Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
from sales the week ending December 21, 2014
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Trade Paperback Fiction
Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Trade Paperback Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Martian Andy Weir, Broadway, $15, 9780553418026 Weir's remarkable debut novel about an astronaut stranded on Mars and his fight for survival. |
1/8 |
| 2. |
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $15, 9780553418361 Flynn's mesmerizing thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is now a major motion picture. |
3/17 |
| 3. |
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616204518 Zevin's truly enchanting novel is a love letter to the world of books--and booksellers. |
2/4 |
| 4. |
The Best American Short Stories 2014 Jennifer Egan, Heidi Pitlor (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780547868868 A very satisfying collection of the year's best short stories. |
6/11 |
| 5. |
Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728 A powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of unexpected friendship, and of the secrets we carry that keep us from finding out who we are. |
4/48 |
| 6. |
The Strange Library Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $18, 9780385354301 Murakami's fantastical illustrated short novel about a boy imprisoned in a nightmarish library. |
9/3 |
| 7. |
Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Anchor, $15.95, 9780307455925 A dazzling novel of love and race centered around a young man and woman from Nigeria, by the author of Half of a Yellow Sun. |
7/41 |
| 8. |
The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion, S&S, $15.99, 9781476729091 Simsion's heartfelt and humorous debut novel about a college professor's search for the perfect wife. |
8/29 |
| 9. |
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062255662 A brilliantly imaginative and poignant fairy tale from the modern master of wonder and terror. |
10/27 |
| 10. |
Still Life With Bread Crumbs Anna Quindlen, Random House, $16, 9780812976892 A superb love story by the bestselling author of A Short Guide to a Happy Life. |
5/8 |
| 11. |
The First Phone Call From Heaven Mitch Albom, Harper, $15.99, 9780062294401 Albom's moving novel about a small town on Lake Michigan that gets worldwide attention when its citizens start receiving phone calls from the afterlife. |
11/8 |
| 12. |
The Luminaries Eleanor Catton, Back Bay, $18, 9780316074292 Catton's breathtaking feat of storytelling in which everything is connected but nothing is as it seems is the winner of the 2013 Man Booker Prize. |
12/11 |
| 13. |
The Signature of All Things Elizabeth Gilbert, Penguin, $17, 9780143125846 A sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, by the bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love. |
14/22 |
| 14. |
Inherent Vice- Debut Thomas Pynchon, Penguin, $17, 9780143126850 Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon. Now a major motion picture. |
/1 |
| 15. |
The Museum of Extraordinary Things Alice Hoffman, Scribner, $16, 9781451693577 Hoffman's mesmerizing novel of impassioned love between two vastly different souls in New York during the volatile first decades of the 20th century. |
15/12 |
Trade Paperback Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
or visit IndieBound.org.
| Trade Paperback Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, $16, 9780812987119 An unforgettable true story that is a testament to the resilience of the human mind, body, and spirit. Now a major motion picture. |
1/21 |
| 2. |
Wild Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9781101873441 Strayed's powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery is now a major motion picture. |
2/91 |
| 3. |
The Boys in the Boat Daniel James Brown, Penguin, $17, 9780143125471 Brown tells the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. |
3/30 |
| 4. |
Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls David Sedaris, Back Bay, $17, 9780316154703 A collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames. |
4/29 |
| 5. |
The Heart of Everything That Is Bob Drury, Tom Clavin, S&S, $17, 9781451654684 An astonishing biography of the great Sioux warrior-statesman Red Cloud. |
5/16 |
| 6. |
American Sniper Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Morrow, $15.99, 9780062376336 Kyle's unforgettable account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences is now a major motion picture. |
10/4 |
| 7. |
George Washington's Secret Six Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger, Sentinel, $16, 9781595231109 A fascinating look at the little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring and their pivotal role in the American Revolution. |
6/8 |
| 8. |
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2015 Old Farmer's Almanac, $7.95, 9781571986368 The annual almanac of weather, astrology, calendars, gardening tips, home remedies, and more. |
13/9 |
| 9. |
The Power of Habit Charles Duhigg, Random House, $16, 9780812981605 An exploration into the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. |
7/49 |
| 10. |
Really Important Stuff My Dog Has Taught Me Cynthia L. Copeland, Workman, $12.95, 9780761181798 The bestselling author of Really Important Stuff My Kids Have Taught Me distills all-new wisdom from her lifelong love of dogs. |
11/3 |
| 11. |
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2015 Sarah Janssen (Ed.), World Almanac, $13.99, 9781600571909 The dependable reference guide, updated for 2015. |
8/3 |
| 12. |
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. |
12/53 |
| 13. |
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062236685 Patchett's memoir examines her deepest commitments--to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband--creating a resonant portrait of her life. |
9/11 |
| 14. |
The Smartest Kids in the World Amanda Ripley, S&S, $15.99, 9781451654431 Through the compelling stories of three American teenagers living abroad in the world's top-notch schools, Ripley explains how these systems cultivate the "smartest" kids on the planet. |
15/21 |
| 15. |
Provence, 1970 Luke Barr, Clarkson Potter, $15, 9780307718358 Barr's book looks at the singular historic moment when the iconic culinary figures of the time convened and, without knowing it, shaped today's tastes, culture, and the way we eat. |
14/6 |
Hardcover Fiction
Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Fiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr, Scribner, $27, 9781476746586 Doerr's beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France during World War II is a May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
1/33 |
| 2. |
Gray Mountain John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385537148 When a Wall Street lawyer takes on a case in a small Virgina town, she finds herself engulfed in litigation that turns deadly. |
2/9 |
| 3. |
Redeployment Phil Klay, Penguin Press, $26.95, 9781594204999 Klay's stories take readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there and what happened to the soldiers who returned. A March 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
3/8 |
| 4. |
The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, Little Brown, $30, 9780316055437 Tartt's novel--plumbing the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art--is the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. |
6/60 |
| 5. |
Lila Marilynne Robinson, FSG, $26, 9780374187613 The remarkable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead is an October 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
7/11 |
| 6. |
Revival Stephen King, Scribner, $30, 9781476770383 This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. |
4/6 |
| 7. |
The Escape David Baldacci, Grand Central, $28, 9781455521197 U.S. Army special agent John Puller must hunt down the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked: his own brother. |
5/5 |
| 8. |
The Boston Girl Anita Diamant, Scribner, $26, 9781439199350 Diamant's unforgettable new novel about family ties, values, friendship, and feminism seen through the eyes of a young Jewish woman growing up in Boston in the early 20th century is a December 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
9/2 |
| 9. |
The Bone Clocks David Mitchell, Random House, $30, 9781400065677 The astonishing new novel by the author of Cloud Atlas and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet is the #1 Indie Next List Great Read for September 2014. |
13/11 |
| 10. |
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385353304 St. John Mandel's novel set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse is a September 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
10/6 |
| 11. |
Blue Horses Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204791 In Oliver's stunning collection of new poems, she describes with wonder both the everyday and the unaffected beauty of nature. |
8/10 |
| 12. |
The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan, Knopf, $26.95, 9780385352857 Flanagan's novel tells a savagely beautiful story of love, death, and family and explores the many forms of good and evil. Winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize. |
14/7 |
| 13. |
Hope to Die James Patterson, Little Brown, $29, 9780316210966 Detective Alex Cross is being stalked by a psychotic genius, forced to play the deadliest game of his career. |
11/4 |
| 14. |
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage Haruki Murakami, Knopf, $25.95, 9780385352109 The eagerly awaited new novel by the internationally bestselling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. |
/16 |
| 15. |
The Burning Room Michael Connelly, Little Brown, $28, 9780316225939 In Connelly's new bestseller, Detective Harry Bosch and his rookie partner investigate a cold case that gets very hot... very fast. |
12/7 |
Hardcover Nonfiction
Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
For an independent bookstore store near you, call 1-888-266-5736,
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| Hardcover Nonfiction |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Yes Please Amy Poehler, Dey Street, $28.99, 9780062268341 A hilarious and candid book by the popular Saturday Night Live alumna and star of Parks and Recreation. |
1/8 |
| 2. |
Killing Patton Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard, Holt, $30, 9780805096682 Killing Patton takes readers inside the final year of WWII and recounts the events surrounding the death of General George S. Patton. |
3/13 |
| 3. |
Being Mortal Atul Gawande, Metropolitan, $26, 9780805095159 Practicing surgeon Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. |
2/11 |
| 4. |
Small Victories Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $22.95, 9781594486296 A collection of new and selected essays by the bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow. |
4/6 |
| 5. |
Make It Ahead Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307464880 In her new cookbook, the Barefoot Contessa answers the number one question she receives from cooks: Can I make it ahead? |
6/8 |
| 6. |
41: A Portrait of My Father George W. Bush, Crown, $28, 9780553447781 Our 43rd President's personal biography of his father, George H.W. Bush, the 41st President. |
7/6 |
| 7. |
What If? Randall Munroe, Houghton Mifflin, $24, 9780544272996 From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. |
5/16 |
| 8. |
Not That Kind of Girl Lena Dunham, Random House, $28, 9780812994995 A hilarious, wise, and fiercely candid collection of personal essays by the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's Girls. |
11/12 |
| 9. |
Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780307977618 A humorous guide to life for grown-ups by a longtime editor of the iconic Little Golden Books. |
8/59 |
| 10. |
Everything I Need to Know About Christmas I Learned From a Little Golden Book Diane Muldrow, Golden Books, $9.99, 9780553497359 A delightfully retro holiday companion to the bestseller Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book. |
9/7 |
| 11. |
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Marie Kondo, Ten Speed Press, $16.99, 9781607747307 Kondo takes readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing. |
10/7 |
| 12. |
Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Roz Chast, Bloomsbury, $28, 9781608198061 Chast's memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life-altering loss of elderly parents. A May 2014 Indie Next List Great Read. |
/16 |
| 13. |
Plenty More Yotam Ottolenghi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607746218 The follow-up to London chef Ottolenghi's bestselling and award-winning cookbook Plenty. |
12/10 |
| 14. |
The Innovators Walter Isaacson, S&S, $35, 9781476708690 Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet looks at the history of the digital revolution and is an indispensable guide to how innovation really happens. |
13/9 |
| 15. |
So, Anyway...- Debut John Cleese, Crown Archetype, $28, 9780385348249 A rollicking memoir by the legendary Monty Python member and star of Fawlty Towers. |
/1 |
Mass Market
Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
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| Mass Market |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
American Sniper Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Harper, $9.99, 9780062376572 |
2/4 |
| 2. |
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9780553418354 |
1/17 |
| 3. |
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716 |
7/184 |
| 4. |
Sycamore Row John Grisham, Dell, $9.99, 9780345543240 |
3/18 |
| 5. |
Outlander Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780553393699 |
/16 |
| 6. |
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741 |
9/35 |
| 7. |
Mistress James Patterson, David Ellis, Vision, $10, 9781455515882 |
5/5 |
| 8. |
Bossypants Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $9, 9780316056892 |
/13 |
| 9. |
Inferno Dan Brown, Anchor, $9.99, 9781400079155 |
10/33 |
| 10. |
Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9781101902875 |
4/4 |
Children's Interest
Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
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| Children's Interest |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
Unbroken (Young Adult Adaptation) Laura Hillenbrand, Delacorte Press, $19.99, 9780385742511 |
1/3 |
| 2. |
The Fault in Our Stars John Green, Speak, $12.99, 9780142424179 |
3/150 |
| 3. |
Wonder R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $16.99, 9780375869020 |
7/143 |
| 4. |
Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson, Nancy Paulsen Books, $16.99, 9780399252518 |
2/4 |
| 5. |
Minecraft: Construction Handbook Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545685177 |
4/13 |
| 6. |
Paper Towns John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934 |
10/95 |
| 7. |
Looking for Alaska John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511 |
8/122 |
| 8. |
The Giver Lois Lowry, Harcourt, $9.99, 9780544340688 |
5/120 |
| 9. |
We Were Liars E. Lockhart, Delacorte, $17.99, 9780385741262 |
12/17 |
| 10. |
Sisters Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545540605 |
6/18 |
| 11. |
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $17, 9780316327930 |
11/9 |
| 12. |
If I Stay Gayle Forman, Speak, $10.99, 9780147514530 |
9/26 |
| 13. |
Minecraft: Essential Handbook Scholastic, $7.99, 9780545669931 |
/39 |
| 14. |
The Book Thief Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780385754729 |
14/372 |
| 15. |
House of Robots James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, Little Brown, $13.99, 9780316405911 |
13/3 |
Children's Illustrated
Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
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| Children's Illustrated |
Last Week/ Weeks on List |
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| 1. |
The Book With No Pictures B.J. Novak, Dial, $17.99, 9780803741713 |
1/11 |
| 2. |
The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers (Illus.), Philomel, $17.99, 9780399255373 |
3/78 |
| 3. |
The Animals' Santa Jan Brett, Putnam Juvenile, $17.99, 9780399257841 |
2/8 |
| 4. |
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Dr. Seuss, Random House, $15, 9780394800790 |
4/* |
| 5. |
Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd (Illus.), Harper, $8.99, 9780694003617 |
5/* |
| 6. |
Little Blue Truck's Christmas Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Harcourt, $14.99, 9780544320413 |
6/6 |
| 7. |
Once Upon an Alphabet Oliver Jeffers, Philomel, $26.99, 9780399167911 |
8/10 |
| 8. |
The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg, Houghton Mifflin, $18.95, 9780395389492 |
7/* |
| 9. |
Skippyjon Jones Snow What Judy Schachner, Dial, $17.99, 9780803737891 |
9/8 |
| 10. |
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost, Susan Jeffers (Illus.), Dutton, $16.99, 9780525467342 |
11/* |
| 11. |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908 |
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| 12. |
Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak, Harper, $18.99, 9780060254926 |
10/* |
| 13. |
Press Here Herve Tullet, Chronicle, $15.99, 9780811879545 |
13/52 |
| 14. |
Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry (Illus.), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $6.99, 9780547248288 |
/10 |
| 15. |
Sam & Dave Dig a Hole Mac Barnett, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Candlewick, $16.99, 9780763662295 |
/6 |
Children's Series
Bestseller List for December 25, 2014
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
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| Children's Series | ||
| 1. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover) Jeff Kinney, Amulet |
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| 2. |
Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback) Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House |
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| 3. |
The Maze Runner (hardcover and paperback) James Dashner, Delacorte |
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| 4. |
Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback) Mo Willems, Hyperion |
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| 5. |
The Heroes of Olympus (hardcover and paperback) Rick Riordan, John Rocco (Illus.), Hyperion |
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| 6. |
Divergent (hardcover and paperback) Veronica Roth, Katherine Tegen Books |
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| 7. |
The Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback) Suzanne Collins, Scholastic |
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| 8. |
Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback) Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle |
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| 9. |
Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback) J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books |
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| 10. |
The Land of Stories (hardcover and paperback) Chris Colfer, Little Brown |
Extended Paperback Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
16. My Brilliant Friend
Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions, $17, 9781609450786
17. An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine, Grove Press, $16, 9780802122940
18. Sycamore Row
John Grisham, Bantam, $16, 9780553393613
19. Still Alice
Lisa Genova, Gallery, $16, 9781501106422
20. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Penguin, $16, 9780143124542
21. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262
22. Someone
Alice McDermott, Picador USA, $15, 9781250055361
23. I Am Pilgrim
Terry Hayes, Atria, $16, 9781439177730
24. Hild
Nicola Griffith, Picador USA, $18, 9781250056092
25. Dept. of Speculation
Jenny Offill, Vintage, $15, 9780345806871
26. The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $14.99, 9780061122415
27. The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307278265
28. The Circle
Dave Eggers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345807298
29. On Such a Full Sea
Chang-Rae Lee, Riverhead, $16, 9781594632891
30. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178
31. First Love
James Patterson, Emily Raymond, Grand Central, $16, 9781455585014
32. Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $15, 9780812987638
33. Aimless Love
Billy Collins, Random House, $16, 9780812982671
34. The Alchemist (25th Anniversary Edition)
Paulo Coelho, HarperOne, $16.99, 9780062315007
35. And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini, Riverhead, $16, 9781594632389
36. Bark
Lorrie Moore, Vintage, $15, 9780307740861
37. A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki, Penguin, $16, 9780143124870
38. Ready Player One
Ernest Cline, Broadway, $14, 9780307887443
39. Under the Wide and Starry Sky
Nancy Horan, Ballantine, $16, 9780345516541
40. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $15, 9781455556557
41. Red Sparrow
Jason Matthews, Scribner, $17, 9781476706139
42. The Cuckoo's Calling
Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling, Mulholland, $18, 9780316206853
43. Dark Places
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341570
44. The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein, Harper, $14.99, 9780061537967
45. Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307341556
46. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Karen Joy Fowler, Plume, $16, 9780142180822
47. Suspended Sentences
Patrick Modiano, Yale University Press, $16, 9780300198058
48. My Struggle, Book One
Karl Ove Knausgaard, FSG, $16, 9780374534141
49. The Secret History
Donna Tartt, Vintage, $16, 9781400031702
50. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Robin Sloan, Picador, $15, 9781250037756
Extended Paperback Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
16. Bad Feminist
Roxane Gay, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062282712
17. Unlikely Heroes
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761174417
18. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $15, 9780399161940
19. Holidays on Ice
David Sedaris, Back Bay, $10, 9780316078917
20. The Death of Santini
Pat Conroy, Dial Press, $16, 9780385343527
21. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
22. The Bully Pulpit
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $22, 9781416547877
23. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $16, 9780812979329
24. America Again
Stephen Colbert, Grand Central, $18, 9780446583992
25. Hyperbole and a Half
Allie Brosh, Touchstone, $19.99, 9781451666175
26. Civilian Warriors
Erik Prince, Portfolio, $18, 9781591847458
27. Pogue's Basics
David Pogue, Flatiron, $19.99, 9781250053480
28. One Summer: America, 1927
Bill Bryson, Anchor, $16.95, 9780767919418
29. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307949332
30. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
31. The Men Who United the States
Simon Winchester, Harper Perennial, $16.99, 9780062079619
32. How to Sit
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006587
33. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself
Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157992
34. The Best American Infographics 2014
Gareth Cook, Nate Silver (Eds.), Houghton Mifflin, $20, 9780547974514
35. The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz, Amber-Allen, $12.95, 9781878424310
36. The Best American Sports Writing 2014
Christopher McDougall, Glenn Stout (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544147003
37. HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership
Harvard Business School Press, $24.95, 9781422157978
38. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $16, 9780316056878
39. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2014
Deborah Blum, Tim Folger (Eds.), Mariner, $14.95, 9780544003422
40. Men Explain Things to Me
Rebecca Solnit, Haymarket, $11.95, 9781608463862
41. The Year of Reading Dangerously
Andy Miller, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780061446184
42. How to Eat
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006723
43. The Empathy Exams
Leslie Jamison, Graywolf Press, $15, 9781555976712
44. How to Love
Thich Nhat Hanh, Parallax Press, $9.95, 9781937006884
45. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131
46. WTF, Evolution?!
Mara Grunbaum, Workman, $12.95, 9780761180340
47. Outliers
Malcolm Gladwell, Back Bay, $16.99, 9780316017930
48. Zealot
Reza Aslan, Random House, $18, 9780812981483
49. The New Jim Crow
Michelle Alexander, The New Press, $19.95, 9781595586438
50. Little Failure
Gary Shteyngart, Random House, $16, 9780812982497
Extended Hardcover Fiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
16. The Paying Guests
Sarah Waters, Riverhead, $28.95, 9781594633119
17. Let Me Be Frank With You
Richard Ford, Ecco, $27.99, 9780061692062
18. Edge of Eternity
Ken Follett, Dutton, $36, 9780525953098
19. Leaving Time
Jodi Picoult, Ballantine, $28, 9780345544926
20. Family Furnishings
Alice Munro, Knopf, $30, 9781101874103
21. Moriarty
Anthony Horowitz, Harper, $26.99, 9780062377180
22. The World of Ice & Fire
George R.R. Martin, et al., Bantam, $50, 9780553805444
23. The Children Act
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $25, 9780385539708
24. Prince Lestat
Anne Rice, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307962522
25. Somewhere Safe With Somebody Good
Jan Karon, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399167447
26. The Invention of Wings
Sue Monk Kidd, Viking, $27.95, 9780670024780
27. Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect
Mark Greaney, Putnam Adult, $29.95, 9780399173356
28. Nora Webster
Colm Tóibín, Scribner, $27, 9781439138335
29. Some Luck
Jane Smiley, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307700315
30. Flesh and Blood
Patricia Cornwell, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062325341
31. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $18.95, 9780756410438
32. Euphoria
Lily King, Atlantic Monthly Press, $25, 9780802122551
33. The Secret Place
Tana French, Viking, $27.95, 9780670026326
34. A Sudden Light
Garth Stein, S&S, $26.95, 9781439187036
35. The Book of Strange New Things
Michel Faber, Hogarth, $28, 9780553418842
36. The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café
Alexander McCall Smith, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307911544
37. We Are Not Ourselves
Matthew Thomas, S&S, $28, 9781476756660
38. Stone Mattress
Margaret Atwood, Nan A. Talese, $25.95, 9780385539128
39. The Peripheral
William Gibson, Putnam Adult, $28.95, 9780399158445
40. The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Hilary Mantel, Holt, $27, 9781627792103
41. Winter Street
Elin Hilderbrand, Little Brown, $25, 9780316376112
42. Wolf in White Van
John Darnielle, FSG, $24, 9780374292089
43. William Shakespeare's Star Wars
Ian Doescher, Quirk, $14.95, 9781594746376
44. A Brief History of Seven Killings
Marlon James, Riverhead, $28.95, 9781594486005
45. Personal
Lee Child, Delacorte, $28, 9780804178747
46. How to Be Both
Ali Smith, Pantheon, $25.95, 9780375424106
47. Big Little Lies
Liane Moriarty, Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, $26.95, 9780399167065
48. The Laughing Monsters
Denis Johnson, FSG, $25, 9780374280598
49. The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft, Liveright, $39.95, 9780871404534
50. Blue Labyrinth
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, Grand Central, $27, 9781455525898
Extended Hardcover Nonfiction
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
16. Guinness World Records 2015
Guinness World Records, $28.95, 9781908843630
17. I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai, Little Brown, $26, 9780316322409
18. Winners Dream
Bill McDermott, S&S, $28, 9781476761084
19. As You Wish
Cary Elwes, Touchstone, $26, 9781476764023
20. Money Master the Game
Tony Robbins, S&S, $28, 9781476757803
21. The Secret History of Wonder Woman
Jill Lepore, Knopf, $29.95, 9780385354042
22. In the Kingdom of Ice
Hampton Sides, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535373
23. Deep Down Dark
Hector Tobar, FSG, $26, 9780374280604
24. You Can't Make This Up
Al Michaels, Morrow, $28.99, 9780062314963
25. Thug Kitchen
Nick Hensley Wagner (Illus.), Rodale, $24.99, 9781623363581
26. Ocean
Carol Kaufmann, Workman, $25.95, 9780761180517
27. How We Got to Now
Steven Johnson, Riverhead, $30, 9781594632969
28. How Google Works
Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Grand Central, $30, 9781455582341
29. The Andy Cohen Diaries
Andy Cohen, Holt, $26, 9781627792288
30. Flash Boys
Michael Lewis, Norton, $27.95, 9780393244663
31. Choose Your Own Autobiography
Neil Patrick Harris, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780385346993
32. What I Know for Sure
Oprah Winfrey, Flatiron, $24.99, 9781250054050
33. This Changes Everything
Naomi Klein, S&S, $30, 9781451697384
34. No Hero
Mark Owen, Dutton Adult, $27.95, 9780525954521
35. The Grumpy Guide to Life
Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452134239
36. Food: A Love Story
Jim Gaffigan, Crown Archetype, $26, 9780804140416
37. Humans of New York
Brandon Stanton, St. Martin's, $29.99, 9781250038821
38. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941
39. Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Travis Bradberry, Jean Greaves, Talentsmart, $24.99, 9780974320625
40. I Could Pee on This
Francesco Marciuliano, Chronicle, $12.95, 9781452110585
41. The Sixth Extinction
Elizabeth Kolbert, Holt, $28, 9780805092998
42. Plenty
Yotam Ottolenghi, Chronicle, $35, 9781452101248
43. Rebel Yell
S.C. Gwynne, Scribner, $35, 9781451673289
44. Great Maps
Jerry Brotton, DK Publishing, $25, 9781465424631
45. Dogs in Cars
Lara Jo Regan, Countryman Press, $19.95, 9781581572797
46. The Wild Truth
Carine McCandless, HarperOne, $27.99, 9780062325143
47. Goodnight Darth Vader
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452128306
48. You Have to F***ing Eat
Adam Mansbach, Owen Brozman (Illus.), Akashic, $14.95, 9781617753787
49. Don't Give Up, Don't Give In
Louis Zamperini, David Rensin, Dey Street, $22.99, 9780062368331
50. Good Dog
David Dibenedetto, Harperwave, $25.99, 9780062242358
Extended Mass Market
Based on sales for the week ending December 21, 2014
11. The Casual Vacancy
J.K. Rowling, Little Brown, $10, 9780316228596
12. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582017
13. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, Fifth Edition
Merriam-Webster, $8.50, 9780877798224
14. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316769488
15. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345535429
16. Gone
James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge, Vision, $10, 9781455515851
17. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Grand Central, $8.99, 9780446310789
18. Innocence
Dean Koontz, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593693
19. The Lincoln Myth
Steve Berry, Ballantine, $9.99, 9780345526588
20. Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780060853983
21. Dark Places
Gillian Flynn, Broadway, $9.99, 9781101902882
22. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $7.99, 9780765370624
23. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $8, 9781455556564
24. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams, Del Rey, $7.99, 9780345391803
25. Mirage
Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250631
26. The Quest
Nelson DeMille, Center Street, $10, 9781455503155
27. Dune
Frank Herbert, Ace, $9.99, 9780441172719
28. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935
29. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780345543981
30. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553390568
31. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Ascendancy
Eric Van Lustbader, Grand Central, $10, 9781455577552
32. American Gods
Neil Gaiman, HarperTorch, $7.99, 9780380789030
33. The Gods of Guilt
Michael Connelly, Vision, $10, 9780446556798
34. Cell
Robin Cook, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425273852
35. Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut, Laurel Leaf, $7.99, 9780440180296
36. Dust
Patricia Cornwell, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425270042
37. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835
38. Starry Night
Debbie Macomber, Ballantine, $5.99, 9780345528902
39. Runner
Patrick Lee, Minotaur, $9.99, 9781250030740
40. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $9.99, 9780756407919
41. W Is for Wasted
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425271575
42. Dragonfly in Amber
Diana Gabaldon, Dell, $9.99, 9780440215622
43. Salem Falls
Jodi Picoult, Pocket, $7.99, 9781476796017
44. The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank, Bantam, $7.99, 9780553577129
45. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou, Ballantine, $6.99, 9780345514400
46. Carnal Curiosity
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 9780451466884
47. Still Life
Louise Penny, St. Martin's, $7.99, 9780312948559
48. The Red Tent
Anita Diamant, St. Martin's, $9.99, 9781250067999
49. Fall of Giants
Ken Follett, Signet, $9.99, 9780451232854
50. Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide
Leonard Maltin (Ed.), Signet, $10.99, 9780451468499