Bestseller List for September 12, 2013
from sales the week ending September 8, 2013
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Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for September 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
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Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178 Walter's dazzling yet deeply human novel spans 50 years and nearly as many lives. |
1/23 |
2. |
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. |
2/23 |
3. |
Flight Behavior Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062124272 Kingsolver's powerful novel about the complexities of modern life in rural Appalachia. |
3/14 |
4. |
The Silent Wife A.S.A. Harrison, Penguin, $16, 9780143123231 Harrison's expertly plotted novel about a married couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that can't be made, and promises that won't be kept. |
4/5 |
5. |
The Casual Vacancy J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $18, 9780316228589 Rowling's darkly comic and thought-provoking first novel for adults. |
5/7 |
6. |
The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758 Stedman's heartbreaking and transcendent debut novel is now available in paperback. |
7/23 |
7. |
Me Before You Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542 A memorable love story about two people who couldn't have less in common. |
8/6 |
8. |
This Is How You Lose Her- Debut Junot Diaz, Riverhead, $16, 9781594631771 A collection of stories by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. |
/1 |
9. |
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. |
6/21 |
10. |
Dear Life Alice Munro, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743725 A brilliant collection of stories from one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of our time. |
9/6 |
11. |
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. |
10/16 |
12. |
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. |
11/19 |
13. |
The Bat Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780345807090 The first Inspector Harry Hole novel by the bestselling author of The Redeemer. |
12/10 |
14. |
NW- Debut Zadie Smith, Penguin, $16, 9780143123934 Depicting the modern London urban zone, Smith's latest is a quietly devastating novel of encounters, mercurial and vital, like the city itself. |
/1 |
15. |
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. |
/21 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for September 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
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Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Orange Is the New Black Piper Kerman, Spiegel & Grau, $16, 9780812986181 Kerman's heartbreaking, hilarious, and at time enraging story of her year incarcerated is the basis of a new Netflix series. |
1/5 |
2. |
Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074 A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things. |
2/24 |
3. |
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. |
4/45 |
4. |
Quiet Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156 Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves. |
3/32 |
5. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2014- Debut Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571986030 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more. |
/1 |
6. |
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher Timothy Egan, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544102767 Egan tells the riveting story behind the most famous photographs in Native American history and the brilliant man who created them, Edward Curtis. |
12/4 |
7. |
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. |
6/23 |
8. |
Elsewhere Richard Russo, Vintage, $15, 9780307949769 Bestselling novelist Richard Russo's memoir of his life, his parents, and the upstate New York town they all struggled variously to escape. |
5/6 |
9. |
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279 Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress. |
8/49 |
10. |
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. |
/44 |
11. |
Waging Heavy Peace Neil Young, Plume, $18, 9780142180310 An insightful view of the personal life and musical creativity of legendary musician Neil Young. |
11/6 |
12. |
Hallucinations Oliver Sacks, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307947437 Using hallucinations reported by his patients and his own experiences, Sacks shows why the potential for hallucinations is present in us all. |
13/10 |
13. |
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. |
7/62 |
14. |
The End of Your Life Book Club Will Schwalbe, Vintage, $15, 9780307739780 Schwalbe's moving memoir of loss and love is now available in paperback. |
14/13 |
15. |
Brain on Fire Susannah Cahalan, S&S, $16, 9781451621389 Cahalan's astonishing true story of her inexplicable descent into madness and the brilliant, lifesaving diagnosis that nearly didn't happen. |
10/5 |
ON THE RISE | ||
17. |
I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen Sylvie Simmons, Ecco, $16.99, 9780061995002 A biography of the legendary song writer, poet, and novelist, Leonard Cohen. |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for September 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
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Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Never Go Back- Debut Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385344340 Jack Reacher's past catches up with him in the new thriller by the bestselling author of Gone Tomorrow. |
/1 |
2. |
The Cuckoo's Calling Robert Galbraith, Mulholland, $26, 9780316206846 A riveting crime fiction novel for adults by J.K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. |
1/7 |
3. |
MaddAddam- Debut Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $27.95, 9780385528788 The brilliant conclusion to Atwood's trilogy, following Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood. |
/1 |
4. |
And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $28.95, 9781594631764 The unforgettable new novel by the bestselling author of The Kite Runner is a June 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/16 |
5. |
How the Light Gets In Louise Penny, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312655471 A masterful new Chief Inspector Gamache novel by the bestselling author of The Beautiful Mystery. |
2/2 |
6. |
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062255655 Gaiman's stirring, terrifying new novel is a July 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
4/12 |
7. |
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. |
6/65 |
8. |
Night Film Marisha Pessl, Random House, $28, 9781400067886 The haunting new novel by the bestselling author of Special Topics in Calamity Physics is a September 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
5/3 |
9. |
Inferno 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. |
7/17 |
10. |
Claire of the Sea Light- Debut Edwidge Danticat, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307271792 Danticat's stunning new novel brings readers deep into the intertwined lives of a small seaside town where a little girl, the daughter of a fisherman, has gone missing. |
/1 |
11. |
Bad Monkey Carl Hiaasen, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307272591 A wildly entertaining new, satirical novel by the bestselling author of Lucky You. |
9/13 |
12. |
TransAtlantic Colum McCann, Random House, $27, 9781400069590 The soaring new novel by the National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin is a June 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/14 |
13. |
Lookaway, Lookaway- Debut Wilton Barnhardt, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9781250020833 Barnhardt's hilarious novel of a family coming apart, a society changing beyond recognition, and an unforgettable woman striving to pull it all together, is a September 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/1 |
14. |
The Bone Season Samantha Shannon, Bloomsbury, $24, 9781620401392 Shannon's extraordinarily imaginative debut novel, set in London in the year 2059, is a September 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
8/3 |
15. |
The Childhood of Jesus- Debut J.M. Coetzee, Viking , $26.95, 9780670014651 A masterful new novel about childhood and destiny by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Waiting for the Barbarians. |
/1 |
ON THE RISE | ||
20. |
The Girl You Left Behind Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.95, 9780670026616 Moyes's spellbinding novel of two women separated by a century but united in their determination to fight for what they love most is a September 2013 Indie Next List Great Read. |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for September 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
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Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
Zealot Reza Aslan, Random House, $27, 9781400069224 A fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography of Jesus by the bestselling author of No god but God. |
1/8 |
2. |
This Town Mark Leibovich, Blue Rider, $27.95, 9780399161308 Leibovich's stunning and often very funny look at our nation's capital. |
2/8 |
3. |
Salinger- Debut David Shields, Shane Salerno, S&S, $37.50, 9781476744834 Shields and Salerno's fascinating biography of J.D. Salinger takes readers into his private world for the first time, through the voices of those closest to him. |
/1 |
4. |
Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book Grumpy Cat, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452126579 Internet sensation Grumpy Cat delivers hilarious grumpiness that puts any bad mood in perspective. |
7/6 |
5. |
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. |
3/20 |
6. |
Lawrence in Arabia Scott Anderson, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385532921 Anderson's thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history -- the Arab Revolt and the secret "great game" to control the Middle East. |
4/5 |
7. |
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. |
5/26 |
8. |
I Could Pee on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585 In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans. |
8/55 |
9. |
William Shakespeare's Star Wars Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594746376 Doescher's parody is a retelling of George Lucas's epic Star Wars in the style of the immortal Bard of Avon. |
6/10 |
10. |
The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Viking, $28.95, 9780670025817 Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. |
9/14 |
11. |
I Could Chew on This Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452119038 Marciuliano's delightful canine companion to I Could Pee on This. |
11/6 |
12. |
Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $28, 9781400064168 An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. |
12/130 |
13. |
Mission in a Bottle: The Honest Guide to Doing Business Differently--and Succeeding- Debut Seth Goldman, Barry Nalebuff, Crown Business, $23, 9780770437497 An offering of insights and advice to entrepreneurs by the co-founders of Honest Tea. |
/1 |
14. |
Ottolenghi: The Cookbook- Debut Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607744184 The debut cookbook, available for the first time in an American edition, by the bestselling authors of Plenty and Jerusalem: A Cookbook. |
/1 |
15. |
The Liberty Amendments Mark R. Levin, Threshold Editions, $26.99, 9781451606270 The latest by the conservative talk-show host and bestselling author of Liberty and Tyranny. |
10/4 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for September 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
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Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769488 |
3/* |
2. |
Ender's Game Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550702 |
1/109 |
3. |
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 |
2/125 |
4. |
A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429 |
4/126 |
5. |
The Racketeer John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345530578 |
5/2 |
6. |
To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee, Grand Central, $7.99, 9780446310789 |
8/* |
7. |
A Storm of Swords George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981 |
7/126 |
8. |
A Feast for Crows George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582024 |
6/126 |
9. |
1984 George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935 |
9/* |
10. |
Creole Belle- Debut James Lee Burke, Pocket, $9.99, 9781451648140 |
/1 |
Children's Interest
Bestseller List for September 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 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 |
1/86 |
2. |
Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020 |
2/76 |
3. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207 |
4/312 |
4. |
Looking for Alaska John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511 |
3/56 |
5. |
Star Wars: Jedi Academy Jeffrey Brown, Scholastic, $12.99, 9780545505178 |
10/2 |
6. |
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $10.99, 9781594746031 |
5/14 |
7. |
Frog Trouble . . . and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs- Debut Sandra Boynton, Workman, $16.95, 9780761171768 |
/1 |
8. |
The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061992254 |
6/32 |
9. |
Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934 |
7/33 |
10. |
Counting by 7s- Debut Holly Goldberg Sloan, Dial, $16.99, 9780803738553 |
/1 |
11. |
Charlotte's Web E.B. White, HarperTrophy, $7.99, 9780064400558 |
13/* |
12. |
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $15, 9780316013697 |
8/172 |
13. |
An Abundance of Katherines John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142410707 |
9/25 |
14. |
Al Capone Does My Homework Gennifer Choldenko, Dial, $17.99, 9780803734722 |
/2 |
15. |
LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles Daniel Lipkowitz, DK, $18.99, 9781465408686 |
/3 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for September 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
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Children's Illustrated |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
|
1. |
The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373 |
1/11 |
2. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
2/* |
3. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
5/* |
4. |
Llama Llama and the Bully Goat Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670013951 |
3/4 |
5. |
Pat the Bunny Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007 |
9/* |
6. |
Good Night, Gorilla Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035 |
8/* |
7. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.95, 9780060254926 |
4/* |
8. |
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824 |
6/99 |
9. |
Journey Aaron Becker, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763660536 |
13/2 |
10. |
On the Night You Were Born Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553 |
12/47 |
11. |
Mr. Tiger Goes Wild- Debut Peter Brown, Little Brown, $18, 9780316200639 |
/1 |
12. |
I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love- Debut Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $17.99, 9780312553685 |
/1 |
13. |
Steam Train, Dream Train Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9781452109206 |
7/21 |
14. |
The Kissing Hand Audrey Penn, Ruth E.Harper, Nancy M. Leak (Illus.), Tanglewood, $17.95, 9781933718002 |
/9 |
15. |
Barnyard Dance! Sandra Boynton, Workman, $6.95, 9781563054426 |
/34 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for September 12, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
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Children's Series | ||
1. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
|
2. |
Mortal Instruments (hardcover and paperback) Cassandra Clare, Margaret K. McElderry |
|
3. |
Divergent (hardcover and paperback) Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books |
|
4. |
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Miramax |
|
5. |
Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle |
|
6. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
|
7. |
Origami Yoda (hardcover and paperback) Tom Angleberger, Amulet |
|
8. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
|
9. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
|
10. |
The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, Hyperion |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
16. Joyland
Stephen King, Hard Case Crime, $12.95, 9781781162644
17. A Hologram for the King
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307947512
18. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Anchor, $15.95, 9780345803450
19. The Secret Keeper
Kate Morton, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781439152812
20. Winter of the World
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451419248
21. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
22. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481
23. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
24. The Bartender's Tale
Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $16, 9781594631481
25. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061122415
26. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Bantam, $16, 9780345545336
27. Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728
28. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $15, 9780812983456
29. Insane City
Dave Barry, Berkley, $16, 9780425264720
30. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $13.99, 9781451673319
31. The Beautiful Mystery
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $15.99, 9781250031129
32. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Bantam, $15, 9780345533661
33. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432
34. Tell the Wolves I'm Home
Carol Rifka Brunt, Dial, $15, 9780812982855
35. Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann, Random House, $15, 9780812973990
36. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9780312541538
37. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
38. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
Jan-Philipp Sendker, Other Press, $14.95, 9781590514634
39. World War Z
Max Brooks, Broadway, $14.95, 9780770437411
40. Bring Up the Bodies
Hilary Mantel, Picador, $16, 9781250024176
41. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498
42. The Dog Stars
Peter Heller, Vintage, $15, 9780307950475
43. In Falling Snow
Mary-Rose MacColl, Penguin, $16, 9780143123927
44. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Jonas Jonasson, Hyperion, $15.99, 9781401324643
45. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Back Bay, $13.99, 9780316769174
46. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $9.99, 9780765337542
47. A Hundred Flowers
Gail Tsukiyama, St. Martin's Griffin, $15.99, 9781250022547
48. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
49. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14, 9780307887443
50. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
16. How Children Succeed
Paul Tough, Mariner, $15.95, 9780544104402
17. I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen
Sylvie Simmons, Ecco, $16.99, 9780061995002
18. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
19. Lucky Peach, Issue 8
David Chang (Ed.), McSweeney's, $12, 9781938073618
20. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247
21. The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $16, 9780743247542
22. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189
23. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853
24. The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson, Vintage, $16, 9780375725609
25. The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer, New Harbinger, $16.95, 9781572245372
26. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
27. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
Anna Quindlen, Random House, $15, 9780812981667
28. The Black Count
Tom Reiss, Broadway, $16, 9780307382474
29. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $15, 9780399161940
30. Escape From Camp 14
Blaine Harden, Penguin, $15, 9780143122913
31. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
32. The Rand McNally 2014 Road Atlas
Rand McNally, $13.95, 9780528007675
33. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332
34. Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95, 9780871403599
35. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16, 9780425261019
36. How to Create a Mind
Ray Kurzweil, Penguin, $17, 9780143124047
37. Monkey Mind
Daniel Smith, S&S, $16, 9781439177310
38. Steal Like an Artist
Austin Kleon, Workman, $10.95, 9780761169253
39. Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story
D.T. Max, Penguin, $17, 9780147509727
40. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $20, 9781938073533
41. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158
42. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438
43. America the Beautiful
Ben Carson, Zondervan, $14.99, 9780310330912
44. The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle, New World, $15, 9781577314806
45. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319
46. The Happiness Project
Gretchen Rubin, Harper, $14.99, 9780061583261
47. Midnight in Peking
Paul French, Penguin, $16, 9780143123361
48. Heads in Beds
Jacob Tomsky, Anchor, $15, 9780307948342
49. The Moth
Catherine Burns, et al., Hyperion, $15.99, 9781401311117
50. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
16. The English Girl
Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99, 9780062073167
17. The Husband's Secret
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books, $25.95, 9780399159343
18. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
David Rakoff, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385535212
19. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477
20. The Girl You Left Behind
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman Books, $27.95, 9780670026616
21. Alex
Pierre Lemaitre, MacLehose Press, $24.95, 9781623650001
22. The Infatuations
Javier Marias, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307960726
23. Life After Life
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99, 9780316176484
24. Sweet Thunder
Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594487347
25. The Daughters of Mars
Thomas Keneally, Atria, $28, 9781476734613
26. The Maid's Version
Daniel Woodrell, Little Brown, $25, 9780316205856
27. The Mayan Secrets
Clive Cussler, Thomas Perry, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399162497
28. The Silver Star
Jeannette Walls, Scribner, $26, 9781451661507
29. The Good Lord Bird
James McBride, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594486340
30. The Son
Philipp Meyer, Ecco, $27.99, 9780062120397
31. The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594488399
32. Light of the World
James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99, 9781476710761
33. & Sons
David Gilbert, Random House, $27, 9780812993967
34. Dick Francis's Refusal
Felix Francis, Putnam, $26.95, 9780399160813
35. The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls
Anton DiSclafani, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594486401
36. The Woman Who Lost Her Soul
Bob Shacochis, Atlantic Monthly Press, $28, 9780802119827
37. Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307271082
38. Archangel
Andrea Barrett, Norton, $24.95, 9780393240009
39. The Highway
C.J. Box, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312583200
40. The Sound of Things Falling
Juan Gabriel Vasquez, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594487484
41. The White Princess
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $27.99, 9781451626094
42. After Her
Joyce Maynard, Morrow, $25.99, 9780062257390
43. The Whole Enchilada
Diane Mott Davidson, Morrow, $26.99, 9780061348174
44. The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26, 9781400067688
45. The Stench of Honolulu
Jack Handey, Grand Central, $19, 9781455522385
46. Tenth of December
George Saunders, Random House, $26, 9780812993806
47. The Returned
Jason Mott, Mira , $24.95, 9780778315339
48. Dark Lycan
Christine Feehan, Berkley, $26.95, 9780425268339
49. The Aviator's Wife
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $26, 9780345528674
50. Sisterland
Curtis Sittenfeld, Random House, $27, 9781400068319
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
16. It's All Good
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $32, 9781455522712
17. Vader's Little Princess
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452118697
18. Cooked
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204210
19. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557
20. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941
21. The Guns at Last Light
Rick Atkinson, Holt, $40, 9780805062908
22. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
23. Plenty
Yotam Ottolenghi, Chronicle, $35, 9781452101248
24. A Street Cat Named Bob
James Bowen, Thomas Dunne Books, $24.99, 9781250029461
25. The Sports Gene
David Epstein, Current, $26.95, 9781591845119
26. Si-Cology 1
Si Robertson, Howard Books, $22.99, 9781476745374
27. The Telling Room
Michael Paterniti, Dial, $27, 9780385337007
28. Brilliant Blunders
Mario Livio, S&S, $26, 9781439192368
29. Cat Sense
John Bradshaw, Basic Books, $27.99, 9780465031016
30. The Drunken Botanist
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $19.95, 9781616200466
31. The Butler
Wil Haygood, 37 Ink, $18, 9781476752990
32. Moosewood Restaurant Favorites
The Moosewood Collective, St. Martin's Griffin, $29.99, 9781250006257
33. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
34. Cool Gray City of Love
Gary Kamiya, Bloomsbury , $27, 9781608199600
35. The Smartest Kids in the World
Amanda Ripley, S&S, $28, 9781451654424
36. The Trauma of Everyday Life
Mark Epstein, Penguin Press, $25.95, 9781594205132
37. Daring Greatly
Brene Brown, Gotham, $26, 9781592407330
38. 1,227 Quite Interesting Facts to Blow Your Socks Off
John Lloyd, et al., Norton, $15.95, 9780393241037
39. Wheat Belly
William Davis, Rodale, $25.99, 9781609611545
40. My Beloved World
Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307594884
41. Henri, Le Chat Noir
William Braden, Ten Speed Press, $12.99, 9781607745105
42. Promote Yourself
Dan Schawbel, St. Martin's, $24.99, 9781250044556
43. Eating on the Wild Side
Jo Robinson, Little Brown, $27, 9780316227940
44. Bunker Hill
Nathaniel Philbrick, Viking, $32.95, 9780670025442
45. Pilgrim's Wilderness
Tom Kizzia, Crown, $25, 9780307587824
46. Go the F**k to Sleep
Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617750250
47. The Unwinding
George Packer, FSG, $27, 9780374102418
48. Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations
Peter Evans, Ava Gardner, S&S, $26, 9781451627695
49. These Few Precious Days
Christopher Andersen, Gallery, $27, 9781476732329
50. Dad Is Fat
Jim Gaffigan, Crown Archetype, $25, 9780385349055
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending September 8, 2013
11. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Dell, $7.99, 9780440246138
12. Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799160
13. 2312
Kim Stanley Robinson, Orbit, $10, 9780316098113
14. The Last Man
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595236
15. A Wanted Man
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246312
16. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487
17. Cold Days
Jim Butcher, Roc, $9.99, 9780451419125
18. The Bone Bed
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425261361
19. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
20. Animal Farm
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451526342
21. Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769501
22. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
23. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312948559
24. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854
25. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983
26. Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin, Signet, $10.99, 9780451418104
27. Speaker for the Dead
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780812550757
28. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515153651
29. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316056892
30. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
31. The Tombs
Clive Cussler, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425265079
32. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
33. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780380789030
34. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
35. Tripwire
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515143072
36. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799306
37. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, 4th Edition
Merriam-Webster, $7.50, 9780877799290
38. Chimes at Midnight
Seanan McGuire, DAW, $7.99, 9780756408145
39. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $10, 9780446573061
40. Bones Are Forever
Kathy Reichs, Pocket, $7.99, 9781439102442
41. Hamlet
William Shakespeare, Washington Square Press, $5.99, 9780743477123
42. A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry, Vintage, $7.50, 9780679755333
43. Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $6.99, 9780316769495
44. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
45. The Twelve
Justin Cronin, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345504999
46. The Affair
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246305
47. Die Trying
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515142242
48. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
49. Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand, Signet, $9.99, 9780451191144
50. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Harper, $9.99, 9780062238863