037

34. To Sell Is Human
Daniel H. Pink, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487156

35. Grace: A Memoir
Grace Coddington, Random House, $35, 9780812993356

36. Naked Statistics
Charles Wheelan, Norton, $26.95, 9780393071955

37. No Easy Day
Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953722

38. The Genius of Dogs
Brian Hare, Vanessa Woods, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525953197

39. Engineers of Victory
Paul Kennedy, Random House, $30, 9781400067619

40. Shred
Ian K. Smith, St. Martin's, $24.99, 9781250035868

41. The Soundtrack of My Life
Clive Davis, S&S, $30, 9781476714783

42. Wheat Belly Cookbook
William Davis, Rodale Press, $27.99, 9781609619367

43. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40, 9780316547703

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

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

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

47. Kill Anything That Moves
Nick Turse, Metropolitan, $30, 9780805086911

48. Nigellissima
Nigella Lawson, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780770437015

49. Hallucinations
Oliver Sacks, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307957245

50. Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Timothy Egan, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780618969029

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending February 24, 2013

11. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. The Hunter
John Lescroart, Signet, $9.99, 9780451414564

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

20. Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9781455523542

21. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425250563

22. Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446547574

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

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

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

26. Taken
Robert Crais, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250594

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

28. Die Trying
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515142242

29. Eat to Live
Joel Fuhrman, Little Brown, $9.99, 9780316206648

30. Les Miserables
Victor Hugo, Signet, $9.95, 9780451525260

31. One Shot
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780345538192

32. The Litigators
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530561

33. Persuader
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245988

34. Echo Burning
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515143829

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

36. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $6.99, 9780812511819

37. Tripwire
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515143072

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

39. Red Mist
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250433

40. The Columbus Affair
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345526526

41. Snuff
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $9.99, 9780062218865

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

43. Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl, Beacon Press, $8.99, 9780807014295

44. The Shadow Patrol
Alex Berenson, Jove Books, $9.99, 9780515151305

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

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

47. Without Fail
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515144314

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

49. Breakdown
Sara Paretsky, Signet, $9.99, 9780451238801

50. The Way of Kings
Brandon Sanderson, Tor, $8.99, 9780765365279

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