October 11, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for October 11, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 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. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
The first novel in James' erotic, amusing, and deeply moving trilogy.		 1/27
2. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780375507250
The dazzling third novel by the author of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is now a major motion picture.		 9/8
3. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498
The second book in the 50 Shades Trilogy.		 2/25
4. 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.		 7/3
5. 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.		 6/19
6. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
Book Three in James' bestselling 50 Shades Trilogy.		 3/25
7. 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.		 5/5
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.		 8/14
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.		 4/22
10. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose.		 11/15
11. 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.		 10/27
12. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment.		 12/24
13. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
Debut author Obreht's breathtaking tale of myth and legend.		 14/49
14. The Cat's Table
Michael Ondaatje, Vintage, $15, 9780307744418
Ondaatje's wonderful novel about an 11-year-old boy on board a ship bound for England in the early 1950s.		 /14
15. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $15, 9781594483295
The bestselling sci-fi journey from the Dominican Republic to the U.S. and back is now available in paperback.		 /45


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 11, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 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. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 1/23
2. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 2/5
3. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18, 9781455502783
A collection of essays by the late political and social commentator.		 3/6
4. Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307387097
Powerful true stories of women overcoming adversity and injustice.		 /22
5. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 9/40
6. 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.		 5/3
7. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.		 4/3
8. 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.		 8/4
9. How to Be a Woman
Caitlin Moran, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062124296
With humor and insight, Moran shows why female rights and empowerment are essential not only for women, but also for society itself.		 6/11
10. 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.		 10/69
11. Boomerang
Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343441
Lewis' sadly hilarious investigation points to the reckoning that awaits the greatest and greediest of debtor nations.		 7/4
12. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227
A brand-new compendium of hilarious and inventive wrong test answers and homework hiccups.		 13/5
13. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
A fascinating look at the world's first "immortal" human cells grown in culture to be used in medical research.		 11/83
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.		 12/13
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.		 /61


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for October 11, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 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. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $35, 9780316228534
Rowling's darkly comic and thought provoking first novel for adults.		 1/2
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.		 2/18
3. 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.		 3/3
4. 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.		 4/4
5. 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.		 5/4
6. Phantom- Debut
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307960474
Nesbø's excellent new thriller featuring Harry Hole is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
7. Live By Night- Debut
Dennis Lehane, Morrow, $27.99, 9780060004873
Lehane's latest is at once a sweeping love story and a compelling saga of revenge, and an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
8. A Wanted Man
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385344333
A new pulse-pounding Jack Reacher novel by the bestselling author of Worth Dying For.		 6/4
9. In Sunlight and in Shadow- Debut
Mark Helprin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $28, 9780547819235
Helprin's enchanting and sweeping new novel is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
10. The Round House- Debut
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.		 /1
11. The Time Keeper
Mitch Albom, Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401322786
Albom's latest is a compelling fable about the first man on Earth to count the hours.		 7/5
12. NW: A Novel
Zadie Smith, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594203978
Depicting the modern London urban zone, Smith's latest is a quietly devastating novel of encounters, mercurial and vital, like the city itself.		 8/5
13. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316204279
A compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's roles in an absurd world.		 9/8
14. Mad River- Debut
John Sandford, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399157707
A thrilling new Virgil Flowers novel by the author of Shock Wave.		 /1
15. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
The magnificent fifth book of Martin's epic fantasy, A Song of Ice and Fire.		 10/55
ON THE RISE
16. Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories
Sherman Alexie, Grove Press, $27, 9780802120397
A bold new collection of stories by the PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author of War Dances.		  


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 11, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 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. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot- Debut
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805096668
A look at the shocking events surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.		 /1
2. No Easy Day
Mark Owen, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525953722
A first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid by a Navy SEAL who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments.		 1/5
3. America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't- Debut
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $28.99, 9780446583978
Colbert's hilarious follow-up to I Am America (And So Can You!).		 /1
4. Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young, Blue Rider, $30, 9780399159466
An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young.		 3/2
5. 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.		 2/29
6. Joseph Anton
Salman Rushdie, Random House, $30, 9780812992786
Rushdie's memoir of his life "underground" following the publication of his novel The Satanic Verses.		 4/3
7. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.		 6/8
8. Mortality
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $22.99, 9781455502752
Hitchens, who died in December 2011, poignantly describes the torments of illness and how disease transforms experience and changes our relationship to the world around us.		 5/6
9. The Oath
Jeffrey Toobin, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385527200
Toobin's insightful look at the ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration.		 9/3
10. The End of Your Life Book Club- Debut
Will Schwalbe, Knopf, $25, 9780307594037
Schwalbe's moving memoir of loss and love is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
11. How Children Succeed
Paul Tough, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27, 9780547564654
Tough examines how character plays a role in why some children succeed and others fail.		 13/3
12. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $32, 9781936365531
Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music's liberating, life-affirming power.		 8/6
13. 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.		 10/99
14. 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.		 11/19
15. The Price of Politics
Bob Woodward, S&S, $30, 9781451651102
Woodward looks at how President Obama and Congressional leaders attempted to restore the American economy and improve the federal government's fiscal condition.		 7/4
ON THE RISE
16. Total Recall
Arnold Schwarzenegger, S&S, $35, 9781451662436
An autobiography by the popular actor and former governor of California.		  


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for October 11, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 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		 1/78
2. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854		 4/3
3. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429		 3/79
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 5/79
5. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 2/77
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 7/*
7. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835		 6/*
8. Red Mist
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250433		 /4
9. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 9/*
10. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487		 /*


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for October 11, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 2012
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Son- Debut
Lois Lowry, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $17.99, 9780547887203		 /1
2. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 6/265
3. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437		 5/5
4. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 1/39
5. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020		 4/29
6. The Diviners
Libba Bray, Little Brown, $19.99, 9780316126113		 2/3
7. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995		 3/5
8. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Puffin, $9.99, 9780142402511		 11/10
9. The Raven Boys
Maggie Stiefvater, Scholastic, $18.99, 9780545424929		 9/3
10. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 /71
11. The Empty City
Erin Hunter, Harper, $16.99, 9780062102560		 /5
12. Every Day
David Levithan, Knopf, $16.99, 9780307931887		 8/6
13. The Giver
Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 9780440237686		 7/*
14. Lego Batman: Visual Dictionary- Debut
Daniel Lipkowitz, DK Publishing, $21.99, 9780756697877		 /1
15. Dodger
Terry Pratchett, Harper, $17.99, 9780062009494		 10/2


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for October 11, 2012
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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		 1/*
2. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271		 2/6
3. Room on the Broom Board Book
Julia Donaldson, Axel Sheffler (Illus.), Dial, $6.99, 9780803738416		 3/4
4. The Monsters' Monster
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316045476		 6/5
5. Mossy
Jan Brett, Putnam, $17.99, 9780399257827		 4/3
6. Goodnight Goon: A Petrifying Parody
Michael Rex, Putnam, $6.99, 9780399260117		 12/3
7. Creepy Carrots!
Aaron Reynolds, Peter Brown (Illus.), S&S, 16.99, 9781442402973		 11/2
8. Llama Llama Time to Share
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012336		 5/4
9. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 10/*
10. I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655983		 15/50
11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 8/*
12. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 14/55
13. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
Mo Willems, Balzer & Bray, $17.99, 9780062104182		 7/5
14. Frankenstein- Debut
Ludworst Bemonster, Feiwel & Friends, $14.99, 9780312553661		 /1
15. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 13/*


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for October 11, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 2012
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  Children's Series  
1. The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
New in Series: The Mark of Athena (9781423140603)
2. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
3. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
4. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
5. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
7. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
8. The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback)
James Dashner, Delacorte
9. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
10. Wildwood Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/Harper

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 2012

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

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

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

19. The Best American Short Stories 2012
Heidi Pitlor (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242101

20. Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9780312429980

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

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

23. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Gallery, $19.99, 9781451627299

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

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

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

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

28. Maine
J.Courtney Sullivan, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307742216

29. The House I Loved
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9781250012883

30. Damned
Chuck Palahniuk, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307476531

31. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Harvest, $15.95, 9780156027328

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

33. The Stranger's Child
Alan Hollinghurst, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307474346

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

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

36. When She Woke
Hillary Jordan, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616201937

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

38. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $11.99, 9781451673319

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

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

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

42. The Sisters
Nancy Jensen, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9780312548414

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

44. The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller, Ecco, $14.99, 9780062060624

45. The Prague Cemetery
Umberto Eco, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547844206

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

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

48. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446547642

49. The Dovekeepers
Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $16, 9781451617481

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

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 2012

16. The Chew: Food. Life. Fun.
Mario Batali, et al., Hyperion, $19.99, 9781401311063

17. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241

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

19. The Best American Essays 2012
Robert Atwan (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547840093

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

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

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

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

24. Hold
Steve Chader, et al., McGraw-Hill, $25, 9780071797047

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

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

27. Rand McNally 2013 Road Atlas
Rand McNally, $13.95, 9780528006227

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

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

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

31. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2012
Dan Ariely (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547799537

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

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

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

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

36. Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth, Penguin, $16, 9780143123255

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

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

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

40. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin, $15, 9780143121343

41. Billionaires & Ballot Bandits
Greg Palast, Ted Rall (Illus.), Seven Stories, $14.95, 9781609804787

42. The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $16, 9780345521095

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

44. That Used to Be Us
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, Picador, $16, 9781250013729

45. Seriously... I'm Kidding
Ellen DeGeneres, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446585040

46. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $15, 9781439176597

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

48. Following Atticus
Tom Ryan, Morrow, $15.99, 9780061997112

49. I Feel Bad About My Neck
Nora Ephron, Vintage, $14, 9780307276827

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 2012

16. Blasphemy: New and Selected Stories
Sherman Alexie, Grove Press, $27, 9780802120397

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

18. The Beautiful Mystery
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312655464

19. Sutton
J.R. Moehringer, Hyperion, $27.99, 9781401323141

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

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

22. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper, $25.99, 9780061928123

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

24. The Bartender's Tale
Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594487354

25. San Miguel
T.C. Boyle, Viking, $27.95, 9780670026241

26. May We Be Forgiven
A.M. Homes, Viking, $27.95, 9780670025480

27. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Delacorte, $26, 9780385344227

28. Love Anthony
Lisa Genova, Gallery, $26, 9781439164686

29. This Book Is Full of Spiders
David Wong, Thomas Dunne, $25.99, 9780312546342

30. Ancient Light
John Banville, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307957054

31. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $25, 9780812993295

32. The Woman Who Died a Lot
Jasper Fforde, Viking, $26.95, 9780670025022

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

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

35. The Jewels of Paradise
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25, 9780802120649

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

37. Shadow of Night
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670023486

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

39. The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days
Ian Frazier, FSG, $25, 9780374133184

40. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309

41. Dick Francis's Bloodline
Felix Francis, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399160806

42. Zoo
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097444

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

44. The Hydrogen Sonata
Iain M. Banks, Orbit, $25.99, 9780316212373

45. Lionel Asbo: State of England
Martin Amis, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307958082

46. Toby's Room
Pat Barker, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385524360

47. The Sandcastle Girls
Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, $25.95, 9780385534796

48. Dancing Dogs
Jon Katz, Ballantine , $24, 9780345502681

49. Paradise City
Archer Mayor, Mayor, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312681951

50. Peaches for Father Francis
Joanne Harris, Viking, $26.95, 9780670026364

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 2012

16. Total Recall
Arnold Schwarzenegger, S&S, $35, 9781451662436

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

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

19. Who Stole the American Dream?
Hedrick Smith, Random House, $30, 9781400069668

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

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

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

23. Listening In
Ted Widmer, Caroline Kennedy, Hyperion, $40, 9781401324568

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

25. Dearie
Bob Spitz, Knopf, $29.95, 9780307272225

26. Paris: A Love Story
Kati Marton, S&S, $24, 9781451691542

27. Building Stories
Chris Ware, Pantheon, $50, 9780375424335

28. Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores
Jen Campbell, Overlook, $15, 9781468301281

29. The Presidents Club
Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $32.50, 9781439127704

30. Double Cross
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $26, 9780307888754

31. Ike's Bluff
Evan Thomas, Little Brown, $29.99, 9780316091046

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

33. The Black Count
Tom Reiss, Crown, $27, 9780307382467

34. One Last Strike
Tony La Russa, Tony La Russa, Morrow, $27.99, 9780062207388

35. God Loves You
David Jeremiah, Faithwords, $23.99, 9780446565974

36. The Revenge of Geography
Robert D. Kaplan, Random House, $28, 9781400069835

37. The Secret Race
Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle, Bantam, $28, 9780345530417

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

39. When Women Were Birds
Terry Tempest Williams, FSG, $23, 9780374288976

40. Into the Fire
Dakota Meyer, Bing West, Random House, $27, 9780812993400

41. Spillover
David Quammen, Norton, $28.95, 9780393066807

42. Life After Death
Damien Echols, Blue Rider, $26.95, 9780399160202

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

44. I Declare
Joel Osteen, Faithwords, $21.99, 9781455516780

45. Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781451648539

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

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

48. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $26, 9781400069347

49. Vagina: A New Biography
Naomi Wolf, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061989162

50. Winter Journal
Paul Auster, Holt, $26, 9780805095531

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending October 7, 2012

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

12. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702

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

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

15. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

16. Shock Wave
John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250488

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

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

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

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

21. Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues
Michael Brandman, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250457

22. Victims
Jonathan Kellerman, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345505729

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

24. Zero Day
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446573023

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

26. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Penguin, $9.99, 9780515141429

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

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

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

30. D.C. Dead
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 9780451237859

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

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

33. Hamlet
William Shakespeare, Washington Square Press, $5.99, 9780743477123

34. Dead or Alive
Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood, Berkley, $8.99, 9780425263532

35. The Rope
Nevada Barr, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250008671

36. Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ray Bradbury, Eos, $7.99, 9780380729401

37. The Race
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250440

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

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

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

41. Feast Day of Fools
James Lee Burke, Pocket, $9.99, 9781451643121

42. Macbeth
William Shakespeare, Washington Square Press, $5.99, 9780743477109

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

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

45. City of Whispers
Marcia Muller, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446573344

46. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $9.99, 9780307949509

47. Don't Blink
James Patterson, Howard Roughan, Vision, $9.99, 9781455506675

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

49. Room
Emma Donoghue, Little Brown, $7.99, 9780316223232

50. Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle, Bantam Classics, $6.95, 9780553212419

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