May 2, 2013


Bestseller List for May 2, 2013
from sales the week ending April 28, 2013
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Trade Paperback Fiction



Bestseller List for May 2, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Great Gatsby
F.Scott Fitzgerald, Scribner, $15, 9781451689433
Fitzgerald's tale of America in the Jazz Age of the 1920s is a classic of 20th-century literature, and now a major motion picture.
2/16
2. Beautiful Ruins
Jess Walter, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780061928178
Walter's dazzling yet deeply human novel spans 50 years and nearly as many lives.
1/4
3. Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Maria Semple, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316204262
Semple's compulsively readable and touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's roles in an absurd world.
3/4
4. The Orphan Master's Son
Adam Johnson, Random House, $15, 9780812982626
Johnson's epic story of a young man's journey through the mysterious dictatorship of North Korea.
7/2
5. The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman, Scribner, $16, 9781451681758
Stedman's heartbreaking and transcendent debut novel is now available in paperback.
5/4
6. The Paris Wife
Paula McLain, Ballantine, $15, 9780345521316
McLain's richly rewarding novel about the marriage of Ernest and Hadley Richardson Hemingway.
4/22
7. 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.
8/55
8. The Orchardist
Amanda Coplin, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062188519
Coplin's touching debut novel about a reclusive man who opens his heart and lets the world in.
6/8
9. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, Random House, $15, 9780812983456
Joyce's novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we bury within our hearts.
10/5
10. Istanbul Passage
Joseph Kanon, Washington Square Press, $16, 9781439156438
Kanon's haunting novel about a man swept up in the dawn of the Cold War.
9/2
11. Phantom- Debut
Jo Nesbø, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307951151
A riveting Harry Hole novel by the bestselling author of The Leopard.
/1
12. The Black Box- Debut
Michael Connelly, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455526956
Harry Bosch searches for the "black box," the one piece of evidence that will pull an unsolved murder mystery together.
/1
13. The Sandcastle Girls- Debut
Chris Bohjalian, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307743916
An unforgettable historical love story steeped in Bohjalian's Armenian heritage.
/1
14. 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.
12/46
15. The Yard
Alex Grecian, Berkley, $16, 9780425261279
Grecian's outstanding debut novel about Scotland Yard in late Victorian London.
/2


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Trade Paperback Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 2, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013
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  Trade Paperback Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Wild
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307476074
A powerfully honest memoir of loss and recovery by the bestselling author of Tiny Beautiful Things.
1/5
2. Proof of Heaven
Eben Alexander, M.D., S&S, $15.99, 9781451695199
Noted neurosurgeon Alexander's fascinating account of his return from a very deep coma.
2/26
3. Quiet
Susan Cain, Broadway, $16, 9780307352156
Cain seeks to change how we see introverts and, equally important, how introverts see themselves.
3/13
4. Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman, FSG, $16, 9780374533557
Kahneman takes readers on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two "systems" that drive the way people think.
4/4
5. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake- Debut
Anna Quindlen, Random House , $15, 9780812981667
Sharp insights and revealing observations that confirm Quindlen's status as America's laureate of real life.
/1
6. Let's Pretend This Never Happened
Jenny Lawson, Berkley, $16, 9780425261019
Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka "The Bloggess," makes her literary debut with her "Mostly True Memoir."
5/8
7. Why Does the World Exist?
Jim Holt, Liveright, $16.95, 9780871403599
A fascinating look at the riddle of existence from the ancient world to modern times.
7/4
8. America the Beautiful
Ben Carson, Zondervan, $14.99, 9780310330912
Carson shows how we as a nation can learn from the past in order to chart a better course for the future.
6/9
9. Drift
Rachel Maddow, Broadway, $15, 9780307460998
The popular talk show host examines the political debate about how, when, and where to apply America's strength and power.
8/8
10. Escape From Camp 14
Blaine Harden, Penguin, $15, 9780143122913
A heart-wrenching account of the the only known person born inside a North Korean prison camp to have escaped.
9/4
11. The Swerve
Stephen J. Greenblatt, Norton, $16.95, 9780393343403
Greenblatt's riveting tale of the great cultural "swerve" known as the Renaissance.
14/33
12. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Mindy Kaling, Three Rivers, $14, 9780307886279
Hilarious essays from the Emmy-nominated writer and actress.
11/30
13. Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health- Debut
Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Kathryn Bowers, Vintage, $15.95, 9780307477439
Zoobiquity explores how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species.
/1
14. How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You
Matthew Inman, Andrews McMeel, $14.99, 9781449410247
A hilarious offering of cat comics from TheOatmeal.com.
12/23
15. The 5 Love Languages
Gary Chapman, Northfield, $14.99, 9780802473158
Dr. Gary Chapman guides couples in identifying, understanding, and speaking their spouse?s primary "love language".
/5


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Hardcover Fiction



Bestseller List for May 2, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013
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  Hardcover Fiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Burgess Boys
Elizabeth Strout, Random House, $26, 9781400067688
The remarkable new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge is an April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/5
2. Life After Life
Kate Atkinson, Reagan Arthur Books, $27.99, 9780316176484
Atkinson's utterly original novel about a woman who lives and dies over and over again is an April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
1/4
3. The Hit- Debut
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $27.99, 9781455521210
A riveting new thriller featuring Will Robie by the bestselling author of The Innocent.
/1
4. Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn, Crown, $25, 9780307588364
Flynn's thriller about a marriage gone terribly wrong is a June 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
3/46
5. The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer, Riverhead, $27.95, 9781594488399
Wolitzer's dazzling new novel features complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City.
6/3
6. Maya's Notebook- Debut
Isabel Allende, Harper, $27.99, 9780062105622
In Allende's startling new novel, a young woman records her story in her notebook, as she tries to make sense of her past and unravel the mysteries of her family and her own life.
/1
7. Z
Therese Anne Fowler, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9781250028655
Fowler's novel is a compelling look at the life and times of Zelda Fitzgerald, and a May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
4/5
8. Paris: The Novel- Debut
Edward Rutherfurd, Doubleday, $32.50, 9780385535304
By the bestselling author of London and New York, Paris is a a dazzling portrait of the City of Light.
/1
9. All That Is
James Salter, Knopf, $26.95, 9781400043132
Salter's masterful new novel is a sweeping, seductive, and deeply moving story set in the years after World War II.
5/4
10. Tenth of December
George Saunders, Random House, $26, 9780812993806
Saunders' unforgettable new collection of stories is a January 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
8/16
11. The Dinner
Herman Koch, Hogarth, $24, 9780770437855
Koch's novel revealing the dark side of genteel society is a February 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
7/11
12. Manuscript Found in Accra
Paulo Coelho, Knopf, $22, 9780385349833
In his new novel, Coelho shows that who we are, what we fear, and what we hope for come from the knowledge and belief that can be found within us, and not from the adversity that surrounds us.
9/4
13. Leaving Everything Most Loved
Jacqueline Winspear, Harper, $26.99, 9780062049605
Winspear's latest Maisie Dobbs novel is an April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
10/5
14. The Round House
Louise Erdrich, Harper, $27.99, 9780062065247
The masterful new novel by the author of The Plague of Doves is an October 2012 Indie Next List Great Read and the winner of the 2012 National Book Award for Fiction.
13/28
15. Flight Behavior
Barbara Kingsolver, Harper, $28.99, 9780062124265
Kingsolver's powerful new novel about the complexities of modern life in rural Appalachia is a November 2012 Indie Next List Great Read.
15/24
ON THE RISE
17. The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker, Harper, $26.99, 9780062110831
Wecker's novel about a chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling journey through turn-of-the-century New York. A May 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
 


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Hardcover Nonfiction



Bestseller List for May 2, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013
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  Hardcover Nonfiction Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls- Debut
David Sedaris, Little Brown, $27, 9780316154697
A new collection of hilarious and thought-provoking essays by the bestselling author of When You Are Engulfed in Flames.
/1
2. Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation- Debut
Michael Pollan, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594204210
In his latest bestseller, Pollan reclaims cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance and opens the door to a more nourishing life.
/1
3. Lean In
Sheryl Sandberg, Knopf, $24.95, 9780385349949
Sandberg examines why women's progress in achieving leadership roles has stalled, explains the root causes, and offers compelling, common sense ideas to empower women to achieve their full potential.
1/7
4. Gulp
Mary Roach, Norton, $26.95, 9780393081572
The bestselling author of Stiff and Packing For Mars returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry inside, the alimentary canal. An April 2013 Indie Next List Great Read.
2/4
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.
3/36
6. It's All Good
Gwyneth Paltrow, Grand Central, $32, 9781455522712
The Academy Award-winning actress and bestselling cookbook author's recipes for losing weight, looking good, and feeling more energetic.
4/4
7. Vader's Little Princess- Debut
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452118697
Brown's irresistibly funny follow-up to Darth Vader and Son.
/1
8. The Drunken Botanist
Amy Stewart, Algonquin, $19.95, 9781616200466
Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, transformed into alcohol over the centuries.
5/7
9. Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield- Debut
Jeremy Scahill, Nation Books, $29.99, 9781568586717
The bestselling author of Blackwater takes us inside America's new covert wars.
/1
10. My Beloved World
Sonia Sotomayor, Knopf, $27.95, 9780307594884
An autobiography by the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
7/15
11. Help, Thanks, Wow
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $17.95, 9781594631290
Lamott writes about three simple prayers she believes are essential to coming through tough times and the hardships of daily life.
6/24
12. Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Katherine Boo, Random House, $27, 9781400067558
Boo's brilliant work of narrative nonfiction tells the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in the "unequal city" of Mumbai.
8/31
13. The Way of the Knife
Mark Mazzetti, Penguin Press, $29.95, 9781594204807
Mazzetti's riveting account of the transformation of the CIA and America's special operations forces and how they will define American national security in the years to come.
12/3
14. Mom & Me & Mom
Maya Angelou, Random House, $22, 9781400066117
In her latest memoir, Angelou shares the deepest personal story of her life: her relationship with her mother.
15/3
15. 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.
11/117
ON THE RISE
22. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
Dan Jones, Viking, $36, 9780670026654
Brown's brilliantly entertaining new book looks at the era of chivalry, of Robin Hood and the Knights Templar, the Black Death, the founding of Parliament, the Black Prince, and the Hundred Year's War.
 


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Mass Market



Bestseller List for May 2, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013
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  Mass Market Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553593716
1/106
2. Defending Jacob
William Landay, Dell, $7.99, 9780440246138
5/9
3. A Clash of Kings
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $8.99, 9780345535429
2/107
4. A Feast for Crows
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553582024
6/107
5. A Storm of Swords
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $9.99, 9780553573428
4/105
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee, Warner, $7.99, 9780446310789
3/*
7. Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card, Tor, $6.99, 9780812550702
7/90
8. The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger, Warner, $6.99, 9780316769488
8/*
9. Lord of the Flies
William Golding, Berkley, $9.99, 9780399501487
/*
10. The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss, DAW, $8.99, 9780756404741
/22


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Children's Interest



Bestseller List for May 2, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013
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  Children's Interest Last Week/
Weeks on List
1. The Fault in Our Stars
John Green, Dutton, $17.99, 9780525478812
1/67
2. Poems to Learn by Heart
Caroline Kennedy, Jon J Muth (Illus.), Hyperion, $19.99, 9781423108054
2/5
3. Looking for Alaska
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142402511
5/37
4. Wonder
R.J. Palacio, Knopf, $15.99, 9780375869020
3/57
5. The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illus.), Harper, $16.99, 9780061992254
4/13
6. House of Secrets- Debut
Chris Columbus, Ned Vizzini, Greg Call (Illus.), Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062192462
/1
7. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made
Stephan Pastis, Candlewick, $14.99, 9780763660505
6/9
8. The Elite- Debut
Kiera Cass, Harper Teen, $17.99, 9780062059963
/1
9. Art2-D2's Guide to Folding and Doodling
Tom Angleberger, Amulet, $12.95, 9781419705342
7/5
10. The Book Thief
Markus Zusak, Knopf, $12.99, 9780375842207
8/293
11. The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illus.), Yearling, $6.99, 9780394820378
11/*
12. Paper Towns
John Green, Speak, $9.99, 9780142414934
9/15
13. Drama
Raina Telgemeier, Graphix, $10.99, 9780545326995
/29
14. A Little Book of Sloth
Lucy Cooke, Margaret K. McElderry Books, $16.99, 9781442445574
13/6
15. The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
Jeff Kinney, Amulet, $12.95, 9780810989955
10/98


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Children's Illustrated



Bestseller List for May 2, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013
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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
2/*
2. The Dark
Lemony Snicket, Jon Klassen (Illus.), Little Brown, $16.99, 9780316187480
1/4
3. Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss, Random House, $17.99, 9780679805274
9/*
4. Steam Train, Dream Train
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9781452109206
3/2
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Eric Carle, Putnam, $10.99, 9780399226908
5/*
6. Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann, Putnam, $7.99, 9780399230035
11/*
7. Pat the Bunny
Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden, $9.99, 9780307120007
6/*
8. That Is Not a Good Idea!- Debut
Mo Willems, Balzer + Bray, $17.99, 9780062203090
/1
9. This Is Not My Hat
Jon Klassen, Candlewick, $15.99, 9780763655990
4/28
10. Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the Universe- Debut
Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illus.), Harper, $17.99, 9780061703843
/1
11. Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak, Harper, $17.95, 9780060254926
10/*
12. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illus.), Chronicle, $16.99, 9780811877824
8/80
13. Love You Forever
Robert Munsch, Sheila McGraw (Illus.), Firefly, $5.95, 9780920668375
15/*
14. Make Way for Ducklings
Robert McCloskey, Puffin, $7.99, 9780140564341
12/*
15. Otis and the Puppy
Loren Long, Philomel, $17.99, 9780399254697
7/7


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Children's Series



Bestseller List for May 2, 2013
Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013
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  Children's Series  
1. Magic Tree House (hardcover and paperback)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illus.), Random House
 
2. Elephant & Piggie (hardcover and paperback)
Mo Willems, Hyperion
 
3. Ivy & Bean (hardcover and paperback)
Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall (Illus.), Chronicle
 
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (hardcover)
Jeff Kinney, Amulet
 
5. Captain Underpants (hardcover and paperback)
Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
 
6. Harry Potter (hardcover and paperback)
J.K. Rowling, Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
 
7. Hunger Games (hardcover and paperback)
Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
 
8. Big Nate (hardcover and paperback)
Lincoln Peirce, Harper
 
9. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (hardcover and paperback)
Rick Riordan, Miramax
 
10. Ranger's Apprentice (hardcover and paperback)
John Flanagan, Puffin
 

 

Extended Paperback Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013

16. World War Z
Max Brooks, Three Rivers, $14.95, 9780307346612

17. Life of Pi
Yann Martel, Mariner, $15.95, 9780547848419

18. Death Comes to Pemberley
P.D. James, Vintage, $15, 9780307950659

19. The Prisoner of Heaven
Carlos Ruiz Zaføn, Harper Perennial, $14.99, 9780062206299

20. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books, $14, 9781451696196

21. The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern, Anchor, $15, 9780307744432

22. Wool
Hugh Howey, S&S, $15, 9781476733951

23. Last Friends
Jane Gardam, Europa Editions, $16, 9781609450939

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

25. State of Wonder
Ann Patchett, Harper Perennial, $15.99, 9780062049810

26. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781616203160

27. The Expats
Chris Pavone, Broadway, $15, 9780770435721

28. Rules of Civility
Amor Towles, Penguin, $16, 9780143121169

29. The Snow Child
Eowyn Ivey, Reagan Arthur/Back Bay Books, $14.99, 9780316175661

30. The Forgotten
David Baldacci, Grand Central, $14.99, 9781455523153

31. Fifty Shades of Grey
E.L. James, Vintage, $15.95, 9780345803481

32. Canada
Richard Ford, Ecco Press, $15.99, 9780061692031

33. Stag's Leap
Sharon Olds, Knopf, $16.95, 9780375712258

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

35. 1Q84
Haruki Murakami, Vintage, $16.95, 9780307476463

36. The Art of Fielding
Chad Harbach, Back Bay, $14.99, 9780316126670

37. Orphan Train
Christina Baker Kline, Morrow, $14.99, 9780061950728

38. Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell, Random House, $15, 9780812984415

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

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

41. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
Nathan Englander, Vintage, $15, 9780307949608

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

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

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

45. Calico Joe
John Grisham, Bantam, $14, 9780345536648

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

47. A Land More Kind Than Home
Wiley Cash, Morrow, $14.99, 9780062088239

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

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

50. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
Alexander McCall Smith, Anchor, $14.95, 9780307472991

Extended Paperback Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013

16. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur Books, $15.99, 9780316056878

17. Tiny Beautiful Things
Cheryl Strayed, Vintage, $14.95, 9780307949332

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

19. When Women Were Birds
Terry Tempest Williams, Picador, $15, 9781250024114

20. In the Garden of Beasts
Erik Larson, Broadway, $16, 9780307408853

21. Unlikely Friendships
Jennifer S. Holland, Workman, $13.95, 9780761159131

22. F in Exams
Richard Benson, Chronicle, $9.95, 9780811878319

23. Subliminal
Leonard Mlodinow, Vintage, $15, 9780307472250

24. What My Mother Gave Me
Elizabeth Benedict (Ed.), Algonquin, $15.95, 9781616201357

25. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey
The Countess of Carnarvon, Broadway, $15.99, 9780770435622

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

27. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Jeanette Winterson, Grove Press, $15, 9780802120878

28. God's Hotel
Victoria Sweet, Riverhead, $16, 9781594486548

29. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot, Broadway, $16, 9781400052189

30. How to Be Interesting: (In 10 Simple Steps)
Jessica Hagy, Workman, $10.95, 9780761174707

31. ObamaCare Survival Guide
Nick J. Tate, Humanix, $19.95, 9780893348625

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

33. Paris in Love: A Memoir
Eloisa James, Random House , $15, 9780812981902

34. This Is How
Augusten Burroughs, Picador USA, $15, 9781250032102

35. The Presidents Club
Nancy Gibbs, Michael Duffy, S&S, $18, 9781439127728

36. Waking Up in Heaven
Crystal McVea, Alex Tresniowski, Howard Books, $15.99, 9781476711874

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

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

39. Some Assembly Required
Anne Lamott, Riverhead, $16, 9781594486678

40. Call the Midwife
Jennifer Worth, Penguin, $16, 9780143123255

41. The Price of Inequality
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Norton , $16.95, 9780393345063

42. Heaven Is for Real
Todd Burpo, Thomas Nelson, $16.99, 9780849946158

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

44. Team of Rivals
Doris Kearns Goodwin, S&S, $21, 9781451688092

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

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

47. Are You My Mother?
Alison Bechdel, Mariner Books, $15.95, 9780544002234

48. Wreck This Journal
Keri Smith, Perigee, $13.95, 9780399533464

49. Season of the Witch
David Talbot, Free Press, $16, 9781439108246

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

Extended Hardcover Fiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013

16. The Golden Egg
Donna Leon, Atlantic Monthly Press, $26, 9780802121011

17. The Golem and the Jinni
Helene Wecker, Harper, $26.99, 9780062110831

18. A Dance With Dragons
George R.R. Martin, Bantam, $35, 9780553801477

19. A Man Without Breath
Philip Kerr, A Marian Wood Book/Putnam, $26.95, 9780399160790

20. The Flamethrowers
Rachel Kushner, Scribner, $26.99, 9781439142004

21. The Aviator's Wife
Melanie Benjamin, Delacorte, $26, 9780345528674

22. The Storyteller
Jodi Picoult, Atria, $28.99, 9781439102763

23. A Week in Winter
Maeve Binchy, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307273574

24. Fly Away
Kristin Hannah, St. Martin's, $27.99, 9780312577216

25. Life After Life
Jill McCorkle, Shannon Ravenel Books, $24.95, 9781565122550

26. Six Years
Harlan Coben, Dutton, $27.95, 9780525953487

27. A Thousand Mornings
Mary Oliver, Penguin Press, $24.95, 9781594204777

28. This Is How You Lose Her
Junot Díaz, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487361

29. The Accursed
Joyce Carol Oates, Ecco Press, $27.99, 9780062231703

30. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Mohsin Hamid, Riverhead, $26.95, 9781594487293

31. Whiskey Beach
Nora Roberts, Putnam Adult, $27.95, 9780399159893

32. Tapestry of Fortunes
Elizabeth Berg, Random House, $26, 9780812993141

33. Mary Coin
Marisa Silver, Blue Rider Press, $26.95, 9780399160707

34. Benediction
Kent Haruf, Knopf, $25.95, 9780307959881

35. Wedding Night
Sophie Kinsella, Dial, $26, 9780812993844

36. Daddy's Gone a Hunting
Mary Higgins Clark, S&S, $26.99, 9781451668940

37. Me Before You
Jojo Moyes, Pamela Dorman/Viking, $27.95, 9780670026609

38. Vampires in the Lemon Grove
Karen Russell, Knopf, $24.95, 9780307957238

39. The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri, Clive James (Trans.), Liveright, $29.95, 9780871404480

40. The Yellow Birds
Kevin Powers, Little Brown, $24.99, 9780316219365

41. A Tale for the Time Being
Ruth Ozeki, Viking, $28.95, 9780670026630

42. Snapper
Brian Kimberling, Pantheon, $24.95, 9780307908056

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

44. Sweet Tooth
Ian McEwan, Nan A. Talese, $26.95, 9780385536820

45. Unintended Consequences
Stuart Woods, Putnam Adult, $26.95, 9780399159879

46. The Racketeer
John Grisham, Doubleday, $28.95, 9780385535144

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

48. The View from Penthouse B
Elinor Lipman, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25, 9780547576213

49. The Art Forger
B.A. Shapiro, Algonquin, $23.95, 9781616201326

50. The Prophet
Kahlil Gibran, Knopf, $15, 9780394404288

Extended Hardcover Nonfiction

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013

16. Clean
David Sheff, Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $25, 9780547848655

17. Darth Vader and Son
Jeffrey Brown, Chronicle, $14.95, 9781452106557

18. Letters to a Young Scientist
Edward Osborne Wilson, Liveright, $21.95, 9780871403773

19. Salt Sugar Fat
Michael Moss, Random House, $28, 9781400069804

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

21. The FastDiet
Michael Mosley, Mimi Spencer, Atria, $24, 9781476734941

22. The Plantagenets
Dan Jones, Viking, $36, 9780670026654

23. Jerusalem: A Cookbook
Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ten Speed Press, $35, 9781607743941

24. Frozen in Time
Mitchell Zuckoff, Harper, $28.99, 9780062133434

25. Vegetable Literacy
Deborah Madison, Ten Speed Press, $40, 9781607741916

26. The Girls of Atomic City
Denise Kiernan, Touchstone, $27, 9781451617528

27. Carrie and Me
Carol Burnett, S&S, $24.99, 9781476706412

28. The Fast Metabolism Diet
Haylie Pomroy, Harmony, $26, 9780307986276

29. Detroit: An American Autopsy
Charlie LeDuff, Penguin Press, $27.95, 9781594205347

30. Jumpstart to Skinny
Bob Harper, Greg Critser, Ballantine, $25, 9780345545107

31. The One Thing
Gary Keller, Bard Press, $24.95, 9781885167774

32. Trident K9 Warriors
Michael Ritland, St. Martin's, $25.99, 9781250024978

33. Wheat Belly
William Davis, Rodale, $25.99, 9781609611545

34. The New Digital Age
Eric Schmidt, Jared Cohen, Knopf, $26.95, 9780307957139

35. Give and Take
Adam M. Grant, Viking, $27.95, 9780670026555

36. Jesus Calling
Sarah Young, Integrity, $15.99, 9781591451884

37. The Great Deformation
David A. Stockman, PublicAffairs, $35, 9781586489120

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

39. 10 1/2 Things No Commencement Speaker Has Ever Said
Charles Wheelan, Peter Steiner (Illus.), Norton, $15.95, 9780393074314

40. Sum It Up
Pat Summitt, Sally Jenkins, Crown Archetype, $28, 9780385346870

41. A Higher Call
Adam Makos, Larry Alexander, Berkley, $26.95, 9780425252864

42. Surfaces and Essences
Douglas Hofstadter, Emmanuel Sander, Basic Books, $35, 9780465018475

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

44. Going Clear
Lawrence Wright, Knopf, $28.95, 9780307700667

45. Life Code
Phillip C. McGraw, Bird Street, $26, 9780985462734

46. The World Until Yesterday
Jared M. Diamond, Viking, $36, 9780670024810

47. Lost Cat
Caroline Paul, Wendy Macnaughton (Illus.), Bloomsbury, $20, 9781608199778

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

49. Return of a King
William Dalrymple, Knopf, $30, 9780307958280

50. My Next Step
Dave Liniger, Hay House, $19.95, 9781401943417

Extended Mass Market

Based on sales for the week ending April 28, 2013

11. Bossypants
Tina Fey, Reagan Arthur/Little Brown, $8.99, 9780316056892

12. American Sniper
Chris Kyle, Harper, $9.99, 9780062238863

13. 1984
George Orwell, Signet, $9.99, 9780451524935

14. The Innocent
David Baldacci, Vision, $9.99, 9780446572989

15. Calico Joe
John Grisham, Dell, $7.99, 9780345541338

16. The Wise Man's Fear
Patrick Rothfuss, Daw, $9.99, 9780756407919

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

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

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

20. The Lost Years
Mary Higgins Clark, Pocket, $7.99, 9781451668926

21. Killing Floor
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515153651

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

23. Force of Nature
C.J. Box, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425250655

24. The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien, Del Rey, $8.99, 9780345534835

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

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

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

28. Stay Close
Harlan Coben, Signet, $9.99, 9780451233967

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

30. Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
Ace Atkins, Berkley, $9.99, 9780425260982

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

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

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

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

35. 61 Hours
Lee Child, Dell, $9.99, 9780440243694

36. The Eye of the World
Robert Jordan, Tor, $7.99, 9780812511819

37. Existence
David Brin, Tor, $9.99, 9780765342621

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

39. The Best of Me
Nicholas Sparks, Grand Central, $8, 9780446547635

40. The Hunter
John Lescroart, Signet, $9.99, 9780451414564

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

42. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey, Signet, $9.99, 9780451163967

43. Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare, Pocket, $5.99, 9780743477116

44. The Risk Agent
Ridley Pearson, Jove, $9.99, 9780515153040

45. Running Blind
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515143508

46. Deadlocked
Charlaine Harris, Ace, $7.99, 9780425256381

47. Die Trying
Lee Child, Jove, $9.99, 9780515142242

48. The Third Gate
Lincoln Child, Anchor, $7.99, 9780307473745

49. V Is for Vengeance
Sue Grafton, Berkley, $7.99, 9780425250563

50. Severe Clear
Stuart Woods, Signet, $9.99, 9780451414373

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