September 22, 2011

Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for September 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011
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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.		 1/24
2. 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.		 2/109
3. Cutting for Stone
Abraham Verghese, Vintage, $15.95, 9780375714368
The remarkable debut novel from the author of the memoir My Own Country.		 3/86
4. A Visit From the Goon Squad
Jennifer Egan, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307477477
Egan's masterful and genre-bending novel is now available in paperback.		 5/26
5. Room
Emma Donoghue, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316098328
Donoghue's brilliant novel about the bonds between parent and child.		 4/19
6. 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.		 8/119
7. Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson, Random House, $15, 9780812981223
Helen Simonson's charming debut novel about the endearing Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired).		 7/42
8. One Day
David Nicholls, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307946713
A moving love story by the author of The Understudy.		 6/12
9. A Secret Kept- Debut
Tatiana De Rosnay, St. Martin's Griffin, $14.99, 9780312553494
The evocative new novel by the author of Sarah's Key.		 /1
10. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, NAL, $25, 9780451232571
Book One of Follett's Century Trilogy is now available in paperback.		 9/3
11. Great House
Nicole Krauss, Norton, $14.95, 9780393340648
A brilliant novel by the bestselling author of The History of Love.		 15/2
12. The Imperfectionists
Tom Rachman, Dial, $15, 9780385343671
Rachman's wry debut novel follows the lives of the staff of an international English-language newspaper in Rome.		 13/37
13. The Postmistress
Sarah Blake, Berkley, $15, 9780425238691
Blake's stirring debut novel is set during WWII.		 10/33
14. By Nightfall
Michael Cunningham, Picador, $15, 9780312610432
Cunningham's poetic and compelling novel is a heartbreaking look at a marriage.		 12/2
15. A Dog's Purpose
W. Bruce Cameron, Forge, $12.99, 9780765330345
Cameron's wonderful novel is a dog's-eye look at human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend.		 /8


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Cleopatra: A Life
Stacy Schiff, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316001946
Pulitzer Prize-winner Schiff's masterful biography of Cleopatra is available in paperback.		 2/2
2. 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.		 1/28
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.		 3/14
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.		 4/36
5. 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.		 5/19
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.		 7/46
7. 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.		 10/25
8. 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.		 9/23
9. 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.		 8/15
10. The Emperor of All Maladies
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Scribner, $18, 9781439170915
Mukherjee's comprehensive history of cancer is now in paperback.		 6/6
11. Let's Take the Long Way Home
Gail Caldwell, Random House, $14, 9780812979114
Caldwell's heartwarming memoir of her friendship with author Caroline Knapp.		 11/6
12. 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.		 12/29
13. Life
Keith Richards, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316034418
An autobiography of the legendary founding member of the Rolling Stones.		 15/20
14. 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.		 13/5
15. The Old Farmer's Almanac 2012- Debut
Old Farmer's Almanac, $6.95, 9781571985446
The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more.		 /1


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for September 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Night Circus- Debut
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
2. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine , $25, 9780345521309
This new novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway is a March Indie Next List Great Read.		 1/30
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 is a June Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/15
4. 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.		 3/3
5. 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.		 4/10
6. 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.		 5/8
7. The Leftovers
Tom Perrotta, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9780312358341
In his new novel, Perrotta looks at what happens when millions of people suddenly disappear without explanation. A September Indie Next List Great Read.		 6/3
8. 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.		 7/4
9. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Stieg Larsson, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307269997
The stunning third and final novel in Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy.		 12/69
10. We the Animals
Justin Torres, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18, 9780547576725
This deeply moving debut novel about growing up is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 9/3
11. Caleb's Crossing
Geraldine Brooks, Viking, $26.95, 9780670021048
The evocative new novel by the author of People of the Book is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/20
12. The Keeper of Lost Causes
Jussi Adler-Olsen, Dutton, $25.95, 9780525952480
The first book in Adler-Olsen's Department Q crime fiction series is a September 2011 Indie Next List Great Read.		 15/4
13. Pirate King
Laurie R. King, Bantam, $25, 9780553807981
In King's latest adventure featuring Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, readers enter the world of silent films-where the pirates are real and the shooting isn't all done with cameras.		 8/2
14. The Buddha in the Attic
Julie Otsuka, Knopf, $22, 9780307700001
Otsuka's new novel tells the story of a group of young women brought over from Japan to San Francisco as "picture brides" nearly a century ago.		 /2
15. The Magician King
Lev Grossman, Viking, $26.95, 9780670022311
Grossman returns to Fillory in the riveting sequel to his 2009 bestseller, The Magicians. An August Indie Next List Great Read.		 11/6
ON THE RISE
19. New York to Dallas
J.D. Robb, Putnam, $27.95, 9780399157783
Robb's latest thriller is an intense and terrifying new case for New York homicide cop Eve Dallas.


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for September 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life With John F. Kennedy- Debut
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
2. 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.		 1/2
3. 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.		 3/44
4. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Crown, $26, 9780307408846
Larson's vivid portrait of Berlin during the early years of Hitler's reign is a May Indie Next List Great Read.		 2/19
5. 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!		 4/16
6. 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.		 6/4
7. In My Time
Dick Cheney, Threshold Editions, $35, 9781439176191
A memoir by the former vice president.		 5/3
8. 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.		 8/6
9. Arguably
Christopher Hitchens, Twelve, $30, 9781455502776
A collection of essays by the popular political and social commentator.		 11/3
10. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $26.99, 9780316056861
Very funny essays by the popular star of 30 Rock.		 7/24
11. Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life- Debut
Michael Moore, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446532242
An autobiography by award-winning filmmaker and author Michael Moore.		 /1
12. The Eighty-Dollar Champion
Elizabeth Letts, Ballantine, $26, 9780345521088
The heartwarming true story of the plow-horse that won the 1958 National Horse Show is a September Indie Next List Great Read.		 10/4
13. The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Qaeda- Debut
Ali H. Soufan, Norton , $26.95, 9780393079425
A narrative account of America's successes and failures against al-Qaeda, by a former FBI special agent.		 /1
14. 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.		 9/17
15. A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard, S&S, $24.99, 9781451629187
The incredible true story of Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping, 18-year imprisonment, and survival--in Jaycee's own words.		 12/10
ON THE RISE
22. Life Itself
Roger Ebert, Grand Central, $27.99, 9780446584975
A candid new memoir by the popular film critic.


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for September 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 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		 1/23
2. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553579901		 2/24
3. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553573428		 3/22
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780553582024		 4/24
5. The Reversal
Michael Connelly, Vision, $9.99, 9780446556750		 5/4
6. The Confession
John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245117		 7/9
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789		 6/*
8. Painted Ladies- Debut
Robert B. Parker, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425243626		 /1
9. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488		 10/*
10. American Assassin
Vince Flynn, Pocket, $9.99, 9781416595199		 8/3


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for September 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wonderstruck- Debut
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $29.99, 9780545027892		 /1
2. Wildwood
Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780062024688		 2/3
3. Darth Paper Strikes Back
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419700279		 1/4
4. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207		 4/210
5. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs, Quirk, $17.99, 9781594744761		 3/15
6. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810984257		 5/15
7. The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick, Scholastic, $24.99, 9780439813785		 /90
8. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie, Ellen Forney (Illus.), Little Brown, $11.99, 9780316013697		 6/127
9. Perfect- Debut
Ellen Hopkins, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $18.99, 9781416983248		 /1
10. Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher, Razorbill, $10.99, 9781595141880		 9/14
11. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955		 7/19
12. Middle School, the Worst Years of My Life
James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts, Laura Park (Illus.), Little Brown, $15.99, 9780316101875		 14/12
13. Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Harper, $7.99, 9780061120268		 /35
14. Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia- Debut
DK Publishing, $18.99, 9780756686970		 /1
15. Should I Share My Ice Cream?
Mo Willems, Hyperion, $8.99, 9781423143437		 10/14


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for September 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 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. Skippyjon Jones, Class Action
Judy Schachner, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525422280		 4/10
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		 2/6
5. Llama Llama Home with Mama
Anna Dewdney, Viking, $17.99, 9780670012329		 3/4
6. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035		 11/*
7. Moo
Matthew Van Fleet, S&S, $16.99, 9781442435032		 8/3
8. Otis and the Tornado
Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399254772		 10/2
9. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926		 7/*
10. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007		 5/*
11. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824		 13/14
12. A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Philip Christian Stead, Erin E. Stead (Illus.), Roaring Brook, $16.99, 9781596434028		 /34
13. Press Here
Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $14.99, 9780811879545		 /20
14. The Man in the Moon- Debut
William Joyce, Atheneum, $17.99, 9781442430419		 /1
15. The Astonishing Secret of Awesome Man
Michael Chabon, Jake Parker (Illus.), Balzer & Bray/HarperTeen, $17.99, 9780061914621		 12/2


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for September 22, 2011
Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 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. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
4. The 39 Clues (hardcover)
Gordon Korman, et al., Scholastic
5. The Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
6. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
8. Lorien Legacies (hardcover and paperback)
Pittacus Lore, Harper
9. The Kane Chronicles (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Hyperion
10. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011

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

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

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

19. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford, Ballantine, $15, 9780345505347

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

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

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

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

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

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

26. To the End of the Land
David Grossman, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476401

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

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

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

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

31. Super Sad True Love Story
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $15, 9780812977868

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

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

34. All Our Worldly Goods
Irene Nemirovsky, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307743299

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

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

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

38. Island Beneath the Sea
Isabel Allende, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061988257

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

40. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $17, 9780553386790

41. Juliet
Anne Fortier, Ballantine, $15, 9780345516114

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

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

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

45. Skippy Dies
Paul Murray, Faber & Faber, $16, 9780865478619

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

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

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

49. French Lessons
Ellen Sussman, Ballantine, $15, 9780345522771

50. The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien, Mariner, $14.95, 9780618706419

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011

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

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

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

19. Moneyball
Michael Lewis, Norton, $15.95, 9780393338393

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., Avery, $17, 9781583333006

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

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

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

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

34. Wait for Me!
Duchess Deborah Mitford, Charlotte Mosley, Picador, $18, 9780312610647

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

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

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

38. The Memory Palace
Mira Bartok, Free Press, $15, 9781439183328

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

40. The Official SAT Study Guide
College Board, $21.99, 9780874478525

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

42. Packing for Mars
Mary Roach, Norton, $15.95, 9780393339918

43. All the Devils Are Here
Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera, Portfolio, $17, 9781591844389

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

45. Three Cups of Deceit
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $9.95, 9780307948762

46. Medium Raw
Anthony Bourdain, Ecco, $15.99, 9780061718953

47. The Sweet Life in Paris
David Lebovitz, Broadway, $14, 9780767928892

48. Blink
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $15.99, 9780316010665

49. Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780060731335

50. The China Study
Thomas M. Campbell, T. Colin Campbell, Benbella, $16.95, 9781932100662

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011

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

17. Train Dreams
Denis Johnson, FSG, $18, 9780374281144

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Portrait of a Spy
Daniel Silva, Harper, $26.99, 9780062072184

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

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

30. The Cut
George Pelecanos, Reagan Arthur, $25.99, 9780316078429

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

32. Birds of Paradise
Diana Abu-Jaber, Norton, $25.95, 9780393064612

33. The Dog Who Knew Too Much
Spencer Quinn, Atria, $25, 9781439157091

34. The Map of Time
Felix J. Palma, Atria, $26, 9781439167397

35. The Vault
Ruth Rendell, Scribner , $26, 9781451624083

36. Blueprints for Building Better Girls
Elissa Schappell, S&S, $24, 9780743276702

37. Girls in White Dresses
Jennifer Close, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307596857

38. The Land of Painted Caves
Jean M. Auel, Crown, $30, 9780517580516

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

40. Goddess of Vengeance
Jackie Collins, St. Martin's , $26.99, 9780312567460

41. How Firm a Foundation
David Weber, Tor, $27.99, 9780765321541

42. I Married You for Happiness
Lily Tuck, Atlantic Monthly , $24, 9780802119919

43. Jedi Path
Daniel Wallace, Chronicle, $19.95, 9781452102276

44. The Last Werewolf
Glen Duncan, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595089

45. Cold Vengeance
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $26.99, 9780446554985

46. The Lantern
Deborah Lawrenson, Harper, $25.99, 9780062049698

47. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $29.95, 9780756404734

48. The Hypnotist
Lars Kepler, Sarah Crichton Books/FSG, $27, 9780374173951

49. The Snowman
Jo Nesbø, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307595867

50. Come, Thief: Poems
Jane Hirshfield, Knopf, $25, 9780307595423

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

21. Grand Pursuit
Sylvia Nasar, S&S, $35, 9780684872988

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

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

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

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

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

27. Nothing Daunted
Dorothy Wickenden, Scribner, $26, 9781439176580

28. Prime Time
Jane Fonda, Random House, $27, 9781400066971

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

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

31. Sleeping with the Enemy
Hal Vaughan, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307592637

32. The 4-Hour Body
Timothy Ferriss, Crown , $27, 9780307463630

33. Rafa
Rafael Nadal, John Carlin, Hyperion, $27.99, 9781401324513

34. The Dukan Diet
Pierre Dukan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780307887962

35. The End
Ian Kershaw, Penguin Press, $35, 9781594203145

36. A First-Rate Madness
Nassir Ghaemi, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594202957

37. Start Something That Matters
Blake Mycoskie, Spiegel & Grau, $22, 9781400069187

38. All My Friends Are Dead
Avery Monsen, Jory John, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811874557

39. Wendy and the Lost Boys
Julie Salamon, Penguin Press, $29.95, 9781594202988

40. Believing Is Seeing
Errol Morris, Penguin Press, $40, 9781594203015

41. Happy Accidents
Jane Lynch, Hyperion, $25.99, 9781401341763

42. Top Secret America
Dana Priest, William M. Arkin, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316182218

43. Lost in Shangri-La
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $26.99, 9780061988349

44. SEAL Team Six
Howard E. Wasdin, Stephen Templin, St. Martin's, $26.99, 9780312699451

45. 101 Things to Learn in Art School
Kit White, MIT Press, $14.95, 9780262016216

46. Area 51
Annie Jacobsen, Little Brown, $27.99, 9780316132947

47. Welcome to Your Child's Brain
Sam Wang, Sandra Aamodt, Bloomsbury , $26, 9781596916494

48. The Arrogant Years
Lucette Lagnado, Ecco Press, $25.99, 9780061803673

49. God, No!
Penn Jillette, S&S, $24.99, 9781451610369

50. Incognito
David M. Eagleman, Pantheon, $26.95, 9780307377333

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending September 18, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

16. Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345342966

17. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. Royal Blood
Rhys Bowen, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425243749

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

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

30. The Fifth Woman
Henning Mankell, Vintage, $7.99, 9780307946669

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

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

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

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

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

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

37. Sleight of Paw
Sofie Kelly, Signet, $7.99, 9780451234537

38. The Enemy
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440245995

39. Burn
Nevada Barr, Minotaur, $9.99, 9780312381806

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

41. Crossfire
Dick Francis, Felix Francis, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425242629

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

43. Sizzling Sixteen
Janet Evanovich, St. Martin's, $8.99, 9780312383312

44. The Black Prism
Brent Weeks, Orbit, $7.99, 9780316068130

45. Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin (Ed.), Signet, $9.99, 9780451234476

46. Dead in the Family
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441020157

47. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Ballantine, $7.99, 9780345339683

48. Dead Until Dark
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780441016990

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

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

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