January 3, 2013

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for January 3, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012
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. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547848419
Martel's beloved 2002 Man Booker Prize-winning novel is now a major motion picture.		 1/9
2. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
McLain's richly rewarding novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.		 2/5
3. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812984415
The dazzling third novel by the author of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is now a major motion picture.		 4/10
4. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy.		 5/38
5. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Mariner, $13.95, 9780547928227
Tolkien's modern classic and prelude to The Lord of the Rings is now a major motion picture.		 6/5
6. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
The winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize is now available in paperback.		 3/32
7. 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.		 9/14
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.		 8/25
9. 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.		 7/33
10. 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.		 11/30
11. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose.		 14/26
12. 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.		 10/8
13. The Marriage Plot
Jeffrey Eugenides, Picador, $16, 9781250014764
The impressive novel about the lives of three seniors at Brown University in the early 1980s by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Middlesex.		 /14
14. 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.		 15/38
15. The Best American Short Stories 2012
Tom Perrotta, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242101
A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories.		 13/6


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 3, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/8
2. 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.		 2/9
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.		 4/34
4. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 6/16
5. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 7/51
6. 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.		 3/80
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.		 5/7
8. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.		 12/14
9. 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.		 9/71
10. The World Almanac and Book of Facts
Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $12.99, 9781600571626
The dependable reference guide, updated for 2013.		 10/4
11. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985736
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.		 8/15
12. Dancers Among Us
Jordan Matter, Workman, $17.95, 9780761171706
Matter presents joyful photographs of dancers leaping, spinning, and lifting in the midst of daily life.		 11/7
13. 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.		 14/4
14. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227
A brand-new compendium of hilarious and inventive wrong test answers and homework hiccups.		 13/12
15. Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie, Random House, $20, 9780345408778
Pulitzer Prize-winner Massie's extraordinary story of the obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at age 14 and became one of the most remarkable and powerful women in history.		 /12


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for January 3, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/8
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.		 2/29
3. 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.		 4/12
4. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534
Rowling's darkly comic and thought provoking first novel for adults.		 3/13
5. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95, 9780385536820
McEwan's wonderfully witty novel of betrayal and intrigue is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/7
6. Dear Life
Alice Munro, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307596888
A brilliant new collection of stories from one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of our time.		 8/7
7. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $28, 9780805090031
The sequel to Mantel's 2009 Man Booker Prize-winner, Wolf Hall, delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn.		 7/21
8. 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.		 11/14
9. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316219365
This powerful novel, written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, is a harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive. A September 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/10
10. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535144
A federal judge is murdered, and an imprisoned former attorney knows who is responsible in Grisham's latest legal thriller.		 5/9
11. Telegraph Avenue
Michael Chabon, Harper, $27.99, 9780061493348
Chabon's triumphant new novel set in the borderlands of Berkeley and Oakland is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /12
12. 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.		 13/3
13. The Black Box
Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316069434
Harry Bosch searches for the "black box," the one piece of evidence that will pull an unsolved murder mystery together. A December 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/5
14. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204777
In her new collection of poems, Oliver opens our eyes to the mysteries of our daily experience.		 9/10
15. Winter of the World
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525952923
Follett's epic follow-up to Fall of Giants is the second book of his Century Trilogy.		 15/14


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for January 3, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/7
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.		 2/7
3. 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.		 6/40
4. Barefoot Contessa Foolproof
Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464873
Garten's latest is an infinitely practical cookbook that home cooks will turn to again and again.		 3/9
5. 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.		 10/14
6. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
Colbert's hilarious follow-up to I Am America (And So Can You!).		 4/12
7. The Signal and the Noise
Nate Silver, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204111
Silver examines the world of prediction and how everything from the health of the global economy to the ability to fight terrorism are dependent on the quality of predictions.		 12/10
8. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.		 7/19
9. Killing Kennedy
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.		 5/12
10. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young.		 9/13
11. The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Deb Perelman, Knopf, $35, 9780307595652
A collection of celebrated food blogger Perelman's recipes for any night of the week, or for the most special occasions.		 11/9
12. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
William Manchester, Paul Reid, Little Brown, $40, 9780316547703
An unparalleled portrait of the brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader, Winston Churchill.		 14/9
13. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 8/48
14. Far From the Tree
Andrew Solomon, Scribner, $37.50, 9780743236713
National Book Award-winner Solomon tells the true stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so.		 /2
15. 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.		 /102


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for January 3, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 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		 1/89
2. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835		 2/*
3. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429		 4/90
4. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 6/88
5. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 8/90
6. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854		 5/14
7. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 3/73
8. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290		 7/*
9. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425250563		 /8
10. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741		 9/20


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for January 3, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 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		 2/50
2. Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket, Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316123082		 1/9
3. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020		 3/40
4. Lego Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia
Claire Sipi, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756698126		 5/9
5. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 7/276
6. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99, 9780142402511		 10/20
7. The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit
Emma Thompson, Eleanor Taylor (Illus.), Frederick Warne and Company, $20, 9780723269106		 /5
8. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 12/81
9. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437		 6/16
10. Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $15.99, 9780385737432		 9/12
11. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995		 /14
12. Every Day
David Levithan, Knopf, $17.99, 9780307931887		 /8
13. The Hobbit- Debut
J.R.R.Tolkien, Peter Sís (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin, $10.99, 9780618150823		 /1
14. Star Wars: A Galactic Pop-Up Adventure
Matthew Reinhart, Orchard, $36.99, 9780545176163		 14/2
15. Son
Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9780547887203		 8/12


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for January 3, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Safari: A Photicular Book
Dan Kainen, Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $24.95, 9780761163800		 1/10
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 3/*
3. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990		 8/11
4. The Polar Express
Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492		 2/*
5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss, Random House , $15, 9780394800790		 4/*
6. This Moose Belongs to Me
Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $16.99, 9780399161032		 7/7
7. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271		 6/17
8. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 9/61
9. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 5/65
10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 13/*
11. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 10/*
12. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545		 /42
13. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 /*
14. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Eric Litwin, James Dean (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780062110626		 12/7
15. Skippyjon Jones Cirque de Olé
Judy Schachner, Dial, $17.99, 9780803737822		 /8


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for January 3, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012
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  Children's Series  
1. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
5. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
6. Matched (hardcover and paperback)
Ally Condie, Dutton
7. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
8. Dork Diaries (hardcover)
Rachel Renee Russell, Aladdin
9. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
10. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Gallery, $19.99, 9781451627299

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

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

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

30. Lone Wolf
Jodi Picoult, Emily Bestler, $16, 9781439102756

31. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368

32. City of Dark Magic
Magnus Flyte, Penguin, $16, 9780143122685

33. Sacre Bleu
Christopher Moore, Morrow, $16.99, 9780061779756

34. A Discovery of Witches
Deborah Harkness, Penguin, $16, 9780143119685

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

36. How It All Began
Penelope Lively, Penguin, $16, 9780143122647

37. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16, 9780143121077

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

39. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451232571

40. The Innocent
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455519002

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

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

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

44. Arcadia
Lauren Groff, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781401341909

45. The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Plume, $16, 9780452297906

46. The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson, Random House, $15, 9780812982626

47. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477

48. Bared to You
Sylvia Day, Berkley, $15, 9780425263907

49. The Family Fang
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $13.99, 9780061579059

50. The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307742995

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012

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

17. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18, 9781455502783

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

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

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

21. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero
Chris Matthews, S&S, $16.99, 9781451635096

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

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

24. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend
Susan Orlean, S&S, $16, 9781439190142

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

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

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

28. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241

29. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187

30. The Best American Essays 2012
David Brooks, Robert Atwan (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547840093

31. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622

32. Boomerang
Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343441

33. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917

34. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $20, 9781416571773

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

36. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012
Dan Ariely, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547799537

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

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

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

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

41. Moonwalking With Einstein
Joshua Foer, Penguin, $16, 9780143120537

42. The Best American Nonrequired Reading
Dave Eggers (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547595962

43. 1491
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9781400032051

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

45. To Heaven and Back
Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook, $14.99, 9780307731715

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

47. Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors
Fred Armisen, et al., Grand Central, $16.99, 9781455520589

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

49. Zagat 2013 New York City Restaurants
Zagat, $15.95, 9781604785180

50. Blood, Bones & Butter
Gabrielle Hamilton, Random House, $16, 9780812980882

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012

16. NW
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594203978

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

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

19. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446573054

20. The Time Keeper
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401322786

21. Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
Philip Pullman (Ed.), Viking, $27.95, 9780670024971

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

23. Back to Blood
Tom Wolfe, Little Brown, $30, 9780316036313

24. A Wanted Man
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385344333

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

26. Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
James Patterson, Little Brown, $28.99, 9780316210683

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

28. Blasphemy
Sherman Alexie, Grove Press, $27, 9780802120397

29. Live By Night
Dennis Lehane, Morrow, $27.99, 9780060004873

30. Phantom
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307960474

31. Threat Vector
Tom Clancy, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399160455

32. The Dog Stars
Peter Heller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307959942

33. The Last Man
Vince Flynn, Atria, $27.99, 9781416595212

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

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

36. The Panther
Nelson DeMille, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446580847

37. Cross Roads
Wm.Paul Young, Faithwords, $24.99, 9781455516049

38. Notorious Nineteen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $28, 9780345527745

39. Canada
Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061692048

40. Cold Days
Jim Butcher, Roc, $27.95, 9780451464408

41. The Secret Keeper
Kate Morton, Atria, $26.99, 9781439152805

42. The Twelve
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $28, 9780345504982

43. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25, 9780618968633

44. The Orchardist
Amanda Coplin, Harper, $26.99, 9780062188502

45. In Sunlight and in Shadow
Mark Helprin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780547819235

46. The Testament of Mary
Colm Tólbín, Scribner, $19.99, 9781451688382

47. Mrs Queen Takes the Train
William Kuhn, Harper, $25.99, 9780062208286

48. Two Graves
Douglas J. Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446554992

49. The Bone Bed
Patricia Cornwell, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399157561

50. Broken Harbor
Tana French, Viking, $27.95, 9780670023653

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012

16. The Patriarch
David Nasaw, Penguin Press, $40, 9781594203763

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

18. The Onion Book of Known Knowledge
Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316133265

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

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

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

22. Guinness World Records 2013
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994879

23. Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook
F.L. Fowler, Clarkson Potter, $19.99, 9780385345224

24. Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die
Willie Nelson, Morrow, $22.99, 9780062193643

25. Bruce
Peter Ames Carlin, Touchstone, $28, 9781439191828

26. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $32, 9781936365531

27. Dogfight
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $16, 9780812993684

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

29. Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt, Liveright, $27.95, 9780871404091

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

31. Tap Dancing to Work
Carol Loomis, Portfolio, $27.95, 9781591845737

32. Who I Am
Pete Townshend, Harper, $32.50, 9780062127242

33. Quiet
Susan Cain, Crown, $26, 9780307352149

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

35. The Science of Good Cooking
America's Test Kitchen, Guy Crosby, America's Test Kitchen, $40, 9781933615981

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

37. Grace
Grace Coddington, Random House, $35, 9780812993356

38. Antifragile
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Random House, $30, 9781400067824

39. The Generals
Thomas E. Ricks, Penguin Press, $32.95, 9781594204043

40. My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
Ronald Rice (Ed.), Black Dog & Leventhal, $23.95, 9781579129101

41. The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs
The New Yorker Magazine, Random House, $45, 9780679644750

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

43. Charlie Brown's Christmas Stocking
Charles M. Schulz, Fantagraphics, $9.99, 9781606996249

44. Elsewhere
Richard Russo, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959539

45. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro, Knopf, $35, 9780679405078

46. Goodnight iPad
Ann Droyd, Blue Rider, $14.95, 9780399158568

47. The Mini Minimalist
Mark Bittman, Clarkson Potter, $19.95, 9780307985552

48. The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg, Random House, $28, 9781400069286

49. I'm Your Man
Sylvie Simmons, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061994982

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

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending December 30, 2012

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

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

13. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

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

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

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

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

20. Leonard Maltin's 2013 Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin (Ed.), Signet, $9.99, 9780451237743

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

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

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

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

25. Locked on
Tom Clancy, Berkley, $8.99, 9780425248607

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

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

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

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

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

31. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307742537

32. The Drop
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446556699

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

34. The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339737

35. Left for Dead
J.A. Jance, Pocket , $9.99, 9781451628609

36. The Two Towers
J.R.R.Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339713

37. Micro
Michael Crichton, Richard Preston, Harper, $9.99, 9780060873172

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

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

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

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

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

43. Les Miserables
Victor Hugo, S&S, $6.95, 9781416500261

44. Kill Shot
Vince Flynn, Atria, $9.99, 9781416595229

45. The Passage
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345528179

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

47. Storm Front
Jim Butcher, Roc, $9.99, 9780451457813

48. Kill Alex Cross
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9781455510191

49. Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors
Ann Rule, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451648287

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

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