May 23, 2013


Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
from sales the week ending May 19, 2013
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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9781451689433
Fitzgerald's tale of America in the Jazz Age of the 1920s is a classic of 20th-century literature, and now a major motion picture.
1/19
2. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178
Walter's dazzling yet deeply human novel spans 50 years and nearly as many lives.
2/7
3. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262
Semple's compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's roles in an absurd world.
3/7
4. The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson, Random House, $15, 9780812982626
Johnson's epic story of a young man's journey through the mysterious dictatorship of North Korea.
4/5
5. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Picador USA, $16, 9781250024176
Mantel's follow-up to Wolf Hall is the winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prize.
9/2
6. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758
Stedman's heartbreaking and transcendent debut novel is now available in paperback.
5/7
7. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616203160
Shapiro's absorbing literary thriller treats readers to three centuries of forgers, art thieves, and obsessive collectors.
6/3
8. The Orchardist
Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062188519
Coplin's touching debut novel about a reclusive man who opens his heart and lets the world in.
10/11
9. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316219341
This powerful novel, written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, is a harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive.
8/3
10. 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.
7/58
11. Broken Harbor
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143123309
A riveting Dublin Murder Squad novel by the bestselling author of In the Woods.
12/3
12. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
McLain's richly rewarding novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.
11/25
13. The Dog Stars- Debut
Peter Heller, Vintage , $15, 9780307950475
Heller's breathtaking novel about what it means to be human.
/1
14. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $15, 9780812983456
Joyce's novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we bury within our hearts.
14/8
15. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980
The winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize is now available in paperback.
/47


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.
1/8
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.
2/29
3. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.
3/16
4. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.
5/7
5. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15, 9780812981667
Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life.
4/4
6. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16, 9780425261019
Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut with her "Mostly True Memoir."
7/11
7. Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95, 9780871403599
A fascinating look at the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times.
8/7
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.
11/33
9. When Women Were Birds
Terry Tempest Williams, Picador, $15, 9781250024114
Williams' lyrical and caring meditation on the mystery of her mother's journals.
9/8
10. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.
13/70
11. Escape From Camp 14
Blaine Harden, Penguin, $15, 9780143122913
A heart-wrenching account of the the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped.
10/7
12. 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.
/75
13. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
A look at amazing friendships between species from around the world documented in a selection of candid photographs.
/91
14. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigree, $15, 9780399161940
Readers who've ever wished to, but had trouble starting, keeping, or finishing a journal will discover a new way to escape the fear of the blank page.
/15
15. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.
/35


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Inferno- Debut
Dan Brown, Doubleday, $29.95, 9780385537858
In Brown's latest thriller, Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces, Dante's Inferno.
/1
2. A Delicate Truth
John le Carré, Viking, $28.95, 9780670014897
A masterful new novel of international intrigue by the bestselling author of Our Kind of Traitor.
1/2
3. The Woman Upstairs
Claire Messud, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307596901
Messud's brilliant novel of passion and artistic fulfillment is a May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
5/3
4. Life After Life
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99, 9780316176484
Atkinson's utterly original novel about a woman who lives and dies over and over again is an April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/7
5. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
Flynn's thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is a June 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
6/49
6. The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26, 9781400067688
The remarkable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge is an April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/8
7. Paris
Edward Rutherfurd, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385535304
By the bestselling author of London and New York, Paris is a a dazzling portrait of the City of Light.
8/4
8. Dead Ever After
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $27.95, 9781937007881
The final Sookie Stackhouse novel by the bestselling author of Dead Until Dark.
4/2
9. Z
Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9781250028655
Fowler's novel is a compelling look at the life and times of Zelda Fitzgerald, and a May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
9/8
10. All That Is
James Salter, Knopf, $26.95, 9781400043132
Salter's masterful new novel is a sweeping, seductive, and deeply moving story set in the years after World War II.
14/7
11. The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594488399
Wolitzer's dazzling new novel features complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City.
11/6
12. Maya's Notebook
Isabel Allende, Harper, $27.99, 9780062105622
In Allende's startling new novel, a young woman records her story in her notebook, as she tries to make sense of her past and unravel the mysteries of her family and her own life.
7/4
13. The Hit
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9781455521210
A riveting new thriller featuring Will Robie by the bestselling author of The Innocent.
10/4
14. Americanah- Debut
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Knopf , $26.95, 9780307271082
A dazzling new novel of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria, by the author of Half of a Yellow Sun.
/1
15. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena- Debut
Anthony Marra, Hogarth, $26, 9780770436407
In Marra's sweeping debut novel, a resilient doctor risks everything to save the life of a hunted child during wartime. A May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
/1
ON THE RISE
17. Little Green
Walter Mosley, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385535984
An engrossing new Easy Rawlins mystery by the bestselling author of Blonde Faith.
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27, 9780316154697
A new collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.
1/4
2. Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949
Sandberg examines why women's progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, common sense ideas to empower women to achieve their full potential.
3/10
3. Cooked
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204210
In his latest bestseller, Pollan reclaims cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance and opens the door to a more nourishing life.
2/4
4. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945- Debut
Rick Atkinson, Holt, $40, 9780805062908
This magnificent conclusion to Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy follows The Day of Battle.
/1
5. 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.
4/39
6. Vader's Little Princess
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452118697
Brown's irresistibly funny follow-up to Darth Vader and Son.
6/4
7. Bunker Hill
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $32.95, 9780670025442
The bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Heart of the Sea tells the story of battle that ignited the American Revolution.
8/3
8. It's All Good
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $32, 9781455522712
The Academy Award-winning actress and bestselling cookbook author's recipes for losing weight, looking good, and feeling more energetic.
7/7
9. Country Girl
Edna O'Brien, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316122702
A brilliant memoir by one of the greatest fiction writers of our time.
/2
10. 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.
10/27
11. Gulp
Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9780393081572
The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing For Mars returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry inside, the alimentary canal. An April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
9/7
12. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557
Brown's delightful book presents the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away.
15/23
13. The Drunken Botanist
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $19.95, 9781616200466
Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, transformed into alcohol over the centuries.
12/10
14. VB6
Mark Bittman, Clarkson Potter, $26, 9780385344746
Bittman introduces a new, flexible, and simply better way of eating that people can really live with.
14/3
15. The Outsider: A Memoir- Debut
Jimmy Connors, Harper, $28.99, 9780061242991
A no-holds-barred memoir by the original bad boy of tennis.
/1
ON THE RISE
18. The Sleepwalkers
Christopher Clark, Harper, $29.99, 9780061146657
Clark's riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I.
 


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
1/109
2. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
3/93
3. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429
2/110
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582024
4/110
5. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981
5/108
6. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Dell, $7.99, 9780440246138
6/12
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
7/*
8. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
8/*
9. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
9/*
10. Stolen Prey
John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425260999
10/3


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
1/70
2. The 5th Wave
Rick Yancey, Putnam, $18.99, 9780399162411
3/2
3. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
4/60
4. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
6/40
5. Poems to Learn by Heart
Caroline Kennedy, Jon J Muth (Illus.), Hyperion, $19.99, 9781423108054
2/8
6. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061992254
5/16
7. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Stephan Pastis, Candlewick, $14.99, 9780763660505
7/12
8. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
8/296
9. Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419705342
10/8
10. An Abundance of Katherines
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142410707
14/10
11. Code Name Verity
Elizabeth Wein, Hyperion, $9.99, 9781423152880
9/2
12. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
/100
13. The School for Good and Evil- Debut
Soman Chainani, Iacopo Bruno, Harper, $16.99, 9780062104892
/1
14. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558
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15. House of Secrets
Chris Columbus, Ned Vizzini, Greg Call (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062192462
12/4


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
1/*
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617
2/*
3. Steam Train, Dream Train
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9781452109206
3/5
4. The Dark
Lemony Snicket, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316187480
4/7
5. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
13/*
6. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
11/*
7. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
8/83
8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
5/*
9. That Is Not a Good Idea!
Mo Willems, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062203090
6/4
10. Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the Universe
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703843
12/4
11. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990
10/31
12. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
7/*
13. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983
/78
14. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905
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15. Blueberries for Sal
Rober McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140501698
/20


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 23, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013
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  Children's Series  
1. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
2. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
3. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
 
4. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
 
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
 
8. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
 
9. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
 
10. The Mysterious Benedict Society (hardcover and paperback)
Trenton Lee Stewart, Little Brown
 

 

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013

16. Istanbul Passage
Joseph Kanon, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781439156438

17. City of Women
David R. Gillham, Berkley, $16, 9780425252963

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

19. The Black Box
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455526956

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

21. Phantom
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307951151

22. Live by Night
Dennis Lehane, Morrow , $16.99, 9780062197757

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

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

25. A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar
Suzanne Joinson, Bloomsbury, $16, 9781608198337

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

27. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810

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

29. The Prisoner of Heaven
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780062206299

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

31. The Sandcastle Girls
Chris Bohjalian, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743916

32. Beastly Things
Donna Leon, Penguin , $15, 9780143123248

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

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

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

36. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547848419

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

38. The Yard
Alex Grecian, Berkley, $16, 9780425261279

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

40. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455523153

41. The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
Jonathan Evison, Algonquin , $14.95, 9781616203153

42. Wool
Hugh Howey, S&S, $15, 9781476733951

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

44. Last Friends
Jane Gardam, Europa Editions, $16, 9781609450939

45. The Next Best Thing
Jennifer Weiner, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781451617764

46. 1Q84
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307476463

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

48. Stag's Leap
Sharon Olds, Knopf, $16.95, 9780375712258

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

50. His Majesty's Hope
Susan Elia MacNeal, Bantam, $15, 9780345536730

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013

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

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

18. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson
Robert A. Caro, Vintage, $18.95, 9780375713255

19. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Broadway, $15, 9780307460998

20. Double Cross
Ben Macintyre, Broadway, $15, 9780307888778

21. Midnight in Peking
Paul French, Paul French, Penguin, $16, 9780143123361

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

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

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

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

26. Some Assembly Required
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $16, 9781594486678

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

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

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

30. How to Be Interesting
Jessica Hagy, Workman, $10.95, 9780761174707

31. Control: Exposing the Truth about Guns
Glenn Beck, Threshold Editions, $12, 9781476739878

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

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

34. The First 20 Minutes
Gretchen Reynolds, Plume, $16, 9780142196755

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

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

37. The Millionaire Dropout
Vince Stanzione, Wiley, $18, 9781118609484

38. This Is How
Augusten Burroughs, Picador USA, $15, 9781250032102

39. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $15, 9781577314806

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

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

42. God's Hotel
Victoria Sweet, Riverhead, $16, 9781594486548

43. Are You My Mother?
Alison Bechdel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544002234

44. Living the Good Long Life
Martha Stewart, Clarkson Potter, $27.50, 9780307462886

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

46. You're Only Human
The Gecko, Workman, $11.95, 9780761174820

47. Season of the Witch
David Talbot, Free Press, $16, 9781439108246

48. Paris in Love: A Memoir
Eloisa James, Random House, $15, 9780812981902

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

50. Subliminal
Leonard Mlodinow, Vintage, $15, 9780307472250

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013

16. NOS4A2
Joe Hill, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062200570

17. Little Green
Walter Mosley, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385535984

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

19. Silken Prey
John Sandford, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399159312

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

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

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

23. The Dinner
Herman Koch, Hogarth, $24, 9780770437855

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

25. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99, 9780062124265

26. The Storyteller
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28.99, 9781439102763

27. Manuscript Found in Accra
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $22, 9780385349833

28. 12th of Never
James Patterson, Maxine Paetro, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316210829

29. Best Kept Secret
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9781250000989

30. Robert B. Parker's Wonderland
Ace Atkins, Putnam Adult, $26.95, 9780399161575

31. The Ophelia Cut
John Lescroart, Atria, $26.99, 9781476709154

32. Life After Life
Jill McCorkle, Shannon Ravenel Books, $24.95, 9781565122550

33. Flora
Gail Godwin, Bloomsbury, $26, 9781620401200

34. A Week in Winter
Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307273574

35. Benediction
Kent Haruf, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959881

36. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot D?az, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487361

37. Southern Cross the Dog
Bill Cheng, Ecco Press, $25.99, 9780062225009

38. A Step of Faith
Richard Paul Evans, S&S, $19.99, 9781451628296

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

40. The Aviator's Wife
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $26, 9780345528674

41. The Other Typist
Suzanne Rindell, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399161469

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

43. The Human Division
John Scalzi, Tor, $25.99, 9780765333513

44. A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki, Viking, $28.95, 9780670026630

45. Leaving Everything Most Loved
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049605

46. Ordinary Grace
William Kent Krueger, Atria, $24.99, 9781451645828

47. Tapestry of Fortunes
Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $26, 9780812993141

48. The Golden Egg
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26, 9780802121011

49. The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, $15, 9780394404288

50. Whiskey Beach
Nora Roberts, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399159893

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013

16. Mom & Me & Mom
Maya Angelou, Random House, $22, 9781400066117

17. My Beloved World
Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307594884

18. The Sleepwalkers
Christopher Clark, Harper, $29.99, 9780061146657

19. Make Good Art
Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $12.99, 9780062266767

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

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

22. Frozen in Time
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $28.99, 9780062133434

23. The Autistic Brain
Temple Grandin, Richard Panek, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780547636450

24. Letters to a Young Scientist
Edward Osborne Wilson, Liveright, $21.95, 9780871403773

25. Dirty Wars
Jeremy Scahill, Nation Books, $29.99, 9781568586717

26. 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said
Charles Wheelan, Peter Steiner (Illus.), Norton, $15.95, 9780393074314

27. The Last Train to Zona Verde
Paul Theroux, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780618839339

28. Who Owns the Future?
Jaron Lanier, S&S, $28, 9781451654967

29. Henri, Le Chat Noir
William Braden, Ten Speed Press, $12.99, 9781607745105

30. Waiting to Be Heard
Amanda Knox, Harper, $28.99, 9780062217202

31. My Dog: The Paradox
The Oatmeal, Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $9.99, 9781449437527

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

33. The New Digital Age
Eric Schmidt, Jared Cohen, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307957139

34. Obsessed
Mika Brzezinski, Weinstein Books, $26, 9781602861763

35. Keep It Pithy
Bill O'Reilly, Crown Archetype, $21.99, 9780385346627

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

37. Saving Italy
Robert M. Edsel, Norton, $28.95, 9780393082418

38. Life Code
Phillip C. McGraw, Bird Street, $26, 9780985462734

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

40. The Girls of Atomic City
Denise Kiernan, Touchstone, $27, 9781451617528

41. Vegetable Literacy
Deborah Madison, Ten Speed Press, $40, 9781607741916

42. Why Knot?
Philippe Petit, Abrams Image, $19.95, 9781419706769

43. This Is Water
David Foster Wallace, Little Brown, $14.99, 9780316068222

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

45. Salt Sugar Fat
Michael Moss, Random House, $28, 9781400069804

46. The Plantagenets
Dan Jones, Viking, $36, 9780670026654

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

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

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

50. Gettysburg: The Last Invasion
Allen C. Guelzo, Knopf, $35, 9780307594082

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending May 19, 2013

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

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

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

14. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, Daw, $9.99, 9780756407919

15. Calico Joe
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780345541338

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

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

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

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

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

21. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Jennifer Lyford, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079148

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

23. A Foreign Country
Charles Cumming, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250029980

24. The Lost Years
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451668926

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

26. The Innocent
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446572989

27. Deadlocked
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780425256381

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

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

30. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $8, 9780446547635

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

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

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

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

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

36. Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
Ace Atkins, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425260982

37. Judgment Call
J.A. Jance, Harper, $9.99, 9780061732805

38. Running Blind
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515143508

39. Stay Close
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233967

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

41. Odd Apocalypse
Dean Koontz, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593099

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

43. Existence
David Brin, Tor, $9.99, 9780765342621

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

45. Earth Unaware
Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston, Tor, $7.99, 9780765367365

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

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

48. Force of Nature
C.J. Box, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250655

49. Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, Pocket, $5.99, 9780743477116

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

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