September 20, 2012

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for September 20, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012
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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.		 1/24
2. Fifty Shades Darker
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803498
The second book in the 50 Shades Trilogy.		 2/22
3. Fifty Shades Freed
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803504
Book Three in James' bestselling 50 Shades Trilogy.		 3/22
4. 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.		 5/16
5. 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.		 6/2
6. 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.		 4/11
7. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810
A provocative novel set deep in the Amazon jungle, by the author of Bel Canto.		 7/19
8. 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.		 8/5
9. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169
Towles' captivating debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose.		 9/12
10. The Language of Flowers
Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Ballantine, $15, 9780345525550
Diffenbaugh's beautiful debut novel about a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others.		 11/24
11. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670
Harbach's outstanding debut novel about baseball, ambition, family, friendship, and commitment.		 10/21
12. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Penguin, $16, 9780143121077
The evocative new novel by the author of People of the Book.		 14/21
13. The Tiger's Wife
Téa Obreht, Random House, $15, 9780385343848
Debut author Obreht's breathtaking tale of myth and legend.		 13/46
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.		 /12
15. The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Debut
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14, 9781451696196
Chbosky's powerful novel of the wild and poignant days of adolescence is now a major motion picture.		 /1


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 20, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012
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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.		 1/20
2. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.		 3/2
3. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $18, 9781455502783
A collection of essays by the late political and social commentator.		 4/3
4. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World- Debut
Michael Lewis, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343441
Lewis' sadly hilarious investigation points to the reckoning that awaits the greatest and greediest of debtor nations.		 /1
5. 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.		 2/8
6. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 5/37
7. 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.		 8/80
8. 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.		 6/10
9. 1493
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307278241
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.		 7/8
10. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013- Debut
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985736
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.		 /1
11. 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.		 10/66
12. Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Mark Adams, Plume, $16, 9780452297982
An adventure travel expert--who's never actually done anything adventurous--tries to recreate the original expedition to Machu Picchu in the Andes.		 9/21
13. To Heaven and Back
Mary C. Neal, Waterbrook, $14.99, 9780307731715
A kayak accident during a South American adventure takes one woman to heaven and back to life again.		 12/9
14. F for Effort!
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9781452113227
A brand-new compendium of hilarious and inventive wrong test answers and homework hiccups.		 15/2
15. 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.		 13/64


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for September 20, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/15
2. Telegraph Avenue- Debut
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.		 /1
3. A Wanted Man- Debut
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780385344333
A new pulse-pounding Jack Reacher novel by the bestselling author of Worth Dying For.		 /1
4. This Is How You Lose Her- Debut
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.		 /1
5. 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.		 4/2
6. NW
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.		 2/2
7. The Beautiful Mystery
Louise Penny, Minotaur, $25.99, 9780312655464
Penny's new intriguing Chief Inspector Gamache mystery is a September 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 3/3
8. 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.		 5/52
9. 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.		 6/5
10. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $25, 9781451681734
Stedman's heartbreaking and transcendent debut novel is an August 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 8/6
11. The Yellow Birds- Debut
Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316219365
This powerful novel, written by a veteran of the war in Iraq, is a harrowing story of two young soldiers trying to stay alive. A September 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /1
12. The Bartender's Tale
Ivan Doig, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594487354
Doig's latest novel about a one-of-a-kind father and his precocious son is a September 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /3
13. Broken Harbor
Tana French, Viking, $27.95, 9780670023653
French's new novel about the investigation of the murder of a family is an August 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/8
14. Shadow of Night
Deborah Harkness, Viking, $28.95, 9780670023486
The thrilling sequel to A Discovery of Witches is a July 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 /9
15. The Dog Stars
Peter Heller, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307959942
Heller's breathtaking novel about what it means to be human is an August Indie Next List Great Read.		 12/6


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 20, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. 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.		 1/2
2. The Price of Politics- Debut
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.		 /1
3. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307592736
Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is an April 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/26
4. 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.		 3/3
5. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
In this hilarious book of tongue-in-cheek poetry, Marciuliano helps cats unlock their creative potential and explain their odd behavior to ignorant humans.		 4/5
6. 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.		 5/96
7. How Music Works
David Byrne, McSweeney's, $32, 9781936365531
Byrne's brainy, irresistible, and impassioned argument about music's liberating, life-affirming power.		 15/3
8. Dearie
Bob Spitz, Knopf, $29.95, 9780307272225
An entertaining and in-depth new biography of Julia Child.		 6/6
9. 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.		 7/16
10. Double Cross
Ben Macintyre, Crown, $26, 9780307888754
Macintyre tells the intriguing story of the grand final deception of WWII and of the extraordinary spies who achieved it.		 9/7
11. Killing Lincoln
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $28, 9780805093070
A riveting historical narrative of the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.		 /37
12. Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story
D.T. Max, Viking, $27.95, 9780670025923
Max's biography of one of the most influential writers of his generation, David Foster Wallace.		 8/3
13. Guinness World Records 2013- Debut
Guinness, $28.95, 9781904994879
The latest incarnation of the bestselling annual with thousands of new and classic records.		 /1
14. The Amateur
Edward Klein, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987852
Klein's view of the Obama administration's political inner workings.		 12/15
15. Wheat Belly
William Davis, Rodale, $25.99, 9781609611545
A renowned cardiologist explains how eliminating wheat from our diets can prevent fat storage and reverse many health problems.		 11/2
ON THE RISE
18. 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.		  


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for September 20, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 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		 1/75
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429		 3/76
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 2/74
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 4/76
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 5/*
6. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 7/*
7. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $8.99, 9780345339683		 6/*
8. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702		 8/63
9. Red Mist
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250433		 10/2
10. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935		 9/*


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for September 20, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812		 4/36
2. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020		 9/26
3. Star Wars Origami
Chris Alexander, Workman, $16.95, 9780761169437		 8/3
4. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 2/262
5. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378		 /*
6. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995		 5/2
7. Every Day
David Levithan, Knopf, $16.99, 9780307931887		 12/3
8. Liar & Spy
Rebecca Stead, Wendy Lamb Books, $15.99, 9780385737432		 10/6
9. The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell
Chris Colfer, Little Brown, $17.99, 9780316201575		 6/9
10. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $12.99, 9780316013697		 14/152
11. Lincoln's Last Days
Bill O'Reilly, Dwight Jon Zimmerman, Holt, $19.99, 9780805096750		 13/3
12. The Empty City
Erin Hunter, Harper, $16.99, 9780062102560		 3/3
13. Tilt- Debut
Ellen Hopkins, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781416983309		 /1
14. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 /69
15. The Giver
Lois Lowry, Laurel-Leaf, $6.99, 9780440237686		 /*


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for September 20, 2012
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  Children's Illustrated Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses
Ian Falconer, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442450271		 2/3
2. Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617		 1/*
3. Llama Llama Time to Share
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012336		 4/2
4. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
Mo Willems, Balzer & Bray, $17.99, 9780062104182		 5/2
5. The Monsters' Monster
Patrick McDonnell, Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316045476		 11/2
6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908		 8/*
7. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 3/*
8. Bear Has a Story to Tell- Debut
Philip Christian Stead, Erin Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596437456		 /1
9. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 10/52
10. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 9/*
11. Room on the Broom Board Book- Debut
Julia Donaldson, Axel Sheffler (Illus.), Dial , $6.99, 9780803738416		 /1
12. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 6/*
13. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illus.), Holt, $7.95, 9780805047905		 /*
14. On the Night You Were Born
Nancy Tillman, Feiwel & Friends, $7.99, 9780312601553		 /*
15. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
William Joyce, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442457027		 7/12


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for September 20, 2012
Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012
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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. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
New in Series: Ivy and Bean Make the Rules
4. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
5. Divergent (hardcover and paperback)
Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
7. The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback)
James Dashner, Delacorte
8. Origami Yoda (hardcover and paperback)
Tom Angleberger, Amulet
9. Lorien Legacies (hardcover and paperback)
Pittacus Lore, Harper
10. Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

21. 11/22/63
Stephen King, Gallery, $19.99, 9781451627299

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35. The Time in Between
Maria Duenas, Atria, $16, 9781451616897

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

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

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

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

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

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

42. The Boy in the Suitcase
Lene Kaaberbol, Agnete Friis, Soho Crime, $15.95, 9781616951696

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

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

45. The Weird Sisters
Eleanor Brown, Berkley, $15, 9780425244142

46. The Garden of Evening Mists
Tan Twan Eng, Weinstein, $15.99, 9781602861800

47. Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, Penguin, $10, 9780140177398

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

49. The Importance of Being Seven
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $15, 9780307739360

50. The House at Tyneford
Natasha Solomons, Plume, $15, 9780452297647

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24. Admired
Mark C. Thompson, Bonita S. Thompson, Evolve, $12.99, 9780984762576

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

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

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

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

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

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

31. Incognito
David M. Eagleman, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307389923

32. Just My Type
Simon Garfield, Gotham, $16, 9781592407460

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

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

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

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

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

38. Beyond Outrage
Robert B. Reich, Vintage, $9.99, 9780345804372

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

40. What It Is Like to Go to War
Karl Marlantes, Grove Press, $15, 9780802145925

41. The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh, Shambhala, $7.95, 9781590309360

42. The Table Comes First
Adam Gopnik, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476968

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

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

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

46. Night
Elie Wiesel, FSG, $9.95, 9780374500016

47. 1491
Charles C. Mann, Vintage, $16.95, 9781400032051

48. A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn, Harper, $18.99, 9780060838652

49. The Time of Our Lives
Tom Brokaw, Random House Trade, $17, 9780812975123

50. The River of Doubt
Candice Millard, Broadway, $16, 9780767913737

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

21. Garment of Shadows
Laurie R. King, Bantam, $26, 9780553807998

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

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

24. A Fistful of Collars
Spencer Quinn, Atria, $25, 9781451665161

25. Delusion in Death
J.D. Robb, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399158810

26. The Kingmaker's Daughter
Philippa Gregory, Touchstone, $26.99, 9781451626070

27. Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice
Michael Brandman, Putnam Adult, $25.95, 9780399159497

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

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

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

31. Mission to Paris
Alan Furst, Random House, $27, 9781400069484

32. The Blinding Knife
Brent Weeks, Orbit, $25.99, 9780316079914

33. The Tombs
Clive Cussler, Thomas Perry, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399159268

34. The Malice of Fortune
Michael Ennis, Doubleday, $26.95, 9780385536318

35. One Last Thing Before I Go
Jonathan Tropper, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952367

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

37. The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
Jonathan Evison, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781616200398

38. The Fallen Angel
Daniel Silva, Harper, $27.99, 9780062073129

39. Bones Are Forever
Kathy Reichs, Scribner, $26.99, 9781439102435

40. In One Person
John Irving, S&S, $28, 9781451664126

41. Where We Belong
Emily Giffin, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312554194

42. The Prisoner of Heaven
Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Harper, $25.99, 9780062206282

43. In the Shadow of the Banyan
Vaddey Ratner, S&S, $25, 9781451657708

44. The Inn at Rose Harbor
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $26, 9780345528926

45. Those We Love Most
Lee Woodruff, Hyperion, $26.99, 9781401341787

46. Creole Belle
James Lee Burke, S&S, $27.99, 9781451648133

47. The Absent One
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Dutton, $26.95, 9780525952893

48. A Hundred Flowers
Gail Tsukiyama, St. Martin's, $24.99, 9780312274818

49. Calico Joe
John Grisham, Doubleday, $24.95, 9780385536073

50. Winter of the World
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525952923

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

21. Happier at Home
Gretchen Rubin, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307886781

22. Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt
Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco (Illus.), Nation Books, $28, 9781568586434

23. Vagina
Naomi Wolf, Ecco Press, $27.99, 9780061989162

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

25. The Art of Procrastination
John Perry, Workman, $12.95, 9780761171676

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

33. Obama's America
Dinesh D'Souza, Regnery, $27.95, 9781596987784

34. 500 Days
Kurt Eichenwald, Touchstone, $30, 9781451669381

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

36. A Wilderness of Error
Errol Morris, Penguin Press, $29.95, 9781594203435

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

38. The Party Is Over
Mike Lofgren, Viking, $25.95, 9780670026265

39. Monkey Mind
Daniel Smith, S&S, $25, 9781439177303

40. Paterno
Joe Posnanski, S&S, $28, 9781451657494

41. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $25.95, 9780399159015

42. The End of Men
Hanna Rosin, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594488047

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

44. Teach Your Children Well
Madeline Levine, Harper, $26.99, 9780061824746

45. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Crown, $25, 9780307460981

46. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $30, 9780374275631

47. Don't Let the Republican Drive the Bus!
Erich Origen, Gan Golan, Ten Speed, $14.99, 9781607743927

48. Sh*tty Mom
Laurie Kilmartin, et al., Abrams Image, $18.95, 9781419704598

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

50. Visiting Tom
Michael Perry, Harper, $24.99, 9780061894442

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending September 16, 2012

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

12. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24. Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799160

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

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

27. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, $6.50, 9780877799306

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

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

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

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

32. Mythology
Edith Hamilton, Grand Central, $9.99, 9780446574754

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

34. All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780449213940

35. The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury, S&S, $7.99, 9781451678192

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

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

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

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

40. The Lost Night
Jayne Castle, Jayne Ann Krentz, Jove, $7.99, 9780515152845

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

42. One Shot
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440246077

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

44. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

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

46. Explosive Eighteen
Janet Evanovich, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345527738

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

48. The Tears of the Sun
S.M. Stirling, Roc, $9.99, 9780451464439

49. New Comprehensive A-Z Crossword Dictionary
Edy Garcia Schaffer (Ed.), Avon, $7.99, 9780380724253

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

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