October 6, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for October 6, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Berkley, $16, 9780425245132
Stockett's wonderful debut novel set in the rural South of the 1960s.		 1/26
2. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 3/88
3. Sarah's Key
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $13.99, 9781250004345
This mesmerizing story of a tragic past, and a present torn apart, is now a major motion picture.		 2/111
4. Freedom- Debut
Jonathan Franzen, Picador , $16, 9780312576462
The new novel by the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections.		 /1
5. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 5/21
6. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 4/28
7. A Secret Kept
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9780312553494
The evocative new novel by the author of Sarah's Key.		 6/3
8. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 8/44
9. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
A look at life through the eyes of Enzo, a mixed-breed pooch.		 7/121
10. Started Early, Took My Dog- Debut
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $14.99, 9780316066747
A brilliant new novel featuring Jackson Brodie, by the author of When Will There Be Good News?		 /1
11. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
A moving love story by the author of The Understudy.		 9/14
12. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 10/35
13. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347
An evocative novel of Japanese-Americans in Seattle during World War II.		 14/86
14. By Nightfall
Michael Cunningham, Picador, $15, 9780312610432
Cunningham's poetic and compelling novel is a heartbreaking look at a marriage.		 13/4
15. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451232571
Book One of Follett's Century Trilogy is now available in paperback.		 11/5
ON THE RISE
21. The Potter's Field
Andrea Camilleri, Penguin, $15, 9780143120131
A witty and entertaining new Montalbano novel, by a master of the Italian detective story.


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 6, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/30
2. Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback.		 2/4
3. 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.		 3/16
4. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158
A young boy emerges from life-saving surgery with remarkable stories of his visit to heaven.		 4/38
5. Moneyball
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338393
Lewis's in-depth analysis of the 2002 Oakland A's team is now a major motion picture.		 5/*
6. Just Kids
Patti Smith, Ecco, $16, 9780060936228
Rock icon Smith's memoir of her early years in New York and her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is a 2010 National Book Award winner.		 9/48
7. Empire of the Summer Moon
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $16, 9781416591061
A vivid historical account of the 40-year battle between the Comanches and white settlers for control of the American West.		 6/21
8. The Hare With Amber Eyes
Edmund de Waal, Picador, $16, 9780312569372
At the center of de Waal's memoir is his inherited collection of ornamental Japanese wood and ivory carvings.		 15/7
9. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.		 13/3
10. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is now in paperback.		 10/8
11. Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307279187
McDougall's fascinating look at the Tarahumara Indians and their practice of the lost art of distance running.		 7/27
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.		 11/25
13. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114
Caldwell's heartwarming memoir of her friendship with author Caroline Knapp.		 12/8
14. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
The author of Blink and The Tipping Point looks at what makes some people successful--and others not.		 8/17
15. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
The author chronicles a 12-month journey to follow the wisdom of the ages in a quest to be happier.		 14/31


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for October 6, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Affair- Debut
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385344326
The suspenseful new Jack Reacher novel by the bestselling author of Worth Dying For.		 /1
2. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385534635
Morgenstern's spell-casting debut novel about a mysterious circus and a duel between two young magicians is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/3
3. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049803
The provocative new novel, set deep in the Amazon jungle, by the author of Bel Canto.		 3/17
4. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
McLain's rewarding new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.		 2/32
5. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316126694
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment, is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 5/5
6. Reamde
Neal Stephenson, Morrow, $35, 9780061977961
Stephenson's new thriller in which a tech entrepreneur gets caught in the very real crossfire of his own online war game is an October Indie Next List Great Read.		 4/2
7. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
The highly anticipated fifth book of Martin's epic fantasy, A Song of Ice and Fire.		 6/12
8. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022694
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose is an August Indie Next List Great Read.		 7/10
9. Feast Day of Fools- Debut
James Lee Burke, S&S, $26.99, 9781451643114
Burke's masterful sequel to his 2009 novel Rain Gods is an October Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
10. Lost Memory of Skin- Debut
Russell Banks, Ecco, $25.99, 9780061857638
Banks' provocative new novel illuminating the shadowed edges of contemporary American culture is an October Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
11. Aleph- Debut
Paulo Coelho, Knopf , $24.95, 9780307700186
Coelho's new novel is the story of a man facing a grave crisis of faith who seeks a path of spiritual renewal and growth.		 /1
12. Nightwoods- Debut
Charles Frazier, Random House, $26, 9781400067091
Frazier's dazzling new novel of suspense and love is set in a small North Carolina town in the early 1960s.		 /1
13. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
The evocative new novel by the author of People of the Book.		 10/22
14. Train Dreams
Denis Johnson, FSG, $18, 9780374281144
A new novella suffused with the history and landscapes of the American West, by the National Book Award-winning author of Tree of Smoke.		 8/2
15. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $25, 9780345525543
Diffenbaugh's beautiful debut novel about a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/6


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for October 6, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever- Debut
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 /1
2. 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.		 2/46
3. Jacqueline Kennedy
Caroline Kennedy, Michael Beschloss, Hyperion, $60, 9781401324254
In 1964, Jacqueline Kennedy recorded seven historic interviews about her life with John F. Kennedy, which for the first time can be read and heard in this illustrated book and CD set.		 1/3
4. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
Beautiful, subversive, and very funny--a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children!		 4/18
5. The Swerve
Stephen Greenblatt, Norton, $26.95, 9780393064476
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 12/2
6. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign.		 6/21
7. Confidence Men
Ron Suskind, Harper, $29.99, 9780061429255
The hidden history of Wall Street and the White House, and a powerful, quintessentially American concept: confidence.		 3/2
8. That Used to Be Us
Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum, FSG, $28, 9780374288907
An exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal.		 5/4
9. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend- Debut
Susan Orlean, S&S, $26.99, 9781439190135
Orlean's sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin's journey from orphaned puppy to movie star and international icon is an October Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
10. Here Comes Trouble
Michael Moore, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446532242
An autobiography by award-winning filmmaker and author Michael Moore.		 9/3
11. Destiny of the Republic
Candice Millard, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385526265
Millard's fascinating account of the shooting of President James A. Garfield four months after his inauguration and a nation in turmoil.		 13/2
12. The Greater Journey
David McCullough, S&S, $37.50, 9781416571766
McCullough's look at adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, architects, and others who set off for Paris between 1830 and 1900, with ambitions to excel in their work.		 11/19
13. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 7/26
14. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness
Alexandra Fuller, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594202995
In Fuller's sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, she returns to Africa and the story of her unforgettable family.		 8/6
15. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Knopf, $30.50, 9780307265722
A fascinating look at the ecological changes brought about by European vessels that carried thousands of species from the New World to homes across the oceans.		 10/8
ON THE RISE
16. Hemingway's Boat
Paul Hendrickson, Knopf, $30, 9781400041626
Hendrickson offers a fascinating look at the years 1934 to 1961--from Hemingway's pinnacle as the reigning monarch of American letters until his suicide.


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for October 6, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553593716		 1/25
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901		 2/26
3. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 4/26
4. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 3/24
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 7/260
6. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117		 6/11
7. The Reversal
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750		 5/6
8. Cross Fire- Debut
James Patterson, Vision, $9.99, 9780446574716		 /1
9. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966		 /55
10. Painted Ladies
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243626		 10/3


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for October 6, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Every Thing On It
Shel Silverstein, Harper, $19.99, 9780061998164		 1/2
2. Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892		 2/3
3. The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories- Debut
Dr.Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780375864353		 /1
4. Darth Paper Strikes Back
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419700279		 4/6
5. Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia
Hannah Dolan, DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970		 5/3
6. Matched
Ally Condie, Speak, $9.99, 9780142419779		 8/2
7. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 10/212
8. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062024688		 3/5
9. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761		 6/17
10. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257		 9/17
11. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 7/21
12. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785		 15/92
13. The Underdogs
Mike Lupica, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399250019		 11/2
14. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697		 12/129
15. Perfect
Ellen Hopkins, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781416983248		 /2


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for October 6, 2011
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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. Bumble-Ardy
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780062051981		 2/3
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 6/*
4. The Wizard of Oz: A Scanimation Book
Rufus Butler Seder (Illus.), Workman, $14.95, 9780761163732		 5/8
5. The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man
Michael Chabon, Jake Parker (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780061914621		 11/4
6. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 7/*
7. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 10/*
8. Llama Llama Red Pajama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $16.99, 9780670059836		 14/2
9. Llama Llama Home with Mama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012329		 3/6
10. Skippyjon Jones, Class Action
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525422280		 12/12
11. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 8/*
12. Otis and the Tornado
Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399254772		 4/3
13. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905		 15/*
14. Pinkalicious and the Pink Pumpkin- Debut
Victoria Kann, HarperFestival, $6.99, 9780061989612		 /1
15. Moo
Matthew Van Fleet, S&S, $16.99, 9781442435032		 /4


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for October 6, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011
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  Children's Series  
1. The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
2. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
3. The Secret Series (hardcover and paperback)
Pseudonymous Bosch, Little Brown
4. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
6. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
7. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Gordon Korman, et al., Scholastic
8. Leviathan Trilogy (hardcover and paperback)
Scott Westerfeld, Keith Thompson (Illus.), Simon Pulse
9. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
10. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011

16. Great House
Nicole Krauss, Norton, $14.95, 9780393340648

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

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

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

20. The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman, Dial, $15, 9780385340861

21. The Potter's Field
Andrea Camilleri, Penguin, $15, 9780143120131

22. The Magicians
Lev Grossman, Plume, $16, 9780452296299

23. Headhunters
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307948687

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

25. Water for Elephants
Sara Gruen, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616200701

26. The Best American Short Stories 2011
Geraldine Brooks, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547242163

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

28. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307454546

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

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

31. Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $14.99, 9780446547604

32. The Invisible Bridge
Julie Orringer, Vintage, $15.95, 9781400034376

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

34. Matterhorn
Karl Marlantes, Grove Press, $15.95, 9780802145314

35. You Deserve Nothing
Alexander Kolya Maksik, Europa Editions, $15, 9781609450489

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

37. Left Neglected
Lisa Genova, Gallery, $15, 9781439164655

38. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
Heidi W. Durrow, Algonquin, $13.95, 9781616200152

39. Bury Your Dead
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $14.99, 9780312626907

40. The Sixth Man
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455510320

41. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Tom Franklin, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780060594671

42. In the Company of Others
Jan Karon, Penguin, $16, 9780143119913

43. The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise
Julia Stuart, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307476913

44. Faithful Place
Tana French, Penguin, $16, 9780143119494

45. The Widower's Tale
Julia Glass, Anchor, $15, 9780307456106

46. Half Broke Horses
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9781416586296

47. Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $9, 9780140177398

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

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

50. The Distant Hours
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $15, 9781439152799

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011

16. How to Live
Sarah Bakewell, Other Press, $16.95, 9781590514832

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

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

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

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

21. 1491
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9781400032051

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

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

24. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.
Sam Wasson, Harper Perennial, $13.99, 9780061774164

25. Travels in Siberia
Ian Frazier, Picador, $20, 9780312610609

26. Washington: A Life
Ron Chernow, Penguin, $20, 9780143119968

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

28. Sex at Dawn
Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061707810

29. The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
Dave Eggers (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547577432

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

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

32. Griftopia
Matt Taibbi, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780385529969

33. The Disappearing Spoon
Sam Kean, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316051637

34. Lucky Peach, Issue 1: Ramen
Chris Ying (Ed.), McSweeney's, $10, 9781936365463

35. 6 Steps to 7 Figures
Pat Hiban, Greenleaf, $16.95, 9781608321742

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

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

38. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Alexandra Fuller, Random House, $15, 9780375758997

39. Bird Cloud
Annie Proulx, Scribner, $16, 9780743288811

40. The Wave
Susan Casey, Anchor, $15.95, 9780767928854

41. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011
Mary Roach (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547350639

42. When Parents Text
Sophia Fraioli, Lauren Kaelin, Workman, $10.95, 9780761166047

43. The Tiger
John Vaillant, Vintage, $15, 9780307389046

44. The Best American Essays 2011
Edwidge Danticat (Ed.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547479774

45. Slow Love
Dominique Browning, Plume, $15, 9780452297500

46. Zagat San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants 2012
Zagat, $15.95, 9781604784046

47. The Best American Science Writing 2011
Rebecca Skloot, Jesse Cohen, Ecco, $14.99, 9780062091246

48. I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship
Wade Rouse (Ed.), NAL, $14, 9780451234582

49. What the Dog Saw
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316076203

50. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
Chelsea Handler, Grand Central, $15.99, 9780446552431

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011

16. The Leftovers
Tom Perrotta, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312358341

17. We the Animals
Justin Torres, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18, 9780547576725

18. Pirate King
Laurie R. King, Bantam, $25, 9780553807981

19. Habibi
Craig Thompson, Pantheon, $35, 9780375424144

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

21. River of Smoke
Amitav Ghosh, FSG, $28, 9780374174231

22. The Great Leader
Jim Harrison, Grove Press, $24, 9780802119704

23. A Trick of the Light
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312655457

24. The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Dutton, $25.95, 9780525952480

25. When She Woke
Hillary Jordan, Algonquin, $24.95, 9781565126299

26. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Knopf, $22, 9780307700001

27. The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht, Random House, $25, 9780385343831

28. Maine
J.Courtney Sullivan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595126

29. The Magician King
Lev Grossman, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022311

30. The Forgotten Waltz
Anne Enright, Norton, $25.95, 9780393072556

31. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Crown, $24, 9780307887436

32. The Grief of Others
Leah Hager Cohen, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488054

33. Robert B. Parker's Killing the Blues
Michael Brandman, Putnam, $25.95, 9780399157844

34. Kill Me If You Can
James Patterson, Marshall Karp, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316097543

35. The Family Fang
Kevin Wilson, Ecco, $23.99, 9780061579035

36. Last Man in Tower
Aravind Adiga, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307594099

37. Tag Man
Archer Mayor, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312681944

38. Abuse of Power
Michael Savage, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312651619

39. On Canaan's Side
Sebastian Barry, Viking, $25.95, 9780670022922

40. The Race
Clive Cussler, Justin Scott, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157813

41. Heat Rises
Richard Castle, Hyperion, $25.99, 9781401324438

42. Lethal
Sandra Brown, Grand Central, $26.99, 9781455501472

43. Before I Go to Sleep
S.J. Watson, Harper, $25.99, 9780062060556

44. Only Time Will Tell
Jeffrey Archer, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312539559

45. House of Holes
Nicholson Baker, S&S, $25, 9781439189511

46. New York to Dallas
J.D. Robb, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157783

47. Son of Stone
Stuart Woods, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399157653

48. The Submission
Amy Waldman, FSG, $26, 9780374271565

49. She Walks in Beauty
Caroline Kennedy (Ed.), Hyperion, $24.99, 9781401341459

50. 1225 Christmas Tree Lane
Debbie Macomber, Mira, $16.95, 9780778312697

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011

16. Hemingway's Boat
Paul Hendrickson, Knopf, $30, 9781400041626

17. The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $26, 9780345521088

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

19. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187

20. Just My Type
Simon Garfield, Gotham, $27.50, 9781592406524

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

22. The Quest
Daniel Yergin, Penguin Press, $37.95, 9781594202834

23. In My Time
Dick Cheney, Threshold Editions, $35, 9781439176191

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

25. Following Atticus
Tom Ryan, Morrow, $25.99, 9780061997105

26. What It Is Like to Go to War
Karl Marlantes, Atlantic Monthly, $25, 9780802119926

27. Maphead
Ken Jennings, Scribner, $25, 9781439167175

28. Life Itself
Roger Ebert, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446584975

29. The Rogue
Joe McGinniss, Crown, $25, 9780307718921

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

31. Willpower
Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594203077

32. Drama: An Actor's Education
John Lithgow, Harper, $26.99, 9780061734977

33. 10 Mindful Minutes
Goldie Hawn, Perigee, $24, 9780399536069

34. The 17 Day Diet
Dr.Mike Moreno, Free Press, $25, 9781451648652

35. Time for Outrage
Stephane Hessel, Twelve, $10, 9781455509720

36. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952244

37. Worm: The First Digital World War
Mark Bowden, Atlantic Monthly , $25, 9780802119834

38. The Black Banners
Ali H. Soufan, Norton, $26.95, 9780393079425

39. Knocking on Heaven's Door
Lisa Randall, Ecco Press, $29.99, 9780061723728

40. Your Medical Mind
M.D.Jerome Groopman, et al., Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594203114

41. A More Perfect Heaven
Dava Sobel, Walker & Company, $25, 9780802717931

42. Boo: The Life of the World's Cutest Dog
J.H. Lee, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452103068

43. Every Day a Friday
Joel Osteen, Faithwords, $24.99, 9780892969913

44. Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin, Random House, $27, 9781400069828

45. Dear Cary
Dyan Cannon, It Books, $25.99, 9780061961403

46. The the Third Industrial Revolution
Jeremy Rifkin, Palgrave MacMillan, $27, 9780230115217

47. The Social Animal
David Brooks, Random House, $27, 9781400067602

48. The Sibling Effect
Jeffrey Kluger, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594488313

49. Going Home
Jon Katz, Villard, $22, 9780345502698

50. Columbus: The Four Voyages
Laurence Bergreen, Viking, $35, 9780670023011

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending October 2, 2011

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

12. Port Mortuary
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243602

13. Bad Blood
John Sandford, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243930

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

15. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307473479

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

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

18. Miracle Cure
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451234919

19. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

22. Hell's Corner
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446571418

23. Full Dark, No Stars
Stephen King, Pocket, $9.99, 9781439192603

24. The Girl Who Played With Fire
Stieg Larsson, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307476159

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

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

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

28. World War Z
Max Brooks, Three Rivers , $7.99, 9780307888686

29. Spider Bones
Kathy Reichs, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439102404

30. Lost Empire
Clive Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243619

31. The Rembrandt Affair
Daniel Silva, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233998

32. Coming Back
Marcia Muller, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446400527

33. The Emperor's Tomb
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345505507

34. Moonlight Mile
Dennis Lehane, Harper, $9.99, 9780061836954

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

36. Wicked Appetite
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312383350

37. The Glass Rainbow
James Lee Burke, Pocket Star, $9.99, 9781439128312

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

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

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

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

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

43. The Inner Circle
Brad Meltzer, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446616157

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

45. 1105 Yakima Street
Debbie Macomber, Mira, $7.99, 9780778312512

46. The Lost Symbol
Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079148

47. Caught
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232700

48. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

49. Strategic Moves
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 9780451234452

50. Eve
Iris Johansen, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312651268

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